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Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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List of members of the New Hampshire state convention held in Portsmouth, presided by John Sullivan, with a vote to adjourn to Concord in June after debate, passing 56-51 due to members' binding instructions on the constitution.
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| Doct. Ichabod Weeks, | Greenland. |
| Lieut. Nathan Gofs, | Rye. |
| Henry Prescott, Esq. | New Castle. |
| Rev. Mr. Thiriton, | North-Hampton |
| Christopher Toppan, Esq. | Hampton. |
| Rev. Doct. Langdon, Hampton Falls & | & |
PORTS MOUTH, Feb. 27.
List of the members of the honorable Convention of this state, and of the towns they represent.
His Excellency JOHN SULLIVAN, Esquire, President.
The Hon. John Calfe, Esq. Secretary.
Col. John Langdon, Portsmouth.
John Pickering, Esq. Portsmouth.
Col. Pierce Long, Portsmouth.
Col. Runnels, Portsmouth.
Archibald M'Murphy, Londonderry.
Mr. Joseph Blanchard, Chester.
Benjamin Adams Esq. Newington.
[Continuing list of members and towns: Mr. Benjamin Sias, Chichester & Pittsfield; Col. Jeremiah Clough, Canterbury & Northfield; Govrin-rnmpion; Daniel Beede, Esq. Sandwich & Tamworth; Mr. Nathaniel Shannon, Moultonborough, Tuftonborough, Holfsborough, and Ossipee; Mr. Jonathan Chellis, Barnstead, New Durham & Durham Gore; Mr. Nicholas Austin, Wakefield Middleton, Effingam; David Page, Esq. Conway, Eaton, Bartletton and Locations; Mr. Ebenezer Cummings, Nottingham-West; Capt. Daniel Dixby, Littlefield & Derryfield; Major N. Dix, Peterborough Society land; Mr. Evan Dow, Hancock, Antrim & Deering; Lieut. Robert D. Wilkins, Henniker Hillborough; John Cochran, Esq. New-Boston; Mr. Jonathan Dow, Weare; Mr. Joshua More, Hopkinton; Capt. Jacob Green, Dunbarton & Bow; Col. Ebenezer Webster, Salisbury; Capt. Joseph Gerrish, Boscawen; Nathaniel Bean, Esq. Fishersfield, Sutton & Warner; Jonathan Chase Esq, Cornish & Grantham; Daniel Grout, Esq. Charlestown, Lempster, & Marlow; Col. Jonathan Smith, Surry & Gilsum; Thomas Penniman, Esq. Stoddard & Washington; Samuel Grimes, Esq. Dublin & Packersfield; Campton & Thornton; Major Samuel Young, Bath, Lyman, &c.; Capt. John Weeks, Lancaster, Northumberland, &c. &c.]
Last Friday the question was put for adjourning the Convention, when after considerable opposition from Mr. Atherton, Dea. Stone, Rev. Mr. Hooper and Mr. Parker, it passed in the affirmative.
For adjourning, 56
Against adjourning, 51
The convention is to meet at Concord the third Wednesday in June next.
The reason which induced many of the members to adjourn, was, their being tied up to instructions, to vote against the constitution of which they could not divest themselves without incurring the displeasure of their constituents.
| Mr. Jonathan Wiggin, | Stratham. |
| Mr. Jeremiah Fogg, | Kensington. |
| Mr. Benjamin Clough, South-Hampton & | & |
| Hon. Josiah Bartlett, Esq. | Kingstown. |
| Doct. Thomas Stow Ranny, Brentwood. | |
| Mr. Nathaniel Ladd, | Epping. |
| Col. Nathaniel Rogers, | Newmarket. |
| Gen. Thomas Bartlett. | Nottingham. |
| Doct. Chadwick, | Dersfield. |
| James Gray, Esq. | Northwood Epsom & |
| Mr. Jonathan Smith, Capt. Benjamin Emery, Samuel Daniels, Esq. | Loudon. Concord. Pembrook. |
| Mr. Stephen Fifield, Mr. Thomas Chafe, Raymond & Poplin. Mr. Nehemiah Sleeper, Hawke & |
| John Calfe, Esq. | Hampstead. |
| Col. Benjamin Stone, Atkinson & Plaistow. | |
| Lieut. Thomas Dow; Salem. | |
| Capt. Robert Steward, Newtown. | |
| James Bettan, Esq. Wyndham. | |
| Rev. Amos Moody, Pelham. | |
| Doct. Ezra Green, Dover. | |
| John Sullivan, Esq. Durham. | |
| Doct. Moses Carr, Somersworth. | |
| Mr. Barnabas Palmer, Rochester. | |
| Samuel Hale, Esq. Barrington. | |
| General Badger, Gilmantown. | |
| Capt. Reuben Hill, Lee. | |
| Rev. William Hooper, Madbury. | |
| Col. Ebenezer Smith, Meredith & |
| Doct. William Hunt, | Dunstable. |
| T. Taylor, Esq. | Merrimack. |
| Mr. Stephen Dale, | Bedford. |
| Mr. William Page, | Goffstown. |
| Lieut. Daniel Hendricks, | Hollis, |
| Joshua Atherton, | Amherst. |
| Mr. Amos Dakin, | Raby and Mason. |
| Capt. Charles Barrett, | New Ipswich. |
| Mr. William Abbott, | Wilton. |
| Mr. Benjamin Jones, | Lyndborough. |
| Mr. John Cragin, Temple and Peterborough | (slip. |
| Benjamin West, Esq. | Charlestown. |
| Capt. Oliver Shepherd, | Alford. |
| Rev. Aaron Hall, | Keene. |
| Major Elisha Whitcomb. | Swanzey. |
| Mr. Jonathan Gaskill, | Richmond. |
| Mr. Abiel Parker, | Jaffrey. |
| Mr. Moses Chamberlin, | Winchester. |
| Mr. Archelaus Temple, | Westmoreland, |
| Mr. Solomon Harvey, | Chesterfield, |
| Capt. O. Thomas, | Rindge. |
| Gen. Benjamin Bellows, | Walpole. |
| Mr. Aaron Allen, | Claremont. |
| Mr. Mathias Stone, |
| Mr. Jedediah Tainter, | Marlborough. |
| Mr. Caleb Winch, | Fitzwilliam. |
| Major Joseph Kimball, | Plainfield. |
| Mr. Uriah Evans, | Hinsdale. |
| Hon. Samuel Livermore, | Holderness, |
| Jeff Johnson, Esq. Enfield. Cardigan, &c. |
| Mr. Thomas Crawford, New Chester, &c. |
| Jonathan Freeman, Esq. Hanover. |
| Capt. David Houge, Lebanon. |
| Col. William Simpson, Lyme &c. Oxford. |
| Col. Joseph Hutchins, Haverhill &c. |
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Domestic News Details
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Portsmouth
Event Date
Feb. 27
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convention adjourned by vote of 56-51 after opposition; to reconvene in concord on the third wednesday in june next.
Event Details
Publication of the list of members representing various towns in the New Hampshire state convention, presided over by John Sullivan with John Calfe as secretary. Debate on adjournment due to members bound by instructions against the constitution.