The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-07-08

Wv WV duSoIlOh W tOt' lllo lCChlShb va
reduced to writing, and with the subsequent
proceedings, were placed upon the public rec
ords. They are as follows;
"May We 9TH, 1888. Whereas, there has
been d difference arising amongst us,concern
ing ye settling the place Of ye meeting house
that a settled peace may be obtained amongst
us, to the glory of God, and comfort of our
selves and ours, we whose names are under
written, do so agree and appoint, as soon az
may be comfortably be obtained, day sol
EMMY to meet togeather,i in a solemn manner
to cast lots for ye place where yc meeting
house shall stand the places nominated are
two-at hop meadow, at We place where ye
Major pitcht we stake, the other place on ye
east side Of we river, at We nap at ye Souther-
ly end Of Terrye's plain, southerly side Of ye
little springy place where we spring issues out
of We ground near against Samuel Pinneye's
land; and whore ye providence Of God casts
it, SO TO slit down contented and that We
present bargain and building indented with
Thomas Barber shall stand, and building at
we Towns charge SO be transported and set
up at the place ye providence of God, by lot,
shall cast it.
Signed by Joshua Holcomb, and 81 others.
To We worshipful Mai. Tallcott and Capt.
Allyn-we We inhabitants of Simsbury, being
NETT May We 18th, 1888, have concluded as is
here written, are DESTROYS that you would be
pleased to give your appreciation of We same
Pr. john SLATER, Register.
May s, 1893. The above written agree
ment Of ye above sd is well approved by,
JOHN TALCOTT,
JOHN ALLYN.
At a solemn meeting on May "a, 1888
whereas there is two papers put into We haiti !;
one east, and we other for We west side of We
River, for We decision of We two places for
merly nominated. 1t is now agreed, that ye
first paper that is drawn shall be the lott
this voted. The lott that came forth was for
ye west side of ye River.
Memorandum. These papers that ware
written for We lott, ware written by Joshua
Holcomb; yc lott drawn, which was We de-
cision Of ye controversy, was drawn by Will
liam Parsons, men living both on ye east side
we river"
All cheerfully submitted to this decision,
and the house was speedily erected and COW
cred IN. 1t was twenty-eight by twenty-four
feet, with fourteen feet posts, and, for about
two years, was left wholly unfinished inside.
In 1855, floor was put in, seats or benches
furnished, and pulpit built. In 1896 the
building was ceied, and supplied for the first
time with windows and gallery 1t was new
er painted; though the town once voted I" to
daub it," meaning it is supposed by this
phrase, some process of whitewashing. The
house stood in front of the burying ground,at
Hop meadow, @ few feet north of the present
school-house, where some of its foundation
stones are still visible 1t was used for pub
lie worship, and town meetings, nearly sixty
years, though for much of this time it was ev-
identity too small to furnish the inhabitants
with suitable accommodations.
Resolutions, or Votes, passed By the torn relat-
ing to the Location Of the Meeting House,
16T-1677
"At meeting of We inhabitants of Sims
bury and proprietors, May We 5, 1671-was
voted that the meeting house should be at
Hope meadow by Luke Hills, and caryed by
We major part, by foure persons"
"March II, 1913. At a meeting of the in
habitants and proprietors propounded,in case
the former vote stands on the west syde the |
river, they on the east syde of the river should
chuse the place where we meeting house
should stand, and we second proposition that
those shud heave free liberty to bring in ye
votes who were wanting when We netting was
at Captain Cookies, May we 5, 1871.
INLAY We 80, 1873. For the settlement of
peace amongst US, as concerning contest
lbout We meeting house, and for the fnall is
suing of the same, we condescend for peace
md quietness SAX that Mr. Stone according
o his desire should determine which of the
wo places the meeting house should be at,
whether against Thomas Rowells, or upon
he nape against the parsonage land. This
,oted, and carryed by clear vote except by
wo persons, Joshua Holcomb do protest
gainst We sam, and Joseph Phelps At the
am netting, determined by Mr.. Stone at ye
netting house should stand at We place place
ore viewed against ye parsonage land where
t is most convenient"
"March 1914. At a meeting of ye in
abitant and proprietors about We melting
ouse, it was there voted that the netting
ousc should be sett about Luke Hills in the
lace most convenient this done in ye pres
nee of Major Talcott,"
"June We eighth, 1914. AT towne meet
ng of We inhabitants of Smsbury, for finall
sue amongst us concerning the settlement of s
ne meeting house-we do condescend, so that {
I'VE and peace may be obteynd we mutually I
gree that the netting house shall stand at ye t
lace so to be seated, and seated at that place I
gainst Samuel Pinney's, or RowelPs, upon {
lat nape where Major Tacott sctt stake a
january We s, 1877, AT a general towne a
leeting of ye inhabitants of Simsbury, voted a
nd agreed that Thomas Barber shall 90 on |
18th the building of the meeting house, ac- =
ording to the townes bargain with him in t
leir indenture, as their conditions is speci- $
ed and in case of failure on his part, the
,wne has fully invested We townsmen with S
overs to prosecute the same to effect the t
ext March Court t
The first clergyman employed was Mr.. /
amuel Stone son Of the minister at Hart ;
rd. lie olliciatod as early as 1878, and in !
the spring of 1874 the inhabitants gave him !
call to settle with them. But the Indian |