Connecticut western news., 1912-05-16
VOL. XII
CANAAN'S BEGINNING.
Interesting Historical Facts From "Proprietors' Book" Continued.

interesting Historical Facts From
 "Proprietors' Book" Continued.
 Contributed by j. Clinton Roraback)
 At a proprietors' meeting held April l3, 1738, it was voted to give certain lands to Peter Hogaboom in exchange for certain lands deeded to him by the Indians referred to in deed as ''that purchased from the original natives"
 "Also voted, that said committee shall make such agreements with all persons as they shall think best for the interest of said proprietors and also to hire a pilot if need be-
 At proprietors meeting held May 3, 1739, "bill of David Whitney presented and allowed:
 For town book for records
 with an alphabm se 4-16-6 For his entring ye second divis-
 ion ye book of surveys as he
 was clerk 1-6-6 To MT. Bryant for laying out
 land 12 day and keeping sur
 veyor 6-10-0 To Mr. Richards IT day and
 keeping surveyor $40 To MT. Beebe Il days 5-l0-0 To MT. Bedding 20 days 1000 To Daniel Lawrence days and
 keeping surveyor 1-16-0 To MT Uriah Stevens 1 day O-10-0 To MT Isaac Lawrence for
 keeping surveyor O.6-0 To the comity for the surveyor 9-12-0 To make up what was under
 last in the last Rate 1-46 The above articles of accounts
 and allowed and voted 50-76"
 ''The Proprietors grant @ rate of one Pound and seven pence on each right to Defray the charges of layout of the Last Division & to be gathered worth with. Voted at the same meeting Isaac Lawrence was chosen Collector to gath CT said rate. Voted The Proprietors grant fifty pounds to be disposed of by Samule Bryant, John Beebe S5 Daniel Lawrence to pay for preaching the gos- pie to the people at Canaan in the present year which money is to be paid by a rate on the Proprietors at the next meeting and also to appoint Bryant, Beebe and Lawrence as @ comity to manage the affair and render an account of the same to the said Proprietors at said Meetlng.3'
 "Proprietors' Meeting held Sept. 5, 1739. Voted that there shall be a Min of Canaan for the Space of Half Year next ensuing upon the Proprietors' cost. Also voted that there shall be an agent chosen to Represent the Proprietors at the General Assembly in October next that they will grant to the Inhabitants of Canaan Town privileges and also lengthen out the time of payment for the township of Canaan Bought at New London of the comity. At the same meeting David Whitney was chosen agent to act in behalf of the Proprietors of Canaan in requesting favours at the General Assemhlyin in Co., tober next, 1739, upon the Proprietors' cost. At the same Meeting voted to build bridge across the river, easterly from Isaac Lawrence's Dwelling House" |"
 ''At a proprietOrs' meeting held May 7, TAO, Lieutenant Josiah Walker was chosen agent to represent the Proprie- tors at the General Assembly to be holden at Hartford on the eighth day of this instant May, as the Proprietors' agent to request our Rights Taxed at three pounds and ten shillings upon each right for the space of three years |; and also to consider some method to prevent nonresidents bringing in un- wholesome inhabitants as agents upon their Rights and also that the Honor able Assembly would Resolve wheather the death of an agent shall settle the Right or not.''
 "At the same Meeting voted that the Proprietors allow to David Whitney his charges in going to the Assembly at New Haven October 1739 four Pounds three shillings and six pence. Voted at the same meeting Ephraim Fellows and John Franklin are appointed to fix the House that was formerly John Hart's fit to meet in on the Lords Day and to bring in their account to the Proprietors' Treasury"
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