New Britain herald., 1922-12-07
COLONISTS REVISIT SCENES OF 1772

"At Same Meeting 1t was Voted that
 Messrs. Josiah Burnham John Kir-
 by, and lsaas North dr., be Commit
 tee in the behalf of this Society to
 treat with the Rev. MT. Clark in the
 matters aforesaid. and to Negoisciat
 and prosuc an amicable agreement of
 the same provided the same Mir.
 Clark shall give us an affirmative an-
 swer and mako return to this Society
 at their next or some future meeting,
 of their doings appreciation and Set tlement.
 At the Same Meeting it was Vot- cd that the Standing Committee of
 this Society be impowcred to give or
 ders to the treasure of this Society
 to pay such sums and sums of the
 I'ublick debts and charges in arrcas. as may and shall be found justly due,
 by the final report and settlement of the Committee of Auditors appointed
 by this Society and the Society of
 Kensington for that purpose i0, pro- portion according to the list " this Society in computation with the list of said Society of Kensington.
 At the Same Meeting 1t was also Voted that the said Standing Con- mittee be impowered to give orders unto the said treasurer to pay unto the Rev. Mir. Clark by the first day of May next such sums of money as shall be our proportionate part of 75L for his Salary the present year according to our list in computation with the list of the Society of Ken and like wise our proportion able part of MT. Clark's wood.
 At the Same Meeting it was Voted that on further consideration it is the minds of this Society that the dimen- sions of the Meeting House agreed upon at former meeting. are two small and insufficient, it is therefore now agreed and voted that the di- mensions of said Meeting House to be built shall be 60' long and 45' wide with suitable proportionable height.
 At the Same Meeting it was Voted l Mir. John Kirby and Ensn Elisha Saw age were chosen agents to apply to town of Middletown for land for a | meeting House Yard
 "At the Same Meeting it was Voted | Mr. Chas. Kelsey was chosen a com ! in addition to the Con- nittee appointed for building the | Meeting House, etc.
 At the Same Meeting it was Voted ,o adjourn this meeting the first Monday of April next at two o'clock afternoon"
 North Quits As Tax Collector.
 1t>was decided at the third meeting 0 adjourn until April, 1774 but thel ourth meeting was held at the home If Joseph Galpin on October {, 1773. saac North was appointed collector n the place of Jedidiah North, who refused to serve." '.
 "A meeting of the inhabitants of Northington Parish on the 4th day of k; October, 1773, holden by adjournment t ye house of Joseph Galpin.
 "As the Same Meeting it was Voted hat Ensn Isaac North be collector in the room X stead of Jedidiah North, who refuses to serve) to col ect and pay into the treas. the ssix i ,enny Rate granted at a meeting on e 23rd day of Dec. 1772 for building Te meeting House or of that part of he Society lying in the bounds of Vethersfield and in Pennington on e north side of Belcher's River and 1 or his pains and trouble therein shall < eceive of said Jedidiah North the f um of 26s. by law forfeited to this S ociety by the said Jedidiah North. a
 "At the Same Meeting it was Voted a nat any person in this Society may f ay their SD. Rate granted for build- T lg Meeting House at meeting on y Q 23rd day of Dec. last to the treas. t l Grain x etc. at the following prices D lz--wheat at As. per bu.; Rie at 2/S; V ldian Corn eff merchantable) at | /10; Oats at 1/5; Flax Seed at f "A; provided the same be paid be- y ,re or by the goth day of Oct. inst, o
 "At the Same Meeting it was Voted a lat Roger Kelley be the treas. in II ,om of Samuel Heart who decines' o } receive and pay out the 6p. rate -anted at Dec. last for building the eeting House, etc. i, At the Same Meeting it was voted lat a rate or tax of 6p. on the pound Q l the present list be made collected |. Id paid into Lieut.. Roger Riley reas. by ye first day of April next d om thence to be drawn out by the r. ,mmittee for Building the Meeting ii ouse and by them improve accord p gly for ye purpose. ta At the Same Meeting Messrs. Jedidi- ii l Norton and David Webster were a, osen Agents in behalf of this So- n, ety to .remonstrate against the fir emorial of the Rev. MT. Clark and sit e Memorial of Ensn Selah Heart to d others before ye Honorable Gen c al Assembly at their next Session, of 2.
 "At the Same Meeting it was voted gr
 Lieut.. Roger Riley and Zechariah ST, cart the sum of IS pounds for the re Id by them procured of Amos Peat Lt d Benjamin Galpin for yc Conve- sncy of a Meeting House Yard etc. - At the Same Meeting Messrs. Je-