The History of New-Hampshire, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The History of New-Hampshire, Vol. 2: Comprehending the Events of Seventy Five Years, From 1715 to 1790That the perfons chofen into the Af femblyr fhould be favorable' to the (end ments of the Council, or of the wife men of Bofton, ' was not the refult of any intrigues but becaufe the majority of the people were. Of the fame mind. As to {ending a lift of thofe who {hould be allowed to vote the true [late of the matter was this. The commi¿ion provid ed for the calling of an A¿embly, within three months after the Council fhould be fworn, by fummons under leal, ufing and obferving therein fuch rules and methods, as to the perfons who are to choofe the deputies, and the time and place of meeting, as they (the Council) {hall judge mof't convenient.' The mode which they judged molt convenient was, to order the feleét men of the four towns, to take a lift of the names and ef'tates of their refpeétive inhabitants, according to their ufual manner of making taxes, and fend it to the Council. The Council then ilfued an order, appointing the per.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.