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��a plan for said building ; to contract for the building of the same ; and to locate its situation, and to superintend the erection of the same.

It was voted J. W. Pierce, William Morton, and John Wentworth be the building committee, and Daniel Nason was chosen clerk. It was voted that the building committee take charge of the subscription list, and see that one half the subscriptions be paid before the fifteenth day of April following, and the remainder on or before the fifteenth day of July following.

The next vote was, to appoint a committee to confer with the Rev. Mr. Blackaller respecting an engage- ment whenever the new house should be completed, and that they be author- ized to make some arrangement with him for the time that should elapse till the completion of said building. Voted, that said committee consist of three persons namely, J. W. Pierce, James Smith, and William Carpenter. They agreed to become members of an Episcopal Society by the name of Christ Church, and promised to do all things legal and proper in the prem- ises. This was signed

J. W. Pierce, Daniel Nason, John Wentworth, William Carpenter, James Bradbury, Hosea Crane, James Cargill, Isaiah Wild, James Smith, Alexander Stowell, Samuel B. Nichols, John D. Sterling, John Holland, Albion Carpenter, James Whittle, William A. Shannon, Nathan Taylor,

��Charles T. Durgin, Wm. Eastward, John Mathews, James Kelley, Williiun Tingle, Paul R. Wentworth, Joseph Holland, Andrew Cooper, Moses Lord, Wm. Morton, James R. Moulton.

February 12th, 1831. The follow- ing notice was posted.

Notice. Is hereby given that J. W. Pierce, John Wentworth 2d, James Bradbury, and others have formed themselves into a Religious Society at Salmon Falls, Somers worth, by the name of Christ Church. The foregoing notice was published in a newspaper printed at Dover, N. H., called the Dover Enquirer. Feb. 15, 1831.

At a meeting called, April 4, 1831, James Smith was moderator, Daniel Nason clerk. It was voted that Joshua W. Pierce and Daniel Nason be wardens for the year ensuing ; that William Carpenter, James Smith, and James Cargill be vestrymen for the year ensuing.

Next followed a list of subscribers, and the number of shares each took. Since there are so few left that were the original founders of the church, I venture to add this list of names also. Each share was not to exceed SoO.

John Wentworth, 1 share. William Morton, 1 share. Alexander Stowell, 1 share. James Bradbury, 1 share. William A. Shannon, 1 share. Charles T. Durgin, 1 share. John Mathews, 1 share. Daniel Nason, 1 share. James Kelley, 1 share. Nathan Taylor, 1 share. William Eastwood, 2 share. Paul R. Wentworth, i share.

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