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 SOME OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE BURIAL PLACES. 119

had a regular pitched battle with one of them, and then he failed to kill him. The Hon. William Pillsbury, of Londonderry, has offered a reward of five dollars for the carcass of this snake.

The Morrisons are buried here. I saw the grave-stone of Samuel Morrison, who came from Ireland, and settled in Londonderry some seven or eight years after its /irs/ setdement.

The last place I visited is on the Derry Road, and is called the " Senter P.urying Ground." There are only a few buried here beside the Senter family. I copy the most interesting inscriptions : —

[Coffin.]. [Heart.]

" HERE LIES THE BODY OF M"^ JEAN SENTER WIFE TO MR JOHN SENTER SHE DIED JULY 10 1765 AGED 67 YEARS

��Another :-

��ON EARTH WAS A TENDER MOTHER

AND WIFE, BUT NOW HAS GONE TO

SING REDEEMING LOVE AND PRAISE WITH

JESUS CHRIST.

'BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, THAT

DIE IN THE LORD.' "

��" A tendrr father & motlieis dear And thrt'f beloved dau,a;liters lie here When Christ returns to call Ihem forth The rising day will show their worth"

��MEMORY OF

MRS HANNAH HOBBS

WIFE OE

MR JOSEPH HOBBS

WHO DIED MARCH 16 I 781 AGED 27 YEARS & 2 M

" Retire my friends, dry up your tears Here I will lie till Chrift appear "

��Two more which are different from any I ever saw elsewhere : —

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��HAN KID

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��I suppose these surnames were Kidder, and the last one must be Hannah Kidder.

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