An Historical Address Delivered At Hampton New Hampshire On the 25th of Dece
An Historical Address Delivered At Hampton New Hampshire On the 25th of Dece
Joseph Dow
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After they had established themselves in the wilderness, far from their native land, and from the seat of that government to which they acknowledged allegiance, they found themselves under the necessity of managing their own affairs. At first these seem to have been conducted in a purely democratic way, so far at least as those who were regarded as freemen were con- cerned. They held frequent town meetings, and delegated power to committees from time to time, only for a specific purpose. This m...ethod of proceeding being at length found inconvenient, several persons were chosen to act for the town, as it is express- ed in the records, " in managing the prudential affairs thereof. " This board of officers, to which at length the name of select- men was given, at first, consisted in Hampton, of seven persons. The first notice of such a board is in 1644. On the 4th of May in that year, the following vote was passed " These several ' brethren, namely William Fuller, Thomas Moulton, Robert ' Page, Philemon Dalton, Thomas Ward, Walter Ropper, and ' William Howard, are chosen to order the prudential affairs of ' the town for a whole year, next following ; reserving only to the ' freemen the giving out of commons and receiving of inhabit- ' ants.
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