Ecclesiastical Funds, Town of Colebrook

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1 Ecclesiastical Funds, Town of Colebrook The following is a complete rendition of the Town of Colebrook s treasurer s report book, commencing in 1808 and ending April 6, As I am familiar with the names of the people involved, I thought it might be helpful if these names (and events) were transcribed for ease in reading. Robert Grigg, Municipal Historian, Town of Colebrook, [First used page, entitled Dr. Treasurer of the Town of Colebrook.] Dols. 1808, Jan. 4 To cash received of Seth Whiting on note To cash received of P[enuel] Wakefield, interest on note March 4 To cash received of Amassa Mills on note To cash received of S[amuel] Mills, Esq, for fines 2 67 Nov. 16 To cash received of Ira Whiting collected Dec. 14 To cash received of S[amuel] Mills, Esq. fines , Jan. 1 To cash received interest on Esq. Rockwell s notes.. 33 Sept. 20 To cash received of Samuel Phillips, interest on note , Jan. 1 To cash received of P[enuel] Wakefield, interest on note April 20 To interest received of Seth Whiting [First right hand page, entitled Cr (Contra)] 1808, Mar. 31 By cash paid John Hoskins on T[own] order By cash for this book 42 Interestingly, inside the front cover, in the upper right-hand corner, is the figure 2/6, meaning two shillings sixpence, which, at the time, would have been about forty-two cents. July 1 By cash paid John Whiting Oct. 10 By cash paid H. Smith on order , Jan. 25 By cash paid E[lisha] Rockwell, Esq., balance of note due him as School Society Treasurer from the town. Total [as of] Nov , Apr. 30 By cash paid S[eth] Whiting on town order no Dec. 9 By cash paid S[amuel] Phillips, treasurer Skip several blank pages - Town Treasurer of the Town of Colebrook Dr. 1810, Dec. 1 st To money received of Martin Rockwell, the former treasurer To interest on notes for 1 year Cent.

2 To interest uncollected on notes for the year To proceeds of impounded horse sold at auction. $ To twenty-two dollars and twenty cents received as interest on notes for the year Opposite (right-hand) page 1810, Dec. 1 st By order paid Israel Pinney 2 85 By paid on old orders in the hands of Grove Pinney By order paid Joseph Bidwell By order paid A[mmi] R. Robbins By balance due for interest on notes for the year By cash paid S[eth] Marshall Following page Dr. Seth Marshall, Town Treasurer 1812, Jan. 6 th To cash received of Samuel Cowles, Jr. as a fine for not taking [the] Grand Juror s oath. $5 00 To cash received of Lancelot Phelps To cash received of Timothy Baldwin s interest To cash received, interest on William Simons note Jan. 7 th To cash received, interest on Lyman Clinton 65 To cash received, interest on Arah Phelps Jan. 30 th To cash received, interest on Eleazer Bidwell s note 3 00 To cash received, interest on Linas Bidwell s note Feb. 3 rd To cash received, interest on Thaddeus Osborn s note To cash received, interest on William Porter 2 09 To cash received, interest on Stephen Tibbals on 2 notes Feb. 13 th To cash received, interest on Seth Whiting 1 83 Mar. 2 nd To cash received, interest on Enos Sage s note To cash received, interest on Elisha Howel 1 52 To cash received, interest on Lancelot Phelps 37 Mar. 17 To cash received, interest on Cyrinius Handee To cash received, interest on Rufus Babcock Apr. 6 th To cash received, interest on Rufus North To cash received, interest on Nathan Bass 2 58 Apr. 13 th To cash received, interest on Elihu Bidwell s notes. 6 07

3 To cash received, interest on Israel Pinney s notes Contra page (right-hand) 1812, Mar. 9 th By cash paid Reuben Rockwell, Esq., which was applied on Town and /or given to Elon Maltbie for building [a] bridge Mar. 21 To paid on order to Joseph Bidwell By paying part [of] Town order No. 17 given to P[attershell] Wakefield in Sep. 2 nd To cash paid to P. Miner, Esq. on Town order given for building Bridge No. [?] $50 47 Dr. S[eth] Marshall Treasurer To authorization brot (sic brought) from left hand page Apr. 13 To cash of Ira Cowles on his note Apr. 14 To cash of Frederick Brown s interest To interest of P[attershall] Wakefield s note To part of principal on Wakefield s note Dr. Seth Marshall, Town Treasurer To amount brot over Contra Cr. By amount brot forward Dec. 27 th By cash and orders paid over to Elijah Rockwell $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell, Sr. Town Treasurer 1813 Jan. 1 To cash rec d. of L[yman] Clinton...65 To cash received of Ezra Beebe 1 33 To orders on Town Treasurer s receipt of Seth Marshall. 00 To Rev. C[hauncey] Lee s note to Seth Whiting, received of Seth Marshall To cash received of Seth Marshall to balance his account Jan. 4 To cash received of John Minor for interest

4 To cash received of Thad[dues] Osborn for S[ellah] Treat for interest To cash received of Abial Bush for interest To cash received of Timothy Baldwin for interest 9 89 To cash received of Stephen Tibbals for interest To cash received as interest on note given by William Simons To cash received of Elisha Stillman for interest To cash received of Rufus North for interest To cash received of Seth Whiting To cash received of Moses Wright on 2 years interest on notes To cash received of Nathan Bass as interest To cash received of Edward Howell as interest 1 53 $ Contra 1813 Mar. 30 By order paid in favor of A[mmi] R[umallah] Robbins $69 12 By cash paid Church Smith for his received By cash Joseph Bidwell owed, being amount of dividend fee Baptist Society Apr. 28 By cash paid E. Rockwell Jr. & Co. per order on Society - - [?] 00 By C[hauncey] Lee s note to Seth Whiting applied to his salary Carried forward.. $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell, Sr. Treasurer July 5 To amount brot forward To cash received of Samuel Phillips, Jr. for 2 years interest To cash received of Eleasiar Bidwell, Jr. interest 3 00 To cash received of Enos Sage as interest 6 25 July 11 To cash received of Lancelot Phelps for 2 years interest 73 July 15 To cash received of Arah Phelps for interest July 22 To cash received of William Porter as interest March 6 To cash received of Linas Bidwell as interest 1 34 March 9 To cash received of Grove Pinney for interest June 10 To cash received of Select men to pay over to Church Smith June 12 To cash received of Israel Pinney for Interest Continued forward. $ Amount brot over $180 46

5 1813 To amount of money received of F[rederick] Brown for interest Dec. 9 To cash received of Eleazer Bidwell for interest To cash received of John Minor for interest 1 50 To cash received of Ezra Bebee for interest To cash received of A[biel] Bush for interest To cash received of William Porter for interest To cash received of S eally To cash received of E Maltbie for interest To cash received of Rufus North for interest To cash received of Enos Sage for interest To cash received of Lancelot Phelps for interest 37 To Rufus Babcock s order in favor of Arah Phelps To cash received of Elisha Stillman for interest To cash received of N[athan] Bass for interest To cash received of Moses Wright for interest To cash received of Timothy Baldwin for interest 9 89 To cash received of Edward Howell for interest 1 53 To cash received of Beula Simons for interest To cash received on note given by William Simons in full for his note To cash received of L[yman] Clinton for interest. 65 To cash received of Linas Bidwell for interest To cash received of Seth Whiting for interest $324 By amount brot over By cash paid Mrs. Holcomb for her receipt endorsed on an order drawn by S[elah] Treat By order paid Ammi R. Robbins, Society Treasurer $ Carried to next page Dr. Elijah Rockwell 1814 Mar. 11 To amount brot from last page $324 To cash received of Cyrenius Hendy for interest 4 06 June 17 To cash received of I[srael] Pinney for interest Aug. 8 To cash received of Grove Pinney for note & interest Note $19.34, interest 2 years $3.12

6 Nov. 24 To cash received of F[rederick] Brown for interest Nov. 28 To cash received of Abiel Bush for interest Dec. 20 To cash of L. Bidwell for interest Dec 27 To cash received of Samuel Newell [for] interest 2 47 To cash of Stephen Tibballs for interest To cash of John Minor for interest Jan. 21 To cash received of E. Bidwell for interest Jan. 25 To cash received of E. Maltbie for interest Jan 30 To cash received of Rufus north for interest 7 71 Feb. 2 To cash received of E. Howell for interest 1 52 Feb 8 To cash received of Ezra Beebe Feb. 18 To interest on T[imothy] Baldwin s note 9 89 To interest on L[yman] Clinton s note. 65 To interest on E. Stillman s note $ Contra Cr Mar. 11 By amount brot from last page. $ Mar. 25 By cash Joseph Bidwell on order, being dividend of Baptist Society Jun. 17 By cash received of Israel Pinney per order on file By cash received of A. Pinney per order on file Aug. 8 By cash received of Grove Pinney per order on file $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Sr Feb.18 To amount brot forward $ To interest of N. Bass To interest of M[oses] Wright 1 59 To interest up to 14 Dec on cash received on note due the Town from William Simons, deceased 2 21 To interest on cash received of Grove Pinney on note due Society up to 1 st Dec $ To cash of S. Whiting for interest 1 83 To cash received of Arah Phelps for interest To cash received of R[ufus] Babcock for interest 1 50

7 Aug. 5 To cash received for interest on I. Pinney s note 1 26 Dec. 27 To cash received of E. Maltbie for interest Jun. 6 To cash received of Enos Sage for interest Jul. 16 To cash received of E. Bidwell for interest To cash received of Rufus North for interest Jan. 30 To interest received of J[ohn] Minor 1 50 To interest received of S[tephen] Tibballs 5 32 To interest received of L[yman] Clinton 65 To interest received of E. Bebee To interest received of N[athan] Bass To interest received of M[oses] Wright $ Contra Cr Feb. 18 By amount brot forward $ May 22 By Society order, paid Ammi R. Robbins May 25 By order paid Joseph Bidwell Aug. 5 By order paid I. Pinney $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell 1816 Jan. 30 To amount brot forward $ To interest received of S[eth] Whiting Feb. 19 To interest received of C. Hendee To interest received of A[biel] Bush Mar. 30 To interest received of Samuel Newal s note To interest received of Arah Phelps Apr. 18 To cash on Stephen Tibball s note Apr. 27 To cash on Ezra Beebe Sep. 2 To cash on I[srael[ Pinney s note 1 26 Dec. 3 To cash on A. Bush s note To cash on declaration of John Minor s note of R[ufus] North 6 50 $ blank pages Dr. Elijah Rockwell, Town Treasurer

8 1814 Feb. 8 To cash received of D. Fairchild Mar. 15 To cash received of John Tyler, being the avails of Amasa Brown s property ½ Mar. 23 To cash received of Samuel Cowels, selectman Apr. 19 To cash received of P[attershall] Wakefield on his note 9 75 Jun. 14 To cash received of Seth Whiting on notes $92 49 ½ Carried to next page Contra 1814 Feb. 10 By cash paid F. Bristor for killing 2 foxes per order of J. Fyler, selectman Mar. 1 By cash paid Edward Hoyt & Lyman North per certificate of J. Fyler for killing thirty crows 1 12 ½ Mar. 15 By cash paid to J. Fyler for John Wright 4 00 Mar. 24 By cash paid Selah Treat for cash paid Mrs. Holcomb By cash paid Selah Treat for bounty on 1 wild cat By cash paid Selah Treat for bounty on 2 foxes By cash paid Selah Treat for Town Book By cash paid Jason Kilborn for killing fox & 1 crow ½ By cash paid Lewis Hart for killing 2 old and 3 young foxes & 6 crows 4 22 By cash paid J. Tyler for Jonathan Wright s school bill 2 63 Apr. 30 By cash paid D. Sears for killing 1 old fox & 4 young ones 3 00 May 4 By cash paid John Tyler 6 00 By cash paid John Hoskins for killing crows 25 By cash paid R[obert] Stillman for killing fox By cash paid E. Kilbourn for killing fox 1 00 By cash paid Munson s & Agard s boys for killing 8 crows $48 27 Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun To amount brot from other side. $92 49 ½ Nov. 14 To cash for part of D. Stillman s note The rest of this page is left blank At the bottom it says: Carried over to next page $1 12

9 Town Treasurer Contra By amount brot from last leaf $48 27 By cash paid Lnc. [Lancelot[ Phelps for killing 1 crow 12 ½ Oct. 19 By cash paid Viets boy for killing fox Nov. 7 By town orders in favor of E. Rockwell, gave up to Mrs. [Misters] Fyler & Tr $92 49 ½ Nov. 14 By cash paid William Rockwell bounty on crows 12 ½ By cash paid Lyman North bounty on crows Jan. 18 By cash paid Titus Hart for killing fox 1 00 Feb. 22 By cash paid E. Griffin for killing fox Feb. 28 By cash paid D[aniel] Sears for killing 1 young and 1 old fox last year 1 50 May 9 By paid Ezra White for killing foxes Jun. 13 By paid John Snyder for killing 3 young foxes By paid E Richards for killing fox By paid E. Turrel for killing 3 young foxes per order 1 50 $11 37 ½ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Sr To amount brot over Mar. 18 To cash of N[athan] Bass for fine Nov. 5 To note against N. Bass, Esq To discount your taxes with William Underwood To discount with W. Underwood. 73 $33 32 Town Treasurer 1815 By amount from last page. $11 37 ½ By paid Aden Wakefield for killing foxes as per certificate dated March By paid T[itus] Hart Sr. fox killing 1 fox per certificate dared Feb, By paid A. Bidwell for killing 3 foxes per certificate dated May By paid Daniel Cook for killing 2 foxes per certificate dated April By paid Loomis Whiting for killing crows per certificate dated June By paid J. Kilborn & S. Bass for killing 1 old fox & 27 young ones Mar. 18 By order paid Chauncey Viets for killing fox By interest on cash advanced at different times $33 32

10 2 blank pages Dr. Treasurer of the Town of Colebrook For monies received for the support of the Gospel 1807 Dec. 1 To cash received interest on notes 1 year $ Mar. 1 To cash received of Ira Cowles part of the principal of his note To cash paid Elijah Rockwell as Town Treasurer the balance of church ---[?] for year $ Dec. 1 To balance Cr. Old amount To cash received interest on notes 1 year To cash received note part principal of Ira Cowle s note 34 $ Dec. 1 To balance [?] old amount To cash received interest on notes $ Contra 1807 Dec.1 By order paid Ammi R. Robbins By order paid Joseph Bidwell By paid Grove Pinney endorsed on church order 1 16 By paid Israel Pinney endorsed on church order 1 26 By balance charged new amount 5 23 $ Dec. 1 By order paid Ammi R. Robbins on order and Joseph Bidwell on order.. $ By balance of interest paid on notes for year Cash paid Lancelot Phelps, treasurer 1 08 $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun Dec.1 To amount from back page. $ To cash received of Nathan Bass for interest 2 58 To cash received of A. Wright for interest 1 59 To cash received of C. Howell & Sons for interest July 3 To cash received of Seth Whiting for interest To cash received of L[yman] Clinton for interest.. 65 Mar. 21 To cash received of Ira Cowles for note.. 68

11 Mar. 22 To cash received of the estate of E. Stillman for interest 6 07 To cash received on Samuel Newals note for interest 2 47 To cash received on Linas Bidwell s note for interest Mar. 28 To cash received for interest of Lancelot Phelps Apr. 10 To interest received of A[rah] Phelps for interest Apr. 26 To cash received of Enos Sage for interest May 28 To cash received of I. Pinney for interest To cash received of R[ufus] Babcock Dec. 1 To cash received of E. Maltbie on S. Osborn s note 3 91 To interest on cash received on William Simons note from 1 st Dec.1813 to 1 st Dec $ Contra 1816 By amount from back page $ By order paid Israel Pinney in By order paid Joseph Bidwell By order paid A.R. Robbins April By order paid A.R. Robbins By order paid Joseph Bidwell By order paid Asaph Pinney By order paid G[rove] Pinney $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell, Jun. Dec. 1 To amount brot forward.. $ To interest on cash received on Grove Pinney s note from the 8 th of August 1814 to the 1 st Dec To interest on cash received on Stephen Tibbals note from 1 st Dec to 1 st Dec To interest on cash received of Ezra Beebe on note from 1 st Dec to 1 st Dec $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun To amount brot from last page $ To credit in new a/c for money advanced as interest

12 To credit to your account on Town Book for credit in this account by mistake for money paid Mrs. Holcomb.. $ Contra Co Dec. 1 By amount brot from last Cr. Page.. $ By interest on the interest on Lum [Loomis] Whiting s note 4 years to 1 st Dec viz: on $ By 1 year interest on the interest of ---]?] by us 1 st Dec. 1816, lent not received of him. The amount of his interest is $ [This does not make sense to me who are they talking about?] By change in view a/c for money received on Grove Pinney s note on principal $ By change in view for the principal of William Simons note - $49.11 By change in view for cash received on the principal of Stephen Tibballs notes - $ By change in view for cash received on the principal of Ezra Beebe s note - $23.56 The last sum of $ is to constitute a part of the permanent fund... $ $ Cr. Elijah Rockwell jun To amount of cash received as principal on several notes, see last credit page, which is to constitute part of the permanent fund. $ The interest on this sum is charged a/c to 1 st Dec. last in old account, see last page. To cash received of R. North for interest To cash received of John Miner for interest To cash received on note given by Samuel Newel for interest To cash received for interest on Elisha Stillman s note 6 07 To cash received of E. Howell for interest 1 52 To cash received of A. Wright for interest 1 59 To cash received of N[athan] Bass for interest Dec, 19 To cash received of Linas Bidwell for interest Dec. 23 To cash received of T[haddeus] Osborn per E. Maltbie for interest 3 91 To cash received of Abiel Bush for interest

13 Dec. 29 To cash received of Russell Frisbie for interest Jan. 7 To cash received of Enos Sage for interest 6 20 To cash received of Lyman Clinton for interest 1 65 $ Contra (Ecclesiastical) Cr Dec. 1 By balance of old account for money advanced as interest See last debit page. $34 18 Dr. E. Rockwell jun Jan. 20 To amount brot forward.. $ To cash received on T[imothy] Baldwin s note for interest To cash received of Arah Phelps for interest To cash of Cyrenus Hendy for interest Feb. 22 To cash received of Deacon E. Bidwell Mar. 11 To cash received for principal & interest of L[ancelot] Phelps note 6 13 Mar 16 To cash received on W. Babcock s note Sep. 7 To cash received of Israel Pinney for interest Dec. 1 To cash received of F[rederick] A. Brown for interest Dec. 8 To cash received of C. Hendy towards interest $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun., Treasurer 1818 Nov. 2 To cash received of Selectmen.. $ Jan. 14 To cash paid Deac. Osborn Jan. 16 To cash received of R[euben] Rockwell for fines collected of Daniel Bogue Jan. 26 To cash received of R R Esq. [Reuben Rockwell Esq.] for part of M. W. fund [?]. 16 Mar. 5 To cash received of N[athan] Bass, Esq. on note $92 41

14 In a/c with Town - Contra Cr Nov. 24 By cash paid G[rove] Pinney, Esq... $ Mar. 20 By cash paid Deacon Osborn By cash paid G[rove] Pinney for J. Wright By order paid David Rockwell By discount on your books for articles charged the town in full.. $43 07 $92 41 Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun Dec. 9 To amount brot from 2 pages back $ To cash received on E. Stillman s note for interest To cash received on S. Newel s note for interest To cash received on E. Howell s note for interest To cash received on R. North s note for interest 7 71 To cash received on Moses Wright s note for interest 1 59 To cash received on N. Bass note for interest 2 58 To cash received on Seth Whiting s 2 year old note for interest Dec. 14 To cash received on John Minor s note for interest Dec. 17 To cash received on Eleasar Bidwell s note for interest 3 00 To cash received on Linas Bidwell s note for interest Dec. 29 To cash received on Russell Frisbie s note for interest Jan. 7 To cash received of T[hadius] Osborn per Elan Maltbie 3 91 To interest received of Arah Phelps Mar. 3 To interest received of Elijah Pinney Mar 16 To interest received of A[biel] Bush Mar. 26 To interest received of L[yman] Clinton.. 65 Apr. 5 To interest received of Enos Sage 6 25 To 1 year s interest on $ up to Dec. 1 st 1818, being the amount of principal collected $ To Ecclesiastic fund Cr By amount brot from 2 pages back $34 18 By order paid I. Pinney due April By paid G. Pinney due April

15 By paid A[lpha] Sage due April By paid E. Bidwell due April By order paid J. Bidwell dated Feb By order paid G. Pinney dated Feb By order paid I. Pinney dated Feb By order paid O[sborn] Stillman dated Feb $ Dr. Ira Whiting, Town Treasurer 1819 Nov. 4 To interest received on R. Frisbie s note 2 28 Dec. 1 st To interest on J. Miner s note 1 50 Dec. 29 To interest on L. Bidwell s note Jan. 1 st To interest on E. Howell s note Jan. 8 th To interest on S. Whiting s note To interest on S. & H. Clinton s note.. 65 Jan. 10 To interest on A. Phelps note Jan. 12 To interest on T. Osbourn s note Jan. 30 To interest on F[rederick] A. Brown s note Feb, 5 th To interest on E. Bidwell s note 3 00 Feb. 14 To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note 9 89 To interest on N. Bass note 2 58 To interest on N. Wright s note Feb. 25 To interest on E. Stillman s note Mar. 5 To interest on S. Newell s note 2 46 To interest on R. North s note Mar. 11 To interest on E. Sage s note To interest on C. Hendy s note 2 03 April 5 To interest on R[ufus] Babcock s note for 2 years 3 00 May 3 rd To interest on A. Bush s note To interest on interest from Dec. 1 st to cash of S. Marshall on his note to E. Rockwell and to interest on I. Pinney s note [Carried over to the bottom of the opposite page.] Contra Cr Apr. 5 th By paid cash on order to E. Bidwell $32 86

16 Aug. 10 th By cash paid Lyman North By cash paid Samuel Seymour, Jun By paid to Col. Hoadley by M. R. [Martin Rockwell] By credit to the Society on E. Rockwell, Jun. s account for articles furnished to the Society, applied to R[euben] Rockwell By cash paid Rev. Mr. Lee as his part of the town funds To cash paid G. Pinney on order To cash paid I. Pinney on order 2 61 Amount carried forward 6 pages.. $ [This is the carried over portion from the previous page.] 1820 Sep. 15 To amount brot forward To interest received of E. Rockwell Jun. on his note to Society To interest received for balance due from him on permanent fund amount carried six pages forward viz:$ next page Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer 1820 Jan. 1 st To cash received of Selectmen for which a receipt was given Jan. 10 To cash received of Selectmen for which a receipt was given 3 93 Dec. 25 To cash received of John Miner for note given up Jan. 15 th To cash received of Selectmen for which receipt was given Mar. 27 To cash received of A. Northway To cash received of O. Stillman To cash received of O. Stillman $ To cash received of Selectmen, four dollars 93 cents $ Credit 1820 Jan. 1 st To paid to L[ancelot] Phelps Esq. for recording deeds 34 Feb. 22 nd By cash paid J. Rogers Jr. for note Apr. 7 th By cash paid S. A. Phillips on order of [Sebo?] Phillips by order of the Selectmen 23 53

17 Jun. 18 th By cash received of Samuel Whitford Jan. 1 st By cash paid on Town order Feb. 2 nd By cash paid on note taken up to William French Feb. 29 th By cash paid Theron Rockwell, selectman Mar. 25 th By cash paid Theron Rockwell for which receipt was given By cash paid for Town orders $ April By cash paid William Holliburn Esq. on Josiah Rogers note May By cash paid to Theron Rockwell $ Dr. Elijah Rockwell Jun To amount brot forward $ Nov. 15 To part of interest on R[ussell] Frisbie s note due 1 st Dec not before charged 1 25 To over credit in old account $ Nov. 15 To balance of old account. $ To interest to 11 Dec on $ Sep. 1 To interest on your note to Society 9 07 To credit to E. Rockwell Jr. in new account 6 69 $ Sep. 15 th There is due to E. Rockwell Jr. $6.69 as per credit on an action side & from said E. R. Jr. $180.66, which is to be secured to the town by him as assignee and to constitute a part of the permanent fund. Contra 1819 By amount brot forward.. $ Nov. 15 By Seth Marshall s note delivered to S. Whiting 9 89 By charged in new a/c $ By amount of interest on Seth Marshall s note advanced by me to Society By 7 years interest advanced per Samuel Phillips note now due By a provision made in my assignment to be paid to the town by my assignees as part of the permanent fund $180 66

18 $ Sep. 15 By balance due E. R. Jr By 1 year interest on R[ufus] Babcock s note, which I accounted with Their committee for & which has since been collected by Mr. I. Whiting Dr. Ira Whiting, Treasurer of the town 1820 Nov. 20 th To interest on I. Pinney s note To interest on Russell Frisbie s note received Dec. 25 To interest received on John Miner s note Jan. 1 st To interest received on Thadius Osbourn s note 3 90 To interest received on E. Howell s note To interest received on A[rah] Phelps note To interest received on F[rederick] A. Brown s note 3 00 To interest on Enos Sage s note To interest received on S[eth] Marshall s note Feb. 6 th To interest received on R. North s note 7 71 Mar. 2 nd To interest received of Barnice White Mar. 7 th To interest received of Eleazer Bidwell Mar. 8 th To interest received of C[yrenius] Handie To interest received of Rufus Babcock To interest received of Linas Bidwell 1 34 To interest received of Lyman Clinton.. 65 To interest received of Seth Whiting To interest received of Abiel Bush To balance of interest on Eleazer [Bidwell s] note 5 07 To interest on A. Wright s & N. Bass notes $99 76 Contra Amount brot forward 6 pages $ Apr. 1 st By order paid I. Pinney By order paid G[rove] Pinney By order paid I[ra] Whiting By order paid Joseph Taintor, Jr. $29 31

19 $ Dr. (Continued from bottom of previous page.) Ira Whiting, Town transfer amount brought (This is the first time this word has been spelled correctly!)from 6 pages back. $ Amount brought from the other page Carried 2 pages forward. $ Ira Whiting Town Treasurer, 1821 Dec. 24 To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note To interest on Thaddeus Osborne s note To interest on C. Hendee s note 2 03 To interest on J. Miner s note Jan. 7 To interest on E. Howell s note To interest on L. Bidwell s note To interest on A. Phelps note To interest on B[arnice] White s note To interest on I[saac] Pinney s note To cash received as principal on I. Pinney s note Jan.12 To interest on A. Burke s note To cash received as principal on above Burke s note Mar.10To interest received on R[ussell] Frisbie s note To cash received of A[rah] Phelps as principal $ To interest on N. Bass note To interest on A. Wright s note 1 59 Apr. 1 st To interest on R. North s note 7 71 To interest on E. Sage s note 6 25 To interest received on R. Babcock s note To interest on E. Bidwell s note To interest on L[yman] Clinton s note 65 To interest on A. Brown s note 3 00 To interest on S. Whiting s note Credit March 1 st Mar. 1 st Amount brot forward. $ By four hundred dollars deposit in Thomaston Bank by order

20 of selectmen Apr. 1 st By cash paid the several denominations annual [?] To the Congregational Society To the Baptist Society To the Episcopal Society To the Methodist Society 3 As will appear by commitment and amount carried six pages forward. $ Error in posting 3 00 $ Amount brot from two pages back.. $ Continued from the other page: To dividend on bank stock Amount from the other page $58321 Ira Whiting DR. to Congregational Society to 3 dollars, 50 cents received on bank stock Sept Ira Whiting Town Treasurer Jan. 1 st Jan. 1 st To cash received of John Miner and endorsed on note Mar. 26 To cash of Theron Rockwell, selectman dollars May 2 nd To cash received of Theron Rockwell Dec. 1 st Elmour [should be Elmore] fifty-one dols. and ninety-eight cents on note taken up Carried forward.. $ Contra January 1 st Apr. 1 st By cash paid John Main for note By cash paid Josiah Rogers on note taken up By cash paid on Elias C - -? note taken up $ By cash paid E. Cook on Town order No By cash paid D. T. North per order of selectmen 2 70 By cash paid Stephen Rowleyon Town order No By cash paid on Town order No. 66 dated Sept to Ira Whiting By csh paid Polly Crissey on Town order No By cash paid Bellinda Couat By cash paid E. Cook. 1 67

21 By cash paid E. Cook on Town order No. [blank] By cash paid Lyman Brown on order No By cash paid R. Heath By cash paid Thomas Conklin on order No By cash paid Thomas Conklin on order Footed carried forward. $ Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer 1822 Amount brought forward $ Feb. 10 To cash received of John Miner and interest on note Mar. 7 To cash received of Thomas Conklin $ Mar.24 To cash received of Theron Rockwell, selectman Carried forward.. $ Credit 1822 By amount brought forward.. $ By cash paid Grove Pinney on order supposed to be $ By cash paid H. Bass on order No Dec. 25 By cash paid D. T. North By cash paid on Town order No. [blank] By cash paid H. Bass, selectman Mar. 7 By cash paid Lyman Brown on order of T. Conklin By two dollars paid Lancelot Phelps in Dec By cash paid Lyman North on Town order No Apr. 7 By cash paid Allen Deming by order of Theron Rockwell By cash paid on Town order No By cash paid on Town order No. 29 dated Sept Apr. 14 By cash paid L. Leonard on Town order No. [blank] dated 11 th of April Carried forward $ Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer 1822 Dec. 26 Amount brot forward from five pages back $756 40

22 To interest on A. Wright s note To interest on Thaddeus Osbourn s note 3 90 To interest on Lyman Bidwell s note in part.. 64 To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note Jan. 16 To balance of interest on Linus Bidwell s note. 70 To interest on E. Bidwell s note To interest on Rufus North s note [left blank] Feb. 1 st To principal on Rufus North s note (no interest after the 1 st of Dec $ Mar. 1 st To interest on Russell Frisbie s note To interest on Daniel Eno s note To interest on N[athan] Bass note 2 58 To interest on J[ohn] Miner s note 1 50 To interest on E. Howell s note 1 52 To interest on L[yman] Clinton s note. 65 To interest on F[rederick] A. Brown s note Apr. 2 nd To interest on B[arnica] White s note Apr. 7 th To interest on S[eth] Whiting s note To interest on R[ufus] Babcock s note 1 50 To interest on A[rah] Phelps note Oct. 11 th To dividend on bank stock Carried forward to the other page. $ Contra 1823 Mar. 1 st Amount brot from six pages back $ By cash deposited in the Phoenix Bank by order of the selectmen Apr. 4 th By cash paid Joseph Fa tes on committee order By cash paid on order to Asaph Pinney By cash paid on order to Grove Pinney By cash paid O[sman] Stillman on order Amount carried forward four pages $ Dr. Ira Whiting, Treasurer Amount brot from the other page. $ To the balance [of the] dividend on bank stock paid to J. T. Hurlbut In March, Carried forward.. $ Ira Whiting Dr. to Congregational Society to dividend on bank

23 stock in march Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer 1824 Amount brought forward $ Oct. 4 th To cash received of John Miner on note To cash received of Lyman Smith on note given up Jan. 24 th To cash received and interest on note forty-one dollars Sept. 30 th To cash received of Enos North, selectman Oct. 15 th To cash received of Reuben Rockwell Oct. 21 st To cash paid on order No To cash paid S[amuel] E. Mills, selectman Jan. 18 th To cash paid of John Miner s note as fine To cash received of Lyman Smith as principal on twenty dollars To six dollars interest Jan. 22 To cash paid Reuben Chatfield, selectman Aug. 25 th To cash received of Reuben Rockwell, Esq. for fines Amount brought from the right-hand page. $ [Several items are out of order here; the bottom entry reads $ ] Contra By amount brought forward Apr. 1 st By cash paid Theron Rockwell on Joseph Miller s receipts By cash paid Livia Cook on town order May 10 th By cash paid Mrs. Capps on order 6 00 By cash paid on B. Crane s note By cash paid Jemima Capps On order July 28 th By cash paid Henry Bass by the hand of J Cape 1 00 $ Sept. 22 nd By cash paid Theron Rockwell, selectman Oct. 25 th By cash paid E. North on Town order No By cash paid on town order No Mar. 17 th By cash paid Samuel E. Mills, selectman By cash paid Samuel E. Mills, selectman Apr. 30 th By cash paid on town order No

24 Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer 1823 Amount brot from 3 pages back $ Dec. 1 st To interest on John Miner s note 1 50 To interest on R. Frisbie s note Dec. 3 rd To interest on B. White s note 8 54 To interest on T[haddius] Osbourn s note Jan. 1 st To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note 9 89 To interest on L. Clinton s note.. 65 To interest on E. Howell s note Jan. 24 th To interest on E. sage s note 6 25 To interest on ? s note 2 03 To interest on S[eth] Whiting s note To cash received on principal of note of Seth Whiting To interest on F. A. Brown s note Feb. 27 th To principal of note of Edmund Howells note paid and note given up To interest on the aforesaid note.. 37 To interest on Nathan Bass note To interest on A. Wright s note 1 59 Mar. 5 th Nathan Bass note of $42.95 exchanged for Alvin Wright s Mar. 10 th To interest on Reuben Babcock s note To interest on E. Bidwell s note To interest on A. Phelps note Footed and carried to the other page. Credit Feb. 24 th Amount brot from four pages back.. $ By cash loaned to Abel Bunnell and note taken on interest, being Principal of the Ecclesiastical Fund Mar. 1 st By cash lent Harvey Whiting on interest being the principal of the Ecclesiastical Fund By cash paid on order to Asa Barnard five dol. & Mar. 5 th By cash paid on order to Jonathan Stillman By cash paid on order to Asaph Pinney 3 95

25 By cash paid J. Taintor, Jr. on order Amount carried forward $1, Oct. 27 th To cash loaned N. Whiting fifty-five dollars Amount carried forward $1, Amount brot from the other page.. $1, Interest received of N. Whiting. 50 Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer, April 5 th 1824 Amount brot forward.. $1, Sep. 26 th To dividend on bank stock, seventeen dollars & fifty cents Oct. 4 th To interest on Russell Frisbie s note To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note To interest on John Miner s note 1 50 To interest on T. Osbourn s note 3 91 To interest on N. Whiting s note Jan. 29 th To cash received of A. Bunnell principal of fund To interest 1 60 Feb. 19 th To interest on A. Wright s note Feb. 26 th To interest on Barnice White s note 8 54 Mar. 7 th To interest on Enos Sage s note To cash received as principal on Enos Sage s note. $ Apr. 4 th To cash received as interest on A. Phelps note 4 14 To interest received on R[ufus] Babcock s note To interest received on E. Bidwell s note 3 00 To interest received on L. Bidwell s note 1 34 To interest received on L[yman] Clinton s note. 65 May 2 nd To interest received on S. Eno s note 2 03 To seventeen dollars and fifty cents dividend on bank stock Footed carried over to other page Credit April 4 th 1825 By amount brot forward $1, Apr. 4 th By cash paid Grove Pinney on ecclesiastical order 7 00 By cash paid Asaph Pinney on ecclesiastical order By cash Joseph F ---ten Jr. on ecclesiastical order

26 By cash paid William Swift on order Apr. 22 nd By cash loaned to C. Kilbourn, Jr. on note taken Carried forward $1, Amount brot from the other page.. $1, $1, Dr. Ira Whiting Town Tr. Ecclesiastical Fund Amount brot forward.. $1, Dec. 7 th To interest on S[eth] Marshall s note To interest on L. Clinton s note To interest on J. Miner s note To interest on E. Kilbourn Jr. s note 5 44 To interest on Russell Frisbie s note 2 22 To interest on T. Osbourn s note Jan. 18 th To interest on A. Wright s note To interest on J[ohn] Miner s note 0 00 Mar. 22 nd To interest received on L. Bidwell s note To interest on B[arnice] White s note 8 54 To interest received on F. A. Brown s note To interest on E. Bidwell s note 3 00 Rufus Babcock s note exchanged for Joseph Tainter, Jr. [blank] Apr. 17 th To interest on Daniel Eno s note 2 02 To interest received on R[ufus] Babcock s note To interest received on A[rah] Phelps note 4 13 To interest received of A[mmi] R. Robbins on F. A. Brown s note.. 75 Apr. 26 th To cash received of Martin Rockwell, being dividend on bank stock as of March 1 st $1, Credit April 17 th 1826 Brot forward.. $1,291 35

27 By cashpaid A.R.Robbins on order fifty-seven dollars, sixty-two cents By cash paid Joseph Tainter on order thirty-nine dollars, ninety-one cents Jun. 8 th To cash paid A. Bernard on order eight dollars, three cents Oct. 8 th By cash paid A. Pinney on order dated April 10 th $1, Dr. Ira Whiting to Congregational Society Nov. 21 st To cash received of S[eth] Marshall, being dividend on bank stock As of Sept. 1 st Apr. 1 st Dr. Ira Whiting to committee of Congregational Society. To cash, three dollars received of R[euben] Rockwell, being dividend on bank stock [as of] March 1 st Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer Oct Oct. 1 st To amount brot forward $ To cash received of Enos North, selectman, twenty-four dollars & fifty-three cents Oct. 2 nd To interest received on S. A. Phillips note, one dollar To interest received on To interest on H. Whiting s note, seven dollars and thirty-eight cents Dec. 9 th To cash received of J. Miner and endorsed on his note 5 50 Aug. 24 th To cash received of Alpha Smith and indorsed on Lyman Smith s note Oct. 7 th To cash received of Hezekiah Wakefield and indorsed on his note as interest $ Cr By amount brot forward $ Oct. 9 th By cash paid on order No. 25 dated Sept By cash paid on order No By cash paid on order No. 2 nd to Erastus Seymour Dec. 9 th To cash paid on order No. 4 dated Sept. 24 th Jan. 22 nd To cash paid Samuel E. Mills to apply on Crain debt Mar. 7 th To cash paid on order No. [blank] paid to Eli Marshall

28 $ Oct. 29 th To cash paid on order to Samuel White, No Nov. 7 th To cash paid Levi Leonard on order No To cash paid Perrygreen White on town order No. [blank] To cash paid Ira Whiting on order No To cash paid order No. 67 dated Oct. 3 rd To cash paid order No. [blank] paid Mr. [?] dated Oct $ Dr. Ira Whiting Town Tr. To Eccl. Society, Oct. 2 nd To interest on Russell Frisbie s note, two dollars & 22 cents 2 22 Nov. 21 st To interest on T[haddius] Osbourn s note Nov. 26 th To interest on A. Wright s note To cash being principal in part on said Wright s note To cash to balance A. Wright s note 2 48 Dec. 1 st To cash received as interest on the demand against Elijah Rockwell Jr. s assignees and is now exchanged for said Hurlbut & Harvey Whiting s note of 10 dollars 84 cents, being all the interest I have ever received on said claim of cents. To interest received on S[eth] Marshall s note Dec. 8 th To cash on interest on J[ohn] Miner s note Dec. 22 nd To cash as interest on Barnice White s note Credit Nov. 22 nd Nov. 22 nd As dividend on bank interest by cash received by the hand of Seth Marshall, Esq By cash received by Seth Marshall, Esq. belonging to the Congregational Society Dec. 2 nd By cash loaned to Enos North and note taken as principal of fund Dr. Ira Whiting Town Treasurer to [the] Eccl. Society 1826 Nov. 22 nd To cash received of Seth Marshall, Esq. being dividend on bank stock Sept. 1 st To interest received on E. Kilbourn Jr s note 9 00

29 1827 Feb. 26 th To interest on L. Bidwell s note Mar. 6 th To interest on F. A. Brown s note 3 00 Apr. 2 nd To interest To interest on Eliazer Bidwell s note 3 00 To interest on S[amuel] Eno s note To interest on Lyman Clinton s note. 65 To dividend on bank stock of Martin Rockwell To interest on J[oseph] Taintor s note 98 Oct. 1 st To cash received of Russell Frisbie as interest on note Nov. 24 To cash received on Barnice Marshall as interest Dec. 1 st To interest received on E. North s note To interest received on Seth Marshall s note 6 94 Dec. 3 rd To interest of B[arnice] White 8 53 [Across the bottom seven lines written perpendicularly, is the following]: This auth. is paid to Lancelot Phelps January 16 th Credit 1827 Mar. 6 th By cash paid A. R. Robbins on committee orders for By cash paid A. R. Robbins, Sec. of Congregational Society 3 00 Apr. 2 nd By cash paid A. Bernard on order 8 48 By cash paid on A. Pinney on order of 5 dols. & May 7 th By cash paid on Joseph Taintor on order, thirty-six dols $ $ Colebrook, January 16 th Then the undersigned, as a committee appointed by the town of Colebrook to settle with the treasurer of said town, so far as the funds in the hands of said treasurer are appropriated for the support of the Gospel and we have settled with him and the property heretofore in his hands is given up. [signed] Seth Marshall Reuben Rockwell Joseph Tainter, Jr. Lancelot Phelps as Town Treasurer Dr To interest raised on Russell Frisbie s note

30 To on Roswell Marshall s note 9 89 To on Enos North s note To on Joseph P. Hurlbut s note 6 94 To on Barnice White s note To on John Miner s note To on Elisha Kilborn s note To on Eleasar Bidwell s note 3 00 To on Henry & Lyman s note.. 65 To on Thaddius Osborn s note 3 91 To on Joseph Taintor Jr. note To back interest paid by Ira Whiting To interest paid on Linus Bidwell s note 1 34 To on Samuel Eno s note 2 03 To bank interest received of A. R. Robbins s note $89 56 To interest received on F. A. Brown s note 3 00 $92 56 To paid by Lyman Smith, principal & interest To interest paid on Mr. Wakefield s note Fine collected of M---? Lloyd Jan 1 st Seth Marshall Esq. paid me a fine collected of the Rev. Samuel Griswold of seven dollars $68 44 Lancelot Phelps as Town Treasurer Cr Feb. By order paid Ammi R. Robbins $48 35 By order paid Joseph Taintor, Jr March By order paid Asa Barnard Mar. 7 th By order paid Asaph Pinney 4 28 $92 55 By making abstract of list [for] By last year s amount presented [to] selectmen By - -?- - mortgage deed 35

31 By [illegible] 3 75 By [?] deed from E. French to Town.. 17 By [?] paid A. Sage $17 26 [Five lines crossed off.] Lancelot Phelps as Town Treasurer Dr Jan. 11 th Roswell Marshall paid the principal of his note amounting to $ & 1 month & 11 days interest on [note] amounting to $1.13 to be applied on this year s dividend Feb. 12 th Paid by J. Taintor, Jr. 80 cents to be applied on this year s dividend on [?] note. 80 Fifty cents paid on F. A. Brown s note 50 Dec. To interest paid on J. P. Hurlbut s note 6 94 To John Miner s note 1 50 To Linas Bidwell s note To Barnice White s note To Russell Frisbie s note To Enos North s note To Ira Whiting s note To Henry & Lyman Clinton s note 65 To Eliazar Bidwell s note To Thaddeus Osborn s note To Elisha Kilbourn s note To Samuel Eno s note 2 03 To Joseph Taintor Jr. s note Bank dividend $ April By order paid Deacon Taintor $33 14 By order paid Asa Bernard By order paid Harvey Whiting By order paid Asaph Pinney $96 11

32 Amount of debt brot over Amount of credit brot over To cash paid Capt. North To paid Benj. Sheldon, Esq. for [?] To journey to New Marlborough & expenses 1 25 To one day for Town at Esq. Sears 1 00 To journey to Sandisfield looking up land in Eli Saunder s cash.. 67 $ Jan. 9 th To cash paid Arthur Howell $ Town treasurer Dr Dec. 19 th To interest on J. P. Hurlbut s note To interest on Elisha Kilborn s note 9 00 To interest on Barnice White s note 8 50 To interest on Enos North s note To interest on Joseph Taintor s note To interest on Russell Frisbie s note 2 23 To interest on Henry Bass note To interest on Thaddius Osborn s note To interest on Ira Whiting s note 8 80 $60 83 April 1830 Town Treasurer Cr. By order paid Orrin Simons By order paid Harvey Whiting Apr. 4 th By order paid Asa Barnard By order paid Asaph Pinney $

33 Arthur Howell, Town Treasurer Dr To cash paid by Lancelot Phelps $17 26 May Received the principal and interest on Rufus Holmes note amounting to Received the interest on Lyman Smith s note Received three year s interest on Hezekiah Wakefield s note To cash paid by selectmen $ $ Arthur Howell as Town treasurer Cr. By order of Jared Deming By order of Nathaniel Cobb, Jr By order of Sylvester Smith Paid to Samuel E. Mills, selectman By order of Doct. Carrington By order of Levi Leonard By order of Pinney North By order of Henry Smith Paid Abiram Chamberlain Sarah Holcomb s order on selectmen for Keeping her son, Nathan Holcomb for the year By note of Enos North By cash $ Town Treasurer Dr. To interest on Elisha Kilborn s note To interest on Barnice White s note To interest on Enos North s note To interest on Joseph P. Hurlbut s note Mar. 14 th Received of Arah Phelps the principal on his note amounting to $68.89 and two year s interest amounting to To interest on Russell Frisbie s note 3 23 To interest on Joseph Taintor s note To interest on Henry Bass note 3 48 May 13 th To two years interest on Samuel Eno s note 4 06 To interest on Thaddeus Osbourn s note

34 $65 01 April 1831 Town Treasurer Dr. By order paid William Manchester 8 48 By order paid Joseph Taintor By order of Harvey Whiting $61 89 By order of Asaph Pinney $64 48 By amount of balance brought over $ Colebrook, January 5 th 1832, Town Treasurer Dr. To interest on Elisha Kilbourne s note.. $9 00 To interest on Barnice White s note To interest on Ira Whiting s note To interest on Enos North s note To interest on Russell Frisbie s note 2 23 To interest on J. P. Hurlbut s note 6 94 To interest on Samuel Eno s note 2 03 To interest on William Manchester s note To interest on Joseph Taintor s note To interest on Thaddeus Osbourn s note $62 62 [There is a penciled note saying Int. on Henry Bass note not credited, but endorsed on note. ] Colebrook, April 13 th 1832, Town Treasurer Cr. By order of Abel Bunnell $22 83 By order of William Manchester By order of Harvey Whiting.. $23 12 By order of Asaph Pinney