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The History of Boscawen and Webster [n. H.] From 1733 to 1878
The History of Boscawen and Webster From 1733 to 1878 - n. H. Author:Charles Carleton Coffin General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1878 Original Publisher: Printed by the Republican Press Assoc. Subjects: Boscawen (N.H.) Webster (N.H.) Webster (N.H. : Town) Reference / Genealogy Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing t... more »ext. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER 1V- THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. annual meeting of the proprietors was held at Contoo- cook, May 24. The chief item of interest was the report of the committee appointed in November to settle with Rev. Mr. Stevens. It appears that Mr. Stevens had been paid his salary in bills of credit. Technically, he had received his due; but the bills of credit had greatly depreciated, and the high-minded citizens felt that he was justly entitled to remuneration. He preferred no claim; but higher than any legal claim was the moral obligation to do justly. The settlers and proprietors fully recognized it. The committee reported as follows : " That by reason of the depreciation of the bills of credit in which Mr Steven's salary had been paid he has a just claim on them for indemnity« less