. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . acook and with Can-terbury was by boat. Both the Merrimack and Contoocook weretoo deep to be forded. It is probable that up to this period thesettlers had relied on their small skiffs, their horses and oxenswimming the rivers. But the time had come for the establish-ing of a public ferry. At the proprietors meeting, it was voted,— That Stephen Gerrish shall have six pounds paid him by the pro-prietors, his building a ferry boat and keeping said boat in good re-pair, and giving due & constant attendance to ye proprietors to ferryt
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . acook and with Can-terbury was by boat. Both the Merrimack and Contoocook weretoo deep to be forded. It is probable that up to this period thesettlers had relied on their small skiffs, their horses and oxenswimming the rivers. But the time had come for the establish-ing of a public ferry. At the proprietors meeting, it was voted,— That Stephen Gerrish shall have six pounds paid him by the pro-prietors, his building a ferry boat and keeping said boat in good re-pair, and giving due & constant attendance to ye proprietors to ferrythemselves and their creatures over Merrimack as followeth: (viz.) aman at two pence, a man and horse at four pence, a man and one yokeof oxen at six pence, a man and one cow at four pence and youngcreatures according to bigness; and at years end his returning saidboat to the proprietors or to whom they appoint to receive the afore-said boat, or six pounds in bills of credit of ye old tenor, The ferry was located in the bend of the Merrimack, above its ^^.
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