History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire . :..:. *= «-; ar>y°z iS« I- ?• ? -It Residence of T. W. The Woodman-Wilson House. (See p. 59.) CHAPTER XIII. ANNALS OF THE TOWN, 1770-1800. Years roll on years ; to ages, ages yield. — Byron. It is the voice of years that are gone! They roll before me with all theirdeeds. — Ossian. We propose in this chapter to notice facts and incidents of generalinterest between the years specified, not elsewhere included underspecial heads, and mostly given in chronological order from the townrecords and other sources. According to the Act of Incorporation,
History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire . :..:. *= «-; ar>y°z iS« I- ?• ? -It Residence of T. W. The Woodman-Wilson House. (See p. 59.) CHAPTER XIII. ANNALS OF THE TOWN, 1770-1800. Years roll on years ; to ages, ages yield. — Byron. It is the voice of years that are gone! They roll before me with all theirdeeds. — Ossian. We propose in this chapter to notice facts and incidents of generalinterest between the years specified, not elsewhere included underspecial heads, and mostly given in chronological order from the townrecords and other sources. According to the Act of Incorporation, Daniel Sanborn was to callthe first meeting of the citizens within seventy days after the Act waspassed; i. e., some time before May 10. This first townmeetingcaiied. meeting was probably held near the last Tuesday of March,the time specified by his Majesty for future annual meet-ings. Of this meeting there is no record. We only learn, tradition-ally, that it was held at the house of Lieut. Chase Taylor; and theexact room is still shown us in the present house of his great-grand-son, T. W. Ta}dor
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