History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . Middle of the Town (From Buftum Hill;. FoiR CoRNKRs (Looking North). TOWN OF RICHMOND. 229 association ; had forty-five members in 1780, ArtemasAldrich minister. The church, after the removal ofElder Kenney in i8or, was for some years under thepastoral charge of Elder Levi Hodge, whose super-vision extended over the churches of Royalston, Athol,Orange, and Northfield also. Elder Hodge died in1819, after which term Elder Bolles probably hadcharge so long as meetings were held. The churchbecame
History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . Middle of the Town (From Buftum Hill;. FoiR CoRNKRs (Looking North). TOWN OF RICHMOND. 229 association ; had forty-five members in 1780, ArtemasAldrich minister. The church, after the removal ofElder Kenney in i8or, was for some years under thepastoral charge of Elder Levi Hodge, whose super-vision extended over the churches of Royalston, Athol,Orange, and Northfield also. Elder Hodge died in1819, after which term Elder Bolles probably hadcharge so long as meetings were held. The churchbecame connected, under Elder Hodge, with theLeyden Association of Massachusetts. THE SOCIETY OF P^RIENDS. With the advent of the first settlers of the townmany of those who came from Rhode Island weremembers of the Society of Friends, more commonlycalled Q^iakers. These soon commenced holdingmeetings tor worship on the first day of the week atprivate houses of individuals centrally located, moreoften, perhaps, at Daniel Cass or Jedediah Buffums,whose accommodations for such gatherings appear tohave been more ample and convenient than thosep
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