Hanover Cemetery/ Dartmouth Cemetery Association Journals

VERSO:

In accordance with the foregoing call a meeting of the association was holden at the Vestry Oct 11, 1852 at 2 o clock P M. On motion of the Secretary Rev. President Lord was chosen Moderator

The following persons were then chosen as Officers for the year viz

Prof. Sam^l G. Brown Pres Prof. E. D Sanborn V. Pres Rev J Richards D D Sec. Jos. Emerson Jr Treas Prof. John S. Woodman } Prof. Ira Young } Maj. W^m Tenney } Directors Dan^l Blaisdell Esq } E R Peaselee M. D.}

No other burials being presented the Society adjourned

Attest John Richards Sec

RECTO:

Annual Meeting 1853

"Notice

The annual meeting of the Dart. Cemetery Association will be holden on the Eleventh day (Monday) of Ap^l next, at the Vestry at Two o'clock P. M

1 To choose a Moderator

2 To elect officers for the ensuing year

3 To transact any other necessary business

John Richards Secretary"

Hanover Mar. 29. 1853

The above Notice was posted in the Post Office the required time. In accordance, a meeting of the Association was holden at the Vestry Ap^l 11, 1853, and on motion of the Secretary Prof. S. G. Brown was appointed Moderator. The Officers of the year preceding were reelected & no other busineSs being presented the Society adjourned

Attest John Richards Sec.

VERSO:

Annual Meeting 1854

Notice

The annual Meeting of the Dartmouth Cemetery will be holden on the tenth day (Monday) of April at the Vestry at Two o'clock P.M

1 To choose a moderator

2 To elect Officers for the ensuing year

3 To transact any other business

John Richards Hanover Ap^l 3, 1854 Secretary

The above notice was posted in the Post Office the required time. In accordance the Association held its annual meeting at the vestry Apl 10^th at 2 o'clock P.M. On motion of Prof. ED Sanborn Prof Ira Young was appointed Moderator. The Officers of the preceding year were reelected and there being no other busineSs the Society adjourned Attest

John Richards Secretary

Hanover Ap. 10. 1854

RECTO:

The Association having failed to hold its annual meeting for the present year, application was made to W^m H Duncan Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the County of Grafton to call a meeting: in consequence of which application he the said W^m H Duncan Esq issued his warrant requiring John Richards one of the petitioners to warn a meeting of said Corporation which application & warrant is as follows (see file F)

To W^m H Duncan Esq a Justice of the Peace for Grafton Co

The subcribers owners of one twentieth part of the stock and property of the Dart. Cemetery association represent that said corporation has failed to hold its annual meeting for the present year. They therefore request you to call a meeting of said corporation to be held at Vestry of said Hanover the seventh day of May next at two o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of acting on the following subjects to wit, 1 to choose a Moderator, 2 to choose a President Vice President Secretary and five Directors, 3 to transact any other necessary business

Hanover Ap^l 23, 1855

John Richards J O Dewey Th^o S. Woodman

VERSO:

State of New Hampshire

Grafton SS

To John Richards of said Hanover

Whereas application has been ^to me W^m H Duncan a Justice of the Peace for Grafton as above

You are required to warn a meeting of s^d Corporation to be held at the time & place and for the purposes mentioned in said application by publishing a copy of said application and warrant fourteen days in the same manner as is provided for warning the annual meeting of said Corporation.

And make return of this warrant at said time & place of meeting - Dated 23 day of April 1855 W^m H Duncan Jus Peace

In accordance with the aforesaid applica tion and warrant the following return was made

"I have this day published the application for a meeting of the Dart. Cemetery Association and warrant requiring me to warn said meeting by posting a copy of said application and warrant at the Post Office at least fourteen days previous to said the time of said meeting

John Richards

Hanover Ap^l 23^d 1855

RECTO:

The copy above mentioned remained posted at the Post Office and was taken down by me this day

Hanover May 7, 1855

At a meeting holden at the time and place mentioned in the aforesaid application & warrant and notified as above stated, the President of the Association being in the chair,

The following persons were elected Officers of the Association for the current year

Prof. Saml G Brown	Pres.
Prof. ED Sanborn	V Pres
Rev J Richards DD	Sec
Prof J S Woodman	Treas.
Prof Ira Young
Maj. Wm Tenny
Danl Blaisdell	Directors
Prof ER Peaselee
Prof JS Woodman

Voted to assess a tax of fifty cents on each Share for repairing fences

The meeting was then dissolved

Attest

John Richards Secretary

VERSO:

1856 Ap^l 14.

The Annual Meeting of the Dart. Cemetery ASsociation was holden this day at the Vestry agreeably to the following notice which had been posted in the Post Office the required time

"Notice

The annual meeting of the Dartmouth Cemetery ASsociation will be holden on the fourteenth day (Monday) of April at the Vestry at Two o'clock, P.M.

1 To choose a Moderator

2 To elect Officers for the year

3 To transact any other busineSs

John Richards Hanover Mar. 24. 1856 Secretary

Prof. S. G. Brown was chosen Moderator

The following Officers were elected viz

Saml G Brown	Pres.
E. D Sanborn	V. Pres
J. Richards	Sec.
J. Otis Dewey	Treas
Ira Young
Wm Tenney
D Blaisdell	Directors
E R Peaselee
J Otis Dewey

RECTO:

Voted that a tax of fifty cents be assessed on each share for building fences

On Motion the meeting was dissolved

John Richards Secretary

At a meeting of the Executive Committee at the Office of D Blaisdell Esq. Ap^l 14^th 1856 - Voted that a subscription be solicited from the citizens for improvements in the Cemetery and that Mr J. Otis Dewey be requested to circulate it

Voted that the first appropriation of money raised be for repairing fence now prostrate -- adjourned

J. Richards Secretary

1857 Ap^l 13} The Annual Meeting of the Dart Cemetery ASsoc. was held this day at the Vestry, accor ding to the notice duly given according to law, at 2 o'clock (Ap 13. 1857)

Prof. Sam^l G. Brown was chosen Moderator & Prof. ED Sanborn Sec. pro tem.

The following were unanimously chosen officers for the year ensuing

(over)

VERSO:

Saml G Brown	Pr.
ED Sanborn	VP.
John Richards	Sec
J. O Dewey	Treas.
I. Young
Wm Tenney
D Blaisdell	Directors
Prof. Alpheus Crosby
J O Dewey

Adjourned

Attest, E D Sanborn Sec pro tem

A true copy of record

John Richards Secretary

RECTO:

Hanover.

April 12, 1858.

The Dartmouth Cemetery association met at the vestry. The meeting was organized by the choice of Prof. Dan^l J. Noyes, Moderator, and S. G. Brown, Sec^y pro. tem.

It having appeared that the meeting had been duly notified according to law, by a notice posted in the Post Office,

Voted to proceed to the choice of officers for the ensuing year. On counting the ballots it appeared that the following gentlemen were unanimously elected.

Saml G. Brown.	President
E. D. Sanborn.	Vice President.
John Richards.	Secy.
J. O. Dewey.	Treasr.

Wm Tenney.
Ira Young.	Directors.
Danl Blaisdell.
Dr. A. B. Crosby.
A. P. Balch.

The Association there adjourned

Attest S. G. Brown. Sec^y pro. tem