Hanover Cemetery Documents

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We the subscribers do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together, to provide, hold and keep in repair suitable grounds & other conveniences for the burial of the dead in Hanover in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire, agreeably to the provisions of Chapter 145^th of the Revised Statutes. And for that purpose, do adopt the following Articles, specifying the object of the Association & the conditions on which it is formed.

Article 1. This Association shall be known and called by the name of "the Dartmouth Cemetery Association".

Article 2. The object of this Association is to provide, hold, & keep in repair suitable grounds and other conveniences in the vicinity of Dartmouth College for the burial of the dead, and for that purpose, to purchase and im prove the whole or a part of the parcel of land now owned by Prof. Alpheus Crosby, and lately owned by John S. Cram Esq^r lying westerly and northerly of the present burying ground, and [[implore]] said College - to improve said burying ground, and to procure such conveniences for the burial of the dead, as said Association may by vote designate.

Article 3. The Corporate property of this Association shall be divided into sixty shares of five dollars each. One half of each subscription for shares shall be paid at or before the first meeting, called as herein after provided and the other half on or before April 1 1846. The number of shares may be here

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after increased by vote of the Association

Article 4. Assessments may be raised from time to time, provided that, in no case shall the assessments of any one year exceed fifty per cent on the original value of the shares.

Article 5. The first meeting of this Association shall be holden at the Vestry near Dartmouth College on the seven teenth day of October A.D. 1845 at seven o'clock afternoon, and public notices of the same shall be given by posting up notices thereof at the Post Office in said Hanover, and at said Vestry two days previous to said meeting.

Article 6. This Association may, from time to time, adopt such by-laws and regulations as may be thought expedient.

Article 7. The provisions of this Association shall not be binding unless forty shares are subscribed on or before the day of holding the first meeting.

Article 8. In case of the dissolution of this Association, the lands purchased for the purposes of the Cemetery shall remain perpetually dedicated for the burial of the dead.

Hanover October 11 1845

Wm H. Duncan 5 . 33	Two Shares	Chr. B. Haddock 38 40 . 27	Two Shares
Samuel Long 6	One Share	Danl Blaisdell 38 . 42	Two Shares
Joseph Emerson Jr. 30	One Share	Ira Young 10 . 8	Two Shares
William Tenny 18	One Share	Timo. Dwight Smith 32	One Share
John Demman 22	One Share	Jabez A. Douglas 28	One Share
Salmon Dow 9	One Share	L. P. Morton 16	One Share
S. L. G. Chamberlain [14]	One Share	Alfred Morse 35	One Share
A. P. Webster 26	One Share	S. G. Brown 20	One Share

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Dixi Crosby 15 . 12	Two Shares
Aphhs Crosby 13	Three Shares 37 . 31 . 17
N. Lord 13	Two Shares .2
M. B. Peabody 19	Two Shares .23
E. R. Peaslee 25	One Share
E. D. Sanborn 3	One Share
William Pardee 41	One Share
Tho. P. Hile 17	One Share
Susan B. Brewster 39	Two Shares 39 . 20
Jonathan Freeman 161/2	One Share
Horace Frary 36	One Share
S. Chase 11	One Share
F. A. Haines 21	One Share
E. K. Smith 34	One Share
John Richards 18	One Share
A. P. Balch 4	One Share
R. Shurtleff 1 . 19	Two Shares
W. A. Ruggles 29	One Share
A. B. Closson 24	One Share
J. N. Putnam	One Share
Wm Coffey	One Share
JB Torricelli	One Share
I. Otis Dewey	One Share

48 shares

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Agreeably to notice previously given a number of the citizens of Hanover met at the Vestry belonging to the Congregational Church, to consider the subject of enlarging & the Cemetery in this village.

Dr. Crosby was called the Chair, & S. Chase was chosen Secretary.

Prof. Brown made some remarks on the object of the meeting, &, at his suggestion, & by request of the Chairman, Mr. Blaisdell read a form of Articles of Association.

After some discussion & free conversation, it was voted to refer the Articles of Association to a Committee for revision, which Committee should also draft a code of By-laws, procure signatures to the Articles of Association, & call another meeting, at such time as they should deem expedient.

Voted, that this Committee should be appointed by the Chair.

The Chairman named Dr. Haddock, Prof. Brown, & D. Blaisdell Esq.

The meeting was then dissolved.

S. Chase, Secretary

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The association met according to adjournment.

The order of choice having been determined by lot + by vote of the Association at the meeting of July 3^d, the Stockholders made choice of their lots as follows, viz.

Rev. Dr. Shurtleff	Nos. 53 & 64;	(Salmon Dow)
Rev. Dr. Lord,	'' 49-50, & 121;
Prof. E. D. Sanborn,	" 60-61;	O.+ E.W. Cantor. one
Mr. A. P. Balch,	" 52:
J. Dansmore
W. H. Duncan Esq.,	" 48.	two?
[Dec]. S. Long	" 54;
Prof. I. Young	" 231-2, 214-5;	2 J.S. Woodman 1 Mrs. Abbot + [I.M.W.]
Prof. S. Chase	" 72;
Dr. D. Crosby	" 83, 94;
Mrs. S. L. G. Chamberlain	" 106;
J. Freeman Esq.	" 246;
Dr. T. P. Hill	" 131;
W. Tenny Esq.	" 195;
Prof. A. Crosby.	" (1 1 [unreadable]) 179 . 340
Rev. Dr. Richards	" 124;
Mrs. M. B. Peabody	" 65 & 148;	E. D. Carpenter
5.9.[10]. Mr. F. A. Haines	" 76;
Mr. A. B. Closson	" 75-5;
Dr. E. R. Peaslee	" 164 1/2;
Prof. C. B. Haddock	" 97 & 109;
Mr. E. K. Smith	" 85-86;

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D. Blaisdell Esq.	Nos. 142 & 158;
Prof. J. M. Putnam	" [+ 138,3]
Jos. Emerson Jr.
Salmon Dow	53 + 64,- of R. Shurtleff.
Acksah P. Webster
Levi P. Morton
Alfred Morse
Wm Pardee
Susan B Brewster	never paid -
Horace Frary
T. Dwight Smith
Prof. J. S. Woodman	(2) #214-215 of Prof. Young
Prof. Alpheus Crosby	" (118 & 135). 129. 340
Prof. S. G. Brown	[milton Ag in Intac]
Prof. J. W. Patterson	121
J. A. Smith	110
Ira B. Allen	156
N. G. Turner	233	Coffin?
Fred Bergeron	234	Cartens.
Geo. Sanborn	247
Saml W. Cobb	199
R. S. Carwell	304
Mrs. Abbot 231 + Aldrich	232	23 of Mrs. Young
C. A. Aiken	183
J. O. Dewey	108
L. Boutwell	87
E. D. Carpender	65 & 148	of [Mrs Frasby]
John Worman	51

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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

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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