Hampton town, land & court records

A manuscript court paper concerning Jesse Appleton, described as minister of the Congregational Society and church in Hampton, and an action against the town’s inhabitants. The front is dated July 9, 1798; the reverse records service on July 11. Copy notations are visible. Full front and reverse views, the docket, and closer details are retained.

A land-exchange deed naming Christopher Palmer of Rye and John Moulton of Hampton. The written terms describe land and its bounds; the front includes witnesses, a signature, and a red seal. The reverse records an acknowledgment dated December 26, 1748, before Samuel Palmer, justice of the peace. The unfolded sides, details, and folded view remain together.

Statements addressed to Hampton’s selectmen by Samuel Palmer Jr. and Jeremiah Moulton describe the use of houses during a smallpox outbreak, disruption of work and household life, and demands for compensation. The year is not assigned pending a clearer reading. These descriptions summarize what the paper states, without independently verifying the events. Front, reverse, docket, and details are preserved.

A long manuscript view recording meetings of the owners and proprietors of the Great Ox Common. The visible votes concern marsh, flats and beach grass, division of land, committees, payments, and restrictions on cutting. A damaged fold interrupts some text. This group remains open for related views in later batches.