Zaccarie Angevin, Pierre Elize Gallaudet, Isaac Mercier, Lancinie Thauvet, -' Aman Guion, ' -

Andre Naudain, Alexander Allaire, Gregoire Gougeson, James Roubet, Henry Shadden, Rachel Neufille.d

" Extracts from the Lespinard diary, in possession of Mr. Gaulladet, Upper Rochelle. b Massaclmsetts Hist. Collect, vol. ii. 34. c The site now occupied by Mr. Secor's mill. d Co. Rec. lib. F. 150.

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394 HISTORY OF THE

The records of this town commence on the 1st of November, 1699.

"At a general meeting of all the inhabitants of this town, according to Justice Pinckney, his warrant, Peter Le Ronx, heretofore Constable, has been discharged, and Robert Bloomer has been named in his place, for to exercise the said charge of Constable, and that, nomine contradicente. In the same assembly, Peter Frederick and Joseph Devane have been named for to be surveyors about the fences in all the plantation of this place, for to preserve the peace.

April, 1700. Robert Bloomer, Supervisor,

Ambroise Sicard, Collector, Peter Valleau, Assessor,

Peter Frederick, > c? r tr- u

. , „ I . > Surveyors of Highways Andrew narehut, ) o j

Occasionally the entries occur in the French language: "La j^remiar jour d'avril, 1710, nous les inhabitanis de La Nouvelle Rochelle, assemble a I'autorite par un warant de Justice Gougeon date du en mnrs nous eumes a nommer pour officiers pour suvir le canton.

Pour Supervoyser, Olliviere Besly,

Pour Constable, Zacarie Angevin,

Pour Collecteur, Jacque Flandreau,

Pour Toon Man, Isaac Mercier et Pierre Yalleau,