Alstead (New-Hampshire) Committee

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The Committee of Correspondence for the Town of Alstead being applied to, by complaint, sundry times and from sundry persons, against Simon Baxter, of said Alstead, he being inimical to his Country in a most dangerous manner, accordingly appointed Friday, 18th of August, inst˙, for a time to examine into the matter: and after having served a citation upon said Baxter to attend and answer to any allegation that might be laid against him on that account, accordingly met with the Town in general, and a number of persons from adjacent Towns, and went into a full hearing of said matter. And after hearing the evidence against said Baxter, with his own declaration, which was that he would victual Gage' s Army had he an opportunity, with sundry other open and dangerous declarations against the peace and good of, the Country, under the present unhappy situation, therefore determined, with the advice of all present, that the said Simon Baxter' s conduct has been, and still his avowed principles by his open and dangerous declaration before this body, is highly inimical, &c˙; and adjudge that the said Baxter be confined to his farm in Alstead, and that he give up his arms, and that all persons be cautioned to withhold commerce and dealings with

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Alstead, August 18, 1775.

N˙ B˙ Notwithstanding the aforegoing determination, the said Simon Baxter is deserted and gone off from the Town of Alstead; and it is suspected that he, the said Simon Baxter, is gone off with contempt, and upon some bad design against his Country, therefore all persons, friends to the Country, are desired to take notice and beware of the said offender, that he may be brought to a sense of his duty.