APPENDIX.

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT, FROM

THE FIRST ON RECORD, TO THE PRESENT TIME.

1671 Thomas Beattle, 1672 Thomas Beattle, 1673 (Ralph ?) Houghton, 1689 Ralph Houghton,

1737 Jabez Fairbanks,

1738 Jabez Fairbanks,

1739 Ebenezer Wilder, 1740 Samuel Willard,

Where any year is omitted the town was not represented. Beattle was afterwards one of the deputies from Concord. I do not know that he ever lived here. Thomas Sawyer was the one who was taken captive in 1705. Col. Asa Whitcomb, the revolutionary patriot who represented the town many years in the Legislature, is particularly mentioned in Mr. Goodwin's history of Sterling.

October, 1774, William Dunsmoor was chosen to represent the town in the Provincial Convention at Concord.

Dunsmoor and Asa Whitcomb were delegates to the Provincial Congress at Cambridge, February 1, 1775.

Joseph Reed and Ebenezer Allen, delegates to the State Convention in Concord, July 14, 1779, to the County Convention at Worcester on the second Tuesday of August, 1779, and to attend at Concord first Wednesday in October, 1779.

William Dunsmoor, Ephraim Wilder and William Putnam, delegates to the Convention in Cambridge, September, 1779. This was the Convention that formed our present Constitution of State Government.

Timothy Whiting and Ephraim Carter, delegates to the County Convention at Worcester, April, 1782.

Ebenezer Allen, delegate to the County Convention at Leicester, August 1786.

John Sprague, delegate to the Convention for ratifying the Federal Constitution. It is worthy of remark that out of the whole County of Worcester on the question for adopting the Constitution, there were forty three nays and but seven yeas. The latter were Messrs. Sprague of this town, Seth Newton of Southborough, Samuel Baker of Bolton, David Wilder of Leominister, Matthew Patrick of Western, Josiah Goddard of Athol, and Ephraim Wilder of Sterling.

John Maynard, Jonathan Wilder, and William Cleveland, delegates to the County Convention at Worcester, August, 1812.

Jacob Fisher and Davis Whitman, delegates to the Convention in Boston, November, 1320, for revising the Constitution of the State.

PUBLIC OFFICERS.

County Treasurer, Jonathan Houghton, 1731 to 1733.

Judge of Court of Common Pleas and Chief Justice, Joseph Wilder, 1731 to 1757.

Judge Court of Common Pleas, Samuel Willard, 1743 to 1753. Joseph Wilder, son of first Judge Joseph Wilder, 1762 to 1773. John Sprague, June 23, 1798, Chief Justice, July 31, 1798 to 1800. Clerk of the Courts, William Stedman, 1810 to 1811. 1812 to 1816.

Sheriff, William Greenleaf, 1778 to 1788. John Sprague, 1788

to 1792.

Judge of Probate, Joseph Wilder, 1739 to 1757.

Assistant Justices of the Court of Sessions, John Whiting, March 1, 1803 to April 20, 1809. Timothy Whiting, November 14, 1811. Senators, John Sprague, 1785 to 1786. Moses Smith, 1814 to

Representatives to Congress. William Stedman, 1803 to 1810. Justices of the Peace. I have no means of being accurate prior to 1788. Soon after the settlement of the town, Major Willard, who resided here for a short time, was a magistrate by virtue of his office, as one of the Court of Assistants. After the town was rebuilt, came John Houghton, and, probably, he was the only magistrate for some years. Then followed Judge Joseph Wilder, father and son, Col. Oliver Wilder, Col. Samuel Willard, father and son, Col. Abijah Willard, and Abel Willard, William Richardson, Joseph Reed, Osgood, &c. After the peace, William Duns

moor, and John Sprague.

Since 1788, they are as follows,* viz:

Appointed

March 14, 1788, Josiah Wilder.

Jan. 23, 1789, Israel Atherton.

Oct. 14, 1789, Timothy Whiting jr. quorum, Oct. 15, 1807.

Sept. 18, 1790, William Stedman, quorum, Jan. 21, 1801.

June 24, 1799, Samuel Ward, quorum, Jan. 28, 1806.

Feb. 1, 1803, Josiah Flagg.

June 14, 1803, Benjamin Wyman.

May 26, 1806, Joseph Wales.

May 13, 1808, Merrick Rice.

Oct. 18, 1809, Moses Smith, jr. quorum, July 3, 1816.

Dec. 17, 1811, Paul Willard.

June 16, 1812, Jacob Fisher.

Jan. 20, 1814, Ebenezer Torrey.

Dec. 3, 1816, Edward Goodwin.

June 9, 1821, John Stuart.

Jan. 24, 1822, Jonas Lane.

Aug. 26, 1823, Levi Lewis.

Jan. 7, 1825, Joseph Willard.

Worcester C. C. P. Nov. Term, 1755, Abel Willard, to 1775.— Removed.

Worcester, C. C. P. March Term, 1768, John Sprague, 1770 to 1800.-Died.

Admitted in Worcester, Levi Willard, about the year 1786-Died. *This list was furnished by Edward D. Bangs, Esq. Secretary of State.

Essex, Sept. Term, C. C. P. 1787, William Stedman, to 1810 and from 1821.

Worcester, March Term, 1789, Merrick Rice to 1815.-Removed to Harvard-Died.

Worcester, Dec. Term, 1802, Moses Smith to 1825.-Relinquished the practice.

Worcester, March Term, 1803, Samuel John Sprague to 1805—

Died.

In Middlesex, John Stuart, here from 1821 to 1822.-Removed to Boston.

Worcester, Sept. Term, C. C. P. 1811, John Davis, jr. to 1821.Removed to Charlton.

Middlesex, Dec. Term, C. C. P. 1819, Joseph Willard from 1821, July; at Waltham from March 1820, to July 1821.

Middlesex, June Term, C. C. P. 1824, Solon Whiting, Attorney at Law.

Those in Italicks are now in practice in this town. Abel Willard, son of Col. Samuel Willard, who was representative of the town some years, was held in great esteem, and was the instrument of healing many differences without litigation. He went to London in 1775, earlier than was stated in a former note, and died there before the termination of the war. Samuel J. Sprague, Harvard University, 1799, was son of Judge Sprague, Harvard University, 1765, A. A. S. died Sept. 10, 1805, of an injury received by a fall. Levi Willard, Harvard University, 1775, born 1756. After leaving college he resided for some time in England, on his return he studied law with Judge Sprague. He opened an office in Lancaster, and practised there for a short time in 1786, and till his death. William Stedman, Harvard University, 1784. Merrick Rice, Harvard University, 1785. Joseph Willard, Harvard University, 1816, L. L. B. Solon Whiting, son of the late General John Whiting.

PHYSICIANS.

Daniel Greenleaf, died in Bolton.

John Dunsmoor, died Dec. 7, 1747, aged 45.
Staunton Prentice, died Dec. 1, 1769, aged 58.

Phineas Phelps, died Aug. 12, 1770, aged 37.

William Dunsmoor, died May 26, 1784, aged 50.

Israel Atherton, Harvard University, 1662, M. M. S. Soc. died

July, 1822, aged 82.

Josiah Wilder, Y. C. died Dec. 20, 1788, aged 45.

James Carter, died 1817.

Samuel Manning, Harvard University, 1797, M. D. M. M. S. Soc. moved to Cambridge in 1821, died 1822.