Hanover Cemetery Documents

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5 Persons living more than one mile from the Village and not belonging to either of the Religious Societies of the Village may have the use of the hearse by paying a reasonable compensation

6 The Directors shall inspect the tomb & hearse house once in three months & report at the Annual Meeting

Note. The tomb was built by a voluntary subscription of nearly all the citizens of this Village, for a common receiving tomb in winter months, when the snow and frost render it difficult to bury in the Cemetery. The Hearse was procured by voluntary subscription some some six years ago and is still property of 1 original subscriber.

Voted to make a further ASseSsment of fifty cents a share, making one dollar for the year,

Voted, that the thanks of the ASsociation be presented to the Trustees of Dart. College

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for the grant of a piece of land on the North of the Cemetery for the purpose of getting acceSs to the North table land.

Voted that Prof. Young & Sanborn be a Committee to confer with the Committee of the Trustees (MeSS^rs D^r Lord & D. Blaisdell) concerning the aSsignment of a lot or lots in the Cemetery for the use of the College.

Voted, to pay Prof. Sanborn for completing the erection of the fence on the Eastern side of 1 Cemetery

Voted to adjourn without day.

Attest John Richards

1851 Aug 5. At a meeting of the Directors held this day at Prof. Sanborn's study

Voted that Mr J. Emerson Jr be requested to collect the tax of $1. per share & the other dues. Mr Emerson accepted.

Voted that the Treasurer employ a suitable person to take charge of the hearse house and hearse, to render his services

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Copy of a Deed

Know all men by the presents that the Dartmouth Cemetery Association situate in Hanover, within the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire for and in consideration of twenty dollars to them in hand before the delivery hereof, well and truly paid by the Trustees of Dartmouth College situate in said Hanover have remised, released and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said Trustees of Dartmouth College and their assigns forever one certain piece or parcel of land in the Dartmouth Cemetery, in said Hanover, lying in the North table land and being partly in the parcel this day granted by said Trustees of Dartmouth College to said Dartmouth Cemetery Association for the purpose of enlarging said Cemetery , being ninety six feet square and containing, as by plan of said Cemetery Lots No 112, 113, 114, 314, 315, 316, 320, 321, 322, 327, 328, 329, twelve lots each twenty four feet by thirty two feet

To have and to hold the said unused premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Trustees of Dartmouth College and assigns forever

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and we will warrant and defend the said premises to them the said Trustees of Dart. College and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons claiming by, from or under said Association.

Witness the hand of Samuel G. Brown President & Edwin D. Sanborn Clerk of said Association and their seals hereunto set by virtue of authority to them given this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord 1866 signed, sealed and delivered in presence of E. J Quimby Dan^l Blaisdell

Signed S. G. Brown President of the Dart. Cem. Ass (L.S.) E. D. Sanborn Sec. Dart. Cem. Ass. (L.S.)

State of New Hampshire Grafton Ss. Nov. 14, 1866

Personally appeared the above named Samuel G. Brown and Edwin D. Sanborn and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of the Dartmouth Cemetery Association before me

Daniel Blaisdell, Justice of the Peace

A True Copy of Deed

Attest E. D. Sanborn, Secretary