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John—coopers, carpenters, fishermen, farmers, lime-burners, shipbuilders, millmen, teamsters and laborers.

Leonard Jarvis became a co-partner with William Hazen in the autumn of the year 1764, and he may be considered to have replaced Samuel Blodget in the company, as on the retirement of Mr. Blodget, a little later, his share was taken by Hazen and Jarvis, they paying him the sum of £1,800 on account of the supplies he had advanced. Leonard Jarvis seems never to have been at St. John while he was a member of the company,^[1] but William Hazen visited Portland Point frequently, more especially after the formation of the second business partnership in April 1767. In April 1771, he informed Mr. Simonds that he should soon altogether discontinue business at Newburyport having determined to settle his lands in Nova Scotia which if unimproved would be liable to forfeiture; he therefore proposed to build a dwelling house for his family near Mr. Simonds' residence at Portland Point. The prospect of such an addition to their limited society doubtless was extremely pleasing to the families of Mr. Simonds and Mr. White.

In a letter dated February 18, 1771, James Simonds writes, "We shall cut Mr. Hazen's Frame in some place near the water where it may be rafted at any time." The house was erected in July following. It was built at Mr. Hazen's expense mostly by the laborers and with materials belonging to the company. Shortly after its completion it was destroyed by fire and Mr. Hazen's removal from Newburyport delayed in consequence. A new house was begun the next year which like the former was built by the company's carpenters and laborers and the expense borne by Mr. Hazen.