ng Lime, building
Vessels and sawing Lumber, and they employed a great number of
laborers and workmen in cutting wood, burning lime, digging stone,
cutting hoop-poles, clearing roads, clearing land, curing fish,
cutting hay and attending stock. The workmen and laborers were
supported and paid by the partnership and lived in the outhouse and
kitchen of the house occupied by Simonds and White. There was a store
of dry goods and provisions and articles for the Indian trade."

When he was at St. John, Leavitt lived in the family of Simonds and
White who lived together during the greater part of the ten years he
was in the Company's employ, and when they separated their families he
staid sometimes with one and sometimes with the other. Simonds and
White were supplied with bread, meat and liquors for themselves and
families from the store, and no account was kept whilst they lived
together, but after they separated they were charged against each
family; the (workmen also were maintained, supported and fed from the
joint stock of the store, as it was considered they were employed for
the joint benefit of the company, but liquors and articles supplied on
account of their wages were charged against the individual accounts of
the men. Part of the workmen and laborers were hired by William Hazen
and sent from Newburyport, others were engaged by Simonds and White at
the River St. John.

About the year 1772 Jonathan Leavitt married Capt. Francis Peabody's
youngest daughter, Hephzibeth, then about sixteen years of age, and
thus became more closely identified with James Simonds and James
White, whose wives were also daughters of Capt. Peabody.[66]

[66] The concluding part of Capt. Peabody's will is of interest in
connection with the above:

"Item, I give to my daughter Elizabeth White thirty
dollars to be paid by my two eldest sons in household
goods.

"Item, to my daughter Hannah Simonds five dollars to be
paid by my two eldest sons.

"Item, to my daughter Hephzibeth I give three hundred
dollars to be paid by my two eldest sons in household
goods on the day of her marriage.

As to my household goods and furniture I leave to the
discretion of my loving wife to dispose of, excepting my
sword, which I give to my son Samuel. I appoint my dear
wife and my son Samuel executors of this my last Will and