Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, 
Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, 
Concord, N.H. 

LANDMARK: Libbey's mills, Bellamy Falls and Mills,  

NAMES: GERRISH, Capt; LIBBEY, Benjamin; LIBBEY, Enoch; PIERCE, Andrew; 
	SAWYER, Alfred I.; GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING. CO.; MOSES, C.C.P.; 
	DAM, John; LAYTON, Thomas; POMFRETT, Wm.; BEARD, Thomas; FOLLET, Wm.; 
	LEWIS, Phillip; WALDRON,Richard;  BEARD, Mary; WALDRON, Major; 
	GERRISH, John; GERRISH, Elizabeth; GERRISH, Timothy; 
	GERRISH, Col. Paul; 
	
	 After his death in 1849 the business was continued by his brothers. 
In 1858 they purchased the Moses mill at the lower falls, so named from C.C.
P. Moses, who bought this privilege from the Great Falls Man. Co. in 1845, 
and built on the site of the Osborne foundry a paper-mill, which he con-
verted into a flannel mill in 1855.  From these two woollen mills have 
sprung up, through the able management of the Messrs. Sawyer, the present 
extensive manufactories of fine cloths and suiting.  Their company was 
incorporated in 1873.  There are three dams at Sawyer's mills.  The lowest 
has a fall of 20 ft.  and 80 horse power.  This is at the head of tide 
water, to which point barges and small schooners can ascend Back river.  
the other two dams have a fall of 12 ft. and 50 horse power.    
	The earliest saw-mill on the Bellamy is supposed to have stood at the 
head of tide water.  The falls here were granted toJohn Dam, Thomas Layton,
and Wm. Pomfrett the 23rd, 8 mo., 1649, but were afterwards acquired by 
Thomas Beard, Wm. Follet, Thomas Layton, and Philip Lewis.  Thomas Layton 
conveyed his quarter part of the saw-mill here to Richard Waldron, Ap. 8, 
1653  Thomas Beard and wife Mary, conveyed to Waldron his portion Dec 6, 
1654, together with "ye old planting ground commonly called Bellemies Bank;"
											

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