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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00075 1146
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Turkey hills Series Rumber 1
RECORDS
of the SOCIETY or PARISH of TURKEY HILLS
now the Town of
East Granby, Connecticut
1737-1791
Published by ALBERT CARLOS BATES Librarian Connecticut Historical Society
HARTFORD 1901
100 Copies Printed
No. 96
THE CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD CO., HARTFORD, CONN.
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S IMSBURY was originally described as "an appendix of Windsor," from which town its early settlers came. It was named and first recognized as a distinct town in 1670. It lies west of Windsor, and as originally constituted was bounded on the east by that town. Suffield, which until 1749 was in the Massachusetts colony, adjoined the two towns on the north.
The section known as "Simsbury north east corner," first settled about 1712, became later the ecclesiastical society or parish of Turkey Hills.
In 1725 the inhabitants of Simsbury took measures toward the erection of a new meeting house. The town being large and divided by a range of high hills and a river with its one large tributary stream, the meeting house could not be so placed as to accommodate all of the inhabitants, and the people were unable to agree upon its location. This was the begin- ning of a controversy which was as long continued and bitter as only an ecclesiastical quarrel of former days could be. The final result after numerous votes and counter votes, decisions and re-decisions, and frequent appeals to the power of the General Assembly, was the division of the town into four socie- ties by the following act passed at the October session of 1736.
Upon the report of Roger Wolcott, James Wadsworth and Thomas Wells, Esqrs, relating to the affair of Symsbury socie- ties with some part of Windsor and Farmington, accepted by this Assembly :
Resolved and enacted by this Assembly, That the inhabitants at the southwest corner of said Windsor, with part of the in- habitants of said Farmington and Symsbury, be, and are hereby made, one distinct society, endowed with parish powers and
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privileges as fully as other parishes already by law are allowed ; and the bounds thereof as followeth : Easterly by a line par- allel to Windsor bounds with Simsbury, from Hartford bounds to the south bounds of Paquanuck society, so far east as to take in the house of Peter Mills ; south on Hartford bounds to their northwest corner, then further west till it intersects a south line drawn from the house of Daniel Foot ; then bounded west by a line drawn north from the southwest corner till it takes in the house of Daniel Foot, then to continue northward till it takes in the houses of Timothy Moses, Thomas Addams, Lem- uel Roberts and Richard Roberts, and then the line to extend east to Windsor bounds ; and the remainder bounded by Pa- quanuck society ; and said parish to be known by the name of Wintonbury Parish.
And it is further resolved and enacted, That there be a dis- tinct society at the northwest corner of Symsbury, at the place called Salmon Brook ; and the inhabitants thereof are hereby made one distinct society, and are endowed with parish powers and privileges, as fully as other parishes allowed by law are ; and the bounds of said parish is as followeth : To begin at the mouth of Salmon brook, then bounded east by said brook to the place where the path near Capt. Holcomb's crosseth it, from thence by a line drawn northward to the west side of the great marsh, and so continue to Symsbury north bounds ; bounded north and west at the bounds of Symsbury, bounded south by Saxton's brook, excluding Saxton's lands and the families of Higleys, and from Saxton's brook by a line drawn west north west to Symsbury west bounds.
And it is further resolved and enacted, That there be a so- ciety in the northeast corner of Symsbury, at the place called Turkey Hills ; and the inhabitants thereof are hereby made one distinct society, and are endowed hereby with parish pow- ers and privileges as other parishes already allowed by law have; and is bounded as followeth : Bounded south by the little river, east by Windsor and Suffield bounds, north by Symsbury bounds, west by the lastmentioned society.
And it is further resolved and enacted, That the remaining part of the inhabitants of said Symsbury be one distinct society, endowed with parish powers and privileges as aforesaid.
At the next session, May, 1737, the following additional act
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was passed, adding to the original limits of the society the section frequently spoken of from its width as "the half mile."
Upon the memorial of Josiah Phelps the second, Josiah Phelps the 4th, Elijah Owen, Samuel Owen, John Thrall, Isaac Gillett, Robert Winchell and Ebenezer Hurlburt, all of Windsor, praying that they with all other inhabitants on the tier of lots in the northwest corner of the town of Windsor, bounded north on Suffield, west on Symsbury, south on the river, and east on the common land in said Windsor, may be annexed to the parish of Turkey Hills, &c., for the reasons assigned, as by their memorial on file : Resolved by this As- sembly, that said memorialists and all the inhabitants on said tier of lots, with the said tier of lots bounded north on Suffield, east on the common and undivided land in said Windsor, and south with the river, be annexed, and the same are hereby an- nexed to, and made part of the society of Turkey Hills.
A portion of Simsbury including Turkey Hills society was incorporated in 1786 as the town of Granby ; and a portion of Windsor including the same society was incorporated in 1854 as the town of Windsor Locks. On June 2, 1858, the town of East Granby was incorporated from portions of Granby and Windsor Locks with practically the same boundaries as those of the Turkey Hills ecclesiastical society.
These records covering the period from the organization of the society in 1737 to 1791, are contained in one unbound vol- ume originally comprising forty-six leaves, eleven and one-half by seven and one-half inches in size. The first leaf is now missing : page 3 contains an index of " Prudential Comtes when Chosen & who," and a number of pages are blank. Several documents taken from the society's files are added by way of appendix.
The volume was found in 1876, after a disappearance of many years, in the garret of the late Deacon Oliver Hayden. Its discovery was due to an inquiry and search instituted at that time by the late Charles Horace Clark, Esq. Its printing is permitted by a vote of the society passed November 12, 1900.
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[4] at a meting Legaly warned and Conuened on the : 16th Day of June A: D: 1737: of the parifh or Sociaty Caled Turkey Hills: in Simfbuary in Hartford County
uoted Capt: Beniam: Addams Should be modrator for Sd: meting
uoted Ifaac Owen Should be Sociaty Clark for ye year In- fuing
uoted Ifaac Gillet and Ephram Phelpf & william moor Should be a Comety to manige ye prudencelf afaref for Sª So- ciaty for ye year Infuing
uoted that ye Sociaty would hier and Continue preaching thif Corant year
at ye Same meting uoted that thay would aplye them Selues to ye General Afembely Next october for the Determination of Sd Afembely to apint a place whare thay Shall Set their meting Houfe uoted by more then two thirds of Sd meting
at a Legal meting of ye Sociaty or parifh Caled Turkey hills on ye Seuenth Day of october: 1737
uoted Insn: John Holcomb Should be modrator for Sd meting
uoted that the Sociaty would build a meting Houfe for Sd Sociaty as foloweth: forty feets in Length and thirty fiue fets in bredth; and twenty feets betwene Joynts
uoted Ifaac Gillet and Capt Beniam: Addams and Sam !: Strickland Shall be a Comety to order the afairf of building a meteing house for Sd Sociaty
uoted to Raife a Rate on the Comon Lift giuen in Laft au- guft of fore pence on the pound to pay M' woolcot for his preaching the gofpel amongft us
uoted Sam1: owen Shall be a Colecter to gather the aboue Sd Rate for Sd Sociaty
Decembr the: 5th: 1737 at a Legal meting of ye Sociaty of Turkey hills in Simfbuary
uoted Capt John Lewis Should be modrator for Sd meting uoted Ifaac owen Should be Sociaty Clark for ye year Infuing uoted Left Timothy phelps and Ifaac Gillet Ins John Hol- comb Should be a Comety to order ye prudentiell afaers for Sd Sociaty for ye year Infuing
uoted that this Sociaty will giue Mr Cafe twenty Shillings money for his Seruice done us at ye afembely
[5] at the Same Meting uoted to Raife a Rate on ye Comon
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List giun in Laft auguft of Nine pence on the pound to defray our minifteral Charges
voted to rays a reat again of nine pence moor upon the pound to Defray our meeting house Charges Samuell Clarke Chosen Colecterer: to gether Sª rate
Defembor: 15th: 1738: at A Legall miting at Simsbury In Turkey hillss Sosiotey
voted Sar Joseph phelps Should be moderater for Sd miting
voted that Isaac Owen Should be fosiotey Clark for ye year Insuing
voted Sar Joseph phelps Isaac Gillit Thomas winchell Should be a Comitey to ordor the prudencials of the Sosiotey for the year Insuing
voted to Rays a reat of Seven pence on the pound on the List Given In Last August
voted to rays a reat of three pens on the Same List
voted John Holcomb Jn" Colecterer to gether Sd rates
voted Samuell Clark & Isaac Owen to be agents for Sd Sosiotey to Recken with all our formor and present Comittes and bring In thare acompts at our next defembor meeting
may: 7th 1739 at a Legall meting of the Sosiotey of turkey hills voted Sargent Joseph phelps moderater of Sd meeting
voted that Isaac gillit agent for the Sosiotey to proseed In the bifnes to agree with Sam11 Clarke for ye Land for the meet- ing houfe to Stand on
voted that the Sosiotey will give Celleb & Robord winchell thare afeft part of thare rates tords the minester & the meeting houfe
voted that the Sosiotey will Defend the present Comittey In going on with ye bulding of ye meeting houfe & aney Other person that the Comitey Shall Set to worke
Defembor 26th 1739 at a Legall meeting of the Sofiotey of Turkey hills In Simsbury
voted that Joshua holcomb Should be moderater for Sd meeting
voted Isaac owen Should be Sofiotey Clarke for ye year Insuing
voted that Isaac Gillit Joshua holcomb & martain whinchell Should be comittey for the ye year Infuing to mannage the prudentials of Sd Sosiotey
voted to rays a rate of nine pence on the pound to defray the meting houfe Charge
voted to rays a rate of nine pence on the pound on the Coman List given last august to defray the minestearell Charges for the year Insuing
[6] At the Same meeting
voted Joseph Forward to be Colecterer for the year Insuing voted that Elijah owen Should be Trefhurer ye year In- suing
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voted Left Timothy Phelps Should a comitey man & Joseph Aldorman & Isaac Owen miniftearall Comitey ye year Insuing voted that Left Timothy Phelps John Cristian miller & Joseph Aldarman Should be Scool Comitey for ye In Suing
Desember ye 18th 1740 at a Sosiotey meeting Legally warned when covened together
voted that Cpt Benjamin Addams Should be moderator for Sd miting
voted that Isaac owen Shuld be Sofiotey Clarke for ye year Insuing
voted that Cpt Beniamjn addams Elijah owen martain win- chell Shuld be prudentiol Comitey for Sd Sosiotey for ye year Insuin
voted that Cpt John Lewes James Eno Sam11 Strickland Should be a minestearll Comitey
Agust: 31 : 1741 at a Legall meeting of our Sosiotey at turkey hills when meet Cpt John Lewes Chose moderater for Sd meeting Voted that the Sosiotey will give m' Ebenezer mills a Call In ordor for Setteling In the worke of the miniftrey a moungst us
Voted that the Sosiotey will give mr Ebenezer mills Five hundred pounds for a Settelment provided he Settels In ye worke of the minstrey a mongust us and to pay It as foles to wit one hundred & twenty five pounds pur year
Voted that the Sosioty will Leve It with the Comitey Left
Timothey Phelps Sar Samuell Clarke James Eno to agree with mr mills what Salerry the Sosiotey Shall give him
Voted that the Sosiotey will give Sar Sam11 Clark twonty pounds for the Land whare the miting hous Stands & as much as Is nesserey for that yous
Voted that martain winchell Shall be agent for Sd Sositey to agree with Sd Clark and to take a deed of him for Sd Sositey
at a meeting of the Sosiotey Turkey hills Legalley worned and Convened on: ye 30 day of Desembor: 1741
Voted that Joshua holcomb Should be moderater for Sd meeting
Voted that Isaac owen Should be Clarke for Sd Sosiotey
Voted that Cpt Beniamjn Addams Isaac Gillit martain win- chell Should be a prudentiall Comittey for ye year Insuing
Voted that Joseph Phelps 3ª Should be Colecter for the year Insuing
Voted that Jofhua holcomb John holcomb & Jofeph Phelps & Jofeph Cornish Should afist the Comittey In agreeing in the Setteling of mr mills
[7] At the Same meeting
Voted that Joshua holcomb & Joseph Cornish Should be a Scool Comittey for Sd Sosiotey & to go and meet the Rest of the Scool Comiteys to devid the Scool money in ye Town of Simsburey
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At a meeting of our Sosiotey Legalley warned & Convened on ye 16th day of november: 1741
Voted that Samuell Clarke Should be moderater for Sd meting
voted that Isaac gillit Should be Comittey man untill our anuell meeting In the room Elijah owen desesed
Voted that ye Sosiotey will give mr Ebenezer mills for his Salery yearley as Long as he Shall Continue in the worke of the meniftrey a mongst us one hundred & fiftey pounds pr year
Voted that Cpt Beniamin Addams Josiah phelps Shall be a Comittey with ye formor minesterall Comittey to agree with mr mills Consarning his Setelment
[8] at a meeting of the Sosiotey of Turkey hills in Simsbery on the 29 day of Desembor: 1742 Legalley worned and Con- vened to gether
Voted that Left Timothey Phelps Should be moderater for Sd meeting
Voted that Isaac owen Should be Sosiotey Clarke for the year Insuing
Voted that Left Thomas winchell John Thrall & Isaac Owen Should be a prudential Comitey for ye year insuing and that Sd Comittey Shall have full power to recken with the old Comitteys & Colectterers and dow Impower Sd comitti to Sue and recover In the Law all the old Debts in Sd Sosiotey for the youse of Sd Sosiotey
Voted to adiurn Sd meeting to the Second wensday of of Janewary 1742/3 . . at a Legall meeting held by a Jornment Janawary 12th 1742/3
Voted that this Sosiotey will rays a rate of two Shillings on the pound on the Comon List given Last agust to Defray our minestearell and Sosiotey Charges
Voted that Left phelps and Insine Cornish Shall be a Com- ittey to Look after the pasnege Land at Simsbury
Voted that Isaac Gillitt Juner Should be Colecterer for ye year Insuing to gather the rate
Voted that the presant Comittey Shall Lay out the over- plush money nif thare be aney to finnish the meeting hous
Voted that Robord Jonson & Elix Cooners rates Should be Suspended that ar In Joseph forwards hand until he hath op- pertunity to git them
At a Legall meeting fo our Sosiatey at turkey hills on the 29th day of Desembor: 1743 when convened
Voted Cpt Beniamjn Addams Should be moderater for Sd meting
Voted that Abel Forward Should be Sosiotey Clarke for ye year Insuing
Voted that Joseph Cornish John Veitts & John Thrall Shuld be a Comittey for ye year Insuing to manige the pru- dentals of our Sosiotey
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Voted that John Alderman & Joseph Cornish & Thomos winchell & Isaac gillit Should be a Comittey to Look after the Scool afarers for ye year Insuing
[9] At the Same meeting
Voted that the Sosiotey will Rays a Rate of two Shillings upon the pound on the List given In Last agust to Defray our minesteral and other Sosiotey Charges
Voted that John Granger Should be a Colectorer to gether our Sosiotey Rate
Voted that the Sosiotey will Reless Calleb holcomb of all his rates that the Sosiotey has made or got aganst him
Voted that our Sosiotey annelley meting Shall Be on the first tuseday of Desembor from year to year
Voted that the half mile in windsor that be Long to this
. Sosiotey Shall have the prevelidg of Sending thare Children to Scool amoungst us the year in Suing
At a Legall mitting of our Sosiotey on the 4eth day of de- sembor 1744 when convened . . Voted that Sargent Joseph phelps Should be moderator for this meeting
2ly Voted that Abel Forward Should be our Sosioty Clark for the year Insuing 3ly Voted that this meeting Should be Adgurned to tusday the leventh day of this Instant desembor to meet att the meeting hous att ten of the Clock be four noon
desembor: 11th: day: 1744 att a meeting of our Sosiotey when Convened held by ad Jurnment Voted that John Veitt & John Aldorman & Joseph phelps 3ª Should be our ministearall Com- ittey for the year Insuing
voted that martain winchell Should be Colectorer for our Sofioty for ye year In Suing
voted to Rays a Rate of Eaightteen pence on the pound on the Last Agust Lift
voted that Sargent Isaac Gillitt Sart John Granger Sargent John Vitts Should be our Scool Comittey for ye year Insuing
voted that the Scool money Should be Lett out but one year at a time
voted that the Sosioty would a bate mathw holcombs rate that Isaac Gillitt Juner Colectorer has to gether
Voted that the Sosiotey will a Low to pellitiah Addams for going to Long Island after mr Ebr mills (for his time and Ex- penses In the holl of all) four pounds Eaighteen Shillings of the old tener money
voted that the Sosiotey will abate Sart John Thrall thurtey three Shillings of his assesment of the old tener money
voted that decon Samuell Owen & Sart Isaac Gillitt Should be a Comitey to take a deed of our buring place and to fence the Same
[10] Desembor: ye 3ª 1745 at a Socioty meeting of our So- siotey at Turkey hills In Simsbury when Convened
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voted that Joseph Cornish Should be a moderator for Sd meeting
voted that Abel forword Should be Sosioty Clarke for ye year Insuing
voted that Sart Isaac gillitt Sart John veitt & Joseph phelps 3ª Should be Comitte men for the prudencels of Sª Sosioty for ye year Insuing
voted that the Sosioty will Rays a rate of fifteen pence on the Pound in the Common List giveen in Last august to De- fray our minestearal and Sosioty Chargis for the year Insuing
voted that Sargent Joseph Phelps 2ª Should be a Colectorer to gether our Sosioty rate for ye year Insuing
voted that Ensine Isaac owen Sargent John veitts and Abel Forward Should be: a Comitty to a gree with mr Ebr mills a bout the fall of: or discount of money
voted that the Sosioty will have the Scool keept as near the meeting hous this year as may bee
voted that Sart John Granger Ensine Isaac owen & Sart martain winchel Should be a Scool Comitty for the year In Suing
voted that the Sosioty will give in to Cpt benjamin Addams thare a Sest part of a youke of Cattel of his on the List given in 1744
Desembor 27: 1745 at a Legel meting of our Sosioty when Convened voted that Ensne Joseph Cornish Should be modera- tor for Said meeting and So forth
Then Sargent Joseph phelps parsonal apeared and declared that he would not Exsept nor Sarve In the post of a Colectorer for the year Insuing for which he was made Chois of for and has payd his forty Shillings acording as the Law directs
whare upon the Sociaty at Said meeting
voted that Left Thomos winchell Should be a Colectorer for the year In Suing to gether our minestearal rate for the year Insuing
voted that the Sosioty will give in thare afest parte of the asesments coming to them on the List given in the year 1744 that Is to Say the one half that is Coming to them mening that those parsons that are asest Should pay the proper rateabel part
voted that the Sosiotey will give Joseph more one half of the rate for his head on the List 1744 voted that the Sosioty will give the wedo mary griffen and all So the wedo higly thare ratees that Isaac gillit Junr Colectorer has to gether
[II] novembor ye: 7th day 1746
At a Sosioty meeting of our Sosioty at turkey hills In Sims- bury Legally worned when Convened voted that Timothy Phelps Should modorator for Sd meeting voted that Sargent John Thrall Should be a Colectorer for to gether our Sosioty
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for this year to Gether our Sosioty rate on a rate bill made on the List given in August: 1745
Desembor: 2: 1746 att a Sosioty meeting of our Sosioty att turkey hills in Simsbury Lawfully worned when convened
voted that Ensine Joseph Cornish Should be modorator for Sª meeting
voted that Abel forward Should be Sosioty Clarke for the year insuing
voted that Sar Isaac Gillit Ensin Isaac Owin & Joseph For- ward Should be our minesterell comittey for the year Insuing voted that the Sosioty will rays a rate of Eaightteen pence on the pound on the comon List given in Last August
voted that Ens" Joseph Cornish Should be a colecttorer for the year Insuing to gether our Sosioty rate
voted that John Aldorman James moor & Abel forward Should Bee a Scool comitty for the year Insuing
voted that the Sosioty will give to Gidion moor his: rate that that Sar John Thrall has to gether voted to give to Ebenezor moor his rate that Sar John Thrall has to gether
Voted to Adjurn this meeting to the first munday of Jane- wary next
at a Sosotey meeting of the Sosiotey of turkey hills In Simfbury Legally worned and convened on the 16 day of octo- bor 1747
voted that Leut Timothy Phelps Should be modorator for Sª meeting
voted that Ensgn Joseph Cornish Ensign Isaac owen Sart pellitiah Addams Should be a Comittey to go and hear and de- fend Iff need be what the Reverent mr Ebenezer mills Shall or hath Eledged againft the Sofiotey to the Afociations Comitty
voted that thay Should go and take the best advise thay Could in that afare
novembor 18th 1747 at a Sosiotey meeting of the Sosiotey of turkey hills In Simsbury Legally worned and convened voted that Capt benjamin addams Should be moderator for Sd meet- ing voted that Ensign Joseph cornish Ensign Isaac owen Sart pellitiah Should be a comtty to dra up: artickels of a greement betwen mr mills and the Sosioty and make returns to our next meting
[12] desembor ye: 1 day 1747
at a Sofiotey meting of the Sofiotey of turkey hills In Simf- bury Legalley warned and convened voted that Sargent Isaac Gillitt Shuld be moderator for Sd miting
voted that Dacan Samuall Owen Should be Sosiotey Clarke for the year In Suing voted that Sargent Isaac Gillitt & En- sign Isaac owen & Jofeph forward Should be a prudentall or minesterall Comitty for the year In Suing voted that Ensign martain winchell Jofeph phelps 3ª & Capt John vietts Should be a Scool Comittey for the year In Suing
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voted to adjurn the meting to the 4th Tusday of this Instant defembor to a pear at the miting hous at 12 a Clock
Defember the 22 day 1747/
at a Sociaty meeting then held by anjornment in turke hill Sociaty Voted to Raise a rate of two Shillings upon the pound for the year Enfuing to fray our Sociaty Charges Voted John Drake to be Colecter to Colect our Sociaty Rates for the year Enfuing Voted Encine Ifaac owen Encigne Jofeph Cornifh pelatiah Addams Should be a Committe to go and agree if they Could with Mr Ebenezar mills with Refpect to his maintainance amonft us Voted that this meeting Should be ajorn:d to En- cigne martain Winchel's houfe-the Sociaty meet then at Sd winchel:s houfe and proceeded & voted Encigne Jofeph Cor- nifh Encigne Ifaac owen Should go and take advice of m': Col- ten & to afk him what was advifed by the ascociations Com- mittee & what was agreed by Mr: mills & our Comittee at their meeting at m': mills
Voted this meeting Should be ajornd to the 29 day of this inftant december
at a meeting held on the 29 day of December 1747 by an ajournment at the meeting house turkey hill
Voted that where as on the 22 day of this Inftant December wee pafed a vote that wee would raise a Rate of two Shillings on the pound wee now have voted that wee will Reconfider the Sd: vote
Voted Capt benjamin addams Enci Jofeph Cornifh Jofeph forward En8: martain winchel pelatiah addams Should be a Committee to Go and advife with the afsociatian of miniftors that are to be at M' mills at turkey hills Sum time in february next Enfuing to See if we Can agree with m": mills in order to his Continuing in the Ministry amongs us -this meeting is by a vote ajornd to ye firft wednesday of february next Enfuing the Date above Said at Eight of the Clock in the fore noon at the meeting houfe
february the 3 day 1747/8 then a Sociaty meeting held at the meeting houfe in turkey hills in Simsbuary by ajornment
voted that pelatiah addams John Granger & martain win- chel Should be a Committee to go and meet with the Reverend ministers that are to associate themfelves at m' Coltens houfe in hartford on the 9 day of this inftant february to hear & to anfwer Sd ministers & defend on the Sociaties behalf with Refpect to the Sociatyes dificulties that wee Labour under with m' mills and to make their Return at our next meeting
voted to ajorn this meetig to the 15 day of this inftant february at 2 a Clock in the after noon at the meeting houfe
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