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" Agreed, that a petition should be sent to the Gonl Court to sve whether we might attnin liberty for the settlement of the worship and ordineners of God amongst us. May 5, 1715.
" Mr. Daniel Boardman elected to settle in the work of the ministry. Juno 16, 1715.
" And a committeo appointed to treat with him.
" A committee appointed tu carry Mr. Boardman's proposals to Mil- ford to hear what they will do in order to the settlement of a minister amongst us hero.
"Committeo appointed to hiro a man to board Mr. Boardman. July 29. 1715.
"Town declared they would accept of some of Mr. D. Boardman's propositions in order to a settlement, namely that concerning his salary, and that concerning the lot In the Indian Fiehl, the fencing the land, and also plowing so much as in proposed. August 16, 1713.
" Agreed, thint a petition be carried to the Genl. ('t. to try the matter whether we can not obtain liberty to ralso a tax for the support of the ministry. Oct. 21, 1718.
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HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
"Shall be a general line of fence from great falls to east or west aspe- tuck. Nov. 24, 1715.
"Grain shold pass for paying town charges is as follows: wheat, 48. per bushel (67 c.), rye, 2×, 8d. per bushel (about 453 c.), Indian corn, 28. per bushel (343 cents), oats at 1s. 4d. per bushel (233 cents), flax, Gd. per lb. (9 cents). Dec. 19, 1715.
"Voted, That the ministry should be fenced, etc. Dec. 19, 1715.
" We pitch upon the 3 Wednesday in October for ordinstion of Mr. Boardman, in case our way may be clear. August 20, 1716.
" Agreement with Mr. Daniel Boardman accepted.
"1 : its supposed that ye town shall se ye sd Boardman paid ye 7s. upon each right not settled according to ye agreement made with Mr. Samuel Clark at Milford = and as for the remaining part of ye salary which lies upon the inhabitants = we covenant and agree that it shall be paid as follows: 1 : that every present inhabitant may have the liberty to pay one-third part of his or her minister's rate in grain,-that is to say, Wheat, rye, & Indian corn. Wheat at 3s. 6d. per bushel (583 c.), as money, rye at 2s. & 4/1. (39 c.) per bushel, & Indian corn at 20d. (28 c.), all as money.
" The other 2 parts or two-third parts: I will alow to be paid in the several species or kinds, viz. : fax = or labor = or pork = or linnin cloth = if not these then money = these two latter parts you may pay some of every sort ; or the whole in either of them, this agreement shall stand Rs long ss shall consist with peace & prosperity == and I do oblige myself to sell to the inhabitants graine at the same price what I have to spare. Oct. 11, 1716.
"John Bostick, Sr., and Samol Bronson was chosen committee to sigu letters to the elders & mesengers, and to provide for the entertaining the gentlemen above named when they came. Oct. 11, 1716.
"Petition to Genl. Court that all necessary charges may be raised upon land or upon all the proprietors, &c. April 6, 1716.
" Zachariah Ferriss & John Weller, Sr., Conn., to lay out a burying- place of 2 acres, and to make return thereof, as that it may be recorded. Oct. 11, 1716.
" Agreed that there should be 1 pound two shillings raised forthwith to purchase a drum for the use of the town, & Johnathan Buck chosen to gather the money. Oct. 11, 1716.
"Stephen Noble appointed to represent the town at the ordination, and John Bostick to see the ministers well furnished. Oct. 11, 1716.
" Zachariah Ferris, Tavern Keeper
" Samuel Prindle, to dig graves.
"The inhabitants should every one help Mr. Daniel Boardman ove day work a pace toward a barn, upon consideration that that article of breaking up land in the former agreement be released. Dec. 14, 1716.
" Agreed that Jolin Weller & Stephen Noble should have 10s. for beat- iog drum, upon public meeting, and other necessary times. Dec. 14, 1716.
" Grain pass for town rates same as former meeting (same meeting).
FIRST BOOK OF TOWN-MEETINGS.
" Meeting of proprietors of Common fields. Fences should be repaired, and have fences laid where necessary either upon the Mountain or to run to the great river northward. March 25, 1717.
"David Griswold chosen to call upon those that have not done their sbare of fence about the Minister's home-lot. March 25, 1717.
" Agreed the fields should be opened for cattle & horses, upon Satur- day Oct. 5, at sun set. Oct. 3, 1717.
"Voted, To give David Griswold 4 pounds to supply the minister, Mr. D. B., with wood for the year. Dec. 16, 1717.
" Select men to agree with some person for bulls to supply the town. (Same.)
"Swine shall be free commoners, or go free upon the common. Dec. 16, 1717.
" Agreed that there should be glass provided to furnish the windows in the house that we meet in upon the Sabath. Dec. 26, 1717.
"Fencing Mr. Boardman's home-lot. March 17, 1717-18.
"The town provided upon the price of provisions: Indian corn, 38. per bushel (50 c.); wheat, Gs. ($1.00); rye, 4s. per bushel (663g c.) ; oats,
Is. (163g c.); pork, 3.2. (4 cents per pound) ; flax, 7d. per pound (92% c.). "Swine to be free commoners. Dec. 15, 1718.
"Committee to gree with Mr. Boardman as to salary, &c. (Same meeting.)
" 28. 6d. (4133 c.) paid per load for fetching Mr. Boardman's wood.
" Agreed that the towns men should pay the town debts all excepting that one wolfe that was killed in the town by Benj. Bostick & John Mil- ler, sen. Dec. 15, 1718.
"Voted, That there should be a meeting house built of 40 foot in length
and 30 in breadth, & 20 foot in highit between girts, with other suitable proportions. Feb. 23, 1718 : 19.
" And that it (sd meeting house) should be set up in the high way in the most convenient place between the house that is called Mr. John Reed's & that which is called Caleb Mallory's house. Feb. 23, 1718: 19.
" There should be 10,000 18-inch shingles, 34 of an inch thick st the lower end and otherwise suitably proportioned, and of such breadth as may run 5 inches ; and also that there shall be 2500 of good clabboards of white oak, being 4 foot & 4 inches in length & 6 inches in breadth, and not less than 12 inch thick, well and even dressed, gotten for cover- ing & meeting house. (Same meeting.)
" And that they shall be brought to the place by the middle of June next, & that every man forfeit 12d. a hundred for their right. (Same meeting.)
"2 pounds 108, a thousand for clabboards brought to the place.
"25x. a thousand for shingles brought to the place, &c.
"Committee to make a rate on above work by the present list, David Griswold, Jolin Welch.
"Jonathan Back to be excused from this rate. Feb. 23, 1718: 19.
"Committee, John Welch, to Milford for assistance as to ministry. March 18, 1819.
"Ind. corn, 2s .; wheat, 5s .; oats, Is. Gd .; rye, 38. 6d.
" As to timber for meeting house. Dec. 17, 1719.
"Wheat, 58. (831/3); rye, 36. Grl. (581/3 c.); oats, 18. 6d. (25 c.); Indian corn, 28. (331/3). (Same meeting.)
"Grain for minister's rate : Wheat, 48. 6d. (75 c.); rye, 3s. (50 c.); Ind. c., 2s. (331/3); pork, 1 pound 48. per hnodred.
"5 pounds to provide Mr. B. with wood for the year. Dec. 17, 1719.
"25 pounds allowed for getting and drawing meeting house timber. Jan. 8, 1719.
" As to general line of fence of common fields. Also voted that all the land within the field from rocky river southward shall be fenced for namely all 40 acre divisions & 20 acre divisions & all meadow land that is improved or shall be improved, exceptiog honse lots & 10 acre divisions.
" Also that all the land from the mouth of rocky river to the Danbury fence, & from the great river to the mountains westward, shall be es- teemed a field, and all creatures found within this compas shall be counted damage feasant. Dec. 23, 1719.
" An account of the general line of fence for the common field. Esch man his proportion as hereafter is mentioned :
To Benony Stebins
Rods. feet. in. 17 6 1
William Gonld.
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Saml. Adkins
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6 April 15, 1720.
"The town impowers Saml. Brownson, Wm. Gaylord, Roger Brownson, Zachariah Ferris, & John Bostwick, Junr., n Com. to set up the meeting house, and to see it covered and closed & the door set up at town charge. At same meeting it was agreed that there should be boat built & the charge to be paid by pols. Dec. 7. 1720.
" All land now lying in common and not laid to any particular proprie- tor, shall be free for getting wood and timber of all sorts, and stone for all manner of work (for any inhabitants) untill such time as they shall be fined, etc. March 20, 1721.
" Town authorized warning of proprietore meeting. Proprietors thst are at Milford to be warned. Feb. 22, 1720-21.
" Agreed that there should a school maintained for four months this winter following, and that the town should bear half the charge of sd school. Sept. 21, 1721.
" Committee to draw lot for choice ; and voted, that the first man that hath his first pitch shall bring it in by next Monday night, and so to proceed to allow Unt one day for one man to bring in his pitch, extraor- dinary casualties excepted, as sickness, or fonl weather, and whon any man hath brought in his pitch he shall notify his next neighbor,-that is, be who is next in pitch,-who shall proceed the next day, except what is excepted, untill they have voted that he who shall, by his pitch, shinll enterfare upon any other pitch shall have liberty to bring it in the next day, or afterward, 80 soon as they see cause. March 15, 1721-22.
"l'oted, That if we can purchase any of the land northward from our town that we will divide it equally to each man above 21 years of age. June 12, 1722.
" l'oted, That the wall of meeting-house should be walled up to girts now before winter, and that the walls shall be silled in between the stnds, that is to say, by nailing lath upon the floors and then to sill in between the sill timber and morter, and that the floor shall be Joynted and drove Dp. Oct. 8, 1722.
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NEW MILFORD.
"Petition to Geol. Court to try if our north purchase of land above bonnds of N. M. might be added to N. M. Same meeting, Oct. 8, 1722.
"Committee with Woodbury to run & north live from Woodbery old northwest corner till it comes to our head line to make a corner. March 11, 1723.
" Prayer to Genl. Assenibly to raise a tax upon rights equally for 10 years for the maintain of the ministry here. March 11, 1723.
" Same subject T. M., April 23, 1724, at a meeting those that did ngree to perchase the lands north of our town, being in breadth 1 mile & 12'. "Samuel Brownson,
" Zachariah Ferriss,
" John Noble.
"Toted, If we can purchase the land northward from our town we will divide equally to each man above 21 years of age, and every man being even under 21 shall have equal shares northwest. Jene 12, 1722.
" Agreement of purchasers of the northi purchase. Jane 22, 1722.
" Names are all recorded oa old record. Record of Communication from Milford proprietors to com. of New Milford. March 1, 1720-21.
" Lay out of 3d lot East side town street. April 21, 1713.
" Paul Welch should have 6 pound 108. 80 to provide Mr. Boardman with wood for ensuing year, being 7 June. Dec. 11, 1721.
" Committee to hire a school master. Dec. 11, 1721.
" T'oted, Granted to John Bostwick, Sen., the liberty and privilege of the highway ncros Aspeterk river at lower end of mountain meadow in case he erect a good grist-mill sufficient to grind the town corn well and reasonably. Dec. 11, 1721.
" Committee to hire school master or mistress, etc. Dec. 10, 1722.
"Prayer to Gen. A. to ahate 2 years longer County rates. Dec. 10, 1722.
"The scholars in school to find themselves wood in equal proportions. (Same meeting.)
" Committee to provide lime & lath to do the walls of meeting house,
& to plaster house & to lay the floor. Dec. 10, 1722.
"Window to be provided to finish meeting house. Dec. 11, 1721.
" Children from 7 to 12 years of age shall pay to the school here in N. M. Dec. 11, 1724.
"Children over 12 & under 7 shall pay to the school according to the time they go in equal proportion with other ucholnra for the time they go. Dec. 22, 1724.
" Mr. Boardman's wood should ho got by the inhabitants according to their proportion in the list. That 40 cords should ba got. Dec. 9, 1725. "School 3 m. in winter, 3 m. in summer. Dec. 9, 1725.
" See whether highway south of parsonage Iot should be removed to north side of ed. lot. (Same meeting.)
" Voted, That there should be n school house built this next spring to be 20 feet long, 16 feet wide, 7 between joysts. JaQ. 14, 1725-26.
" Schoola 3 m. In winter & 3 m. in sommer. Dec. 7, 1726.
" Seating meeting hoose. (Same.)
" l'oled, That Mr. Daniel Boardman, min. of the Gen. N. M. should be allowed by the town 90 pounds a year for the time to come, he finding hiniself fira wood, & to take grain at the town prico, and other species also, or iu bills of credit for G years. Dec. 30, 1726.
" Mr. Boardmao's proposition of accepting 90 pounds salary was by the town excepted, except that clause in it concerning the towns taking care about providing his firewood, which Is duo and not to be excepted. Jan. 2, 1726-27.
"Jun. 2, 1726, Mr. B. accepting for poace by n certificate recorded on old records.
" Mr. B.'s sallery shall begin and end the Ist of May annenlly. Jan. 16, 1726-27. Signed.
" As to dividing line between Newtown & N. M. Aug. 28, 1727.
"Committee ap. to prevent Incronchments upon highways & comnion lands. Dec. 19, 1727.
" Owners to yoke awine, etc. Dec. 10, 1728.
" Agreed to leave the forin of the - ef placing the palpit & the senta In the lower part of the house to the committee and the workmen. July 11, 1720.
" Ear marks recorded next after this meeting & for 9 pages.
"Seats to be mnde on both sides of the brond alley In the meeting. house. Dec. 2, 1729.
" l'oted, That there should be timber provided for the making the gal- lery & tho stairs at the door, and tho stairs to be made as soon as may be.
" Also Committee to urat the meeting-hoose, who shall seat according to age, dignity, & estats ; the pew nearest the pulpit is the highest In dig- nity, & the 2 pew & the first long seat to be equal in dignity.
"Voted, That some other women shall be seated with Mr. Boardman according to the digalty of their place. Doc. 2, 1729.
"Voted, That there shall be a drum beat for a sign to go to meeting, Dec. 2, 1720.
" A rate of 8 pounds, by last list, for to defray the charges of the pros- ecntion of Newtown at the County Court.
" A prayr sent te Gen. As. to obtain a county rate for finishing our meeting house and defraying charge of the school. Dec. 2, 1729.
"Toted, That they will chose a town marshall to warn town meetings and cut brush days. Dec. 7, 1730.
" l'oted, That there shall be a ponod built at the town charge, on the west side of great river. Dec. 7, 1730.
"Committee for finishing galleries to o1. l. (Same meeting.)
"Shall be a drum best upon sabbath & other times of public worship, to notify people of the time of going to meeting. Dec. 13, 1731.
" Persons upward of 50 years of age shall be allowed 2s. per year for their age. Dignity is always allowed.
"Grades of seats according to dignity io the meeting house. Dec. 13, 1731.
"Voted, That the widdows shall keep their seats, &c. Voted that there shall be 8 men set in cach pew, and in each seat in square body 8. Jan. 11, 1731-2.
" Agreed to let action with Newtown fall; each pay their own charge. March 24, 1731-32.
"Committee to agree with Mr. Boardman as to his sallary, &c. Dec. 11, 1732.
" Voted, That Mr. B.'s sallary shall be 80 pounds a year in money, also 30 cord of wood, 10s. a cord, for 4 years. Dec. 12, 1732.
" Mr. B. accepts 30 cord wood, 95 pounds salary, &c. Dec. 12, 1732.
" Record of those who got wood for Mr. B.
" Wmn. Drinkwater, of N. M., is Deputed to serve all write in N. Haven County. Samnel Mansfield, Sheriff N. Ilaven Co. Aug. 14, 1739.
"Then comes a list of New Milford freemen, 2 pages rend. T. M. G.
" Voted, Southwurd farms to keep a school on west side of grent river. Dec. 9, 1734.
"Joseph Benedick & Mr. Ephraim Inwley shall be freed from paying minister's rato for 4 montha in winter season for this year in case they py to n minister nt Shepang, in Woodbury. Dec. 9, 1734.
" Deacon John Bostwick, Cupt. Stephen Noble, Suml. Canfield were chosen coms. to order all the prudentials in building a bridge over O. River at Now Milford, in the place thint Ins. Edmond Lewis hath pitched apon, to agree with workman, &c. May 4, 1736.
" Coms. appointed to see what can get to the bullding of the Bridge. (Snme meeting.)
" A Memorial to Gen. As. for liberty to gather money by n Briff for the building a bridge over Grent Itlver. May 4, 1736.
" Building bridge ut place town hath agreed upon, &c. Oct. 11, 1736.
" Nathan Gaylord com. to gather niony. (Sumo meeting.)
" Mr. Boardman's salary 120 pounds per year. Dec. 13, 173G. " Committee on Bridge. (Same meeting.)
"Select men uppointed to take care of Bridge. Dec. 12, 1737.
" Voted, That Denc. John Bostwick slanll be allowed ten shillings for the use of his law book for town meetings, and for the use of particular persons, as they shall have occasion. Dec. 12, 1737.
" Where certain men shall be seated in meeting-house. (Same micet- ing.)
" Grave Digger, Saml. Prindla & J. Nobery. (Same meeting.)
" Com. for building Bridge allowed 20a. each. (Same meeting.)
" Mr. B.'s salary raised to 135 pounds. Dec. 11, 1738.
" Denron Job Harrisce wife is sented in the corner pew In the meeting house. (Same meeting.)
" Committee to repair school house. Sept. 10, 1739.
"Voted, That a memorial be nont to Geal. Assembly for liberty for
making a tonl bridge over the great river. April 13, 1711.
" Petition thint North purchase be occupied to N. 3I. (Same meeting.)
" Will repair bridge if general Ass. will grant a liberty of n tole bridge. (Snnie meeting.)
" Mr. B.'a salary 140 pounds. Dec. 14, 1741.
"Mr. B. nud family can cross the bridge without paying tole: also some others.
" S'oted, That Mr. Saml. C'anfield shall be removed from the seat where now placed in the meeting house & placed In first pow."
PETITION FOR NEW COUNTY.
" Mny 10, 1742 .- l'oted, That Ebenezer Bostwick, of Danbury, and hln family shall have free liberty to paw & repass over our tule bridge tole free, he paying 12 shillings money Into the town treasury so long as said bridge shall stand. Oct. 25, 1742.
" Mr. Boardman's salary 115 pounds. Dec. 13, 1742.
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HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
"School at South farms. Dec. 13, 1712.
"School house at South farms. March 17, 1743.
"Liberty granted certain petitioners for land to build a Church of England and situated eastward of Sammel Prindle's house, 60 foot in length & 40 f. in width, for the worship of God. March 17, 1743.
" Agreement between New Milford and New Fairfield as to boards. March 14, 1743.
"Voted, That the inhabitants of the Southi farms in N. M. shall be set of for a religions society, according as the committee. Sept. 20, 1743.
" No tole on Sabbath to all going or returning from church or meeting. Dec. 12, 1743.
" Mr. Roger Sherman have liberty to pass over tole bridge, paying 10s. Feb. 6, 1743-44.
"Committee to confer with Mr. Boardman to call in the incoming minister, &c. June 6, 1744.
" Rev. Mr. White, of Danbury, & others desired to come to preach here, &c. June 6, 1744.
"Voted, That those of us who are of the Church of England shall be freed from paying any charge for hiring any minister for 1 year, pro- vided Mr. B. shall be taken away, &c .; otherwise if we have to settle a minister. June 6, 1744.
" Agreement between New Milford & New Fairfield dated March 13, 1744.
" These of Church of England freed front paying any charge that shall nrise by bringing any minister to come into town, &c. Adjourned to .Jan. 18, 1744.
"Voted, That a person should be hired to preach the gospel for 6 sab- baths ..
"Voted, That Ebenezer Fisk should have £2 88. for his time, & 208. for expenses, and 208. for his house, which is for fetching in n minister. Jan. 18, 1744.
" A committee appointed to hire a minister or ministers, as they shall find occasion, for to supply the pulpit in New Milford till next annual meeting. Jan. 18, 1744.
"Committee appointed to attend General Assembly at Meriden, Wal- lingford.
" Perambulate the line with New Fairfield. March 13, 1744.
" Report of the select men of both towns. Dated March 20, 1744.
"General Association at Meriden as to ministers. Sept. 18, 1744.
"Voted, That all our former meetings & votings respecting our sending for a minister shall be null & void, & we conclude to set apart a day of prayer & fasting, humbly to implore heaven's blessing, &c. Oct. 15, 1744. "To call a minister to preach on probation, &c. Oct. 19, 1744.
" Money of tole bridge shall be divided according to the act of the Generel Court, &c. Dec. 10, 1744.
"Stephen Williams hired to preach 6 sabbats if committee seee fit. January, 1744-45.
"Voted, That the committee send a man to conduct Mr. Noah Wells to New Milford. Jan. 18, 1744-5.
" Votes in reference to the sallary of Mr. Noah Wells. July 2, 1745.
" A protest or count was entered against the settlement of Mr. Wells. Christopher Newton called to preach on probation. July 2, 1745.
"Joseph Ruggles and others to have a school at their farms.
" Joseph Ruggles' request for a school at their farms. Nov. 12, 1745.
"Voted, That there shall be a school house erected & north end & south end of town, and that a line shall be drawn dividing the schools. Dec. 9, 1745.
"This runs the removal of the houss. I think are now three school houses in town.
"Voted, That any of the former families inhabitants of N. M. shall have liberty to build a small house to repair to on the Sabbath in the common land. Dec. 9, 1745.
"With the consent of the selectmen of the town, the committee ap- pointed by the town erected the school house at the south end of the town, on the top of the first rise of the hill against Sammel Canfield's house-lot. Dec. 10, 1745.
" Upon the request of Mr. Paul Welch, et. al. praying the civil su- thority and Selectmen for liberty to erect a school house. After liberty given, the committee located it in the highway southward from David Camp's house lot, inte the north end of plank swamps, about 6 rods northward from sd. swamps. Dec. 10, 1745.
" The school house at the south end of the town was erected near to Jeseph Ruggles' house, northward from his bouse about the middle of the highway. Dec. 12, 1745.
" Pursuant to a grant of sd. town we, &c., have set out unto - Can- field, Japeth Collins, etc., a certain piece of land to sit a house thereon, whereunto they may repair on the Sabbath day, lying north of the
meeting-house on the side of the hill ajoining to Sperrie' land, that is 18 foot in length, 12 foot in breadth. Dec. 10, 1745.
"Voted, To give Mr. Stephen Johnson £6 as a minister, & if he shall de- viate from the established order which he shall engage ioto according to the Seebrook platform that no land revert to town. Feb. 17, 1745-56.
"Voted, That Mr. Noah Wells and Mr. Stephen Johnson be settled in gospel ministry. Feb. 24, 1745-46.
" Mr. Johnson's reply. April 4, 1746.
" Taken up in a suffering condition, by Samuel Hitchcock, of N. M., s Red steer, one year old, with white hind feet, &c. Nov. 6, 1745.
"Steer appraised by Joseph Benedict & Nathan Hawley. May 29, 1745, &c.
"Then comes the description of all the ear-marks of different persons for cattle, &c., covering more than 7 pages. Their names are, Abel Hine, Ebenezer Buck, Wm. Prime, Abratha Buck, James Ferris, Ebenezer Booth, Gilead Sperry, John Comstock, Arthur Bostwick, George Merwin, Sherman Boardman, Joseph Ruggles, Nathan Bostwick, Jonathan Bene- dick, Stepen Ilawley, Guiles Orcutt, Abraham Dalomy, Daniel Nohles, Abiel Baldwin, Justus Miles, Justus McKinus, Samuel Smith, Jonathan Meker, Peter Brownlow, Hezekiah Hawley, Samuel Bostwick, Daniel Picket, Abel Hawley, Pitman Benedik, Ebenezer Hope, Amos Northrop, John Pickering.
" The committee of the great bridge shall have power to admit any persons that are not inhabitants, while in the town, of the town of New Milford, to be free passengers, & to take their proportion of the tole, provided they pay their portion of the cost of rebuilding the Bridge.
"The town conveyed to Jonathan Meker the benefit of the East As- petuck where he hath a Grist mill ; provided the sd. Meker shall never hinder any person that shall build any mill or dan up sd. stream for a public nse anywhere between the mouth of sd. river end within 60 reds of the mouth of the Mast, where the sd. river comes out.
" Voted, That there shall be a man chosen to keep the records of the marks of the sheep within sd. town. Dec. 14, 1747.
"Voted, That the committee shall apply thursdays to Mr. Taylor & tris him to come & preach the gospel with us. Dec. 14, 1747."
Then comes a record of cattle, etc., taken up and their marks, etc.
"Voted, To give Mr. Nathaniel Taylor a call to settle in the work of the gospel ministry. April 11, 1748.
" Voted, That Zerubable Canfield shall collect the money subscrihsd for the repairs of the bridge over great river.
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