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EARLY MARRIAGES.
"Benj. Hopkins, Rebeckah Goodrich, Joined in Marage May 8, 1788. " Samuel Hopkins, son to the above Parents, Born Apl 5, 1789.
" Ephraim Hubbell & Arns Carter Joined in Marriage Oct. 15, 1789, by Peter Starr, Pastor.
" Jonathan Hart & Lucia Clark Joined in Marrage May 2, 1790.
" Isaac Hawes & Hannah Whitock Joined in Marrage May 14, 1772.
" Liman llawes, son to the sd Parents, born Apl 6, 1773."
The first white child born in the town was Rhoda, danghter of Stephen Paine, who came from Canter- bury and located near the lake, on Potash Hill.
ORGANIZATION OF THIE PARISH AND TOWN.
Warren originally comprised a portion of Kent, and was organized as the Society of East Greenwich in 1750. It remained as such until 1786, when it was constituted a town and society by itself, and was named in honor of Samuel Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill.
THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING.
The first town-meeting was held June 27, 1786. The following is the record :
" At a Town meeting legally warned & held in Warren on the 27 Day of June, A.D. 1786, In pursuance of a Resolve of the general Assembly holden st llartford on the 2d thursday of May, 1786, Incorporating the Esstero part of Kent into a Distinct Town by the name of Warren, and appointing Jedediah Hlubbel, Esqr, Moderator, to lead the inhabitants of Warren to the Choice of necessary Town officers, who proceded as fol- lows (viz.), and the people
" Made Choice of Eleazer Curtiss, Town Clerk.
" Made Choice of Capt. Josepli Carter first Selectman.
" Made Choice mr. Nathall Swift & John Brownson 2d & 3d do.
" Made Choice Benoni Carter, Town Treasurer.
" Made Choice of Ward Eldred, first Constable, and Gersliom Holmes 2d.
" Surveyors of Highways for the year insning, Benoni Carter, Joseph Androus, John Brownson, Silas Curtis, Bradock Carter, Sanmel Whit- lock, Jur, Judah Eldred, Silvester Finney, Thomas Beeman, und Philip Strong, Jur.
" Fence viewers, Benoni Carter, Joseph Peters.
"Leather Sealer, Capt. Joseph Carter.
"Sealer of weights and measures, Benoni Carter.
"Key keeper, Ephraim Tunner.
" Voted, that Ephm Tanner's East Barn be a Pound.
" Listers, Major Curtiss, Garshom Holmes, & Benoni Carter.
"Grand jourers, Nath" Swift, Jr., Ashel Wedg. " The above is a true Record.
" Pr ELEAZER CURTISS, Register.
" Tithing men, Ebenezer Tanner, Luther Comstock.
" At a Town meeting held in Warren on the 27thi of June, 1786, " Voted, that the Select men Settle the line of premblerlation Between this Town and the Town of Kent according to the original agreement of the Committee appointed by this Town. Kent to ascertain the Dividing line Between said Towns whenever the Select men of the Town Kent shall call for a prembulation.
" The above is a true Record.
" ELEAZER CURTISS, Register."
EXTRACTS FROM TOWN RECORDS.
"At a Town meeting holden on the 19 day Sept. 1786, Capt. Justus Sackett, Moderator.
" Voted, that Capt. Joseph Carter, Capt. Justus Sackett, and Major Elea- zer Curtiss, Be a Committee to Settle all Company accounts with Kent & Debts that had accrued while the Tow Towns were one, and Divide all Joint Stock upon the List agreeable to the Bill in form Constituting War- ren into a distinct Town.
"Voted, that the Select men go & Lay out a Road from near Abel l'age's in Litchfield till it interceps that from Marsh Forge, and make such other alterations from there to Wm. Spooners in the Road as they Shall think necessary at their own Discression and Defend against Major Welch's suit for sd Road in the best manner.
" Voted, that the Select men be instructed to take care of the Town's Poor at their own Discression.
" Voted, that Sheep Rams be confined from the 20 of Sept. to the 10th of November from runing at Large on pain of the owners paying a fine of Six Shilings L. m. to the Town Treasurer.
" Pr ELEAZER CUNTISS, Register.
" At a Town Meeting Legaly warned & held the Eleventh Day Decem- ber, A.D. 1786, Voted & made Choice of Eleazer Finney, Town Clerk.
" Voted, that Capt. Joseph Carter be Moderator And Adjourned to thirs- day the 14 day of Instant December at ten o'clock in the morning. De- cember 14th Meet according to Adjournment, Reconsidered the vote making Eleazer Finney Town Clerk and made Choice of Eleazer Curtiss Town Clerk for the year insning.
" Voted, that Cupt. Josepb Carter, Leint. Nathaniel Swift, and John Brownson be Select men for the year insning.
" Voted, that Ephraim Tanner be first Constable & Gershom Holmes 24. " Voted, that Benoni Carter be Town Treasurer.
" l'oted, that the Surveyors of Highways for the year insuing be Eleazer Curtiss, Jur., Platt Starr, Ward Eldred, Ebenezer Tanner, Capt. Carter, M. Luther Comstock, Joseph Hopkins, Benjamin Duning, Samuel Lettle- field, Salmon Sackett.
" Voted, that Isaac Haws & Jsmes Robins be fence viewers.
" Voted, that Capt. Joseph Carter be Leather Sealer.
" Voted, that Ephraim Tanner be Ganger, Packer, Key keeper, and Sealer of Measurs.
" Voted, that Gershoni Holme, Ebenezer Tanner, & Ward Eldred be Listers.
" Voted, that Howard Fuller & Ebenezer Ilye be gran jourers.
" Foted, that John Thomas & Alexander Sackett be Tythingmen.
" Toted, tha Platt Starr be Sexton.
" Voted, to Raise three pence on the pound Dil ye- -
" Voted, that Gershom Holmes be Collector of -
" Pr ELEAZER CURTISS, Register.
" At a Town Meeting held at Warren on the 12 Day of November, A.D. 1787, for the Purpose of Chosing a Delagate to meet in Convention at Hartford for taking into Consideration the new proposed Constitution, Made Choice of Capt. Sackett, Moderator, and after having Largely De- bated the matter, the question being put whether they would addopt gd Constitution or not, & Passed in the affirmative, 40 to 19, after wich they made Choice of Major Eleazer Curtiss to Represent the Town in said Convention and adjourned to a day without Date.
"Test, ELEAZER CURTISS, Register.
" At a Legal Town Meeting held in Warren on ye 3d Day of December, A.D. 1787, for the purpose of Chusing Town officers, After havcing Chose Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator, Proceeded as follows and Chose the fol- lowing gentlemen to the following offices in their order (viz):
" Major Eleazer Curtiss, Clerk Capt. Joseph Carter, 1 Select man ; Mr. Samuel Carter, 24 Do .; Mr. Ebenezer Tanner, 34 Do.
" M". Benoni Carter, Treasurer and first Constable.
" Nathaniel Palmer & Renben Beach, Grandjonrs.
" Eleszer Curtiss, Jur, & Elisha Eldred, Tything men.
" Ebenezer Tanner, Cupt. Curtiss, & Jolin Talmadge, Listers.
"Surveyors of Highways, Alexander Sackett, Truman gilbert, Samnel
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Weston, Samuel Whitlock, Solomon Carter, Prince Hopkins, John Fin- ney (3d), Nath" Johnson, Wm Spoone, Jn, Nath" Spoone, Reuben Beach; fence viewers, Joseph Peters & Benoni Carter.
" Leather Sealer, Capt. Carter ; Sealer of measurs, Ephm Tanner; Key keoper, Ephm Tanner; Sexton, Platt Starr.
" Voted, to Leave the Destricting of the Surveyors and the Care of the poor at the Discression of the Select men.
" Test, ELEAZER CURTISS, Register.
" At a Town Meeting held in Warren on the 20 day of March, 1788, Esqr Sackett, Moderator.
" Voted, tbat Every Surveyor of Highways in the Town of Warren Shall go out with all the men in His District on the Road from Abel Page's till it Intersects the Road that Leads from Warren to Marshes Iron Worke one Day this Spring as soon as may he Conveniant.
" Voted, that Capt. Carter be an Agent to Carry the Town Vote to Major Welch & See if he will withdraw his action against the Town, if not, to take Care of it at the Court.
" Voled, to abate on Elezer Finney's Town Rate Bill, Nathan Wheeler's Rate of 38. 6d., & Daniel Page's of 4s. 3d.
" And to rectify two Mistakes with the Town of Keut with Respect to the Kents Rates, & James Hucorn & amiriah Lion'e Rate being an over Charge.
" Test, ELEAZER CURTIAS, Register.
" At a Town meeting legally warned & held in Warren on the 13th Day of October, 1788,
" Voted, & made choice of Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator. Alsu
" Voted, & made Choice of Gershom llolmee, Town Clark.
" Aleo Voted, that James Robens & Ezekiel Palmer & Pebody Smith & Daniel Comstock's Town Ratee he Abated.
" Aleo Voted, that this meting be Desolved.
" Test, GERSHOM HOLMES, Register.
" At a Town meeting legally warned & holden in Warren on the first day December, A.n. 1788, Captain Joseph Carter, Moderator of ed Meeting.
" Voted, made Choice of Capt. Gershom Holmes, Town Clerk.
"Voted, to raise one penny half penny on the pound on the list 1788, Peleg Holme to collect sd Rate.
"Then proceeded & made choice of the following Gentlemen fur Town Officers for the Insuing year (viz.) :
"Select mon, Capt. Joseph Carter, Mr. Samuel Carter, Mr. Ruben Sack- ett ; Mr. Ephraim Tanner, Tuwa Treasurer ; Joseph Peters, first Consta- ble; Ward Eldred, 2nd Do. Also Voted, & Made choice of the following Gentlemen for surveyors of Highways (viz) :
" Misters Juhn Browneon, Amos Fuller, Augustin Curtis, Pebody Smith, Gershom Holmes, Peleg Browneon, Samuel Carter, Jnnr, Ward Eldred, Elijah Hopkins, Truman Beeman, Lenac Wedges, Capt, Joseph Cartor, William Stone, Junt.
" Also Made Choice of Capt. Joseph Carter, Leather senler.
" Also Mado Choice of Homer Sackett, Ephraim Tanner, fence Viewers.
" Also l'oted, made Choice of John Tallmade, Ward Eldred, l'hinchas Catlin, l'eleg Sturtavant, Nathaniel Swift, Grt Listers.
" Also mada Choice of Asael Wedges, Josiah Webb, Grand Juryrs.
" Also Ephraim Tanner, Kee keeper, & Jolin Tallmadge, senler of Waits
& Measures; Elisha Eldred, Packor; Elias Taylor, Sylvester Finney, Tithing mon. Also Truman Reeman, Tithing man for the Baptist Society. " Also Made Choice of Peleg Holmes, Town Collector.
" Alev Voted, to Raise a penny halfpenny on tho ponnd on the List 1788.
" Also Voted, that thero he a sign-post Erected Near the House of Elna- than Mitchel, in Warren, in Order to set up warnings for Town & Frer- man'e Meetings.
" Also Voted, that the Selectmen act Discretionary in Districting tho surveyors of Highways.
" Aleo mado choice of Nathaniel Swift, Junr, l'eleg Sturtavant, Joseph Peters, Benoni Carter, Benj. Duning, Capt. Carter, Gershom Holmes o committee to District the Tuwn for Schouling.
" Voted, that this Meting be Adjourned to the next Freeman'n meting day after Freeman's Meting is over Immediately.
" Test, GERSHOM HOLMES, Register.
"At & Town Meting Ilolden by Adjournment In Warren 2201 of De- comber, 1788, Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" V'oted, mado Choice of Nathaniel Swift, Jun", Peleg Sturtavant, Joseph Peters, School Committee.
" Y'oted, that the Select men act discretionary with Regard to the Town Pour.
" Voted, that a Rate of ono penny on the pound on the List of 1788 bu rained, payable in Wheet, Rye, Indian Corn, Buck whect, & Bard Iron,
to be Delivered at the House of Me. Ephraim Tauner, Receiver of sd Rate, to be paid in January, A.D. 1790, at the prices Affixt to those Articles by Mess. Joseph Peters, Peleg Startavant, & Nathaniel Swift, Jur, Committee for the purpose.
" Voted, Ephraim Tanner be Store keeper to Receive the above sd Rate.
" Voted, Joseph Carter be Collector for the special tax for the Town.
" Voted, to Except the doings of the committee for Districting the Town for Schooling.
" Toled, that the Money Drawn from the State Treasurer in order for Schooling be divided According to the number of Schoolars in Each Destrict.
" Foted, that Simon Newcom's Rate be ahated on the Pool tax on Elea- zer Finney's Bill.
" l'oted, that this Meeting be Desolved.
" Attest, GERSHOM HOLMES, Register.
" At a Town meting holden at Warren on Monday the 7th of December, 1789, Cap. Joseph Carter, Moderator of sd meting, Gershom Holmes, Clerk. Voted, & made choice of the following Gentlemen: Select men, Mess. Samuel Carter, Ruben Sackett, John Brownson.
" Voted, Made Choice of Mr. Ward Eldred, first constable; Mr. Ephraim Tanner, 2ª Constable.
" Surveyors, Mess. John Tallmadge, Peleg Sturtavant, Samuel Carter, Sylvester Finney, Joseph Peters, Abel Beeman, Peleg Holmes, Josiah Webb, Eleazer Curtis, Phinehas Catlin, Levy Palmerly, William Stone.
" Fence Viewers, Mr. Joseph Peters, Mr. Homer Sackett.
"Listers, Mess. Phinihas catlin, Joseph Peters, Juhn Tallmadge, Peleg Holmes, Benjamin Carter.
" Made choice of Capt. Joseph Carter, Leather senler.
"Grandjurers, Decon Ebenezer Tanner, Mr. Phinchas Catlin.
"tithing men, Ruben Beach, Nathaniel Johnson, 31. Luther Comstock, Joseph Carter.
" Elishn Eldred, Packer ; Joshua P. Tles, eenler of Measures.
" M". Ephraim Tanner, kee keeper. Voted, that Mr. Samuel Carter shall have the state money that ie now in the Treasurer at five shillings on the pound in cash, Except what tho Town Owes the sd Carter, that to be six shillings on the ponud.
" Voted, to raise one penny on the ponnd on the list 1789, Payable in Jennary, 1791, in the same specice that the tax is to be paid in the year 1790. Voted, that the tax raised on the Ratable Estate of Samnel Morris, now Deceased, he Abated on Eleazer Finney's Bill.
" Y'oted, to adjourn this Meting to a day with out dato.
" Attest, GERSHOM HOLMES, Register.
"At n Town meting Legally Warnd & holden in Warren at the Meting on April the 12 day 1791.
" Mnda Choice of Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" l'oted, made choice of Mess. Nathaniel Swift, Peleg Sturtavant, Jo- neph Peters, Committee to Draw the School Money. Voted, to pay out tho School Money According to the l'oll. l'oted, to Dissolve ad Meting. " Attest, GERSHOM HOLMES, Clerk.
" At a Town Meting Legally warned & Holden In Warren, September 14th, 1790, Mlado Choice of Capst. Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" Voteil, to Direct the Select men of the Town of Warren to act Dis- cretionary with the Town of Kent With Regard to Alice Yong.
" V'oted, to Dissolve Sald Meting.
" Att A Town Meting Legally warnd & Holden in Warren, October 21", A.0. 1790.
"Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" Voted, to Adjourn sl Mletlug to a day without date. "GERSHOM HOLMES, T. Clerk.
" At a Town meting legally warnd & ttolden in Warren, Deceniber 6th, A.1. 1790, Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator. Proceaded made Choice of Gershom Holmes, Town Clerk.
" l'oted, made Choice of Ephraini Tanner, Treasurer.
" Hada Choice of the following Jentlemon Selectmen (viz) : Capt. Jo- neph Carter, DIare. Samuel Carter, toward Fuller.
"Constables, Made Choice of 31er. Benoui Carter, Nat. Spooner, in room of Ward Eldred, Excused.
" Voted, made choice of Joseph Peters, Nathaniel Johnson, Grand Jurors.
" Voted, nudle choice of Elisha Ellred, Salmon Sackett, Tithingmen.
" Surveyors of Highwayn, Msur. Amos Swan, Thomas Beeman, Truman Gilbert, Elisha Eldred, Ellus Taylor, Judar Eldred, James Robins, Nat. Spooner, Pebody Smith, Ebin Strong, Josoph Carter, Elnathan Palmer.
" l'oted, that the Select Men District the Surveyors.
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" Voted, made choice of Joseph Peters, Benjamin Carter, James Robins, Isaac Hawes, Peleg Holmes, Doc. Ebn Beenao, Listera.
" Dlade Choico of Nathaniel Swift, Esq', Joseph Peters, School Com- mittee.
" Capt. Joseph Carter, Leather Sealer; Joseph Peters, Homer Sackctt, fence Viewers; Mr. Ephraim Taoner, keeper.
" Voted, that there be a District formed for Schooling Called by the name of Town hill District, taking in Wido Pandoa East line to Thad. Peets, then to Kents, than to Isaac Wedges, then to Augustin Curtises, then to the first Bounds.
" l'oted, to Reconsider the penny rate Raised on the list 1789, psyabla in January, 1791.
" Voted, to Direct the Select men to lay ont R Highway from James Robbinses to l'lat Starra.
" Voted, to Adjouru said Meting to day without date.
" At a Town Meting Legally warnd and Holden in Warren on Monday the Eleventh day of April, 1791, Made choice of Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" Voted, to prefer a Memoral to tha General Asacuibly to see if thia As- sembly will giv liberty to the Town of Warren to Tax theni aelvea, in order to do their Highway work.
" l'oted, to send Esq. Swift as agent to transact the Business of said Memoral.
" Voted, to giv liberty to Doct. Syrua Berry to set up anoculation under the Direction of the Athority & Select men of the Town of Warreu.
" Voted, to Dissolve thia Meting.
"GERSHOM HIOL.MES, Town Clerk.
" At a Town Meting Legally waru'd & holden in Warren the 5th day of December, 1791.
" Proceaded to Business & Made Choice of Mr, Samuel Carter, Modera- tor. Also made Choice of Gerahom Holmes, Town Clerk ; said Holmea being absent, Mr. Ephraim Tanner was chosen Clerk Protemry.
"Then proceuded & made choice of Joseph Carter, Samuel Carter, & Howard Fuller, Select men.
" Voted, to Excuse My. Samuel Carter from Sarving on his own Desira
as Select man; then made choice of Mr. Eben' Tanner for the Third Select man.
" Voted, & made choice of Ephraim Tanner, Town Treasurer. Also mada choice of Ephraim Tanner & Nat. Spooner, Constablea.
" Voted, & mada choice of the following Persons for surveyors of High- waya (viz) :
" Isaac Hawes, M. Luther Comstock, Milton Curtia, Benoui Carter, Salmon Brownson, Augustin Curtiss, Adonijah Carter, Asael Wedge, Jo- seph Carter, Jur, Nat. Junson, Joseph Bannel, Truman Beeman, Isaac Wedge.
" Made choice of Alexander Sackatt, Thomas Beenan, Grand Jurors.
" Mada choice of Josiph Peters & Homer Sackett, Fence Viewers.
" Voted, & made choice of the following geotlemen for Lysters (viz) : Benoni Carter, James Robina, John Brownson, l'eleg Holmes, Benjamin Carter.
" Made choice of Joseph Carter, Leather sealer.
" Voted, made choice of Phinihus Peck, Eben' Taonar, Silas Curtiss, Aaael Wedge, Tithingman. .
" Made choice of John Tallmadge, sealer of waits and Measurs, & Ephm. Tanner, kea keeper.
" Voted, to raisa A Rata of ona penny on the ponnd on the list 1791 and made choice of Mr. Nat. Spooner, Town Collector. Made choice of Peleg Sturtavant, Nathaniel Swift, & Joseph Peters, Committea to Draw tha School money from the State Treasurer. Alao,
" Made choice of Elijah Ilopkins, Wm. Hitchcock, Amoa Swan, Platt Starr, Peleg Sturtavant, Nat. Swift, Elias Taylor, Peleg Holmes, Committee to Draw the Money for Each District. Also made choice of the Lsat mentioned Committee to Regulate the Several Districts for Schooling & to Report to the Meting their Doings Monday naxt Insning.
"Voted, that Samuel Whitlock be anext to the North Weat District for Schooling. Voted, to adjourn this Meting to Next Monday, to ba At- tended Immediately after Society Meting.
" GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
" Attest, EPHRAIM TANNER, Clerk Protemry.
"Town Meting Opened Acording to Adjournment.
"Voted, mada choice of Platt Strrr & Daniel Beeman, saxtons.
"Voted, to Desolve this meeting.
"GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
"EPHm. TANNER, Clerk Protemry.
" At a Town Meting Holden in Warren, December 3rd, A.D. 1792.
" Mr. Samuel Carter, Moderator; Gerahom Holmes, Town Clerk.
"Capt. Joseph Carter, Mrssra. Howard Fuller, Eben' Tanner, Select men. Mada choice of Mr. Samuel Spooner, first Constable ; Mr. Platt Starr, 2nd Constable.
" Listers, Mrssrs. Peleg Ilolmea, Lyaander Curtias, John Tallmadge, Judah Eldred, Eben' Beeman.
" Grand Juriman, Mrssrs. Benj. Carter, Truman Beeman ; Tithingman, Mrssra. Semuel Eldred, Eben Strong, Park Beeman.
"Capt. Ephm Tanner, Treasurer. Voted, to Excuse Capt. Tanner on his Own Request. Made choice of Gerahom Holmes, Treasurer, in room of sd Tanner, Excused.
" Surveyora, Mrssra. David Taylor, Hlomar Sackett, Lysaunder Curtiss, Berzillia Carter, Samuel Carter, Jur, Nat. Spooner, Samuel Morriss, Nathan Aulgar, Elias Taylor, Lnia Sweatland, Derioa Kent.
" Keykeeper, Capt. Ephm Tanner.
"Sealer of Leather, Capt, Joseph Carter.
" Fence Viewers, Ilomier Sackett, Abel Fuller.
"Sealer of waits, Joseph Peters.
"Sealer of Measura, Jolin Tallmadge.
"Voted, that the Select men be Authorized to act Discressionary with Regard to the Town poor. Also to Deatrict the Surveyora of Highwaya.
" Mada choice of Mr. Elisha Eldred, packer.
" Committee to draw School Money, Mrssrs, Ephraim Tanner, Nat. Swift, Nat. Spooner.
" Made choice of Mr. Platt Starr, Town Collector. Voted, to abate Mr. Benj. Saunders' Town rate of two shillings & ld.,-28. 1d.
" Also Voted, to Abate A rata against Peter Fleming of Is. 0.
"Toted, to give Doctor Heman N. Comstock Liberty to set up a paat House where & under the Direction of the Select men.
" Voted, to give James Robins fourteen Dollars in order to pay Doctor Cronse, & then Voted to Reconsider said Vote, & Voted to Leve it with the Select men to settle the matter at Diacression.
"Voted, to leva it Descresionary with the Select men to Lay out a road Acrose Town Hill to Pratt'a Iron Worka.
" l'oled, to Dissolve said Meting.
"GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
" Att a Town Meting Legally Warnd & llolden in Warren on Monday tho Eighth day of April, A.D. 1793.
" Mada Choice of Joseph Carter, Moderator of sd Meting.
"l'oted, made choice of Messrs. Ruban Sackett, Peleg Sturtavant, How- ard Fuller, Nat. Swift, Joseph Peters, Samuel Carter, Committee to Agree with Revt. Peter Starr for a piece of land in front of the Meting House in way of Exchange. Voted, to Adjourn sd Meting for tan minutea. Opened according to Adjornment.
"Voted, to Except the doinga of sd Committea.
"Toted, to adjourn ad Meting to a day without Data.
"GERSHOM HOLMES, Towa Clerk.
" At a Towo Meting Legally Warnd & llolden in Warren on Monday tha 6th day of May, 1793.
"Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator.
" Voted, to Discoatinaa the Small pox Till further orders.
" Attest, GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
" At a Town Meting legally warned & holden in Warren, September 16th, 1783.
" Made Coica of Joseph Carter, Moderator.
"T'oted, to Establish the road that was laid out & crosa Town hill, 80
called, in December, 1792.
" l'oted, to Dissolve sd Meting.
" GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
" Mr. Nathan llolmes Agreea to give, in way of exchange, a naw road from Mr. Saunders to his House & so past his house till it comes in to the old road. Done in Town Metiog.
" Attest, GERSHOM HOLMES, T. Clerk. +
" At a Town mating Holden in Warren, December 2nd, 1793, Nathaniel Swift, Esq', Moderator; Gershom Holmea, Clerk.
" Made choice of Mrssra. Joseph Carter, Howard Fuller, Ehenezar Tan- ner. Selectmen.
"Voted, Mada choice af Platt Starr, LyaHundar Curtia, Constablea.
"Grandjurors, Eben Strong, Samuel Eldred.
" Listers, Mrsara. Juder Eldred, Lyaannder Curtis, Nathaniel Spooner, Luther Comstock, Samuel Hawes.
"Tithingmen, Augustin Curtias, Benjamin Sackett, George Thomson.
" Faqca viawars, Samuel Weston, Benjamin Sackett.
"l'oted, mada choice of Capt. J. Carter, Leather aealar; Capt. Yanner,
Kea keeper. made choice of Elisha Eldrad, packer.
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"Sextons, Daniel Baeman, Platt Starr.
"Voted, to adjorn så Meting to Wednes day the lith Day of Inst. De- cember.
" GERSHOM HOLMES, Clerk.
"December 11th, Town meling Opend according to Adgourament. Procesded & made choice of Gershom Holmes, Town Treasurer.
"Voted, & made choice of Nat, Swift, Esqr, Mrssrs. Eph". Tanner, Platt Starr, School Committee; Mr. Lysaunder Curtis, Town Collector.
"Surveyors of Highways, Mrssrs. Ward Eldred, Ruben Beach, John Tallmadge, Cyrus Barry, Elijah Hopkins, Angustia Curtiss, Eben Strong, Austin Bishop, Isaac Wedge, John Cummins, Josiah Webb, Caleb Towrys, Nathaniel Johnson, Theral Cilbourn.
"Voted, to Authorisa the Select men to Destrict the Surveyors.
"Voted, to raise three farthings on the pound on the List one thousen seven Hundred & Ninty three, to Defray Town charges the Insuing year. then
" l'oted, to dissolve sd Meting.
" GERSHOM HOLMES, Reg". "September 15th, 1794.
" At & Town Meting Holden in Warren, Opened Immediately after Freeman's Meting, According to the Warning on sd Day, Made Choice of Capt. Joseph Carter, Moderator, then Adjournded Meting to A day without Date.
" GERSHOM HOLMES, Town Clerk.
" At A Town meeting Legally Warn'd & holden in Warren on Monday the Int day of December, 1794.
" Cop *. Joseph Carter Chosen Moderstor.
" The following persons Were then Chosen by the freemen to the sev- eral offices, es followith, viz. :
" Mesgra. Joseph Carter, Judah Eldred, & Joseph Peters, Select Men.
" John Tallmadge, Town Clerk & Town Treasurer.
" Masars. Lysander Curtis, Samuel Eldred, Constables.
" Messrs. Benjamin Sacket, Ephraim Tanner, Asahel Fuller, Asahel Wedge, John Finney, Sammel Eldred, Abner Everitt, Stephen Strong, Cyrus Berry, Benjamin Hopkins, Nathan Algar, Jacob Comings, Stephen Wedge, for Surveyors of Highways.
" Messrs. Benjamin Sackett & Samuel Weston, Fence Viewers.
" Mesgra. Martin Luther Comstock, Nathaniel Spooner, Samuel Haws, Reuben Beach, Alex' Sacket, Listers.
"Samuel Eldred, Collector of the Town Rate.
"Capt. Joseph Carter, Leather Sealer.
" Platt Starr & Peleg Holmes, Graad Jurors.
" William Hitchcock, M. Luther Comstock, Isaac Wedges, Tithing men.
" Elishia Eldred, Packer.
"Joseph Burnet, Sealer of Weights.
"John Tallmadge, Sesler of Measures.
" Ephraim Tanner, Key keeper.
" l'latt Starr, Sexton.
" Voted, To raise a Town Rate of Three Farthings on the pound on the List of one thousand seven hunds & Ninety lour, to defray Town Charges.
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