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1743
1743.
Anno Regni Regis GEORGIJ, II. Decimo Sexto ct Sepumo
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Overfeers to infpelt the Houfe, and order the Affairs of it.
and be it further enacted, That when any Number of Towns fhall agree Two or more (at their joint Charge and for their common Benefit) to crest or provide a Towns may erect a Work- Houfc. Work-Houfe for the Employment of Perfons refiding in fuch Towns that are indigent or idle, or to purchafc Land whereon to erect fuch Houfe and for the Accommodation of it, they fhall be and hereby are vefted with Authority fo to do ; and the Regulation Infpection and Government of fuch Houfe when erected, ørdering the needful Repairs of it, with Power of appointing aMafter May appoint and other Affiftants, and him or them (in Cafe of any irregular Behaviour, Inca- pacity, or other juft Caufe) to remove from their refpective Offices or Trufts, fhall be in the Hands of the Overfeers to be from Year to Year fpecially ap- pointed or chofen by the feveral Towns concerned at their anniverfary publick Meetings in the Month of March; each 'Town to choofe five, unlefs all the Towns engaged in the Undertaking fhall agree upon any other Number or Proportions ; and in Cafe of the Death of anyOverfeer, or his removal out of the Town for which he was appointed, the Vacancy thereby made may be fupply'd by fuch Town at any other publick Meetings and if any Town or Towns concern'd, fhall neglect to choofe fuch Overfeers, in fuch Cafe thePer- fon or Perfons chofen by the other Towns may proceed in all Affairs of faid Houfe, any fuch Neglect or Refufal notwithftanding.
and be it further enacted, That there be ftated Quarterly Meetings of Overfeers to all the Overfeers on the firft Tuefday of the Months of April, July, October hold quarter- and January, from Year to Year to be held at the Work-Houfe, in order to ly Meetings. infpect the Management thereof, and for the ordering the Affairs of faidHoufe ; and befides thefe pated Meetings, intermediate Meetings (to be held at the Work-Houby day be called (when Need requires)' by the Overfeers of any Tor concern'd, due Notice of the Time and O.cafion thereof being given to the reft in fuch Way and Manner ås fhall be agreed on by the Overfeers at any General ftated Meeting.
May choofe And be it further enacted, That the Overfeers when duly affembled a Moderator, may choofe a Moderator to regulate the Bufnets of theMeering, who fhall have Clerk, &c. a Voice in Matters voted or trantacted ! v the Ovcifeers, in Cafe only of an Equi-Vote ; and at their firft generalMetfir y in every Year fhall likewife choofe a Clerk to enter and record all Votes and Orders that from Time to Time fhall be made and paffed by the Overlees, who shall be fworn to the faithful Difcharge of his Truft.
May make Orders and By - Laws,
May order a meet Allow- ance to the Mafter and Affittants.
And be it further enacte?, That the Overfeers for the Time being at a general quarterly Meeting ( whereat one half at leaft of the whole Number of Overfeers fhall be prefent) ihall have Power to make needful and reafonable Orders and By-Laws (not repugnant to the Laws of this Province ) for the bet ter and more decent regulating the faid Houfe, and well ordering the Affairs of it ; which Orders fhall be binding until the Expiration of the Year for which" fuch Overfeers fhall be chofen, or until they fhall be by them revoked : and at fuch Meeting may likewife agree with the Mafter or other Affiflants, and or- der meet Allowance for their Care and Service during the Term for which fuch Overfeers fhall be chofen, or fuch further Term as the Towns concern'd fhall agree ; all other Matters of lefs Importance relating to the faid Houfe, may be tranfacted at any other Meetings duly warned, when but feven of the Overfeers are prefent ; fubject neverthelefs to be altered or reverfed at any ge- neral ftated Meeting.
and beit further enacted, That the yearly Stipend or Allowance to the Mafter and Affiftants over and above what is provided for by this Act for their Care and Trouble, together with the Charge of keeping the Houfe in Repair, fhall be paid by the feveral Towns concerned in Proportion as they fer
Book of Records of the South Proprietors of Eastham 1743
The oldest Volume in our Church Archives
THESE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF BOTH CHURCH AND TOWN REVEAL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MINISTER, REVEREND JOSEPH CROCKER, AND THE PROPRIETORS, HOW HE WAS PAID IN CASH, GOODS AND WHALE OIL; AS WELL AS MORE WORLDLY MATTERS SUCH AS PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, ROAD LOCATIONS AND UPKEEP, BEACHED WHALES (SOURCE OF OIL FOR THE COMMUNITY) TOWN DISCIPLINARY MEASURES AND HUNDREDS OF DETAILS OF LIFE IN OUR PART OF THE CAPE IN THE MID-1700S.
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The Book of Records of the South Propriatous In Safehaven July the 28th 1743. on this way (if the foulemeeting frye in Of apropriations meeting In Eofthem the 28- Day of July 1743 worried 1 as the Law Directs, of the Propriabors of the Common &individer fans -
medous and age grunn in the furtherly part of the Town Ship of Legham Being accordingly affenble by fair warning given namely to choose from ( Propriators Clerk, cui alfu to agree pon and and appoint assetto for i calling con fusmorning meetings for the future as also fave what = what might beproper to Be Done for the everly Improving of fail Propriations fair common and individer Mevon and age grown the bay Leafonnet Heat curving. fai) Propriators. then mave goyer of Coup fennel Know's Hoverator for sen , meeting, can then Profes ion Icade chance of goldph= - Donne EgyE for their fair Propriators Clerk fuentes & Record all vater and Orders that from time to time fhace be made and pepper i foi Proprietor? meetings, who was then accordingly from to live faith full of fins office .- by sice. Hvitum Paine Suffice France
The fair Propriators being grilunder onehamand thirty and own- being all equal und Juin Propriaters a like in 30 Propriety by Ground trois fle tons of Eiffen to llam Grande the fixthe day of god, 17/13 to the Lessons name in the lifeoftienes as muy Region on Record in the farid Town of Eastham's Book of Records, So each equal (like, which for Propriaty is Gule and Gone as By Recorms Joins Book of Records may appear, at which Said meeting, viz, July 28- 1743 jai Proprictors there would in Defarming flew for the future the wan- ing find Propriators meetings Shall be by the clerk of fair Proprietors be having Tver or Regreffe by five or more of fear Proprialuis nutrition undervisning Funds for the formerotthont Ens the Busines to be attentes at fuch mating five gugente in the. notification on women for calling fach medling on meetings Recorded Byme Jejeph Doone Propriators illik.
also in the airforce (i) meeting (viz) July 28 - 1743 world phan gan Propricity. Recalled By the / innenof the fund propriety for Ralphem
Ten is voor Hees eight fleas of 5 IHRVON En farge equivalent to apropiins Cheur fiche belet out for this present year for those who have had their former Puts in thedoors gruss luft on Vamanifie) by fen or jon for the ones phase af fo proportion thefame cineable to ffeir Respective Pules or Damage in &t fulleir forriverloss. Gy me Juseph Duane Proprietors check
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at the aforegan propriators meeting (viz) July 28th, 7H3 that one. Man out of every Benmen of said Proprialors make adivision of- the medow belonging to find propriaty and in Hecking 50 Division- Su jaut fer fleurs issu ance but whereit will guide and to agreeinfucking ferir loss or otherwife bulut forthem, every one of the overs of guil fem thears in each lot to pay the men they Employ for ach for them.
and wherethe medow willnot fuite well to make fengheans in place. Forgether or instaking out the whole number of fleas flere Genus the number of men tu pub to one lot they Shall have liberty to make a lot or luts in proportion for the number of then or thesys and this to be the melhor for the Improvement of all & ginger the premises for the hey fergen now next coming in this present year 1743 only.
vousê and Reevivês Give Juleph Denne Proprialors c'est at the above feri Meeting (viz, July 28th 1743 Determine S vomFe) that if ciny perfun facts frepsaly uponany one or more of's propriations by cutting grass or other ways that they said Propriations in proportion to each ones Infrage will affist in thecharge occasione By fuch gregpages or Trefpages done to such person or persons of said proprietar sichern Defending or- proficubing his or their cunge or changes.
(TT then a fu voule ffel voute? Recortes by me gyepl Donne Propriabenselect fryday the fifth day of angift wesch shall be the day for making the above cuitments of 1120010 Received by one Jupeph Doone Propriations clerk
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at a Propricitos Having in Explicam of the Proprialoss of Softham wane Jag the car wreck and after bled the the this field day of april 17HA of the forth Meeting Hunge in Eastham at one of the clock in the afternoon penfiant for a Grant to Bem made By the Juin of Eagthen in July 1743 Calles by the. Name of the forbli Precious" Sagthar ware so confiter accountto what my Geproper to be done in making brugh Pages on Pochy Beach for the lepfull verifing the fair beach fu us to prevent the fen Rowing viver and destroying so Proprietors 21 werow ground as aly to do whengoing be pro perforcefinal Division of proprialors sais common mesones fargegrunn and ryshun orfuch park flere of us as may be thought proper on for Divide ing of @ mevon & farge ground yearly in fuch way as may be thought mugh Convenient, and if to fler to conclure upon making forproper overfor the Regler Improvement there of, and timeing the improvement flere of an to arex penalties on thesun offenders there of as the Law direct in over to be fair before the next count of General feltions of the Peace for the county of Barigtable for profession. and the ( Proprialors Being affermala at
fine & place fine for them tode choyes of Deacon John freeman mover. - = abor fors meeting and then entre upon the Confidenation of the premises and Hlen vouter Plot William Paine Egy co HN Lichen Sparrow Reacommitee Su go to 3 Beach and view Regen Beach con marke Report of their figment Concerning Making Gogh lige, uns back in onder for the bigfive ringing of &: then alfo vouter that William Perine Eper Copo Samuel Knowles am Joseph: = Doome 2 par be a committee turn over on orders as abones folie confident By 50 propriatus at the real juinment of this meeting In Der for Apropriales Confiteraction & Conformation to Be laid Before come of General Jagtons of the peace forconfermation. all vater in) second by me.
aufeph Denne Propriaeurs clerk
citi fiens) IMeeting was by viale ajunge to Ref whenwearing fragen Eierlum for the ninth vay of 1 great to for of the cluck in the offer entre & Recurre lyme gerept Doamne propriabors c'est
page (3) South at the Propriafors meeting at the meeting House in Eastham the miniff Day of play /7H4 hed by ajormment from the thirtieth Day of april 1714 then would to Illeke Gogh Perges importer Beach agreable to the committee Report con alfo that the perfing that thede af or before the last day of this guffaunt mary - make foch hedges on beach phase be Reasonabley paid By s proprietors for shame what is Reasonable & Juff for their cuff & Service in proportion to each unes pro: party in fois propriety. entre & Recover Gy me Joseph Doone propriations clerk Then alle voale that Richan farrow Shall be overper- fo fees work done in to admit of such as present themselves in feegen 1000 fait work and to keep an account of the labour von & give an account & give in an account there of fos). proprietors.
Recurves Gyme geleph Duanepropriatas cleri Of a propriaburs illeet ing of the Impriators of the forth propriety in Eastham het at the Perth martino herve in falthem the 24th Day of many 174 200 to choose agents to move. Le Doisthat ispreparing overto:
all of fuch pants & places of 5) Propriators motivive Bem. ruppen in strafthen as imay beproper to be found to pay the I propriations gift & lafull Debts. Jimvlhy Cole chefen In Overfor for fini) meeting. and the" was clapen by vuate of proprietors then present for & agents nathaniel= fragman james gaines Rogers and Stephen perron oreiller troffenfor to bargain with any person or persons for any part or parcel ofs proprietors fair common upload con fo prices of @ low jo agree for to Go out and make Report these of at the next proprietors meeting for ?) proprietors then to confirm the ferme as they Shall grige proper By vrate and Recin flere of Said buyers fo pay Down the price for the fame or give security her for to theje fifraction of s propriaators viale and Recover by mer queph Donne Proprietors clerk
of a propriations meeting of the Propriations of the common les mcdon ... ) Huge grunn in the further point of the Townof Enfthem calle the four propriety Mycketvan, at the forth ressing though you Eatthem on monday therainin day of inay 1744 wayne as the sun directs fai) proprietors being aperta at time and place afgrafen more charge of nacheneloffenen 211 verlor forsaleting farid 21 webing (sim wayne) to Receive the Commites Report of their Surveying the Common piano belonging to 50 Propriations & todowhat might beproper-2. Inakring Grants of fach parcels of fair lands as are on Shall be fort to obtain~ Inviery to pay to Propriations Lawful Debts on other ways as they ffelcenter and to Jefermin who money chave be paid in to fun proprietors aftes peny frale over then voule Chat yopaph Doand Said Propriations clerk paw lechemin to Receive themoney for-5 propriators off and plats money Rependin ation beforethe expiration of fire month next coming (a) algo vocale flussoleri pay outs) money where it is we by the proprietors over, alle it was then viated that each man to whome eachparcell of common and was Bergen for for each of proprietors ( 3) conduite and the price llerifui to Berun by by Such personting from paidichons proprietors of fu fai) of rectify given to ( pri) in safores tet Rete preachantes fun pic of common (un) is Granite to the Record to fimfisteins an affigies for Ever Pilnvaras
fiven jenje to Repair und where it is die cell freiburg quale + Recorte Byne guje Decoñe Proprietors Clara
Cit aitheating of the Propriatogs of the South Proprioce of the common and i.
of Ectthan at the forthe meeting Henge in Copia onsunday the with dem git 1744 veces to choose a committee for proportion the common medon an lege giorni belonging to con Propricistos in to loss or changes for this project some Ofthe Court of General Coffins off Berries whichsend meeting was - Fennelus the Lindoillets fare in the propriations cleakenyon uplycanon to lim made in writing under the Tens of five of Propriations Requesting fire Jamesand proprietors being accordingly cujem le officine a place frommade Choice of Higher Cole Moderator-fors meeting, and then circle. Haviam Paie Egy Look John freeman Hallemie Doone, Eligher Dane i Stephen partie finnes Royals Eveneron Cole John Colejun Richen= quando gteoperas silage gonallian Sportivo Haciamal / Mayo cum Effe quengo a committee to préparation fais Propriaeurs common meion - gage pone Belonging to fun Proprietors into los orpheus for this present your profitiert to jewo Propriaters like to date of ordering them are un alowe by the Count of Go yesverf yerel feltions of the Piece voules courses awoning aprirefts
Gy ime yeah Duane Proprietors Cher?
7 of a Propriations maying at the fourth meeting Hunfein Paffham on the Benthe day of September 174 of the Propriations the common & univive laws meduns & farge ground lying in the fortheply part of the John of Eastham Calle by the name of the fourth pro- prosty in fand cafthem by Grant to propriations for them made by the Town of Eastham in the year 1743as froms Funny Rown there of may appear; con in the notifica: fiore or vivant for calling fair meeting (which was warns) as the Lan Directs) it was Ihrperfer, then& there to choopan agent in jo propriators behalf to fre and proficiat in the Law any & every person or persons il abforever that alvery have or hereafterShall at any time or fimes Jefpuls upon any part or parcell of said proprietors fair Common lands melons or farge grown Grande to them by & Jurn of Eastham as afore Per cnulfo to proficute inthe Law any one or more that have or phel prefume fo gung= grey's in curry particular what forever against the Given or by law made by s) propriators for. ing Date the ninth Day of may 1744 and by the Count of General Peffires of the Peace. alorse contin) Propriations Behalf Su proficute & Defend iniall & fing Per the premises from Can't to Count fill final fue; and fair Proprietors being accordingly afferble at times place aforegon, then mave Choyce of Cost gammel knowles MO= verafor for meeting, and then & thereby , Majer vale the vocales Colect according fo Juliegts mave choyee of Capt funnel Knowis of Sagthorn In the Conning of Burgrubile Gentleman agent in jail Proprietors Behalf fu proficute& Defend in Pre uno in all and Singular the premises aforementioned)
Recorte by me Joseph Doone Propriators Clerk
ut apropriados shading the 13 day of august 17H4 than the rest Brought in of labour done about the Geade vonte excepto. then alle vrate that their clerk plice pong write to the Respectiveperform the list their so ones as the money one to I propriators ihop be Boughtin for him of the 111012 Due to Sain proprietors entre by the Jugend Joane proprietors clerk William Pane Eler chafen , Der ator for meeting
cf. Heprinters meeting of the Preparation of the Common imot Divadel udine Finds 220 dois in folge around lying in the furtherty part of the Form Pipof Eigenen fris Tens umaliques for Ever in consideration of elever Dons on portierelol chent persil of Pain lying in Elshenne weer the Dwelling house of To el ferin? Widow finish during her life being all Said lub excepting a Good a quarter of in ingre on the furtherly comer of said for themoney to play Rixprophickeys Doble Recorded by me Joseph Duane Propriators clock
it is Propriations meeting of the Propriations of the common & undivided Com indows cim Macarons lying in the formerly part of the Town of Enflam on the ninth day of July 174 Frants To List quan freeman of Exileon to him his hair can affiques fer-Eints- in consideration of fern hillings in on Ferme value to pay ffe propriations Debts apice of seid proprietors low lying neer for Dwelling house on thewifferty Five of the fever firmy comme By the way and his other land and fishing. Records vigone Jozeph D vore Propriaions chess
at a propriations meeting of the proprinters of the common damit & lens sieurs dying in the winthing part of the Township of lightin the ninth very of July 17/14 monta to james Rogers of Erethehis fans in offiques for Ever aparcel of fari) proprietors commin und lying flying on the northonly five of of his Dwelling houses halfan hare fucked by him for dai configuration of far penis of ferme paid lo fais propriations for Prontoper Pair Devets 2-UV=00 decome byme yopa ph Donne Impratios cience
if a propriators meeting of the propriations of the common causevoresfayeyou Lying in the forthering part of the Jonnyhin of Enfthem The ninth Day of July 1714 Granite) novo thomas year of higher frog inconsideration of eighteen chil- Tings of) peanve velice for the ve of i proprietari i pay their Defs spxsell of proprietors Convenient for him his reins ... lignes for Ever- bygning where his house now fans Gore onthe fourtheryhigh five in the Trong their lades to handich con on thescorthirty five flat way that Proces to Town Lan Herefterly Tle by the way that laves a cross fair ways fo rages- - Prices. 0-18-0
The pricesurs , having of the proprietors of the common cams ma Jones con Liga grann lying in the furtherly part ofthe Township of Ergehen ther sinh Ving of foly 1744 Granted to Regencial finish jim of Confirm cytrip off) printers commonian neer his Dwelling honte quyining to the land of (invs Knives and lying on the welterly , i've I livethely end of his often lin to him his Pans traffiques for ever In consideration og pen- Chillings by lin paid to jai proprialors forwin theirning plain und Receive to me julyis Duane propriabors clerk
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of a propriations meeting the att Jim of fil 1744 of the Propriations of the South propriate ffle communitydivide low; meg gy grondin Leflam Rien Batte of Eightam fo havean so Mot fukin his Rains candeggina for Ever c pareil of propriations plun Ging in So Eafflerin Where his Inesting Hoje suroffers for & in confivention of three women's in of ferme value for the use of proprietors to pay flair Debts and is Gomme (VIZ) Beginning ati while cake fapling marke which was the cafferty comer form of Nietum of games failing Decaff thene wortherly in the Range of the land of Richin Pame Plunby two pote to a time fet in theground in the range of the offer fond of so Bate flience , ellerly in 3 range to the forth westerly comer of ? Bates- fail offer from flere fourth wefferty a Copy thecorner of a firmy to a Redoche Sampling marke which was the north waffery Comer Gern of Iluwings (in) flere funtheafterly in the range of therings can to the first ( pecific for. Recover byrne gulph Donne Loriators clerk
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at a proprietors telling the 4th Day of July 17HH of the proprietors of the South propriety for Eatthem then Grande to Eline rog core place & - so how to him his heng & affignes for Ever one purcell off proprietors come on Card 2225 his Bern Counter beginning ata great Rock ricer his Barn chance Southerly fifteen pole Gering five pole wide of the northernyen) & for polerise of the furtherly endis confirmation of fivening findings prifor his work 01-00-00 Recome Gyne Joseph Downe propriations Check
at a propriations meeting of the proprietors of the common lands in the foutherty part of the Form of Setham on the 9th Jay of July 1744 Gran to nathaniel Downe fis hers & arfignes for Ever in confiteration of two points tenthillings obtenure viene for labour June for si propriators one pics of proprietors common (un where his home now flans sonne viz) Beginning at altone in the ground near the forth welt corner of fine Divel= Ping hange theme cafferty fremve pole by theway for no ffer Ruck Hencenorth: fourteen pole to a female Rock by on the way thence westerly fre ine pole 6. the way to aftone fat in the ground thence furtherly Forthe fing farcifie Grund. to gather with a parcell of law more tyring a joynany on the north westerly five of gemathan manus Pam called his ory Swamp for Gomme Gy a witch formerly mar rows laned to Jonathan magos range taking in all within Dich to Jonathan mayos lum.
Recorded by me gujeph Dame propriations clerk 2-10-00
as apropriations meeting of the propriations of the common lands lyingm Deforme, hyperby the town of callhim the gy the day of july 1944 in confi Deration of sixteen philings of nine for Labour donefor so propriors then Granted und Jürgen Donne Efor his hers afinnes for Ever Clean flip ofApropriados Common land on the formerly five of Duanes Con fines home feed in cloled as thefence nuits for at the furtheryt comer Gy alone in the ground 2 Hakke) ID jowesterly as the fence now flans foco flore in the ground at the foul off comer next the melting lange nunka ID Recorte Gone Joseph Doone propriations clerk.
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at a prictors meeting of thepropriations of the common laws in the Southern part of the Turn of ragehar the gift Day of July 1744 in consideration of twenty hillings onferme vatan pen by Pint John cole for theuse of propriaators from frente tos John Cole to Power tolon io firm his Pans & affignes for Ever the following biff or gangs of ferit- propriats common law biz, twenty ROT of Poland where on his Dueling house How stands & alle one gour of s Pro Being twenty 800 Paying a jogiing on the north westerly end of a lot formerly laid out to Joseph young for a Burn Per forme) by the way that laves from David youngs to Timothy Coles . 5 John Coles other () & alfo one other pees of 3 low lying on the furtherby five of het hill forme on the furtherby five by the bay of Dawn young & on the lafferty five By the land of Sherwining and on the northerly file ( s) coles offer land & on the westerly five by fleury their lives to David youngs. Recorte fyre Joseph Doone Propriations clerk
at a provafors meeting of the common dinvivited laws in the forthe type fof the town of Enfthan the 9th Day of July 17 in consideration thirty Shillings of of femme value paid By David frow for the use of si proprictors then Grande to fail David know his fairs & affignes for ever a price of propriators common lin on the westerly five of the law of richan Sparrow at a place called the clay piff being halfan acre founder Beginning at a flore fetin the ground five poled a half from the wefferty corner of friction fourroses land by the clay pits flere fortherey elevenpole to the youth? City Corner of the law of John cole int therein the range of s coles lewis to the revinge of the law of Richan fornuis there fonther by two pole la ralf to a stoneget ·in the ground there wepperty this been pole barely tothe first Specified Gonna.
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