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Town of Brimfield
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Town of Brimfield Records Book #3
Begins: 1830 Contains written records of Town Meetings, people in attendance, elections for town offices, etc.
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Marrant for March Meeting. A. 1830,
Hampden .s: J. J.
To the Contable of the Town of Brimfield Greeting: I. S. In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are dirates Selle notify the Inhabitants of the coun of Bromicla qualifers to note in Elections + in town affairs to meet at this Meeting house in said Brin. hold on Monday the eighth day of March next at nines t'a leck inte brendon ihn & ture to estou the following artented: Pe or choose a moderator to provide at vaik meeting 2'si chooses all new vary town officers for the year udeny.
3" or raide auch some of money is may be nextday for the support of delerold hardwared & tranged & contingent expended the ending, 4 an 4th To raise the sum of $550. for the Rev. Mr tailles valor, 5ª Fase if the down will restrain harkes, heat cattle tiwines from running at large within the limits of the down the year enduring 6" To see what metho the town will take to build the road laid out by the bounty commissioners from Capt. Samuel Patricks to Western line . And you are directed to serves this warrant by posting up an all sled copy there of at the public meeting house, in vai town fourteen days at least before, this time of holding/ laws meeting
There of fail not & make due, return of this warrant with your doings thereou to the Town bles to at or before, the times of I meeting Given under our hands & seals this fif teent to day of february in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred & thirty Julius Burt Selectinen Ava Lincoln of Robert Andrews fr) Brinjule
Kampioen No. Brimfield February 22. 1925 . have made service of this warrant by posting up an att The copy there's at the meeting house in Brimfield
Exmain went tomable
March Meeting (>30)
. If a legal town meeting holden at the meeting house on Bormfecha, m . Monday the eighth day of March. .. 1930.
Swis Williams Eso was chosen a lloverator John B. Cooley was chosen Town Elerko & sworn before I. Williams Eve simeon Cours Fetus Poster. Dauphin Brown Sariur Charles
were chosen Select Men-and sworn before MB Cooley Eve March S. 1830 Roberto . Andrewsale 1
Kysel Ro. Brown Abner Brown were chosen Asseldon I Sworn in Julio Burt
Marquis Converse was chosen Treasurer &'Swork ~ Cesse Hitchcocks was chosen dealer of Leather & Sworn
Alfred Hitchcock? Fineel Allen were chosen fence Viewers of sworn Orson Sherman Festus Foster was chosen Pound Keeper & sworn
James Brown . Augustus danes I were chosen measures of wood & Karke A dworn. human Charles
Theodore Field Samuel Parbell were chosen Tythingmen of sworn.
Georges Night
Sisachar Brown S? Julie Burt were chosen Come to reckon with Treasurer Justin Morgan.
Francis Nebber Alfred Stebbins Ezra Perry were chosen Hog- reeves, + Webber & Stebiking Sworn
Chris? Máril
Noter . That the Committee appointed to reckon with the Treasurer be I quines to bring in a list of all orders given out the last year to whom given + for what hun pase
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March Meeting 1830 con. The following persons were chosen Highway Surveyors + Sworn Viz: Clark Whitemore Truth. Alexander- Johnson Bischy ym J. ShermanS Joshua Show? Joel S. Fuller Archibald Nelson Alured. Hoar Solo Hoar &r John Dunbar Oliver Ferry Georges Buffer Morris Powers
Lewis Stebbins
Elias Tarbell
Robert Andrews & Stephen Durfee. Joseph Day -
Noted that each school District choose its own Prudential Committee
Rev. Joseph Vaile Sr Eben ?- Knight 2
Cypel Ro. Brown John Blooley John m Wären
were chosen School Committee
Voted - To posthow choosing Con stable & Collector untile the meeting in April in Voted- To raise $ 800 for the support of schools Noted -To raise $1,000 for repairs of roads + bridges; to be expanded in the same manner it was last year von 10 for a man for how and 10° for a team per hour Notes- To postpone raising contingent expended till. April Meeting Noter- To raise $550. for payment of Rev. Mr Vailles salary ~ Noter- That Horses, neat battle of divine be restrained from running at large the ensuing year - Theodor Field - Augustus James were chosen Field Drivers William Hour, Notes- To postpone the consideration of the 6th article in the warrant to Aftereating
Noted That this meeting be adjourned to 1st Monday of April next John B. Cooley Town Clark
Marrant for April Meeting. $2. 183(?
To the constable of the Town of Bremfic CHCEgreeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Malta chusetts you, are required to notify of warn the Inhabitants of the town of Brim= fields qualified to vote in elections to meet of the meeting houses in Said Brumfield on Monday the fifth; day of . April het at one o'clock P.M. being the first Monday of vais months. To bring in their coty to this Select man for Governor + Lieutenant Governor of the Common wealth, o for two Senators on one ball of for HampDen District for the year cussing
you are also required to notify to warn all the In habitants f drie town que fice to water in town affairs to meet at the a loves place. it we a L'o H. P.th. on vais day to set upon the following arte stid. 1. To choose a Moderator to govern daw meeting; 2. To see what method the town will take to support the poor for the ensuing year & act thereon as they think proper 3. I choose a County Treasurer for Hamfirew County 4. Tolee what method the town will take to make a survey & plan of the town of Brimfield agreeably to a lates resolves of the state Legislature 5. To hear the reports of all agents & Committees for the past year who have not here to fore reported fact thereou as to them shall appear proper And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up an attested cory there of at the meeting houses in vais town four teen days at least before the times of sain meeting. Here of fail not & make over return of this warrant with your doings thereon to our selves at the times & place of meeting a forevaid. Giver under our hands of real this twenty second day of March A.D. 1830 Simeon boyes Festus Poster Selectmen Darius Charles Robert . Andrews S. Inimfield 6 of
Начинаем № I have made services of this warrant by posting up on a llested, copy thereof at the meeting houses in Brinfiala ... Brumfield Marak 212. 1830 Ephraim-Fonton, Constables of Brimfield
Harrout for a Meeting for choice of Register of Goods . All & 1830
To the Constable of the town of Brimfield .. · Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of diasdachased, you are required to notify & waren the Inhabitants of Brimfield qualified to vole, in clostions of Hinter & County Officers , to meet at the meeting house , in I Bromfiets on Monday te . fifth day of speil next at two a clock 8.V. to give in their ballots tothe selection of caso Brimfield for a Register of feeds for the bounty of Hampden-
. And you are directed to save this warrant by posting up are attester copy thismed, at the meeting house in Brimfield seven days at least before the times holding Lato meeting . Here of fail not & make due return of this warand with you doing thereou to ourselves at the time of place of dais meeting -
Given under our hands of real, this twenty sixty day of March . A.D. 1836., Festus Foster. Dace/ hin thrown Selectmen of. Simeon lage Ihave made services of this warrant by posting up are attester copy there of at the meeting house in Brimfield Dates at Brimfield Mar. 29 th. 1830 Ephraim Fenton Contables of Brimfield If a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote for. Governor It Governor den a tous & Coun sell and holden on the fifth day of April. A.L. 1829 at the meeting house in Brumfield, the Notes for Governor It Governos Tanto were given in to the Select Men Hvorted counter & declared as follows Vor:
for Governor
Levi Lincoln has One hundred + ten votes Marcus Morton had Forty three votes Marc letBates has two votes Josephe Baker har one vote
for It your
The L. Winthrop has One hundred + eleven votes . lathan Willis has forty three voted Daniel Frost have one votes -
For Donations Samuel Lathrop 03 SJames Fowler I had each of them One hundred + eighteen voly Jos. M. Forward +2 William H. Foster I had each of them thirty one votes For Register of Seeds & George Colton has One hundred + ten votes William Rice had twenty Eight votes . It a legal meeting holden a April 5. " 1830 in pursuance 2" part of the first warrant God. Alver Brown was chosen moderator in Noted That the town poor be disposed of by the Selection according to their discretion
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. April Meeting, continued
The following votes were given in for bcurly treasurer.
Wie: William Bliss Sang had One hundred so fives voted William Bliss has threes votes James W Crooks had two lovers coles Justice Willard has One Vote,
Noted that the select men be the agents of the town, to carry in to efect- the resolve of the Legislature relative to forming a plan of the town- Teles To postpone 5 th articles in I" warrant to May Meeting
. It a legal Town meeting . April 5. 1. 1830 by adjournment from March 8th 1830,
Lewis Williams Es, Moderator chosen at March Meeting Poleas to to passby the 3 articles in the warrant.
Hezekiah Ferry or was chosen highway surveyor in the place of black Whitemore removed, and Paris Goodell was Lboth. chosen highway surveyor in room of Stephow Surfer excuses were iwork. Vitex to pass by the 6th article in the March warrant Collecting of James for year en suing was struck off te Johns I Newton the was chosen loomstables of the Town for the year. Noted To accept of Edias Tarbell, & Absalom Tembard at Lave ti, for John "Newton as Collector ' Meeting was dissolved ~ John lo Godley Town Clark Marrant for May Meeting 18307 Commonwealth of Massachusetts To the Constables of the town of Brumfield . Greeting: in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are re= quired to notify & warm the Inhabitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to vote in elections to meet at the meeting houses in vais Brumfield on Monday the lenthe day of may next at one of the clock P.M. to bring in their votes to the select men for one or more Representatives to represent than in the General boust to be holden at Boston on the last Wednesday of May next. also to bring in. their voter as above for a Register of Seeds for the bounty of Harfen ·you are also required by the authority aforesais to notify & warn the Sun habe itants of I town qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the sameplace y un vais any of two of the look P.M. to act on the following articles 1. To choose a Moderator for said Meeting
2. To hear the report of all agents of Committees for the past year who have not here to fore reported fact Thereon
3. To raise duch sums of money as the town may think proper for contine gent a peuved the enduring year in . And you are directed to server this warranty posting/ up ane attested copy there of at the Meeting house in in sais town four teen days at least before the time for holding s meeting Here of fact, not & make, dux-return of this warrant with your doingp the row to ourselves at the times of place of Meeting
May - Marrant, Continued
Given under our hands a seal this nineteenth day of. April . A.D. 1830 Juneon. Tout tested Forher Selectone dauphin Brown 5 of
RobertAndrews.fr.
Brimfield.
This certified that I have served this warrant by posting up an allester copy there of at the meeting houses in Brimfield fourteen days before the love of holding daid Meeting .. John New ton Constable of Primfiato At a legal town meeting holdem at Brimfield on the tenth day of May. .. 1830 for the purpose of choosing one or more Representatives to the General. Court. Voted to choose one Representatives to the General Courte
The votes for Representatives were given in as follows Viz John Nyled had One hundred + twenty votes Festes Foster has Fifty fives vold Scattering votes were found in for Register of Deads , David Payne had Eighty two voted William Rices hade fifty nine votes George bolton had Twenty two votes In pursuance of 2° part of May warrant. Laf. C. R. Brown was chosen Moderator Votes to accept the report of Committee to rechon with Treasures Voted to raise $1200 for contingent-expenses the ensuing year - Report of Committee This memor an dum mades this 6 to day of May 1930 between Ebenezer Williams Treasurer of the town of Brimfield of the one partit Issachar Brown Jr. Justin Morgan & Julius Burt Committee of town of the other hast Nitressette. That there is due & uncollected on certificate of Septem ber 4 to 1829. Ephraim Fenton Collector Tives hundreds of Eighty nine. dollars & fifty four cents $589.54 Money in Treasures hands " 1.79
$ 591.33 There are six hundred forty nine dollars dise ty one cents outstanding orders . $649.61 Money racted for singing 50.00 Money dues Event Williams . 23.00 Money owe the several school district. - 275.34
$997.95 541.33 Balance Que from Town Four hundred Avise Dollar Sixty two cents $ 406 62 275.34
Balance due from town exclusive of school money $131 28 All which is transferred to Marques Converse } Eben" Williams Town Creatures the present Pressurew in Javachan Brownkg All which is submitted a Justin Morgan Julius Pourt
Committee
Meeting was dissolved ~ John to Cooley Town Glas 4 -
Harant for Meeting Aug. 18:30
To the bonscables of the Town of Brimfieldo Gruting In the name of the Common wealth of Massachusetts you are directed to ' notify & warn the Inhabitants of this town of Brumfield qualifiers to vote in town affairs, to meet at the meeting houses in vais Primfiets on Monday the thirtieth day of August inst at 21 o'clock P.M. then o there to act on the following articles.
1. To choose a Moderators to govern laiks meeting
1). To see what me asures ( if any) the town will take to buito the news from the Brookfield road, near- Cafet Samuel Patricks northerly to Western live as laid out by the bounty Commissioners
3. To see if the town will raise money to build sai road, thay the damages of opening the same as estimated by " Commissioners 4. To see if the town will accept any measures to keep Down the bush in burying grownce 5. To see if the town will take any measures to enlarge the present burying grown or purchase a new one, o past all proper votes relative to the same V. to hear the reports of any Committee on Committed.
And you are directed to serve, this warrant by posting an attested copy of the same at the meeting house in I lowns seven days at least before the time of sais meeting. Here of fait not & makes Que return of this warrant with your doings there ow to the Town Clerk at the times of places of war meeting . Given under our hands + real this sixteen the day of August. A.D. 1830- Timeon tage Festus Foster Select men Dauphin Brown of
Robert Andrews fr
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notifiers + warner the Inhabitants of the said town of Brumfield qualified as thereis expressed, to meet at the time of places + for the purposes within mentioners
Prinfield . August-23. 1830 John Newton Constable of Porinfieles
August meeting 1830 con
At a legal town meeting holden at the meeting house in Bringfields August Bottes 1830. Philemon Waren was chosen Moderator.
Noted That the town refuse to build the road at laid out by the Comme! from the Brookfield road near haft Same Patricks to Western lines Totell That this Select men be authorized to take measures to clean the bushes from the burying ground & to pay to this person who does the same a veritable. compensation-
Votes To choose, a Committee of 5 to make enquiry relative to the object. of the 5th articles in the warrant + report at a future meeting Col Isachan Brown Royal Wales Benjamin Sherman were chosen Fra Hitchcocks caio Committee
. Archibald Nelson
Noted That this meeting be dissolver
John B Cooley Town Blesk.
Marrant for. Tecomber Meeting 1930
To the Constable of the Town of Brimfield. Greeting: on the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify of waron the Inhabitants of the town of Brumfield qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the meeting house in care town on Mon day the first day of November next at two of the clocko P. M. to bring in their votes for a Representatives in the Congress of the United States for the Hampton districta And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up an attested copy there of at the meeting houses in vairs town leven clays at least before the time of vais meeting. Here of fail not & make duo return of this warrant with your doing thereou to ourselves at the time of place of said meeting. Given our hands + real this twenty fifth day October A.D. 1830~
Simcon boye Select Ilew Festus Fostero
Darius Charles Brandfield
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notifieds & warnen the male. Inhabitants of the town of Brumfield qualified as thereis required to meet at the time I place t for the purpose therein mentioned by posting a/ an attested copy of the within warrant iven days before tato meeting Brumfield nov. 1830
.The . Pecoton Constable of
PrimifielesS
November. fleeting 1530
At a legat town meeting, holden at the meeting house in Brimfield on Monday the first day of November A. D. 1830 for the choice of a Representative in the Congress of the United States for Hampton dis strict: the votes were given in to the Select men. sorters counted, + declawed as follows fiz:
How. Jaac t. Batid has One hundreds of four votes John Mills hado Eight votes- Voter that meeting be dissolved a Jahn to Cooley Trin blanken
Marrant ,men on the town relative to fatrick Road"
«Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Harpoen. s: To the one reff of our Country of Hampoen his Deputy or cithe of the to notables of the town of Primpela in vain bounty (Meeting: The command you liverally that without delay you summon the Skin itanto I Brifiets in vain county if they may be found within your precinet, to appear below our Court of Common Plead in our vack County I trampoen, to be holden at Springfield without for our Country of Hampton storesaid on the third Monday of March next & then of there in our Count to answer unito as upon a presentment made by the grave inquest for the body of our Lai County, for suffering the town way in sais town of Brimfield leading row the develling house of Samuel Patrick in Bromfiets aforevais to the north line of the town of Brimfield near the develling house of samuel Knight of the ophiled Knight in Western in the bounty of Worcester to be out of repair of in want of such reparation & amendment ano unopened on the first day of september now last past, are from thenes until the finding lato presentment & for suffering the same town way to remain from vaio first day of september until the findingof presentment incumberes with bushes, trees, stumps, stones & racks & rund deep & broken.
And have your in our Lain Court this will & certify your doing therain. Witness Artenad Wards Esq at Springfields this eight day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundreds & thirty. By the Court- John Ingersoll Clerks Ativo Copy;2 Attest & William H. Foster 8. Jhth A tree copy of copy ververon the town Jan 7. 1831. Attest John B Cooley Town Clarke
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Warrant for . March. Meeting . .. 1831.
"Campilens." To the Constable of the Town of Brimfield, Greeting 1. S. In the name of the Commonwealth of Hajachusell, you are required to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of, Brimfield qualified to role in Elections& Youn affairs to meet at the Heating Thouse in said' Brimfield an clanday the fourteenth day of March next at nine of the clock ball. then & there to act ou upon the following articles
1 3% cheese a Moderator to govern said meeting.
2 3% choose all necessary town officers for the ufos Enoning 1 32 To raise such sums of money as they may think Juroper for the upair of Highways, support of schools, and meerfary expenses for the Ensuing year If To raise money for the "Per. Mr. "Wailly salary the , Current le cor
5 3% see if the town will take any measures to defend them. silves against an Indictment for not opening the town way from Capt. Samuel Patrick's to Theophilus "Knights & pages all proper votes relative to the same
6" To see if the town will restraint horses mules. afses, neat cattle, and swine from running at large
7. To bring in their votes for a bounty Treasurer, St To bring in their Notes for Register of reds " To hear the Report of any agents or Committees who have not howtofore reported & ad thereon, as they shall think, proper. 10th To choose any agents or Committees which the clown may think proper.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting un attested copy there of at the meeting house in said Brim. field fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting. Hereof fail not, & make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place I meeting aforesaid Given under our hands and seal this twenty first day of February. A.D. 18:31
Simeon Coye Yeslui Foster Selectmen Dauphin Brown Darius Charles imfield) Humpdens. March 14. 1831 Robert Andrews, ist hereby certify that it haver served this warrants by posting up an attested copy thereof, as within the John. Newton, Constable) of "Brimfield
cified ? "
March Meeting A.D. 1831
. It a legal Down meeting, holden at the meeting house in Brim- field on Monday, March 144 . 99. 1831 . You Lincoln Egg! was cheson a Moderater . 'Francis"/3. Stelling was chosen. Shown Glish (and) duern before Sehen Bleiben Casa
Dauphin Brown Cyril R. Brown Inquestio Janes Jelen & H. "Waren
1 were chosen Selectman & Sworn (March 14" 1831 before Yra Bestelling Town Clark
· Ahner Brown! · Mesas Juler Vaner Mitchache
1 were chosen Afschors sworn
Hurquis Converse, was chosen Treasurer yoworn Alligence Griggs was chosen Scaler of Leather Pulico "Burt Halom Sumlard were chosen Fence Viewers V Sworn. Simeon Hubbard,
Jesse Hitchcock was chosen Pound keeper Royal A Wales sworn
Augustus fanes were chosen Measures of wood & Barks James Brown)
Yhcedere Field. "William . Nichols ( were chosen) Bything ment worn Nathan "Hitchcock )
Asa Lincoln
Lewis Williams "Estus Stadler, ? were chosen a Committee te rechen, with the Treasurer
Otis bbekions Luther Hilber Thomas "Hubbardfr. Thing Thaw Julman Charles)
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have were chosen Hogreeves
The following persons were chosen Surveyors of, Highways Howwey Hinten of Orson Sherman } Sworn
Marek Medling Continued.
Surveyors
Ebenezer Fair banks & sworn
Alligence Viwells Jworn
Parsons Allen! Sworn
Manuel Parker's Jwvorn James Yourletto 1 } Sworn
Nunca. Vichols to, Sworn James Brenton/ King (Shaw William . Nichols sworn Elias Snow awork
Absalom Lumbard, sworn Daniel Christus Sworn Timothy Puffer
Moses Bryter
Thomas Blefs sworn Orlando Griggs Aurora Calvin Baker, e) eurorn
James Nulting, Sworn
Voted that each school District shall choose its own Prudentials Committee)
Asa Lincoln Luvis "Williams Lyman Bruce Tra Stelling
1 were chosen School Committee
Voted, to postpone choosing Constable & Collector until the muting in april
Theodore "Field" Hiram Powers, Timothy Blis were chosen re chosen field-drivers Erastus Lumbard Rewel Merrick Voted to raise $1000, for the repair of Highways to be expended in the usual manner
Noted to raise $ 800, for the support of Schools. Voted, to postpone raising money for necessary expenses till the meeting in april
Volede, to raise $550, for Ner. f. Wailly Salary Voted, to restrain Horses, Mules, afses, Neat Cattle (and Swine from running at large The voles for County Treasurer and Register of Deeds, were received, sorted, & counted as follows, viz. David Princ had Shifty One voles "William"Gloster' had Sthirteen voles William &Rice had Ofour votes George Collon had Two Noleg & George Gallon had Thirty two votes, & 2 for Register of
Vor County Micasuur
William Rice, had Twenty Eightvotes } Dzidas Voted, that the Shledmen be instructed to make the Road leading northerly from Samuel Patrick's to the South lines of Misterno with as little expense to the towno no posible. 1
March Meeting continued Voted, to appoint bol. Ihned Brown an , tent to obtain a Continuance of the Indictment pending against The town, that times may be allowed to construct said road.
Veled that the Selectmen be directed to cramines the Book case A.B. Cooley & purchaseit if they think proven for the use of the town. Voted, that Jonathan Blanchard have liberty to work out his highway tax for the present year on his private road in Brimfield according to the prayer of his relation.
"Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the First monday of April mest at Your O clock P. M. Francis B. Stelling Jown Clerk
Warrant for April Meeting A.D. 1831 Hampden SS. To the Constable of the Town of (Brimfield) in the County of Hampden, Curling 1,5. In the name of the Commonwealth of mapachusells you are required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Brimfield qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the meeting house in Brimfield on Monday the Fourth day of April next at One O clock in the afternoon being the first monday of said month,
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