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Benjamin Crying
Procter Junto.7.8 Procter 0.7.8 0.7.8 Patten Parker Powker Parker
Payot. Ebenezer Jonathan David
Willing Parker Parkkust Robbins Robbins Josiah John Long. Jonas Educaro Ser. Jonathan Lev. Jonathan Spanking Cort Henry Che" Thomas Job Jalm Josiah Samuel Zebulon Zachariah PRold Snow Snow
wid. Esther Joshua Sert. Joseph
Set. Joseph
Warren Warren Warren Jun!" Warren Jun. 0-7.8
Warren Willson
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Samuel Zacheus Wright of Westford Silas Wright of Westford Daniel Wight Whitney Warren Hodgman tools Willson Daniel Isaac Jofichi Reuben Leonard
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Spaulding Spautoing Spaulding Spauldingymo. 7.8 Spaulding pauloing Spautony
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Ezekiel John Ammi
Jewel Andrews
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Daniel Raymond of Westford
Gard. for William Procter fun!"
Benjamin
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Daniel Wright the Estate of
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Set John Adams for the wild.
Ruth Martines
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Astruc Copy of fan original Ephin Spausing List Delivered to Jak Win Foster. constable
Affersors
Spanking Just onethen
Oliver Barron for
24th Day of November 176A
Aaron Chamberbil Chelmsford Capaces and Examines . Finally Clark
Ir Enhun Spacing Town Clock
Fis lagex fs- To Robert Fletcher one of the Constables of the four of Seal Chelansford in the County of middlesex --- Greeting
Inthis Majesties Name you are hereby Required forth with to warn all the Fivee holders and other Inhabitants of the Said Town in your wars Lawfully Qualified to Vote in Town affairs To allem - ble at the Meeting house in Chelmsford aforces: on Monday the fourth Day of March next at time of the Clock in the fore roon then and there to make those of all Fown Officers as the Law Directs & Serus this town the year Ensuring-
2Hy For Grant Such Sum or Sums of money as Shall be Judged need - full for the Support of the Gospel minestrey. and the Depraying all the other Necessary Charges arifeing in the Said Town the year Ensuring
304 To agree and vote in what part or parts of the Sai the Grammar School or other Schools Shall be kept the year Ensuring and to llet any thing in that affair as Shall be thought proper
4. H consider and Vote what weath od Shall be taken for amending and Repairing the High ways in the Said Town the
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Pails
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1 year Enguerng
My: To See if the Town will Vate that Swine Shall Go at Large in Said~ Down the year Ensuring
Fly To See of the Foun will love that the County Fax (if any there be) Shallbe paid out of the Sais Towns Treasury. the year Ensuring
Ty To See what meathod the Town will take to Erect and Build a New Pound for fai Jours Use and to Oct any thing in that affein that they Shall think proper-
fly to take into Confederation the circumstances of the wild: Sarah hoster which hath bin already Considerable Charge to Huis Foron and See if they will take any meathor to prevent the Same for the futer. and to cut my thing in that affair that Shall be thought proper
by: Upon the Request of Capt Ebenezer Parker. To See if the foun will allow his account for Repairing the present Great Bridge in Bille - vica and also to phase Some person (in his stead) to care of Said Bring with Billerica for the futer
oly: To hear the Report of the Selectmen Concerning a High way. by thein Vewed and Law (upon the Request of Summary of the Inhabitants of Said Four) Said way Beyming. Near. Tylers Jeders. and Hamblets Sawmill at a Large Rock with a heap of Stones on it and theme Runs South westerly on Said Hamblets Lens. to a Stake and Stones from there firms on the Land of Joseph Tyler from there runs through the Land of the heirs of Andrew Pleather Bewust to w3 Stake and Stones. then South westerly through the Land of Ser Jang to the county Road Hoa and accept of the Same if they See cause
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fly. Upon the Request of Survey of The Inhabitants of the Four to See if the Town will Grant to Ens" William Stacey the privilege of Setting up a Black Smith's Shop for his use for the futer on the Common. Near the house of Ephraim Warren Sunt and yard von. for the Same. So as not to Incumber the High ways
Hereof full not and make Return of this warrant with your Doings Thevean unto me Sometime Before the time appointed for Said ·Heating Date at thelusfor afores. the twelfth Day of February Anno Domini 1765. By order of the Select men Ent" Spaulding Town Clerk
Chelmsford March 4th 1765- In obedience to this Wayvant I have warned and Endeavors to warn all the free holders and other In. - habitants of Said Pour within my wars. to meet at time in place within mentioned. Robert Fletcher Constable for Chelmsford Recorded by one Ephraim Spaulding Foun Clerk
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It Middlesex. fr. To Join Sprouting Jun. One of the constables of the
(Seal) the Town of Chelmsford in the County of modder. Greeting
In his majesties Name you are hereby Required forth with to war all the free hodens and other Inhabitants of the Said Force in your ward Qualified by Law to to Vote in Town affairs; to afsemble at the meeting house in Chelmsford afores on Monday the fourth Day of march Next at Nine of the Clock in the fore room then and there to make choice of all Town officers as the Law Directs to Serve the Suis Town the year Ensuring.
2.ty. To Grant Such Sum or Sums of Money as be Judged Head full for the Support of the Gospel Minestrey. and the Depraying all the other necessary charges arising in the Said Down the year- Ensuring.
Joly To agree and Vote in what part or parts of the Said Town the Grammer School. or other Schools Shall be kept the year Ensueany and to cut any thing in that affair as Shall be thought proper.
Ily To consider and Vate what weathos Shall be taken for. Amending and Repairing the Highways in the Saw Town the year Ensuring .-
Fly To See if the Town will Vote that Swine Shall go at Large in Said Town the year Ensuring.
Gly. To See if the Town will Vite that the County Fax (if any there be) Shall lec pan out of the 8. Four Treasury the year Ensuring Ty To See what meathor the Town will take to Expect and Bruits a Pound for for Said Towns Use ains to Get any thing in that affair that they Shall think proper. -
gly. To take into Confederation the circumstances of the wild. Sarah Foster, which hath bin already Considerable Change to this Town, and to See if they will take any Meathos to prevent the Same for the futer. and to let any thing in that aff that Shall be thought Proper-
gly. Upon the Request of lapt & benezer Parker. To see if the Fown will allow his Account for Repairing Billerica and also esent freut hung ml to Chase Some person (in his Stead) to care of . Bridge with Billerica forguter-
Joly: To Hear the Report of the Select men Concerning a Highway by them Vewed and laid out iupon the Request of fundvey of the Srchabitants of . Town) Suis way Begining Near Tylers and Hamblets Sawmill at a Large Noch and wheap of Stones on it and theme Runs South westerly on Saw Hambles sans to a Stake and
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(and Stones. from theme runs on the Land of Joseph Tyler. from there Runs through the Land of the heirs of Andrew Fletcher Deleast To a Stake and Stones. then South westerly. through the Land of Sery. Jung Suntrust to the County Road, and accept of the Same if they see cause 11kg. Upon the Request of Sundry of the Inhabitants of the fair Towne To See if the Foun will to buy" Williams Stacey privileg of af Setting up a Black Sinethis Shop for his life for futer on the Common Near. the house of Ephvann Jun! and Hard Room for the the Same So agrain not to Incumber the High way; here of Fruit not and Make return of this warvant with your Doings thereon unto me Some time be fore the time appointed for Said Meeting, Dated at Chelmsford afores. the twelfth Day of February. Anno Domini-1765
By order of the Selecteren~ Siph" Spacetin Form (levt
Chelmsford march the 4- 1765- 13y vertue of the with in written warrant I have warned, and Endeavored to warn all the free holder and other Inhabitants in My ward. July Qualified to Vote in Town affairs. to meet at time and place. and for the purposes within mentiones
- John Sprouting fui Constable for 1. Chelmsford
Recorded by Eption Spending Town Clerk
Preambulation
April y. 20th 1765. then was the Line preambulates and the Bounds renewed Between Chelmsford und Billerica. by William Mening and Isaac Foster of Billerica; and Enhan Spanking and Capt Oliver Barion of Chelmsford
on the Same Day was the Line preambulates and the Bounds venew Between Chelmsford and Acton by ?? Ephim Spanking und Oliver bar of Chelmsford and John Heads Jun of Aiton
onthe Day above Said the Line was freambulate and the Bounds Renewed Between Chelmsford and Westford by Eng" Sam" Stevens and Zachariah Richardson fun! of chelmsford and De" John Abbot and Thomas Com ming of Westford and all the above stanie Parties was agreed about the Several lines and Boundaries
Recorded by Ehm Spanking Down Clerk
Chelmsford April : 29. 5765. We the Subscribers bus" Sam ftevery and Zachariah Richardson Jun! by the appointment of y felcet men. of the lmstoro, met with the select men of Dunstable. in order to precum - bulate the line Between Chelmsford. and Instable. but for want of Deve of Bamos we did not proceed. This we degive to be Entered in Cheluyford Fown Book of Records- Firenjamin Forwell (Selectmen of) Abraham Kendal
have Entered by
Laplin Spanking Down Clerk
Josh Danforth unstable
April y: 20th 12/5
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145 Att , General Town meeting of the freehorsens and other Inhabitants at the injecting house in 9 Chelmsford of the Town of Chelmsford. Duely warn and Regularly Assembled on March the 4. 1. D.1765, The Town processed as follows -- Votes for a Grand Jury man w. Thomas Spaulding The town then Votes for a County Freasufer
Then the meeting un Regulated as the Law Divers
Vote for a Moderator of Sais Meeting. Oliver Fletcher Esq. Votes to Chuje five Selectmen to Serve this Town the year Ensuring Vale for Selectmen first Ephraim Spending Era". Second us. William Procter and Said Wie Procter Refused to Serve &
Votes for the Second Selectman m! William Foster. 3. Cap. Oliver Barron 4 m. Aaron Chamberlin 5. mr Finothey Clark - Vole for a Town Clark Ephraim Spanking Egy ?
Vates that the Selectmen be Aflessors for Town the year Ensuring Voted that the Selectmen be the overseers of the Poor Votes for constable at the North End of Said town Benjamin Saker fin. Votes for constable at the South End of Sin Fown Joseph Harvin Jour Votes to acept of John Spending Sun. as constable in the Room and Stea of Joseph Warren Sim!
Voted to ad journ the Meeting for of a Quarter of an hour and the Meeting
wash journed accordingly - and being met on I adjournment Votes that the Remaining part of the Business of Law Meeting Shallbe Done by Nomination and ham vote-
Vote for Wardens Capt Daniel Procter and James Burn
Votes to Excuse capt Procter and -
Voted that Josiah Stranding be a Warden in his Roome __
Voted for Fything men William Peice and Sonnicel voter
Voted for Jeg Serveions of Highway Josiah Fletcher. Thomas. Fletcher: Robert ReDoing and Sime on Stevens for the North End of Sai Town igt ways
Voted for Seracions at the South End of Said Town, William Puster Andrew Batties. Joseph Adams Jun? and Josiah Hodyman Votes for femevewars, for. Henry Spending. Henry Procter. Philip Parker and William Hours
Voted for fietsrivers Simeon Sorter. Thomas Hutchens. Benjamin Butterfields. and Simeon Blodget
Vote for Serveions of Boards and Lumber Joseph Filer and Joseph
Votes for Dear wreaves. when Robbing and Hiver Bowers Voted for Hagwreaves Eleazer Richardson und Joseph Paiva Jums John Minot and David Burge-
Voted for" Sealer of Leather w! William Foster-
Voted to prevent the Destition of fish w holest Pervieros. Jonas Robbing
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Voted for a Sealer of weights and measures Thevin goods Vote for Servior of wheat and flower fary . Benjamin Fletcher Vater to Grant two Hundred and forty pounds to be agsest on the Inhabitants of the Sand Town for the Support of the ministry and Delaying the other Necessary Charges avijeing in few Down the year Ensuring on the trives cost Votes to have No Schools kept in the own the year Ensuring But the Grammer School-
Votes that the Grammar School Shall circulate into four parts of the Said Town and the Selectmen Shall appoint the J. four places. for the keeping the Sun Schools-
Votes to amend and repair the Highways in Town the year Enguess as they were the Last year
Vater To Raise. Ninety points for the amending and Repairing the Highways in Town the year Ensuring. and Rate to be made by then Voted that Swine Shall go at Large
Votes. That the county Fax ( if any there be) the Ensuring Shall be pien out of the Sun Towns Treasury .
Voted Forvect and Bills a Sounds of Stones for the Fair Towns use Votes That the New Sound Shall be Built in the place where the Dis found Stands.
Vote. That the affair of Building New Towns be under the cave and Direction of the Selectmen.
Vote that i! Aaron Chambertin be a committe man to makinquing agreable to un atile in the way
Relating to the fur cun Stances of the wis. Sarah Foster and take
advice concerning the Same and he port to the Form of his Songs at their next Town Meeting in May next-
Note that the article in the warrant concerning Capt Ebenezer Parker's Requestconcerning Billerica Bridge be Refer to the May Meeting .
Voted That the Article in the warrant Relating to a High way Laid out by the Select men Near To Filers and Hamblets Milli So called be @ journ. to the Next Town Meeting in May Next.
Voted That, Inf. William Stacey : according to an article in the Warrant Shall Liberty to Set up a Black Smiths Shop in the Same place when Benjamin Keyamp was a lower to Build a Shop at the place where ?! Heyrup begun to Dig a Cellar.
Ma Mation nase and Secondes. the Question was put to See if the
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Town would Reconfeder their vote past for adjourning the article in the warrant. Relating to a Highway, law out by the Select men near to Fylers and Hamblets Sawmill (So calles, and it past in the affirmative and frid Vote was heconfecdeved accordingly and
Vote To acept of the Same as laid out by the Select men according to Alles Oliver Hitelcher Moderator their Report. Recorded by Ephon Spaulding - Town Clerk
Chelmsford July 5 th 1764. A High way laid out by us the Subscribers and is Boundes as follows. Beginning Hear the Sawmill. called Filers and Hamblet's Mill at a Large Rock and a heap of Stones on the Sound Rock from there Running Southwesterty on? Hamblet Lang to a Stake and Stones from the me on the Land of Joseph Filers and. from theme through the Land of the heirs of Andrew Fletcher Deceast to a Stake and Stones then Southnes enly through the Land of James Parklust to the County Road. Bounding Mercimek River
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Recorded March y . 5the 19615 1 Oliver Barrowil
pr Sephen Spending Form Clave .Auron Chamberlin
Selectmen
Timothy Clark
Milf. Chelmsford march y. 4 . 17 the 1765 Josiah Spausing. Jonas Robbins and John Robbins; and March yt. 8 th 1765. John Spantom Jun ?. Samuel Procter: William Procter, Andrew Batties: Joseph Choams Jun" Josiah Hoogruan: Henry Spausing: Henry Procter Simeon Procter: Thomas Hutthing. Joseph Asans fun .: John Minutt: David Burge: William Foster: Reuben Goods: Sam et Pevham: Benjamin Parker Fun !! James Gunn: William Peir Josiah Fletcher: Robert Redding: Simeon Stevens: Phillip Purky William Hoams: Benja Butterfiel: Suneou Blodget: Joseph Tyler Oliver Bowers: Clearer Richardson: Joseph Peirce Jun Robert Seive: Benja Melcher: Iphon Sprawling: William Fosta oliver Barvou: Aavon Chamberlin: Timothy Clock and April the 2: 1765 Thomas Fletcher -. the Subscriber hereby Certifie that all the above. Name Persons at the time of the Jul aforest wave Sworn Before me to the faith full Discharge of their Respective down offices to which they wave Chosenby the Town of Chelmsford in march. A.D. 1765. they havering hist then the previous ooth by law Requires : Hiver Fletcher, as, Per Recorded By Eption Spacesings Founderk
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Middlefex Is. Fo Benjamin Barker hw. one of the constables of the Town
Seal of Chelmsford in the country of middleges - - Greeting In his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forth with to wave all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the fair town Belonging to your ward / Qualified by Law to Vote To assemble at The Meeting house in Chelmsford afove Said on monday the thirteenth Day of may Currant at two of the Clock in the afternoon ; then and there to Elect and Depute one or more Meet Serious to Serve for and Represent the Said Town at the Great and general Court. or affembly appointed to be Concerned hets and kept for his Majesties Seviye at the Courthouse in Boston upon wedengowy the twenty ninth Day of May currant for the Ensuring year -
2. To hear a List of Names of the Persons Drawn out by the Select men to Serve for this Town as Petty Juvous; and act thereon as the Law. Directs concerning the choice of Petty Jurors SOM. To See what the Town will do with Respect to the Iron work upon the Leveret of the Meeting house in Saint Town and to act any thing in that affair that they Shall think most proper -
Aby To See what the Town will do Respecting the Bringing forward or Opposeing the fair Towns being Included in a New Country and to act any thing in that affein that they Shall think best for the Interest of this town
strana. 5-19. To live in to the assessors of Law, True and Just Invoice of the Hum. - ber of their Rateable Polls and all their other Rateable Estate in order to make the Town hate for the present year; - here of fail not. and make Return of this Warrant. with your Doings thereon. unto me Some time before the time appointed for Said Meeting. Dated at thelensforasant the third Day of May; in the fifth year of his Majesties Reign. Anno Domini . Myby
By order of the Select men of fail Chelmsford Eph" Spanking Town ley
Chelmsford May the 10 th 1765. By Virtue of this Warrant I have warned. and Ende avouved to warn all the free hosevy and other Inhabitants of . Town belonging to my ward) to meet at time and place and for the purposes within mentioned. Berg" Parker Sus. Constable for Recorded by Euphon Spaulding Forum (Cest) - - > Chelmsford.
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Middlesex. S. To Jolm Spanking fun! one of the constables of the Town of the husford. in the Country of Middlesex~ ~ Greeting In his + Majesties Name you are hereby Required forth with to warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants of the faid Fown Belonging to your ward (Qualified by Law to Vote) To afsemble at the Meeting house in fun the long ford on Monday the thirteenth Day of May Currant. at Two of the Clock in the. afternoon. then and there to Elect and Depute one or More Meet Persons to Serve for. and Represent the at a Great and General fourtor asem appointed to be concerned hell and kept for his Majesties Service at the Court house in Boston woon wesens day the twenty ninth Day of may currant for the Ensuring year
2Sty. To hear a List of the Names of the Persons Drawn out by the Selectmen to Serve for this Town as Jetty Jurors and to act thereon as the Law Directs concerning the choice of Sety Juvous
3My. To See what the Town will Do with Respect to the Iron work upon the Ferret of the Meeting house. in Suis Town and to oct any thing in that affair that they Shall think most proper
Aly. To See what the Town will Do with Respecting the Bringing forward or apoyen the Jail Towns being Included in a New Country and to act any thong in that affair that they Shall think Best for the Interest of this Town
5. Ly. To Give in to the assessors of Said Town a true and Just Invoice of the Num of their Rateable folks and all their other Ruteable Estate morder to. shake the Town hate for the present year - hereof fail not and Make return of this Warrant with your doings there on urito me Some time before the time appointed for Said Meeting- Dated at Chelmsford afove said the third Day of May in the fifth year of his Majesties Reign . Anno Domini. 1765 of Said Chelmsford By order of the Select men Eenhon Spouting . Bowen Clerk
. within written Chelmsford thay y- 13th 1765. By Virtue of this warrant I have warned and Endeavoured to warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants of to town in my ward Duly Qualified to Vote in Town affairs. to meet at time and place and for the purpages. within mentioned John Spanking Jun. Constable for Recorded by Ephim Spanking Foun (levh) - & Chelmsford
Att a General Town meeting of the free hakevs. and other Inhabitants of. The Town of Chelmsford (Qualifies by Law to Vote in Town affais) being. July warned. and Regularly assembled at the Meeting house in fait thelang ford on Monday the thirteenth Day of May Anno Domini 17by - the Town
Voted to acept of the List of Names Frauen out by the Selectmen as the Law Sweets for persons to Serve as Petty Jurors Both at the Superior; and Inferior Courts. Then was Tickets Drawn for Amos Kilder and Daniel Whitney to Serve as- Petty Juvous at the next Inferior Court of Common Please and Court of General Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Camebridge within and for The county of MiddleSex on the twenty first Day of May Currant~ ~ The Town then Voted to Chufe a Representative for the year Ensuring ( Voted
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( Voted that Sampson StaDard Esq! be the Representative - -
meeting Voted that Syphon Spanto my be the Moderator for the remaining Bufines of fail.
Voted that the Selectmen take the cave of the Tervet on the Meeting house agreable to the article in the warvant; and act in that affair as they Shall thing Best
Agreeable to an article in the warrant the Gestion was put to See if the four was for having the County of middlesex Devided. and it past in the Negative. and Vated to oppose the tail leurtys being Chufe a Committee for to make op politis. I'm Behalf of this Town) against the Said County's being Deviled
Votes that &pho Spautoing. Cap! oliver Bavion and w! Jumuel Serham be a Committee for that Purpose~
Voted as youon the article in the wariant for giveing in an Invoice. to the house of Cap. Oliver Barron, to be Done this Evening - calling Then the Town took into confederation an article in the warvant for the Annual Meeting in March last. Respecting allowing Cant Ebenezer Parkers account for Repairing Billerica Great Bridge; and Chujeing Some other Person in his Stead to take of Law Bridge with Billerica for the futer
Votes to allow Capt Jackers account in that affair. it's being one pound Sixteen Shillings and three pence for Chelmsford part and that the fame be paidout of the Said Forus Treasury
Voted that i! Jonas Adam's be a Committe man for this Town to take care of Said Bridge with Billerica. for the futer-
- Recorded by - - Eyhan Spanking - Town Clerk
The longford func 9. 2.0. 1756. At a meeting of the Select men it was Ordered that mir Samuel Sevham Powin Treasurer Should Receive The following Jums of Money : viz: of Jest Oliver Barran for Money he Decided of the Town of Beaverly for the fost this Fourth was at on account Jane Williams in her last Sickness the Sun Seven Pounds- £7.000 And to Receive of Capt Oliver Barvon for Money and (louth that he Received from the widow Parrot for the Towns lige the fun of. one nous Eighteen and two pence -1-18-20
and the Sais Treasurer is hereby ordered to pay out the Sun fun! of Money as he Shall Receive orders from time to time from the Selectamen. by order of the Selectmen. Lephone Spaulding Town Let
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149 Middlesex. IS. Fo Benjamin Barker Jun? one of the Constables of the Seal Town of Chelmsford in the fait county of Middlesex. Greeting In fus Majesties Name you are hereby Required to Levy and Collect of the Several Persons Names in the List here with Commits unto you Each one his Respective Proportion ( there in Set Down) of the fun- total of Such List being part of a Fax or afsegment. agreed Upon cion Grysted by the Inhabitants of the Said Town of Chelmsford Regularly the fourth Day of March Anno Domini. 1765. For Defraying the changy aviseing within the Sail Town the present year: and deliver and payin the Sun and Sung which you shall Levy. and Collect muito w. Samuel Perham Freafurer of the Said Town; and to Compleat and Make up an account of your Collections of the whole Sum at or before the thir teeth Day of December Next; And if any person or persons Shall- Neglect or Refuge to make payment of the firm or Jums whereat he or then are Respectively affessed on the Saw List; you are to Distrain the goods or Chattels of Such person or persons so Refugeing ; and the Sisters or distreffer So taken to keep by the Space of four Days at the lost and Charge of the owner; And if the owner do not pay the Sum or Jung of
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