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Gly Toted. that the Cedar Swamp in Brimfield shall be divided. a lott to each Proprietor that draws by the Courts act. and John Keep. Thomas King and Benjamin Mun appointed to take care that the lotts are laid out In said Swamp.
Tth Toted that Samuel Shaws Seth Shaws. Daniel Graves and Na- thaniel Clark surveys of their grants be recorded :
Then the Proprietors Meeting adjourned by the Moderator by a vote of the Proprietors to Tuesday the 6th day of June next to twelve o clock of said day.
June the 6" 1732-Then the Proprietors being met according to adjournment. Proceeded
1ª That whereas Paul Hitchcock wants a few rods to satisfye his
Peter Haynes
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John Nelson
John Stebbins Jun'
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David Ingoroole
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grant from the Court 1st-Voted that st Paul Hitchcock have liberty to lay sd few rods yt is wanting in his grant land with his draught when his turn comes to lay out his draught lands
2's Voted that all the Charges Expended by both parties of the Pro- prietors in going to the general Court in regard to the settlement of Brimfield be Paid by the Propriety Equally according to their Interest. Provided their demands be reasonable.
3ly Voted. that there be a committee chosen of three men to Procure a Surveyor & Chainmen to lay out the two Draughts of Division land to each Grantee. Samuel Shaw and Deliverance Brooks entered their Dissent against ye above votes.
Ay Voted. That Capt John Sherman. Mr Robert Moulton & Mr John Russell be a Committee to Procure a Surveyor & Chainmen to laye out the Draughts of Division land as in the aforesaid vote to each Grantee.
5ly Voted ; that when the Surveyor has laid out the first for the first Grantee : he to do it as soon as ye Surveyor comes to him: then he shall repair to the second In order. to lay out his. and if. the sec- ond refuse. then to the third & if he refuse. then along successively : Each grantee paying ye Surveyor & Chainman for their service : and then to Return back again according to the Vote Passed In lay- ing out both Draughts of Division land. soe that Each grantee have his two Draughts. No grantee to have above two days to lay out his Draught in : Except sickness or something Extraordinary.
Gly Toted : that whereas some of the Inhabitants of Brimfield did formerly by a vote give to Ezra King 20 acres of land for Incourage- ment of Building a grist mill on Elboe Brook & he sa King having built there & laid out his substance there do give him sa 20 acres & stream as Mr Porter. Surveyor has laid it out to him.
7th Jofed ; that the lotts in the Great Cedar Swamp In Brimfield be laid out Equally Each lott alike to each Proprietor yt draws by the Court act.
Sth The Proprietors meeting from the first Warrant wholly dissolved by a vote of the Propriety.
Recorded June 25th 1732 from the original votes and orders
per JOHN SHERMAN. Clerk
WARRANT FOR PROPRIETORS MEETING.
These are to Notify & Warn the Proprietors of the township of Brimfield that they meet & assemble themselves together at the Pub- lick meeting house In Brimfield aforesaid on Tuesday the fourth day
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of July next at nine of the Clock in the forenoon of 1 day then and there to transact the following Perticulars &c
1% To choose a moderator to Regulate said meeting.
2ª To agree upon & appoint a way to gather the Past Charges & distribute & Pay them when they are due.
3' To choose a Committee to levye the Past Charges & a Collector or Collectors to gather the same and pay it where ordered.
41y To make some alterations or addition to the Vote concerning the two draughts of division land already concluded on to be laid out.
5ly To raise what money the Proprietors may see cause for their use.
6'y To know the Bounds of the farmes lying within the township of Brimfield.
7ly Any Person or Persons that has anything due from the propri- ety to bring in their bills for the same : and to pass order for satis- faction ; and to pass order for satisfaction of John Lumbard & Henry Burt for the Burying place that is in their land.
S'y To dispose of land to finish the meeting house: and to appoint some person to demand & Receive the nine Pounds from the heirs of the first committee for Brimfield and what may be due upon any of the Bonds.
gly Each Proprietor to draw his lott In the Great Cedar Swamp : and to appoint & laye out what highways may be thought needfull for the Propriety
Brimfield June the 19th 1732.
JOHN SHERMAN Proprietors Clerk
Att a Proprietors Meeting held at Brimfield on Tuesday the fourth day of July : according to warrant and then Proceeded (1) John Russell chosen moderator by a vote.
1 Voted. to choose three men as a committee to levye the past charges
24 Toted. that Capt John Sherman. M' Robert Moulton. & JJoseph Blodgett be a commmitte to levye the Past Charges. alsoe chosen to make a demand of ye past charges from each proprietor. yt owes when they are levyed & if they receive it. to Pay the same when ordered by the Propriety : and if they yt owe refuse to pay. to make return to the Propriety of their Proceedings therein
3th Voted to ad two more to the above sd committee : Ebenezer Graves. Nathaniel Hitchcock. Leonard Hoar. Samuel Allen, Henry Burt, William Nelson & David Morgan. Entered their dissentes the aforesd votes.
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VY Thomas Stebbins chosen 4th Committee man to ad to se above" committee Joshua Shaw chosen the 5th Committee man for the above affairs. Then the Proprietors meeting adjourned by a vote of the propriety to ye first Tuesday of September next to ten of the clock in yº forenoon of sd day.
Att a meeting of the Proprietors by adjournment on the 5th of Sep- tember 1732
5ly Voted, that yo article in the warrant relating to make some alterations or additions to the two draughts of the first division be void and of none effect & is wholly dropt & voted out.
6' The 5th article in the warrant about Raising money for the Pro- prietors use voted out
Tly Toted out the Sixth article in the warrant relating to Know the bounds of farms in Brimfield
S'y Toted. to pay Mr Robert Moulton 20' In Province bills for 205 Paid the Secretary Willard for Ingrossing two Bills In order to make Brimfield a town.
SW Voted. to pay Robert Moulton jun' five shillings for going for- merly by order of the propriety to fetch Mr Porter to Surveye oe grants in Brimfield
10W Voted. that the Committee chosen to fill up the grants. are Impowered to fill up Thomas Stebbins grant. upon his sa Stebbins charge : and he s" Stebbins not to Infringe upon any Perticular Pro- prietors lands that are laid out. nor lay it any where to spoile a pitch of any of the draughts of the proprietors that are to lay out.
11ly The Proprietors adjourned by a vote of the Proprietors to Thursday the 14th day of this Instant September. to two of the clock in the afternoon of said day.
Att a meeting of the Proprietors by adjournment on the 14th day of September &c
1ly Voted out the 8th article in the warrant of selling land for fin- ishing the Meeting house to be void
2ly Toted. that Capt John Sherman be Impowered to demand & receive the nine Pounds from the heirs of the first Committee for Brimfield & from any due upon the bonds
3' Toted that John Lumbard & Henry Burt have the land laid out to them formerly by Mr Experience Porter. Surveyer in lieu of the Burying Place which is in their land & be recorded to them. and the Burying Place being laid out formerly by sa Porter be recorded for ye towns use
Aly Voted 1 acre & L of land for a Burying Place at the South- easterly part of yo South pond where Robert Moulton. sen' dwells.
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REPORT OF EXPENSES AT GENERAL COURT.
Brimfield August 1729. Then chosen by a number of the Proprie- tors of the town of Brimfield Robert Moulton & David Shaw to goe to the General Court & Elsewhere to manage in Behalf of s4 town. in all Respects, with respect to the great Difficulties gest town was then laboring under &e. Therefore we the $4 Robert Moulton & David Shaw and alsce John Stebbins whoo was added afterward by vote of the Proprietors to assist In the said service. Therefore Wee the s4 Robert Moulton. David Shaw & John Stebbins do humbly Request the Pro- prietors of the sd town of Brimfield to allow grant & order that all the money that has Ben Expended by us in the Publick Service & conserns of the Proprietors of the s4 town of Brimfield from time to time. according as is hereafter discribed y' the same may be repaid to each and every of us severally according to our disbursements by the sd proprietors of Brimfield aforesaid and alsoe that the sd Proprietors may pay to Each of us severally four shillings for each day man & horse which time has been expended by us In the Publick Service of sd town from time to time as is hereafter described which is the rea- sonable demand of your humble servants
ROBERT MOULTON DAVID SHAW JOHN STEBBINS
Wee Robert Moulton. & David Shaw went down two Journeys to the General Court. In July & In August 1730: Then held at Salim & at Cambridge, the money which was then Expended for Entering a petition was twenty shillings, and other necessary charges which we Expended at the same time was Six pounds. 18 shillings and Eight pence. besides 26 days Each of man & horse Expended in sª 2 Jour- neys. which charge is A' for each day man & horse besides ye aforesaid money Expended at the same time
ROBERT MOULTON DAVID SHAW
And alsoe at the General Court held at Cambridge in September 1730 the money which was then expended by us In sd Journey was 4ª 75. 0 Besides S days time each of man & horse at the same time which is 4$ more per day for each man & horse Expended per
ROBERT MOULTON & DAVID SHAW
And at the General Court held at Boston In January 1730-31 then Deacon John Stebbins was added. the money Expended then was
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17 *- 128-94 besides ten days of each of man and horse at the same time in s" Journey which is 4 for each day for man and horse Expended in said service at the same time
per ROBERT MOULTON JOHN STEBBINS DAVID SHAW
At the General Court held at Boston In February 1730-31 the money which we Expended then was 135-13-064 besides 17 days of each of us of man and horse ye demands for each day of each man and horse is 4ª to each Expended per
ROBERT MOULTON JOHN STEBBINS DAVID SHAW
& att the General Court held at Boston In June 1731. The money Expended then by us JJohn Stebbins & David Shaw was 145-13-54 Besides 25 days time of Each of us man and horse which is 4º- per day for Each man & horse expended In sd Journey per
JOHN STEBBINS DAVID SHAW
Att a meeting of the Proprietors of Brimfield Sept the 14th 1732 then the aforegoing articles voted & allowed. Excepting Eleaven days to each man being Sabbath days to be taken out. not allowed for being Sabbath days.
Then Ebenezer Graves, Nathaniel Hitchcock, Leonard Hoar, Ben- jamin Cooley. David Hitchcock. William Warriner Deacon David Morgan Nathan Collins. Peter Haynes. Joseph Hoar, Marke Ferry & Benjamin Cooley Junt entered their dissents against the vote of the aforegoing account
An account of the Charges Expended In time & Money at the Gen- eral Court In ye year 1729 & in June 1731. In order to the settle- ment of Brimfield by us subscribers
To Leonard Hoar 16 days to Salim & Cambridge 4ª per pay for his time & horse 03-04-00
To money Paid & Expense at Salim & Cambridge & other ways on sd road 5-07-09
To Leonard Hoar 13 days to Boston at 4' per day for time & horse 2-12-00
To Capt John Sherman 13 days to Boston 4º per day for his time & horse 2-12-00
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To David Hitchcock 10 days to Boston 4ª per day for his time & horse
To all three of oe expenses of money paid
2-00-00 8-14-04
£24-10-01 JOHN SHERMAN LEONARD HOAR DAVID HITCHCOCK
September the 11th 1732. Then the aforegoing account accepted & allowed by a vote of the Proprietors
September 14 1732. Then voted by the proprietors at said meet- ing to pay to Mr Robert Moulton & Capt John Sherman Y' apiece for a Journey of them to Woodstock to Coll Chandler being 005-18 :- 01
All the aforegoing voted
Test- JOHN SHERMAN. Clerk
The Proprietors meeting wholly dissolved
SEATING THE MEETING-HOUSE.
Sept 12, 1757.
5' Voted to seat s" meeting house again by nine seators, and to divide them into three parts, that is three seators together : and soe to do the seating seperately : and each three to bring their seating seperately to the town at a meeting for that purpose for the towns acceptance.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
We, the subscribers, being Chosen a Committee to Seat the Meeting house, have according to the best of our judgment & Cuning Done the same as followeth, &c.
First ; In the Pew next the Pulpit on the East Side thereof we seated John Sherman, Esqr. Capt. Leonard Hoar, Mr. Nathan Collins, and their wives; and Lieut. Nath'l Hitchcock and Deacon Morgan's wife.
2dly : In the Pew next the Pulpit on the West Side thereof we Seated Capt. David Hitchcock, Benjamin Cooley, Peter Haynes, Capt. James Mirick, and their wives.
3dly : In the fore seat below, Deliverance Brooks, Eb'r Scot, George Erwin, John Nilson, John Charles, John Stebins, John Webber, Lev't Joseph Hayne, Humphry Gardner, Joshua Shaw, John Mighell, Nath'l Clark, and Joseph Frost.
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4thly: In the Pew on the East side the fore door, James Tompson, William Warriner, Lev't Thomas Stebins, Benjamin Mun, Sam'l King, Dan'l Graves, and their wives.
5thly : In the pew on the west side the fore door, Cap't Dan'l Burt, Ens'n Joseph Davis, Joseph Blodget, Jonathan Burk, Nicholas Groves, and their wives.
6thly : In the pew in the Noreast Corner of the meeting house, Thomas Ellenwood, Lev't Bezaleel Sherman, Ichabod Bliss, Liev't Benjamin Mirick, Francis Sikes, & Timothy Colton, and their wives.
7thly : In the pew in the Norwest Corner of s'd house, Joseph Morgan, Joseph Hoar, Capt. Trustman Davis, Noah Hitchcock, John Charles Junr, Mr. Moses Lyon, and their wives.
Sthly : In the Middle Pew in the East Side of Sd House, Abraham Charles, Adonijah Russell, Charles Hoar, Doctor James Lawrence. and their wives, and Eb'r Graves.
9thly: In the Middle Pew in the West end of sd house Robert Duneklee, Jonathan Brown, Sam'l Nichols, Joseph Colton, and their wives.
10thly : In the Second Seat Below, Eleazur Foot, Josiah Smith, John Bishop, Trenance Webber, Moses Young, Benjamin Warner, Jonas Mace, Dan'l Wood, Sam'l Shaw, David Wallis, Sam'l Kilburn, Nath'l Mun, Eben'r Bishop, Deac'n Humphrey Cram, Ebr Mirick, Eb'r Frost, W'm Nilson.
11thly : In the pew at the right hand the East door, Moses Hitch- cock, Wm Nilson Jr, Jonathan Charles, Nathaniel Collins, and their wives.
12thly : In the pew on the left hand the West door, Edward Bond, John Nilson, Jun'r, Jonathan Janes, Beriah Sherman, and their wives.
13thly : In the foreseat in the front gallery, James Sherman, Isaac Morgan, Mr. Timothy Danelson, Benj'n Colton, Aaron Charles, Moses Brooks, James Shaw, Nathan Hoar, James Marcy.
144thly : In the pew on the left hand the East door, Eb'r Miller, John Stebbins Junr, Jonathan Morgan, Joseph Lumbard, and wives.
15thly : In the pew on the right hand the west door, Edmond Hoar, Phineas Sherman, Henry Burt, Jr, Joseph Hitchcock and their wives.
16thly : In the third Seat in the Bodye, Nath'l Mighell, Josiah Keep, John Wood, Nath'l Fuller, Robert Brown, James Frizil, Josiah Holbrook, John Holbrook, Ben Trask, Silas Smith, John Shearer, Nathan Abbot.
17thly : In the pew under the Staires, in the East end, Reuben 39
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Tousley, Joseph Blogget Jr, Edward Webber, Joshua Shaw Jr, Thomas Sherman, and their wives.
18thly : In the pew under the Staires in the West End the meet- ing house, Stephen Morgan, Nathan Collins, Jr, John Hitchcock, James Tompson Jr, Dan'l Morgan, and their wives.
19thly : In the fourth seat in the Bodye below, Mark Ferry, George Bates, Jabez Parker, James Rosebrook, Thomas Lumbard, Sam'l Allen, Humphrey Gardner Jr, Jabez Nichols, Wm Fenton, Eben'r Bliss, Fineas Durgee, William Walbridge, James Blogget, John Blashfield, Timothy Janes, Jacob Kibbee, Deliverance Carpenter, William Webber, Nath'l Mun, Jr, and Dan'l Thompson.
20thly : In the fore seat in the side gallery, Thomas King, Jabez Keep, Ben Mun Jr, Jonathan Wallis, John Danelson Jr, Phineas Mirick, John Mighel Jr, Daniel Burt Jr, Thomas Ellinwood Jr, John Morgan, John Wilson 3d, Abner Stebbins, Joseph Craft, Nich- olas Groves Jr, Phineas Haynes, George Denison, Dan'l Graves Jr, Jonathan Tompson, Charles Gardner.
21stly : In the fifth seat in the bodye below, James Rice. Asa Merit, Robert Jenings, Nehemiah Mays, Joseph Bacon, John Shields, Stephen Lumbard, Elisha Prat, Henry Webber, Wm Gould, Smith Ainsworth.
22dly : In the Second Seat in the front gallery, George Shaw, Jonathan Hubburd, Ben Burt, James Mirick Jr, Aaron Graves, Abner Blogget, Benjamin Stebins, Thomas Walton, Jr, Sam'l Kilborn Jr, Jonas Haynes, and Reuben Morgan.
23dly : In the second seat in the side gallery, Jonathan Nutting, Joseph Groves, Charles Colton, Jonathan Burk, Noah Morgan, Thomas Blogget, John Gould, Jonathan Kilborn, John Gardner, Israel Janes, John Mighell 3d, Jonathan Babcock, Ephraim Ains- worth Simeon Hubbard, Wm Miller, Saml King Jr, Danl Moffet, Timothy Walker, John Anderson, John Gardner, John Scot, Reuben Lylly.
24thly : In the third seat in the front gallery, John Davis, Simeon Burk, Isiah Mun, Stephen Clark, Isaac Scot, Asa Holbrook, Simeon Keep, Benj. Hatch.
We do propose that every man's wife (excepting those that are seated in pews) shall sit in the seats opposite against their husbands.
In the pew next the pulpit on the West Side thereof, we seated the Widow Rebecah Russell. In the foreseat below, on the womens side sd meeting house, we seated Widow Mary Lumbard, Widow Mary Morgan, Widow Hanah Hubburd, and Deacon Henry Burt's. In the corner pew in the women's side, we seated Deacon Blashfield's wife.
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In the pew on the left hand the fore door we seated the widow Abigail Keep. In the second seat below the Widow Isabel Nutting, Widow Mary Burt, Widow Sarah Holbrook. In the third seat below, Widow Mary Dunham. In the fourth seat below the Widow Beleris Nilson, the Widow Ruth Scot. In the fore seat in the front gallery the Widow Silence Russell, In the fore seat in the side gallery, the Widow Mary Hitchcock, Widow Hanah Miller, and Widow Mary Haynes. In the pew at the right hand the West Door, the Widow Elizabeth Mirick.
March 13th 1758 then the aforgoing JOSEPH BLOGGETT
Seating the Meeting was read
DANIEL BURT
& voted
JOSEPHDAVIS
PETITION FOR PRIVILEGE TO ERECT A PEW.
Brimfield March 12th 1759
We the Petitioners Do Send Greeting &e to the Honourable town for Several Reasons, Do humbly Beg leave of your honours that you would give us the Place over ye woemens Stairs to build a pew upon our own Cost, one reason we give is that we are soe Crouded at Sundry times that we cant hardly get a seat to sit in, & the other Reasons is, that whereas there is a pew on the other Side, we Reasonably think that it will beautifie the house, and in granting our Request you will oblige your humble Petitioners
RUTH RUSSELL ROSE BLASHFIELD
EASTER HOAR SARAH MIGHELL
Voted March the 12th 1759 MARGARET BLISS ELISABETH SHERMAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
At a meeting of the town of Brimfield, January 14, 1773. To act on the following, viz. :
"To see if the Town will take into consideration the matter of Grievance that are supposed to be brought upon by certain acts of Parliment, and if they think proper to choose a committee or com- mittees to confer with other Towns on Matters of Grievance. and in every respect to act upon it as they may think proper."
" Voted, to choose 5 men a committee of Grievance to correspond with the committees of the same denomination through out the prov- ince and to report to the town from time to time any Grievance they may discover by their correspondance. Mr Timothy Danielson, Mr Bezaleel Sherman. Mr Jonathan Brown. Mr Thomas Ellingwood, and Mr Joseph Hoar were accordingly chosen-"
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At an adjourned meeting held January 21, 1773, the town adopted the following Resolutions :
Resolved, "1. That the town of Brimfield have the right, as often as they think proper, to assemble themselves together, and consult on their rights and liberties, and point out the violations of them; and confer with any, or all the towns within the Province on matters be- longing to their common safety.
" 2. That we esteem it a very great grievance that there should be a revenue raised in this Province by which our property is taken from us, without our consent, or that of our representative; and that our moneys thus taken from us are appropriated to acts tending to the subversion of that constitution we have an indefeasible right to be governed by, till we are pleased to consent to another.
"3. That we hold it as a great grievance growing out of the above, as its natural offspring and in its own similitude, that the Governor of this Province, whom we desire to honor as the Representative of the greatest Potentate on earth, should be paid out of a revenue un- constitutionally raised, contrary to known, stated, and approved man- ner in this Province, and in a way so apparently tending to alienate his affections from his people, and clearly tending to destroy their mutual confidence, upon which the well-being of a Province so much depends : and what more against clear limitations of the Charter of This Province.
" 4. That we are much alarmed by the report, which we fear is too well grounded, that the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature have their salaries appointed out of the aforesaid revenue, by which they are made entirely dependent on the Crown. Should it ever hap- pen that the aforesaid Judges should be more careful to enrich them- selves than to do justice, how are our lives and properties exposed ? They ought either to be independent of King and people, or equally dependent on them both. The latter has ever been the case, which tended to keep a balance of affection in them to the Prince and his subjects.
" 5. That we account the late act of Parliament entitled 'An Act for the better serving His Majesty's Dock Yards, Magazines, &c.,' to be a great grievance, as we are thereby deprived of that which is most dear to us. On our suspected guilt, we must be hurried across the Atlantic, for trial, where we must be deprived of a trial by jury from the vicinity, in a moment exposed to the loss of our whole estate, if not the loss of life.
" 6. That we are and ever have been ready to risque our lives, and spend our fortunes, in the defense of his Majesty, King George the III., his Crown and Dignity ; and that we will endeavor to lead quiet and peaceable lives ; but, at the same time firmly and resolutely en- deavor, by every just and constitutional way, to maintain our rights and liberties yet continued, that were purchased for us by the blood of our ancestors, and to recover those which have been cruelly, not to say unrighteously, taken from us."
" Orderd That the Town Clerk make out and authenticate from
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Brimfield Records. a copy of the transactions of this meeting. and hand the same to our committee for grievance to be transmitted to the committee for grievance in Boston."
TOWN MEETING JULY 1, 1774.
2 " To see whether the town will vote to draw out of the Town Treas'y the sum of one pound fourteen shillings and seven pence the Towns proportion of $500, the House of Representatives asked to be assessed on the Towns with this Province to be paid to the Hon ble Thomas Cushing Esq-to defray the expense of a committee of Con- gress "
3, " To see what the Town will do in respect to a covenant to be laid before said Town by the committee of correspondence and to give the Inhabitants opportunity to sign the same and a t thereon as they may think proper, and hear any letters from the committee of correspondence-and report thereon ; "
5 " To choose a committee to offer the said covenant to every per- son in town that is arived to the age of 21 years, and make report to the committee of correspondence of the names of such persons as will not sign said covenant
ACTION OF THE TOWN.
" Voted, to take out of the Town Treasury the sum for the Com'ittee of Congress the sum of 1-14-7"
Voted. That the town of Brimfield will sign the covenant now of- fered by the committee of Correspondence with the reservations pro- posed "
" Voted to choose a committee to offer said covenant to the people Mr JJoseph Moffat, Mr Aaron Mighell. Mr Nathan Hoar were accord- ingly chosen for the purpose "
COVENANT.
" We, the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Brimfield. having taken into our serious consideration the precarious state of the liber- ties of North America, and more especially the present distressed con- dition of this insulted Province, embarrassed as it is by several acts of the British Parliament, tending to the entire subversion of our nat- ural and charter rights, among which is the act for blocking up the Harbor of Boston, and being fully sensible of our indispensable duty to lay hold of every means in our power to preserve and recover the much injured constitution of our country, and conscious, at the same time, of no alternative between the horrors of slavery, or the car- nage and desolation of a civil war, but a suspension of all commercial
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