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Voted. That the sum of forty pounds of money be assessed on the poles and personal estate of said Destrict for Defraying the charges thereof.
Voted. To dismiss the fifth Article mentioned in the Warrant and not to except the report of the Committee that was chosen in the former meeting on said article to afix and order the place for the building of the said meeting house.
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Voted. To dismiss the Sixth Article.
Voted. To dismiss the Seventh Article.
Voted. To dismiss the Eighth Article.
Voted. On the Ninth Article to Let the Same run at large.
Zechariah Harvey Moderator.
In the distribution of offices, the residents of the Farms seem to have had rather more than their full proportion.
Protest. Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. To his Excellency Francis Barnard Esq., Cap- tain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province aforesaid.
To the Honourable the Council and House of Repre- sentatives in General Court assembled on Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of March Anno Domini 1761.
We the subscribers, Inhabitants of the District of Princetown in the County of Worcester and legal Voters in Town and District affairs, humbly shew your Excellency and Honours,
That at ye District Annual Meeting held there on the sixteenth day of March instant, among other things to choose the usual District officers for said District, there were several Votes and Transactions altogether illegal and unwarranted and unfairly and unduly obtained by means of many persons being admitted to vote at said meeting that were not legal voters there, and some that were not even Inhabitants of the same. That as the Voters and Inhabitants were gathering together for the said meeting Zachariah Harvey of the same District, Physician, who was our District Clerk, Selectman and Assessor the last year, without any direction or order from the Selectmen or without their knowledge or consent opened the same meeting and called upon the unwarrantable proceedings yet the said Harvey swore in and procured himself to be chosen the Moderator, District Clerk, a Selectman and an Assessor, as well as an Agent to appear at the General Court in behalf of said District all which pro-
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ceedings, your petitioners humbly apprehend are illegal, arbitrary and destructive of their most precious privi- leges, the said Harvey being chosen into all the offices aforesaid by a majority of such as were not voters accord- ing to law, and against the sense and inclination of a majority of such as were legal voters and personally present.
The chief part of the officers chosen at said meeting and other matters transacted there, being obtained in the same way and manner, and some things never put to vote as the warrant for calling the meeting required.
Particularly there was an article in the warrant to see if the District would choose an Agent to appear at the General Court, but the said Harvey instead of putting it to vote to see if they would choose an Agent, knowing there was none needed, called upon them and insisted on their bringing in their vote for an Agent, without knowing or trying if it was the mind of the District first to send one as the warrant directed and so by the number present not being legal voters and by some means or other for the present being inclined to please him, as the meeting was at a Tavern.
The Doctor in as Persons present, tho but a very small number to bring in their votes for Moderator which was then done immediately by such as were present the major part of them being no legal voters at said meeting, and by that artifice the said Harvey procured himself to be chosen the Moderator. Whereupon a number of ye legal voters having notice of the Meeting being opened contrary to their expectation, the hour for the meeting being scarce arrived, as they apprehended, hastened to said meeting to regulate matters which they were informed were carrying on in such an hasty manner there, and perceiving a con- siderable number of people present and acting which by the list of Estate and Valuation taken for the last year they knew were not voters qualified according to law to vote at such meeting, and also some who were not even inhabi- tants of said District called upon the said Harvey who
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was given the Moderator in the manner aforesaid to purge the meeting, to see by the list of Estates and Valuation were taken by the Assessors last year and in his hands who were voters and who were not of the number present offer- ing to vote.
He assumed it could not be done for that he had neither list there and went on calling for votes and acting on the articles of the meeting without taking further notice of what the Inhabitants and Voters offered and objected to the proceedings.
Seeing which a number of the Voters belonging to same District entered their Dissent against said Harvey their Agent all which offices the Doctor grossly accepted and still attempts to hold. Nor was his conduct at our last meeting the only instance wherein the said Doctor Harvey hath acted contrary to his duty and trust, for on the 23d. Day of October last when the District had a meeting to choose an Agent to transact some matters in behalf of said District at the Great and General Court, Captain Eliphalet How was chosen an Agent, the said Harvey then being District Clerk, refused and neglected to record the vote of the said How's being chosen and said it was best to it, but after that the said Harvey himself presumed to appear as our Agent and act accordingly under the colour of his having been once before chosen Agent for the said District, though he utterly refused.
Wherefore matters are now carried in such a disorderly way and manner and as we who are the major part of the legal voters belonging to said District, apprehend is directly contrary to the true intent and meaning of the law of this Province respecting such matters, humbly pray that the proceedings of this last meeting this March may be con- sidered as void, and that the Inhabitants of said District may be empowered and enabled to call another meeting, choose new officers, accept roads and transact all other matters at some other meeting which might or should have been done at the last in as full and ample manner as tho the same had never been held, or some other way relieve
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your petitioners from their oppression as in your wisdon may deem meet and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.
The first physician by the name of Dr. Zachariah Harvey settled about this time on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by the late Deacon Ebenezer Parker.
In accordance with the last clause of the act of incor- poration a warrant was issued by William Richardson of Lancaster, directed to Dr. Zachariah Harvey and on the 24th day of December, 1759, the inhabitants convened at the house of Abijah Moore for their first District meeting. Municipal officers were chosen and from that day Princeton assumed her place among the regularly organized Districts of the Commonwealth.
Several pages are missing from the first volume of the town Records, consequently the proceedings of the above mentioned meeting are lost. The officers chosen at this meeting were only chosen to serve until the March fol- lowing, when, as at the present time, the regular meeting for an election was held; hence the first March meeting was convened in 1760. The first, however, of which the proceedings are found on record was held in March, 1761.
It is very evident from the foregoing protest, which is transcribed from the records, that there was some difficulty at this meeting.
After giving several grants including Potash Farm of 1000 acres granted to one Plaisted in case he should teach the people the manufacture of potash, buildings were erected and the manufacture commenced. For some reason Plaisted failed to get the land and it was granted to Gen. Ruggles for Militia services.
The remainder of the Province land was probably settled by adventurers or taken up by speculators.
TOWN OFFICERS FROM 1760 to 1915.
Selectmen.
Peter Goodnow, 1760, 4, 5, 7. Abijah Moore, 1760, 1, 3.
Zachariah Harvey, 1760, I.
Joseph Gibbs, 1760, 1, 3, 7, 8, 70. Timothy Moseman, 1761, 2. Eliphalet How, 1762.
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Boaz Moore, 1762, 3, 6, 70-2, 8, 81- 92.
Robert Keyes, 1762.
Caleb Mirick, 1762, 70, 1, 1808, 9.
Ebenezer Jones, 1763, 6-72, 4-6. Samuel Woods, 1763.
Benjamin Holden, 1764, 9, 73, 80- 2, 90, I.
Stephen Brigham, 1764, 5, 8, 71, 5-7. Tilly Littlejohn, 1764.
William Muzzey, 1764, 9.
Sadey Mason, 1765, 6, 78-91.
William Thompson, 1765, 6, 72-7.
Benjamin Taynter, 1765-7.
Robert Cowden, 1766.
Oliver Davis, 1767.
Ephraim Woolson, 1768, 9, 72, 3, 5, 8.
Adonijah Howe, 1768, 76, 7, 9, 1818. Joseph Sargent, 1769, 70, 8, 82-5, 1807,8.
James Mirick, 1771, 6, 7.
James Phelps, 1772.
Paul Mathews, 1773, 80.
Joseph Eveleth, 1773, 5, 81, 5, 1809.
William Richardson, 1774.
Charles Brooks, 1774, 80.
Elisha Hobbs, 1777, 9, 94, 5.
Samuel Hastings, 1778, 1810-12.
Ephraim Hartwell, 1779.
Abraham Gale, 1779.
John Mirick, 1780.
Asa Whitcomb, 1781.
William Dodds, 1783-93, 6, 1807.
Abner How, 1786-89.
Ebenezer Parker, 1786-92,6-8, 1804- 5.
Abijah Harrington, 1792,3, 6, 7. Ephraim Mirick, 1792, 3.
Isaac Hartwell, 1793-5.
David Rice, 1793-1800, 4-7.
John Dana, 1794, 5, 1801-9.
John Watson, 1794, 5.
Jonas Beaman, 1796-9.
Andrew Whitney, 1798-1800, 4-6.
Samuel Dadman, 1799-1802.
Ephraim Wilson, 1800-3.
Amos Meriam, 1801-3, 23-9. Bartholomew Cheever, 1803.
Simon Davis, 1803-9. Samuel Stratton, 1808, 9. Joshua Eveleth, 1810-12.
Charles Mirick, 1810-12. Benjamin Harrington, 1810. Artemas How, 1810-15. Jonas Brooks, 1811-14.
Samuel Stevenson, 1813-17.
Jonas Hartwell, 1813-20.
Samuel Brooks, 1813. Israel How, Jr., 1814-16, 20-2.
William Everett, 1814, 15.
Henry Prentiss, 1815.
Calvin Bullock, 1816, 17.
Azor Maynard, 1816.
Jacob W. Watson, 1816-18, 28, 9 36, 7, 49.
Moses Hobbs, 1817, 18.
Josiah Cutting, 1817, 18.
Nahum Wilder, 1818.
Israel Howe, 1819, 20.
Joshua Temple, 1819.
Thomas Wilder, 1819.
Moses Bullard, 1819-22.
John Mirick, Jr., 1820, I.
Clark Mirick, 1820-2.
Joseph Mason, 1821, 7, 30, 6.
Ephraim Mirick, Jr., 1822-7.
John H. Brooks, 1823-9, 36.
Moses G. Cheever, 1823-8, 30, I.
Gamaliel Beaman, 1828-9.
Ebenezer Parker, Jr., 1829.
Rufus Davis, 1830-2.
John Whitney, 1830-5.
Israel Everett, 1830-33, 40-2.
Enoch Brooks, 1831-3.
Caleb Dana, 1832-4, 7, 8.
Harlow Skinner, 1834-6.
Nathan Meriam, 1834, 5.
Joshua T. Everett, 1834, 5.
Daniel Parker, 1835, 45.
Alfred Beaman, 1836, 7.
Sewall Mirick, 1837, 8.
John L. Boylston, 1837-9. William How, 1838, 9. John Brooks, 1838-45, 7, 8.
Henry Boyles, 1839-41, 9, 50.
Jonas Brooks, Jr., 1839-41.
Edward A. Goodnow, 1840, I.
Zachariah Harvey Destrict Clark, 1760. 1761.
Caleb Mirick Dist Clerk 1762. Town Clark 1770. - 1771 /771.
Samll. Woods District Clark 1763, Peter Godenow Dift plank 1764. 1765, 1767, Bour move Ligt Clan 176,
Town clerk
1772.73. 75,78. Ehrm Wolfon Dit (lande ? 1768. 1769, Win Richardson Town Clark, 1774.
1776 , 1777.
James Mivick Town Clerk.
1779-93.
William Four Fourfler John Dana Town Clerk. (194- 1794-1796,
1815-1818. Antenas How, Town Cher Jonas Hartwell Your Clerk- 1819-1820.
Erasmus D Godno Telekt, 1836. 1821-35, 1837-49 Charles Russell Town Clerk D.H. Gregory Jour Colevk 1850-1884. 1885. Josiah D Gregory, Jon @levy, 1900 Edwin Grimes, Jonn Clerk. 1886-1900 Raymond gregory Town Clerk 1901 BOSTON
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Erasmus D. Goodnow, 1842, 3. Alphonzo Brooks, 1843, 4, 6, 7.
Charles Russell, 1844-6. David H. Gregory, 1846-8. Ebenezer Smith, 1848, 9. Asa H. Goddard, 1850, 62, 3. Solon S. Hastings, 1850, I.
William H. Brown, 1851, 2.
Charles A. Mirick, 1852.
George O. Skinner, 1852-54.
Benjamin Holden, 1853.
Paul M. Mirick, 1854.
Caleb S. Mirick, 1855.
Frederick Parker, 1856, 70.
Joseph D. Brigham, 1856.
John A. Mirick, 1857, 8.
George E. Pratt, 1858, 9.
Phinehas A. Beaman, 1858, 62, 3.
Charles A. Whittaker, 1859, 60. George F. Folger, 1859, 60, 1, 71-3. John H. Hobbs, 1860, I.
Ezra S. Keyes, 1861, 2.
Isaac F. Thompson, 1863, 4.
William B. Goodnow, 1864, 5.
Jonathan Z. Wetherbee, 1864, 5. Albert C. Howe, 1865.
George E. Pratt, 1866. Rufus Davis, Jr., 1866, 7, 70, 1, 6, 83-85.
N. R. Howe, 1866, 7. A. G. Thompson, 1867, 8. George O. Skinner, 1868, 9, 71, 2. Joseph Whitcomb, 1868, 9, 71, 2. Nelson S. Howard, 1869, 70.
Isaac F. Thompson, 1871, 81. Moses H. Bullard, 1873, 4, 80-2. John Brooks, 1873-5.
Charles H. Thompson, 1875, 86, 7, 94. Nathan B. Reed, 1876, 7, 83-5. Warren H. Bryant, 1876.
A. T. Beaman, 1877, 8.
Moses H. Bullard, 1878, 9, 81, 2. Jonathan Z. Wetherbee, 1878-80. Oliver Osgood, 1879, 80. Josiah D. Gregory, 1881-3.
Isaac F. Thompson, 1881, 2.
Elias O. Hastings, 1884-6, 94, 5.
Atwood B. Keyes, 1886-8. William R. Howe, 1887-9.
Martin V. Ball, 1888-90.
Wayland C. Davis, 1889, 90-2, 6, 7. Charles W. Reed, 1890-2, 9, 1900-5. Herbert P. Houghton, 1891-3.
Eugene R. Buck, 1892, 3. Prentice C. Doolittle, 1893.
Harry C. Beaman, 1894-6, 8-1900- 2. Charles H. Thompson, 1894, 5, 7- 1900-6. Levi Cushman, 1895-97. William S. Brooks, 1905-9.
E. R. Buck, 1906-9. I. E. Pratt, 1908-10. Guy H. Chase, 1907. H. C. Richardson, 1910.
C. S. Walton, 1910. Herbert P. Houghton, 1910-11-12. William M. Roper, 1911-13-15. John B. Marcou, 1911-13 (died). John C. F. Mirick, 1912-13-14.
Henry C. Delano, 1912-15. Henry S. Whitney, 1915.
Town Clerks.
Zachariah Harvey, 1760, I. Caleb Mirick, 1762, 70, I. Samuel Woods, 1763. Peter Goodnow, 1764, 5, 7: Boaz Moore, 1766. Ephraim Woolson, 1768, 9, 72, 3, 5,8. William Richardson, 1774. James Mirick, 1776, 7. William Dodds, 1779-93, 97-1814. Albert C. Howe, 1874, 5, 7.
John Dana, 1794-6. Artemas How, 1815-18. Jonas Hartwell, 1819, 20. Charles Russell, 1821-35, 37-49. Erasmus D. Goodnow, 1836. David H. Gregory, 1850-84. Josiah D. Gregory, 1885. Edwin Grimes, 1886-1901.
Raymond J. Gregory, 1902-15. Josiah D. Gregory, 1915-
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Town Treasurers.
Peter Goodnow, 1761. James Mirick, 1762, 3.
Charles Mirick, 1826, 32.
Moses G. Cheever, 1827-30, 42.
Timothy Keyes, 1764, 5.
John Brooks, 1831.
Sadey Mason, 1766.
Joseph Mason, 1837-4I.
Joseph Sargent, 1767, 70, I.
Daniel Howe, 1843, 4.
Abner Howe, 1768, 9.
Alphonzo Brooks, 1845-8.
Joseph Eveleth, 1772, 3.
Warren Patridge, 1849.
Robert Cowden, 1774-7.
Joseph A. Read, 1850-2, 60, 3.
Charles Brooks, 1778.
Joseph Haynes, 1779.
Enoch Brooks, 1780-1812, 14, 16.
David Rice, 1813.
Benjamin Harrington, 1817-21.
George O. Skinner, 1862.
Thomas Wilder, 1822.
Isaac F. Thompson, 1872-75.
Jacob W. Watson, 1823, 4, 34-6.
Jonas Brooks, 1825-33.
Moses C. Goodnow, 1876-1915. Herbert P. Houghton, 1915.
Representatives.
Moses Gill, 1780, 4-95. Asa Whitcomb, 1783.
Caleb S. Mirick, 1847. Henry Boyles, 1848.
Ebenezer Parker, 1797, 8, 1800.
Ebenezer Smith, 1849.
David Rice, 1801, 2, 13, 18, 21.
John Dana, 1804, 5, 12.
William Dodds, 1806, 8-II.
Ephraim Mirick, Jr., 1823.
Solon S. Hastings, 1859.
Charles Russell, 1826-32.
William B. Goodnow, 1865.
Joshua T. Everett, 1833, 5.
Jonathan Whitney, 1834.
John Brooks, 1835, 6, 57. John Whitney, 1836. Alphonzo Brooks, 1838.
Frederick Parker, 1876. William H. Brown, 1879. John B. Fay, 1882. Moses C. Goodnow, 1890.
Algernon T. Beaman, 1895.
Ward N. Boylston, 1899.
Harry C. Beaman, 1912.
Assessors.
Zachariah Harvey, 1761. Abijah Moore, 1761. Peter Goodnow, 1761. Joseph Eveleth, 1762-4, 7.
Boaz Moore, 1762, 3, 70-2, 87.
Caleb Mirick, 1762. Samuel Woods, 1763, 4, 7, 70, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 83, 4. Thomas Mason, 1764-6, 8, 9, 71, 3, 6-81, 5, 6, 94-9. Robert Cowden, 1765.
P. A. Beaman, 1868. Asa H. Goddard, 1873.
Sewall Mirick, 1839, 45, 55.
Ebenezer Parker, 1840-2.
Israel Everett, 1843, 44. Sewell G. Mirick, 1855.
Ephraim Beaman, 1850. Luther Crawford, 1851. Charles A. Mirick, 1853.
Phinehas E. Gregory, 1853-56, 66- 70. D. H. Gregory, 1857, 8. John Brooks, 1859, 61, 5.
William Muzzey, 1765, 6, 8, 9. Adonijah Howe, 1767. Ebenezer Jones, 1768. Joseph Sargent, 1769, 70. James Mirick, 177I. John Jones, 1772, 4, 5. Benjamin Holden, 1773. Enoch Brooks, 1774-8. William Richardson, 1774. William Dodds, 1777, 80-93, 5- 1809.
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James Curtis, 1779, 80. Humphrey Moore, 1781, 8-90. Ephraim Hartwell, 1782. Ebenezer Parker, 1782-93, 96-1805. Michael Gill, 1791. David Rice, 1792, 3, 1806-9, 18, 19. John Dana, 1794, 1802-9. Timothy Fuller, 1794-5. John Roper, 1800, I. John Moore, 1810, II.
Joseph Mason, 1810-13, 21-6, 30.
Artemas How, 1810-19.
Jonas Hartwell, 1812-20.
Samuel Stephenson, 1814-17.
Moses Hobbs, 1820-3.
Ephraim Mirick, 1820-6.
Charles Mirick, 1824.
Amos Meriam, 1825-9.
Ephraim Mirick, 2d, 1827. John Whitney, 1827-9, 32-5, 7-9, 44, 5. Jacob W. Watson, 1828-9.
Moses G. Cheever, 1830, 1, 6.
Rufus Davis, 1830-2, 48, 50.
Israel Everett, 1832, 3, 7-9, 44, 50.
Harlow Skinner, 1833, 4. Joshua T. Everett, 1834, 5.
Nathan Meriam, 1835.
Hamilton Wilson, 1836-9.
William S. Everett, 1836.
John Brooks, 1840, 1, 50. Joseph Meriam, 1840-3. Caleb Dana, 1840. Charles B. Temple, 1841-4.
Joseph Hartwell, 1842, 3. Asa H. Goddard, 1845-7. Marshall Meriam, 1845.
Caleb S. Mirick, 1846, 8. George O. Skinner, 1846, 7, 56, 7, 67, 73. Ephraim Beaman, 1847. Phineas E. Gregory, 1848. Jonas Brooks, Jr., 1849. Frederick Parker, 1849, 51, 2. William D. Cheever, 1849, 51, 2. Henry Boyles, 1851. Joseph Whitcomb, 1852-4.
Sewall G. Mirick, 1854-5. Sewall Richardson, 1854, 5, 70, I. John Bryant, 1855, 6. Ephraim Osgood, 1856-8.
Benjamin Holden, 1857, 8. Paul M. Mirick, 1858, 9. Asa H. Goddard, 1859, 60.
William B. Goodnow, 1859-61, 70, 2, 6-8, 81, 3, 4, 7-9. Abijah G. Thompson, 1860-2. William H. Brown, 1862, 3.
George F. Folger, 1863-5, 8.
Albert C. Howe, 1863, 4, 75, 82.
Nathan B. Reed, 1864.
Addison Smith, 1865.
Joseph Whitcomb, 1866, 71, 2.
Frederick Parker, 1866, 7, 73, 4.
Willard Parker, 1866, 7.
Leonard Chandler, 1868.
William H. Brown, 1870.
J. Z. Wetherbee, 1871. Asa H. Goddard, 1872.
John Vose, 1874.
Charles H. Thompson, 1874, 9.
John Brooks, 1875.
George O. Skinner, 1873.
J. Edwin Meriam, 1875.
Otis Wood, 1875. Emory W. Gill, 1876, 81, 3.
Oliver Osgood, 1876, 7, 9, 80, 89, 90, 4, 8, 9, 1900-2, 4. Rufus Davis, Jr., 1877-9, 90-2, 7. Nathan B. Reed, 1880, I.
Isaac F. Thompson, 1882, 6, 90, I. Phineas A. Beaman, 1882. Thomas H. Skinner, 1883-6, 95, 6, 1901-15. Henry F. Sanborn, 1884-6. Charles H. Thompson, 1885, 87, 92, 1904-7. Henry F. Keyes, 1887, 8. Wayland C. Davis, 1893, 4. Arthur E. Fay, 1893. Sewell Richardson, 1894-6, 9, 1900.
Frederick M. Baker, 1895, 6. Ward N. Boylston, 1897.
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Herbert P. Houghton, 1897, 8.
Elias O. Hastings, 1898.
Joseph H. Hadley, 1899.
Charles H. Houghton, 1900-3, 13.
H. P. Houghton, 1903, 8.
Harry A. Mason, 1905.
I. E. Pratt, 1906. Wendell A. Brooks, 1907-12.
J. B. Marcou, 1909, 10.
Eugene D. Roper, 1911-13-15.
Charles F. Thompson, 1913.
Joseph C. Harrington, 1913-15.
Moderators, Annual Meeting.
1761 Zachariah Harvey.
1802 John Dana.
1762 Joseph Eveleth.
1803 John Dana.
1763 James Mirick. 1804 John Dana.
1764 Joseph Eveleth.
1805 John Dana.
1765 Joseph Eveleth.
1806 John Dana.
1766 Joseph Eveleth.
1807 John Dana.
1767 Joseph Eveleth.
1808 John Dana.
1768 Joseph Eveleth.
1809 John Dana.
1769 Joseph Eveleth.
1810 John Dana.
1770 Joseph Eveleth.
18II John Dana.
1771 Boaz Moore.
I772 Boaz Moore.
1813 John Dana.
I773 Benjamin Holden.
I774 Ephraim Woolson.
I775 Ephraim Woolson.
1816 Charles Mirick.
I777 William Thomson.
1818 Charles Mirick.
1778 Ephraim Woolson.
1779 Ephraim Woolson.
1820 Charles Mirick.
1781 Sadey Mason.
1782 Benjamin Holden.
1823 Charles Mirick.
I783 Boaz Moore.
1824 Charles Mirick.
1784 Boaz Moore.
1825 Charles Mirick.
1785 Boaz Moore.
1826 Charles Mirick.
1786 Boaz Moore.
1827 John Whitney.
1787 Moses Gill.
1828 John Whitney.
1788 Moses Gill.
1829 John Whitney.
1789 Moses Gill.
1830 John Whitney. I83I John Whitney.
I791 Moses Gill.
1832 John Whitney.
I792 Boaz Moore.
1833 John Whitney.
1793 Boaz Moore.
1834 John Whitney.
1794 Moses Gill.
1835 John Whitney.
1795 Moses Gill.
1836 Moses G. Cheever.
1796 Ebenezer Parker.
1837 John Whitney.
I797 Ebenezer Parker.
1838 John Whitney.
1798 Ebenezer Parker.
1799 Ebenezer Parker.
1800 Ebenezer Parker.
1801 Ebenezer Parker.
1839 John Whitney.
1840 John Whitney.
1841 John Brooks.
1842 John Whitney.
1814 John Dana.
1815 John Dana.
1776 William Thomson.
1817 Charles Mirick.
1819 Charles Mirick.
1780 Ephraim Woolson.
1821 Samuel Stratton. 1822 Charles Mirick.
I790 Moses Gill.
1812 John Dana.
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1843 Moses G. Cheever.
1872 William B. Goodnow.
1844 John Whitney.
1873 A. C. Howe.
1845 John Whitney.
1874 A. C. Howe.
1846 Dr. Alphonzo Brooks.
1875
William H. Brown.
1847 John Brooks.
1848 John Brooks.
1849 Moses G. Cheever.
1850 Solon S. Hastings.
1879 Albert C. Howc.
1880 Albert C. Howe.
1852 Henry Boyles.
188I Albert C. Howe.
1853 Henry Boyles.
1882 Albert C. Howe.
1854 Solon S. Hastings.
1883 William B. Goodnow.
1855 Solon S. Hastings.
1884 William B. Goodnow.
1856 Joshua T. Everett.
1857 Joshua T. Everett.
1858 Asa H. Goddard.
1859 Asa H. Goddard.
1860 Solon S. Hastings.
1861 Dr. Alphonzo Brooks.
1862 William B. Goodnow.
1863 Henry Boyles.
1863 William B. Goodnow.
1864 William B. Goodnow.
1865 A. C. Howe.
1895 Wayland C. Davis.
1866 Alphonso Brooks.
1896 Wayland C. Davis.
1897 Wayland C. Davis.
1898 Wayland C. Davis.
1899 Wayland C. Davis.
1900 Wayland C. Davis.
1901 to 1915 J. C. F. Mirick.
Constables.
1761 Caleb Mirick, Sadey Mason. 1762 Joseph Gibbs, Samuel Nichols.
1763 Oliver Davis, Peter Goodnow.
1764 William Mason, Aaron Perry. 1765 James Myrick, Benjamin Holden.
1766 Benjamin Taynter, Stephen Brigham.
1767 Ebenezer Jones, William Muzzy.
1768 Joseph Eveleth, Joseph Sergent. 1769 Joseph Eveleth, Thomas Mason. 1770 Joseph Eveleth, Robert Cowden.
1771 Elisha Gale, Robert Cowden.
1772 Elisha Gale, Joseph Haynes.
1773 Elisha Hobbs, Joseph Haynes.
1774 Enoch Brooks, Cyprian Keyes.
1775 Abner Howe, Samuel Wood. 1776 Samuel Mosman, Samuel Wood.
1893 Wayland C. Davis.
1894 J. Charles F. Mirick.
1867 William B. Goodnow. 1868 A. C. Howe.
1869 A. C. Howe.
1870 A. C. Howe.
1871 A. C. Howe.
1887 William B. Goodnow.
I888 William B. Goodnow.
I889 William B. Goodnow.
1890 Moses Bullard.
1891 William B. Goodnow.
1892 Wayland C. Davis.
1885 Henry F. Sanborn.
1886 Albert C. Howe.
1851 Solon S. Hastings.
1878 William H. Brown.
1876 William H. Brown.
1877 William H. Brown.
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1777 Stephen Harrington, Ephraim Hartwell.
1778 Phineas Gregory, John Barker.
I779 Ebenezer Parker, Isaac Thompson.
1780 Stephen Harrington, Seth Savage.
1781 George Parkhurst, Daniel Sumner, Elisha Allen, William Richardson. 1782 Elisha Gale, Josiah Mirick.
1783 Adonijah How, Elisha Allen.
1784 William Dodds, Joseph Haynes.
1785 Caleb Mirick, Norman Clarke.
1786 Jonathan Keyes, Jacob Moore.
1787 Elisha Allen, Isaac Hartwell.
1788 Jonas Beaman, Edward Goodnow.
1789 Thomas Gleason, Silas Fay.
1790 William Dodds, Jonas Smith.
1791 Uriah Newton, Joseph Tuttle.
I792 Solomon Keyes, William Dodds.
1793 Andrew Whitney, Joseph Tillton.
I794 Uriah Moore, Samuel Hastings.
1795 Uriah Moore, Samuel Hastings.
1796 Solomon Davis, Rufus Dodds.
1797 Joseph Tuttle, Solomon Davis.
1798 Joseph Tuttle, Charles Mirick.
1799 Elisha Hobbs, Jr., Charles Mirick.
1800 Quincy Parker, Thomas Jones. 1801 Samuel Hastings, Jr., Jonas Brooks.
1802 Joseph Sargent, Charles Mirick.
1803 Joseph Sargent, Charles Mirick.
1804 Joseph Sargent, Nahum Wilder.
1805 Joseph Sargent, Nahum Wilder.
1806 Joseph Sargent, Nahum Wilder.
1807 Joseph Sargent, Charles Mirick. 1808 Joseph Sargent, Charles Mirick. 1809 Samuel Hastings, Jr., Charles Mirick.
1810 Jacob W. Watson, Samuel Hastings, Jr.
18II Jacob W. Watson, Charles Mirick.
1812 John Dodds, Nahum Wilder. 1813 Josiah Cutting, Quincy Parker.
1814 Jacob W. Watson, Samuel Richardson.
1815 Samuel Richardson, Jacob W. Watson.
1816 Moses Gill, Jacob W. Watson. 1817 Moses Gill, John L. Boylston.
1818 Moses Gill, Reuben Brooks.
1819 Moses Gill, John G. Davis.
1820 Moses Gill, John G. Davis. 1821 Moses Gill, Caleb Dana. 1822 Moses Gill, Caleb Dana.
1823 Joseph A. Reed, Caleb Dana.
1824 Joseph A. Reed, Caleb Dana.
1825 Joseph A. Reed, Austin Davis.
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1826 John Whitney, Austin Davis.
1827 John Whitney, Moses G. Cheever.
1828 John Whitney, Moses G. Cheever.
I829 John Whitney, Moses G. Cheever.
1830 John Whitney, Moses G. Cheever.
I831 John Whitney, John Brooks.
1832 John Whitney, John Brooks.
1833 John Whitney, Caleb Dana.
1834 John Whitney, Jacob W. Watson.
1835 John Whitney, Jacob W. Watson.
1836 Jacob W. Watson, John Whitney.
1837 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1838 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1839 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1840 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1841 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1842 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
1843 Marshall Meriam, William W. Watson.
1844 Harlow Skinner, Ivory Wilder.
1845 Harlow Skinner, Francis H. Smith.
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