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t Town Records.
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TOWN OF SUTTON.
ye fore Seet
Samuel Dudley Squr Capt. King, Lent. Benjamin Marsh, John Perham,
Nathaniel Dike, John Singletary, William Waite, Samuel Sibley,
2d Seet.
Thomas Nichols, Daniel Elliot, Sen.
Ins. John Stockwell, William Stockwell, Josiah White, Obadiah Walker.
3d seat. Caleb Bixbe,
Joseph White,
Ebenezer Stearns
Caleb Talor
Samuel Bixbe
Isaae Putnam.
4th seat.
James Eliott
Joseph Severy John Alen Nathaniel Dike Juner.
Joseph Waite Johnathan Parks.
5th Seat.
David Stockwell,
Ebenezer Stockwell,
William Sibley,
Beniamin Sibley
Thomas Dennies Abel Chase.
6th. Seat.
William Vining Thomas Harback John Burden Joseph Kideo.
" All ye above writen are in ye body of seets below."
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" Ye front fore seet up in ye gallery,"
Thomas Lavel John Gibbs, Isaac Chase, Johnathan Nichols,
Sollomon Holman Samuel Carrel Jarsham Waite Robert Jennison
Richard Waters, John Hazelton.
Ye 2d seet in front gallery .- Joseph Eliott Samuel Waters
Jacob Whipple
Benjamin Marsh ju Samuel Wood
Jonathan King Daniel Kiney
Daniel Cariel
David Harwood
John Lion John Stockwell.
" The fore seet in ye side gallery
Cornelius Putnam
Isaac Nichiolsun
Daniel Elliot
Eleazer Fletcher
Edward Holman Samuel Parker
Robert Goddard
Charls Robarts,
Percival Hall
John Bound
Johnathan Stockwell Samuel Dwight, David Prince Ebenezer Cutler
Jepthha Putnam Daniel Greenwood
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Martin Armstrong Samuel Dudley Johnathan Marsh.
2nd Seat in side gallery,
Jason Waite
Nathaniel Jones
Joseph Sibley Frances Kider
William Perham
Benjamin Perham.
Benjamin Carter Ebenezer Harwood.
" First in ye wimines foore seet below"
Ye widdo Stockwell
ye widdo Rich.
Ye 2nd seet.
Doct. Putnams wife Wido Page Wido Rebeckah Kenney Mrs. Harwood. ye 3 seat. ye Wido Martha Sibley
" Ye fore seet in ye front gallery,"
Widdo Mary Sibley
.. And it is to be understood that all ye wimen that have husbands are seeted eaquel with thar husbands."
THOMAS NICHOLS OBADIAH WALKER EBENEZER STEARNS CORNELIUS PUTNAM
This done by a commity chosen to seet the meeting in Sutton.
At this period all property holders were taxed for the support of the gospel, and were expected to attend church. Hence, if to the above list of males we add the names of the pew-holders, we have a record of all the adult males in town at this date, with the possible exception of a few in the part which is now Grafton.
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January 25th, 1731-32. " Voted that Ebenezer Dagget should sarve at ye Cort of trials to be Holden at Worssester on ye furst day of February 1731-32."
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March 6th, 1731-2. " mr nathaniel Dike was Chosen grand juriman to sarve at ye Cort of worster for this pres- ant year and mr Samuel Barton was Chose at s'd meeting to sarve at the next Inf. Cort of Comon Ples to be holden at Worcesster."
March 6th, 1731-2. The town "voted that all ye free holders in Sutton have liberty to vote in s'd meeting."
" Voted not to act upon Chusing trusttes for Sutton Part of ye Sixty Thousand pounds land money."
At the meeting held this date a petition was presented by John Hazelton and several "of oure Esterly in habitants Requesting thay may be set of in order to joyne with mendon, uxbridge, and hopkinton in order to make a new Town ship."
" Voted that if ye towns afore s'd shall se met to Dismis thar Inhabitants in order their to and ye generall Court shall incorporate them into a town then these our Inhabitants are Dismised in order thar to - ye Line to Run upon ye westerly side of John Hasaltons Land and to Run north to Hasnemisco Line and south to uxbridge line." *
Henry King, Joseph Harwood, Stephen Hall, Nathaniel Jones, John Sibley, Johnathan Kenney, Richard Singletary, Thomas Nichols, Francis Dudley, David Dudley, Johnathan Dudley, petitioned the town of Sutton for permission "to erect and bild a new Pew in oure Meeting-house where the two hindermost seats are in the frunt galleary in the mens parte for our accomodation to set at meeting."
" Voted ye prayers of this abuv writen Petion, with this Restruction, that they shall Come no further than the select- men shall allou."
1732.
May 24. "Voted to Chuse a Commity to set a valiation upon ye Bills of Publick Credit with ye R'vnt mr Hall and also upon all other things which were brote under Considra- tion by a former Commity which ware Chosen by ye town to set a valiation upon ye Bills of Credit and other things
* The proposed Township was incorporated by the General Court and is now Upton.
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Referance being had to the valluation as it ma be found upon ye Town Book.
" Voted Lut. Elisha Johnson and In's John Stockwell and mr John Sibeley a Commity for ye above said vote about ye valliation of the paper bills and other things as thay are in that artikel menshoned.
" Voted to keep the schoole at Esqu. Dudleys."
". Voted Esqu. Dudley to Keep schoole for three months."
" Voted to give R'vnt mr David Hall ye loos Money that is in Deacon Halls hands Excepting ye one half that mr Leland Contributed." *
June 6th. " Voted that the six acres formerly appropria- ted by the Proprietors for building the meeting-house thereon and for a training field and burying place bounded as follow- eth, viz. Southerly upon Mr Hall's lott No. 18, Westerly on town road, Northerly upon the county road, and Easterly part upon the School lott and upon undivided land, should be put on record." t
July 25. " Voted John Sible senner Should sarve on the Jury of trials at our next Infearer Courte of Common pleas to be holden at worcester s'd Courte to be held on ye 8 day of August 1732.
Sep. 11. " Voted Capt. william King should sarve at our next Supeuer Court of Judecatuer of worcester on vo grand Jury."
" Voted Lut Beniamin marsh should sarve at said Court on ye Jury of trials said court is to be holden at worcester on ye 20 Day of September Instant."
Sept. 18. " Voted fifteen pounds to seport the schooling in Sutton this present year.
" Put it to vote to see whether ye Town will sink thos parcions setelment Rate which are of a Difrant Purswasion from ye generality of us, which are yet behinde and Refus to pay it - and ye vote Passed in ye negative."
Oct. 30. " Timothy Holton was chosen to serve on the Jury of trials at the Inf. Court of Common Pleas to be held in November.
* Town Records.
+ Proprietors' Records. 7
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Dec. 18. " Elisha Johnson was chosen to serve at the Session of the same Court to be held Feb. 6, 1732-3.
The Town voted not to send a representative to the Gen- eral Court this year .*
March 5. 1732-3. " Voted to allow Esq. Dudley his money that was menshuned in ye third article in ye war- rant."
He was fined for not attending the General Court. The sum is not given.
" Voted that Mr. Samuel Sible should sarve on the Grand Jurey this present year,"
" Voted that mr Simon Daken should sarve on ye Jurey of trials at our next Infereur Court of Common Ples to be holden at worcester. Said Court is To be begun-Hild on Tuesday ye Eaight Day of May 1733."
The same day " it was Put to vote to see wheather ve Town woold free Eleven of our esterly Inhabitants of haff thare minesters Rate for ye year insuing and ye vote Past in ye afarmitive and ye Parsons freed off haff thare mines- ters Rate, are as followeth :
John Parham, Joseph Kidder,
William Parham,
Jonathan Smaith,
Benjimin Parham,
Jacob Whipple,
John Hazeltine, David Bactheller,
Joseph Tyler, Samuel Wood,
John Rawson.
1733.
March 26. " It was put to vote to see wheather ye Town will Rais mony to support schooling amoungst us, or act upon any thing Relating thare to about ye keeping of school that shall be Thought Proper, and ye vote Past in ye nega- tive."
April 9. "Voted Twenty-five pounds to seport ye school amoungst us this present year."
" Voted that ye selectmen shall be a Commity to take cear about providing a school."
* Town Records.
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" Voted that thare shall be a moving school." To which David Harwood entered his dissent.
" Voted that Lu't Beniamin Marsh and mr Samuel Dag- get and mr Nathaniel Dike shall be a Commity to Call Dea- con Percivel Hall, mr Joseph Sible and mr John Stockwell mr Robart Goddard and mr John Sible and mr John Bound to an a Compt for taken money out of ye Town Treasueary without order from ye Town, in ye year Thiurty on and - in ye year Thurty Two."
May 21. " Voted that ye Rev't mr. David Hall shall have liberty to make a windo against his pew. In ye meet- ing-house " " voted that ye Re'nt mr David Hall shall have a free quarterly Contribution."
Oct. 1. " Voted to Chuse a Commity to Look into ye Deficeince of ye money since ye a greament maid between ye Town and ye Rev'nt mr David Hall."
" Voted that mr Samuel Lilie mr obadiah walker and inr Solomon Holman, Deacon Parcivel Hall and mr Perres Rice be a Commity for saide sarvice."
" Voted that mr Robart Goddard and mr freegrace Mar- bel and Timothy Holton shall be a Commity to Repair ye meeting house in Sutton."
The committee appointed to examine into the deficiency of the salary of Rev. Mr. David Hall caused by the depre- ciation of the currency, report as follows :
" The Comitys Return, that was Chosen to Look into ye Detisiney of ye money since ye agreement maid between ve R'vnt mr Hall and ye Town, is as followeth :
We, the subscribers whose names are under writen, being Chosen by a voat of ye Town to Consider ye Present value of money and Compare it with ye Towns offers maid to Rev'd nur Hall, in relation to his sallery and ye goodness of ye money whairin he was to recive it, being assembled for said purpose the ninth of October Currant, after mature Consideration upon the value of ye money, it was unam- ously agreed by us, as our mind, that mr Hall, our Pastor, ought to have, In our present money, at lest one hundred & Thurty pounds for this Present year in anser to ye obli- gation of ye Town to give him an Honourabel Sallery ; and
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upon Discourse with mr Hall we find, that altho tis his mind that he is cut short in ye Three years Past seventy five Pounds in valy by reason of ye falling of money from ye standard set for a vale wherby he was to have his sallery, yet, that rather than any hurt to ye Peopel, Considering our Present Circumstances, he will fore goo it upon these Condisions that ye sallery may be thus helpet and that he may Procure his money withoute Troubel at the Time.
PERCIVELL HALL OBADIAH WALKER SOLOMON HOLMAN PERES RICE." *
The Town made no choice this year of a Representative to the General Court.
March 4, 1733-4. The Town voted for County Treas- urer, which is the first mention made of action in the choice of such an officer. The name of the person voted for is not given.
1734.
May 22. " Voted ye former Contribution, that is to say Every weak as it hath ben in Time Past, and ye quartly Contrabution to be Dropt."
" Voted that ye meeting house shall be Repared."
" Voted that mr nathaniel Dike and mr John Singeltary should be aded to ye selectmen to be a Commity to Tret with ye R'vnt mnr Hall to Luck in to ye Defectiance of ye money."
"Voted that ye selectmen be a Commity to In quiere and see whether ye Town may with safty make sale of ye school Land, and to make Report to ye Town ye next meeting and also, to make Report to ye Town what offers any Parson or Persons make for ye saim."
Nov. 4. "It was Put to vote to se if ye Town wood give ye R'vnt mr Hall ye sum of sixty Two pound Ten shillings for ye Dificiencey of ye mony this year, and ye vote Past in ye negative."
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"It was voted, that it was Thought that a Hundred and Thurty Pound was a Honrable Sallery for this present year."
" Voted that Thurty Pound shall be aded to the Hundred Pound for This present year."
" Voted, that ye quarterly Contrubution shall be set up in Lew of ye weakley Contrubution."
March 3, 1734-5. "Voted, that Esqr. Dudley and mr Freegrace marbel and Ins. Robeart godard and mr Solomon Holman and mr Jepthah Putnam be a Commity to vu ye meeting House and Lay ye saim before the Town ye next Town meeting in order for ye Reparing of ye meeting House."
" Voted that Esqr. Dudley and mr Lille and mr John Sible be a Committy to Joyn with the Rev'nt mr Hall In Leasing out ye ministerl Land, and that ye agrement which ye R'vnt mr David Hall and ye Commity shall make with any Parson or Parsons Relating to ye ministerl Land shall be Laid before ye Town In order for thare Exceptence before any writing be Parficted about the saim."
The north eastern part of the town embracing the Indian reservation of Hassanamico, and a small portion of terri- tory in addition, was incorporated as the town of Grafton.
The Act of Incorporation is dated - - 1735.
1735.
May 19. " Voted that Deacon Parcivel Hall shall hove' Liberty to buld a Stabel upon ye Town Land haveing ye advice of ye selectmen where to set s'd stabel."
"Voted to Chuse a Commity to vue ye Town to see how many school Housen are wanted, and whare thay shall be set and to make Return to ye Town."
" Voted Esqr. Dudley and Lu't Joseph Sibley and Ins. Robart Goddard and Lu't John Stockwell and mr Solomon Holman a Commete for ye aforesaid sarvice about siting ye school Housen."
" Voted Forty Pounds to Repair ye meeting house." *
* Town Records.
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"Voted that mr nathanel Dike Dea. Elisha Putnam and Lu't Joseph Sible shall he a Commity to treet with ye Rvnt. mr Hall about ye Deficince of ye money Relating to his sallery."
At the same meeting, the Town " Did Eleet and Depute Deac. Percivel Hall to be our Representive to our grate and general Court or asembley to be cept and held at ye Court house, In Boston, on Wensday the 28 Day of this Instant may."
Sept. 12. The committee, appointed to confer with Mr. Hall with reference to sallery, reported as follows :
" We, the subscribers Chosen by the Town to Treet with the Rev'd mr Hall about the value of money, after Discourse with mr Hall, and Delibrating upon the matter, we Conclude that, acording to the general run of Provison and Clothing, that Present Provence Bills fall short one third In valley of what thay ware at the Time of His settlement with us, so that we apprehend one Hundred and fifty Pounds will but barely bring it to the Balance of one Hundred according to the standard.
NATHANIEL DIKE ELISHA PUTNAM Com.
JOSEPH SIBLE" *
The following agreement with the committee, signed by Mr. Hall, is also found on record.
"I, the subscriber, hearby Signify and Declare that if the Town will provide that what the Towns Committee Have adjudged reasanabel to assess for this years sallery be assessed, that, upon the Reseat of the saime, I will give the Town a full Discharge for the present years sallery as wit- ness my hand
DAVID HALL."
The Town " Voted, that a Hundred and fifty Pounds shall be assessed for the Runt. mr Halls sallery this present year."
March 1, 1735-6. "Voted that mr Nathaniel Dike and mr Robart Godard and Timothy Holton be a Committe to
* Town Records.
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Treet with the R'vnt mr Hall about the Deficiency of the money Relating to his Sallery this present year.
1736.
May 19. " Voted that the selectmen shall be a Commit- tee to Repear the meeting-house."
" The Return of the Comitte that was Chosen to Squd- ron out the school Housen was brought In to ye Town and non Excepted."
It seems by an article in the warrant for the Town meet- ing held upon the day above given the fine imposed upon the Town by the General Court for failure to send a Repre- sentative in 1734, was remitted and the money returned.
The article is as follows :
"To see what the Town will Deu with the money that the Town was find for not sending a Representtive to our Grate and general Court In the year 1734, which is Got of and Returned back again to the Town." In reference to the above, it was "Voted that the ninten Pounds shall be Throod in to the Treasure that was got of which the Town was find for not sending a Representive To our grate and general Court In the year 1734."
Sept. 24. The committee appointed to confer with Rev. Mr. Hall make their report :
" We, the subscribers being Chosen to be a Committe, To Treet with the Rev'nd inr Hall about the Deficencey of the money since he seteled amongst us, and having Discoursed with him about the saim and muttnerly Considered thare on together with the nessesaries of Life and we find that about one Hundred and fifty pounds be equelent to one Hundred at the time of his setelment.
ROBERT GODDARD TIMOTHY HOLTON Committey."
" Voted one Hundred and fifty Pound for the Revnd mr Halls sallery This present year."
A petition was received from certain young men, for per- mission to build a pew in the meeting house, and it was
"voted the Prayer of the above said Petisioners be
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granted with this Proviso that they Take in a suficent nun- ber with them That have Petioned to fill up the Roome and bulde thare seat or pew no wider than the Hind seat or at Least so as not to Dammidge no other seate."*
1737.
May 23d. "mr Robart Goddard and mr Samuel Lille and mr Jeremiah Buckman ware Chosen a Commette To Treet with the Revnt mr Hall about the vallation of money Relat- ing to his Sallery."
A desire for greater facilities for attendance upon Public worship had been felt by those who were remote from the centre, and was made manifest about this time in a request for preaching at various places.
We find in the warrant for a Town meeting upon May 23d the following article :
"To hear the Petision of the several parts of our Town Relating to Preching."
Upon the consideration of which, it was " Voted, that the Town Chuse a Commette to vue the several Parts of the Town in ancuer to the Petions Conserning Preching and to bring into the Town by the next March meeting what thay shall think most proper."
" Voted Esqr Dudley Dea. pareivel Hall and Dea. Elisha Putnam Samuel Boutwell, Benjamin woodbeary Ens. Timothy Carter, Richard Waters, Ins. Robart goddard, mr obadiah Walker mr Isaac Putnam mr Hennery King mr Daniel Chace a Commete for ye aforesaid Sarvice about preching."
Sept. 19. The committee appointed to confer with Mr. Hall report that his salary for the year should be £163, s18, d.6, which the Town voted to pay him.
" Voted to set up the weakley Contrybution as formley."
1738.
May 24. "Voated that there should be one hundred and sixty four pound Raised to support the Rev. mr. David Hall the present year."
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" Insin Robart Goddard mr John Sibley mr Samuel Bar- ten ware Chosen to be a Committy to treet with Revrnt mr Hall about the Deficencey of money."
March 6, 1738-9. " Voted that mr Daniel Dike should have liberty to build him a pue up over the wimmings stears in the meeting house for him and his famerly provided he did not hurt or Discommode the going up the gallery stares."
. Voted that Elisha Putnam Junr and John Holton, John whipple, Ebenezar waters & Amos waters should have the liberty to build them a seet up over the mens stares In the meeting house - provided they Did not hurt nor Discom- mode the going up the gallery stares."
Permission was given to Elisha Putnam Cornelius Putnam & Elisha Putnam Junr "and also any others Even as many as would build stables upon the Common-land near the meeting-house might - provided that they Did not hurt nor Discommode the training field nor the Buring place." *
1739.
May 22. " Voated that mr Samuel Boutwell, mr Samuel Chase and mr Solomon Holman be a Committy to treet with the Revnt mr Hall about the' Deficiance of money."
Johnathan Lilly was allowed thirty shillings .. his charge in going after a school-master the last year."
Dec. 24. "Voted that mr David Greenwood should be one of the men to take Care that the Dear within this Province be not Killed Contretrary to the law."
" Voted that John Sibley Junr should be a man to take Care of said Dear as aforesaid." +
March 10, 1739-40. "Voted that there should be six plases or squarderanes wheare the school should be kept In the Town provided that Each Squarderain Do Build a school- house In Each perticler place hearafter mentioned and that upon their one Cost and Charge or find sum other house to keep the school in." The six places are described in detail.
* Town Records.
t Town Records.
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1740.
May 25. In the warrant for a town meeting to be held upon this date we find the following article :
" To see if the Town will hear the Petition of sundry of our notherly Inhabitanee with Respect to setting off -two miles In Breadth - on the notherly side of the Town Joyn- ing upon the Contry Goure .- and five miles In Length from oxford Line Eastardly -to joyn with their neighbouring Inhabitance that they may be better a Comidated with the word." *
There are several references upon the town records to " petitions by our Northerly Neighbors," but the above is the first mention made of the subject matter of these petitions.
" Voted that there be one hundred pounds Raised for the Rev'nt Mr Hall this present year- with the addition of what the assesers shall, upon their treating with the Rev'nt mr Hall, find that the money hath sunk in Credit since mr Hall setteled amongst us - and all so ten pounds more which the Town is behind time."
Obadiah Walker, Nathaniel Goodwin and Samuel Boutwell are appointed to confer with Mr. Hall upon the depreciation of the currency.
The consideration of the petition above referred to was deferred till the next town meeting.
" Voted that the Baptis be freed from paying any of Mr Halls salery this present year."
Sept. 1st. Benjamin Woodbury and Henry King and Lieut. Goddard were appointed a committee to unite with a committee of the Proprietors of Sutton in making a survey and final settlement of the line between Sutton and Oxford.
The location of this line had been for several years a mat- ter of controversy.
Nov. 5th. Upon this date Rev. David Hall commenced a diary which he continued to the year 1789.t
Town Records.
t This diary fell into the hands of C. C. Baldwin, Esq., who, for its better preservation, had the manuscript bound in two volumes, which may now be found in the Hall of the Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.
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Dec. 2. "It is a time of sore sickness and Mortality with us, God seems angry and the Heavens look dark upon us. I have agreed with my People to spend to-morrow as a day of Humiliation, fasting and prayer on ye account of sickness amongst us." *
March 2, 1740-41.
" Mr Abel Chase and mr Ebenezer Harwood chose to take Care that the Dear are not kiled Contrary to ye law."
" Voted that mr Benjamin Woodbry mr Abel Chase mr Richard Waters Capt Joseph Sibley - Capt. John Stockwell and Elisha Putnam - be a Committy to Consider and look into the origenall agreement which the Town made with the Rev'nt mr Hall and se wheather the Town hath fulfiled the same a Cording to the true Intent and meaning there-of and make Report there of a Cording as they shall find maters stand - at next may meeting."
. Voted that the school land (with the exception of an- acre and a half ) should be leased out nine hundred and ninety nine years and that they would Chuse a Committy for that purpose."
" Voted that Capt. Timothy Carter, inr Benjamin Wood- bury and mr Isaac Barnard be a Committy to Lease out the school land as above said." t
March 7. "I am concerned that God hath a grate con- troversy with New England, and that he calls us to great searchings of heart : he sends us war : sore sickness and seems to be smiting with ye arrow of famine." ±
1741.
Apr. 6. " Nineteen persons have died with the lung fever : many more of the throat distemper; no less than five in one Family God's hand is upon old and young, espec- ially upon my People." §
May 25. "Voted to give the Rev'nt mr Hall the sum of two hundred and thirty pounds acording to the old tenner Bills- this present year."
* Doctor Hall's Diary.
t Town Records.
# Dr. Hall's Diary.
§ Dr. Hall's Diary.
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" Voted to Defer the giveing of the Committy that ware Chosen to leas out the school-land their Instructions till next march meeting."
Jan. 18, 1741-2. .. Voted that there should be a Com- mitty Chosen to Consult the affair Relating to the Building of a meeting-house or Reparing the present meeting-house - and to make Return to the Town at the time that shall be set."
" Voted that Dea. Lilley, Deacon Hall mr Walker, mr Richard waters, mr Samuel Chase, mr Daniel Greenwood mr Abel Chase, mr Isaac Chase, Capt. Stockwell, Capt. Carter, & Elisha Putnam Be a Committy for the above said service, and that the said Committy should make their Return to the Town the first monday In febuary next."
Feb. 1st. "The Return of ye Comnitty was Read and it was put to vote wheather the Town would make more Room in the present meeting-house, and it past in ye affir- mitive.
" Voted that mr Benjamin Woodbery, mr Freegrace Mar- ble & Isaac Putnam be a Commity to make som more Room in said house, and that the said Committy have liberty to make what Room they can In ye present meeting-house below and also in the galliries."
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