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yower of the, Salatmen yauch houten train (/ Chelmsford Thebruary 26th 1989
it was ordered by the Selection that mi william Witcher Town threeporer shout pay out of the Towns
money to mr Henry Spaulding In the Sum of Sin Shilling for Clothing which the said nauding
provided for Some of the Town noor the present year Jo. 6.2020
by order of the Sleekmen Azurich water Town Clerk
Chelmsford Sebuary 126 6789
it was over that M william Fletcher town treating should pay out of the money to I face chambertin That was granted at an ancimeeting in march of on the minutteret al., the form of one pown
eleven thitings of your pence it Being for four for of five word the II Chambertin provedi in the then 11th bridge, The year poft
£1 11 4 By over of the Skaitmen tirarich procter
(heimfor) february 26. 178.1 8 it was ordered by the Le leben that im William Fletcher town theafore Phun pay out of the town? money to im Simeon forandring the followingSum Sig for a number of plant, which the faid pouting provided for fun of the Bridge in laid down the TO: 8:0:0 Jum of light Shillings
To move for Sur flothing that Sparring provided for Sim of the poor of laid Down Tohum of fifteen Shillings & wo pena0: 15,2 $11312 By onde of the Solwomen Ayarich productown (co)
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Photomaton Gebung 827 1/89 It was ordered By the feltman that Mª william kitchen tours treaturen Should payout of the town many to sjaal, chamberlin the following hun. Viss for many that he paid to for taking care of Hannah para, phin there weeks the elum of ming Shillings all to for Chambertin hoping Istan
two or three Days of trouble he had with his two chiling & four parte.
By owner of the selectionen Argerich Morten thin
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at a muting of the electmen that inv william Clutches, Form hewhen Shared pay out of the money greeted for the Jippot of the User ministry the Sum of hearty nouns To the Red mor Elecrezer Bridge for his face und alar which + Day $20,0,00 Big order of the Selectionen Azarian Mrover Town Clerk
pharmato Debug ger 1989
It a areti of the Periment the town of theliny. Here in that william Holden your Creative Hoy to to chewwer tendre, But the Samo Attien thing in full for three Days allenand onion silje in sillane - 20 15-020
Azorder of the plats
Cham fort february 287 789
itre un ordered by the de laarmen that ne weile hlethe Jours In cafwer Should pay out of the loom money to Azariah prostor the Sum of thinly dia Pilings it being Being for Doing the Foun Whiting
the year past and finding porparte [1. 16-0- try order of the Selectionen Azariesh poster for fun
if seen on and by the selectorin het a w CP er
Should pay out of the Town
money to m Simeon perter fortibeing our loved for his personal Eftate forthe year1 122 102.3.1 Baader of the Selection of mariah master town
Chelmsford February 28 Th 1789
it was ordan Bof the Selectmen that and William Iletihan Town tre fuever Should pay out of the Lowse money to Males Devis the following firmy Via Fortaking invoice making Kats and taking (one of the towns poor the year past the Sum of two pound Leven Shillings & fix penes £ 2.7.6.0
to more for Entertaining the Selectment for money Which Jo X avis (expense) while temin the town a) a Selectman Eighteen Stillings - 2 0.18.0.0 I arom for money pan the School mangler non. the Sum of four jhitting & three senest 0. 4. 3.0 to move or a for nay to wo burn of the train and his Exporcie the Sum of five Shillings hum totte
3:14.10.0 Byorten, the fetrenaty on prestes town (tank thelesford Jackwany 28 Mmgg it Was or dand By the Le le Mmen that any William fletcher Town tras feren thout pay out of the tour, money to Ayarich procter the following Jums viz?
to taking Invoice and making Koliv taking care of the Towns poor The year part the fun of three poured twelve and wine pence 3.12.9.05.
to move for teen Days & a half atending on a community the y can 41257 4 1988 an part year vigy the Sum of one pound Eleven Chilling s pince. -
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to move for Entertaining the Like tomen and for money paw for Expense While Serving Pele time timer while in the town, Larves the year part the Sum of two point five Shilling, and fix pine X 2: 1. 6.0
Byarian of the Letectman zana pa tex 7.9.9.0
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Chelmsford February 28 189 it was artand by the the LoleAmer that and Williams Fletcher Town Ineafue thatto prayout of the town, money to Have Chamberlain the following Jums ary to taking invoice and making Kate and taking care of the poor the year past the fun of three pour Leven Chilling and fivepene 2 3 75.0
to move for Entertaining the Selection + for Exponce Whilee Leaving in the town, bifenejs the year part the Sum of one pound twelve Shillings £ 1.12.00 to move for several Journeys and à ton) anie an Billevara Commityt formoney Expense) While Filling the Excenthon in favor of DBillana against & town & for Time Spent as a Commity man to delle Io Exception the Sum of two poury no Eight
Shillings
Jun totte 8.0.20 By order of the Selection atyonah procter down Clock Philmaçon Lebury 88 0189 of war onhow By the Select man that mr William fletcher, Should pay out of the money to mr finans parken fix Shillings for his Serving under general Lencon in an Expedition in the year. orgy agreable to a Vate bard in to town in enay 1784 0.6.0.0
By orten of the Selectionen chijanich procter town Clark
Chelmsford Marchy 2 Ly 89 It was on on that Mr William Fletcher Town to Treasures Should May out the town money to Flash Chambertin the sum of one pour tive Shilling, it Beery for many I chambertin advant for clothing provisions for some of the towns room the regent £1. 4.0.0
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Is your of the slutmen Azariah amorte town Chark
22 middlefix to List Daniel procter one of the Conflables of the Town of Chelmsford in the County Ced of middlefix Greating in the Name of The Commonwith of massachusetts you are Hearby Required Forthwith to warn all the Threeholders and other Inhabitance in Said Town in your ward Qualifyed by Law to Vote to Affemble at the meeting hous in Said Chelmsford on monday the Second Day of march next Intuing at Tom a Block in the hournoon
ily then and There for Said town to make Choice of all Town offisers to Serve the Town the year Injuring as the Law Directs
2ly for the Town to grant Schuch Sums of money as may be thought Nasfull for the Support of the Gosple ministry good all other negafary Charges arising in Said Town the year Indung 3 by for the Town to agree and Vote in what way and manner they will proceed to have the Grammar School and all other Schools proportion and Keep in Saw Town in the year Infring or to act any thing theiron that the town may Think propper
Ely for the Town to Vote in what way and manner They will prosed in Repairing the Highways and Town Rodes and Briges in Tand Town the year Injuring or to act any Thing there on That the Town my ludy Intable-
5ly for the town to appoint Some Suitable payton or partons to provide five wood for the Read mr Ebenezer bridge for the year Ingung or act any Thing thereon as the town may Judy Futable
6by to See if the Town, Vote that Swing Shall go at Large the year Drifting. Turn over
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Ty to See if the Town will Vote that the County Tax if any then be be paid out of the Town Treasurer the year Insung or to act any thing theron as the Town may think propper~ gly at the Request of my Jacob Haward M/V. Willard Haward omr bel Spaulding and others to See if the Town will proses and have the Town Sentered or to act any thing thereon as the town ·may Judy Needfull.
Heave of Shall not and make Return of this warrant with your Doings therion unto the Town Clerk Some Time Before the Time oppointed for Said meeting Data at Chernyford this fourteenth Day of February one thousand Seven Hundred and Eightynine by order, of the Selectionen Azariah procter Town Clerk Middlefix Is Chelmsford February 28th 1789 in obediane to the within kitten current I have warned all the Three Holders and other Inhabitum withm Said Town in my ward Qualifyed by Law to Vote in Town afars to meet at the meeting Hous on monday the Second Day of march next at Jen a Clock in the fore Noon and for the purposes within metioned a greable to a Vote of Said Town
Daniel procter Constable
24 mida lefix B to mr Joshua Davis one the Constable of The Town of Chelmsford in the County of middlefix greeting
Ped, In The Name of The Commonwealth of majfachuselt you Hearby Required Northwith to warn all the Three Holders and other Inhalation of Said Town in your ward Qualifyed by Low to Vote " to" Afsemble at the meetinghous in fond Town, on monday the Second Day of march Next Injuring at Ten a clock in the four Noon -
Ily then and their for Said Town to make Choys of all town officers to Severe the Town the year Injuring as the Law Directe 2 ly for the Town to grant Such Sums of money as may be thought Newfull for the Saport of the Gospelministry and all other mejugary Charges Arguing in Said Town the year Unjung and 3 ly for the town to agree Vote in what way and manner they will proceed to have the Grammer School and other Schools perportion and kept in Said town the year Inquing or to act any thing theiron that the Town may think propper
Gly forthe the Town to vote in what way and manner They will projed in Repairing the Highway and Town Roads Bridges in Said Town the year Infuing or to act anything their on as the Town may Indy Suitable. 5 by for the Town to appoint Som Suitable parson or partons to provide five wood for the Red mr Ebenezer Bride the year Inguing or to act, any thing Theron that the town may Judy futable
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fly to see if the Town will Vote that Swine go at Large the year Injung
7 to fee if the Town will Vote that the County. Tax if anytheir be be paid out of the Town Treafurer for the year Injung or to act any thing their on that the Town may think propper
fly at the Request of mr Fact Haward and Willard Haward and mr Joel Spanking and others to See if the town will proced and have the Town Sentired of to act any thing theron that the Town may Judy propper
Hearof Sailnot and make Return of this warrent with your Doings Their on unto the Town Clark Some Time before the time appointed for Said meeting Dated at ChelmyZon This fourteenth Day of February one thousand Seven Hundred and Eightynine by order of the Selectmen Azariah procter Town Clerk middlefine to march 2 0 1789 Inobidrar to this warrent thave warned the. Truholders and other Inhabitan belonging to Fond Chelmsford Qualified to Vote in Town affaws to assemble at the Time and place within motioned by posting a Notification of the Same at the meeting Haus in 30 town according to the Vote of Said Town
Joshua Davis Gonflable
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at An anuel publick Town meeting of the Threeholders and others Inhabitants of Said Town being Legally warned of Regarderly off fumbled to gather of the meeting house in Said Chelmsford on monday the Sion Day of 1789 for the purpose of performing publik Town business then proceed as follows Viz
Voted hormoderator bluenever Bridge Egy to govern Said meeting ~~~
then the meeting was Legally Roger lat,
Voted For County treasurer for the County of middle fin Elenayer Budge Tely Number of Votes Sixty $60 Volt For Town Clark m Benjamin frauding Votos to these three Schermen
Low Ther first Sler meon our Benjamin Sprawling- Vite For Sund Sherman Blant Benjamin Chlicher- low har third Select man Pant Abel Asam_
Vous har Town treasurer mr william Chlethen who the fured
You For Oliver Barron for Town Arcafuner
Vote For Junstable for South End of Said Town MY Benjermi
Vol Ter I unstable for North End of Said Town mi Benjamin godt Who aver Dirmises from during the year In fuling
Vols the Domaniter of the busines be treamanter by han nomin Vote
lol) for warder for South End John Harrod
Vi's hor warder for Growth and m Henry Coburn Vote hor Serwery of high ways for north Endshow (ms front marghera James & und In Jonathan Steun Samuel Hayward
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Voted For Surveyors of Highways for the south End of Said Town Ated marshall william Laws Timothy oldum Elvenezer Shee - Thor Com mite to prevent the Distinction of higherany infoi said Town Joel Granting Levi Baker Livs Fletcher thomas menthe hor Vince Veces for north End Town Joseph Fletcher Samuel Butter field -
Volt for Venue Vwen South End Said Town Stephen neimegen aberich Goster
Vote for field Driver South End Sith Swing tone Hodent Gt am~ Vo north End pit Que Stephen pierre sou
Vous for Serveren of Bords Of timber Joli als Chletcher Im go pich parkkauft Stephan penest - - - Volo for Scaler of water & measures fant go Jeph warmen Votes for year Rues Bunger gel fry william parker Voted for Hay Neuer South End said town foramichramen Vo Jeph Haywood- - - Vou for hay themes for north End Paid Town Jolich Thetcher? mr much Spanning ---
Voto for Hything men mr peter Spaulding John Byan In Jonathan know
Voce
that the Sevenals Schools that are to be kept in Said Town the year In firing Sheet be heart in the Same way Is man mer as they were kept in the Last year
the Sun of fifty pounds for the purpose of the use of the miting Schools in deand town the meferryen Vota to Monicain the Highways in the Same way and manner or they reame pop card the Last year Vote the Sum of one hundred pound to Repair the Highway the year Infring
to Mum fider the Vote Relating tothe woholly for the year Infring - - that the grammar & Rotts shallbe kept in the middle of the Town the year Infring
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29 and the other parts of Said the town have their". perportionable part of scholing agrable to the middle of a Town
the Squartons should be kept as they were the Last year Relating to the Scholing
You to give Each Junstable the Same Consideration. for Serving on Constate for Collecting the lexey the your Injuing on they Canstates hes the Last year Good for funstabile for the North End of Said town the year Infring mt willard Haward_
that my face Chamber his be a Som mitteman, to movide fine wood for the Priceom" Elvenezer Bridge the year surfing at 9/10 mm Jordan Vold the County Tax if any their le has offered by the toferson of said town and Delivered to the Constations To fallent or other town taxes are follested by said
Contables- -- - Valor that swine go or Large the year Infring
Voto not to have the town Sentenced
Valor to Raise the Sum of one hundred fand fifteen hound for the support of the for nit ministry in. Said the present year
Vota the Sum of four hundred pounds to Defray the refafury charge in dad town the project your got the Sum of one hundred a fifty pound a andction to the above mentioned four hundred pound to Defray the nejatury Charge in dad town the year orming Both of Viss to Except of the Commuter poparter Relating to sally with the Schermen & Icafurent Hun the meting ver Disolud Eleverer Bridge moderator of Said meeting Burotoed by zamich master down (with
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To the Inhabitence of the Town of Chelmsford
gentlemen are the Subscribers have Exammi the account of mr William Fletcher Town Treafarer and it appears by his account that Them is Due to Said Thea ferver from the Several Contables and Collectors heartte Named the sum fot against Each mand Name V12
Due from mit Simeon Stevens The Sum of Three pounds Nine pence one faithray £3-0-9-1.
Due from major John Minott the fun of Sixty three Rounds Sixteen Shillings and fever Dence two farthings #63-16.7-2
Due from mi Gnac Chambertin the Sung Seventeen pounds Seventeen Schilling and Sex pert three farthings 17=17-6-3 Due from my David Danforth the Sum of Twenty five pounds Ten Shillings and three parce Two forthings #96-10-3-2
Due from Azariah prater the Sum of forty Seven pounds four Shillings and Two pence three farthing. £47-4-2-3 Due from Thomas Marshall the Sum of one Hundred and forty six pounds Nineteen Shilling and Two perfec Three forthings 146:19:23 Due from moyes Davis the fun of forty four pounds Seven Shillings and fever pence 44-7-70 Due from de " Daniel procter the Sumof one Hundred and Two pounds Jex Shilling and Two .
1102-6-20 pence what of the
also the Itholl Tax in fect proctens hands amorending to fifty perindo £50.000
atty Beny" Spaudoing, Abil Adams Town Clerk John Betteys
Committee
31 To the Inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford. Gentlemen
Agreable to your vote on the 29th Day of January 1789 we the Subscribers having meet with mr William Fletcher Treafhuren of the said Town of Chelmsford and having Exammed and Castup the Several Some of money granted by lai. Town ordered by the Selectmen Into the Said Truth Hands for Defraying the Common Necessery Charge aring in Said Town and also the Sun's grande by to gown for the support of the Gosple ministry and also the fam granted for Supporting Waiting Schools in Io Town and having also Examine & Castup the Several orders Drawn on To Treathover by the Selectmen for paying out for Jums of money and we find that their still Remains in to Treathurers hands of the money Grande for the Common Neysany Changes of Town the Sims of twenty one pound five Shilling and Eight pence Three farthing #21=5-8-3
to Ballance the Sims Do Treafhuren had orders to Receive
we alte find by Examination that their Remains in To Treathuren hands of the Grant maid for the Supporting Writing Jehoos in 8 Town not being ordered by the Selectmen the Sum of 45-14-8 To fallane the Sun the to Treatheures Had order to
we alfo find by Examining the orders Drawnon To treatherer for paying out the money granted by to Town for the Support of the Gospel ministry and find that their still Remains in A Treafhuren Hans of to grant the Sum of Two pounds Eight
Shillings and five pence ×2-8-5-0 to Ballare the Sum the I Treathurer Had orders to Receive
it is hearby to be understood that any Note or Nots of hand if any their be Due to to town weare not Rcconed in this Ballance -
Errors Existed Aus Abel Adams Cihelinis Ford Kabruary 28 John Bitteys S attest Bang& Spaiting Town Clark
Committee
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Chelmsford February 28 th 1789 To the Inhabitance of the Town of Chelmsford
Gentlemen
We the Subscribers being Chosen as a Committen to make inquirey of the Selectmen Respecting what money the Town owes upon Interest and also to See How the money has been made ugeof and how the Curomfrances of the Town is Respecting Their money
We proceda and took of the Ballance which the former Selutman Balanced with the former Treathover in march one thousand seven Hundred and Eighty five Forth Town and minister Ballance which was the Sum of # 618: 15 : 7-3 Which was Not ordered of
We alle took all the grants of money which has bin sypanted by To Town Sauce the Bullone above mentioned which Som amounts to £1133:8:6:1 . the Sometotal of the money which the Town
has granta Sence the Ballance with the former Trenthover Including The Bo pallone the form £1758:4:2:0 alfo Drawn out of the State Treafhuren 18-0=0-0
for Fai Town the fun of £1770:4:2:0 Then we look of and Castup all the orders Drown on the Treafhuner of to Town Sonce Ballare which the Selectmen made with the former Treathurer above mentioned to April 14th 1788 and found that they amount to the Sumof 1120: 0:23 We also Inquired of the Selectmen and by the best Information we can fit the Town owes which is Now upon Intry the Summe of == >354:18:6 the money that the Town ow's Not an Interest mr J Jaar Chambertin informs us that the Town owe him upon aballance with the Traufleurs as Comptable the Sum of forty pounds £4010.00
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The Selectmen Informs us that the town now ous Respecting Billerica Andy the Sum of £18:0 0.0 Turn over
Mr Willow Fletcher Chuver Inforis 33 us that he Borrowed fifteen porings which he gave his Note for on Intrest which he Expects The Town will Discharge with him as he Bar" for Life of Defraying the Execution which the Town of Billinca Had against this Town £ 15: 0:00 The within is as Nearly the Stat and Condition of the Town Respecting their money which Thay owe on Interest and other ways as Nesty as we Can acertain by serching the Records and Information from the Selectmen the Some Total of the money on Intrett as it has been Represented the Sum of +369-18=6
Joseph Warren Oliver Bron Banja Fletcher attest Bang& Spaudoing Town Clark
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4 Middlesex County march 6th 1789 the following persons were from into the officer to which they were Leveraty Chosen by the Town of thelongford at the annual meeting on munday" the Second Day of march Current vizit Benjamin Spanking Town Clerk Benja Spouting Capt seng " Fletcher
afreysors Copt Abel Adamas Es" Greathuren oliver Barron ,
Benjamin Adams 2 Constables
Willard Haward
2 Wardens
Henry Coburn
Isaac marshall)
Jona Stevens
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Surveyors of High ways
Ebenezer Shed william Laws
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Joel Spaulding Levi Dakin
Livi Tilelcher
Obediah Foster
Stephen peirce quor Bence Viewers
Samuel Butterfield
Stephen peirce 30 Jeth Lewiston
Drivers
officers to prevent the Destruction of truth
Joseph Gletcher Sofiah Chletcher Sunv) Josiah parkhurst { Survayrs of Boards V Timber Stephen peirce 30 L
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Galapeh Warm Sealer of Weighte meathurs Jeremiah Warren. Joseph Hawood Hog Reais
Josiah Tilelcher 32
micah Spanking
peter Spending John Byam Cama
Tything men
Conta Innow
Before Elinover Bridy Justis of the peace attest Benja Spaulding Town Clerk
mr Samuel Haward Servayere of Highways Jový Timothy andams Abel marshall! The Three above Named parsons was from Before Ebenezer Bridge Suster of the peace
James Dunn Sunt one of the Sunways of highways was from before Benja Spaniting Town Clerk Recorded by Denja Spanking town Club
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middlefixe To mit Benjamin Adams one of the Confiables of the town of Colectmsford in the County of middlefine greeting n
Real In the Name of the Commonwealth of massachuse you are Hearby Required Forthworth to warn all the Freeholders and others that is Raittable in your Ward to Affemble at the meeting hours in Town on monday the Twentythird Day of march Instant at Two a block in the afternoon in order to give in to the Affesors of Town all their Ratable polls and Estates Borth Real and Partonal in order to make the Town and minister also the County and Highway Tax by or to Do any thing theron that the Town may think propper 2ly to see if the Town will Vote that the Townmatin for this project year be warned by posting as Thay was the Last year or to act any thing their on that the Town may think propper
Hear of hail not and make Return of this ward with your Doing their on unto the Town Clerk Some Time before the time appointed for A meeting
Dates at Chelmsford this Eleventh Day of man? one thousand Seven Hundred and Eightynine Chehisford march 17 th 1789
In obedrane to the with in warrent I have Warned and Indevered to warn all the Firechers and others agreable to the within comment to meet at Time and place and for the purposes within metioned Berga Adams Constable
the foregoing in a tree Coppey of a warrent Delivered to mir Benya Adams one of the Constants Recorded by Benja Spaning Town Clerk For Chelongford
37 middlefixe to my Willard Haward one of the Contables of the Town of Chelmsford in the Country of middlefex greeting (Sed In the Name of the Common Wealth of maspechugett you are by Required Forthwith to Warn all the Threeholders and others that is Batable in your ward to Affemble at the meeting hous in A Town on monday The Twentything Day of march Instanc at two a Clock in the afternoon in order to Give m to the Allesors of Town all their Ratable polis and Eplats Borth Real and personal morder to make the Town and minister also the County and Highway Tax by or to Do anything theiron that the Town math Think propper
Ily to See if the Town will Vote that the townmeeting for the present year the Warned by posting as thay was the Last year or to act anything theron that that the Town may Think propper
Hear of hailnot and make Return of this Wargent with your Doing theiron unto the Town Clerk Some Time before the Time appointed for A meeting Dated at Chelmsford This Eleventh Day of march one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty mine by order of the Selection Senja Spaulding Town Elerh
middlefix is imabedence to the withon warrenit & Have warned and Endevere to war all the Treeholders others in my ward to Assemble at Time and place and for the purposes withm mentioned
Willard Howard Contable.
the horegoing is a Tree Copy of a warvent Delivered to my tillard Howare one of the Constables of Chelisto Recorded by Beny'a Sparitoany Town Clark
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Chelmsford march 23 1789
at a publich Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitane of Town being Legally warme and Reaguly Affumbled on the Day above Said morder to Gio in an Invoice to make the Town and minister Taxe alfo to make the Country and Highway Tax by and other Bigny. then propaded as follows Unz
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Voted for moderator Capt Samuel Stevens
Vola that their be four Half Days to Take the Invoice Two Half Day at oliver Barrons E/q one Half Day at vul phinchas Chamberlins one Half Day at Sait Benga Butterfield.
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