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vote for Contable for the Northend James Down Jour vote for Confluble for the Southend Afar Hodgman Note to do the Remainder of the Business by Hand Vote vite for Pythmyman Who Harwood Abijah Spanking Dave Duton
voted for funvages of High ways Ebenezer parker Andrea Fletcher Ephraim Spendmy Cor Jopich Fletcher owen Emerson Capt Samuel Stevens Lit Isaac Clark Capt Jonas power and John- flames
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for fence vewers Jacob hofter to jeph Chambers Capt William Adams
that the Road from promans Bridge to Procon Farmers and down to the Road that Lead from Ademora mille be aded to the middle of the Town Squadron
tio for frete Drivers Enfe Jopeach Richardson and langt Joseph Warmen
to that the Inhabitants on the Road from Bouw Brook to the will now be put into one List for the High ways two for Survayes of Bords and Lamber Jotah park hurst Capt lowas perne Capt John Ford Cont Amos Whitney and moter Hall
sote for Scaler of waight, and meatture Jonathan maning for Hogreves Deacon Eleverou gout Pilas pernec Daniel Putnum Isaac Adams Gaus Procter Nathan. Ances John manspits formuel pits Efg eter for Survoyers of wood Lit John Batman Im Fletcher ots for Scale of Leather Doa" John. Farmer
to lor pour keeper Borg Wa Fletcher
voted for Fish Worden, William Jisk Zebulon Spanking Down Zebulon Darker Willard How and Banja Delsur to for packer of Beef Azariah Spend my Jonathan making old to kai's the fun twelve hundred Dollars for the Town. 1200:00 use for This present year
to Raise the Sum of four Hundred Dollars for the Support of the Gospill ministry for the present y can 400-0-0 to Raise the fun of Eight Hundred Dollar for the use of foberlin I Said Jours for this prefect year $800 -0 : 0 of to have the Town and School Jawe made together for This present year
A to Rais the Sum of one thousand Dollar for the use of Repairing The Highway and Bridge in fair Town for the 21000:00 Present year that the Labour at the Highways be the Same that it was the Last year
To to have the Sum of two hundred and thirty three Dollar Thirty three couts of the money that was granted for Scherting Delayed out for woman Schooling for this present year (2)233:33:0 To to have the School, Recept as they were the Last year Is to Chuse a Committee to provide School master and School mistresses and to Regulate the Schools in fern Town for this presentyear Two to thuse one man out of Each Squadron for the above Harpers
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voted for the committee before mentioned and food Spaudoing Capt Jonas parce Luit Jonathan Snow Azanak Spanking med moors Samfor Stevens Aaron. Chamberlin Jur Let John Butterfield and Bengª Adams
voti to have Swine go at Large in Said Town for the year Insung
votos to Chuse a committee to settle with Jojoph moors and his mother in Cafe the Road thous les opened Through There Land as the Courts Committee Layed it out
votos that the Selectmen be the Committee for the above props vol to kill all the Dogs in Town
Then Oliver Barron Efqt who was the moderator for
Saw meeting being unwell Left the meeting
vote for Ebenezer Bridge Efg for moderator in the Room of Oliver Barron Egg
vote to adjorn the actual Respecting the School Squadron in the middle of the Town, being Taxed to Bude a School house to April meeting
vols to adjoin the artical Respecting the Collecting the money to April meeting
voted to Adjoin The Actual Respecting Samuel Fletcher
that was adorned at a former meeting to April meeting
voted to have the Highway and minister Jax made by the of Invoice
voto to adjar the meeting to april meeting
Recorded by Bang= Spending Town Clark
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Chelmsford march 5 th 1798 are the Subscriber being appernite by the faid Town as a Committee to make a settlement with Treasures of of Said Town for the year past having attended to that Business and Exam mond the orders Drawn on the faid Treasurer Since the Last Ballance and we find in the fail Ireafurus hands of the Towns money money that is not yet ordered off Including the oto Ballance the form of Seven hundred are Hurty nine Dollars fifty two cents and None mille 8739:52 9
and eve al to find in Said Treasurers hands of the money that was Raised for the Support of the forpil ministry Including the old Ballance that is not yet ordered of the Sam of Thirty one Dollar, V. Nomety four Cents- 31: 94:0
we also find that there has been orders Brawn on the Town Treafurer to pay for Schooling which amounts to the form of twenty Eight Dollars Vfifty drie Cents 228:56:0 more than what has been granted Including the os Ballmer which Som has Been Taken out of the Town money
we also find that there has Been one State Note of the Delere Stock so called that is ordered into the Said Treasurer hands the Sum of Thirtynine Dollars for tyone Cents 39:41:0
we also find, in fai grafuvers hands one Note of hand against nav Jacob Chamberlin in facce of Said Town the form of $60:0:0 Sixty Dollars
we also find in Said Incajuvers hands one Note of hand against our Jonathan Stevens in faceco of Said Town the Sum of Fifty Dollars - 250:0:0
fincatuned for Chelmsford
Oliver Barron
" Committee for Said Jour
mojes Davis Joseph Adams
The fourgoing is a Time Record of the Commuters Report on the 5 th of march 1798 Recorded by Bewijs Spendmy Town Clark
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Chelmsford march 12th 1798
This is to certify that the Persons hearafter named
have attendo and taken The oth by Law Required thay being chopen into office at the annual meeting on the fifth of march Instant James Dunn Jun. V Aja Hodyman 3 Constable.
Beng: Spanking ac & Town Clerk Benje Spanking Capt Benga Fletcher Askerfors Capt Jonas perrel
John Harwood David Dutton Jything men
Ebenezer Darker Andrew Fletcher ] Suryonas
owen Emerform Ephraim Should my Cost Jojoh Fletcher Capt Samuel Stevens Capt Jonas prince John Adams It Isass . Clark
of Highways
Phone excuvers
Capt Avan Ademas Jacob Porter
Ey Joppich Richardson Sorgt Steph warren} fiets driver
Capt John hard moyes Heil
2 Sucre yours of ) Boards and Lumber
Jonathan maning.
I feeler of weights Sam menthurs
filas prince Daniel putnum Gues protes? Hoy Reves I Jace Adames
William Fletcher hit John Batman 2 Suroyent
Sol Wood
Zebulon Parker Willard Howard With wurden 5
Azariah Spanking Spacken of
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Deacon John harmed 3 Scaler of Leather
Enfer Isaac Chambertin was Sworn as Constable my Thomas marshall was Sworn as Collector to Collect the Taxes for the year 1797 in The Room of mr Willows marthalt
Elijah Richardson was Sworn as hish wurden
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meddleper fs to Either of the Constables of the Town of Chelmsford in the Country of middlefex greeting you the Name of the Common wealth of massachusetts you are hearby Required forthe with to warn all the Ratable Irecholder and other Inhabitants of Said Town on your wand to assemble at the meeting hous in Said Town on monday the Second day of April next jung at two of the Clock in the afternoon to act on the following article on 2
to give in their votes for govener and Licit Governed
to give me Their votes for senators and Councellers for the Country of middleton agreable to Laws and Constitution of this Commonwealth-
to Give in unto the assectors of Said Town a trew and Just Invoice of all their Ratable poll and Efectos forth Reel and Personal to make the Foxes by in Said Town for for this prefect year or to act any thing thereon that may be though proper ..
at the Request of mr Willand marshal to See if the Down will accept of mr Thomas marshall in his Room to Collect the Taxes for the year 1797 or to act any thing Thereon that may be Thought proper
to See if the Town will aspect in Balding a Bridge over the mouth of concord kever where the County Road was Layed out or to act any thing thereon that may be thought proper
to See of the Town will accept of a Road hayed out by the Selectmen from net Joseph Wheelprofite out to the County Road that Leads by cost letech Fletcher or to act any Thing Thereon that may be Thought proper
at the Request of Cap John Ford to See if the Town will make him a Reasonable Companyaction to Enable him to Remove The hous out of the Road that now Stands in The Road near merimack River Bridge or to act any Thing Thereon that may be thought proper
at the Request of a number of the Inhabitants of Said Town Living in the next and Near menmach Rus w Bridge to See if the Town will Force them from Paying Then Taxes to The minister in This Town or to act any Thing there on that they may think proper-
to See if the Town will accept of a Road Laned out by The Selectmen from mr Zebulon Spaulding by ner Henry Spending out to Billerica Live on to act any thing there on that may be thought proper
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178 at the Request of 02 After Hodgman to See if the Town accept of some other person to Serve as Conftble m his Room or to act any Thing Thereon that may be thought proper-
hearof fail not and make Return of this warrant with your doing there on unto the Select ... Some time before the Inue appointed for Said meeting Dated at Chelmsford aforefand this Twenty first day of march in The year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Nomety Eight
Banja Spanting ] Lectures. Berry & Fletcher 01 ) chelines/od
The fourgoing is True Copy of the Warran Delivered to the Contables to warn a townmeeting Recordarby Banya Spacetorny Town Clerk
the following is a Copy of the Returne made by the Constables on the fourgoing warrants middlefex Is prefwant to this warrant I have Word and indecard to give publick Nature to the Inhabitants of few sown agreable to my Directions and the vote of the Town
Chelmsford march 30 th 1798 Afa Hodgman? Comptable
middlesex to in obedience to this Navrant & have warned and Indiceved to warn all the freeholders and other los habitantes in my avand Lecalific to vote to meet at Time and place and for the purposes within mentions James Dunnlu Constable Chelmsford April 20 1798
Chelmsford April 20 17.98 at a publick Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Said Town Legally Warmed and assembled on the day above Said properder as follow, viz Drawn for Gran Jury Ephraim parkhurst and for petter Javy Zebulon Spacing
el for governor for the Commonwealth of massachusetts Excelancy Gereas Summer Number of Note ThirtyEight. 38 oh for governor James Sullefon Egy" Number of
water Twenty Sex 26
Is for hont governer majer gill efor
Number of votes for four- 44 oto for heut Gouverner James Sullefor Ejer
solo for (cancellare and Conectores for the Country of middlefor. Eleverer Brooks Ejot Number of votes Twentynine_ 29 Ebenezer Bridge E for Number of votes twentyfive- 25 Daniel Whitney Eggp Number of vols Eighteen-18 William Hull Egy Number of votes Eighteen-18 Zacheus Wright Skal Number of votes Thirteen-13
Aaron Hill Egy Number of votes Nine ._
Timothy Biglow Number of acter three 3 Topeak Bartlet Egy one vote / ta for moderator Ebenezer Bridge Eler
to to have four half days appointed for the Select man to take in an Invoice to make the Taxes by for They prevent year
That the Next wednesday in the after Noon the bestman attend at oliver Bourous Egy for taking in the Sivous and the friday following in the afternoon at Gaus. procter and the wednesday following at loel Spandany and the next Thursday following at facer Barrons too to accept of now Thomas marshall in the Room of my Willand marshall to collect the Remainder of the Taxes for the year 1797 with his Giving Sufficient Bands for the Safety of the Town
to thuse a Committee of Three persons to consult with The Town of Tucksburg and the propriavlies of pantuchat Chanel Respecting Building a Bridge over the mouth of Concord River where the Courts Comittee hayes aut a Road Por Said Committee Capt Ichor Ford Cont Amos Whitney and Elemeza Bridge. Efe
180 voto to accept of the Road Lay out by the Seletme, from Joseph Wheelrights out to the country Road that Loads by Cort Josiah Fletcher to the mouth of concor River votos to Dismiss the artucal Respecting giving Capt John For any Compensation to Enable him to Remove his house out of the Road near merimach River Bridge
voto not to fice those persons that prestations to be free from paymy then minister Tax from Paying it.
voted to Adbjorn the autural Respecting the Road by mu Zebulons Spandmy to the next Townmeeting viled to Adjon the the artucal Respecting me AJa Hodyman being constable to the next Town meeting
Then the artuals that was Adjourned at march meeting was taken under Concederation
voto to adjoin the autural Respecting Granting money to Bude a Schoolhouse in the middle of the Town
to the Next Town meeting
voted to Adjoin the Artical Rejecting the Claroyor al Collectors to the Next Townmeeting
voted to Adjorn the Artural Respecting Samuel Fletcher
to the next Town meeting
votes to Adjorn This Town meeting to the next Town meeting
Then the meeting was adjourned accordingly Recorded by Bay" Sparty Vacon Clash
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middlefer & to Either of the constables of the Town of Chelmsford in the Country of middle fex Greeting in the Name of the Commonwealth of massachusetts you are hearby Required forthworth to we all the Triceholders any other Inhabitants of Said Tocon in your ward Qualified to vote in Towni affaire to assemble at the meeting house in Said Town on monday the Sixteenth day of April next Insung at two ollock In the afternoon to act on the following artucale ver at the Request of a Number of the Inhabitants of Law Town to See if the Town will take into Consideration the Depreciation of money Since the Rev Hezekiah Packard Selle with us and to make him Such a consideration there for as may be thought Just and Equil ou to act any Thing Thereon that may be thought proper
to hear and Examman any proposals which the Road Hezekiah Packard may wish to make to the Town Respecting his affairs and to adopt and produce such michad and measures as may be Beneficial to him and Safe for the Town and to act any thing Thereon theat may be though proper
to See if the Town will make a grant of money for the pumps of paying the Soldiers for Their Severs of Expertise thing on the year. 1797 and for woording powder and Balls Equip the Soldiers according to a vote of Law Pour in The year 1996 or to act any Thing there on that may be. Though proper
hear of failnot and make Return of this warrant with your doing the neon into the Selectmen Some time before the time appointed for Said meeting Dated at thelunsford a fore faid this Twentyninth day of march in the year of our Land one Thousand Loven hundred and Ninety Light
atrice copy of a 2 Bangs Spandmig 7 Selectmen
to the Constater to Bewa Fletcher
warm a Jaconmenny Jonas prince
Chelmsford
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parfuant to this warrant I have warned and Endevice. to warn the Legal ver within my ward to meet at the Time and place withom mentioned
Aja Hodyman (unstable
middle fex to in obedience to the within warrant these Hard and Indevend to warm all the freeholder and other Inhabilante in my ward Qualified by Lace. to vote to meet at time and place and for the D'urpasse vitti mentioned James Deanla ? Conflate
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Chelmsford April 16th 1798
at a publick Townmeeting of the Frech older land
other Inhabitants of Said Town Legally warned and assembled or They day aboutan propada of. mallows ez
and for moderator Ebenezer Bricolage E/q
veter to Dismiss The artical Respecting makering the Read more Packard any Consideration for the Depreciation of money Same he settle in This Town
voto to Notify me packard of the Town vate
artes to Chase a committee of three persons to acquant nw packard and to have now anake his proposals it he fall Seefit
voted for Said Committee Deacon Ebenezer Good Deacon Bang, a Markhunt & Deacon John Barone."
voto to Dismiss the artical Respecting Raismy money to Day the Soldiers for Excerfisering voted not to Reconsider the first vot pages Respecting making no packard any consideration voto to Desmile the Second artucal
Then the articule that was a djand form our Last meeting to This meeting was acted upon as follows vis arte to Setup the Collection of money for Sano Town and it was Bidoff to now James Down Jung at four pence three farthing on the pound Lo: 0 4:3 vold to have the Conditions of the Collection as they were the Last year
vota to Desmit the artical Respecting Raising money to bude a School house in the middle of The Jour 1 vol) to adyon the autural Respecting Samuel heteken to the Next Town meeting
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volo to adjorn the autural Respecting Road Toulon Spaulding to the next Town meeting votes to chase a Conftable in the Room of ar Afa Hodgman voto for comptable Enpe Iscal Cham berlin. voted to Adyon The meeting to may meeting
Recorded by Beny a Standing Town Clark
meddlefen Is to Either of the constables of the Joint of Chelmsford in the County of middlefix Greeting in the Name of the Commonwealth of massachusetts you and hearby Required forthesith to warn all the freeholidays, and other Inhabitants of Said Town in your war Qualified by Law to vote in Town affaire to assemble at the meeting house in dow Town on monday the Seventh day of may next msung at two o clock in the afternoon to act on the following arturals viz
to See if the Town will make chay, of fame Suitable person to Represent The Town in The General Court of The Commonevent for the year Insung or to act any thing There on that Thay may Think proper
at the Request of Info Isaac Chamberlin and mr James Down for to see if the Town will vote to have the Town meeting warned for the futer wereld by posting or to act anything There on that they may think proper
at the Request of nor moles Hale me tojeph moore and Number of otheres to See if the Town will Chase a Committe to apply to the next court of respons to be Haldens at Concert to see if the court will put by the opening of the Road that was Layed out by a Committee of Said Court from meSamuel marshall fun over the Cavesway to by ner lotephoncourses to the oto Road between said mooreses house and the Bridge over Comeand Ricew that part of the Road that is not now opend for the travel to Boston or to act any thing there an that may be thought properson
at the Request of mir mores Hale and others to see if the Town will give unto now moyes Davimo motes Hale the old Road by Said Devises mille me The Law of the new Road between Said Dacrises and Said Hals or to act any thing Thereon that may be thought proper
heav of fail not and make Return of this warrant with your doings Thereon un to the Selectmen some time before the Twee approved for Saw meeting Date at (halvesford afarefor) This Twenty forth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand ferenhundred and Nomety Eight
a True Copy of the warranty ) Bang: frauding Dilevend to the Constable to Beny Fletcher warn a Town meeting Jonas pearce
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Chelmsford
The following is the Retriwas made by The Constable on The loroging wave medelfex of Chelmsford may 7th 1798 refuant to the warrant those ware an Endeveres to give publick Notice to all the Three holders and or Ther Qualified inhabitants with many word to micel at the time and place for the purposes with in mentioned. Isaac Chamartin Conftable
middlefor is in obedience to This warrant Ihave warned and Indlevered to warn all the Forceholders and other Inhabitants m my word Qualified by Law to vote to meet at tirons and Place and for the purpose within mentioned
Chelmsford may 7 th 1795
James Dann lane) Gonflable Chefinisford
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Cheline Stord may 7 th 1798 at a publick Town meeting of the treeholders and other. Inhabitants of Said Town Legally warned and astumbled on the day above fond profeeded as follows vez Drawn for Jurymen to attend at concord court millet moores que Nathan Tayler
voto to send a Representative to the general Court
vota for Representative mayor John amott Number 412 for Lient Joseph Warren Number -8
for Ebenezer Bridge Efq~ Number -5 for Cap- William Adams Number. -6
for oliver Barron E/qr one vote
1 vol for moderator fapt William Adams
vote for moderator Ebenezer Bridge Efor and he being absent and Could not attend
voto to have the Town meeting warned for the luter by posting a Copy of the Warrant, at the Two meeting ting houses no. faid Down and at mor foel Spouting provided they can be pasta over one Sabbath before said meeting and if not so to be warned other ways
vota not to Dismiss the artucal Respecting the Road from our- Samuel marshall gunn bay por tofephe incorses
word to Chase an ageant to apply to the Next court of Sespons to be holder at Concord to See if Saw Court will Grant them a Longer Space of Time for opening the Road that was Layed out by a Com mutter of Said Court from me Samuel marshall les by mr Joseph mocroses that part of foi Road that Reads from Borten Road by Said movieses out to the old Road near Concord River Bridge
voted that General Ebenezer Bridge be the agent for the above mentioned purpos
vota to give up the old Road by nor moles Davises mille to said Davis & my Hopes Hale in the new of the New Road be Twen Said Davesed and (1) Hale, Referring a preveligfor mar Abel marshall to pays and Repals Through to have Land vola that nor moles Hale have the old Bridge on the above Sand way for two Dollar-
There the outmeals that was adorned from our Last meeting Boas acted upor voto to adjoin the artical Respecting Samuel Fletcher votos to adyarn the anlocal Respecting the Road by me Zebulon Spantomas to the next Town meeting vote for fish wardes Eligah Richardson Stephen Spending vole to Chuse a committee to consult with the Town of Tweeks burg and the proprietors of Camel and Draw a plan for a Bridge over Concord Never and Estamate the fast and make Report to the Town. for Said Committee Capt John Ford Ebenezer Bridge Eff and port AmorWhite. then The meeting was Defold Recorded Gy Benya Spanking Town Clark
Cchusford January 2301798 it was ordered by the Selectmen that Oliver Barron 219 Town Treasurer should pay out of that parts of the Towns money that was Raised for the Support of the Gospel ministry un to mir John pickens the Sum of thirtythree Dalles law Sixtynine genst 13369:0 it being for the following Named person Taxes for the year 1797, which they Defier may be payer to the Said packers the persons Names are as follows vir mr Benja Adams John Adams Isaac Adams Joel Barril Solomon Byan Samuel Brown Aaron Blazedell Aaron Chamberlin Sumer David Dutton Joseph hoster John mansfield William polsce Dear John Stranding John Spending Henry Spuntoing June loteph Haywood Le Jojeph winn Jonathan Winn Samuel Spending Lit Zebulon Spending of Carlitle Amos Kidder of Coaliple Henry Spanking Samson Stevens the Sum of 33:69.0
by order of the Selection Banya Spending Town Clal
Chelmsford Siebruany 28 Th 1798
it was ordered by the Select man that Oliver Barron Eff! Town. Treafurer shows pay out of that part of the Towns money that was Raised for the Support of the gospel ministry unto In jeIsaac Chambertin for fixing the meetinghouse Bell and for from to faston the Doors
The form of four Dollar and fifty Cents 24:50:0 by order of the Selectmen Bongo Spending Down Clock
Chelmsford February 28th 1798
it was ordered by the selection that Oliver Barron E/g Town Treasurer thong pay out of that part of the Towns money that was Raised to for the Support of the Gospic menestry unto Benjamin. Chamberlin forhis minister fax in the year 1796 which the Selector ... have abater by Reason of his paying other ways the four of one Bollen Eighty two cents Three mit 1:823 by order of the Selectmen Bang Spending Town Clash
Chelmsford march 20 1798
it was ordered by the Selectmen that Oliver Barron Efq" Town Treaponer Show' play out of that part of the Power money that was Raised for the support of the gospel ministry unto nov Abner Herrick for Ringing the Bell and Sweeping the meeting house the Last fix monther which Ended the host of march Instant the form of thirteen Dollars D' arc
by order of the Selection Borges panding down link
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ministeral order from marchanceting 1798
Chelmsford April 16th 1795
it was ordered by the fleetmen that Olie " Barron Efor Town Treafurey thank pay out of that of the Towns money that was Raised for the Support of the gospel ministry into The Raw Haschich Packard for his Last Quarter fallary
from the sixteenth of January Last to this time the firm of Eighty three Dollar and Thirty three Cents 283:33:0 by order of the Selectmen Bowy a Spending Town Clark
Chelmsford July 16Th. 1798 it was ordered by the Selection that Olivier Barron Town Ircafurer Shouts pay out of that part of the Towns money that was Raised for the Support of The Gospel ministry into the Rev Hazekich Mancher. for his Last Quarter fallary from the Sixteenth of April Last to This day the form of Eight, theres
Dollars and Thirty Three Cents- $ 45.3:33:0 by order of the Selectmen Bang "Sparing Town, Click
it was order Chelmsford October 16h 1798 the Select more that Oliver Bario Town Treasurer Should pay out of that part of The Towns money that was Raised for the
Support of the gospel ministry unto the Reon Herckich Packard for his Last Quarter fallary from the Sixteenth of July Lait to day The Sum of Eighty three Dollar & Thirtythree parts 283:33 by order of the Selectmen Being pouding Town
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