Records 1801-1808, Part 8

Author: Chelmsford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1801
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Number of Pages: 474


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Voli To adjain the 20th worth le reflecting the turnpike road to may meeting rue pt


Voted that the delentren shall a phain't the times and The


places for taking the Invoice -


Vold To Relyon the meeting till next may meeting- Recorded by


Sich Gibson Town Hein


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Middlevers for To Whichmay Whichis of the Gonflable of the Power of the landlord in the Country of Middlesex Greeting=


wad In the name of the Commonwealth of Mafrache- -viit's you are hereby required for thewith to part of Go fics of this warrent one of the meeting home in the wildelle of said to con and one at the Jacket holding in venditacon to wam and give notice to the free holden and other Inhabitants of ait qualified by law to vote for the presentatives or in Tocon affairs to apenible at the meeting house in the middle of dan Tacon on monday the second day of May next at two retain in the afternoon to acton the following


Tosee if the Town with pin the choice of some suitable derfor to represent the"in the General Courtofthis Garn monwealth for the year croquing or to act any thing the mean that the Town may this


Tractor the article adjourned from April meeting lait tothis meeting reflecting the proposed turwhite read orteactanything the monthof the Town ma Mind. Woher!


3de, To fill wh all vacant town Offices or to act theman at the Town may think froher


4thy To hear theore port of a Committee that was a phainte Le lash up the had plenty of the widow Proster or to actany Thing the mon or Relative to that matter that the Tawh may things proper


Hereof fail not ani na be return of this warrent with your doing the vean us to the delectmen donc time before the time appointed for said meeting


Dated on thelongford aforward this twentieth day of April A.D. 1803


Here follows the return of the above Warrant Midetlere fr Chelmsford April 23. 1809


In a bedience to the within warrent I have pasted up attested copies thereof at the place within mentioned


Amas Whitney ) Conftable. ( of Chelmsford


There was another warrant of the same import directed to Me. Arrow Chambertin : the other Constable a laky of which was to be posted what the nakti it meeting


An There follows his meturn-


Middleof Chelmsford May &3 1808 I have duly executed the directions given in this warrant Taron chambeating- Cordeiroford


Recorded by Eh? Gibson Town Clark


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Chelmsford Mary he 1803


At av Legal townmeeting of the Inhabitants of thetimefor duly warni'd and assembled on the sara ifthey proceeded as follows (00)-


Gracon for Jung man En Kery Kyam and Mr David Button_


Voted Set to chance a representative to the General Count Voted That the Town are offered to turn pike road Voted To e have a committee to remonstrate against and oppose the turnpike road_


Voted That said Committee consist of five Voted Fordaid Committee Ebenezer Bridge , Fuel Mears Schabod Gibran tibenezer Parker + Joseph Warren-


Voted That not more than two of the committee shall attend the General Count at the same time


Voti That the ia il Committee be authorised to meet & advise with committees of other Town in opposing vaid turnpike roads - and to agree with Committing of other Towns in making any raut from hampshire to Barton through the town of Chelmsford that may be most conducive to the public good


Voted That said Committeele authoris'd to oppose The establishment of all turnpike road Through Chelmsford-


Voted For Gatt forich Fletcher for a highway Surveyor Voted To hear the report of a committee appointed to Look up the property of the Widow Procter-


Votes To chance an agent to look up and take care of the property belonging to the willow Procter Voted Forsaid Agent and chose In Auron Chambertin Votil To e quase bott farah Fletcher as highway Surveyor-


Voted For highway Surveyor and chose Ebenezer Spaulding-


Then the meeting was diemifid


Recorded by ich? Gibson Town Car The Answer of MY Games Tampon was neat in the above .. (ai) town meeting


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Midellevene to do is Ana, Whitney aone of the Constables of the Town of the lawford in the County of Midellerex- - Greeting .. In the name of the Commonwealth of italian vette you are hereby required for therulthe to hast wh babies of this warrant one of the mostare aure in the middle of said theon Nr Gold Handlings in said Chelmsford to warn and give native to the freeholder and offer in- habitants of rand tocon qualified by law to vote in town affairs to afsemblent the meetinghow in the middle of said town on thursday the tour tyrigth day of May to act on the following Articles /viz) .


To see if the town will take into consideration the Detection of accused of the inhabitants of this town To be sent off as a town with a part of Dracula, and the order of Court thereow, or to act amitthereon or Relative there to that the town may think profeser. .. . . The town having received a wait for the negeert of repairing a peine of highway by List David Parker house - to our if the Town will take that matter into consideration and out any thing thereon that they, may the


32: To see if the town will hear the report of beef John Ford woherting the property of Many Bowen, or to aut any thing thereon that the town mary prope Here of fail not and make-return of this warrent with your doings there on with the detectmen some time before the time appointed for vaid meeting .. Dated at Chelmsford afore vaid this twelfth day of Many A. D. 1803. -


VEchabal Gibson Jareth Warren .William Fletcher


Velutmen Chefmotori


The return on the above warrant. Middlesex ft May 14 -1803. Ihave parted up attested copies of this warrant at the plans within mentions


of Bonntable) " Chelmsford


"There was another warrant of the same import directed toch". Aaron Chambertin you" the other contable a carry of which was to be posted up at the besthit meting house And here follow the return Middleresto Chetomford-may 254 1803 I have thely execution the directions quieren in this werment mwanted den Aaronle humbertin Jom Constable


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Chalmsford May 262 1003 At a Legal town meeting of the inhabitants. of theloom ford duly warned and afrembled on the above david day they proceeded as follows, (viz) -


Valid For moderator andchou thebad Gibson Vated To chance an Agent or Agents to attend at the general bout to phane the petitioners in vaid thelmaford being vet of an a town with a part of Aract ..


Vatel To chase an Agent Vated That said Agent be chosen by writer voter Voter And chose for said Agenteben! Che miser Bridge Voted To have another Agent


Voto And chose for the other Agent Gatt breng Butterfull


Voted That the matter restricting the road complan? of by It David Parker's be submitted to the Jelittman for them to settle according to the best of their Judgment ._


Vated that the Article respecting batt John Ford reporting on the property of Many Bacon be adarned to the ment town meeting .. Votil To dismiss the meeting .. 7


Becovered by Sehabad Gibson Town Glich


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Midellever Is To bornet Anas Whitney one of the Confiterbles in the town of thedomusford in the haunting of Greeting


wall


In the name of the com monwealth of Mafra wherethe you are hereby required forthwith to post wh copies of this warman tone at the meething havere in themiddle. of vaid town and one atim Fall Shandeling's in wail Chelmsford to warn and give notheo to The freehololens and other inhabitants of said town qualified by level to vote in town affairs to apemble at the meeting hause in the middle of said town on monday the twin khith day of quence instant at thenew about Pull. to act on the following wir hinter (viz)-


At the request of Ph Colemezer Gould and others to see if the tron will take into consideration the present valuation of the town relative to preaching and who to adopt meations for enabling the tre a querer thay the demands now existing against the town for supplying" the theim, and to att any Thing the town may think expedient in regard to the notitlement of a minister- or autany thing thereon that the Icon may think proper -


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At the request of Hay" John Minot and others to see if the Town will dicontinue the road from the widow Twitter to the road that leads from Willard Parker, to the willow Festers or att anything thereen that the town may thing broker


Tome if the town will act on the article a shorn'd from the last Town meeting to this meeting - which was to hear the report y beats John Ford retetive the property of illermy Power o auth any thing thereon that the town thay the moper. .


Here of fail not and make return of this warrent with your doing! There an unto the select men some time before the time appointed for said meeting


Dated at the leme fond a fore said the ninth day of quince A. 2. 1003. -


William Fletcher Gareth harren


There was another war rant of the same import of the above delivered to che Garon Chambertin for a copy of which was to be partiel wh at the baptist meeting henne


Recorded by Ich? Gibson Pren Cherhun


Midelleses Je June 11 1809 In Mediame to the within Warrant chave posted af attested copies thereof at the blues, directie


vimos Whitney & Comptable of Chileford


Middlesex t thetford June 20-1009 Junsuant to the within warrent is have exuwho's the directions therein given Aaron Chambertin Gut. Co auftritte


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Che Sonofore Gone 20th 1803


A a legal to con meeting of the inhabitants of Chelmsford on the above said day they proceeded at facteurs (vi)- Voted To Moderator and have cho Gibian


Voted That the dete ctoen becherineed tolay a statement before the lawn at the me et hewn maleri is of all the expience that anare in consequence of the varit between Hl Bachand and the town and how the Name was fiere ?-


Votrel To request the Fre afumer to borrow $213 for six months .


Vold Not to dismiss the committee here to fore I miplayed to supply the death. Voted To adjoin the second Article to the next tocon meriting-


Voted To had jorn the third Article to the next Town meeting -


Voted To dis mit, the meeting The meeting was diamifid accordingly


Recorded day - Set. Gibson Town Center.


We James Thompson's Inves Indover April 20 -1003 Gentlemen Iwould through you communicate to the town of theline ford an answer to their anti quing me a. call to settle with therain the minutter Vivre, Conceived official information of iry invitation I have candidly examined the matter and the various comunititanes relating there to and by advice of friends have concluded to send you this negetiou Iniwer While I caredly Parmenti any unfavorable impressions which may have been received by the supposed delay of my answer I afiare you that no sinister motion have influenced my conduite. Withing quase Money & mace from our Lord yefer Chomint to the town collectively individually


d'autrevibe this, with esteon James Thompson


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Middlesap fo To Cost ciones Whitney one of lawtables of the train Che hansford in the Gaunity of lidellused - Greeting in the name of the Gover monwealth of Mafrachouette hereby required forthesith to post up basics of this carments are at the meeting havne in the middle of the town and at I feel paulding in said tocon to warn and give notice to the prechalde und affiche inhabitants of said town qualified by how to vote in town affairs to afservable at the meeting hause fre the middle of 'mid town on monday the 29" in plant at two relache in the after- noon to act on the following Articles (003) ..


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To see if the town will coincide with the Church in giving . It Wither Athen an invitation to bee and their gospel Minister, and if a. to make provision for his detthement and communal valary or ach any thing there on that the town may think proper .. Five if the town will act on the articles adjourned at the last town meeting to the present teron meeting


Her of fail not and make return of this warrant with your doing Human unto the selecteren some time before the time appointed fo vaid meeting- Date at blu hme ford a forward this eighteenth day of theguest A.D. 1009~


William Thetcher) Chalonford


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The return on the above warrant. Middlemet Alug: 20-1003 Chave hosted who attended copies of their warrant at the place within mentioned and am directed


(Confiable of ( Chelmsford)


There was another warrant diverted to M' Aaron Chambertin. Jun" of the same import a Copy of which was to be partiel at the baptist marting house and have follows his return Michallesue for Thelonford August 200% 1803 have hauted an atested copy of this warrant on the bathit meeting have agreeable to the within directions


Aaron Chambertin Juni & Confitutile.


Recorded by John Gibeon Town Cluster


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Che buford August 29th 1803. It a lequel town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Chelmsford qualified by Low to vote in town affaire on the above vaiet Mey proceeded as follows (oig)- Graw'd for Jurymen H. for Spaulding and Laft Vanwel Hetens.


Voted For Moderator a not have Gen! them" Bridge l'ated To concur with the Church in giving It Withes Athen an invitation to become the gospel Minister of Chelmsford~


Voted To give It Wither Allen should he became the minister of the lawford fines hundred and thirty three Dollars & thirty three Genti ana Settlement- and five hundred Dollars annually as Salanej


Voted To cheuse a Committee to inform . H. Withus Allen of the towns invitation and necouragement Voted That said Committee consist of three 'etid For said Committee and have Gen! then" Bridge She gibran & William Butcher. Letit To continue the sand Article to the west town meetings Then the meeting was dirmifid- Recorded by Gel? Gibson Town Conleth


M. Withes After was ordand to the gospel Ministry in Thelonford Nove 18th 1803 On the following conditions (viz) three hundred and thirty three Dollar and thirty- bent, as a settlement and five hundred Dollar, a year ar Salary -


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W. Withes Allen's Answer Chehereford Sept. 10. 1803.


To the Church & congregational society in Glutenfree Barithen As the great Head of the Church, when he 0


was about to ascend on high appointed a ministry of reconciliation to be transmitted down to the end of the world, and as it hath pleased him so far to gratify my long and constant derive of taking part in this ministry as to afford me an opportunity by your unanimous request, of


entering upon the solemn work under circumstances, no tifs honorable to you, than flattering to me, i am induced by the prospect beforeny by the hope of divine blefring, to accept your invitation to become the gospel minister of the loomford" The conditions on which my acceptance of your invitation is founded, are so explicite, that no misunderstanding canwrite. I have only to make the usual reserve of one or two sabbath. annually, Located I be so disposed, for the purpose of visiting my friends and relations it a distance.


Your ample provisions for the support of the ministry, while they were your reading to serve God with your substances an will or with your hints, encourage ne to hope that the liberal giver of ever good and perfect gift, will cause you to neuf from the temporal seed, to liberally down, a rich and invaluable haros of eternal blessings.


your constant and laudable real, well known for many years, in maintaining the gospel umane you, and the Chirstian + ferit which has been exunited to ward one another & toward those, who have successively ministred in holy things, aford reason to expect the same condor, x zeal in fections.


Trusting that I shall ever meet with your cooperation in every Hing toning to promote nelige our knowledge y improvement, that I shall be winong a people, zealous to provolone one another to for x good works who will exercise to ward me that hind affection y christian charity, which the important hurts and to receive the imperfections common to all pen gomy own particular information newcharity require, I humbly involve the God of all grace to enable me to dischange the ministry, which shall receive of the Lord Jesus, in Auchvar manner , that we all may rejoice in the day of the Lord , & be found. worthy to stand before the von of Man. : I am brother, with due respect yours to serve in the govful


Wither Atten


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to lornet Amos Whitney one of the Constabler of the town of Chelmsford in the Country Michellevex Greeting


In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required for thewith to port of copies of this warrant one at the meeting house in the middle of the town and a me at M. Joel spaulding's in david town to warn and give notice to the freeholders & other inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town affairs to afsemble at the meeting house in the middle of said town on monday the third day of textoder next at two seloch in the afternoon to with an the following Articles (viz)


itt To give into the afgeloon a true & juth invoice of all their reatable holes and estates both real & personal to make the Mate Tuy by for the present year-


or To see if the town will take some measures to appoint a time and a counsel und make provisions for the ordinations of the Witcher Allen to the gospel ministry - or act anything thereon that the town may think proper.


goly To act on the Maticles adjourned at the Past town meeting to the present


4they To see if the tron will open the road by Ephraim Parkhurti-


Here of fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon unto the velutmen some time before the time appointed for vaid meeting Dated at thelmaford afores and this twenty first day of September AD- 1809.


Ich Gibson Youth Warren William Hetcher Thehowford


The return on the above warrant Middlesex Je Lept 28 1803 I have hosted up attested copies of this warrant at the places within directed Amor Whitney Hconstable of thehneford


There was another warrant directed to the other constable (viz) M. terror thumbwlin fon of the same import a why of which was To be posted at the baptist meeting house ~ which h war legally rétumul


Mercorded by The Gaben Town Clerk


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Chelnford October 8. 1803 the a legal town meeting of the inhabitants of Chatonsford on the whove said day they for a ceeded as follows (is)


Votul Ve till


listed Por Moderator & chase Gen! Then'" Bridge .I hate over the finest Article to appoint a Committee to consult the, then on the account of the time for ordination


That said Committee consist of Hence


Votar Vatic Voice. Votul Ented.


Hor said Committee and chave I dam! Howard Gen? Eten Kning and Gapt yo nas Pierce. That a majority of the committee proceed.


Catid


What vaid lanmitte enequest Mittler to come into the meeting That the ordination shall be on the third Wednesday of Nas" next To Mun a committeeto provide for or cause provision to be made for the ordination


Hotel total


That said Committee comit of five For said Garn mitter and have haft forzah Meteher Withan Dann, Berg haft John Butterfield Beth Gibsona Gaff Jonas C'ested Pierer ... That said Prof and receive the meeting house Voted The heure a commune the vito attend the loom of the meeting have and hech anderen ordination day


Usted That vaid Com mitter is niet of nine Catacl Forvaid Garrone nettie and chose A Obja Spaulding It Daniel Procter M. Josiah Partment It lana de now Eatt ant


Bridge the Joseph Warren g.


Coted To add two to the above vaid Committee (oing N" Green Sorenson and M. Sarah Parher. That the committee for providing for the courseel shall ich it out at vandue to the lowith baller who in their opinion shall inate good provision


Votre


listed To dismiss the Article relating to Cata John Ford report and refer the business to the overview of the floor Te discontinues the road from near the Widow Muth Tutte to the road that leads from Willund Partner to the Widthor Mary starting /a beach road do called) so for air not to be a terén change any more. Not to when the road by Efthorarios Parthent.


than the meeting was divino fald


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Middlesex Is To beat hina, whitney one of the Contables of the tron of thelongford in The country of Middlesex Getting


Jea.l.


In the name of the Commonwealth of Mafra- - chusetts you are hereby requested for theeth. to fast up atterhel which of this avariant one at the meeting- house in the middle of the town and one at 1. You Shouldings in said town to warn and give notice the freeholders and other inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town affair, to a femble at the meeting, house in the mille of said town on monday the twelfth day of December next at one ortach in the afternoon to act on the following hotels (viz)


To see if the town will grant a sum of many to pay the Mex Withel Atter's settlement and The changes of the ordination and any other changes that the train may ver fit or out any thing thereas that the town may think proper-


gly To see if the town will shorten the intermission on the sabbath day or act anything thereon that they may Think proper


At the request of Gen Hevillage and others to see if the town will take some incannes by selling few ground or any other way towards painting the meeting- have or with any thing thereon that the Town may think foro for Tehene the report of the Committee appointed to oppose turnfiches roads and take such measures respecting turnpike roads on the town may see fit or att any thing Thereon that the town may think proper-


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrent with your doing, thereon unto the selection some time before The time appointed for said muting


Dated at the how ford aforesaid this 38th day of November. A.D. 1203 .. .


youth Warren


Here follows the return


William Fletcher


Chelmsford


Ihave hartes whetherted copies of the warrant as within elementer


Amar Whitney of


Sconstable Chelmsford


There was another warrant of the same tenor of the above directed to the other constable (viz) M. taron Chambertin form a copy of which was to be parted at the baptist muting how which was legally returned


Recorded by Sho Gibran Town them


4they


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Chelmsford Die 12th, 2003


At a legal town meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of thet ford on the above said they proceeded as follows (viz)


Date For moderator and chose Gend Eden Bridge Usted To grant five hundred Dollars to pay the there Willbe, Allen's settlement and the expences of the ordination le Noted That the intermission on the sabbath be one hour for the Juter


Vatel To partiene the Antile respecting painting the meeting house to march- meeting- Then the Committee on ready made their short And then the muting was dismifid


Recorded by Jeho Gibran Tocon Clarita


The names of the Baptist


in thelongford areturned by the black of the baptist society in 1803- added since


Bing" Atome. John Aams.


It John Bateman. fool Barret. dato man Ryan. Will Lucy Kyam. darme Brown.


teren Chambertin Jun. canal Chambertin. Gravid Dutton. youth Haywood. John Mansfeld. two Menifield. itratote Menifield.


John Spaulding


Henry Spaulding for. en John Petrus. Jovemich Harmon. Henry Spaulding. Formson thevins. At Let" Shaileting Cortile Amor Rieseler berlin. William Mildwith.


Horeur Partners . Marum Dechens. John Chambertin, Berg" Chambertin.


124 Michellesex Teto Gost Anos R Jeto bort Amos Whitney one of the Contables of Arei town of Chelmsford in The Country of Millereses


In The name of the Commonwealth of Mafrachunth you are hereby required for thwith the hast wh alerted copies of this warrant one at the meeting-house in the middle of the town and one with faul holdings in vaiet town to warn and giornotere to the free- - holder and other inhabitants of saint town qualified by law to vote in town affairs to a fremble at the meeting- house in the midelle I said town on monday the twentieth instant at two actoch P.M to act on the following theles (viz) it To chuce a committed to settle with the Fearuner gdy In the Petition of them" Gould and others to see if the town will make compensation to said" petitioners for da mages they curtain by a road running on their hand or act anything thereon that the town may think proper.


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Atthe request of taron Chambertin Jon und others to see if the town will make any provision for supper at marchmeeting for Thetown officers and if any for whom and for how many or alt anything thereon that may think proper-


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings Therion unto the Slutmen same time before the time offrontul for said meeting Datedat Che hon ford aforesaid this ninth day 1/ Sheboy 7.2 1804


Satelitman


youth Warren William Fletcher Chelmsford


There was another warrant directed to the other Constable (viz) Aaron Chambertin Jen and they both legally returned 01


Mucorded by Ich Gibran Town Coff


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Chehaword Feb 20th 1864 At a legal town meeting of the whaletanto on Chelmsfordon the whove said devy they formatted on follows (013)


Votul And have for Moderator Sucuk Youth Barren Votul To choose a Committee to settle with the Friamener Vatel Their sendi team mitter consist ofthree.


Voted For vard Committer and how Deactuaron Chamberlin Licht John Besteman &M. Maler Hate


Intel what the see and Antile be adforria till manch metting


Voted That the town make no provision for the town officer on March meeting clay~




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