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I) Dood Laid out two Rods wide partly South and Southwest of 4 marked Avecs this Road Laid out about where they now trance from Browns to the D Gentry Road Said but byns Solomon Reyes Thomas Rich David Blair.
Att a town meeting In western on the 10 Day of march 175 The town Excepted this Road as a love Express Recorded Por. .. James Whitcomb town Clarke
March the & Day 1460 Then and out a Road Begining off a Blackoak tree marker on fourth of the Line of the mile favor To Containing to the Brook from the Rock o a Black oak tree Marked In John Strallons Marked from that to another Blackoak Are marked from that soorthardly to a Black ook Saddle in Douglas Me Combs Land from that to a while ook twee the Northwest Corner of the mile Square one Rad from ID tree then In John Shephards Lan to a whiteoak florble marked on the worth fide from thenee to a Block oak Saddle marked from there to a workout Stabile marked from thenes to a Blackoak Stabile Marked: from there to Chenut fladle Marked in Samuel Whelors Land from thenee to a whiteoak Are Marked in Lolomon Keys Land from thenee to 1 -Keyes house -faid Road Being two Rods wide forthword of 1 marked itt a town meeting on the 10 dos march 5795 Solomon Keyes the Road a bons Engrest was Excepted by the Thomas Rich- towni Recorded pour fare whit comb town Clark Poter Rice
n& Jich/6 then Low outh and of Kernells hill att a gray ook Hlad there Rining to a Rockand a hay of flo. Twee thence Runing to a Whiteoak tree the nut Staddle Hence Running to a Bunch tice the Walnut tree there Runing to a whileoak tree we west Corner of Hayes Land: from there to a Black. from thence to a white oak tree Worked from there Pine tree marke from there to a Leash Inecmarked for to a Blackook lace marked from there to another Black Da, Marked this Road Beginning att the first Mentioned gray oak tome Ii. two Rods wide to the 8 theyes South west Porner from thanc. to about Eighteen Rods South of the meeting house Eight Lods wide and from thenee to the fono Swamp four Roos wide and from thenee through the Swamp two Lods wide and from there to theold country Road four Rods wide all the fornarks being the westerly and the Lowtherby Side of Road Being Said out at a town meeting in western march the 10" 11956 Solomon Reyes This Road above Expres was Excepted by the town Peter Rice Provided that Capt Affiley Nathaniel Read Thomas Rich Matthes Patrick and his Fon Thomas Patrick To David Blain- well and faithfully make the way as good as the ground will a low of Down to the meadow from the Country Road and then Cajaway ten Rods of the Swamp well and faithfully upon them own Cost and then affist the town in an Equil Proportion of makeding of the Rest of the Cajaway and Road and that part of the Road and Gajoway that the man above DI are to do own their own Costi the westendly side of the Swampnext to Capt Maleys and the town is to have two years to finish the g) Road from this Day: Recorded per me lames whitcomb town Clarke
March the 10 Day 11Th Saidout a way to the Meeting house two Rods wide Beaming all the North end of the als Bridge there Downthe River below the in the most Convenient place for a Road till it comes a little Below Mothers Haywards house to a Convenient place for a Bridgering there over the River a Little Below the old house a bow to thence over a Little brook and furow go In an ow way up the great value to to keep the best of the. ground for the way till it Comes to the meeting house and from the worth five of the River where the Bridge is to be weger in out way Down to the River where in an old path by the fire of the Fond till it comes to the Back five of the house where
eth there's to my Cheneys Brook ad evous goth tillit comes to the end of in the way along above mentioned from the idge through whitcomb, Land is Laid out a game town Meeting on the wo bay Solomon Reyes 17Th the clay above Expresso Daten Rice we by the town parme Thomas Rich corda parma James Whitcomb town Clark
Western March He Laid out a way two Roads wide Begining all the North east Corner of Thomas Riches Land Kuning. wert in I fiches Land till it Power to John Strattons Land theonee Runing in & Strattons and about fonction Rods to a Stake and Honey then Runing worth to a while Jak Hung on the East Side of 8 Road thenecevorth to a white oak tree on the west fie So Road thenet worth our the brook to a Stake and d'flores on the fourth five of go Rood thence Auning west to a Black oak tree on the South fisc of Road the trees that areanantique are marked and from the Black oak tree fort Mentioned to a while oak Stabile on a Road that was this Day Except By the town fotomon Reyes
Att a town Meeting In Werton March Thomas Rich the 10 Day JIT5/6 the Road above Peter Rice Exprest was Excepted By the town: Recorder por fames ar hit com down Clark
avertirin october He 28 Day ITis we the Subscribers. Yeah Afbley perthom Makepeace and games Whit comb A Commity:
Have this Day afore 8 Malt together and Recover with Mu Solomon Boys treaf urer and have adjusted accounts with him and as to us appears there is fix Hundred and forty two Pounds five thillings and three pence ob tennor that was Granted By the town and ordered into his hands by the affertons of Is town as there areafurer and of which fome it appears to us that he has paid out to Divers Perjons that had Tomands yoon the the town the fum of five Hundred and feventy ovine Pounds Leven Chilling and three pence old tennon to that it appears to us there Hemain fixety two pounds Eight teen thillings als termor Due to the town porquer hands without any Regard to the land lax this our Report Bl
Recorded perme formes whitcom brown flard Cvoch Ashley - Perthrow Make peace James Whitcomb
"It a town meeting in western november 17"1996 Oft Id meeting the Town made Choice of Capt Noah or moderator for ) meeting a
2 Veled and magic Chance of Luet makepeace fincore Dwight Peter dice Daund Blain and games Whitcom Of Anille to Recon with the town treasurer Voted to alow to Les hice for 722 feet of Chaboand Four pounds Pour Shillings
And woled to hive six months Schooling a To be kept in there aferent parts of the town two months in a place
And Now to Raise fifty pounds old tenon to defray- The Charges of the above & Schooling a And aoted to build a pound for the towns use And voted to build So pound near the house of Samuel Rajco and Vole) to raise ten pounds old tenon to defray the Charge of building the pound
Stand made Choice of war Lain well Chaicom Peler Ried and Found Blave a committee to Ses2 pound Quilt Noah elsh lay moderator
Record. 2 per me gaines Whitcomb Town Cloud
At a Town Meeting In western the month, Day of march 1740/7 at Laid meeting the Town made Choice of (ap) noch Ashley Woddavalar for fald meeting and made Choyces Capl noch Ashley first Select man and made Choice of peller Rices Lecon Telecomun ·made Choice of Enfign Thomas Rich, third Select man, and made Chojee of John Cheney fourth Select man and made choices of Gerflor Makepeace Fifth hellman and made Choice of Jeans whatcom Town Fryver and made (hoje of Cape Ashley Town Clerk and made Choice of Hezekiah Mark, Confiable for the year Inference and much (hojee of Capel ff Ree Les" Make peace & Thomas Kich Surveing of Highway and made (hoje) Richard filialen & Ebenezer Que. For lyttingmen and made Choice of Loxich put nam Jam Bufur Robert Klar Jeam Brown Hogy Really and made (hopes of Ketter Rice Leader of Lether Valid That Some, Shall Go at Lon made Chances of John Sheperd and John Smith fervewers
Wellem- March the 6 9400 We the Ruby on borg fimcon Dwight Gershom Make peace Deller Base Devid Blair Teams whitcom Commity The Day above fais Melt Together and leckred with folomon Keys Town Trefverer and have a justed a Comply with him, And as to us apears There is paid in To her Hands of faid Keys The form of fix Stundred and Twenty five pornos and Eleven pence old Lenov out of which for it appears to us The faid Treverer flach paid to Divers persons that had Demand on The- Town The form of five Hundred and ninty fover pounds Hirteet Hilling and Lover pence old Lenovo So That it appears To us there is yet in the Hand of Laid Frequento Hi form of Thirty one pernos Leven things & Leven Dences of Tenover Due to the Town This a Report pr our Hands Smeen Insight
The with in written Report acpled By the Town
Everyhorm Make peace
Peller Rice Leamy Whit com
At a meeting in western on the 21 day of december 1797 And Vatel to hive three month schooling Now to come and be chept in of wo parts of the Town- namely on the north side of the river and to ward the northest part of Il town - And Voted to allow. En Ashley for one thousand of Boards Eight pound a And after peten Rice and Engno, homas Rich N'est Extraton Hay ward and mr john henry and Noch Ashley and games Whiteom 6 and camuell bascom be acommittee to Confer with the new mir grace Jones Concerning his fallery a And vole to raise thirty pounds od tenor you Schooling the three months above water
Western march the fourteenth day 1747 At a meeting begun and held on Dday above I - Voted Capt Solomon Reyes moderator for 50 meeting Of Voted Capt Solomon kay the first Select mak Sorted Noah af ghley there second Select man Voto) Ensign Thomas Rich there Third Select man
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Voted James whitcomb there fourth Select man Voler Nathaniel Reed there fifth Select man Voted Nach Ashley there town Clark
Voted James whit comb for there town treasures Noted Daniel Smith there Constable for the Town Voted Andrew Cure nathaniel Reed Cap Solomon Key List makpeace games What com & Surveyery Voted John Blair Tyhing man for the present year Voter Baud Blair and Robert Gray Vence newers~ Hotel dext Delar Rice a dealerof deather for the year Voted Sert David Blair Dear deaf for the year Voted David Blair Samell Bajcom Edward Bliss John Davis Joliah Putnam Hogy Ready for the year. Voted to mand or make the High ways for years of a bove to By a rate Each to work out his rate voted to raise fifty pounds old tenon to work out Voted to dismig the meeting per me Solomon Keyes moderator
At a meeting Begun & held on the 1st Day of may 1747 Mr Peter Rice Chole Moderater For Luid Med. Voted to put out the Building The pulpit To a Commonly further voted Capthe ashley und mir Kacom & Lens Make pere & Infign Rich and Deacon fratton To Be a Commity To Build The potipite and Ministery Twee & body of frete In The meeting House further Volle To Dismiss The meeting Petter Rice Moderater
Monday Janvery the 4 1747/8 I formment of The meeting from The meeting house To mr Bajcom House and Veled to add to mrJones fallary Three years Back fifty pounds old Tenour has Grong an a quittance for the Imer past Voled To a low on our ashley five pound old Teneur for Cash hepaid Let Walk "Dwight For Ervaring The Town
1 And voled To noch ashley for 1000 of while Pme Boards to be Brought to the meeting house Eight pounds voted To find ashley for Bond my The fooll maler Eight weeks Eight porner Voted To Dimit The meeting
Peter Rice moderator
Western march 13th day 174819 A meeting Begun and held and Cap Solomon Reyes Moderator for 2 meeting of Voto) Can't Noah Ashley first Select man-
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Poter Deter Rice Second Select man a Voted Let makepeace third Select man Voted James Whitcom 6 fourth Select man Voted gojiah Putnam fifth Elect man~ Voted Noah Ashley Town Carha Voted games Whitcomb Town Treasureno
Voted Josiah Wielen Constable a
Voted John Blain Damell Someth John Crawford- Clash Nathaniel Read Sert John Cheney Surveyers of high ways
voled and Chop Daniel Smith Fything man Voted and Chop fert Rice dealer of Leatheron Voted and Chose John mellomby David Blair Sev Legatial marks gence uwert a Dated and Chose Her ckich marks Hogy Constable Valed and Chose Jonas Hayward and Francis Straton Hogy Constabler Ated to Let the swing go at Large Voted ir Samuell Bascom dealer of warghts and many Wild to reconsider a note made resto fare to finish one feat in the Gallery Voted that Capt Salomon Keyes foliah putnam- Noah Ashley to finish the meeting house all impleat as acommittee to the fame of a Gove 1)
(Vores To call a lock for the mailing Voted To have Pamell Smith Take Care the year Ensuing for the fam two pounds 01. 019 Tenor ~
gates to get a box to put the Cashing in with a low gated to Noah Ashley for a Book to put the Record Thour pound Ten Shillings old Tenon Voted to Raise one hundred and fifty pounds old tenor money to be worked out by Rates all at High way for the Enguings gated John Blain Colector for the Rates for A and de that all
They Charges and do these parts in the Same Voted the Road Laid out from John Cheneys to the moting House two Rod, in with on the west of to marked Trey As per our Hands Ven And also the Road Laid out from william charging how Into mr Cheney road Exeplet ~ Voted to alow the road Laid out from mr Joseph, Chadwick hand up by Beniamin Brooks a long by Dwight medow an) do to the Town Line with liberty for mor Chadwick
one year to move his pance a Voted to Delmis the meeting
Solomon Reyes moderado
·Western Jecem Ger 22 day -1748 a Begun to hay out a road at the town Line by Anthony Madar. medow on (oys Hill Rounded on the East Side by SI medow to Capt Dulights Corner and then Bounded by Dwights west Line South down to where the Brook Enityes out Id Dwights medow then runing fouth to a chesnut fladle mas ked on the west side of 12 rode there to another Chesnut. Twee mark" from there to a chesmet tree marked there to a black oak Itadel marked theme to a rock to a heap of story on it_ thence to the East End of his Stone wall by his house. themes runing fast as his Tane goes all in Dwight d and and Beniamin Brooks Land where I) Brook, lives and od Bounds are on the west side of 5) rode from Brooks Come. Southest as the road goes to a blackoak fiable mas ked from There to a wallnut ftadel make these to a Chesnut oires may and thenes to a white oak ftadle marked thener to a Blackoak Stable marked theme to a walnut Stable marked there to a 2 oak stable marked thence to a bush markeda
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Reap of Stones about a stumps, there to of house and all the marked Trees are on the Side of 12 rode afour 1) and the Road a love 12 is be two Rods in width as witnes our hands the Day a voce A per our hands
Noah Ashley (Select Jmen
This a Gove Recorded vode being rong Entied Through
Solomon Keyes
Nathaniel Reed for western
a mistake
Western the the officeanche 1748 then laid out a vode Begining at mr Chadwick Lane at a stump with stones a bout it on the west Sich of id vode thence to aroch with stones on it there to a walnut Hadle marked thenes to a blackoch Stadlemarke) thanks to a white oak stable marked thence to a blackoak tree marked thence to a black oak tree marked thenet to a Red oak ftale marked thence to a rock and stadle mark? there to a great rock with story on it thenes to arock with Stones on at theme to a stamp with Stones on it thence to a heap of flones by Brook, fence there to a heap of stones on a rock thence to a Reap of Stones on a rock things to a heap of flones by the corner a peace of plowed Ground hence to a Black oak bugh mas hed there to a Chanut tree marked theme to a chesnut tree- marked there to a bunch of Chejnut Stadles on the south side of the brook at the End of Cap Jam well wights medow where the Brook Emptied 50me) Four there by mark they on the west side of Id rode untill it does to the Little popel swamp to a walnut -
Bush there of the Road runs by the mountain to the Town find the above A rode Laid out the Day above Id pr our hands Nach Aghley
This Created with a years time aldwed mr Chadwick to remove his fence
Select men por
Solomon Reyes Thomas Rich ) western
James Whitcomb Nathaniel Reed
Western gelaber the ky day 1798". reac Laid out from mit John Phoneys to House Begining at a Little Brook north of mr att a white oak Tree by the Brook on the north. next a white oak tree marked on the north spider Rode North Hill to another white oak Tree marked a Northest Side from there to another white oak marked to a walnut fladle thence to a white oak marked thene to Chesnut Thence to awhite oak marked there to a thernet marked by a great Rock theice to a Chesnut marked then to a Black out thence to a Chesnut marked chance to a- white oak on the Grow of the hill thence to a black oak on the table of the hill thence to apine tree mad thence to a white oak tree with a dead Trop to it then to a white oak free marked there to a white oak marked thenew to a white oak, tadel marked thence to white oak marked from thence to u Blackoak Stadle marked thence to Wo blackoak tree marked thence to a white oak marked thence to a white oak tree marked then to a Chesnut free thence to a white oak Italy thence to a white oak tree marked near Grimfield of Road the to a Chesnut Stable marked thence to a redoak themed To a Keynut fladt marked theree to a white oak Tree thence to a hejnut Habe marked thence to a white oak Tree do a long on a rock thence to a white oak tree the to a Black ork flared thence to a black oak Stadel thence to a white oak Stade near mr Jones fine wall thenes to a white oak Stadle to a Chesnut Tree to a black a tree Chance to the meeting house prour hands
Solomon Rey Select Noah Ashley> walter Thomas Rich. Nathaniel Reed
Western october 14the day 1748 It high way Laid out from william wiring Begining at the South End of Jean figators thome wall and bound. Gy ) two rod, East in width from id wall a long by to strators. wall from thence north to a black oak ties marked and Thence nor west ry id Hratony Live to the road that fears mr. John Phanes to the meeting, house and at the 221 where it comes to !I road ared pak table marked do son on the castelide two rods in werth a Game so Road faro-a per our hands ich deloman Re.
ein may the 2 30/ 11+ 3 er Phim mah peace peace moderator that they would reconsider andte made her fare to the meeting house a - ) To have the marting house plastered from the out of the windows up to the gift below the guterres ~ Vold to Char a committee to feat the Body of seats and New Ground a
Voted Dean Blin to be a committee man Dear Aratonalso in the Same Noah Ashley Solomon "Keyes Peter Dann Blair for them makpeace James Whitcomb Ephraim Hayward Nach! Reed Choma, Rich. a.
Voted that the Comity o serve these three Rules namely Age of persons decondly the List from the time that the- meeting house was quilt also the quality of persons In deating the pows and body of death above Id'a Voted further that when the Comithe above id have to Setud The news that the man feat in the new have them for Quen and to intitle) to them they there doing there pro- portionable part of the Charge of Finishing the 10 news and tids of the meeting house up to the Gift algo the gat ary Clairs Euch many new to pay the Same Equil Charge of the whole Charge a four id Charge of
Voted to dismis the meeting. МодераТор ger hom makpeace
Western July 29th 1748" At a town meeting begun and Voted John Jamon modern Voted to build the front seat in the galery all round- the galery Voted to Chase a committee to do it or Guild it ~ Voted Noch Aghly Volcan Paix and ap demin
To be a computer to build the vont foss above all Round the gallery in the front a
Voted to Chase three men to goun with the former com- mille of Clausen men in Seating the body of leats and young Voted mr Jo, eph Chadwick John Cheney and John Taman the Comite Cast mentioned Foto to dis mig the meeting John damian Simoderator
Western September 26th 17 48" At a meeting begun and held the day a Gove & Chose John Jamon moderator ( 1) meeting
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And Chose James whit comb Peter Rici Thomas Rich a committee to Recon on with the record mi grace Jones a Bout his detalment and Se what there remain Due to him towards the same
Note that the § men be a somitter to run the line and file the Same with Kingstown So Caked Voted to raise Eighty pounds old tomor for the use and to de fay the Change of Six months dehosting in three different places in the town Voted Hezekiah marks for the Patches and Catches of the meeting house two pounds thir teen Shillings
Voted to games whit comb for Charges for dring. mr Chadwick Six pounds one Shilling~
few they wanted to dismis the meeting pur
John Jamon mo
At a meeting Begun and Held In Western The 10 Day of october 1748 first and Those Capth Lolomon Keys there Moderator. for fais meeting
Voted To Give and alow one Hundred and Twenty pound af Teneur To make up the Romander of ] mr face long Salerey Three Hundred pounds old Tenover By way of addition To The above fullery one Hundred & Twenty old Lenovo Voted and a Lowed to Deacon flraton Three povrch then fillings Voted and allowed To noch Affiley for Building and fornuftig The pulpit and Body of Leets & minister por spillers one Hundred & fixty four pound fourteen thethingy defin penge Voted Leary What com for Chang Med Him for Sewing handies fix porrid Seventeen shillings
Voled To ma Joseph Chadwick for Catho Paid Into the town one pound Poled To Raise thirty Dorney To be Don at High ways as an addition to The 50 pervios Raised Last march Voted To a Low a man Ten things a Day and man and Teem Twenty Hillings or Day To work as abovepo Voted To Digunify The Meeting
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at The anual march meeting The 12 Day 1749 /00 ) Votes Logenh Lond Exer to Be There Moderator for fund meeting 2 Dolled Popt Lolomen Kegy There first Select man
3 Voled and Chage Petter Rice There Lecon feleitman. 4. Volcs and Chose Papel Ephraim Hay ward Third Select man 5 Voled and Chope Creek nathanill Roed forthe Select man 6 Voles and Chose Infign Thomas Rich faith select men 1 voto and hope The above felett men for The afefors- 8 Valed and Chopes noch abley for The Town Clerk
9 voted and photo mr Jeany whitcom Town Trefferer
10 Voted and Chole John Mac Comby for There Confiable 1) Voted and Chope Vanille famille forver of Which wayer 12 Votre and Clicke Leamy Brown allo forver of High wayer 13 Votre and Chop Thomas Patrick Purvey
14 Volte and Chose William Viram forveir
12 Valed and Chape John Shepard forvern ver for the 16 Voled and Chose John Ble Colectores of The Highway men 17 Voted and Photo mer geamy whitcom; and Lojicho Pulnamly thing 18 Vole and Chose Pays " En/imghay ward & Band mithe fence Vewery
1 19 Volt and Chose Petter Rice Sealles of Lether
12 Voleo and Chose Topalo wheler and Richard Marks John Jmill Your William Virgin Petter Blackmier Hogy Reaffs
21 voted and accepted a Road Laid out from Jumel stift Land along Through Elener" Luce is Land and along to The forbry Road
22 Value and accepted a Road Laid out from Brim. - feild time to western by Edward Blift Of over Baved hill according To The Laying out by The Select men march 5 1749 Voleo & acpled a Road from Brimfeild Line by noch Colony Through Reeds Ferm
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Voted That Hogy, Run at Large well youked and Ringed Voted That John MackComby Constable for the Present year for The Town of western Be allowed The Liberty of warning Town Meetings only by polling up an notification of The Timeplace and Ocation of the meeting in Two or Three publick places in The Town of wetter and not by word of mouth from House To house
Volved This meeting be a formed To Ejot Afhlay a Cording mett There and There won The officers To the faithfull Dischary of The officey they wear (hofen To Voleo That The Meeting Be Difried
Joseph Land Moderator.
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At adegull Town meeting in Western on Trebtuary the 12 day 1999140~ Joseph Lord was Chosen moderator off meeting after which a power of a turney was produced 64 Ebenezer Luce for his acting in 12 meeting for th Afnley Es q' which was Conteste ) and Therefore it was put to vote whether they would
allow the 1) Ebenezer duce to vote and act by the texture of that power of aturncy which vote pased in the Negative after which the 12 Eben" duce for bid the proceed ing of Id meeting as being denied a pinklady -
Bett the meeting want on and the next thing put to vote Whether they would Raise any money to build a school house At the meeting house according to a former note to build one there played in the negative
It was next put to wate according to an article in the warant Whether the town would build a bridge over the river at- mr whit combs played in the Negative a
Next thing put to note was whether they would build a cart Bridge over the gover nat Capt Hay wards New milly he building twenty feet of Ie bridge at his own proper cost and Charge pased in the affirmative ~
Voted that we will Comitt the building of 10 fridge to three men und that Can Theyes apt Hayward war games flore be the Committee for the building of i bridge a
Voted the Committee Shall not Exclude any man of the Town from working at the Grudge that Comes and manifesteth his desite of- working at 1) fridge ~
Vale) that the floor of the Bridge be planked with four teen fost plank and the posts of 50. Bridge be Three for H above the floor and railed ~
Next was put to vote whether we will Build three School housed in this town which pased in the affirmative a Then it was noted that this meeting & digmaged
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