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[34] Moderator. Assembled as aforesaid, Royal Tyler Esq". was chosen Moderator.
Moses French was chosen Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Capt John Vinton and Majr. Stephen Penniman offered them- selves to the Town for said French's faithfully discharging the office of Treasurer.
Selectmen accompts. Voted, That the Selectmen exhibit their accompts and charges against the Town for the last year to be read to the Town, their accompts were presented seperately and read to the Town and the Town Voted their acceptance and appro- bation of said accompts.
Selectmen and Treasurer to report. Voted, That the Select- men and Treasurer exhibit to the Town at the adjournment of this meeting the state of the Treasury and of the Towns debts.
Selectmen. Voted, To Choose three Selectmen, the Votes ware Given in Sorted, and Counted and Messs. Peter Boylstone Adams, Colo" Eben". Thayer Jn'. and Mr. Sam11. Bass, ware chosen.
again Selectmen. Voted, to choose four more Selectmen, one in each Precenct and one at Large. The Votes ware given in Sor- ted & counted and Mess8. James Brackett, Stephen Penniman, and Joseph White Jur. ware chosen, then the Votes ware given in for one at large and Decon Samuel Holbrook was chosen.
Constables. Messrs. Gaius Thayer, Nathaniel Holbrook, and Ichabod Holbrook Junior ware Chosen Constables.
adjournment. Voted, To adjourn this meeting for one fortnight from this day to meet at this place at ten of clock in the fore noon.
[35] 1786 March 20th.
Assembled by adjournment from March 6th.
Benjn. Cleverly Jur. Nehemiah Thayer, and Lt Nathaniel Niles were chosen Tythingmen.
Fire Wardens. Messrs. Joseph Hunt, Seth Man Jur. and Atkins Clark ware chosen Fire Wardens.
Culler of Staves. Messs. Gaius Thayer, Sam11. Hunt, & Na- thaniel Niles.
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Sealers of Leather. Mess8. James Clark, Robert Hayden, & Sam11. Thayer.
Sealers of Wood Mess5. Gaius Thayer, & Ebenz". White.
Surveyor of Lumber Mess'. Gaius Thayer, Daniel Loring, Atkins Clark.
Highways to be repaired by a Tax. Voted To repair the high- ways By a Tax this present year and that the price of one days work be set at two shillings, and that a single poll be taxed one days work and the estates in proportion.
Surveyors of highways. Mess8. Joseph Baxter, Mathew Pratt, Samuel Bass, Daniel Baxter, & Sam11. Nightingale, Jeremh Niles Lemuel Veazie, Josiah French, William Hobart Silas Wild John Vinton Jr. Caleb Hunt & James Holbrook, John Stetson, Maj Seth Turner, Solomon White, Seth Man Jur. Nathaniel Spear, and Joshua French (Capt Eliphalet Sawen was chosen upon the ad- journment May 15th
Fence Viewers. Mess. Jonª. Baxter, Peter Brackett, Elisha French, Benja. Hayden, Junior, Joseph White Jun". & Thomas Wales.
Swine Run at Large. Voted, Liberty for swine to run at Large being Lawfully, yoked and Ringed.
Hogreaves. Mes®. Edmund Billings, James Clark, Stephen Pen- niman, John Vinton, Willm. Linfield Junior, Maj. Seth Turner.
Fish Committee. Mes8. Solomon Thayer, William Allen, Adam Hobart, Jacob Allen, Nehemiah Holbrook, Nathaniel French, & Nathaniel Hollis ware Chosen for a Committee to take care that the fish call'd Alewives be not obstructed in their passing up and down stream, and to regulate the time and places for catching said fish &c as the law directs.
[36] Committee for the Channell. Mess. David Person Hay- ward, Ebenezer White, William Hobart & Josiah Vinton, ware chosen a Committee to take care to prevent fish being caught in the channell between Braintree and Weymouth Contrary to Law.
James Bracket, excused, Selectmen Dea". Jona. Webb Jr. chosen. Voted, To excuse Mr James Brackett, from serving as a Selectmen this present year and the Town then made choice of decon Jonathan Webb Jur. to serve in his Room.
Wardens. Messs. Eben". Adams, Lemuel Badcock, William Allen, Caleb French, Micah White and David Whitcomb.
Voted to choose a Committee to settle with the Treasurer. Committee to settle with the Treasurer, at the close of the year. Colo11. Edmund Billings, Capt. John Vinton, & Lt. Nathaniel Niles ware chosen a Committee for that purpose.
Committee to consider of Laying out a road from Braintree to Bridgewater and Abington. Voted that Capt. Peter B. Adams, Majr. Stephen Penniman and Lt. Nath11 Niles be a Committee to hear to the request of sundry persons in South Precenct, Respecting the Laying out a Road from Braintree to Bridgewater & Abingtown & to report to the Town at the adjournment of this meeting
Allowance to Moses French for a debt paid Capt. Vinton. Voted, that Moses French for his extraordinary trouble and expense in
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discharging a debt of the Towns to Capt. John Vinton for the sum of 84£ that he the said French shall be paid by the Town the said 841b. with Twelve pr. cent, for the same from the time that he paid it till he shall be paid.
Money due from Rents appropriated. Voted That the money due to the Town for Rents be appropriated to pay the afore mentioned Debt so far as that requires.
Work House. Voted, To Build a Receptacle for the Poor and then Voted, that said Vote shall not be reconsidered by the Town unless there shall be the number of 173 members of the Town that are voters present.
[37] Moses French allowd interest. Voted, To allow our Pres- ent Treasurer Moses French, Interest for sundry Ballances that ware due to him upon settlement with the Town which amounts to the sum of Eleven Pounds one shilling & six pence. See the Treasurers Book Page 368.
Grant to the Treasurer £21=10=0 Voted, To allow Moses French the sum of Twenty one Pounds and ten Shillings for his services as Treasurer for the Town for five years past.
Work house Voted, That the Work house or receptacle for the Poor be erected in the Middle Precenct and that the Building be sixty eight feet in Length, fourteen feet wide, with two Stacks of Chimneys and a Celler in the Centre Sixteen feet in Length and fourteen feet wide.
Committee to Build the Work house. Voted, to chuse a Com- mittee to procure a suitable Plat or peice of Ground for said Building to stand on and such other necessary accommodations as the the nature and design of said Building may require. Messs. Gaius Thayer Sam11. Holbrook, & Seth Turner ware Chosen a Com- mittee for that purpose, and to Leet at Publick auction the Building of said House to such Persons as will do the same at the Lowest price.
Voted, that Messe. Peter B. Adams, Eben'. Thayer Jun". & Moses French be a Committee to defend and take care of the suits commenced against the Town.
1000 £ money Voted, To Raise the sum of one Thousand Pounds to be assessed upon the Polls and Estates within this Town.
Jan'y 29th.
money lent to the Town exempted from Tax Vote Reconsid- ered The Town Voted, that all moneys lent the Town for the purpose of hiring men into the Continental army should be exempt- ed from taxes in said Town. The Town at this meeting Voted to Reconsider said Vote.
[38] Voted, to adjourn this meeting to the first monday in April next to meet at this Place at two o'Clock P.M. -
April 3d.
Adjournment Assembled by adjournment from March 20th. Collectors to be Chosen upon the adjournment. Voted, To re-
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consider all the Votes that have been past respecting Collectors for this present year, and to defer the Choice of Collectors and the mode of Choosing unto the day of our annual meeting in May next.
Assizors of Bread. Mess8. Gaius Thayer, Joseph Baxter, Sam- uel Holbrook, Joseph Allen, Joseph Spear Seth Turner.
the Committee for Building the Work house to Report at May meeting. Voted, That the Committe that ware Chosen by the Town to erect a work-house or Receptacle for the Poor proceed accord- ing to the vote of the Town at their Last meeting and to report of their doings on the day of our annual meeting in May next.
Collectors to settle with ye Treasurer Voted, That the Collect- ors of Town Taxes finish their Collections and settle with the Treasurer as soon as possibly may be.
Committee to draw upon ye Treasr. Voted, that the Committee for Building the Workhouse have Liberty to draw money out of the Treasury as they shall have occasion for that purpose
The Treasurer to pay the Committee Voted, That the Treasu- rer pay the Committee for building the Workhouse from the money already assessed and in the hands of the Collectors.
adjourned Voted, to adjourn this meeting to the day of our annual meeting in May next, to meet at one o'clock P.M. at this place.
May 15th.
adjournment. The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by ad- journment from April 3ª. 1786.
Workhouse. Voted, that the Committee appointed by the Town To Build a house for the Poor proceed and go on to Build said house according to the vote of the Town on the 20th. day of March Last.
[39] Collectors. Voted, That the Collecting of Taxes for this Present year be Let at Public auction, at this Time and Place to such Person or Persons as will by Biding undertak at the Lowest price, and that the Lowest Bider shall be the Collector Provided they procure Bondsmen to secure the Town. Such Bondsman as the Town shall accept.
Gaius Thayer for the North Precenct. The Taxes to be Collect- ed for the North Precenct ware put up and were bid off by Mr Gaius Thayer to Collect for one Farthing upon the Pound and he was then chosen by the Town a Collector to Collect all the Taxes, for the North Precenct this Present year and to be paid one farthing upon the Pound for his service.
Colo1. Ebenez'. Thayer Jur. and Mr Elkanah Thayer, were of- fered and accepted by the Town to be Bonds men for the Collector.
Gaius Thayer for the middle Precenct. Then the Taxes for the Middle Precenct ware put up and ware Bid off by said Gaius Thayer to Collect for Two pence three Farthings upon the Pound for his service. The Town then Chose him a Collector for the Middle Precenct. Colo1. Ebenz'. Thayer & Mr Elkanah Thayer were again offered and excepted as Bondsmen for said Gaius Thayer.
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Gaius Thayer for South Precenct. Then the Taxes for the South Precenct ware put up and ware bid off by said Thayer for three Pence, three Farthings, he was then Chosen Collector for the South Precenct and the same Bonds men above mentioned ware offered and excepted.
Surveyor of Highways. Capt. Eliphalet Sawen was chosen a surveyor of highways.
Hogreaves. Colo11. Edmund Billings, and Capt James Clark ware excused from serving as hogreaves this present year.
Capt. Thompson Baxter and Lt. Elijalı Veazie, ware then Chosen by the Town to serve in their Room. The Town then Voted to Desolve the meeting, it was accordingly Desolved.
[40] April 3ª.
Anno Domini, 1786.
The Inhabitants of the Town of Braintree assembled by a legal Warrant to give in their votes for a Governor, L' Governor, Coun- sellors and Senators, and gave in their votes as followeth.
Votes For Governor ware given in as Followeth.
His Excellency James Bowdoin 41 votes.
Votes for Lieut. Governor.
His Hon'. Thomas Cushing 20 Votes
The Honle. Samuel Adams 62 Do.
The Honle. James Warren 6 Do.
Votes for Counsellors and Senators.
His Honour Thomas Cushing 8 Votes.
Honle. Stephen Metcalf 6
Honle. Cotton Tufts,
42
Honle. William Heath,
11
Peter Boylston Adams Esqr. Honle. Benjm. Lincoln
35
Honle. Samuel Adams,
20
Honle. Sam" Niles,
34
Honle Richard Cranch, 43
Honle. John Lowel, 41
[41] Braintree May 15th. 1786.
Anno Domini 1786.
The Inhabitants Assembled at the meeting house in the middle Precenct, in said Town persuant to a Legal Warrant, the Particu- lars whereof are as followeth (viz.)
First, after a Moderator is chosen, to Choose a Committee to Collect, Count and sort the votes for a Register of Deeds for the County of Suffolk.
Secdly, to Elect one or more Sutable Person or Persons, as the Town shall think Proper to Represent the Town in the Great and General Court this Present year, and also to adopt such a mode for instructing their Representative as they shall think Proper.
Assembled as aforesaid. Royal Tyler Esqr. was chosen Mod- erator.
Mes". Royal Tyler, Esqr. Colo" Edmund Billings and Moses
20
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French were chosen a Committee to Collect, Count and sort the Votes, for a Register of Deeds for the County.
The Written Votes of such Persons as ware qualified By the Constitution to vote for Representatives having been by the said Royal Tyler, Edmund Billings, & M. French, Collected, Sorted and Counted, it appeared that the following Persons ware Voted for as a Register of Deeds for the County of Suffolk, and had the number of votes set against their Respective names, viz.
Joshua Henshaw, 139 Votes
Nathaniel Green, 22
Stephen Miller, 10.
The Persons Voted for and the Number of votes for each Person was Publickly Read in Open town meeting, and a Copie of the same Transmitted to the Town Clerk, to be proceeded with as the Law requires.
Voted, to Send one member of the Town as Representative to the General Court this present year.
Colo" Eben" Thayer Representative. The Votes ware given in carefully Sorted, and Counted and it appeared that Colo" Ebenez". Thayer Junior was chosen Representative aford.
[42] After the Town had made choice of Colo11. Ebenz". Thayer Jur. for their Representative, They then Voted to Choose a Commit- tee of nine persons to prepare instructions for their Representative and that the instructions prepaired by said Committee be presented to the Town for their approbation previous to their being delivered to the Representative
Then Mess. Ephraim Wales, Edmund Billings, Stephen Penni- man, Peter B. Adams, Azariah Faxon, Jabez Porter, Samuel Bass Secd. Samuel Holbrook, & Moses French were chosen a Com- mittee for that purpose, to wit, to prepair instructions and to offer them to the Town at the adjournment of this meeting.
Voted, to adjourn this meeting to this day three week, then to meet at this place at four of the clock in the afternoon to which time and place the meeting stands adjourned
June 5th
The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by adjournment from May 15th.
The instructions that were prepaired for our Representative ; was offered to the Town and were debated upon untill it was dark in the house ; and the inhabitants Dispersed without passing any Vote whatever.
[43] July 3 Anno Domini 1786.
The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by a legal Warrant the Particulars whereof are as followeth (as to wit).
First, after a Moderator chosen, To hear the request of sundry of the inhabitants of the Town who petitioned that this meeting might be called for the purpose of instructing our Representative
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and to act in that affair as the Town shall think proper when as- sembled.
Secd.ly, To consider of the list of Jurors to be exhibited by the Selectmen and to determine who shall be considered as Lyable to serve & who not.
3ªly, To hear the report of any former Committee and to choose any new Committee as the Town shall think proper.
Assembled as aforesaid, Capt. John Vinton was chosen Moder- ator.
Voted, that it is necessary to instruct our representative in his political conduct, in the General Court.
Voted, That a Committee of five Persons be chosen to prepair instructions as aforsd. and to offer them to the Town, that they may approve or disapprove at this meeting.
Then ware seperately nominated and chosen Messrs. Azariah Faxon, Silas Wild, Stephen Penniman Joseph White Junior and Zacheus Thayer a Committee for that purpose.
The Meeting adjourned for half an hour and then to hear the re- port of the Committee.
The Committee report the following articles for instructions for our Representative (as to wit)
1st, To remove the Court from Boston.
2ª.ly, To Tax all Public Securities.
3ªly, To Tax money on hand and on Interest.
4th.ly, To Lower the Sallery of place men.
[44] 5thly, Make Land a Tender for all debts at the Price it stood at when the debts ware contracted
6thly, To take some measur to prevent the growing Power of Attorneys or Barristers at Law.
Voted, That the afforegoings articals of instructions are agreeable to the minds of the inhabitants and that the Committee serve our present Representative with a Coppy of the same.
The List of Juriors presented to the Town By the Selectmen ware read over in Town meeting was disapproved by the Town and were ordered back into the hand of the Selectmen for a Revisal and to be offered again to the Town at the next meeting.
The Town then by a unanimous vote desolved the meeting.
July 18th.
Sealers of Fish &c. Mr. William Arnold having been chosen by the Selectmen of the Town of Braintree a packer and searcher of Barrel Beef Pork & Fish, This day personally appeared and was duly sworn to the faithfull discharge of said office
Before me M French, Town Clerk.
July 29th.
Mr. Samuel Hunt having been chosen by the Selectmen of the Town of Braintree a Searcher and Packer of Barrel Beef, Pork & Fish, This day personally appeared and was duly sworn to the faithfull discharge of said office.
Before me,
M. French, Town Clerk.
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[45] Sept. 25th.
Anno Domini 1786.
The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by a Legal Warrants the particulars whereof are as followeth viz.
First, After a Moderator Chosen To give in ther Votes for a County Register of Deeds.
2ªly, To see if the Town will appoint some sutable Person or Persons to take care of the Town's house and to Oversee the Towns Poor that may be deposited therein.
3dly To take into consideration the affair of those Collectors who are deficient in their collecting and and settleing with the Treas- urer according to their contracts with the Town.
4th.ly, To See if the Town will give any new instructions to their Representative, as it is expected that the General Court will soon be assembled.
Sept. 25th.
Moderator. The Inhabitants assembled as aforesaid. Mr. Aza- riah Faxon was chosen Moderator.
A Committee. Mess3. Azariah Faxon and Samuel Holbrook ware chosen a Committee to collect sort and Count the votes for a Register of Deeds for the County of Suffolk.
Register. The Written votes of such Persons as were qualified by the Constitution to vote for Representative having been by the said Committee collected Sorted, and counted it appeared that the following persons were voted for, as a Register of Deeds for the County of Suffolk and had the number of Votes set against their respective names.
viz. Joshua Henshaw 64 Votes
Nathaniel Green 6 Do.
The Persons Voted for and the Number of Votes for each Per- son was publicly read in open town meeting and Committed to the Town Clerk to be proceeded with as the Law requires.
Voted, to choose one person to take care of the poor in the alms house under the direction and inspection of the Selectmen.
[46] Overseer Alms house. Voted, to choose an Overseer for the almshouse by nomination Capt Jonathan Thayer was nominated and chosen for that purpose.
Selectmen to Look after deficient Collectors. Voted, that the Selectmen use their best endeavour to get securet from Ephraim Blanchard Junr. to save the Town from Loos for his deficiency in not collecting taxes committed to him to collect & settling with the Treasurers according to his contract with the Town, for which deficiency their is now an execution in the hands of Moses French and that the Selectmen advise said French how to conduct with sd execut, at the same time, Voted, that the Selectmen take care to save the Town if possible from Loos, by Daniel Frenches deficien- cy in collecting & settling with the Treasurers according to his contract.
Voted, To instruct our Representative.
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To Colo11. Ebenezer Thayer
Sir. This Town having made Choice of you to Represent them in the Great & General Court this present year, apprehend it their indisputable Duty as well as undoubted right to instruct you rela- tive to sundry important matters which ought so far to be a rule of your political conduct, as we have but just immergd from the horrors of a most tedious and unnatural war and taken Rank among the Regal Powers of the World, or ever had entered the possessions of that darling freedom which cost us allmost every- thing that was dear.
The clouds are gathering over our heads pregnant with the most gloomy aspects, we abhor and detest violent measures. To fly to Clubs or Armes, to divert the impending Ruin the consequences of which would render us easy victims to foreign and inveterate foes. No as Loyal Subjects & Cytizens inflamed with true Patriotism we feel ourselves chearfully willing to lend our aid at all times in sup- porting the dignity of Government but in as much as there are numerous Grievances or intolurable Burthens by some means or other lying on the Good Subjects of this republic, Our Eyes un- der Heaven, are upon the Legislature of this Commonwealth and their names will shine Brighter in the American annals by preserving the invaluable Liberties of their own People than if they ware to Cary the Terror of their Armes as far as Gibralter, we therefore under these considerations do instruct you that in the next session you give your close attention [47] attention and use your utmost afforts that the following grievances and unnecessary Burthens be redressed, viz.
First, That the Public Salarys of this Commonwealth be reduced in an equitable manner. We feel ourselves willing that every Public officer should receive a Quantum Meruit but not an extravigant salary. And also that the number of salary men be reduced.
2ªly, That the Court of Common Pleas and the General sessions of the Peace be removed in perpetuam rei Memoriam.
3ªly, that the money raised by Import and excise be appropriated to pay our foreign Debt.
4thly, we are of opinion that there are unreasonable Grants made to some of the officers of Government.
5thly, we object against the mode adopted for Collecting and paying the Last tax.
6thly, We humbly request that there may be such Laws compiled as may crush or at least put a proper check or restraint on that order of Gentlemen denominated Lawyers the completion of whos modern conduct appears to us to tend rather to the distruction than the preservation of this Commonwealth.
7thly, That the General Court be removed from Boston.
8thly, That Real and Personal Estate be a tender for all debts when call'd for provided the Interest be punctually paid.
9thly, That Certain premiums be granted to encourage our own Manufactures.
10th, That if the above grievances cannot be redresd. without a revision of Constitution, in that case for that to take place
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11thly, It is our earnest Request that every Town Clerk be a Register of Deeds for the same Town.
The foregoing instructions ware Read this day in Town meeting and the Town then Voted that their Clerk should serve their Rep- resentative with a Copie of the same and that he record them in the Town Book and that they be Published in the Public Print
The Town then Voted to Desolve the meeting
[48] Jan'ry 15th.
Anno Domini 1787
The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by a Legal Warrant the particulars whereof are as followeth, viz.
First, After a Moderator is chosen, To hear an address from the General Court to the people of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts.
2ªly, To consider what meathod may be best for the Town to persue for the discharging of the Towns Debts more especially those debt which are pressingly cald. for.
3ªly, To Consider of some meathod that may be proposed for negotiating the Towns Debts without immediate payment and to act thereon as the Town shall think proper.
4thly, To see if the Town will give any new instructions to the Selectmen with respect to providing for the Towns Poor.
Moderator. Assembled as aforesaid, Mr. Azariah Faxon was chosen Moderator. The Address of the General Court was Read in open Town meeting
The Treasurer to negotiate with ye towns Creditors Voted that the Treasurer be allowed to negotiate with the Towns Creditors by shifting their securities as he shall think Proper.
The Treasurer to call on ye Collectors. Voted that the Treas- urer Call upon the Collectors for the immediate payment of the Town Taxes now in their hands.
The Towns Poor where to be provided for Voted, that the Town will afford no support to any of the Towns poor but to such as are or may be deposited in the Towns Hows Buil for that pur- pose
Voted to dissolve the meeting.
[49] January 29th.
Anno Domini 1787.
The Inhabitants of the Town assembled by a legal Warrant the particulars whereof are as followeth (viz).
First, After a Moderator is chosen ; to see what meathod the the Town, will take to replace a quantity of ammunition taken from the Town8 stock, and to act thereon as the Town shall think proper.
2ª.ly, To see whether the Town disannuls a vote that was passed at a late Meeting in said Town concerning a Collector that was chosen to Collect the taxes that are now in the hands of the asses- sors and to see if the Town will choose Collectors for each Precenct to Collect the same Tax.
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3ªly, To see if the Town will recall or dismiss their present Representative or to give him further instructions.
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