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Stones: then to a rock in the wet land, then to a Black cake Fladdle: ther turning North again to a Stump and Stones in the Corner of Collinses Pence & Joe into the Yo that goes from Collines to town :. th Leonard Hoar 9 Select:
March tho- 14-1748: then this afowes? road, or high ways voted and Confirmed by the town: Est John Sherman town Clerk
Samuel King
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and then the march town meeting Disolved Cost John Sherman town Clark
Brimfield fs. To Charles Hoar one of the Constables of the town of Bim- - frits in the County of Hampshire Greeting VC
In his Majesties Name you are Required to Notifie Warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants of the town of Brimfield Qualified according to law to vote In town afairs, that they affemble them - Selves together on hodiny the twelfth Day of this Instant april at two of i Clock'in the afternoon: on ISday at the Publick meeting houfo in I& town: then and there to transaction & particulars following: first: to Choofo a Moderator to Regulate for meeting & Secondly: to See if the town will take Care that the Rever m! Bridgham have his Gallery made up to him that is behind in years past: Ether By a Committee, or otherways as the town may think Best:
thirdly: To See if the town will order that i town treasurers, both Profent of the former ones make up their accounts, with y faid four, Either By appointing a Committee to make up accounts roth them or Otherways as the town think fitt: fourthly: to See if the town will Choose a Committee to Build a Schoolhouse In the South part of the town
: Fifthly: to see if the town will Do anything further forward finishing the Meeting Route:
Sixthly: To See if the town will Choofon Sealer of Leather for this year Seventhly: Tosee if the town will paff an act that Rams may Be Kept from the Ews Joe long a time as y town Shall think proppe Eighthty: to See if the town will Call the Committeys to an account that were appointed to finish the meeting house & School house and to take Some Method to See the work Done -
Herrof fail not, and make Return of this Warrant with your doings heroin, to us the Subscribers at or before the time perfixed In Said Warrant: Dated aprilthe 5th 1748: .9 I have Earned & Caused to Be ware Select= the Inhabitants according to the Georgo Cotton John Stebbins Joseph Blogget 7 = men
Warrant: Charles Hoar Constable I have warned & Caused to be
Tiomys Ellenwood
Joseph Hoar -:
Warned recording to y toner of this Warrant: Humphwig Gardner Constable By vedi of this warrant I have gone through the precinct, and warned the Inhabitants according to order:
Attest: Joseph Belnap Constable?
att a town Meeting held at Brimfield april the 13th 1748 ---: 87 ist: Joseph Blogget Chosen Moderator- - - condly: Voted to Choose a Committee to make up accounts with my Bridgham: Voted that Danke But, Nicholas Groves of Enoch Hide Be a Committee to make up accounts with my Bridham as aforsaid: 2.
vidly: Voted: That Thomas Ellenwood, John Bylshop & Reuben Fousky Bea Committee to Call the prosent town treafmor & the former foran fredy - Izes to an account: fourthly: John Webber, William Milfon & Enoch Hides Chosen a Committee to Build a School house in the South part of Town : ifthey: Voted to finish the Meeting houfo what further to be done Danle Bust Joseph Hoar & James Thompson Chosen a Committee to you on further to finish the meeting house: Voted to lath & playster. the Meeting house from the pews on & fides upwards & over head ony gico: (6) Joseph Belnap Chofen Sealer of Leather: in f& fown: ) Voted that Rams in the town of Brimfield be Kept from the Ever ona spalten theof august to the tonth of November next following: goesly large
and a fino of Twenty Shillings forpicture for any person Suffering their Rams, to Goe at largo from the 10th of august for this 10, of Novem- - Ber as aforsaid: and then the town Meeting Disolved: ---. Est: John Sherman town Clerk
Brimfield ff. To Charles Hoar one of the Constables of the town of Brim= field in the Country of Hampshire Greeting are. In his Majesties Name you are Required to Notifis of Wars all this free holders of other Inhabitants in the town of Brimfield qualified to Vote ac- : Ending to law, that they meet & affemble themselves Together at the Publick meeting houfo in IS town on friday the 13th Day of may Current at two of y Cock in the afternoon on 30 Ody: then & there to Elod & Depute one or more perfons being freeholdry & Refidentin i Said town according to the Number Set and Curricted by an act of the General Court or affembly appointed to be Converned held &Kept for his Majesties Service at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday this 25: Day of this Instant may
you are likowife Required to Notifis the Inhabitants as abovesaid that they afsemble themselves at the timeen place above mentioned, to transaction Following Particulars ve: first, to Choof a moderator to Regulate Jos Meeting: : 2. y: to see if the town will raise money to finish the meeting houfo.
39: to See if the town Will Raise a Small fax to Defy town Charges --: 19: to See if the town will Call the Committees to an account, that were. Chosen to finish the meeting house & School house (viz) william Miljon Thomas Mighell Joseph Bloggett Committee for y meeting house, and Deach Henty Bust John Mighele Nicholas Groves Commette for School house: by: to See if the town will Do Something Concerning granting Newofiary high ways, that have been laid out, & not of Het granted, and that forme recompencs may be made for high ways that are laid out and granted, have" fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings therain to us the Sufferiber by the time perfixed in this I& warrant. - : ated Brimfield May 10th 1748:
John Hebbins
Brimfield may y 13 th 1748 I have warned Joseph Blogget:
Is free holder & Inhabitants in my limits ac-Thomas Ellenweg I velect: ending to the within warrant: Charly Hour Constate I have warned according to my warrant & limits ; men Humphrey Garbar Constable.
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I have warned according to my Warrant limits then Danie Bust Chefan depiety . Joseph Belnap Constable Att a town Meeting held at Brimfield May 13th 1748 -: first: John Stebbins Chojan Moderator for 83 Meeting 2 ly: Voted to raise 200 pound old tonor to finish the meeting house: 3 Ey: the other articles in & Warrants Discourse upon a nothing Dons: supon them and then the town meeting Disolved - Fort. John Sherman town Clerk
Att a town Meeting held at Brimfield august this: 26: 1748 Being Regularly Warned: John Stebbins Chefen Moderator: by: Voter to send to the Court of General Jeftions of the peace, relating to Doch! Thomas Green: & Voted y. Thomas Stebbins + Enoch Hides goe to the Court aforsaid Cy relating IS Greens Supporto Maintainanes:
3: Voted to give the Committee for the meeting houfo further Instructions Vitt James Thompson, Dana Busto Joseph Hoar, further to repair the meeting house where wanting & glaff where wanting: & then Hurtown Meeting Disolved : Lost John Sherman town Chat
Att a Town Meeting held at Brimfield January the 2h 1748/9 Being Regularly Warner: first: Beach John Stebbins Moderator: 2by: Voted to raise one hundred Found old tonos for Schooling; then this is town Meeting @ Journed to Nooneday the first Day of February flext at for of the black'in the furonoon: - all a town Meeting held at Brimfield, by adJournment February the First: 1746/9: Prist: Voted, that they high way that runs out west Petiven Thomas mighelly lot and my Bridghany lot be thrown up & made Voide -: 2): Votes, that the road from David Hoary hou's north to the Country road be thrown up and made voide (3) Voted, that the road that goeth out west at the South End of the fown to the Edar Swamp, that part of IS road that runs west from a branch of Chickupper Brook y comes out of a meadow be Vacated utterly Voide, Voted to Choofo three Committeys to be what high ways are feedfull or want to be altered, adonijah Ruffell. Joseph Hoar a Ebenezer Miller, Be a Committee for y town plot of North part of IQ town for && affair: Lei: Joseph Haynes, Joseph Davis & anthony feed- fiam be a Committee in the South Part of IS town, for 19 affair, voted, that Capt David Hitchcock, Joshua Shaw John Keep, Be a Committee in west part of && town for 98 affair: and then IS town Meeting Disolved Tost. John Sherman Town Clark
Brimfold fs. To Charles Hoar one of the Constables of the four of Brimfield in the Country of Hampshire Greeting DSC - - - In this Majesties Name you are Required to Notifie and Warn al tho Free holders bother Inhabitants of the town of Brianfield (in your Limits qualified-fo Voto according to law, that they meet & afemblemi themselves Together, at y Publick Meeting house in Said town: Viz? in the town Not: upon Monday the 13 day of March Heat Enfuing at Blive ofthe Clock in the fornoon on IS day then There to frans- -act on the Particulars following .- Fight=
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first, to Choose a moderator, to Regulate f& Meeting as 2ly: Is Reckon and adjust accounts with the foun Freqfazes, Vizi82 & m? Nicholas Groves: 3: To See if the town will accept of highways or any burning or altering of high ways in Is town, if any be:"
17: To see if the town will Do any thing forward. Removing Incumbranca that are upon any of the high ways in IS town, by Choosing a Committee Or otherways as the town. Shall think propper:
Ly: Fo fec if the town will accept of what the Comunittes Lucy dong forward Finishing the meeting houfo Vir. William Miljon Joseph Blog- - getand Thomas Mighelt and make up accounts with y' in that affair: (ky) To See if the town will accept of the Schoolhouse in 12 town plata make up accounts with the Committee that were Chosen to Build y Sams Viz! John Mighell and others Chefen with him :
7 % To Inquire of the Committee that were Chosen to Jeat the meeting Pioufe why they Do not do their work in that affair, and if they refuge, to see if y foron will Choof another Committee to feat Said Meeting house:
ly: To Hear Petitions, and allow of accounts y may be brought intos Meeting: fy. To see if the town wid grant money to defroy Charges arifeing in Town: of): To Choose all Such fown Officers as the law Directs Shall be Clofen or Mivozne in the month of March annually:
11: To see if the foun will Call the Committee to an account, that were Chefen to Reckon, with y town features, Viz: Thomas Ellenwood John Byshopy Reuben Youfley: 12ty: To See if the town will make up for rever my Badgnaw what is Dus to him of his Sallery in the year 1745:
3: To See if the town will grant to a Number of Petitionens a Privilidge to Build a few in the meeting Roufor according to their Petition:
4: To See if the town will order what Shall be done with the money that En is In the Areafury:
15: To see if the town will oder y: the Moderator of & Meeting That Read all the lotes that aw puffed in a town Meeting, below y meeting be Disolved: Heroof fail not, and make return of this Warrant, with. your Doings heroin, to us the Subscribers, by the time perfixed for" Yard 10 Meeting, Dated February 23- in the 22? year of his Majesties Reign ano- Domini: 1748/9 -
I have Warned this town Meeting according as I understood this law march 15-174819 (Charles Hoar Contabile I have Quarries y Inhabitants according to my limits: Humphry Griner Consta GEL I have learned i Inhabitants according to my Prixits: Jos, Betray Constable
John Hellins 7
Joseph Blogget. Perfect=
George Colton Thomas Ellinwood
Joseph Hoaz -
: att ann annual March Meeting held at Brimfield March 13th 174819: Prist, Capt David Hitchcock Chosen Moderator &t. : Voted to Choose a Committee, to See y. the green Branes, be removed out of the highways, of Benjamin Morgen, Thomas Mighell and Enoch Hides, any Committee Chofan to remove & Incumblancs on high ways as aforssaid (3) Not to accept of the School house in of town plot minis according to Bargam (4) Voler, to Jeat the Meeting house forthesith, and to Choose a Committee for that Purpose:(5) Votes to Choose Mint mena Committee to Beat y meeting houle: Vold, that John Sherman !villian. Miljon, Danle Buit, Thomas Hebbins, Samle Hubbard, Cap David Hitchcock A Benjamin Podley, Joseph Hayns, as John Keep, Chosen if Committee for y- to be regulates according to y Directions for Committee in May 1945 affair =
= affair: Voted that the Committee make Return of their Seatings? frouje to the town at Home town Meeting in May Next: Then the- March town Meeting adjourned to hiessay this 14th day of this Instant March at Nine Clock in the Pornoon: March y 14th Then being met according to adJournment, and processed &
1: John Sherman Chefen town Clerk (2) John Sherman, John Stebbins En John Keep, Enoch Hides and Leonard Hoar, Chosen Selectmon Ve: 3. noah Hitchcock, nath Collins, and William Miljon 2& Chofen & Constables, all for the year infring ve: -
. . 4: Granted to Nicholas Groves, Four treafurer for pound, old foror for One year Service as town freafuzor: Voted a Goe to Give S. Creafiner Ey for gathering in old arreazages, five Pound twelve Shillings old tonor 5: Nicholas Grover Chosen town treasurer 6 John Charles, Robert Brown John Hitchcock, Jonathan Brown, George Erwin, Ebener ByShop Samle nichols, Daniel Graves, and Elnathan Munger, Chofen, Surveys of High ways; Timothy Holland, Freeborn Moulton & Joseph Hoar Chefen Tythingmen: Joseph Hitchcock & John Stebbins thofen fence. Viewers: Bezalced Sherman Chefen Sealer of Coather.
I' Voted, fo mend the high ways by a vato this year, and, 16 Shillings in ofd tener allowed to a man a day, and thirty two Shillings for a man I fram a day in old tonor, and the feveral furveyer afersgoing are How Chefen Collectors of IS Highway rato: Voted to raise a rate or fax on three hundred Pound old toner to mend high ways in f& fown! Then Im Hilfon 2 appeared and made Excuse for Serving of Constable and was Executed by a voto of the forum; and then Sam Moulton was Chosen Constable by a vote of the town: Voted to raise a fax of one hundred pound in old foner to pay town Debts: . Voted, to pay John Stebbins three pound ton Shillings old toner, which Repaid for mending the Schoolhouse Glaff; In answer to a Petition James TompJon Jun: + Several others praying a liberty to build a Pisw over the Haus in y meeting of we Goe up the gallery, the petition granted provided it be built over the Itaires on the mens Side:
Granted to Thomas Stebbins, the Sum of Eventy Eight Shillings old fonor, for two Days affecting in the year 1747: Granted to Leonard Hoar af Thomas Ellinwood, for preambulating the Pris Betrixt Brimfield and Sturbridge in May the 24th 174 Sixteen Shillings pr Man old tonor: Granted, to John Sherman, the Sum of Six point s Sixteen Shillings in old isnor for making vator in the year 1748 Ve_
Granted to Joseph Bloggett, the Sum of fix pound y Sixteen Shillings in old tortor for making rate, in the year 17482 Granted to Thomas Highell from his account fory meeting house: 23-17-6 os lonor Voted, that, the Votes pafed'in the town meetings be read before ymeetings bifold Whereas Request has been made to ur to turn the high way that leadsthe from John Milton Estward and lave it ord By mr George Eswins, and accordingly sue have viewed ISways, and according to our Judgment we Judge it Convenienty most to the publick good that to way be turned through int Erwine land along by his house where people usually travaile from the road that leadeth forward Stafford, where the path is Now trodden untill it Comes to IL Enwins Penco, then Keeping by the South file of his or chard by the South Side of his fence until it Comes in to a lane a lille west from his barn, " for to Keep so lane until it Comes to a little brooke For theight to where y way was formerly laidout acted Much the 13- 17- march 13- 1948/9 then the Joseph Haynes anthony Med ham - altering y a fore going on a love way todes and Comforines Joseph Davis. ad Joins Millones to the Common fans
is of fire it was laid out till it Comes peau where this new road Comes to it
The Petition of Jeseph Bloggett Humbly Theweth, to the town of Brimfield vo. Gentlemen: Whereas your Petitioner has Eracted a fence between my houfor my 89 Jon Josephs houfo, which fence begins at y horeast Corner of the ferrier Dugg way or path y is between my house & my Jons as aforsaid and from: theres's pence runeth Hertherly about 35 rods, faking in part of the high way (as Soms Suppose) therefor your petitionen prays that the town would be pleased to turn for way Paye it along by west Side of Said fence from & Noreast End of the aforesaid Dugg Way untill it Comes into Is Road again which will be against my for Joseph's House, and in for Doing you " obligo your Hun ble pelitioner :. Dated March y 142 141748 Joseph Bloggett
Brimfield Marche the 14: 1748/9: Then the above petitioned for alteration of the road Voted Confirmed by this town :-
Brimfield March the 13th 1748/9: Que the Committee have been Cause to turn a high way, Eastonly of a brook Called Taylors Brook, Begining at a Arnall white oaks Hadde, Runing Southerly to a Black cake Staddle, then run- -ing Easterdly to the high way - - (adonijah Ruffell) th March 13:1749: Then Voted a Confirmed
Joseph Hoar- Committee the alteration of y afere Discribed way: Ebenezer Miller -5
To Melfi, Joseph Haynes, anthony Needham, and Joseph Davis being a Committee appointed by the town to turn or alter High ways in faid town if Required for to Do - -- Gel" we the Subfibers humbly pray that you would be pleased to view the high way where it is laid out by John Mighell's old house and Joe Down to Formy Jory bridge (Joe Called) and Consider y untolerans. -nefs: of havailing there, and in Compaction towards us and offer Travailer that are obliged to pay that way, you would be pleased to turn fue pieces of High way and lay it out where we Commonly fra- · vaile up and Down the hill from Said Somplons Bridge to the top ofthe hill, where the father part, against the Corner of Peter Hayns Jingane- - ments, and make return theroof Into the Next annual march meeting: and in Joe Doing you Greatly oblige your Humble Petitioner :. John Darleffon Peter Haynes
Ebenezer Bylshop Joseph Bloggett
In answer to the Petition above ive the Pubberiber have been and Edward Webber. John BuffRop Viewed si way, & according to John Webber orez Judgment, we determin, & have Humphrey Need ham agreed to turn the way, Romy top John Belnap - Benjamin Warner of the hill, between Peter Hayns": and John Mighell, old house where the Patties part (to Comptons Bridge) From where it was laid out, to goe in the other path Down the Kill, where
People Usually Tavaile : Joseph Hayns, anthony Needham . Joseph Davis - -
to the town of Brimfield se
The humble Petition of us who have herounto Subscribed & Setforour hands Genllen, Whereas we have made our address to the towns Committed; as above. and they have by an Impartial View Considered the Guglics and Reafona- Eliness of having Said view of way turned (which without Doubt upon an Impartial Consideration, with what Knowledge the most of you have off Way, will be of that opinion too: and Is Committee. Rave accordingly turned I and way of, in their Return: Therefore Gentlemen we humbly pay as you would Intervous y fublick good, but more Especially the benefit of your fear petitioners:
: and their Succeeding Posterity, for the future; you would be pleased to Confirin so Way according to their Return , and in Joe Doing you will Greatly oblige your Rum to Petitioners ... John Hillon Peter Hayns Joseph Blogget
John Danelfor
Benjamin Warner
John Byffhop
Ebenezer Biffop Frenanco Webber
Stumpfiny Needham John Webber
George Miljon Edward Webber
Brinfield March the 14th 1749: Then the within petition Granted & Confirmed by the town of the high way altered according to the Return of the Committee
-th March 19=1747/8 Received of Nicholas Groves two hundred and Forty five Pounds old town for my Salary in the year 1796. James Bridgham Brimfield December 13th 1748 Received of Nicholas Groves three hundred & Fifty Pounds old Conor for my Gallery for the year 1747-
James Bridgham
March tho 14- 1749 Voted to be Entered in the town Book, and then The town Meeting Disolved: -
Fest: John Sherman Town Clerk
February the 28th 1748/9 Wee the Subscribers in Behalf of the town have made up accounts with the Executor of nath & Hitchcock, and find that Estate Indebted to the town, besides the Ministers rato, in old tomor: 25= 14=03 :- -
March the 14-1799: Then Voted by the town not to Exact y money of the widow Mary Hitchcock. Executor: But if it Can be found in the Constables hands, there the town to have the Same: -
Nicholas Groves 2 ) Town
Thomas Ellinwood John Byshop - Reuben Soufley
Freafurer
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Brimfield U. So Noah Hitchcock one of the Constables of the lord of Brimfield Seal : within the Country of Hamp Phine \ Greeting & In his Majesties Name you are required to warn the free holders, and other Inho. - Bitants of the town of Brimfield, qualified to voto, as the law Directs, that they meet and afterble themselves Together at & publick medling house in the four plot, on thursday the 11th Day of this Instant may, at one of the Clock in
the afternoon: of ser Day, then there to transactiony & Following particulars .: first: to Choose a moderator to regulate Is Meeting (2) to Choose Hogy reavy which was committed in March meeting; and allow to pay a vote that Swine may goe at large, being cooked ringed as y law Directs:(3) To see if the= = town =
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town will Reconsider their voto passed in march East, in altering high ways, viz a high way that went along by John Mighells old house as a high way that went out last: "1 rom John Milfor (A) to hear petitions and act thewon: Hers of fail not, and make return This Warrant with your. Dovigs theron tous the Subjeribes, by the time profixed invaid Variant: Dated at Brimfield this 29 Day of may v in the 229 year of his Majesties reign Lunoque Domini 1799
John Sherman
Brimfield May 4211th 1749: I have warned
Select: and Caused to be warned if freeholders and Veya
John Stebbins
Leonard Hoar John Keep. -
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other Inhabitants, according to the Direction of this Warrant. Noah Hitchcock Constable
Whave warned & Caused-to be warn all the inhabitants in my limits, qualified & Voto according to law: prime - -- Same moulton foistates Brimfield ff: may 9th 1749: then warned the Inhabitants in my limits, according to the within warrant: - Nothel Collins Constable
Att a town Meeting held at Brimfield may the 11th 1749: first: John Steffins Chofen moderator for is meeting (2) voted that Irme may goe at lang! being Locked and ringed as the law Directs (3) in regard to y High way mentioned in the Warrant, Nothing Done upon it. (A) In answer to y petition of Thomas Ellinwood, it was granted him the following account: Viz to three days of: Jeffing of making rates in the year 1748, at if of toner per Day: 02-08=00 -: 00-16-00
to one Day going after a Schoolmaster- 03 - 04 -00 Then this town meeting Disolved
and then a town meeting held at Brimfold atfive of the Clock in the afternoon: Being regularly Worried to Chicolo a Deputy: John Stebbins those moderator: En was put to voto to Choose a Deputy, But Chofa nono, the town being under Considerable Charge prays for Excuse for this year: Than this town meeting Disolved
Brimfield f. To Hoch Hitchcock one of the Constables of the town of 0: Brimfield within the County of Hampshire greeting ve In his Majesties Name you are hereby Required to Ważny freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Brimfield; within your Umili; that are qualified to voto as the law Directs, that they meet o a feriflo themselves Together at the Publick meeting house in the town plot: Fryday the 14th Day of this Instant July at one of the Clock in the afternoon: then There to tranfact on the following particular :--; ist: to Choof a Moderator to Regulate && meeting :.-
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By. To take an account of the Committee that was Chosen to finish tho' meeting house: Viz! James formpfon Danle Burton Joseph Hoar, that s how y money raised for that use is Expended, and what mors is wanting finish paying for f& work (3) to Raise money to pay & Charge for y work the &Shoujo(a) to provide Hinges for the meeting house windows to hang Tem: (5) To See if the town will accept of the Seating of the meeting house Seated by the Committee Chofen for that Purpose: if not: (6) then to Choose Committee to Seat the Meeting houjons (1) To Dignified the News Seats in JAS toute again; and alfoe to give the Committee Instructions in their Seating how Paz Estato Shall Equallizo to age in Leating (8) to Hear Petitions & achtherson Is the town may think fit: here of fail not, and make Return of this variant with your doings themoon to us the Subscribers by thetime pro= fixed in & Slvariant, dated at Brimfield this 3 Day of July annoge John Sherman John Stebbins
Domini 1749 Brimfield July 10th 1749 :-- I have warned Caused to be warned the: : free holder = 0 Leonard Hoar John Reef !- Enoch Hides-
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