The Proprietors' records of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, including Fitchburg and a portion of Ashby. 1729-1833, Part 23

Author: Lunenburg, Mass. Proprietors. [from old catalog]; Davis, Walter A. (Walter Alonzo), b. 1846
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Fitchburg : Pub. by authority of the City council
Number of Pages: 416


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4ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being Eight Shillings


51y Voted to adjorn this meeting to monday ye 23 Day of march next at one o'Clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded ye 3ª day of march 1789


Joseph Hartwell Clark


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[108] March ye 23₫ 1789 Being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Sd meeting opened


firft Voted that M! Benja Redington one of the Pro- prietors Committee be directed to Inquire of and advife with Lawyer Gill Refpecting Scootts affairs with the Pro- prietors and Likewife with Scoott if he thinks it nefsiary. and Repoort to the Committee on what tearms Settle- ment may be had and Receive their farther Direction


2.ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the Proprieter being four Shillings


3ly Votd to adjorn this meeting to the Second mun- day in June next at one o'clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded by me Joseph Hartwell Clark


June ye 8th 1789 being met according to Adjornment at the houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Sª meeting opened.


first Voted to allow Edward Scoot Six-teen Shillings & Sixpence for his attending Eleven meetings as a propri- etor alfo Six Shillings for Services Don for the proprietors in Showing the Common & undevided Lands alfo nine Shillings for three Days in affifting in Serveying common Lands total £1: 11: 6:


2ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 5/0


3ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the Second mun- day of Sept next at one o'clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded by me ৳ Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


Sept ye 14th 1789. Being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunen- burg being Duly formed Said meeting opened a number of the propietors not prefent at Sd meeting thougt fit to adjorn to Sum futer Day


Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 3/0


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Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the firft munday of November next at this place at one o, Clock after noon Philip Goodridge Modirater


Recorded by me ? Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


November ye 2ª 1789 being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Lieut philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opened. firft Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being Seven Shillings and Six pence


Voted to adjorn this meeting to the Second munday of January next at nine a o'clock in the morning at this place


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded by me # Joseph Hartwell Proprietors Clark


[109] January ye 11th 1790. being met according Adjornment at the Houfe of Lieu! Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opened.


firft Voted to allow Joseph Hartwell an ac- count of £1 5 10


2ly Voted to allow Eleazer Houghton an ac-


count of -090 for attending Sundry meeting


3ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to morrow at one aClock afternoon at this place *(being met according to Janury 12th* adjornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg Said meeting opened.)


firft Voted to allow Benja Redington an ac- - count of


2 10 8 for Services don for the proprietors & at- tending Sundry meetings


of 2 6 1


21y. Voted to allow Beja Goodridge an account - for Services don for the proprietors and at- tending Sundry meetings


3ly. Voted to allow Thaddeas Commings an ac- count of 196


- for Services don for the proprietors and at- tending Sundry meetings


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4ly. Voted to allow Samuel Johnfon an account of 3 13 10


for Services don for the proprietors and at- tending Sundry meetings


5ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by ye proprietors it being - - 130


6ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the Second mun- day of February next at one a'Clock after noon at this place


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded the 13 Day of January 1790 by me Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


February ye 8th 1790 being met according to adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunen- burg Being Duly formed Said meeting opened


firft Voted to allow Lieut Philip Goodridge an account of 5 11 0


2ly Voted to Chufe a Committee to Reckon with the proprietors treafurer


3ly Voted and Choofe Thaddeus Commings & Capt Benja Goodridge for Said Committee


4ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 060


Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the firft munday of June next one o'Clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded the ninth Day of June 1790 by me Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


[1.10] June the 7th 1790. being met according to ad- jornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lu- nenburg being Duly formed Sd meeting opened


Voted to adjorn this meeting to the Laft munday of this Inftant June at two o'clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded by me ? Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


June the 28th 1790. Being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunen- burg being Duly formed Said meeting opened


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firft Voted to alow Philip Goodridge an ac- count of four pounds Seventeen Shillings £4 17-0 for Expences of meetings and Serveing Treaf- urer for the proprietors (and other Services don for the Sd proprietors) to this time


the Report of the Committee Chofen (February the 8th 1790.) to Reckon with the proprietors Treafurer is as follows. viz. we the Subfcribers being Chofen a Commit- tee to Reckon with Philip Goodridge Treafurer or Recever of the Proprietors moneis of the Town of Lunenburg arifing from from the Sale of the Common Lands have attended the bufinefs and find that there is Due from Said Goodridge to the above Said Proprietors one hundred and Seventy pounds fifteen Shillings and one peney one far- thing £170 15 1 1


June the 28th 1790 Thads Commings \ Committee Benja Goodridge J


Philip Goodridge ( Receiver


Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the firft munday of September next at one o'Clock after noon at this place Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 29th day of June 1790


by me Joseph Hartwell Clark


September the 6th 1790 Being met according to ad- jornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Sd meeting opened


an order called a general order Supofeing to Contain Several particuler orders (being in the Treafurers hand) not to be found Could not profeed to bufinefs therefore thought beft to adjorn for a fhort time


firft Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 3/0


2ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to munday the twentieth day of this Inftent Sept at one o'Clock after noon at this place


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this Seventh day of Sept 1790


₱ me Joseph Hartwell Clark


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[112] September the 20th 1790 Being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Sd meeting opened


firft Voted to Chufe a Treafurer in the Roome of Lieut Philip Goodridge.


2ly. Voted and Choofe Eleazer Houghton Treafurer


3ly. Voted to adjorn this meeting to, to morrow at four a Cloek after noon at this at this place


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Sept ye 21th 1790 being met according to adjornment Sd meeting opened


firft Voted to Except of a Settlement made this Day with Philip Goodridge Receiver of the proprietors moneis, by the Commette Choofen for that purpofe viz. the Said Goodridge Difsehargefes himfelf from the Ballanee Due to the Proprietors. acording to a Reckoning on the 28th of June 1790 of £170 $: d. f. 15 1 1 by Dilivering up to Said Proprietors Sundry Notes of hand and obligations which he had in his hands belonging to Sª proprie- tors to the amount of - £161 § 73


and by giving his note of hand for 9762


which Settlement is hereby Excepted and the Said Goodridge is Difcharged from any further Demands from the proprietors as a Receiver of their monies


2ly. Voted to allow an account to Jofeph Hartwell of


- - - £0 13 2


3ly. Voted the Expenee of the above meetings be paid by the proprietors being 0 60


4ly Vted to Adjorn this meeting to to the firft mun- day of December next at one o'eloek after noon at this place


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 22d Day of Sept 1790 { Joseph Hartwell Clark


[113] December the 6th 1790 Being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Lieut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opened.


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firft Voted to allow Benja Goodridge an ac-


count of


£1


8 2


for Services don for the Proprietors


2ly. Voted to allow Thaddeus Commings an account of 1 20 for Services don for the Proprietors


3ly. Voted to Chufe a man to lay the Cafe of this Propriety before Some Sutable perfon that may direct him how to petision the great & General Court that they pafs an act or Refolve for the finial Settlement of the Proprietorfhip of the Town of Lunenburg.


4ly. Voted and Choofe M! Benja Redington for the above Service


5ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 4/0


6ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the Second mun- day of march next at the Houfe of Capt Benja Goodridge in Lunenburg at one o'Clock after noon


Philip Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 22d Day of December. 1790.


Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


March the 14th 1791. Being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Capt Benja Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Sd meeting opened.


firft Voted to Chufe a Modirator for this prefent meeting


2ly Voted and Choofe Mr Samuel Johnson modirator for Sd meeting


3ly Voted to allow Joseph Hartwell an ac- count of - £1 1 10


41y Voted to allow Edward Scoot an ac-


0 12 00 count of


5ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being ten Shillings


6ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to munday ye 13th day of June next at one o'clock after noon at this place Samuel Johnfon Modirator


Recorded this 13th day of march 1791


? Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


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[114] June ye 13th 1791 Being met according to ad- jornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opined.


Firft Voted and Choofe M! Samuel Johnfon Modira- tor for this prefent meeting


2ly. Voted to allow Benja Redington an ac- count of - £1 11 7 for Services don for the proprietors and attanding Sundry meetings


31y


4ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be payed by the proprietors being four Shillings


5ly. Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the Sev- enth Day of November next at one o'Clock after noon at this place


Samuel Johnfon Modirator


Recorded this 14th of June 1791


₱ Joseph Hartwell Clark


November ye 7th 1791 Being met according to Ad- jornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opened.


firft Voted and Chofe Capt Benja Goodridge Modira- tor for this prefent meeting


2ly. Voted to Adjorn this Meeting to munday the Second day of January next at one o'Clock afternoon at this place


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator Recorded { me Jofeph Hartwell proprietors Clark


January ye 2ª 1792. Being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Capt Benja Goodridge in Lunen- burg being Duly formed Said meeting opened.


firft Voted and Chofe Capt Benjamin Goodridge Mad- irator for this prefent meeting


2ly Voted to allow Joseph Hartwell an account of £0 7 0


3ly Voted Eleazer Houghton proprietors Treafurer by a Vote of Said proprietors is Directed to Call on the Adminiftrators on the Eftate of Aaron Willard late of


20


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Lunenburg Deceafed for emmediate payment of the Devi- dand Due to Sd proprietors of Lunenburg as will appear by the Decree of the Judge of probate for the County of Worcefter.


4ly Voted the Expence of this be paid by the propri- etors being 0-10-4


51y Voted to adjorn this meeting to the firft munday of June next at one o'Clock after noon at this place Benja Goodridge Modirator Recorded ? me Joseph Hartwell Proprietors Clark


[115] June ye 4th 1792. being met according to adjornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in ' Lunenburg being Duly formed Said meeting opened


firft Voted and Chofe Mr Samuel Johnfon Modirator for this prefent meeting


2ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the third Day of September next at one o'Clock after noon at this place


Samuel Johnfon Modirator


Recorded this 4th Day of June 1792.


?! Jofeph Hartwell proprietors Clark


September ye 3ª 1792 being met according to adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunen- burg Said meeting opened


firft Voted and Chofe Cap! Benjamin Goodridge Mod- irator -


2ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the fifth day of November next at one o'clock after noon at this place


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 3th day of Sept 1792 ₱ Jofeph Hartwell Clark


November ye 5th 1792 being met according to adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunen- burg Inholder Said meeting opened.


firft Voted the Expence of this meeting and the two


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former meetings June ye 4th Sept ye 3d 1792 be paid by the proprietors being ten Shilling & Eight pence


2ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to thurf day the fif- teenth Day of this Inftant at one o'Clock after noon at this place


the proprietor Committee arc Directed by Sd proprie- tors to Rectify a mifftake in Laying-out Common Land on Land before Laid out, and make Return at the adjorn- ment of this meeting


Recorded this Six Day of November 1792


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator ? Joseph Hartwell proprietors Clark


November ye 15th 1792 being met according to Ad- jornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge In- holder in Lunenburg Said meeting opened


firft Voted M! Benja Redington Receive the proprie- tors book of Records into his hand and Return it Safe at the adjornment of this meeting


2ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the twenty-Sixth Day this Inftant November at one o'Clock after noon at this place


Benja Goodridge Modirater


Recorded this twenty-fixth Day of November 1792 ? Joseph Hartwell Clark


[116] November ye 26th 1792 being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Cap! Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg Inholder Said meeting opened.


firft the Committee of the proprietors haveing deeded to Phinehas Dunsmore a Track of Land clamed by M! Jacob Welch as his propity


therefore Voted to Chuefe a Committee of three men in behalf of Said proprietors to Submit all the matters of damages which accrue to Said Welch by reafon of Said Dunsmores Trefpafsing upon his Land as alledged in the writ brought by Said Welch aganft said Dunfmore


Voted and Choofe Cap! Benjamin Goodridge Benjamin Redington and Thaddeus Commings for the above Said


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Committee the Said Committee or any two of them to act on behalf of the Said proprietors on the above Said Damages or any other Damages that may appear by mif- stakes in Laing out Common Lands


Voted to allow Joseph Hartwell an account of 13/8


Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the pro- prietors being


Voted to Adjorn this meeting to the Laft munday of march next one o'Clock after noon at this place


Benja Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 27th Day of November 1792 { Jofeph Hartwell Clark


March ye 25th 1793. Being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Cap! Benja Goodridge Inholder in Lunenburg. Said meeting opened.


after Settleing the Divifion money Due to the heirs of Phinehas Parker of Groton Deceafed arifing from the Sale of the Common Lands of the proprietors of Lunen- burg


Voted to Adjorn this meeting to thurf Day ye 28th day of this Inftant march at one o'Clock after noon at this place


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 27th day of march 1793 Joseph Hartwell Clarek


[117] March ye 28th 1793 Being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg Inholder Said meeting opened.


Voted that the proprietors Treafurer Viz. Eleazer Houghton be hereby Directed to pay to the Committee that was Chofen by the Sd proprietors Viz. Benja Reding- ton Benja Goodridge and Thaddeus Commings to Defend or Settle the action brought by Jacob Weleh againft Phinchas Dunfmore Such Sums of money as they Shall Expend in Defending or Scttleing the above Said Caufe and there Recept Shall be allowed to the Sª Treafurer by ye Sd proprietors


2ly Voted to allow Samuel Johnfton an ac-


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count of £1 56


for attending meetings


31y Voted to allow Benja Goodridge an ac- count of -


6 78


for Services don for the proprietors & Ex- pences & attending meetings


4ly Voted to allow Thaddeus Commings an


1 6 6 account of -


for attend meetings & Services don for the proprietors


5ly Voted to allow Eleazer Houghton an ac-


count of 1 4 for attending meetings & Services don for the proprietors


6ly. Voted to allow Benja Redington an ac- count of -


3 18 6


for attending meetings & Services don for the proprietors


7ly Voted Chufe a Committee of two to Reckon with the propretors Treafurer


8ly Voted and Chofe Thaddeus Commings & Jofeph Hartwell for Sª Committee


gly Voted the Expences of this meeting and munday meeting be paid by the proprietors being -


1ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to nonday the third day of June next one o'Clock after noon at this place Benja Goodridge Modirater


Recorded this 29th day of march 1793


Joseph Hartwell Clark


[118] June ye 3ª 1793 being met according to Ad- jornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg Inholder Sd meetting opened


firft Voted to Except the Reckoning of the Commit- tee Chofen to Reckon with Eleazer Houghton Treafurer for the proprietors of the Town of Lunenburg as follow- eth; we the Subfcribers Being Chofen a Committee to Reckon with the above Said Treafurer have attended Sd Reckoning and find in Said Houghtons hands of the pro- prietors Securityes and moneys arifing from the Sales of thier Common Lands to the amount of - - £260 f 2 g


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two Hundred and Sixty pounds four- teen Shillings and three pence three far- things alfo one thoufand Continantal pa- per


Dollers, the above Said Houghton Dif- charges himfelf by paying the proprie- tors Debts to the amount of Sixty-Six pounds thirteen Shillings one peney, for which he produced proper vouchers, and alfo paid out


five hundred and Sixty three & 3 Conti- nantal paper Dollers. and there Re- mains Due to the Sª proprietors from Said Houghton one Hundred ninty-four pounds one Shilling two pence three far- things. - and four hundred. thirty-Six. & } Con- tinantal paper Dollers


Lunenburg April ye 2d 1793


Thads Cummings \ Committee Joseph Hartwell §


Eleazer Houghton


Treafurer


2ly. Voted to allow Eleazer Houghton for Serving Treafurer from Sept 1790 to June the Second 1793. one pound 1 00 00


3ly. Voted to allow Benja Redington an account of -- 1 10 9


4ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being Seven Shillings 070


5ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to munday the ninth day of September next one o'clock after noon at this place


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator Recorded this 4th Day of June 1793 ?. Joseph Hartwell Clark


September the 9th 1793 being met according to Ad- jornment at the Houfe of Capt Benja Goodridge in Lunen- burg Inholder S! meeting opened.


Dllers 1000


66 13 1


Dolers 56314


194 1 23


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Voted to Adjorn this meeting to munday the forth Day of November next at one o'Clock after noon at this place Benja Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 10th Day of Sept 1793 Joseph Hartwell Clark


[119] November y: 4th 1793 being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Capt Benjamin Goodridge in Lunenburg Said meeting opened


firft Voted to Except four plans in feavour of Maj! James Richardfon in order to be recorded


2ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors 14/0


3ly. Voted to Adjorn this meeting to monday the ninth day of December next one o'Clock after noon at the Houfe of Leut Philip Goodridge in Lunenburg.


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this fift day of November 1793


Joseph Hartwell Clark


December ye 9th 1793 being met according to Adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Leut Phillip Goodridge in Lunen- burg Said meeting opned


firft Voted to Chufe a Committee to meet with M: Thurstain to See the Lines run between Said Thurf- tains Land and the proprietors Lands


2ly Voted and Chofe Mr Benja Redington Capt Benja Goodridge for Said Committee


3ly Voted to allow David Kilburn an account of one pound Seven Shillings - - - £1-7-0 41y. Voted to allow Joseph Hartwell an account of ninteen Shillings & Six pence - - - - - 0:19.6 5ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 2/0 - - 0:2:0


6ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to monday the thir- teenth day of January next at one o'Clock after noon at the Houfe of M! Samuel Johnfon in Lunenburg


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this tenth day of December 1793


Joseph Hartwell Clark


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January ye 13th 1794. being met according to adjorn- ment at the Houfe of M! Samuel Johnfon in Lunenburg Sd meeting opened.


firft Voted to Receive the minifterael 2ª Divifion Lott of Doc Abraham Hafkel as bid off at the Vandue and Settle with the Town for the Same


whereas Maj! James Richardson bought of the propri- etors of Lunenburg all the Common land at vandue that had not ben Surveyed and whereas the Committee ap- pointed by the proprietors to Survey the abovefaid Com- mon Lands for Said Richardfon and as the Committee aforefª returned a plan of two peces of Land Containing about 32 acres to the proprietors as common Land which Sª Richardfon Sold to phinehas Denfmore and Jonathan Adams Ju! but it now appears that the abovefaid Lands was not Common Land and the purcherfsers Call Dam- age. therefore.


Voted that if the above Said Richardson will pay to the proprietors the full of what he owes them and like- wife the one half of the money that the above Said Danf- more and Adams gave for the abovefaid Land and Like- wife give the proprietors a relefe or a Deed of aequittence from any further Demands for any Common Lands bought of the proprietors as aforefaid in Confidration of the Sd Richardfon Receiveing two pounds of Sd proprietors that the abovefaid proprietors do hereby Engage to Settle the Damage that the above Sª Dunfmore or Adams Could have had againft Said Richardfon


Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the pro- prictors being 9/4


Voted to Adjorn this meeting to wedenfday the 28th Day of may next at the Houfe of Cap! Benja Goodridge in Lunenburg one o'Clock after noon


Benjamin Goodridge Modirator Recorded by me Joseph Hartwell Clark


[120] May ye 28th 1794 being met according to Adjornment at the Houfe of Cap! Benja Goodridge in Lunenburg Said meeting opened


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firft Voted to Chufe a Committee man in the Rome of M! Samuel Johnfon Deceafed


2ly Voted and Chofe M! Benja Johnfon in the Rome of the Said Samuel Johnfon


3ly Voted that the proprietors purchafe of Benja Goodridge the minifteral Second Divifion Lott Lying in the Northeaft part of Lunenburg Townfhip which Said Goodridge bought of Said Town of Lunenburg at Vandue and when Said Goodridge Shall Give a Deed of acquit- tence of the abovefaid Lott of Land to the proprietors aforefaid of the Same tennor and form of the Deed he had of the Town of Lunenburg afore faid that then the proprietors Committee Namely. Benja Goodridge Benja Redington and Benja Johnfon, be directed to take up the Security that the abovefaid, Benja Goodridge gave the Town for Said Land by giveing their Security in behalf of the proprietors aforefaid.


4ly Voted that the Committee of Sales be Directed to make Sale of all the Common Lands and all Lands they Shall find belonging to the proprietors of Lunenburg as Sone as they can with convenencey and in that way they Shall Think beft, and that they tranfact all matters Re- fpecting Said Lands as they Shall think beft for Sd pro- prietors


5ly Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being 9/3


6ly Voted to Adjorn this meeting to munday the 5th day of January next one o'Clock after noon at this place Benjamin Goodridge Modirator


Recorded this 29th day of may 1794.


₹ Joseph Hartwell Clark


January the 5th 1795. being met according to adjorn- ment at the Houfe of Capt Benja Goodridge in Lunen- burg Said meeting opened


firft Voted to allow an acount to David Kilborn of - - - - - - £1- 70


2.1y. Voted to Except a plan of Seventeen acres & 115 rod lying in Fitchburg bounding on Efq! Putnoms & Lows Lands


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3ly. Voted to allow Stephen Whitney an ac-


count of


-


- 0- 7 6


4ly. Voted to allow Cap! Benja Goodridge an account of - - - - £6-11 5 5ly. Voted to allow Jofeph Hartwell an account of - 0- 7-6


- 6ly. Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the proprietors being Sixteen Shillings and four pence - 0-16 4


7ly. Voted to Adjorn this meeting to wednefday the 27th day of may next one o'Clock after noon at this place Benjamin Goodridge Modirator




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