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JOHN TYLER
[24.] These are to giue the Proprietors of the former Town- ship of Mendon Notis that their is to be a proprietors meeting on the first Wendsday in April at ten A Clock in the fore Noon After the Choise of A Moderator
1st to See if thay Chuse a Committy or make an addition to the former Committy for Setling bounds and to take Care of the Pub- liek affars of the Propriety
[25.] 2ª Article - to See if thay will Chuse a man or men to Ejeet any Person or persons that haue Inclosed an| Pertend to hold any of the Proprietors Land wit| out any Just Rite
3y to See if the propriety Will Chuse a Committee to Settl| the North Line of Sa Propriety with Sutton and Hopking Town 4y to See if the Propriety will Chuse a Committy to Look up Common Land in said propriety and make Return to Said pro- priety of what Land thay fin| to be Common in Sª Propriety Dated at Mendon 5th of March 1781 - there was Notis of this Meeting at Mendon Uxbridge Upton Northbridge and Milford by the Comtee
Doeter John Corbit Chose Moderator Made Choice of mr Samuel Aldrich and m' Ebenezer Chapin to Assist in Setling bounds whare Disputes arise between Neighbour and Neighbor
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2d artecle Made Choice of Col Nathan Tyler & M' Abnar Raw- son to Eject any person or persons that have Inclosed and per- tend to hold any of the proprietors Land with out any Just Rite -
3y Uoted to Chuse a Comty of thre men to Perambelate or til Settle ye North Line of Said Propriety With Sutton an| Hopking- ton the men Chosen Ware Cap John Tyler Samuel Aldrich and Cap Samuel Warrin
noted to Ajorn the 4th Artecle and this Meeting to th| 12 day of September 1781 to one a Clock in the after Noon to the first parrish Meeting hous in Mendon
this meeting was held In Mendon April 4, 1781
These are to gine Notis to the propriety of the former Town- ship of Mendon that the 31 Day this Instant Ma| at 2 A Clock in the after Noon is appointed to be held a Proprietors Meeting at the hous of Captin Ammidow| in Mendon - 1 to Chuse A Moderator to Regulate Said Meetin |1
2dly to See if the Propriety wil Enable the Comty Chose yl 4 of April 1781 to Settle the Proprietors Lines with Sutton an| Hopkintown Also to See if thay will Enable Sa Comty to Sett| || or Preambulate the Line with the Proprietors of Sherbour| and to make any addition to Said Comty if it be thoght Proper
[26.] |ated in Said Propriety ye 14 of May 1781 By the Proprietys Comty John Corbit Samnel Read John Tyler
Mendon May ye 31-1781 Then Met and Chose Doeter John Corbit Moderator - And noted to Act on the Second article And Voated to Make An Addition of two Men=to the Comty Chose ye 4 of April Namely Docter John Corbit and Samuel Read to Joyn With Said Comty M' Samuel Aldrich Cap John Tyler and Cap Sammel Warrin - to Settle the Proprietor Lines With Sherbourn Hopkinton And Sutton agreable to our former Grants and Deeds -
September ye 12=1781 Being a Proprietors Meeting by adjornment from ye 14 of may 1781 : then meet Acording to ye Ajornment - the Comty= Chose to perambelate Lines with Sher- bourn Sutton & Hopcinton hane Not made Return of their Doings
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- Voted that this meeting is ajorn|d to the 22 day of october 1781 at one aclock of Said day |fter Noon : to ye First Parrish Meeting House = in Mendon
JOHN CORBITT Moderator
October 22-1781 being A Proprietors Meeting by |Jornment from ye 12 of September to this Day the Comty Cap John Tyler Samuel Aldrich & Cap Sam" Warrin it was Reported thay Could not Accomplish the Bisness thay ware Chose for with out Som Coppys from ye Records in Boston at Said Meeting Chose Cap Benjamin Read to Go to the Secrays offis and try to precure A Coppy of Som grants maid to Sherborn |djoining to Mendon Propryety = then this Meeting was adjorned to the first Munday in April 1782 on 10 a Clock to the first Parrish Meeting hows
JOHN CORBETT Moderator
April 1st 1782 Meet acording to adjornment the Papers Not precured A jorned this Meeting to the 13 Day of May to the first Parrish Meeting hous in Mendon at two a Clock after Noon
Mett according to adjornment the 13 day of May 1782 the Papers Not Precured from Boston this meeting Stands adjorned to ye 4 Day of September 1782 |-| |-| |- |-| |- |-| first parrish in Mendon one a clock
[27.] These are to giue Notis to the Proprietors of the form | | Township of Mendon that the thirteenth day of May 1782 is to be held a Proprietors Meeting at the Town| Meeting hous in the First Parrish in S' Mendon at two a Clock in the After Noon of Said Day - 1 to Choose A Modera ||||| to Regulate Said Meeting - 2dly to See if the Proprie|| |||f) will Chuse a Man or Men to ad to the Committy for Laying out Common Land Dated At Mendon the 9th of April 1782 John Corbitt Samuel Read Silas Wheloek Commit ||"
Mendon May 13 : 1782 the abone Warrant was Notifi|| || in thre Publiek Places in Said Propriety -
the warrant Red - Docter John Corbitt Chose Moderato|
Uoted on the 2d Artecle and Chose Josiah Ball Jnr to be a Committy man to Lay Out Common Land in Sd Propriety
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the meeting was a Jorned to the Ninth day of Septem|| ||| at one A Clock after Noon at ye first parrish meeting hous in Mendon
Mendon September 9th. 1782 Being A Proprietors Meeting by A Jornment from may 13 : 1782 to September ninth 1782 to the first Parrish Meeting hous in Said Mendon
Met and the Papers ware Not precured By Cap Benjamin Read a Jorned Said Meeting to October 8th 1782 at one Aclock in the after Noon of Said Day to the first Parrish Meeting hous in Mendon
Mendon October 8th being a proprietors meeting from Septem- ber 9th 1782 to October 8th 1782
Meet and Chose Cap Peter Pennaman a Com"" man to as- sist Cap John Tyler and others to Settle Lines Between Mendon Propriety Hopeintown & So forth - and then the Meeting was A Jorned to the Second Tuesday || April 1783
Met Acording to a Jornment and adjo ||| the Said Meet- ing to the first Munday in October 1783 to th | first Parrish meeting house in Mendon at one A clock in the afte||| -- |1
[38.] |||| ndon October 6-1783
|-| Propriety of the former Township of Mendon Meet Il|| cording to ajornment from the 2ª tuesday of April to the | || rst Munday in October Instant and Made Choise of Benj" || ad Clark Protempory - for Said Meeting Voted to add two |-| to the Committee for Setling the Line with Hoptin- town || |ose Benjamin Read and Cap John Albee to Join said Committy
loted to Adjorn this meeting to the third munday in Noveni- ber Next at 12 A Clock at this Place it is Accordingly adjorned
Recorded By Samuel Read Clark JOHN CORBETT Moderator
Mendon Nonember ye 3d Munday the Proprietors of the former Township of Mendon Met According to Ajornmient from ye 2d Tuesday of April Sundary times and on this |ª Munday of No-
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uember Adjornd for A fortnit at 12 a | lock of Sd Day to the first Parrish Meeting Hous in Sd Mendon
test SAMUEL READ Proprietors Clark
Common Wealth of Massachusetts S Worcester Ss To the Clark to Notifie { We the Subscribers being A Comtee Chosen by the Propriety of the former Town Ship of Mendon to appoint and Notify proprietors Meetings for Said Pro- prity hereby giue publick Notice to all the proprietors of Said Township that we haue apointed Tuesday the Thirteenth day of April Next for to be A Proprietors Meeting and to Meet at the Meeting Hous in the first Precinct in Mendon At one O.Clock After Noon to Act upon the following | rticles
HH - | Chuse a Moderator to Regulate Said Meeting
|| to See if the Propriety will Chuse A Man or Men in addition to the Comtee that Was Chosen to Eject any Person or persons that haue Incroachcet upon the Proprietors Lands With out just Right as one of Sª Comtee is Deceast
| to See if the Propriety Will Chuse a New Clark and a New Comty Man to Lay out Land as one Refuseth to act in Said Ca- passaty
[39.] 4th to See if they Propriety Will Allow any person or per W### their Just accompts to Whome the Said propriety is ind WWWIM
5th to See if they will grant Docter John Corbitt Req || |lill to Improve A pond Lying in Bellingham Called Beau ||| Pond and a Quantity of Land miery Bottom Not Lai | out that the Said Cor- bitt may Stop the water for |-| Saruis of A grist mill
6th for the Comty Cap John Tyler and Others Chose to SellILILI the Lynes Between Mendon Propriety Sherbourn and ot|||||| to Report of their Doings And make Return of this will with Your Doings hereon Some time before the time fixed for Said meeting giuen Under our hands an | Seal this twenty Ninth Day of March 1784
this Being A Warrant Recorded (JOHN CORBETT Propri|
By Samuel Read Clark SAMUEL READ
and the Notis was giuen to said SAMUEL ALDRICH for Cal HIHI Propriety By Sª Read JOHN TYLER Meetin| |
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Mendon april 13th-1784 Met according to the Warning)
Ist maid & Chose Docter John Corbitt Moderato for sd Meet||| !!
2y uoted to Chuse thre Men as an addition to the Commi| ||ll ll to Eject any person or persons Who hane Ineroae |||| upon the Proprietors Land With Out any Just Righ| the Men Chose Ware Cap Benjmin Read & Samuel Aldrich Cap Pell |||| Penneman
3y uoted to pass by a part of ye 3d arteele to ye adjornment of Namely ye Chusing a New Clark - But Voted to Chuse a New CIA" " Man and Make Choise of Cap John Albee A Committee Man ||| Lay out Land
4 Artecle Complied With in Part Voted to Allow Samnel Ald- rich £1-10-0 for Nine Days on Or About the Town Lines
Uoted to Allow Cap John Tyler twenty fore Shilling for tim| Spent about Sa Line-being 7 Days
Uoted to Allow Cap Billing Read 14/6 - also it was Voted to allow Cap Samuel Warre| thre Shillings per day for time Spen on Sª Line
5y uoted that Doeter John Corbit has Liberty to improu| [40.] |-| pond and Quantity of Miry Bottom in Bellinghanı Illled Benor pond belonging to the Propriety by flowing ||he Same for the use of a Grist Mill and it is hereby | ranted to the Said Corbitt So Long as the Said Corbitt and Mis heirs And As- signt Keep a Grist mill for the benefit If the publiek and no Longer
Uoted to ajorn the 6 artecle with the other Arteeles |-| this meeting to 34 Munday in May 1784 to the f||||| Parrish Meet- ing hous in Mendon At one o clock in th|| After Noon of Said Day Recorded By Samuel Read Clark
Mendon May ye 17-1784 Met According to ajornment to this date and Receuied a Report from two of the Commity that they had bin on the Line between Mendon North Purehis and Hopeinton = the meeting agreed thare Should be | urther pains taicken by Said Committy and ajorned the Meeting and the Artecles Not aeted on to the third Munday |-| June at one A clock after Noon to the first Congregational |eeting hons in Said Town 1784 SAMUEL READ Clark
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June 21 = 1784 then Met according to Ajornment and the Committe had Not their Report Delivered - the Meting Uoatted to | jorn to the first Munday of September 1784 to the meeting hous |-| the first parrish in Mendon at one a clock in Said Day after Noon
JOHN CORBETT
Moderator
Mendon September ye 6th 1784
Then the Proprietors meet According to adjornment the Coppes thay Expected By Cap Pennaman ware Not all Procured he was Desiered to Make a further Sarch and to Inform the propriety the third Munday of Nouember Next at one A Clock After Noon to the Congregational Meeting hous In the old Parrish in Mendon to Which time and place the Meeting and Artecles Not Acted on Ware Adjorned
the third Munday of Nouember Meet at the Place adjorned to - and adjorned for a Quarter of an Our to Landlord Ammidowns and meet according to adjornment - the | | mmitty Not Meeting the Propriety according to agreement |le Propriety Adjorned this Meeting and the arteeles in the || ||rrant Not acted on to the third Munday of March 1785 to | - | Congregation Meeting hous in the Old parrish in Mendon at | - | a Clock at Noon
[41.] Mendon the third Munday of March 1785 the Proprie- tors Met according to Adjournment from the third Munday of Nouember to this Day -the Committy are Not yet Reddy to Re- port - this meeting was again Adjorned the Meeting and the artecles Not acted on to the third Munday of May at ten A clock in the f ||||| : Noon of Said day 1785 to the Congregational Meet- ing hous in Said Mendon
Mendon the third Monday of May 1785 the Propriety met ac- cording to adjournment from the third Monday of March Last to this day and the Clerk being not present at Said Meeting they Chose John Tyler Clerk pro : Tem then it was voted to Direct thair Comittee to go once more and vew the Circumstances of
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the Line between Hopkinton & the former Township of Mendon and Consult and act anything they shall think best for recovering the disputed Land - and then the meeting was adjourned to the Third Monday of Sep" Next at 12 o clock noon at the Societys meeting House in the first precinct in Sª Mendon
Mendon the Third monday of Sept' 1785
The propriety meet according to ajornment and the Moder- ator not being presant made Choice of Mr Samuel Aldrich Mod- erator protempory ; and the Clarke Not being presant they made Choice of Benjamin Read Clarke protempory
then Voted and Chose Capt. Peter Pennaman Clarke for Said Propriety agreeable to the Third article -
then Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the third Monday of November Next at one o'Clock P : M at the first Congregational Societys Meeting house in Said Mendon.
Mendon The Third Monday in Nov' 1785 Meet according to Adjornment and Voted to ajourn this Meeting to the Third Monday in april next at one o'Clock P : M at the first Congre- gational Society Meeting house in Mendon
JOHN CORBITT
Moderator
[42.] Mendon April 17th 1786 Mett according to ajourn- ment and the Moderator Not being Present Made Choice of M' Samuel Aldrich Moderator Pretemy then Voted to Ajourn the Meeting to Monday the Twenty Second Day of May Next one o' Clock P : M : at the first Congregational Societys Meeting house in Said Mendon
PETER PENNIMAN Clark
Mendon May 22ª 1786 Mett according to Ajournment and Voted to ajourn the meeting to the first Monday in September next at one o'clock P :M : at the first Congregational Societys Meeting house in Sd mendon
PETER PENNIMAN Clark
Worcester Ss To Clark of the Proprietors of the former Town- ship of Mendon this is in the Name of the Commonwealth of the
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Seal Massachusetts to warn and Give Notice to all the Proprie- tors of the Said Township of Mendon that there is ap- pointed to be a Proprietors Meeting on Monday the Twenty fifth Day of the Instant September at twelve o'Clock at noon and to meet at the Societys meeting in Said Mendon and to aet on the following articles
1 To Choose a Moderator to Regulate Said meeting
2ly to See if they will make any addition to the Standing Com- mittee
3ly To See if they will Choose another Surveyor and Chain men 4ly To See what they will Do Respecting a Bond against Nahun Taft in the Hands of the Proprietors Treasurer
5ly to see if the Propriety will accept of any Land Laid out to any Person that Shall apply to have it accepted
6ly To See if the Propriety will Call upon their Comttee that was Choosen to Settle a Dispute between Benj" Archer & John Jenne and if the Comttee be not Ready to Report to See if Said Propriety make addition to Said Comttee it being Some Time Since they viewed the Same
7ly To See if the Propriety will allow any persons accounts to whom the Propriety is indebted
Sly To See if the propriety will Do anything farther to Recover the Land in Dispute between the propriety of Mendon and the propriety of Hopkinton or aet any matter or thing Relative thereto as Shall be thot beneficial at Said meeting 9ly to See if the Propriety will Choose another Clark
and make Return of this warrant to Some one of us the Sub- scribers Some time Seasonably before the Time perfixed for Said meeting Giuen under our hands & Seals this Eleventh Day of Sepr. 1786
JOHN CORBET r proprietors SILAS WHEELOCK SAMUEL ALDRICH Committee JOHN TYLER
[43.] Worcester Ss by virtue of the within warrant I have notified the proprietors of the former Township of mendon to
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meet at Time & place by Setting up publiek Notifications on at Mendon one at uxbridge and one at Northbridge
PETER PENNIMAN Proprietors Clark
Mendon Sep 12th 1786
Mendon Sep" 25 1786 being a Proprietors meeting Choose Doct" John Corbett Moderator
Voted to pass over the Second article
Voted to Choose Two more Surveyors and made Choise of Samuel Aldrich and Co" Andrew Peters also Choose Abner Raw- son Chainman on the fourth article Choose Abner Rawson Samuel Aldrich and Co" Benj" Read a Committee to make a Settlement with Nahum Taft and in Case that Said Taft Should not agree with them they are to Direct the Proprietors Treasurer to pros- ecute the Bond
Vote to pass over the fifth article
Voted to make an addition of one man to the Committee men- tioned in the Sixth article the man Chosen was Samuel Aldrich
Voted to ajourn this meeting to the first monday of November Next at twelve o'Clock at noon to meet in this place
Nov 6 1786 mett according to ajournment and voted to ajourn this meeting to the Last Monday of November Currant
Nov 27th 1786 mett according to ajournment and voted to ajourn this meeting to this fortnight to meet at this place at twelve o'Clock at Noon
PETER PENNIMAN Proprietors Clark
[44.] Worcester Ss to the Clark of the propriety of the former Township of mendon in the Name of the Common Wealth of Mass- achusetts these are to require you forth with to warn and Give Notice to all the proprietors of the Said former Town Ship of Mendon that there is a meeting appointed of Said proprietors to be on monday the twelyth Day of March Next at twelve o'Clock Noon at the meeting House in the first preicienct in Sd Mendon to aet on the following articles -
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1st to Chuse a moderator to Regulate Said Meeting 2ndly to See if the propriety will Chuse any more Chain men
3rdly to See if the propriety will here the report of their Comttee upon Nahum Tafts affair
4ly to See if the propriety will accept of aney Land laid out to any person that Shall apploy to have it accepted
5th to See if the propriety will here the report of their Comttee relative to the Dispute be tween Archer & Jene -
6ly to See if the propriety will allow any persons accounts to whome the propriety is in debted
7th to see if the propriety will do anything further to recover the Land in dispute between the propriety of mendon the pro- priety of Hopkinton or aet any matter or thing relative there to as Shall be thought beneficial at Sª meeting
81y to See if the propriety will Chnse another Clark -
and mak return of this Warrant to Some one of us the Sub- scribers Some time Seasonably before the time prefixed for Said meeting Given under our hands and Sell this fifteenth day of Jany 1787
JOHN CORBIT proprietors SILAS WHEELOCK
JOHN TYLER Comttee
the Return of this warrant on the Back Sid of this Leefe
[43.] Worcester Ss in obediance to the with in Warrant I have given publick Notice to the proprietors to meet at time and place Seting notifications one at Mendon one at Uxbridge one at Milford and one at Northbridge Mendon March ye 12 1787
PETER PENNIMAN proprietors Clark
[45.] March 12th 1787 being a proprietors meeting Capt John Tyler was Chosen Moderator -
Voted to Choose three more Chainmen the men Choosen ware Ens Seth Taft Ebenezer Read and Benj" Green
Voted to ajourn this meeting to the Second monday in april Next at one o'Clock in the after Non at this place
April 9th-1787 being a proprietors meeting ajurnment
Voted to accept the Report of the Committee on the archer & Jenne affair as Reported and amended
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Voted to ajurn this meeting to the last monday in may Next at this place at one o'Clock after Noon
May 28th-1787 being a proprietors meeting by ajurnment from aprile the 9=1787
Voted to Reconsider the vot past at the proprietys meeting on apriel the 9-1787 Relative to the accepting the report of their Committee on the Janne & archer affair
Voted to Dismiss Peter Penniman from being Clark and to Choose a New Clark and maid Choise of William French for proprietors Clark
Voted to ajurn this meeting to the third monday. in agust next at one o'clock after Noon at this place
Agust 20th 1787 Being a proprietors meeting by ajurnment from May the 28-1787 Voted to ajurn again to the third monday in octobor Next at one o Clock at this place
october ye 15-1787 Being a proprietors meeting by ajurnment from agust the 20 1787 then met acording to ajurnment and voted that if Nahum Taft Do not Settle with the proprietys Commitey with in three months the tresurer is Directed to prosequte the Bond
WILLIAM FRENCH Clark
[46.] To the Clark of the propriety of the antient Township of Mendon these are to impower you to warn and Give publick Notice to all the Proprietors of the Said antiant township of mendon that they assemble and meet at the first Congregational Societys meeting house in Sd mendon on the first monday in March Next at one o'Clock after noon to act on the following articles (viz)
1 to Chuse a moderator to regulate Sª meeting
gly to See if the Sd propriety will Chuse agent or agunts to eject any person or persons off the Land that belongs to Sª pro- priety in that part of the Sa township Known and Called by the Name of the North purchase and to Give Sd agents
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power to Substitute aney person or persons to Carry on any Sut that they may bring against any person or persons in behalf of Sa propriety or act any other thing that may he thot best relative to Said affair : as Shall be thought best at Said meeting
3by to See if the propriety will allow any persons accounts to whom Sª propriety is indebted
and make due return of this warrant to Some one of us the Subscribers Some time Seasonably be fore the time perfixed for Said meeting given under our hand and Seal this thirty first Day of Dee' 1787
JOHN CORBETT SILAS WHEELOCK Conttee JOHN TYLER
[47.] In obediance to the within warrant I have Given pub- lick Notice to the proprietors to meet at time and place by Setting & Cansing to Set up Notifications one at Mendon one Uxbridge one at Milford & one Northbridge
Mendon March 4th 1788
WILLIAM FRENCH Proprietors Clark
March 4th 1788 being a Proprietors meeting Legally worned maid Choyse of Doc John Corbit moderator
then Voted to Chuse three agents to Eject any persons off the Land that Belongs to Sa propriety the men Chosen wair Peter Penniman Esq.
Capt John Tyler Mr Nathan Tyler
then Voted to ajurn Sd meeting to the first monday in may Next at 0' aclock at this place
as the moderator Says Said meeting niet and voted to ajurn to the 19 of may next at one o clock this place
May the 19- 1788 being a proprietors by ajurnment from may the 4. 1788 to may ye 19 then Said propriety meet acording to ajurnment and Voted to alow Peter peniman Esq and Samuel Aldrich 7 Shilings apece for going one day to holiston and one
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day to Richord moreys then Voted to ajurn Sd meeting to the thurd monday in June
June ye 15 being a proprietors meeting by ajurnment front may the 19 to June the 15 then Sd propriety met according to ajurnment
WILLIAM FRENCH Proprietors Clark
[48.] Worcester Ss - to the Clark of the propriety of the original Township of Mendon Greeting @ You are hereby Re- quired to Notify the proprietors of the Said township of Mendon to meet at the meeting house in the first precienct in Sd mendon on tusday the twenty third Day of December next at one of the Clock in the after Noon on Sd Day to act upon the following articles (viz)
1ly To Chuse a moderator to Regulate Said meeting
2ly to See if the Propriety will Chuse two or three more Com- mittee men in addition to the present Standing Committee in the Room of those Deceased
3dly To See what the propriety will Do about a Certain Piece of Land Near James Parkhursts Laid out for Doe John Cor- bitt april ye 13 1749 and Clamed by Said Parkhurst Whether they will Defend the Same by Law or Not
4ly To Se if the propriety will allow any accounts brought against the propriety
5thly To Se what the propriety will do concerning a certain piece of Land laid out to Dr. John Corbett Nov 27th 1752 Contain- ing 86 acres lying near Aaron Thayers and bounding upon land then of Capt Daniels
6thly To Se if the propriety will take any other measures respect- ing any other land belonging to the propriety
7thly To se if they will Chuse another Clerke if the old one resigns Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant unto us with your doings hereon on or before the time of meeting on Said Day - Given under our hands and Seal this day of November AD 1788
JOHN CORBETT SAMI ALDRICH Committee SILAS WHEELOCK
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Jn obediance to the within Warrant I have given publick notice to the proprietors to at time and place by Setting and Causing to be Set up notifications one at mendon one at Uxbridge and one at Milford Mendon December 234 1788
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