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Mofes Mitchael John Grout Samvel Reed Nathaniel Page Eleazer Houghton
[95] At A Legal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the 4th 1750/1
Voted and Chofe Mr Nathan Heywood Modderator
Mr Nathan Heywood)
Mr Jonathan Wood
Mr John Gibfon
Mr Amos Kimbal
Chofen Selectmen and Since Sworn
Mr Jofiah Bayley
Benj Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk and Since Sworn
Thomas Prentice Efqr Chofen Town Treafurer
Mr Nathanael Page Mr Zechariah Whitney [ Chofen Conftables
Mr Jacob Gould )
Mr Mofes Ritter§ Chofen Tydingmen
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Mr James Leitch
Mr Mofes Mitchael
Mr Jonathan Taylor
Mr Obediah Walker Mr John Bufs
were chofen Surveyors of the Highways
Mr Jofeph Fuller
Mr Samvel Hunt
Mr Jacob Gould
Mr Jofiah Dodge
Mr Noah Dodge
Mr Samvel Comings )
Mr Jeremiah Norerofs Chofen fence veiwers
Mr Ephraim Whitney (
Mr Timothy Bancroft/ Chofen to take Care of Deer
Mr Joseph Fuller
Mr Gabrial Pouchee
Mr Timothy Bancroft
Chofen Hogg reives
Mr Abraham Sanderfon)
Mr Philip Goodridgel
Mr Jacob Gould Surveyors of Boards and Shingles &c
[96] Mr John Martin } Mr Nicholas Dike§ Chofen Surveyors of Staves
Mr Eleazer Houghton Chofen Sealer of Leather
Mr Noah Dodge
Mr Nathanael Calton ( Chofen to take care
Mr David Goodridge
of fire
then Voted that the Meeting be ajorned to the Laft Wensday of this Inftant March at nine of the Clock in the morning
At ameeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Held by ajorment on the Laft wensday of March 1751
Voted that they will come in Some other Regulation concerning the pews in the new meeting Houfe
Voted that the twelve pews in the Body of Seats be flung up to Build Seats upon the Room
Voted that the pews in the Gallary be flung up
Voted that all the pews on the walls Except the Min- istreal pew be Dismift for the prefent
Voted that the article of making the Highway Rate on the old Valluation be Dismift
Voted that Sixty pound be Granted to mend town Ways withall
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Voted that the wages for aman from the firft of april to the Laft of august for working at the Highways be two Shilling # Day and one Shilling for apair of oxen and Sixpence for a cart
Voted that the Sum of four pound be Granted Mr Thomas Brown and others for mending the Bridge by David Goodridges to Be Subducted out of the Highway Rate this prefent year
Voted that the Laft article in the warrant be be Dis- mist
Voted that the meeting be further ajorn -d to to the third Tuesday of May next at three of ye clock in the afternoon
[97] May the twenty firft A D 1751
the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Being met by ajornment the Question was put whither the Town will proceed upon the article of the way Between the Lands of Thomas Prentice Efqr Mr Ben- jamin Bellows and Mr Daniel Auftin and it pafed in the affirmative and after a Debate Voted that the article be Dismift
Recorded ? BENJ = GOODRIDGE town Cler
Voted that the Town way be altered which Runs through Eleazer Houghtons from where it now gos Be- gining at the Land of the Heirs of David Parce and Runs upon faid Houghtons Land two Rod wide as it is Defcribed by Markt trees on the wefterly fide of fd way the faid way being three Rods wide against Darius Houghtons Houfe and it Runs part of the way on the Land of Epharium Parce Jun' as it is Defcribed by markt trees on the wefterly fide of faid way
It was alfo voted at the firft ajornment of the above Meeting that a Bridle way be Excepted of by the town provided the perfons that own the Land Give the Land for the faid way which way is Defcribed as follows Be- gining ftanding in or neer the Line Between William Hen- erys and Capt Goulds Land and Run throug [1 Henerys
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Land and and through afmal corner of David Parces Land in the old path and through Georges Ruffells Land in the old path to Mr James Leitches Land and through faid Leitches Land in or neer the old path and through the Land of the widdow Mary Ruffell then through the Land of Mr James Gordon and through acorner of the Land of Andrew Mitchael by the Bever Dam then on the fide of Francis Buttricks Land to the corner of Nathan Platts Land neer turkey Hill Brook then on fd Buttrick by the fide faid Platts es Land then turning on fd Buttricks Land on the foutherly fide of his Houfe then as the old path Gos to the Land of Nathan Platts and thro acorner of fd platts Land to the Land of Mr Jofiah Dodge and through fª Dodges Land to the Land of Capt Willard to the cor- ner of the Buring Place and fo by the weft fide thereof into the Road
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE town Cler
[98] At A Legal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the 27th 1751
Voted and Chofe Mr Nathan Heywood Modderator Voted and Chofe
Mr Jofhua Goodridge ) a committe to Hire
Mr John Grout a School Mafter
Mr William Snow and to order where
Thomas Prentice Efqr the School fhall be
Mr John Martin Kept
Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty Six pound thirteen Shillings and four pence for the Support of the School
£ sh đ
Voted and Granted to Jofeph Goodridge 0-8-0
Voted and Granted to Philip Goodridge 0-2-0
Voted and Granted to Jonathan Bradftreet Jun 0-2-0
Voted and Granted the Sum of two pound for the ufe of the poor
Voted that the former Committe Continue to be acom- mitte to profecute the affair of finifhing the new Meeting Houfe and Lay out the Money that is Afsefsed and Raifed for that porpofe
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At A Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the 27th 1751
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator
Voted and Granted the Sum of four pounds to Build a pound withall in fª town
Voted that Edward Hartwell Efqr and Benj : Good- ridge Be added to the Committe to Reckon with the Town Trefurer
Voted and Granted to Mr Nathan Heywood - 0-5-4
[99] At a Legal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Auguft the the twenty Seventh A D 1751
Voted and Chofe Mr Samvel Johnfon Modderator Voted and Chofe Mr William Stearns Town Treafurer
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty three pound Six Shillings and Eight pence for the Rev Mr David Stearns Sallary for the prefent year
€ Sh d
Voted and Granted to Mr Nathan Heywood - 0-4 0
Voted & Granted to Mr Jonathan Wood 0-4-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Jofiah Bayley 0-4-0
Voted & Granted to Benj : Goodridge 1-7-0
Voted & Granted to Edward Hartwell Efqt - 0-2-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Philip Goodridge - 0-2-0
Voted that the Committe appointed to fell the pew Ground on the Lower floor in the New Meeting Houfe in faid Town be Directed forthwith to Call in the Money Due for the pew Ground and proceed to Sell the Reft to the Next Highest payers on Real Eftates in cafe thofe that have the first offer Refufe to Give the money afsefst on them by the Committe
Voted that the Committe aforefaid be Directed to pay Decon Johnfon for the Nails Bought of Mr Blair forthwith and that the Remainder of the money be paid to the Committe appointed to manage the affair of Building the new meeting Houfe or their order to be by them applyed to finish the faid new meeting Houfe withall exclufive of Building the pews
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Voted and Excepted of alift of Jury men to be put into the Box for the Superiour Court
Voted and Excepted of alift of Jury men to be put in- to the Box for the Inferiour Court
Voted that the Selectmen abate the Rates of fuch per- fons as fhall appear Reafonable to them -
[100] At A Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the 2nd A D 1752
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator
Mr John Gibfon
Mr Jofiah Bayley
Mr Amos Kimball
Chofen Selectmen
Mr William Downe
Mr William Snow
Benj Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk
Mr William Stearns Chofen Town Treafurer
Mr James Leitch)
Mr John Griffin § Chofen Conftables
Voted that Mr Philip Goodridge be Excepted Confta- ble in the Room of Mr John Griffin
Mr Jofiah Dodge Mr John Heywood
Mr Daniel Auftin
Mr William Gilchreft
Mr Caleb Taylor
Mr Samvel Reed
Mr Thomas Carter
Mr Abraham Ireland
Mr Thomas Dutton
Mr Hezekiah Wetherbe were Chofen
Mr Ebenezer Going
Mr Mofes Mitchael
Mr Amos Hazeltine Surveyers of Highways
Mr Francis Buttrick }
Mr Samvel Davis § Chofen Tydingmen
Mr Nathanael Page
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofsf Chofen fence veiwers
Mr Thomas Carter Chofen Sealer of Leather
Mr Samvel Davis Culer of Shingles & Clabords
Mr John Martin Culler of Staves
[101] Mr John Fitch Mr Thomas Brown
1 Chofen Hogg reives Mr Joseph Fuller Mr Ephraim Whitney ]
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Mr Isaac Gibson
Mr Samvel Hunt Chofen to take care of Deer
Mr Thomas Dutton |
Mr Jofeph Fuller
Mr Ephraim Kimball
Mr Abraham Sanderfon
to take care of fire
Mr Mofes Mitchall
Mr Reuben Gibson
Voted and Granted to Mr Zechariah Whitney the sum of -
0-4-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Nathaneal Page
0-1-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Nathan Heywood 0-8-0
Voted & Granted to Mr John Gibson 1-5-0
£sd
Voted & Granted to Mr Jofiah Bayley 0-4-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Amos Kimball
0-3-6
Voted & Granted to Mr Jonathan Wood 0-4-6
Voted & Granted to Mr Samvel Poole 0-2-8
Voted & Granted to Mr James Poole
0-2-8
Voted that the Third Article in the warrant be Dis- mift
Voted that any Person Being an Inhabitant that Shall Kill any Woffe within the Bounds of the Town Shall have twenty Shilling Reward out of the Town Treafury
[102] Voted and Excepted of A town way Laid out by order of the Selectmen Begining at Groton Road by Jacob Goulds Houfe on the Wefterly end of Thirfton Orig- inal Lot and Runing by Isaac Fofters Houfe till it comes to Land fd Fofter Bought of william Moffatt Alfo another Peice of way Begining at the Northweft Corner of the Widow Randals Land at Groton Road and Runing on Benjamin Bellows Land by the widow Randals Land on the Wefterly fide of the fd widow Randalls Land till it comes to Daniel Austins Land two Rod wide Being ten Rod and one Quarter on one fide and feven Rod and one Quarter on the other fide the above peice of way is excepted provided the Land be Given
the above ways were Laid out by
Daniel Austin ( Jacob Gould [Committe
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Alfo an other town way Begining at the South Weft corner of the Land of Nathanael Harris Efqr and Run- ning about forty Rods on fª Harris es Land and then turning unto Jofiah Bayleys Land and Runing Strait to the South weft Corner of Nathanael Carltons Land faid way to be two Rod wide and is Excepted away provided the Land be Given and was Laid o By the Selectmen
Voted that the meeting be ajorned to the fecond Mon- day of May Next at two of the Clock in the afternoon
Monday May the Eleventh 1752 the Town of Lunen- burg Mett By Ajornment
[103] Voted that they will mend the Bridges on the way to Narragansett Nº two
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifteen pound to mend the Bridges and way to Narragansett Nº two withall
Voted that the Money be workt out at two fhilling and Eight pence { Day for aman
Voted that the wages for a pair of oxen be two fhil- lings and Eight pence { Day and Eight pence for acart
Voted that Lt Jofiah Dodge over fee the work
Voted that Lt Dodge Notifie the feveral Surveyors to Bring their proportion of men
Voted that the meeting Be further Ajornd to Monday the twenty fifth Day of this Inftant May at four a clock in the afternoon
May the the 25th 1752 the freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Met by a further Ajornment and the Meeting was Difmift
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE town Cler
At a Legal meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the 25th 1752
Voted and Chofe Mr Jofiah Bayley Modderator-
Voted that they will Choofe acommitte to Seat the New Meeting Houfe
Voted that they will Choofe five men for acommitte to Seat the New Meeting Houfe
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Voted and Chofe
Mr Nathan Heywood)
Mr William Snow
Mr Amos Kimbal
Mr Jofiah Bayley
Mr James Leitch
a committe to Seat the New Meeting Houfe
[104] Voted that the New Meeting Houfe Be Seated upon the Real Eftates that paid toward the Building of fd Honfe
Voted that after the perfons are Seated that Have Real Eftates thofe perfons that have no Real Eftates shall be Seated upon their perfonal Eftates according to their pay and that all polls that have been paid for towards Building the new Meeting Houfe fhall have afeat
Voted that they will meet in the New Meeting Houfe Next Sabbath Day come fortnight to attend the publick worfhip there
Voted and Chofe
Mr William Snow
A Committe to provide
Mr Jacob Gould the town with a
Mr Afahel Hartwell) School Mafter
Voted and Granted the Sum of thirty five pound for the ufe of the School
Voted that the Selectmen Abate Such Rates as they think proper
Voted and Granted the fum of fifty pound to Mend
the Highways withall and that the wages be for a man be 0=2-8 0-1-4
for a yoke of oxen
and for a cart 0-0-8
and that the money be workt out by the Laft of Sep- tember Next
Voted that Hoggs Run at Large the prefent year Recorded # BENJ GOODRIDGE Town Cler
[105] At a legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Auguft ye 10th 1752
Voted and Chofe Benjamin Goodridge Modderator
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Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty five pound for the Rev Mr David Stearns Sallary for the prefent year
Voted and Granted the Sum of two pound to Buy Weights & Meafures withall
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifteen pound to Mend the way withall from Mr Hunts to the weft Line of the Town the wages ye fame as on Narraganset Road
Voted & Granted to Mr William Snow 0-1-4
Voted & Granted to Mr Afahel Hartwell 0-1-4
Voted that they will Build Long pews Behind the Seats in the Gallarys in the New Meeting Houfe
Voted that they will Keep the old Meeting Houfe for town meetings &c and yt Lt Jofiah Dodge take care of the old Meeting Houfe and Stop up the Windows &c
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE town Cler
[106] At a Legal meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March 5th: A: D: 1753
Voted and chose Mr John Heywood Moderator
Mefs's John Gibson Willm Downe John Grout Chosen Selectmen and sworn
Jonathan Wood | Samuel Reed
Afsefsors.
William Downe chosen Town Clerk and sworn
Deacon William Stearns chosen Town Treafurer
Mefs's Ephraim Peirce ) John Bufs , chosen Constables
Voted that M: Philip Goodridge be accepted Consta- ble in the room of Mr John Bufs.
Voted that M: Jonathan Page be accepted Constable in the Room of M: Ephraim Pierce
Mefs's Josiah Dodge
Samuel Cummings William Stearns Moses Ritter Willm Jones Moses Mitchell
Surveyors of Highways
Abraham Saunderfon Ephraim Kimball Isaac Gibson
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Mefs!s John Martin Arrington Gibson Patrick White Jonathan Hartwellj
Tything Men
Mefs!s David Goodridge) Timothy Parker | Joseph Wood 1 Hog reeves
Reuben Gibson
Mefs!s Ezekiel Wyman? Abijah Stearns § Fence Veiwers
[107] Mefs's Reuben Gibson }
Samuel Hunt § Chosen Deer Reeves
M: Thomas Carter chosen Sealer of Leather
Mefs's Jacob Gould ) chosen Surveyors of Boards Philip Goodridgef Shingles Clabboards and Staves.
Mefsts Amos Kimball) Samuel Pool [ chosen to take care of Fire
A Certificate signed by the Selectmen of the Town of Lunenburg informing fd Town, that yy had attended at Deacon Wm Stearns Town Treafur! & examined his accots find, that the Sum of 462-19-4- 2 £ sh d qrs s had been ordered into his hands out of Sum he had reed from ye Severall Consta- bles 290-1 -3-0 and by orders from the Selectmen & Meet- £ Sh_d_ ing houfe Comte he had paid the Sum of 289-17-9- and that there still remains ye following Sums in the hands of the Severall Conftables Viz! Due from Ezekiel Wyman £ sh d 28-4-3-3qr From Wm Snow £6-5- from Jona Willard junr £ sh d qr_
15-15-7- 3- From Zech! Whitney 15-10-5-2 from Natha Page 5-17-11-3 and also from faid Page 17 and ֏ from James Leitch £53-7-8-1 from Philip Goodridge 46-19-8-1 the amount in Constas Hands 172-18-1-3
After reading The above certificate Voted ye accept- ance of it
A way two Rod wide from the Houfe of Mr Reuben Dodge where Mr John Fitch formerly lived, down by the Houfe of Mr Wm Jones in order to accomodate the said Dodge & others wth a convenient Road to come into the Town and wch was laid out at the Defire of the Select- men - - Not accepted
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The above Road is laid out from fd Houfe of Mr Dodge and is markt on the South Side of the Way and runs in and near the Old Troden path as Attested
by Willm Jones The
The above Road not 1 Reuben Dodge ( Committee John Fitch to lay out Sd Road
accepted by Reafon yt Mr Benoni Wallis objected agust its going ( as proposed through his Land
[108] A Road laid out two Rod wide and 107 Pole in length beginning at Narragansett Road by James Pooles Land and running thro Sd Pools Land to Thos Stearns Land, then turning and running between fª Stearns & Pooles Land two Rod wide about Thirty Rod to ye Town Line -
Voted not to be accepted.
By order - one other Road laid out beginning at the Foot of the hill below Sam1 Pooles Land and running near a Brook (called Monusnut Brook) about fourscore Rod, then croffing the Brook and running about Thirty Rod to the Town Line through land of Esq' Harris -
Voted that the Sd Road be accepted provided the land be given and that the old Road running thro Sd Harris Land be difcontinued
- The above Roads being laid out by Amos Kimball) Sam1 Pool James Pool j
Comtte
Voted that there be a Bridle Road as laid out through part of Mr Samuel Hunts Land to Wm Hendersons land, Beginning at a Stake by the Road about ten Rod North east of Mr Hunts Houfe & then runs North west about Twenty Rod to a Stake and Stones by the fence, then runs as the Fence now ftands to ye said Hendersons Land and so along in a lane fenced out through said Hender- sons Land between his houfe & Barn
Laid out by order of ye Selectmen pr
Willm Snow
Amos Kimball j Comtee
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Voted that the above road be accepted - and the abovenamed Sam! Hunt & Wm Henderfon have consented thereunto & given the land abovementioned - as given under their hands -
Voted and accepted of a Road lay'd out by order of the Selectmen : Beginning at the End of the Road that runs up to the Land of the Heirs of David Peirce & run- ning on a ftrait Line with the Old Road at the North : East End of the Houfe till it strikes the Stone Wall and then bounds on the Wall on the South Easterly side of the Road and so runs to a Chestnut Tree into the Old Road, the Road being two Rod wide accepted if ye land be given
Eleazer Houghton) Josiah Dodge being ve John Gibson | Commtte
Voted that the Article in the Warrant respecting the Road laid out by the Selectmen between Leiut Bellows Land & Land of Thomas Prentice Esqr at ye Request of Jacob Gould & others - be dismifed
[109] Voted and accepted of a Road laid out by the Selectmen mark'd as follows. Beginning at a Stake at Groton line running on M! Goings Land to a white Oak Stump mark'd near his houfe then to a Rock in the Fence, then to white oak Tree these marks on the North side of said Way, then to a White Oak Tree mark't on the South side of sd Way on Robert Moffatts Land, then to a White Oak Tree mark'd, then to a Rock, then to a Stake and Stones between Going & Moses Gould, Sª Way to be four Rod wide
Then the said meeting was adjourned to the Third monday of May next at one of the Clock afternoon
Recorded pr WILLIAM DOWNE Town Clerk
May 21th Anno Domini. 1753 The Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg being mett by Adjournment
Voted and Granted to Thos Prentice Esqr 0- 2-11-15 Voted and Granted to Mr James Leitch - 0- 3- 0 -
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Voted and Granted to Mr Ezekiel Wyman - 0- 1- 0 Voted and Granted to Mr Ezekiel Wyman - 0-16- 0-0 Voted and Granted to Deacon Wm Stearns)
for his Service Two Years as Treafurer 2- 0- 0-0
Voted that there be a Comtte chose to treat wth & examine the accots of Capt Benja Goodridge, Deacon Sam! Johnfon & Leiut Josiah Dodge the Meeting Houfe Committee
Voted that Major Hartwell Leiu! Nathan Heywood - Willm Downe, John Grout, Jonathan Wood, be a Comttee for the purpose afore sª
Voted that Jeremiah Norcrofs be one of the sª Com- mittee in the Room of Leiut Heywood who refuses -
Voted that the Commtte be impowered to inquire of Cap: Benja Goodridge, Deacon Sam! Johnson Leiut Josiah Dodge the Meeting Houfe Comte what Sums of Money they have received out of the Severall Sums granted and ordered for building and finishing the New Meeting Houfe and how they have disposed of the Same
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[110] Voted that the sª Committee make return to the Town Clerk of their Proceedings by the middle of June next.
Voted that the Sum of Sixty pounds be raised and that the Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg be afsefsed the sd Sum to be workt out at the Highways, the Method as to raising the Money and the price of La- bour to be the same as the last year -
The Ninth Article in the Warrant being read, respect- ing the releiving & providing for M! Sam! Stow - and Mr Stow being present and representing his Case & Cir- cumftances before the Town Voted - That the Selectmen deal with M! Stow in the steps of the Law -
Voted & granted the Sum of Four pounds for the ufe of the Poor in sd Town
Recorded pr WILLIAM DOWNE Town Clerk
At a Legall meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled July the 9th A. D. 1753
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Voted and chose M: John Gibson Moderator
The Report of a Commtee chosen to treat with and examine the accots of Capt Benja Goodridge, Deacon Sam !! Johnfon & Leiut Josiah Dodge the Meeting Houfe Comtte was Read
It being put to vote whether the Town will choose a Commtee to settle ye accots of ye Pew Committee pafsed in the Negative
The Third Article in the Warrant being put to Vote to See whether the Town will choofe Agents & instruct and impower them to bring an action in Common Law agnst Capt Goodridge & others ye Meeting Houfe Com- mittee
pafsed in the Negative
Voted and granted the Sum of Sixty Pounds lawfull money to the Revª M: David Stearns for his Salary this prefent year -
[111] Voted and chose Mefsrs Joshua Goodridge, Mo- ses Mitchell Ephraim Whitney & Deacon Wm Stearns to be a Comtee to provide a School master
Voted and granted the Sum of Fifty Three pounds six shills and eight pence Lawfull Money for the use of Schooling in said Town
Voted that the School be kept in the Quarters of the Town as it has already been till further orders
Voted that Notifications for Town Meetings for tlie future be posted up within Three foot of the South East Corner of Major Hartwells Horfe Stable
Recorded ₱: WM DOWNE Town Clerk
Att a Legall Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled October 22ª 1753.
Voted and chose M: Jonathan Wood Moderator
Voted that the Grammar School in S! Town be kept in the four Quarters of the Town as formerly and that the Remainder of Money already voted for the ufe of Schooling be improved by the School Comtee in said ufe in such parts of the Town as Sª Committee fhall judge most beneficial -
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The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg.
The 2ª Article in Warrant respecting granting Money to mend ye Road beyond M! Sam" Hunts to the West Line of S! Town, being put to Vote -- not Voted - Voted that M! Amos Kimball be joyned to the Comtee for hiring a School master
The 4th Article in ye Warrant being put to Vote. to see Whether ye School Houfes Shall be built in the places already appointed for that purpofe No Vote. and then the sd meeting was dismifsed
Recorded pr WVM DOWNE Town Clerk
[112] At a Legall meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg afsembled March 4th 1754
Voted and chose Deacon William Stearns Moderator
Capt Benjamin Goodridge )
Deacon John Heywood Select men
Mefsts Solomon Steward Moses Ritter John Bufs
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Sworn Afsefsors
William Downe Town Clerk Sworn
Deacon Tho: Reddington Town Treafurer
Mefs!s David Chaplin ) John Hill Constables
Upon a Motion made and seconded Voted that M! John Hill be excused serving as Constable and M! Arring- ton Gibson was chose in his Room & Sworn
Capt John Gibson
Mefsrs William Jones
Moses Ritter
Charles White
Samuel Pool
chosen Surveyors of Highways
Joseph Spafford Thos Carter
Moses Mitchell
David Wood Abijah Hovey Samuel Larrabee
MefsTs Benjamin Garey junr - Elcazer Houghton Josiah Dodge jun! Patrick White Samuel Hammond
chosen Tything Men
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Mefs's Zebulon Dodge 1 Timothy Bancroft [ chosen Hogreves
Mefs's Samuel Hunt)
Isaac Gibson § chosen Deer. Reeves
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