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Voted that this meeting Be Ajorn d to the third Tues- day of May Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon Recorded ₱ BENJ GOODRIDGE Cler
May ye the 17th A: D: 1757
The free holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg being met on ajournment and after hearing the Report of the Committe on the Requeft of Samnel Hunt and others and a Debate thereon
Voted that the Report be Recommitted for amendment and that the Committe Report a gain att the Town Meeting in September next
At Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the 17 A: D: 1757
Voted and Chofe Capt John Gibfon Modderator Voted that Swine Run at Large the prefent year
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty pound to mend the Highways in Town withall
Voted & Granted the Sum of forty pounds to Mend High ways withall above the Town the wages the Same as Last year Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE
Cler
[131] At a Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Sept ye 27th 1757
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Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds for the Rev Mr David Stearns es Sallery for the prefent year
Voted and Granted the Sum of forty pound for the ufe of the Schools the year Infueing
Voted that the Selectmen Support the poor out of the Town Treafury as prudently as they can the year Infue- ing and what is paft
Voted that the two Nurfses that attendded the fami- lies of the Simondses when Sick with the Small pox be Alow'd for every twenty four Hours the Sum of two Shil- lings and Eight pence each
Voted and Granted to Capt Joshua Hutchens -0-12-0
Voted and Granted to Mr Daniel Austin 0- 2-0
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Voted and Granted to Nathaniel Page 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to the Heirs of Capt Willard 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to Mr John Heywood 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to Mr Asael Hartwell 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to M' Thomas Heywood 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to Benj. Goodridge 0- 2-0
Voted and Granted to Benj Goodridge and Capt John Gibfon the sum seven pound 7- 0-0
six Shilings and Eight pence for their time and Expences in Going to Bofton on the Towns Bufinefs
Voted and chofe Mr Jacob Gould Mr Josiah Bayley Mr Nathaniel Page Mr David Goodridge and Mr Edward Hartwell jun A Committe to provide the Town with Schools the year Infueing
Voted that the Committe be Inftructed to place the Grammer School as near the places appointed for the four Quarters as they can and that they Confider the other parts of the Town as Equally as may be
Voted that the Committe may Expend the Sum of fifty pounds for the ufe of the Schools
Voted and Granted to Abraham Carlton - 0-6-8
Voted and Granted to the Afsefsors for the year
1756 1-6-8
Recorded pr BENJ GOODRIDGE town Cler
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[132] At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Assembled March ye 6th 1758
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator for the Government of fd Meeting
Mr Jonathan Wood)
Mr Afael Hartwell Chofen Selectmen and
Mr William Stearns
Mr Amos Kimball
Sworn Assefsors as the Law Directs
Mr Thomas Carter j
Benj Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Abijah Stearns Chofen Town Treafurer and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr John Wyman
) Chofen Conftables and
Mr Ephraim Whitney | Sworn as the Law Directs
Edward Hartwell Esqr) Mr William Jones
Mr Zecheriah Whitney
Mr Abraham Ireland
Mr William Gillghreaft Mr Paul Wetherbee
Mr Philip Goodridge
Mr Samuel Hunt
Mr John Darling
Mr Benje Reddington
Mr Thomas Leitch
Mr Nathaniel Burnam
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs
Mr Samuel Davis
Chofen Fence Veiwers and Sworn
Mr Phinehas Whelock
Mr Nathaniel Burnam jun - as the Law Directs
Mr Samuel Bradftreet)
Mr Mofes Ritter
Mr Patrick White
Mr Jonathan Parce
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Chofen Tyding men and Sworn as the Law Directs
[133] Mr Ephraim Kimball Mr Phinehas Whelock Mr William Chadwick Mr Samuel Parker Mr Benjamin Reddington
Chofen Hog reives and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Thomas Carter Chofen Sealer of Leather and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Thomas Leitch) Chofen Cullers of Staves and Mr Paul Crocker § Sworn as the Law Directs
Chofen Surveyors of Highways
and Collectors of Highway Rates
and Sworn as the Law Directs
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Mr Philip Goodridge\ Chofen Surveyors of clabbords Mr Samuel Davis and Shingles and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Isaac Gibfon) Chofen to take care of Dear Mr James Poole f and Sworn as the Law Directs Capt Samuel Hunt) Chofen to take care of Fire Mr Perfon Eaton S and burn the Woods and Sworn as the Law Directs
Voted and Granted the Sum of forty pounds to Repair and mend the High ways in Town Withal
Voted and Granted the Sum of forty pounds to Repair and mend the High ways in the Woods above the Town withal
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Affembled May ye 25th A : D 1758
Voted and Chofe Mr Jonathan Wood Modderator
Voted that the affair of Repairing the old Meeting Houfe be left with the Selectmen
Voted that the Wages that Shall be Work'd out on the High ways the prefent year be the Same they were Laft year
Voted that they will Seat the Meeting Houfe
Voted that Swine Run at Large the prefent year Recorded ₱ BENJ GOODRIDGE Town Clerk
[135] At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Affembled September ye 18th A. D. 1758
Voted and Chofe Mr William Snow Modderrator
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds for the Rev Mr David Stearnfes Sallerry the prefent year
Voted and Granted the Sum of Thirty pounds for the Support of Schools in the Town of Lunenburg
Voted and Chofe Mr Mofes Ritter Mr Jonathan Parce Mr Paul Wetherbee Mr Richard Taylor and Mr George Kimball A Committe to provide Schooling for the Town of Lunenburg the year Enfuing
Voted that the Committe be Inftructed to place the Grammer Schools as Near the places Appointed for the
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four Quarters as they can and that they Confider the other parts of the Town as Equally as may be
Voted that the Committe may Expend the Sum of fifty pounds for the ufe of the Schools
Voted and Granted to the Afsefsors for the year 1757 the Sum of 1= 6=8=0
Voted and Granted to Mr Abijah Stearns Town Treafurer 0=12-0-0
Voted and Granted to Mr Afael Hartwell 0- 2-8-0
Voted and Granted to Benj Goodridge 0= 1=4=0 Voted and Granted to Mr Phinehas Hartwell 0= 1=4=0
Voted and Granted to Capt Samuel Hunt 0- 6-0-0
Recorded ৳ BENJ GOODRIDGE
town Cler
[136] At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Affembled March ye 5th A : D: 1759 At the Old Meeting Houfe
Voted and Chofe Mr Samuel Johnfon Modderrator and then Ajorn'd to the Houfe of Capt Jofhua Hutchens
Mr Jonathan Wood) Mr Afael Hartwell
Mr Thomas Carter Mr Amos Kimball Mr Daniel Auftins
Chofen Selectmen and Sworn Afsefors as the Law Directs
Benjamin Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Abijah Stearns Chofen Town Treafurer and Sworn as the Law Directs
Samuel Hunt Mr William Alexander David Chaplin
Chofen Conftables and William Alexander Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Benjamin Fofter Mr Thomas Peobody Mr Nehemiah Fuller Mr Eleazer Houghton Mr David Chaplin Mr Patrick White Mr William Shadwick Mr David Goodridge Mr Benjamin Steward Mr Nehemiah Lane Mr Daniel Holt
Chofen Surveyors of High ways and Collectors of High way Rates and all Sworn as the Law Directs Except David Chaplin
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Mr Jereremiah Norcrofs )
Chofen fence viewers
Mr Jofiah Bayley 1 and Sworn as the
Mr Ifaac Reddington
Law Directs
Mr John Fuller
[137] Mr Benjamin Reddington) Chofen Tyding men Mr David Wood and Sworn Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs as the Law Directs
Mr Thomas Carter Chofen Sealer of Leather and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Paul Crocker Chofen Culler of Staves
Jacob Gould
) Chofen Surveyors of Shingles
Mr Philip Goodridgef and Sworn as the Law Directs Mr Darius Houghton) Mr Zebulon Dodge Mr John Fuller
Mr Ephraim Kimball
Mr Benjamin Fofter
Chofen Hog reives and all Sworn as the Law Directs Except Ephraim Kimball
Mr James Pool \ Chofen to take Care of
Mr Isaac Gibfon( Deer and James Pool Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Jonathan Wood jun] Mr Phinehas Steward
Mr Caleb Taylor Mr Nathaniel Carlton
Chofen to take Care of fire and Jonathan Wood jun and Nathaniel Carlton Sworn as the Law Directs
Voted and Granted the Sum of forty pounds to Mend the Highways in Town withal the wages to be the Same as Laft year viz two Shillings a Day for a Man one Shil- ling and four pence for A pair of Oxen and Eight pence for a Cart
Voted and Granted the Sum of forty pounds to mend the ways Above the Town withal the wages the Same as Laft year viz two Shillings and Eight pence per Day for A man one Shilling and four pence for a pair of oxen and Eight pence for A cart
[138] Voted and Excepted of A Town way Laid out by order of the Selectmem.
Begining at the Road on the Eaft Side of Ifaac Bay- leys Land two Rods wide on Efqr Harris Land twenty five Rods then Coming into Isaac Bayleys Land and Run- ning through his to Jofiah Bayleys jun and Through his to Mr Carltons Land and Runs one Rod on Mr Carltons
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and one Rod on Mr Goodhues Land to Townfhend Line on the Wefterly Side of the Mark't Trees which way was Laid out and Deferibed by David Taylor and Ifaac Bayley
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitans of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled May ye 21st A : D: 1759
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Moderator
Voted and Accepted of Mr John Wyman to Serve as Conftable in the Room of Capt Samuel Hunt he being Hired by Said Hunt and May ye 21st was Sworn as the Law Directs
Voted and Chofe Benj Goodridge Collector to gather the Half penny Acre Rate who has Since been Sworn as the Law Directs
Voted that the Town will make the Fence on the South Side of the way from the way Near the Meeting houfe between the way and Capt Hutchen's Land till it Comes to Mr Daniel Auftins Land
Voted and Granted to Mr Daniel Holt Eight Shillings old tenor pr Rod for building Said fence provided he makes it Good and finifhes it within four Months
Voted that the place for building a School Houfe Near Mr Stiekneys be moved Near the Norweft Corner of Mr Isaac Reddington's Land
Voted that the Town will New build the Bridge over Mulpus Brook Near Mr Bellow's Mill
Voted and Granted Six pound to Rebuild Said Bridge withal and that Mr Thomas Peobody Take Care that fd Bridge be built
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[139] Voted That Swine Run at Large the Prefent year
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled at the Old Meeting houfe in Said Town September ye 10th 1759 Voted and Chofe Mr Jonathan Wood Modderrator Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds
for the Rev Mr David Stearns-s Sallery the
$60 - 0-0
prefent year
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Voted and Granted to Mr Daniel Auftin 00 - 6- 0 Voted and Granted to Mr Jonathan Page the Sum of 00 - 6-0
Voted and Granted to Mr Abijah Stearns for
his Serving Town Treafurer for ye year 1758 00 - 12 - 0 Voted and Granted to ye Afsefsors for the year 1758 01= 6=8
Voted and Granted to Mr Ephraim Kimball 00= 3=0
Voted and Chofe Mr Mofes Ritter Mr Jonathan Parce Mr Paul Wetherbee Mr Richard Taylor and Mr George Kimball A Committe to provide Schooling for the Town of Lunenburg the year Enfuing
Voted that the Committe be Inftructed to place the Grammar School as Near the places appointed for the four Quarters as they Can. and that they Confider the other parts of the Town as Eaqually as may bee
Voted that the Committe may Expend the Sum of fifty pounds for the Ufe of the Schools. And that the Committe Give Orders for the money that was Allowed by the laft years Committe to Any of ye Out fkirts of the Town when it Shall be School'd out
Voted and Granted to Benjamin Goodridge and Mr Jofiah Dodge the Sum of Nine pounds in full Difcharge of their Trouble in building the New Meeting houfe
[140] At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March ye 3rd 1760
Voted and Chofe Mr William Snow Modderrator for the Goverment of Said Meeting
Benj. Goodridge Mr John Heywood 1 were Chofen Selectmen
Capt Jofhua Hutchens ( and Sworn Afsefsors
Mr Benj: Fofter as the Law Directs
Capt Samuel Hunt
Benj: Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr George Kimball Chofen Town Treafurer and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Jonathan Hartwell}
Mr Mofes Ritter [ Chofen Chofen Conftables
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Voted and Excepted of Mr John Wyman to Serve as Conftable in the Room of Mr Jonathan Hartwell and Mr Mofes Ritter and Mr John Wyman were Took the Oaths of Conftables as the Law Directs
Mr Josiah Dodge jun }
Mr Joseph Chaplin
Mr Richard Peobody
Mr Thomas Peobody Leiut Josiah Dodge
Mr John Fuller
Mr Benj : Biglow
Mr Stephen Stickney
Mr Benj : Garey
Mr Mofes Mitchael
Mr Jonathan Mefsor
Mr Joseph Spaffard
Mr Thomas Carter 1 were Chofen Fence
Mr Zecheriah Whitney ( Viewers and Sworn
Mr William Chadwick Mr Phinehas Whelock
as the Law Directs
Mr Paul Wetherbee
Mr Amos Hazeltine
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs
were Chofen Tyding men
Mr Nathaniel Carlton)
[141] Mr Thomas Carter-Chofen Sealer of Leather and Sworn as the Law Direets
Mr Josiah Bayley ) chofen Surveyors
Capt Jacob Gould of Shingles Mr Jonathan Wood jun Chofen Cullor of Staves and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Joseph Wood
Mr Timothy Bancroft ( Mr Darias Houghton J
Chofen Hog reives
Mr Ephraim Kimball \ Chofen to take Care of
Mr William Chadwick ( Deer and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Caleb Taylor Chofen to take
Mr Nehemiah Fuller ( care of fire and
Mr James Poole J burn the Woods
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty pounds to mend the High ways in Town withal
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty pounds to mend the Highways on the Weft Side of the River and the way
were Chofen Survey- ors of High ways and Collectors of High way Rates
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from Capt Hunts to Narraganfett line towards Dorches- ter Canada and from Mr Reuben Gibfons to Mr John Fitches and So on to the Town line to Dorchester Canada
Voted that the Higway Rate be work'd by the Hour Voted that the wages at the High ways be four pence an Hour for a man when they they are on the Spot at work and for Oxen and A Cart as it was the Laft year Viz one Shilling and four pence per day for a pair of Oxen and Eight pence for a cart
The Question was put upon the fourth Article in the Warrant and it pafsed in the Negative
Voted that Swine Run at Large the prefent year
Voted and Accepted of A town way Laid out by order of the Selectmen Beginning Near Mr Thomas Duttons Houfe and is Laid Through Said Duttons Land by Mark'd trees from thence Acrofs a peice of Common Land by mark'd trees from thence Round Mr Isaiah Witts North East corner from thence acrofs Mr Meeds Land by Mark'd Trees from thence upon the Ends of Mr Eaton's and Chadwick Land till it comes to Scotts Road then on that Road to Spaffords land and from thence Acrofs Spaffords land by mark'd Trees to the Road said way is two Rods wide on the Weft Side of said mark'd Trees said way was laid out and Described by Thomas Dutton and Isaac Gibfon and is Accepted as set forth provided the land be given
[142] Voted and Accepted of a Town way laid out by order of the Selectmen from Mr Samuel Pools to Mr Amos Kimballs beginning at the Road by Said Pools Runs by Trees Marked on the Wefterly Side of Said way Through part of Said Pools Land and Mr Olivers Land to said Kimballs and Through part of said Kimballs Land Said Way was Laid out and Defcribed by Mr James Poole and Mr Ephraim Kimball
Voted and Accepted of a Town way Beginning at a Stake Near Mr Samuel Larrabee's Corn Houfe and Runs Straight to the Corner of Jonathan Mefsurs Land then on the line of Sd Mefsurs Land which Devides his Land from Mr Noah Dodges Land to the Weft Side of the way and So to Run to way Leading from Groton Said way is
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one Rod wide and was Laid out and Defcribed by Mr Daniel Auftin Mr Samuel Larrabee and Mr Noah Dodge and Mr Noah Dodge appeared in the Town Meeting and Declared that he had Received full Satisfaction of Mr Sam- uel Larrabee for the land of this way and Said Larrabee Likewife Declared that he Gave the Land to the Town for a way and Defir'd it be So Recorded
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled May ye 26th 1760
Voted & Chofe Mr John Heywood Moderrator
Then the Town Voted and Accepted of A lift of Jury- men & put them into the Boxes
Voted that Capt Jacob Gould Mr Daniel Auftin and Mr Thomas Peobody be A Committe to take a deed of Capt Jofhua Hutchens and Benjamin Bellows Esqr in Be- half of the Town of the Land that is fenc'd out for A Town Way Between their Lands and to see that the fence be made Good
Voted that they will Repair the Old Meeting Houfe
Voted and Granted the Sum of thirteen pound six shil- lings & Eight pence to Repair the Old Meeting Houfe withal
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[143] Voted that Capt Jofhua Hutchens mr Thomas Carter and mr Benjamin Foster be a Committe to Repair the old Meeting Houfe
Voted that the Committe Chofen to Repair the Old Meeting Houfe take Care and Repair the Glafs and Doors of the New Meeting Houfe
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders & Other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Septem- ber ye 23rd 1760
Voted & Chofe mr John Heywood Moderrator for the Government of Said Meeting
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds for the Rev Mr David Stearnss Sallery the prefent year
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Voted & Granted the Sum of one pound Six Shillings & Eight pence to the Afsefsors for the year 1759
Voted & Granted to Mr Abijah Stearns the Sum of Twelve Shillings for his Service as Town Treafurer for the year 1759
Voted & Granted for the Ufe of the Schools in Said Town the Sum of fifty pounds
Voted & Chofe mr William Stearns Mr Philip Good- ridge mr William Snow Mr David Wood & mr Jofeph Hartwell A Committe to provide Schooling for the Town of Lunenburg the year Enfuing
Voted that the Committe be Inftructed to place the Grammar School as Near the places Appointed for the four Quarters as they Can. And that they Confider the Other parts of the Town as Equally as may be
[144] At A Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the nd2 - 1761
Voted and Chofe mr John Heywood Modderator Voted and Chofe
Benj Goodridge Capt Jofhua Hutchens
Mr John Heywood Capt Samuel Hunt
Selectmen and were Sworn Afsefsors as the Law Directs
Mr Benj Foster
Mr Abraham Ireland
Mr Jonathan Hartwell
were choofen wardens and Sworn as the Law Directs
Benj. Goodridge choofen Town Clerk and Sworn
as the Law Directs
Mr George Kimball Choofen Town Treafurer and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr David Wood and 1
Mr Sanivel Johnfon jun[ Chofen Constables then voted that Mr Moles Ritter be Excepted to Serve as conftable in the Room of David Wood and Johnfon and Ritter were Sworn Conftables as the Law Directs
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Mr Benjamin Reddington)
Mr Thomas Dutton
Mr Obediah Walker
Mr Zechariah Whitney
Mr Samuel Poole Mr Philip Goodridge
Mr Thomas Wetherbe
Mr Jofiah Dodge
Mr Benjamin Stearns
Mr David Taylor
Mr Mofes Mitchael
were Chofen Surveyors of High ways and were Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Patrick Whitel
Mr Caleb Taylor § were Chofen Tydingmen Mr Samuel Davis ) were chofen fence
Mr Richard Peabodyf veiwers and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Thomas Carter Chofen Sealer of Leather & Sworn as the Law Directs
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[145] Mr Abraham Carlton Chofen Surveyor of Shin- gles and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Jonathan Wood Chofen Culler of Staves and Sworn as the Law Directs
Mr Ifaac Gibfon\ Chofen to take care of fire
Mr James Poole, and Burn the Woods
Mr Amos Hazeltine
Mr Oliver Gould
Mr Phinehas Steward (
Mr Silas Snow
were Chofen Hogg reveis
Mr David Parce
Mr Elijah Grout
Mr Abraham Ireland)
Mr Benj Fofter
Mr Jonathan Wood
were Chofen a Committe to Buy a Buring place in the wefterly part of the Town
were Chofen a Committe to
Capt Jacob Gould Capt John Gibfon Enquire into the Bounds of the Mr Afahel Hartwellj Buring yard and Report what they Judge Beft to be Done to fence it
Voted and Granted the Sum of one Hundred pound to Repair and Mend the High ways withall fifty pound to be workt out in Town and fifty pound on the weft Side
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of the River and on the way from Capt Hunts to Weft- minter Line and on the way from Reuben Gibfons to Dor- chefter Line to be workt out as it was the Last year viz at four pence an Hour for aman on the Spot and one Shilling and four pence for a pair of Oxen pr Day and Eight for a Cart
Voted that Benjamin Goodridge buy a Burying Cloth
Voted & Accepted of A Higway Laid out by order of the Selectmen Begining at the Nor weft Corner of Isaiah Witts Houfe Lott & Runing Eafterly one Rod on Said Witts Land & one on Jofhua Meeds Land to the North eaft Corner of Said Witts Land thence Eafterly one Rod on Said Meeds Land & one Rod on Common Land as is Supposed to a Large Hemloct Tree at the Side of a Brook Mark'd on the South Side from thence About South eaft about Twenty Rods on Common Land as is Suppofed from thence the Same Courfe Acrofs Timothy Bancrofts Land Abot forty Rods from thence Eafterly [146] Acrofs Part of John Demarys Land to Dorchefter farm Line thence Running Southerly one Rod on Said Demary Land and one Rod on Mr Hobbys Land About Fourfcore Rods then Runing Eafterly Acrofs Mr Hobbys Land About Fif- teen Rods to the County Rode Leading from Capt Hunts to the Meeting Houfe the Above way is Mark'd on the North & Eafterly Side with Spotts Cut in Trees & was Laid out & Defcribed by
Benjn Fofter Samuel Hunt John Demary
At A Meeting of the Freholders & other Inhabitants of The Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March ye 10th - 1761
Voted & Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator for the Government of Said Meeting
Voted that the Town will pay the Coft of the Late Rev'd Mr David Stearns Dec'd Funeral
Voted that they will Give the Late Revd Mr Stearns Brothers weed & Gloves & his Sifters Vails Handkerchiefs Gloves & Fans & his Sons in Law weeds & Gloves
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Voted that the Selectmen Provide for the Funeral Ac- cording to their Beft Difcrefsion & Lay the Account there- of before the Town at the Next Meeting
Voted & Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds to pay for Preaching for the Town
Voted that the Selectmen Provide preaching for the Town
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders & Other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled May ye 26 = 1761
Voted & Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderrator for the Government of Said Meeting
Voted & Granted the Sum of Thirty one pound Eight Shillings & three pence to pay the Coft of the late Revnd Mr David Stearns's Funeral Withal
Voted & Chofe Edward Hartwell Esqr Mr Jonathan Wood and Mr William Stearns a Committe to provide preaching for the Town
Voted & Granted the Sum of Sixty pounds to pay for preaching that has been preached or Shall be preached out
Refolved that the Sixty pound Granted the tenth of March laft be not afsefsed
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[14]] The Fourth Article in the Warrant being Read Containing the Request of Samuel Hunt & Others and the Town taking the Same into Confideration
Voted that their Request be So far Granted that one half of the land Within the Townfhip of Lunenburg & the Wefterly part thereof Running a parrelel Line with the Weft Line of said Townfhip be & hereby is Set off a Separate Parifh by it self Provided they Shall Place their Meeting Houfe as near the Centure of faid Parifh as may be so as to accomodate the whole and that as Soon as they are Able and Do Maintain the Gofpel among them- felves that then they Shall be freed from all Cofts & Charges of Maintaining the Gofpel in the firft Parifh in Said Town Upon A Motion made & seconded by Some of the Requefters Notwithftanding the Above Vote the Quef-
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tion was put wheither the Town would not Grant the Requeft in Full and it pafs'd in the Negative
Voted & Chofe Edward Hartwell Esqr Mr Nathan Heywood & Benjamin Goodridge A Committe to Lay out the School Lands in the Beft way & manner they can & See that they are put upon Record
Voted that Swine Run at Large the prefent year
At A Legal Meeting of the Freeholders & Other In- habitans of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Auguft ye 4th 1761
Voted & Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderrator for the Government of Said Meeting
Voted that the Committe Appointed to Provide preach- ing for the Town forthwith wait upon the Revd Mr Jofiah Bridge to See if he will preach any more for the Town
Said Committe Return'd & Reported that he muft be away two Sabbaths after the Next Sabbath & then knew not but that he might preach for the Town again
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