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enty Six rod acrofs Mr Ephraim Wetherbes Land to a two Rod way Between ye Second and Third Rang of lots in Woborn farm and from Said way on M: Jofeph Fullers land one hundred and twenty four Rod untill it Comes to M: Jacob Stileses land then runs Between Said fullers and Stiles land a rod on Each mans land twenty Six Rod till it Comes to ye pond and is marked on trees on ye South- erly Side then runs fifty two rod by the Side of ye pond on Said Stiles land then makes an Angle at a Certain tree marked and on ye Southerly Side of Said Stilese Barn one hundred & twenty two Rod till it Comes to a heep of Stones which is the Corner of Samvel Commins and John Haftings jun land and is marked on trees on the Southerly Side and is two rod wide then runs between Said Commins and Haftings land a rod on Each mans land
Alfo voted that a town way Be accepted Begining at a two rod way at or neer the line Between M: Seacre- tary Willards land and the land of Co !! Jofiah Willards runing across a corner of M! Secr. Willards land and runing acrofs the land of M! Jeremiah Ballard by the Eafterly Side of M! Secr Willards Land untill it comes neer the Brook then Crofsing the Brook neer the place where ye path now goes and leaving a corner of said Bal- lards land on the west Side of Said way untill it comes to a two rod way Between ye first and second rang of Lotts in woburn farm the Said way is two rod wide and markd on trees on the Eafterly Side
At a further adjornment of Sª meeting on Monday the twenty third day of october A. D. 1738
Voted that a town way Be accepted from the End of the way that runs acrofs Mr Ballards Land acrofs the land of M: Thomas Cartter and then acrofs the Land Belonging to one Woodard untill it Comes to the Land of Benjamin Goodridge and then runs acrofs Said Good- ridge-s Land untill it Comes to his Houfe Sd way is is two rod wide and marked on trees on ye Eafterly Side of Said way
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[43] At a meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the the town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the 22nd 1738
Voted and Choofe Major Hubburd Moddrator
Voted that the Seats in the Gallary be moved forward so that there may be two Seats more Built Behind round the Gallary
Voted that the Seats be raised higher that are to be Built
Voted alfo that the alley Between ye Seats Below in the meeting Honse be made into Seats.
Voted that M! Samvel Johnfon Mr Jeremiah Ballard Mr Samvel Page Be a Committe to lett out Sª work
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE Clerk
At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled Sept ye 12th 1738
Voted that ye town will provide a School mafter for the firft six months and School Dames for ye other six months for the year enfuing
Voted that ye School be Keept in three places the firft six months
Voted that ye School be Keept in Six places the laft six months
Voted that M! Jeremiah Ballard Mr John Heywood Mr John Grout Mr Samvel Page and Mr Jacob Gould be a Committe to Regulate ye Same
Voted that the Sum of Sixty pound be raifed and granted to Support the School with all for ye year en- fuing
Voted that Seven pound be Granted to Build ye Seats Behind In ye Gallary
At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled october ye 23th 1738
Voted and Choofe M! Samvel Johnson modderator
Voted yt the Sum of fifteen pound Be Granted to ye Rev! M! David Stearns an addition to his Sallary for ye year 1737
Voted that ye Sum of fifteen pound be granted to ye
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Revª M! David Stearns an addition to his Salary for the year 1738
Recorded ? BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
[44] At a meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the thirteenth A D 1738/9.
Voted and Choofe Major Jonathan Hubburd Modder- ator
Edward Hartwell Esq! --
Benja Goodridge
Choofen Select men and
M: Ephraim Wetherbe
M: Samvel Johnfon
Sworn Afsefsors
Mr John Heywood
Benja Goodridge Chofen town Clerk and Sworn
Major Jonathan Hubburd Chofen town Treafurer
Jonas Gillfon \ Chofen Constables and Benj. Benja Bellows Junrf Bellows Sworn.
Edward Hartwell Esqr )
Samvel Johnson
Chofen Surveyers of High ways
Benja Goodridge
James Litch
Jeremiah Norcrofs
Samvel Page
Sworn
Samvel Johnson Chofen Sealer of waights & Meafures &
Eleazer Houghton Chofen Sealer of Leather
Ezekeil Wymanl
John Heywood j Chofen tying men
Jonathan Willard (
Jeremiah Norcrofs| Chofen fence veiwers
Ezekeil Wyman)
David Page j Chosen Hogg reives
Jofiah Bayley Chofen Surveyer of Shingles
Voted that Samvel Johnson Benja Goodridge and John Heywood be a Committe to fill up all the Vaccant Room in the meeting Houfe with Seats in ye Best manner that can be with Convenince
Voted that ye Sum of fourteen pound be Granted to Sattisfy the Coft occationed thereby
Voted Samvel Johnfon be a perfon apointed to buy a burying Cloth
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[45] Voted that the Sum Seven pound ten Shillings be Granted to Buy a burying Cloth withall
Voted and Granted to Edward Hartwell Esqr ye Sum of -1-4-0
Voted and Granted to Benja Goodridge ye Sum of 1-0-0
Voted and Granted to James Colbourn ye Sum of 0-8-0
Voted and Granted to Samvel Johnfon ye Sum of 0-6-0
Voted and Granted to Jeremiah Ballard ye Sum of -0-8-0
Voted and Granted to Jofiah Baylay ye Sum of -0-3-6
Voted that ye Town way Be Discontinued where it went neer Thomas Harknefs-s Land on flatt hill and that ye way Be allowed where it is now Laid out in Lieu thereof
Voted that a Town way be Excepted two Rods wide Begining at a heap of Stones and a Stake on the Eafterly Side of the Road in Dea Ephraim Parces Land and runs acrofs a little Strip of Said parces Land two Rod wide to ye land of John Gibson and then runs two Rod wide through Said Gibfons land to ye Said Ephraim parces Sec- ond Divifion and then runs through Said Parces 2ª Divi- fion two Rods wide to Eleazer Houghton Second Divifion and then runs through Said Houghton Second Divifion to David Parces Land two Rod wide then through Said Da- vid Parces Land two Rod wide to faid Gibfons Second Divifion and to David Carliles Land and all ye Said way is Defcribed by marked trees which are on ye wefterly and Southerly Side of ye Said way.
And also there is another Short way of two Rod wide Laid out from this Sd way in ye Said Houghtons Second Devifion to ye farm where Mr James Litch and Robert Ruffell now Dwells upon for their Convenince to Bring them in to this Road as it is Defcribed by marked trees
Voted that a bridle way of one rod wide be Excepted from Jethro Wheelers land on ye eaft Side of Jofeph Dodges land that was to ye way by John Swans houfe
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At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled May the Twenty first A D 1739
Voted and Choofe M: John Heywood modderator
Voted that the Sum of fifty pound Be Granted to mend Highways withall to Be worked out in the way and manner of a former vote of this town
At a meeting of ye freeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled auguft the fourtenth A. D 1739
Voted and Choofe Maj Jonathan Hubburd Modderator
Voted and Granted the Sum of five pound to bye Meafures withall and if fª Sum be to much the over plus to go into the treafury and if any be wanting to take it out of the treafury
these meetings Recorded ? BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
[46] At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled Novem- ber the nintenth one thousand Seven Hundred and thirty nine
Voted and Choofe Mr Samvel Johnfon Modderator
Voted and Chofe M! Nathan Heywood and Mr Jona- than Smith to Enfpect the Killing of Deer at an unfeafon- able time of the year as the Law Directs
Voted that the heads pay two third parts of the Afsfsments and the Eftates the other third part thereof
Voted and Chofe M: William Jones to hire a lawfull School mafter for the town of Lunenburg for three months to Begin at Janvary next
Voted that the School be Keept at M! Ephraim Parce's old Houfe six weeks
Voted that the School be Keept at the Houfe of Mr. John Jenifones or at Judge Dowses Houfe the other Six weeks
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty pounds In Bills of the old tenor for the poor
Recored ? BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
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[47] At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the third 1739/40
Voted and Chofe Edward Hartwell Esqr modderator
Edward Hartwell Esq!
M: Benja Goodridge
Mr John Grout
Mr Ephraim Wetherbe
and Sworn afsefsors
Capt Jonathan Bradftreet
Benja Bellows Junr . Chofen Town Clark and Sworn
John Divol! Chofen Conftable Benja Bellows Jur Sworn in his Rome
Jacob Gould Chofen Conftable & Sworn
Mr John Grout Chofen town Treafurer and Sworn
David Parce
Sam" Comings
Ezekil Wyman
John Scot
Hilkiah Boynton
Chofen Suveyers of high Ways Parce Wyman & Comings Sworn
Samvel Johnfon Sealer of Waights and Meafurs
Benja Gould
Jonathan Abbot
Hezikah Wetherbe ( hogg Reives & Sworn
John Gibfon
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Daniel Aften 1
Jeremiah Norerofs | Tything men
Elezer Houghton ( Sealer of Leather
Jacob Stiles \ Chofen
Jofeph fuller § fence viewers & Sworn
Benja Bellows Jurl to profecute Such Perfons as Shall Jonathan Smith [ Kill Deer Contatry to Law and Sworn
Edward Hartwell Esqr) be a committe to Examin the Benja Goodridge Jacob Stiles
town Treafurers accompt and to Give him a discharge for ye payments he has advanced and make report thereof to ye town
Chofen Select men
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[48] Voted that the Bridle way be discontinued that runs Acrofs Elezer Houghton Land
Voted that this meeting be Ajorned tell the third mon- day of May next at two of the Clock in ye afternoon at the meeting houfe in Lunenburg
Ats. BENJA BELLOWS JUR town Clark
at a metting march ye 3th 1740
Voted and Exepted of a way Laid out two Rod Wide through John Wyman and Ezekil Wymans Land a rod on Each mans one Hundred thirty four rod then runing Acrofs Ezekiel Wymans feild thirty Seven Rod then runing acrofs Stephen Boynton feild twenty rod to ye two Way betwen ye firft and Scond Rang of Lotts in Woborn fairm then Acrofs Sd two rod way thence between Holts Lotts one hundred and Sixty rod to ye miniftreal Land then acrofs ye miniftrail Land to ye Way by Amos Rob- ingfon
Attest BENJA BELLOWS JUR town Clerk
May ye 19th 1740 met by adjornment and upon Hear- ing the Report of the Commettee Chofen to Recken With Maj Jonathan Hubburd Town Treafurer and thay Report to the town that on the day above Sd that thay Reckned With him and find that he lias Recd of the towns money the Sum of $797-12-1- out of Which he has Paid by Order the Sum of '795-15-6 and thare Remains in his Hands the Sum of 2-2-1- c_sh_d_
We find allfo in Conftable HarWoods hands the Sum of 2-6-3 and alfo in Conftable Whetneys hands ye Sum of 1=11=6 and alfo in the hands of Majr Hubburd Col- lecter the Sum of 20= 14=10 and in the hands of Ltt James Colburn Conftable the Sum of 8=9=2 and in the hand of Jacob Stiles Conftable ye Sum of 1= 17=8 and in the hands of Benja Goodridge Conftable the Sum of 16=5=9 and in the hands of Conftable Bayley the Sum of 21=9=3 and in the hands of Benja Bellows Conftable the Sum of 16= 13=3
Voted and Granted to Maj Jonathan Hubburd for two years Collection £ sh d 10-0 -0.
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Voted to M! Benja Goodridge for one years Collection 5= 0 = 0=
Voted to Edward Hartwell Esq! for Sarvices done for the town 1=18= 0
Voted to Mr Benja Goodridge for Sarvis done the Town 1=18=0
Voted to M! John Heywood for Sarvis done the Town 0=8=0
Voted to Benja Bellows Jun' for Sarvis done the Town 3=0-0
Voted to Maj: Jonth Hubburd for Being Treafurer 5 years 2=0= 0
Voted that Ltt Ephraim Wetherbe & Mr John Hey- wood & M: Mofes Willard be a Commettee to Provide a Lawfull School & School Mafter for the this Prefent year.
Attest.
BENJA BELLOWS JUR Town Clerk
[49] At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitance of the town of Lunenburg)
[ June ye 2th 1740
Voted and Chofe Maj! Jonathan Hubburd modderator Voted that thay Abate 1-7-11 of Benjamin Good- ridge Rates Whoe was Conftable for the year 1736
· Voted that thay Abate 1-17-8 of Jacob Stiles Rates Whoe was Conftable for ye year 1736
Voted that thay Abate 4-16-3 of Jofiah Bayley Rates Whoe was Conftable for the year 1738
Voted that thay Rafe thirty Pounds for Defraing the School
Voted to the Rend M! David Stearns the Sum of thirty Pounds to make up his Salery for the year 1739 & the year 1740
Granted fourty Pounds to mend Hieways with all Attest BENJA BELLOWS JUNR town Clerk
At A Meeting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabi- tance of the Town of Lunenburg held on the 29th of Sep- tember A D 1740.
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Voted and Chofe M! Benja Goodridge Modrator
1ly Voted that thay Build two School Houfen in Said town one to be by Decon Ephraim Pearce the other to be on the Eaft Side of M! Jeremiah Norcrofses as Near as may be to the Road-
2ly Voted that the School Houfen be twenty three feet in Lenth and Eighteen feet in Wedth and Seven feet Stud
3ly Voted that M! William Jones & Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs & M: Jofiah Bayley be a Committee to Buld the North End School Houfe
4ly that Decon Ephraim Pearce & Mr John Divol & M: John Gipfon be a Committee to Buld the South End School Houfe
5ly Voted that the School Houfen be Borded and Shingled and the Loar floor be Laid Down and the Chim- ney be Built and the Houfen under Pend & A partion maid & doors maid and Hung
Gly Voted that thay Rafe one Hundred and twenty Pounds to Buld the the School Houfen & to Defray the Charge of the School
Attest BENJA BELLOWS JUNK Town Clerk
[50] At a Legual Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitance of the Town of Lunenburg Held on the firft monday of November A D 1740
Voted and Chofe Maj: Jonathan Hubbard Moddrator
firft Voted to Buld but one School Houfe in Said Town & that to Stand as near the Said meeting Houfe as the town Shall appoint and that all the Inhabitance of the Said town that Lives above two Miles diftance from the Place Whare the Said School Houfe Shall be Built the two miles all ways to be Estimated as the Roads go and that all the Inhabitance that Live above two miles as above Said Shall from time to time & at all times hereafter have the Whole of each of thare Refpect- ive Share Sum or Sums that thay Shall hereafter pay to- wards any School Rate or tax Whatfoever repaid to them again out of the Town Treasurie to Provide Schooling And School houfen for them Selves thay dividing into
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Companies and making it to Appear to the Select men that thay have Laid out So much money for the End aforefaid and alfo that all the Schools Within the Said Town at the Same Time Shall be free for any of the In- habitance to Send Whare they Pleafe and alfo that the town meeting Wich Was on ye twenty ninth day of Laft September and Every Article and Claufe therein mentioned Shall be repealed and annulled to all Intents and Porposes Whatfoever
2ly Voted that the School Houfe Be Set in the Cor- ner of M: Thomas Prentices Land Whare the Lain turns to ye to Cap! Bradftreets Houfe out of the Road
3ly Voted that thay Rafe one Hundred Pounds of the old tenner for the Use of Town
4ly Voted that the Town meeting be Warned by the Conftables going about and notifying the People by Word of mouth for the futer
5ly Voted that the Afsefsors Lay two thirds of the tax on the Heads and one third on the Eftates
6 Voted that the Town Treafurer Call in the Town Debts Dirict
Attest BENJA BELLOWS JUNR Town Clerk
[51] At a legall meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the Second A D 1740/1
Voted and Chofe Majr Jonathan Hubbird Modderator Edward Hartwell Esqr Benje Goodridge
Mr Thomas Prentice
Chofen Selectmen
Mr Nathaniel Harwood
Mr Samvel Johnfon
Benja Goodridge town Clerk & Sworn
Mr Thomas Prentice .- town Treafurer & Sworn
Mr John Gibfon Mr William Jones Chosen Conftables & Sworn
M! Jofeph Fuller
Mr Mofes Mitchael
Mr Ephriam Parce
Mr Amos Robbingfon Mr Jacob Gould
Chofen Surveyers of Highways
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Mr John Grout \ Chofen tying men
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs
M! Benja Bellows junr Chofen Sealer of weights & Meafures & Sworn
M: Jeremiah Norcrofs )
Mr John Jenifon J Chofen fence Viewers
Mr Eleazer Houghton Chofen Sealer of Leather
Mr William Snow
Mr Abraham Sanderfont
Mr Nathanael Page
Chofen Hogreves & Sworn
Mr Ezekiel Wyman)
Mr Samvel Reed 5 Deer officers
2ndly Voted that the town way be Excepted as it is Laid through Jofhua Goodridges Land In Exchange for ye town way where it was formerly laid through Sd land the new way to be four rod wide and is Defcribed by markt trees on the Eafterly Side thereof and and the for- mer way is discontinued accordingly also
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[52] Alfo Excepted a town way from Andrew Mitch- aels Houfe two rod wide being one rod on william wal- lases Land and one rod on Mitchaels Land till it comes to the Highway Laid to Said Wallases Land.
Voted and Granted to Mr Samvel Johnfon ye Sum of 0-14-0
Voted and Granted to Mr John Grout the Sum of 0-8-0
Voted and Granted to M! Ephiriam Whetherbe ye Sum of 0-6-0
Voted and Granted to Edward Hartwell Esq! ye Sum of 1-2-0
Voted and Granted Capt Jonathan Bradftreet ye Sum of 0-4-0
Voted and Granted to M! Benja Bellows junr ye Sum of 2-0-0
Voted and Granted to Benja Goodridge ye Sum of 1-0-0
Recorded + Benja Goodridge Clerk
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At a legall meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the twenty fifth 1741
voted and Chofe majr Jonathan Hubbaird Modder- artor.
1th Voted that the Select men provide a place to keep the School in
2ndly Voted and Granted the Sum of Six pound to Build a pound withall
3rdly Voted that major Hubburd and Mr Benja Bel- lows jr Be a committe to Lett out ye pound to be Built
4thly Voted that Hoggs run at Large this prefent year
Recorded ? BENJE GOODRIDGE cler
[53] LUNENBURG March 9th 1740
Then Received of Mr Thomas Prentice Town Treaf. The Sum of one Hundred Sixty one Pounds Two Shillings and Three Pence which Is In full for my Salary for the years 1739 and 1740
Received pr me DAVID STEARNS
LUNENBURG
March 9th 1740 1 The Subferiber Hereby acknowl- edge That I Have Received of the Town of Lunenburg The full of my Salary from the time of my Settling with them for ye work of ye miniftry To the Prefent Day Received pr me DAVID STEARNS
Received alfo the full of what was granted to me for Settlement
Received pr me DAVID STEARNS
Janvary the fourth 1741 then the Selectmen and treaf- urer Reckned with Mr James Colbuorn Constable for the year 1737 and find that he has paid the whole of his Rates for said year
At the time Reckned with Benja Goodridge Conftable and Colector for ye year 1736 and Conftable and Colector for ye year 1736 and conftable for ye year A. D 1738 and find that he has paid the full of his Collections for both ye years aforefaid
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[54] At a Legall meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled the Eleventh Day of January A D 1741/2
1th Voted and Chofe M! Samvel Johnfon Moddrator for the Government of Sd meeting
2ndly Voted and Granted the Sum of Eighty pound In the old tennor for the ufe of the School
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE town Clerk
At a Legual meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled March the 15th A D 1741/2
Voted and Chofe Mr John Grout moderator for the Government of the meeting
Benjamin Goodridge
M: John Grout
Cap: Jonathan Braudftreet
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Chofen Selectmen and Sworn Afsefsors
M! John Heywood
M: William Jones
Benja Goodridge Chofen town Clerk and Sworn
M: Thomas Prentice Chofen town treafurer and Sworn
Mr Joshua Goodridgel
M: Jonathan Page Chofen Conftables and Sworn
M: William Jones
M: John Gibfon
M! Benja Bellows Jun'[ Chofen Surveyers of Highways
M: Thomas Brown j
Mr Benja Bellows junr Chofen Scaler of weights and meafures
Mr Eleazer Houghton Chofen Sealer of Leather
Mr Jacob Stiles )
M: Jofeph Fullerf Chofen tying men
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs (
Mr Amos Robinfon J Chofen fence Viewers
M: Jofeph Fuller {
Mr Nathanel Page [ Chofen Deer reves
[55] M: David Goodridgel Mr Patrick White { Chofen Hogg reves and Sworn
Voted and Excepted of a town way as Reported of by the Seelect men begining in the former way in Joseph
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Fullers Land and turning into Said Fullers feild by a white pine tree in his fence and runing through said Ful- lers Land in al one hundred and Seven rods two rods wide then through Ephraim Wetherbes Land one hundred and five rod then on Thomas Carters Land fifteen rod then through Sd Wetherbe-s Land ninty rod then through Said Carters Land twenty one rod to the road that Leads from Benjamin Goodridge=s to the meeting houfe in Sd town the said road is Laid out two rod wide and is Deferibed by certain marks and the Several owners of the said Land say they will freely give the Land for the said way whare they are Laid out purfuant to the town vote Concerning thofe that shall Give there Land to town ways &c provided the said town shall Discontinue ye former Road where this new road is Laid out in Leiu of that.
Voted and Excepted alfo of one other town way as Reported of by the Selectmen viz beginning at Mr William Clarks Land and runing through his Land Sixty two rod two rod wide through William Moffetts Land sixty nine rod two rod wide through Nathanel Harwood Land Sev- enty seven rod two rod wide through Mr Allens Land ninty rod two rod wide through Thomas Littles Land one hundred and fifty two rods two rod wide then through Mofes Willards Land by Groton line a few rods two rod wide and the said way is Defcribed by markt trees on the Right hand as the way Leads to Groton the above named William Clark Esq Jeremiah Allen and Mofes Willard we have not seen but the other Gentlemen that owns the Land where the ways are Laid out are free and willing to give the Land for the Same perfuant to the vote of the town Concerning Highways &c
Alfo voted and Excepted of another town way as Re- ported of by the Selectmen viz Begining at the Houfe of Mr Hezekiah Wetherbe and runs ten Rod on Sd Wetherbe,s land as the Lane runs South on Land of Daniel Auftin Eighty two Rod Southerly by markt trees and on Com- mon Land forty eight rod by markt trees on land of Jo- feph Page one hundred and Eighty Rod by markt trees Eafterly and Southerly all which way is two rod wide
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and is Given by the owner of the land according to the vote Concerning town ways &c
Voted that way Be Discontinued from the white pine tree where the new way turns into Mr Jofeph Fullers feild where it runs acorfs fullers Wetherbes Abbotts and Wil- lards Land till it comes into ye road between Capt Broad- ftreets caufeway and ye corner of Jonathan Hubbard ju land &c
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[56] Voted and Granted to Mr Thomas Prentice 1-16-0
Voted and Granted to Mr Samvel Johnfon 1-6-0
Voted and Granted to Benja Goodridge 2-18-0
Voted and Granted Mr Nathanel Harwood 0-16-0
Voted and Granted to Edward Hartwell Esqr 2-16-10
Voted that the Selectmen provid a School Mafter and places to Keep School in for the year enfuing
Recorded ৳ BENJA GOODRIDGE town Cler
At a legual meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled May the ninteenth A. D. 1742
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood modderrator
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty pounds to mend High ways withall
Voted that men be allowed two Shillings per Day from this Day to the Laft Day of September for this pref- ent year and one shilling and sixpence from then to the first day of March next and that nine pence be allowed for a pair of oxen a day and three pence for a Cart
Voted that the Repairing of the meeting houfe be Committed to Mr Samvel Johnfon and that he Bring an account of the Coft thereof to the next town meeting
Voted that Swine go at Large this prefent year
Recored ? BENJ GOODRIDGE Cler
At a legual meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled Septem- ber the 13th A. D. 1742
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Voted and Chofe Major Jonathan Hubburd Modder- rator
Voted and Granted John Jenifon 1 = 15 = 0 old tennour
Voted and Granted forty two pound ten shillings for the Revd Mr Stearns es Sallary for ye year 1742
Voted and Granted ye Sum of three pound fifteen Shil- lings to the Revd M! Stearns to make good his Sallary for the year 1741
Voted and Granted the Sum of two pound ten Shil- lings to Benja Goodridge and John Grout to pay Capt Stevens for Service done.
Recorded t' BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
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