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[5] At Legual meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled Janvary the thirty first 1742/3
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator
Voteded and granted to Mr Nathanael Page the Sum of five Shillings for Building the pound in Sd town
Voted and Granted to Mr Samvel Johnfon for repair- ing the meeting house the Sum of eight Shillings
Voted and Granted to M! Benjamin Bellows jur for a lock and key for the pound one Shilling and eight pence
To Mr Thomas Prentice Town Treafurer for the town of Lunenburg or his Succefsor in faid office Sr this may Certify to you that we have afsefsed the Sum of Sixty pound seven Shillings and nine pence on the Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg and have Delivered one Lift to Joshua Goodridge Constable of thirty three pounds and three pence and to Jonathan Page Conftable a Lift of twenty Eight pound Seven Shilling and Six pence which Sums you are to Demand and Receive and to pay out as follows (viz)
To the Revd Mr David Stearns the Sum of 42= 10-0 for his Sallary for this prefent year and three pound fifteen Shillings to make the money Good for the year paft - - 3-15-0
To Thomas Prentice for Being an afsefsor for ye year seventeen hundred and forty one - 0- 9-0
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To Nathaniel Harwood for Ditto 0- 4-0
To Samvel Johnson for Ditto 0- 6-0
To Benja Goodridge for Ditto 0-14-6
To Edward Hartwell Esqr for Ditto 0-14-21/2
To John Jenifon for taking care of ye meeting house 0- 8-9
To Nathanael Page for building ye pound in Lunenburg 0- 5-0
To Samvel Johnfon for repairing the meeting houfe 0- 8-0
To Benjamin Bellows J' for a lock and key for ye pound
0- 1-8
To Samvel Davis for making two Jury Boxes 0- 0 41/2
To Benja Goodridge and John Grout to pay to Capt Stevens 2-10-0
[58] At a legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled March ye Seventh A D 1742/3
Voted and Chofe Mr Thomas Prentice Moddr.
Edward Hartwell Esqr Were
Benja Goodridge i Chofen
Capt Jonathan Willard Select
Mr John Grout men
Capt Jonathan Bradftreet J
Benja Goodridge Chofen Town Clerk & Sworn
Mr Thomas Prentice Chofen Town Treafurer & Sworn
Mr Jonathan Page
Mr Jonathan Hubburd jrf Chofen Conftables and Sworn Mr Ezekeil Wyman Mr David Parce
Mr John Martin
Edward Hartwell Esqr
Chofen Surveyers of High ways and Sworn
Mr Eleazer Tarbal
Mr Jonathan Smith
Mr William Snow
Mr Thomas Brown
meafures Sworn
Mr Benja Bellows junr Chofen Sealer of waits &
Mr Solomon Stewart)
Mr Samvel Comings | Chofen Tyding men Mr John Grout Mr Samvel Davis, Chofen fence veiwers & Sworn
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Mr Joshua Goodridgel
Mr Jacob Gould [ Chofen Deer rives & Sworn
Mr Jofeph Fuller
Mr Thomas Brown§ Chofen Hogg reves and Sworn
Mr Nathan Heywood)
Mr William Jones J Chofen to take of fire & Sworn
[59] Voted that Mr Thomas Prentice Mr William Jones and Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs be a Committe to pro- vide a school mafter and to appoint and provide places to Keep the School in for ye year Enfuing.
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty five pound for the ufe of the school.
Voted and Granted the Sum of two pound ten shil- lings for Deacon Johnfon to repair the meeting houfe withall
Voted and Granted to M: Benja Bellows for Service done for the town ten Shillings
Voted and Granted to Mr John Grout Six fhillings
Granted to Benja Goodridge Eleven fhillings
Granted Mr John Heywood Six Shillings
Granted to Capt. Jonathan Bradftreet three Shillings
Granted to M: William Jones three fhillings
Granted to M: Jonathan Page ten pence
Granted to M: Thomas Prentice five pence half peny
Voted and Excepted of a town way Laid out by ye Selectmen Begining at Benjamin Goulds northwest corner on the South fide of north field Road and so runs about weft by John Fisks fence Being on ye South Side and then on Joseph Pages fence till it comes to the corner of Bel- lows s meddow to a Black oak Stump then to a heap of Stones near ye meddow then to a great Stone about five rod South weft from the houfe where William Cannada lives then to a Black oak tree markt d then to another Black oak tree markt then to a white oak tree markt on or about ve head of houfe Lott No 6 in Sd town and then about weft till it comes over ye Stone Bridge into ye old way ye faid way to be four rod wide on ye north Side of Sd Marks
Voted and Excepted of a town way Laid out by acommitee appionted Begining about the Eaft Side of
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Abraham Sanderfons Land at the Eaft end of ye Line Eaft of Sd Sanderfons houfe & So runing by Sd Sander- fons houfe & then to a heap of Stones then by ye north fide of ye Swamp to a white oak markt and then by other trees markt till it comes to Mulpus and then over Mulpus by markt trees till it comes to ye other way at Abel Platts s Corner Sd way to be two rod wide the markt trees and other marks are on the north and weft sides
Recorded ₱ BENJA GOODRIDGE town Cler
[60] Att a Legual meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg afsembled auguft the 9th 1743
Voted and Chofe majr Jonathan Hubbard moderator for fª meeting
Voted that a committe be chofen to mark out away to the weft Line of our town from the way already Ex- cepted to the weft end of the wyman Land
Voted that Edward Hartwell Efqr Mr Ephraim Weth- erbe and Mr Jonathan Page be a Committe for the pur- pofe aforefaid
Voted that Mr Ephraim Wetherbe with a Eleven Hands with him go on Monday next to Clear faid way and that Mr Wetherbe overfee faid work
Voted that the hands abovefaid have two Shillings and Six pence ? Day each man
Voted and chofe Edward Hartwell Efqr and Mr John Grout to make Reply to Colle Berrys Complaint at Wor- cefter Court for our not having away to Dorchester Can- nada or to the weft Line of our town
Recorded ֏ BENJA GOODRIDGE Cler
Att a legual meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled Septem- ber ye 12th A D 1743
Voted and Chofe Majr Jonathan Hubbard modderar- tor
Voted that they will Chufe a Committe
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Voted and Choofe Majr Jonathan Hubburd Mr Nathan Heywood and Capt Jonathan Bradftreet a committe to Lay out and mark away to the Weft Line of our town in order to anfwer the Requeft of the Honorable Thomas Berry Efqr in Behalf of Ipswich Cannada and to accomo- date Dorchefter Cannada and the new towns above us and make return to the town as foon as may Be where they have Laid it
[61] Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty pounds to be workt out at faid way at three Shillings ? Day & if any man Dos not work when warned he Shall pay his money and if any over plus be to be workt out as other ways
Voted & Granted to the Revd Mr David Stearns fo much as will make his Sallary fifty pounds in Bills of the Last Emifsion for this prefent year
Voted and Granted ye Sum of ten pound to make Good any Deficiences in the Treafurey
Voted and Granted to Mr John Grout the Sum of four fhillings for Service Done for ye town
Recorded T BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled Septem- ber ye twenty feventh A. D 1743
Voted and Choofe Mr Hilkiah Boynton Modderator
Voted that ye Report of ye Committee Be Excepted which is as follows
LUNENBURG September ye 17th 1743 We the Subscrib- ers being appointed by faid town to Lay out a Highway from Some part or particular place of Some Road already Laid out in Said town to the weft Line thereof &c In purfuance whereof we have made Search and viewed the Land where we thought it moft probable faid Highway could be made and our opinions are that to Begin at the Road Laid out Between Ezekiel and John Wymans Land and fo to M' David Pages and then in or near the Road where people now pafs to Dorchefter Cannada about a mile and a half then turn out of Said old Road to ye
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Right hand by a Black oak tree marked and going by or near trees marked till it comes to faid old Road again near Uptons Land there corfsing faid old Road and going over faid Uptons Land and
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[62] And then by trees marked about three Quarters of a mile and coming into faid old Road again and Con- tinuing in faid old Road to the Line of Lunenburg will be much the beft way much the Cheapeft made and much the eafieft to maintain and will beft accomodate the new towns which we are to have particular Regard to all thing Confidered
Voted that the faid Jonathan Hubbard
way be two Rod wide Nathan Heywood ¿Comtte Jonathan Bradftreet
Recorded + BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled March ye fifth A D 1743/4
Voted and Chofe Majr Jonathan Hubbard Modderator Voted and Chofe
Majr Jonathan Hubbard
Mr Jonathan Wood
Mr Joshua Goodridge
Selectmen
Mr Hilkiah Boynton
Mr John Grout
Benja Goodridge Chofen town Clerk and Sworn
Mr Thomas Prentice chosen Treafurer and Sworn
Mr David Parce )
Mr William Page[ Chofen Conftables Voted that Mr Benjamin Bellows jun be Excepted Constable in the rome of faid Parce and Page
Mr John Bufs Mr Benja Bellows jun / Surveyers of high ways Mr Joseph Fuller
[63] Mr Abraham Sanderfon) Mr Jofiah Dodge Mr Jacob Gould Mr Jonathan Page Mr Nathanael Page
Chofen Surveycrs of high ways and Sworn
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Mr Benjamin Bellows jun Sealer of weights and meaf- ures
Mr Eleazer Houghton Sealer of Leather
Mr Benjamin Bellows
Mr Jeremiah Norcrofs f fence viewers
Mr Solomon Stwart }
Mr Jonathan Abbott, Deer reves and Sworn
Mr William Snow)
Mr John Gibfon S tying men
Mr John Fisk
Mr Jacob Gould§ Hogg reves
Mr William Jones (
Mr John Fitch , Chofen to take care of fire
Voted that Edward Hartwell Efqr Capt Jonathan Bradftreet and Mr Benjamin Bellows jun be a Comtte to take care of the School and to provide a School Mafter for ye year enfuing
Voted that Mr Hilkiah Boynton Capt Jonathan Brad- ftreet and Mr John Grout Be a Committee to agree with Major Jonathan Hubbard aboute Exchanging apeice of the miniftreal Land with faid Hubbard for apeice of his Land and to Joyn with Mr Stearns in Giving a Deed of Exchange if they think proper and as they shall Judge Beft
Voted that Mr Jolin Jenifon take care of ye meeting houfe ye year enfuing and granted to Sª Jeni- fon for fd service 0-10-0
Voted and Granted Majr Hubbard 0- 5-0
Voted & Granted to Mr Nathan Heywood 0- 5-0
Voted and Granted to Capt Bradftreet 0 5-0
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[64] Voted and Granted to Edward Hartwell Efqr 0- 2-6 Voted and Granted to Mr Ephraim Wetherbe 0- 2-6 Voted and Granted to Mr Jonathan Page 0- 2-6 Voted & Granted to Edward Hartwell Efqr 0- 9-0 Voted & Granted to Mr John Grout 0- 4-0
Voted & Granted to Capt Bradftreet 0- 1-6
Voted & Granted to Capt Willard 0- 1-6 Voted & Granted to Benja Goodridge 0-16-6 Voted & Granted to Mr Benj Bellows 0-12-6
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Voted & Granted to Mr Thomas Prentice 0- 0-9
Voted that a town way be Excepted of from Mr Jo- feph Fullers Land to ye Great Streem of ye north Branch as Laid out by the Committee appointed Begining at faid Fullers Land and Runing through Mr Jacob Stiles Land one hundred and twenty Rod two Rod wide and marked on ye north Side and then Runing Between Mr Samvel Cumings es & Mr John Martins Land twenty Rod and then through Said Cumingses Land half a mild two Rod wide & marked on the north Side and then on Land of Juftice Hartwell fourteen Rod and then on Land of Mr Prescut Eighty Seven Rod and then on Land of Mr Jacob Stiles forty Rod and then a few Rods on Common Land and then on Land of David Goodridge Eighty Rod all which way is two Rod wide and markt as aforefaid and Laid out by
Jofeph Fuller John Martin Jacob Stiles Samvel Cumings J
(Comttee
Voted that ye way through Mr Jacob Stiles Land where it was formerly Laid out Be Discontinued from Be- ing a way any Longer
Voted that a town way be Excepted Between Mr Ephraim Wetherbes and Mr Thomas Carters Land one rod on Each man's Land
Voted that ye town way as it was formerly Laid out on Mr Wetherbes Land Be Discontinued from Being away any Longer
[65] Voted that the way be Discontinued from Ben- jamin Bellows Land at ye Corner of ye meddow to John Fisks Corner all But two Rod wide next to fowlers Land to four rod upon faid Fisks Land and that ye way be Excepted as it Lyes by Jofeph Pages Barn provided Said Page make the way agood paffable way by Cafaring so that it may be Good pafsing for teams to the Exceptence of ye Selectmen By the firft of July next
Recorded ?
BENJA GOODRIDGE Clerk
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At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled September the Sev- enteenth A D 1744
Voted and Granted to the Revd Mr David Stearns the Sum of fifty one pound five Shilling In Bills of the Last Emmiftion for his Sallary this prefent year
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty five pound for the ufe of the School
Voted that Majr Jonathan Hubbard Edward Hartwell Efqr and Mr Jonathan Page be a Committe to Reckon with the town treafurer and to Give him a Difcharge for So much as he has paid on the towns account
[66] At a meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the fourth A D 1744/5
Voted and Chofe M: Hilkiah Boynton Moddr of Said meeting
Edward Hartwell Efqr
Benja Goodridge
Mr John Grout
Chofen Selectmen
Capt Jonathan Willard |
and
Mr Eleazer Tarbal
Benja Goodridge Chofen town Clerk & Sworn
Thomas Prentice Efqr Chofen town treafurer
Mr Samvel Cumings(
Mr Jonathan Wood f Chofen Constables and Sworn
Mr Jofiah Dodge
Mr Joseph Fuller
Mr Samvel Davis
Mr Jacob Gould
Chofen Surveyers of Highways and Sworn
Mr John Wyman
Mr Ezekiel Wyman
Mr Nathanael Harwood)
Mr Thomas Brown
Mr Nathanael Harwood
Mr John Grout
Chofen fence veiwers
Mr Samvel Davis j and Sworn
Mr Thomas Brown\ Chofen Deer reives
Mr Joseph Fuller and Sworn
Mr Ezekiel Wymanl
Mr John Martin Chosen tying men
[6]] Mr John Grifin { chofen Hogg reives Mr Stephen Boynton f and Sworn
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Mr John Jenifon Chofen Sealer of Leather and Sworn Mr Benjamin Bellows jr | Chofen Sealer of waits and meafures and Sworn
Mr Solomon Stewart)
Mr Benjamin Gary f Chofen to take care of fire
Majr Jonathan Hubburd Chofen Surveyer of Shingles and Sworn
Mr Nathanael Harwood)
Mr Samvel Larrabee ¡ Chosen to take care of fire
Voted that Major Jonathan Hubburd Mr Nathan Hey- wood & Mr William Jones be a Committe to provide the town with a School Mafter for the year enfuing
Voted and Granted unto Mr Jacob Gould the Sum of Eleven pound Seventeen Shillings and nine pence for his Extraordinary Coft at the Courts with Andrew Flemin provided he Settle accounts with the town
Voted and Granted unto Mr John Grout ye sum of 1 - 0 - 0 Voted & Granted unto Mr Hilkiah Boynton 0- 3-6 Voted & Granted unto Mr Jofhua Goodridge 0- 1-6 Voted and Granted to Mr Benja Bellows ju 0- 7-0 Voted & Granted to Majr Hubburd ye Sum of 0- 7-6 Voted & Granted Jonathan Hubburd junr 0=11=3 Voted & Granted to Mr Samvel Jolinfon 0- 1-6
[68] An acount of way Excepted at Sd meeting Namly A two Rod way Begining at Dupees Land and Runing upon walkers and Carltons Land 53 Rod and then upon Walkers and Hazeltines Land 22 Rod and then Begining at Mr Stewarts Land and Runs Between Walk- ers and Woods Land to the faid Road 93 Rods & then Runing all on Hazeltines Land 44 rod and then all on Woods Land 66 Rods and Between Mr Stones and Mr Fullers Land 193 Rod unto the two Rod way and about ten Rod a crofs Mr Wetherbes Land and then Between Mr Wetherbes and Mr William Stearns Land 164 Rods and then through Mr Benjamin Forfters Land 55 Rods all markt on the North Side and then acrofs Mr Jenifons Land to the Road 124 Rods markt on ye South fide
Laid out by us Hilkiah Boynton 1 Seleet
Jonathan Wood
men of
Jofhua Goodridge) Lunenburg
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Alfo a two Rod way Laid out By us the Subfcribers Begining at the Road that comes from Hezekiah Wether- bes and Runs upon Mr Benja Bellows and Daniel Astins Land and Between the faid Auftin and John Fifks Land and acrofs fome common Land and acrofs the miniftreal Land and acrofs Mr Prefcotts Land and acrofs Dunsmores Land and acrofs Mr Noah Dodges Land to Groton Line meeting with thier Road all markt on the north Side -
Laid out by
Jofua Goodridge Hilkiah Boynton
Voted that this way he Eccepted provided the Land be Givin
[69] And alfo a two Rod way Being origainally Left for away by Mr Israel Reed and others purchafers of Wo- born farm Begining at or near Jolin Divols Swamp Be- tween Mr Dodges and Benja Goodridges Land & So on a ftrait Line Between the firft and fecond Ranges of Lotts in faid farm till it comes John Hills Land alfo another two Rod way Left By faid Reed and others as aforefaid Begining at Jonathan Pages Land Between William Holts and John Wymans Land and So Between the Second and third Ranges of Lotts till it comes to Unchechewalunk pond Between the Land of Thomas Carter and Jofepli Fuller
Laid out by us Joseph Fuller ) Samvel Reed § Comtte
And alfo away Laid out from the north River Begin- ing at Said River by markes on the weft fide fd way being two Rod wide and So runing through David Good- ridges Land and then through Eleazer Houghtons Land and then through Sergants Land then though Juftices Harrises Land & So Coming to the old path at the foot of a great hill and So runing in the old Path to Leomin- fter Line and So Continuing in the old path up to James Pools
Laid out by Jonathan Hubburdì Hilkiah Boynton
Comtte
All which ways are Excepted as above Defcribed and Recorded BENJA GOODRIDGE town Clerk
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[0] Att a meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled Sept the ninth A D 1745
Voted and Choofe Majr Jonathan Hubburd Moderator of faid meeting
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty two pounds ten Shillings to the Rev Mr David Stearns for his Sallary for the present year
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty five pound for the ufe of the School in Said town
Voted that the men that Live within the Bounds of Major Hartwells Company Build the Bridge over the North Branch in way as it goes to David Goodridges and the Bridge over ye said north Branch in the way that goes to David Pages
And that the men that Live within the Bounds of Capt Willards Company Build the Bridge over Mullepus in the way by or neer Hezekiah Wetherbes and the Bridge over Said Mullepus in the way that goes to Townfhend Below the widdow Whites mill
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE Cler
At A meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March the third A D 1745/6
Voted and Chofe Thomas Prentice Efqr Modderator Voted and Chofe
Edward Hartwell Efqr Capt Jonathan Willard
Benj Goodridge
Mr Jacob Gould Mr John Grout
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[1] Benja Goodridge Chofen town Clerk & Sworn Thomas Prentice Chofen Town Treafurer
Mr Thomas Brown)
Mr Eleazer Tarbal | Chofen Conftables & Sworn Mr Samvel Johnson ) Mr Arington Gibfon Mr Joseph Fuller
Mr Jofiah Dodge Mr David Page
Chofen Survevers of Highway & Sworn
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Mr Ezekiel Wyman (
Mr Thomas Carter tyding men
Mr Jofiah Bayley ) Mr John Jenifon | Chofen fence viewers & Sworn
Mr Thomas Carter Chofen Sealer of Leather
Mr Benj Bellows jun Chofen Sealer of weights & meafures
Mr Jonathan Abbot)
Mr Benj Gary
Mr Thomas Little
Chofen Hogg reves
Mr Obediah Walker
Mr Afael Hartwell
Mr Philip Goodridge)
Mr Samvel Davis
¡ Chofen Deer reves
Mr David Goodridgel
Mr Jofeph Wood
¡ Chofen to take care of fire
Mr Jacob Gould
Mr Thomas Brown
Mr Ezekiel Wyman
Chofen Feild Drivers
Mr Joseph Fuller
[2] Voted and Chofe
Benj Goodridge
Edward Hartwell Efqr Afsefsors
Capt Jonathan Willard |
Voted and Granted the Sum of twenty five pound in Bills of the Laft Emifion for the ufe of the School
Voted & Granted to Capt Willard 0- 7-6
Voted & Granted to Capt Willard 0- 4-6
Voted & Granted Mr Jofiah Dodge 0-10-0
Voted & Granted to Mr John Grout 1- 0-0
Voted & Granted to Benj Goodridge 0- 9-0
Voted & Granted to Mr John Heywood 0- 1-6
Voted & Granted to Mr Eleazer Tarbal 0- 4-6
Voted & Granted to Juftice Prentice 0- 1-6
Voted that a town way Be Excepted as Laid out by the Selectmen and Reported to the town Begining at the Bridge over Pearl hill Brook and runs acrofs Collonel Downe Land near Hutchins Celler (so called) to a white oak markt then to a pitch pine markt then to another pitch pine tree markt then to a white oak tree markt then by two yellow oak trees markt then to a white oak
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tree markt Near Deacon Bancrofts Land then through faid Bancrofts Land by trees markt till it comes to the Line Between Benjamin Garys and Timothy Bancrofts Land Said way to Be two Rod wide on ye Southerly Side of Said marks then runs a rod on each Side of ye Line Between [23] Said Gary & Bancroft till it comes to the top of the Hill Between their Houfes and then turns northward to a white oak tree markt then to a Stub with a heap of Stones then to a Gray oak markt then to a Chefnut tree markt then to a yellow oak tree markt on faid Garys Land then to a maple tree markt on John Mansfeilds Land then to a Chefnut tree on the Line Be- tween faid Mansfeilds and John Peirces Land faid way to be two Rod wide on the fouthwefterly fide of faid marks and faid Mansfeild Gary and Bancrofts Gives their Lands for faid way
Recorded + BENJ GOODRIDGE Clerk
At ameeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled may ye twentieth A D 1746
Voted and Chofe Majr Jonathan Hubburd Modderator
Voted and Chofe Mr Nathan Heywood Mr Jonathan Wood Mr Jacob Stiles Major Jonathan Hubburd Mr Elea- zer Tarbal a Committe to provide a fchool Mafter for the year Enfuing and to move the fchool as they think Beft
Voted that Mr John Grout Mr John Heywood and Benj Goodridge Be a committe to Reckon with the Treaf- urer or Treafurers of ye twon and to Report thereon to ye next town meeting
Voted that Hoggs go at Larege the prefent year
Recorded + BENJ GOODRIDGE Clerk
[4] At a Legual Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Lunenburg Afsembled November the tenth A. D 1746
Voted and Chofe Mr John Heywood Modderator
Voted and Granted the Sum of three pound for the ufe of School in f! town
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty three pound Fif-
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teen Shillings for the Rev Mr David Stearn-s- Sallary for the Prefent year
Voted that Town Meetings for the future be warned By the Conftables pofting up a Notification (under his hand) upon a poft to be fet up for that porpofe within two Rods of the meeting houfe faceing the Road Setting forth the articles of fd meeting and to ftand Pofted as aforefaid fourteen Days at Leaft
Voted and Granted ye Sum of twelve Shillings and fix pence to Mr Benjamin Bellows
Voted and Granted ye Sum of two Shillings and Six pence to Mr Benjamin Bellows jun -
Recorded ? BENJ GOODRIDGE Clerk
At a Leganl Meeting of the Town of Lunenburg Afsembled March ye 2nd A D 1746/7
Voted & Choofe Major Jonathan Hubburd Modder- ator
Benj Goodridge
Majr Jonathan Hubbard
Capt Jonathan Willard Selectmen
Thomas Prentice Esqr
Mr John Gibfon
Benj Goodridge town Clerk
Thomas Prentice Efqr town Trerfurer
[25] Mr Solomon Stawart} Mr Philip Goodridge | Constables
Mr Francies Buttrick
Mr James Leitch Tyding men
Mr David Chaplin
Mr Jonathan Bradftreet jun)
Mr Ezekiel Wyman
Mr Jonathan Wood
Surveyers of high ways
Mr Samvel Reed
Mr Joliah Dodge
Mr Samvel Larrabee
Mr Joseph Fuller
Mr Thomas Brown, fences veiwers
Mr David Goodridge
Mr Benj Gary 1 Hogg reives
Mr John Darlin
Mr Jonathan Hartwell)
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Mr Benj Bellows jun Sealer of Weights & meafures
Mr Eleazer Houghton Sealer of Leather
Mr Amos Kimbal
Mr Samvel Larrabef to take Care of fire
Mr Samvel Davis
Capt Jonathan Hubburdf Cullirs of Shingles Mr Nathanel Harwood )
Mr Zechariah Whitney [ to take care of Deer
Voted & Granted to Edward Hartwell Efqr - 0-2-3
Voted & Granted to Benj Goodridge 1-2-6
Voted & Granted to Capt Jonathan Willard 0-2-3
Voted & Granted to Samvel Davis 0-3-0
Voted that the town Discontinue the way from the way by Joseph Pages to Mulpus Brook and Except of the way Laid out from the way Between the Houfe william Kannady Lives in and Jofeph Pages Houfe to Mulpus two Rods wide as Laid out By Mr Jacob Gould and Mr Hezekiah Wetherbe
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[6] and Reported to the Towon Provided Mr Jofeph Page Give Leave to the widow Mary Lane and her heirs to pafs and Repafs with their Creatvers to faid way by the Bridge through Bars or Gates the which faid Joseph Page Confented
Voted that that part of the way which gos to John Mansfeilds Between Timothy Bancrofts and Benja Garys Land Be Difcontinued and the way through Benja Garys Land Be accepted in the Room therof Begining at a Black oak tree on the North fide of fd way and Runing through faid Garys Land two Rod wide till it comes to John Mansfeild Land as it is now fenced
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