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Voted that there Be Paid out of the sd Town Treasury to James Dorchester Jun' Late Constable of sd Town all Such Sum or Sums as was Comitted to the sd Dorchester in his Rate to Collect of Orange Webb upon his Satisfieing the Se- lectmen of sd Town that he hath not been Negligent of his Duty Therein And that ye sd Selectmen are hereby ordered to Give order for ye said Paymt out of sd Treasury upon his So Doing if they Judge Necessary.
Voted That the Consideration of Continuing or Discon- tinueing the Cart way a Cross mens Lots from ye Lane at ye Middle House So Called to the Lower End of ye Longmead- ow be at Present Deferred.
Voted That the acc" Presented by ye Comtee appointed To make up actts with the Present Town Treasurer be accepted
Voted That the Present Assessors of ye sd Town be & are Hereby Impowered and ordered to Assess the Inhabitants of said Town and all others Residing In Sd Town (Rateable by Law) as well there Poles as Estates the Sum Two Hundred & Sixteen Pound Two Shillings and Six Pence Each one there due and Equall Proportion thereof according to the Rule Set for Raising and Levying the Province Tax In Sep- tem' or Octo' Last, And that then In these warrants for ye Collection thereof Direct the Constable or Constables to
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whom they Commit the sd Assessmt to Pay In the Same To [III-349.] Henry Burt Town Treasurer of sd Town or his Successor in sd office by the first day of March next for ye use of the sd Town for the Defreying the Debts and Charges of sd Town according to ye Grants made for ye Same.
Voted that Ezenezer Warriner Wm Pynchon Jun' And Luke Hitchcock JunT be a Committee to Take into Consid- eration That matter wth sd Respect to what Remaines Due of the Rate Commitd to Joseph Ashley Deceased Late Con- stable of sd Town And to make Report thereon what they Shall Judge Right & Just to be done in that affair.
With Respeca to Leasing or Letting out the School Lot on ye West Side of the Great River in ye Plain There was not any done thereon at that Meeting .
Nothing was acted with Respect to Cornelius Webbs Liv- ing on ye Lot Called the Town Lot at this Meeting.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and Assembled according to Law on the Ioth day of March Anno: Dom: 1729-30 To Choose Town officers for the year Ensuing, Also to Choose a Committee to make up accsts with the Trustees for sd Town of the sd Towns Proportion of the £50,000 in Bils of Credit Granted by the General Court of the Province of the Massa- chusetts Bay in the month of Novem' 1720. And to make Report to the Town what the sd Bills is in there hands be- longing to the said Town And to make the sd Trustees a Suitable Reward for there Service therein, And also to ac- cept of the Report of ye Committee appointed by the Select- men of sd Town for the Laying out a Highway at or near the Place Called Ireland on the West Side of the Great River and to allow and Approve thereof, also to Grant to Henry Rog- gers and Frances Ball a Suitable Reward for Bringing from Middle Town a Tomb Stone to be Set up at Mr Mallifords Grave, Also to Grant and Raise enough money to be [III- 350.] Sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Defreying the Charge of Jonathan Belcher and Fran- cis Wilkes Esq agents the sd House at the Court of Great
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Brittain And also to Take Into Consideration John Hug- gins Bond Respecting the Ferry and act upon it as the Town shall Think fitt.
Capt William Pynchon was Chosen Moderatour for this meeting.
L' James Warriner Ebenezer Warriner John Burt Thomas Colton and Thomas Stebbins were Chosen Selectmen and overseers of the Poor In sd Town for the year Ensuing.
Benjamin Horton Luke Hitchcock 2ª Benjamin Mor- gan John Colton Sem1 Day Benjamin Leonard were Chosen Constables in sd town for the year Ensuing.
Ebenezer Morgan James Burt John Harmon Thomas Cha- pin Thomas Bliss 2ª Nathal Morgan Sen" Saml Ball John White and Jonathan Smith were Chosen Surveyors of High- wayes for the year Ensuing In sd Town.
L' Pelatiah Bliss was Chosen Sealer of Leather In sd Town for the year Ensuing.
Joseph Cooley 2ª, Nathan1 Dumbleton Ebener Cooke Saml Chapin Thomas Stiles were Chosen Tythingmen for the year Ensuing.
Henry Burt was Chosen Town Treasurer for sd year En- suing
L' John Ferry Sam1 Keep and Saml Ely Sent were Chosen Assessors In sd Town for the year Ensuing.
Thomas Haill Joshua Field Josiah Leonard Sen' Samuell Leonard Nath1 Mun Jun' Joseph Stebbins, Baun Vanhorn Jonathan Chapin Thomas Miller Sen' Christian Vanhorn James Bagg Joseph Morgan were Chosen Fence Viewers In sd Town for the year Ensuing.
Capt William Pynchon Joseph Wilistone and Wm Pynchon Jun' were Chosen a Comttee to make up acctts with Capt John Day Capt John Mirick and Mr Thomas Norton Trus- tees for sd Town of the Towns Proportion of the £50,000 In Bills of Credt Granted by the General Court In the Month of Novembr 1720. And that they make Report to the sd Town How much of sd Bills That are Either out Standing or in there hands due to the Town.
[III-351.]
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Voted to John Day John Mirick and Thomas Horton In full for there Service as Trustees for sd Town the Sum of fifty shillings Each and that the Same be Paid out of the Town Treasury.
Voted that there be Paid out of the Town Treasury to Hen- ry Rogers and Frances Ball the Sum of Twenty five shillings for there Service In Bringing a Tomb Stone to be Set up at Mr Mallifords Grave from Middle Town
Voted that Henry Burt Treasurer of sd Town Deliver up to Mr John Huggins the Bonds sd Huggins Gave Respecting the Ferry Upon his Paying to the sd Treasurer Three Pounds and Relinquishing his Right and Reconveying the Same to sd Town that he hath for ye Keeping the Ferry at the Place called the Upper wharfe In Springfield In and by vestue of a vote of sd Town to sd Huggins for that End the 31st of Jan- ury 1726-7
Voted that that matter Respecting the Raising money for the Defreying the Charges of the agents at the Court at Great Brittain be Defrerr'd for further Consideration.
No Vote was Was Passed Respecting the sd Highway the Committee not having made Report that they have laid out ye Same.
Mr Wm Pynchon Jun' was Chosen Clerk for ye year En- suing
Springfield March 16th 1729-30. Sam1 Keep & John Fer- ry were Sworne Assessors of the Town of Springfd.
Pr Wm Pynchon Jun' Cler for sd Town.
March 20th 1729-30 Sam' Ely Sworne Assessor for the Town of Springfield.
Pr Wm Pynchon Jun' Cler for the Sd Town [III-352.]
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and assembled according to Law on the fifteenth day of May Annoque Domini 1730 To Elect and Depute one or more Persons to Serve for and Represent the Said Town at the Great and General Court to be Held at Cambridge &c and to Choose one or more Hogg
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Reaves And also to Receive the Return of ye Committee Cho- sen to Reckon with the Trustees of the Town Bank, and How to Dispose of the Interest of sd Bill
Wm Pynchon Esq Chosen Moderatour.
William Pynchon Esq Chosen Representative by a Ma- jority of votes for and Represent the sd Town at ye Court aforesd
Shem Chapin and Nath1 Bancraft were Chosen Hogg Reaves to Serve Until the Annual meeting in March next.
The Report of the sd Comtee is as follows: We the Sub- scribers being appointed by the vote of the Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield a Comtee to make up acctts wth Capt John Day Capt John Mirick and Mr Thomas Horton Trus- tees for the Town of the sd Towns Proportion of the £500,000, In Bills of Credit Granted in March 1720-21. And to make Report of what we find due from sd Trustees to the sd Town and how much they have in there hands and How much is outstanding accordingly Report that we have attended sd Ser- vice and that there is now Due to the said Town of the In- terest of sd Bills the Sum of £183: 19: 9. In the whole to ye 2ª day of May Currtt Having Discounted out all Necessary Disburstments and allowances made to the sd Trustees by sd Town and the Loss of Interest for money in there hands not let out &c Four Payments of the Principle being Already made to the Province Treasurer and the sd Trustees having now In there hands of the Principle Bills Sufficient to Pay [III-353.] The Remainder of the Principle, and that they have in there hands of the Interest of sd Bills £50: 10 and that in Bonds out Standing £126: 6: 2: which makes £176: 16: 2. To that there is £7: 3: 7 due to the sd Town which they Gave us no acctt of which makes in the whole with the sd Bills and Bonds the sd Sum of £183: 19: 9. Which the sd Trustees are accountable for to the sd Town.
Springfield May 13th 1730
Joseph Williston Wm Pynchon Wm Pynchon Jun"
Voted that the within Report be accepted and that the sd
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Sum of £50.10 Interest Bills within mentioned be by the sd Trustees Paid to Henry Burt Treasurer of sd Sum of £50.10. Interest Bills within mentioned be by the sd Trustees Paid to Henry Burt. Treasurer of sd Town or his Successor in sd of- fice for the use of the sd Town and the sd Treasurer is Hereby Impowr'd with the advice of the Selectmen to Let out the Same at Lawfull Interest upon a good Security, And that the sd Trustees be Discharged therefrom upon Paying the sd £50:10 To the Treasurer And that all the Bills outstand- ing be Gathered in as Soon as may be and paid in by the sd · Trustees to the sd Treasurer or his Successor and by the sd Treasurer or his Successor to be Let out with the advice of the Selectmen in manner as aforesaid. And that the Con- sideration of the £7 3$ 7ª Loss of Interest be Deferred.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and Assembled according to Law on the Twenty fourth of Novem" Annoque Domini 1730 To Grant money to Defrey the necessary charges that Hath Arisen or may Arise in sd Town, And to take Into Consideration the £7: 3: 7 Loss money of the £50,000 Pound bank In ye hands of Capt John Day In Compa with sd Com- tee for sd Bank And also to act thereon if they See cause, And to Receive the Report of the Selectmen Concerning the State of the Treasury or to Choose a Comtee to Reckon with the Treasurer, And also to Consider whether it be not a prudent thing to Build a work House or House of Correction and to act thereon and to Receive the Return of the Comtee to Consider of ye money In the hands of ye admte of Joseph Ashley Deceasd & to Act thereon
Wm Pynchon Esqr was Chosen Moderatour.
[III-354.]
Granted to Luke Hitchcock Sent for the use of his Bull this year Two pounds, And for Keeping the Widw Crowfoot and Thomas Crowfoot Twenty Pounds Eight Shillings In full
Granted to Wm Warriner for work at the School House the Sum of Eight Shillings.
Granted to David Mirick for work at the School House five Shillings.
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Granted to Pelatiah Glover Jun' for mending Glass win- dows at the School House in the Town and at Longmeadow four Shillings and one Penny.
Granted to Joseph Knowlton for Going to Hadley for a warrant when it was Supposed Gideon Pratt Had the Small Pox Ten Shillings.
Granted to John Pynchon Esq" for Druggs to Benja Crow- foot for sd Crowfoots wife in her Sickness one pound Eight Shillings and five pence.
Granted to Thomas Stebbins for Timber to Build the Stocks five shillings.
Granted to Sam1 Warner for Building the Stocks the Sum of five Shillings.
Granted to James Warriner for work about Mallifords Tomb and for nailes three shillings.
Granted to Joseph Parsons for the use of his Bull this year Two pounds.
Granted to Dan1 Parsons for the use of his Bull this year Two pounds.
Granted to John Harmon for Keeping Sarah Stevenson four weeks Twelve Shillings.
Granted to John Leonard for Visits and Medicines to Eben' Leonard and Benja Crowfoot wives Three pounds Seven Shillings and Tenpence.
[III-355.]
Granted to Jonathan Worthenton for his daughters Nurs- ing Ebenz Leonards wife In her sickness Seven shillings.
Granted to Henry Chapin for Keeping Thomas Crowfoot & the Widw Crowfoot from ye 24th of June last to ye 25th Cur- rant Thirteen Pound four shillings. And for the keeping and Tend'g Benja Crowfoots wife in her sickness One pound thir- teen shillings and Nine Pence, And for the use of his Bull this year one pound fifteen shillings.
Granted to Jonathan Chapin for the use of his Bulls this year Two Pounds five Shillings.
Granted to Thomas Bliss Sent for Keeping Sarah Harman from ye 28th December Last to the 25th Currant Twelve pound two shillings.
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Granted to David Ingersole for the use of his Bull this year Twenty Shillings.
Granted to Wm Colton for the use of his Bull this year Two pounds.
Granted Ebenz Jones Jun' for the use of his Bull this year one Pound Ten shillings.
Granted to Jolin Sikes for the use of his Bull this year one pound Ten Shillings.
Granted to Sam1 Keep for mending Longmeadow Pound fouer Shillings.
Granted to John Worthenton John Ely and John Burt Trustees of the Towns Proportion of the £60,000 Loan for there Service Two years Past the sum of fourty Shillings Each.
Granted to Jeremiah Horton for the use of his Bull this year the Sum of one pound fifteen Shillings.
Granted to John Hitchcock Sent for the use of his Bull this year fifteen Shillings.
[III-356.]
Granted to the Widw Martha Ferry for the use of her Bull this year the Sum of Two Pound.
Granted to John Bagg Sent for the use of his Bull this year Two pound five shillings.
Granted to Nath1 Dumbleton for the use of his Bull this year one pound fifteen shillings.
Granted to Christian Vanhorne for the use of his two Bulls this year Two pounds.
Granted to Thomas Horton for the Use of his Bull this year Two pounds.
Granted to Benja Beaman for the use of his Bull this year Two pound.
Granted to Ebenz Leonard Sent for the use of his Bull this year one pound fifteen shillings.
Granted to Benja Cooley for the use of his Bull this year Two pounds.
Granted to Henry Burt for his Service as Town Treasurer this year Two pound Ten Shillings.
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Granted to John Fowler for the use of his Bull this year fifteen shillings.
Granted to Benjamin Brooks Sent for the use of his Bull this year fifteen shillings.
Granted to Joseph Leonard for the use of his Bull this year one pound Ten shillings.
Granted to Benj Smith Jun' for the use of his Bull this year one Pound.
Granted to Job Smith for the use of his Bull this year one pound Ten Shillings.
Granted for the Support of the Grammar Schooll for the Term of one year Fifty Pounds.
Granted for the Support of the Schooll In the Precinct on the West Side of the Great River for one year the Sum of Thirty five pounds.
[III-357.]
Granted for the Support of the Schooll at the Precinct of Longmeadow for one year Twenty five Pounds.
Granted to the Inhabitants of the Upper Chiccuppee for the Support of a School there four pounds Ten Shillings, And that the same be Paid to John Chapin to be Disbursed for defreying the Charges thereof.
Granted to the Inhabitants of the Lower Chiccuppe for the Support of a school there four Pounds to be paid to Henry Chapin to be by him Disbursed for the Defreying the Charge thereof.
Granted to the Inhabitants of Paucatuck and Tattum Five Pounds for the Support of a School there to be Paid to Ebenz Miller Sent to be by him Disbursed for the Defreying the Charge thereof.
Granted to the Inhabitants of Agawam Ten pounds for the Support of a School there to be Paid to John White to be by him Disbursed for the defreying the Charge thereof.
Granted to the Widw Rebeccah Lamb the Sum of Two pound one Shilling In full for her Tendance of Benja Crow- foots wife in her Sickness.
Granted to Thomas Terry Sent for victualling the Widw
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Lamb the time of her Tending Crowfoots wife And for Trans- porting the Widw Crowfoot and her son to Chiccuppe four- teen Shillings.
Granted for the Support of the Por, Defreying the Charges of Wild Catts, and other Contingent charges the Sum of fif- teen Pounds.
Granted to Gershom Ferry of Keeping Sarah Stevenson from ye 12th May Last to this Day being 28 weeks at 4 shil- lings makes in the whole five pound Twelve shillings.
Granted to John Ely Sent for 2 Days work and for Boards at the School House on the West Side of the Great River the sum of Seven shillings.
Granted to Henry Rogers for one days work and for Nails at the School House on the West Side of the River Ten shil- lings and Six Pence.
[III-358.]
Granted to Frances Ball for one day's work at the school house on the West side the River three shillings
Granted to Benja Ball for the use of his Team one day to Cart Clay and Boards to the School House on the West side the River four shillings and Six Pence.
Granted to Joseph Millar for 2 Dayes and Halfe work at the School House on the West side the River and for a Win- dow frame for sd House Eleven Shillings Six Pence.
Granted to Moses Millar Two shillings for Halfe a day's work at the School house on the West side of ye River.
Granted to Ebenz Day 100 of Boards for the School House on the West side the River Six shillings.
Granted to Sam1 Ely Jun' for 100 Boards for the Schooll house on the West side the River five shillings
Granted to Thomas Millar the first one shilling and Six pence for Brick used at ye School house on the West side the Great River.
Granted to John Worthenton for Glass for the Schooll House on the West side the Great River Ten Shillings and four pence Voted that all Grants of money made And Passed at this meeting be Paid out of the Treasury of the sd Town.
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Voted that the Present Selectmen be a Committee to make up Accts with the Town Treasurer, And that they Lay be- fore the State of the Treasury
Voted that there be a work House Built in the Town of Springfield.
Voted that there be a Rate Raised and Levyed upon the Inhabitants of the sd Town as well there Poles as Estates (Rateable) the Sum of One Hundred Eighty two Pounds Thirteen Shillings and five Pence, And that the Present as- sessors of the sd Town be and Hereby are fully authorized and Impowered to Proportion the Same accordingly, [III- 359.] According to the Rule for making the Province Tax this Present year, And that the same be Paid into the Treas- ury of the sd Town of Springfield by the Last day of March next for the Defreying the Debts and Charges of sd Town ac- cording to the Grants for the same.
Voted that one Halfe of the Sum of £7: 3: 7: Loss of In- terest In ye Hands of John Day and Compa Trustees of sd Town be Remitted to them and that the Remaining Halfe which is £3: 11 : 9 1-2 be by the Trustees Paid Into the Treas- ury of the Town of Springfield to be by the Treasurer Let Out in the Same manner as the Town have Directed the sd Interest Bills shall be Let.
Voted that the Report of the Comtee Appointed to take into Consideration what may be Just to the Town to Do Re- specting the money Due to the Town from Joseph Ashley Deceasd be Accepted And that the Treasurer of sd Town be and Hereby is directed to Deliver up to the Adm's on the Estate of said Deceased the Note of £25: 58 Given by the sd Deceasd to the Selectmen of the Town, upon there paying Into the said Town Treasury the sum of Two pound three shillings and three pence being the Ballance of what is due from sd Deceased.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and Assembled accord- ing to Law on the 20th day of January: Anno: Domi: 1730-31 For the Deputing and Electing one or more persons to Rep-
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resent the sd Town at the Gen1 Court on the 10th of Februry next Also for the Granting of Several Sums of money, also to Choose to Committee to Hire Such a Number of Bulls as shall be thought necessary or otherwise to agree upon Such measures for that End as shall be thought necessary, also to Signifie to the Selectmen the minds of the People whether they Shall Lay out a way from [III-360.] the Mouth of Agawam to the Country Rhoad on the South Side of sd River or not, Revew the Report of the Selectmen who were ap- pointed to reckon with the Treasurer. Also to choose a com- mittee or Enable the Selectmen to Lease out the Town or School Land for a Terme of Time.
· Wm Pynchon Esqr chosen Moderatour by a majority of votes.
Wm Pynchon Esq' and Wm Pynchon Jun' Chosen & Electd to Represent the sd Town at the Gen1 Assembly the IOth of Februry next.
Granted to Ephraim Stiles for Ringing the nine of the Clock Bell &c And Sweeping the Town House Three Pounds, And that the Same be Paid out of the Town Treasury .
Granted to John Ferre Sen' for his Service as Assessor this year and for Paper the Sum of Two Pound fourteen shilling And that the Same be Paid out of the Town Treasury.
Granted to John Ferre Jun' for the Service of his Bull in the year Past one pound Ten shillings and that the same be Paid out of ye Town Treasury.
Granted to James Warriner Ebenz Warriner John Burt and Thomas Stebbins the Sum of four shillings Each, for there Service in making up acctts with the Treasurer.
Granted to Jehojada Bartlett four shillings and six pence, to Natha1 Mun Jun' three shillings And to Cornelius Webb three Shillings for Repairing Henry Wright's House
Granted to Samuel Keep for his Service as an assessor this year one Pound fourteen shillings And that ye Same be Paid out of ye Town treasury.
[III-361.]
Voted that there be paid Sam1 Ely Sen' after the Rate of four Shillings pr Day for his Service as assessor this year, for
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as many Days as he Attended the sd Service and that the Se- lectmen Receve and allow his acctt of the Same and ord' the Paymt thereof out of the Town Treasury.
Voted that the Selectmen be a Committee to agree for and Hire as many Bulls as they shall think necessary, for the year to come.
Voted that the Present Selectmen be a Comittee to Lease out the Town or School land for the Term of five years, to any Person or Persons that will Hire the Same, upon Such terms as they think best.
The Report of the Selectmen appointed to make up accts wyth the Town Treasurer being Presented to this meeting for acceptance, was accordingly by a vote accepted and allowed of Excepting one article of £18: 55 Due by a Note from Jo- seph Ashleys Estate which was wrong Entered the whole there of being Discharged Excepting £2: 3: 3 by vote in Novb' Last.
Respecting the Highway on the South Side of Agawam River nothing was acted thereon at this meeting.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Springfield Quallified and assembled according to Law on the ninth day of March Anno: Dom: 1730-31 for the Choice and Election of Town officers and also to Receive the Petion of the Selectmen for Locating a Highway that leads from the Country Rhoad to the Revd Mr Brewers Lot.
Mr Sam1 Bliss was Chosen Moderatour.
[III-362.]
Mr Saml Bliss Mr Joseph Williston L' James Warriner Mr Thomas Colton and Mr Thos Stebbins were Chosen Se- lectmen.
Luke Hitchcock 2ª Joseph Morgan Gershom Ferry Isaac Colton 2ª and Wm Smith were Chosen Constables.
Mr Ebenezer Parsons was Chosen Sealer of Leather.
Sam1 Stebbins John Ely John Lamb and John Harmon were Chosen Tythingmen.
Mr Henry Burt was Chosen Town Treasurer.
L' John Ferry Ebenz Parsons and Sam1 Colton were Cho- sen Assessors.
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Sam1 Sikes Pelatiah Hitchcock Ebenez Cooke Jolin Cha- pin, Saml Terry Saml Cooley Nahl Bliss 2ª Henry Rogers Thomas Day Benja Ashley Saml Morgan & Joseph Leonard Jun' were Chosen Fence Viewers.
Pelatiah Morgan Ebenez Morgan Wm Colton James Mir- ick Jun' Jonathan Worthenton John Ferry Jun" John Hitch- cock Jun' Nathl Sikes 2ª Wm Stebbins & Jonathan Miller were Chosen Surveyors of Highwayes.
Ephraim Bartlet Saml Glover Saml Colton Moses Miller Joseph Leonard Jun' Eliakim Cooley Nathl Ely Ebenz Mil- lar 2ª and John Chapin Jun' were Chosen Hog Reaves.
Mr Wm Pynchon Jun' was Chosen Clerk
Voted that Win Smith be Excused from Serving as Con- stable this year.
May ye 5th 1730 The Return of ye Selectmen about a Highway. We the subscribers being Desired by the Revd Mr Dan1 Brewer and Gershom Ferry to Lay out a way on the Hill where the Housen are, And we Proceeded to Lay out sd Way and is Stated as followeth, It being in Weadth [III-363.] Two Rods and in Length from the Country Rhoad at John Evans his House to the Lower side of the sd Revd Mr Daniel Brewers House Lot on sd Hill and from thence up to Gershom Ferry's House sd way is to Extend Two Rods from the Brow of the Hill on which sd House Stands And from Gershom Ferry's House to the West Cor- ner of John Ferry Junrs his Orchard Lying Between sd Fer- rys House and sd Jolin Ferrys Orchard, the West Side of sd way is Bounded on or by sd Ferrys Shop And on the East by sd Ferrys Barn And So along near sd John Ferrys apple Trees Till it Comes near the Upper Side of sd Orchard And then Setting of from the Apple Trees to the West Corner of the Widow Crowfoots House Lying on the South side of sd House And from sd House It Extends to the Country Road, sd Way Lyeth at the East End of John Evans His Barn.
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