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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Surveyor, 438. Tithingman, 409.
To disburse school money at Chic- opee, 462, 471, 480. Use of bull, 496, 507. Chapin, John, Jr .- "Preambulating," 507. Chapin, Jonathan .-
Constable, 412.
Chicopee school money, 508.
Fence viewer, 387, 402, 456, 500.
Hayward, 387.
Hog reeve. 426. Horse house granted, 437.
Overseer of the poor, 492.
"Preambulation," 479, 507. Surveyor, 409, 426, 433.
Use of bull, 408, 435, 442, 453, 460, 471, 475, 479, 486, 490.
Chapin, Samuel .- Chosen commissioner, 82. Constable. 368.
Desired land, 299.
Establish and repair highways, 68, 69, 70. Fence viewer, 364, 384, 438.
Granted land, 226, 299.
Hayward, 364. 384.
Regarding Mr. Glover's rate, 87. Surveyor, 412.
To report as to the condition of those needing relief, 86.
To examine accounts, 104, III, 118. Tithingman, 414, 456.
Use of bull, 510.
Chapin, Samuel, Jr .- Horse house granted, 437. Use of bull, 436.
Chapin, Shem .- Hog reeve, 458.
Chapin, Thomas .- Constable, 405, Desired land and granted, 299.
Fence viewer, 369, 388, 413, 419.
Hayward, 388, 413, 419. Surveyor, 456.
Tithingman, 482. Use of bull, 407.
Chapin, Thomas, Jr .- Concerning swine, 409. Viewer and driver, 426.
CHURCH.
Church, Jonathan .- Use of bull, 479. Constable, 482, 483. Excused from serving as Constable, 483
CLARK.
Clark, John .-
Fined for absence from Town-meet- ing, 151. Granted land, 221, 232, 233, 246. Highways, 69.
Hayward, 81, 83, 87, 97, 105, 119, 129, 135, 140, 145. Liberty to fish, 131. Surveyor, 104.
Clark, William .-
Relating to boat for west side of river, 14I. CLEMONS.
Clemons, or Clement, John .- Desired grant, 283. Granted land, 284. Voted inhabitant, 194.
COLE.
Cole, Ebenezer .- Viewer and driver, 433.
COLLINS.
Collins, Thomas, Jr .-- Viewer, 369.
COLTON.
Colton, Benjamin .- Fence viewer, 352.
Hayward, 352. Surveyor, 500.
Colton, Ebenezer .- Constable, 438. Hog reeve, 423. Surveyor, 473. Viewer, 513.
Colton, Ephraim .- Assessor, 405, 408, 414, 426, 430, 447, 473, 492. Boundary, 413.
Concerning Court House, 421.
Constable, 163.
Concerning swine, 395.
Granted land 239, 250, 317.
Hayward, 113, 129, 136, 353, 359, 388.
Land measured, 320. Moderator, 418, 426, 427, 433, 434, 494. Paid for assessing, 408, 495, 510. Selectman. 418, 423, 428, 432, 438. Services, 5 shillings, 425. Surveyor, 412.
Tithingman, 368, 388.
To examine accounts, 424, 425. Use of bull, 407. Viewer, 353, 359, 388, 483. Yard for pound. 129.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Colton, Ephraim, Jr .- Granted land, 294. Colton, George .-
Allowed 12 shillings, 383. Assessor, 409. Boundary, 164.
Building committee, 127. Committee, 85.
Committee to prevent damage by floods, 125.
Concerning meeting-house, 120.
Constable, 374.
Desires grant, 300.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361.
Establish highways, etc., 68, 09, 70, I29.
Fence viewer, 359, 366, 405.
Fined for absence from Town- meeting. 151.
Forfeits land, 152. Granted land, 216, 223, 224, 235, 261. 317. Hayward, 359, 405. Land measured, 328.
Measurer, 391.
Mr. Glover's house. 96.
On committee for making rate, 138. Overseer of work on highways, 93. Paid for bringing money from Bos- ton, 444.
Paid for bringing bonds from Pro- vince Treasurer, 440.
Pond granted, 215.
Relating to Woronoco, 80, 100.
Relating to boat, 14I.
Relating to Mr. Haynes, 212.
Relating to rates, 155.
Settling bounds between Worono- co, Westfield and Springfield, 99, 195.
Seating in meeting-house, 72.
Selectman, 85. 97, 110, 113, 124, 128, Surveyor, 382, 398, 438.
Seating in meeting-house, 204. Tithingman, 392.
To ask relief of Court, 125.
To examine accounts, 110, 139, 170.
To fortify new meeting-house, 136. To give land to Mr. Glover, 81.
To survey land, 225.
To treat with Indians, 114. 139, 145, 170.
To collect money for Mr. Glover's house, 105.
To consider highways, IIO.
To plead and defend cause of Coun- ty highway, 146. To report as to the condition of those needing relief, 86.
Colton, Isaac .- Assessor, 352, 513.
Boundary, 164.
Constable, 143, 338.
Granted land, 239, 294.
Hayward, 110, 125.
"Preambulating," 507. Selectman, 202, 352. Use of bull, 510. Colton, Isaac, Jr .- Constable, 466. Viewer and driver, 423.
Colton, Widow Jehannah .-- Use of bull, 470, 479.
Colton, John .- Constable, 456. Desires to build on hill, 361.
Fence viewer, 347, 352, 419, 513.
Hayward, 352, 419.
Hog reeve, 433.
Surveyor in room of Jonathan
Cooley, 502. Use of bull, 451.
Colton, Joseph .-
Constable, 423. Surveyor, 448.
Services, 452.
Viewer, 438.
Colton, Samuel .- Assessor, 466. Constable, 388.
Desires grant, 303.
Field driver, 374, 384, 409.
Fence viewer, 374, 409.
Granted, 308.
Granted 12 shillings for assessing, 470.
Hog reeve, 467. Law about swine, 364. Surveyor, 392. Tithingman, 405.
Colton, Simon .-
Use of bull, 487. 497, 510.
Viewer, 492.
Colton, Thomas .- Allowed 30 shillings to provide school in Longmeadow, 383.
Assessor, 334, 347, 355, 374, 382, 500. By-Laws, 374.
Committee in settling Westfield, to replace first committee, 107.
Concerning turpentine, 377.
Desires pound for Longmeadow, 383.
Desires to set up sawmill; granted if it prejudice no property, 281. Desires grant, 300.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361. Fence viewer, 398, 412, 448.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Fined for absence from Town-meet- ing, 15I. Granted land, 293.
Hayward, 398, 412. Land measured, 319. Overseer of the poor, 456, 492. Paid for assessing, 510.
"Preambulation," 479.
Selectman, 196, 204, 338, 353, 374, 456, 466, 469. Services, 452.
Surveyor, 42, 426.
To go to the Bay for minister, 330.
To make report for east side, 345. To examine accounts, 332.
To settle boundary between Spring- field and Westfield, 103.
To take list of estate, 200.
To give Mr. Glover possession of Cooley, Benjamin, Jr .- land, 210. Desires grant, 296.
To help give town's objections to a minister for west side, 345.
Trustee, 376.
Use of bull, 407. Wife dies, 201.
Colton, Thomas, Jr .-
Assessor, 423.
Constable, 394.
Draining town land, 435.
Granted desire, 314.
Hog reeve, 439.
Surveyor, 384.
Tithingman, 419. Viewer and hayward, 378. 433.
Colton, William .--
Bull, 461, 470, 479, 489.
Constable, 428. Fence viewer, 438.
Hog reeve, 426. Surveyor, 467.
COOKE.
Cooke, Aaron .- Boundary between Springfield and Hadley, 18I.
Cook, Ebenezer .-- Constable, 513.
Fence viewer, 467.
Hog reeve, 426. Tithingman, 438, 456.
COOLEY.
Cooley, Benjamin .-- Building committee, 127. Committee to prevent damage by floods, 125. Committee to give land to Mr. Glo- ver, 81.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361.
Fined for absence from town-meet- ing, 151.
Forfeits land, 152.
Granted land, 223, 238, 245, 277.
Gives bonds. 164. Grant confirmed, 261.
Highways, 69.
Nails for ineeting-house, 160.
Relating to Woronoco, 80, 100.
Relating to rates, 155. Selectman, 79, 85 104, III, 119, 126,
To treat with Indians, 114.
To report as to the condition of those needing relief, 86.
Tar for meeting-house "territ." 159. Use of bull, 451, 461, 470.
Granted land, 316. Surveyor, 369, 394.
Cooley, Daniel .-- Constable, 204. 353.
Cooley's daughter keeping school granted £3 IOS, 392.
Desires grant, 275.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361. Desires cornmill, 287.
Fence viewer. 349.
Granted land, 277, 294, 295, 296, 306.
Hayward, 368.
Relating to Country rate, 336.
Selectman, 338.
Surveyor, 366.
Services, 452.
Tithingman, 369.
To help give town's objections to a minister for west side, 345.
Use of bull, 400. Cooley, Daniel, Jr .-
Fence viewer, 384, 414, 426.
Hayward, 370. 384, 414, 426. Surveyor, 423, 428. Swine, 378, 382.
Cooley, Eliakim .- Assessor, 363, 384. Carrying away person, 3 shillings, 4II. Constable 402.
Desired grant, 260, 284.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361. Fence viewer, 430, 492. Granted land, 238, 245, 260, 284. Hayward, 143, 414. Hog reeve. 467.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Measurer, 391. Selectman, 211, 363, 369.
Surveyor. 368, 428, 473.
Tithingman, 342, 349, 409. Use of bull, 435, 442, 451.
Cooley, Eliakim, Jr .-
Fence viewer and hayward, 382. Cooley, Jonathan .- Constable, 432.
Fence viewer, 492, 430.
Highway in Longmeadow, 514. Hayward, 430. Swine, 409. Surveyor, 402, 412, 500.
Cooley, John .- Constable, 398. Fence viewer, 438. Leather, 513. Surveyor, 430. Tithingman, 423.
Cooley, Joseph .-
Assessor, 367, 375, 392, 419, 428.
Constable, 356.
Concerning Court House. 421.
Boundary, 413.
Desires grant, 281.
Desires to build on hill at Long- meadow, 361.
Fence viewer, 338.
Granted land, 294. Granted pine trees, 285.
Hayward, 202.
James Osborn's affairs, 394.
Moderator, 406, 415, 427.
Relating to fulling mill, 304.
Surveyor, 374, 483.
Selectman, 386, 392, 414. Tithingman, 366.
Cooley, Joseph, 2nd .- Constable, 426. Constable in place of Ebenezer Bliss, Sen., 418.
Swine, 409. Tithingman, 456. Cooley, Joseph, 3rd .- Constable, 409. Surveyor, 402. Viewer and hayward, 394.
Cooley, Obadiah .- Boards for school, 488.
Boundary between Springfield and Hadley, 181, 182, 191.
Boundary, 473. Constable, 171, 192.
Desired exchange of land, 257.
Fence viewer, 388, 448. Granted land, 239, 241, 245. Hayward, 388. Law about swine, 364, 366, 423. Liberty to fish, 190.
Liberty to make fence across high- way with gate, 113. Mending schoolhouse, 404. Pound, 437. Surveyor, 124, 143, 154, 198, 364, 378, 382, 430. 483.
Services, 452. To repair Longmeadow bridge, 173. Tithingman, 387, 409.
Cooley, Samuel .- Concerning swine, 393, 395, 402. Constable, 412.
Fence viewer, 393, 467.
Granted land, 318.
Hayward, 370, 393.
Surveyor, 398, 409, 419.
Cooley, William .-
Fence viewer and driver, 428.
COOPER.
Cooper, Thomas .- Allowed to exchange land, 325. Boundary between Springfield and Northampton, 19I. Collect money for Mr. Glover's house, 105.
Committee on Mr. Glover's house, 96.
Committee to prevent damage by floods, 125.
Commissioner, 112.
Concerning meeting-house, 120, 122. Constable, 21I.
Desires to exchange land, 275.
Establish and repair highways, 68, 70. Gives land to Thomas Dewey, 269. Granting land. 83. Granted land, 230, 238, 245, 268, 277, 321. Give a bond, 168.
Land measured, 324, 325.
Propounded for land, 258, 267. Selectman, 83, 87, 104, 113, 338.
To examine accounts, 87, 104, 124.
To fortify new meeting-house, 136.
To report as to the condition of those needing relief, 86.
Cooper, Thomas, Jr .- Granted land. 220, 245, 250, 328.
Cooper, Timothy .- Rate lost, 162. Surveyor, IIO. Granted land, 214, 219. 245, 323.
Cooper, Lamberton .- Services, 452. Surveyor, 433.
Cooper, Samuel .- Fence viewer, 347, 369. Hayward, 202.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
COPLEY.
Copley, Thomas .-- Granted land, 214, 231.
CORNISH.
Cornish, James .-
Relating to boundary between Wor- onoco and Springfield, 98. Relating to the settling of Worono- co, 100.
CRANE.
Crane, Jacob .- Admitted inhabitant, 334.
CROWFOOT.
Crowfoot, John .-
Boy bound to William Colton, 500. Desires land, 303.
Granted, 3II.
Six pounds raised for relief of his So11, 393. Viewer and hayward, 378. Witness, 153.
Crowfoot, John, Jr .- Blacksmith, 419.
Crowfoot, Joseph .-
Fence viewer, 430.
Granted land, 219, 223, 232, 250.
Granted ten pounds for Thos. Crow- foot, 429.
Hayward, 81, 87, 430.
Highways, 70.
Liberty to fish for salmon, 131.
Released from fine for defective fence, 94. Rate lost, 162.
Crowfoot, Matthew .-
Law about swine, 370, 382, 384, 393. Surveyor, 387.
To improve land and granted land, 313.
Crowfoot, Thomas .- A cure for him, 419. Granted £8, 422. Granted relief, 427. To be sent to Mr. Kibbee, 400.
DAY.
Day, Ebenezer .- Desires grant, 300. Hayward, 349, 409, 414, 423, 428.
Fence viewer, 374, 402, 409, 414, 423, 428, 448. Pound, 489. Surveyor, 378, 412.
Constable, 378, 392. Boards for school, 463 Day, Ebenezer, Jr .- Fence viewer, 513. Day, Hezekiah .- Constable, 492.
Day, Jonathan .- Boards for school, 489.
Hayward, 370. Surveyor, 366, 384.
Day, Josiah .- Constable, 500. Excused from fine, 502.
Day, John .-
Assessor, 382 394, 412, 419, 426, 483, 500.
Committee to lay out highway, 325, 326.
Concerning bonds, 469.
Constable, 356.
Fence viewer, 349, 366, 369, 384, 414, For serving on town bank commit- tee, 437, 459. Hayward, 333, 347, 384, 414. 474, 500.
Moderator, 433, 434, 439, 450, 451, 468, 477, 485.
Paid for rum used in Sarah Steven- son's sickness, 444.
Repairing pound, 471.
Representative, 476.
Report on gristmill, 514.
Paid for assessing, 510.
Sawmill, 316.
Selectman, 382, 390, 409, 423, 432, 438, 447, 473, 512. Service, 427.
Surveyor, 469. Trustee, 415, 422, 456, 457, 458, 464.
Use of bull, 410.
Day, John, Jr .- Returning precept, 435.
Day, Samuel .-
Assessor, 405, 423, 428.
Assessor granted pay, 408.
Committee to lay out highway, 325, 326.
Concerning Court House, 421.
Constable, 358, 456.
Fence viewer 366, 394.
Hayward, 304.
Letter while Representative, 44I.
Liberty for turpentine, 284. Moderator, 432, 438. "Preambulation," 509. Representative, 429 433. 434, 439. Selectman, 402, 409, 423.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Services, 425. Surveyor, 382. 412, 500.
Twenty pounds lent, 445.
To examine accounts, 418, 424, 425. Tithingman, 374, 419.
Day, Samuel, Jr .- Viewer and driver, 430. Day, Thomas .-
Overseer of work on highways, 93. Selectman, 148.
To fortify new meeting-nouse, 136.
Nails for meeting-house, 160.
Sealer of leather, 189.
Allowed pay for fence, 188. Demanded pay for building fence, 155.
Surveyor, 119, 192.
Relating to highway, 194.
Granted land, 228, 232, 240, 241.
Desires grant, 286.
Viewer, 467, 474, 513.
Day, Thomas, Jr .-
Constable, 352.
Desires land, 266.
Desires to set up sawmill, 286.
Desires pond, 271.
Fence viewer, 211, 356.
Granted land, 267.
Granted pond, 274.
Granted desire, 287.
Hayward, 189, 199, 356.
Motion granted, 343.
Surveyor and sealer of leather, 338. DAVIS.
Davis, Benjamin .- Representative, 334. DENTON.
Denton, Daniel .- Examine accounts, 145.
Schoolmaster, 137.
Selectman, 145.
Recorder, 145.
Forfeits land, 152.
Schoolmaster relating to his salary, 140. Granted land, 131, 252.
DERBY.
Derby, Joseph .-- Hayward, 146. DEWEY.
Dewey, Thomas .-
Relating to boundary between Springfield and Woronoco, 99.
Relating to settling Woronoco, 100 Voted an inhabitant, 190.
Desires grant, 267.
Voted an inhabitant, 268.
DICKINSON. Dickinson, Nehemiah, Hadley .- Relating to boundary, 181. Dickinson, Hezekiah .- Constable, 353.
DORCHESTER. Dorchester, Anthony .-
Committee to build meeting-house, I2I.
Fined for absence from Town-meet- ing, 151.
For bringing up John Gilbert and son and horses, 158.
Granted land, 223, 225, 230, 241, 242, 245. Highways, 69.
Nails for meeting-house, 157.
Pays John Gilbert 2 bushels corn, II3.
To consider about a way over Mill River, 94.
To care for finishing Mr. Glover's house, 112.
To treat with Indians, 114.
Surveyor, 83, IIO, III. Seating in meeting-house, 72.
Dorchester, Benjamin .- Hayward, 347. Hog reeve, 419.
Dorchester. James .- Constable, 189.
Dieting James Osborn, 4s 6d per week, 392, 396, 408, 411, 412.
Paid for dieting James Osborn 23 weeks, 387.
Rates, 459.
Surveyor, 149.
To fortify new meeting-house, 136. Tithingman, 332.
Dorchester, James, Sen .- Fence viewer, 346, 352.
Hayward, 352.
Surveyor, 140, 368. Wished relief, 474. 477.
Dorchester, John .- Building committee, 127.
Country ferry at his place and he attend it if he can sell drink and be freed from military training, 167. Desires grant, 267, 282.
Granted leave to set up cornmill, 259, 289.
Granted stream for fulling mill, 257. Granted land, 242, 246, 253, 268, 283. Granted pond, 221. Hayward, 124.
Liberty for fishing, 354.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
On boundary committee, 135. Selectmanı, 128, 332.
Surveyor, 113, 352. To fortify new meeting-house, 136. Tithingman, 211, 353.
To procure land for E. Nutting, 203. To lay out tract for rosin makers, 213. To gather "seat money," 337. Wishes to exchange land, 254. Wishes to set up iron works, 285.
Dorchester, James, Jr .- Concerning swine, 395.
Constable, 428.
Surveyor, 409, 419. Viewer and hayward, 388.
DOWNING.
Downing, Nathaniel .-
Twenty-five pounds for teaching, 396. "Preambulation," 488. DUDLEY.
Dudley, Hugh .- Highways, 70.
DUMBLETON.
Dumbleton, Nathaniel .- Constable, 369.
Granted land, 31I.
Hayward, 199, 340, 353, 368, 382.
Measurer, 39I.
Surveyor, 342, 349. 387, 419, 426.
Tithingman, 359, 402, 430, 456.
Use of bull, 461, 473, 480. Viewer of fences, 333, 353, 358, 382. Witness to giving land, 210.
Dumbleton, John .-
Concerning meeting-house, 120.
Granting lands, 83.
Granted land, 217, 230, 231, 250, 31I. Highways, 70, 88.
Seating in the meeting-house, 72, 334 Selectman, 83, 87. 110, 113, 124, 128, 139, 154, 170, 189, 197, 200.
To fortify new meeting-house, 136.
To lay out highway over Agawam River, 89.
To plead and defend cause of coun- ty highway, 146. To make impartial valuation of town's land, 149.
DWIGHT.
Dwight, Joseph .- Treasurer, 432. To make up accounts with Treas- urer, 434.
Dwight, Timothy, Esq. Fifty shillings for line between Suf- field and Springfield, 497.
DYET.
Dyet, Thomas .-- Admitted inhabitant, 200.
ELY.
Ely, John .-
Assessor, 412, 438, 447, 473, 492, 513. Assessing 18 shillings, 496.
Bank accounts, 486. Constable, 386.
Copying, 510. Desired land, 300.
Fence viewer, 382, 394, 426, 438.
Granted land, 310, 322.
Hayward, 382, 394, 426.
Lime for Court House, 487.
Repairing school, 480, 498.
Selectman, 482, 487, 500.
Services, 442. Tithingman, 391, 414, 466.
Trustee, 439, 440, 461, 478. Work, 463.
Ely, John, 2nd .-- Surveyor, 448.
Ely. John, 3rd .- Tithingman, 500.
Ely, Jonathan .- Granted land, 268.
Paid for boundary, 408.
Repairing schoolhouse meadow. 451.
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Repairing schoolhouse, 498.
Selectman, 500. Tithingman, 391, 448. Viewer and hayward, 378, 387. 426.
Ely, Widow Sarah .- Executrix, 484.
Ely, Joseph .- Concerning Court House, 421.
Desires change in highway, 269.
Desires grant, 283.
Fence viewer, 349, 374.
Granted land, 291, 306, 308.
Land measured, 319. Money for school at Ireland, 480, 496, 497. Use of bulls, 489, 497, 507. Ely, Joseph, Jr .-
Constable, 447. Granted land, 319. Use of bulls, 435, 473, 480.
Ely, Nathaniel .- Committee concerning land, etc., 79, 85. Committee to prevent damage by floods, 125.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Committee to give land to Mr. Glo- ver, 81.
Committee to build meeting-house, I2I.
Carting timber for new meeting- house, 157.
Constable, 79, 500.
Dismissed as Constable, 82.
Establish and repair highways, 68, 69, 70. Executor, 484.
For carrying down John Gilbert and Ely, Samuel, Jr .-
two horses, 159.
Granted land, 232.
Hayward, 85.
Relating to Woronoco, 80, 100.
Hog reeve. 467.
Measurer of land, 83, 85. 87, 97.
On committee to collect money for Mr. Glover s house, 96, 105.
Sealer of weights and measures, II9.
Selectman, 85. 97. III, II9.
To consider highway, IIO.
To examine accounts, 97, 119.
To settle boundary between Spring- field and Westfield, 103. To survey land, 225. Ely, Nathaniel, 2nd .- Fence viewer, 483.
To report as to the condition of those needing relief. 86. Use of bull, 497.
Ely, Samuel .- Assessor, 358, 377, 38.4. 388, 392, 398, 409, 430, 432, 456. Allowed 5s 4d, 355.
Boards for schoolhouse, 463.
Boundary between Springfield and Northampton, 19I. Concerning land, 447.
Constable, 119, 144, 349, 512.
Committee to lay out highway, 325, 326.
Deceased, 484.
Desired land, 270. 273. 283. 292, 297. Desired pond and granted. 270. Desires stream for sawmill, etc., 283. Fence viewer. 333, 388. 402, 419. 433, Fined for absence from Town-meet- ing, 15I.
Granted land, 229, 238, 273. 287. 292, 297.
Hayward, 81, 98, 388, 419, 433. 448.
Lath nails for meeting-house, 160. Liberty for turpentine, 284. Making rate 438. Measurer, 402, 405, 409, 413. 414. 419. Providing wood for schools, 418. Relating to troopers' money, 149.
Relating to salary for teaching, 386. Relating to town's debts or credits, 386, 393.
Sawmill, 306.
Selectman. 358, 398, 409.
Services, 465.
Stray horse, 516.
Surveyor, 189, 338, 368, 473.
Tithingman, 361.
To examine accounts, 143, 145, 176, 187, 2II, 332, 410, 433.
Surveyor, 428.
EXELL.
Exell, Richard .-
Granted land, 216, 223. 240, 243, 322. Highways, 70.
FERRY.
Ferry, Charles .-
Asks to liave a condition removed from his grant of land, 94. 226.
Constable, III, 149, 363.
Desires highway, 263.
Desires grant, 286, 301, 302, 304.
Fence viewer, 211, 368, 384, 398, 412, 426.
Granted land, 216, 224, 232, 239, 243, 247, 253, 291. 317.
Hayward, 368, 374. 384, 398, 412. 426. Highways, 69.
Liberty to fish for salmon, 131, 174, 190.
Measurer. 391. Relating to Mr. Glover, 205.
Renewed desire, 264.
Selectman, 338, 388.
Surveyor, 360.
To help give objections to a minis- ter for west side, 345.
Tithingman, 342, 353, 394.
Wishes to exchange land, 256.
Ferry, Charles. Jr .-- Hayward, 188, 189.
Ferry. Henry .- Tithingman, 332. Viewer. 349.
Ferry, Widow Martha .-
Use of bull, 436, 452, 461. 475, 480.
Ferry, Gershom .-- Concerning keeping Su, the negro, 385, 386. Constable, 466. Desires highway. 467.
Dissented from vote, 373. Fine abated. 389.
Fined for disorderliness, 387. Granted land, 313.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Keeping Sarah Stevenson, 463. Surveyor, 448.
Tithingman, 405, 423. Ferry, John .-
Assessor. 392, 405, 408, 414, 419, Frost, Samuel .- 423, 426, 428, 430, 432, 456, 457. 466, 483, 492.
Assessing six days, 496.
Boundary between Longmeadow and Springfield, 400. Constable, 346.
Copying, 510.
Desires grant, 305.
Dissents to a vote, 357.
Fence viewer and hayward, 364, 382.
Making rate, 408, 435. Measurer, 329.
Overseer of the poor, 392.
Paper and assessing, 463, 470, 510.
Providing wood for schools, 418.
Services, 425, 442.
Surveyor, 467.
Selectman, 377, 392, 398, 402, 405, 412, 418, 425, 428, 432, 438.
Tithingman, 338, 384.
To examine accounts, 389. 418, 425, 433, 434. Use of bulls, 407, 41I, 435. 452. Ferry, John, Jr .- Constable, 426. Hog reeve, 448.
Tithingman, 513. Use of bull, 442, 465.
Ferry, Samuel .- Surveyor, 423.
Hog reeve, 428. Viewer and hayward, 393.
FIELD.
Field, Joshua .- Constable, 500. Fence viewer 456.
and hayward, 413,
Field, Thomas .- Bond, 491. Fine remitted, 481.
Highway in Longmeadow, 514. Tithingman, 513.
FOOT.
Foot, Nathaniel .-
To build sawmill, 138.
FROST.
Frost, Isaac .- Constable, 382. Fence viewer, 347, 356, 368, 374, 393, 402, 419. Hayward, 349. 356, 368, 393, 419.
Granted land, 294. Hog reeve, 426, 428. To set up sawmill, 316. Wishes to exchange, 300.
Desires grant, 282. Granted land, 283, 305.
FOSTER.
Foster, Edward,-
Chosen Constable, 83.
Fence viewer, 352.
Granted land, 219, 234.
Hayward, II0, 352.
Sold land to John Petty, 235.
Surveyor, 140, 187, 199.
Tithingman, 211, 349.
FOWLER.
Fowler, John .-
Constable in room of J. Day, 428, 502.
Desired land, 297, 302, 305.
Fence viewer and hayward, 393, 426. Land measured, 320.
Law respecting swine, 378, 393, 395. Surveyor, 419.
Use of bull, 462, 472.
GLOVER.
Glover, Rev. Pelatiah .-
Concerning rates, 87.
Desires grant. 266, 284, 301.
Desires grant of trees, 285.
Given possession of house, 82.
Granted land, 268, 272, 276, 299, 302, 317.
His desires relating to house, 147.
House to be fortified, 140. Land case, 209.
New house, 132.
Proposes to leave Springfield, 101.
Relating to his pay, 205. Relating to arrears in his rates, 150, 337.
To have land on both sides of the river, 172.
To be given land, 81.
To have his house enlarged, 96. To have a house built, 126.
Glover, Pelatiah, Jr .- Assessor, 357, 358, 390.
Complaining. 333. Committee 011 boundary between Northampton and Springfield, 397. Concerning turpentine, 377. Constable, 205, 430. Given deed, 341.
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INDEX TO PERSONS.
Paid for writing, 390, 397. Relating to deed, 331.
Selectman, 332, 349, 356, 353, 390, 394.
To have deed, 212. To draw petition, 403.
Town Treasurer, 356, 358, 363.
Mending glass, 460, 471, 480, 498.
Relating to his father's property, 77, 78.
Relating to arrears in his father's pay and deed, 342. Surveyor, 428.
To examine accounts, 191, 201, 341. Glover, John .- Constable, 473. Fence viewer and driver, 419. Surveyor, 448.
Glover, Samuel .- Hog reeve, 467. Witness, 153.
Glover, Thomas .-- Concerning swine, 402. Constable, 438. Hog reeve, 423. Viewer, 513.
GARRELL, OR GERALD.
Garrell, James .- Exempt from rates, 349.
Fence viewer, 346. Granted land, 289.
School at Longmeadow, 404, 407. Teacher of grammar school, 410, 413. Gerrald, Widow Deborah .-
For tending and medicine for Cor- nelius Webb's child, and Benj. Beaman, 436.
Granted expenses for Thos. Crow- foot, 396.
GERMON.
Germon, Capt .- Time expired for rosin, 339.
GILBERT.
Gilbert, Jolın .- Complains of the meanness of his pay, II3. Dieting three weeks and horse pas- tured; also two quarts of drink, 159. Glass for meeting-house, 157. Received 29 bushels Indian corn for work on meeting-house, 159. Gilbert, Henry .- Hayward, 188, 189.
Gilbert, Thomas .- Convicted of selling strong drink without license, 380. Glass which dogs broke, 160. Liberty to get turpentine, 284.
GLEASON.
Gleason, Isaac .-- Work on meeting-house, 161.
GOWING.
Gowing, Symon .-- Desires land and granted, 265. Hayward 188, 198. More granted, 266, 268.
GRAVES.
Graves, Daniel .- Hayward, 370.
Graves, Ebenezer .--- Concerning swine, 395.
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