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Thos Cowdin ) Select men for
Thds maccarty
Elijah Carter Fitchburgh
Worcefter fs Fitchburgh July the 17 1780 a Greable to Direction of this warrant I have notifyd the free hold- ers and other Inhabitents of sd Town to asemble at time and place for the purpos within mentned
Phinehas Hartwell Cunftable
[188] at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afembled July the 21, 1780 upon an ajurnment from the 20 Day to fryday the 21 by Reason of a publick fast which was apointed by athority
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
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1ly voted and Chofe Decon David Goodridge moderator 21y voted and Difmist the old Committe that was Chofe to hire men to ferve as Solder in the armey of the united States
3ly voted to Chuse a new Committe to hire Solders for the futter or til the Towns farther order
4ly voted and Chofe Jofeph Walker & Capt Ruben Gibson & David Parc to be a Committe to hire Solders til the Towns further order-This meeting Disolvd
David Goodridge moderator
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
(Seale) Worcefter fs To mr Phinehas Hartwell one of the Cunftables of the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting
In the Name of the Goverment & People of the State of the mafachufets Bay
Thefe are to requiere you a Greabel to Law to notify & warne all the male Inhabitents of sd Town being Twenty one years of age & upward having an annuel Income of three Pounds or any Estate to the value of Sixty Pounds, to afsemble & meet at the Meetinghouse in sd Fitchburg on Monday the fourth day of September next at Nine o clock in the forenoon then & there being duely met & formed agreable to the new Constitutions of Goverment to vote-
1 For a Governor-
2 For a Lieutenant Governor-
3 To Five Persons to be Counsellors & senators
Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to some of us at or before sd day - Given under our hands & seal this Eighteenth day of August, A D 1780
Thos Cowdin
Thads Maccarty
Wm Thurlo
Elijah Carter
Select men for Fitchburg
[189] Worcefter fs Fitchburg Septembr the 2 1780
that a greable to the Directions of this warrant I have Notified the freeholders and other Inhabitents of
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said town to afsemble at time and place for the Porpse within mentned-
Phinehas Hartwell Conftable
at a Legall meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afembled Septe! the 4 1780
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
firftly voted for a Governer the Honarable John Hand- cock had Sixty three votes 63 votes
the Honarable James Boadwine one 1 Dito
then voted for a Senetr the number of votes
for the honable Samuel Hotten thirty five vts . 35 Dito for Jofeph Darr Esq-thirty three 33 Dito
for Izreal Nichols Esq 33 Dito
for Amos Singletory Esq
30 Dito
for Samuel Curties Esq .
28 Dito
the Returns made and Directed to the Secretry at Bof- ton & Sined by the Select men namly
Elijah Carter Select
Thad Maccarty men
Jonathan Wood í for William Thurlo fitchburgh Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
[190] (Seale) Worcefter fs To mr Phinehas Hartwell one of the Conftables of the Town of Fitchburgh Greet- ing
Thefe are in the Name of the Goverment & People of the State of mafsachusets Bay to will & require you forth- with to warne the Free holders and other Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh qualified by Law to vote in Town meetings to afemble & meet at the meeting house on monay the Ninth Day of october next at one O Clock in the after noon then & their being duly met and formd to act on the following artcles that is
1ly to Chufe a moderator
2ly to See what method the Town will Come into to Suport the Revrant mr Payson the Year Infuing or act aney thing thereon as they Shall think proper
3ly to raise money to Suport the Poor & Indegant perfons in sd Town if need
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4ly raise money to Suply the Treafury & pay Town Charges particularly to Support the Continental Solders families .
5ly for all Perfons that have done Service for the Town to bring in their acounts for acceptance and raise money to pay the fame
6ly to See what method the Town will Come into to provide mr Paysons wood the year infuing
7ly to See in what method the Town will provide Scooling and raife money for the Suporte of the Same or act aney thing thereon as they Shall think proper-
Here of faile not & make return of this warrent with your doings thereon to Some one of us at or before the Day & time above mentned Given under our hands & Seale this Twenty fifth Day of Sepembr A D 1780
Elijah Carter ) Select men
Thads maccarty for
Jonathan Wood J Fitchburgh
Worcefter fs Fitchburgh octobr the 9 1780
agreable to the Directons of this warant I have Noti- fid the free holders & other in habitents of sd Town to meet at time & place and for the purpose within mentned Phinehas Hartwell Cunftable
[191] at a Legall meetings of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afembled octobr the 9 1780
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
1ly Voted and Chofe mr Jofeph Walker moderator . .
2ly voted to Raise one hundred pounds in hard money to pay the Revrant mnr Payson his Salery the year Infu- ing to be paid in hard money or produfe that is Whete at nine Shilings pr bufhels ry at 6/ pr bufhel Inden Corn at 4/ pr bufhel Labor in the Sumer at 4/ pr Day flax at 1/ pr pound poark at 5ª pr pound Shep wool at 2/ pr pound Beefe at 3d half peney pr pound and all other produfe in proportion £100-0-0 3ly voted to pay Capt Samuel Burbank . £202-0-0 for Suporting mrs Hart one whole year & so in propor- tion if she should not Live the year out
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4ly voted to Raife two Thoufand foure hundrd and Sixten pounds to Suply the Conantnal famelys and to Defray Town Charges £2416-0-0 5ly voted to alow Colo
Ebenezer Bridge his acount .
69-18-0- 6ly voted to alow Levi Kimball his acount . 16-10-0- 7ly voted to alow Phinehas Hartwell his acount 22-0-0- 8ly voted to alow John Putnam his acount . 15-6-0- gly voted to alow Dr maccarty his a Count . 291-0-0- 10ly voted to alow Daniel Putnam his aCount 160-0-0-
111y voted to alow Oliver Stickne his acount . 144-0-0-
12ly voted to alow Capt Jonathan Wood his acount
84-0-0-
131y voted to alow William Brown his acount . 30-0-0- 14ly voted to alow Jofeph Sawyer his a Count . 7-4-0-
15ly Voted to alow afeph Perre his a Count . 32-10-0-
161y voted to alow John farwell his acount . 18-0-0-
17ly voted to alow Jacob upton his acount . 32-10-0- 18ly voted to alow Elijah Carter his acount . 64-0-0-
191y voted to alow Decon John Thurfton his
aCount
20-0-0-
ly voted to alow Kindall Boutall his a
Count
38-18-0 { taken off
201y voted to alow Capt Ruben Gibfon his acount
20-0-0-
211y voted to alow Jofeph Walker his a Count . 16-0-0-
221y voted to alow Ifaac Gibson his a Count . 9-0-0-
231y voted to alow John Goodard his a Count . 3-0-0-
24ly voted to pay John farwell for finding & Deliv- ring at mr Paysons house thirty Coards of Good Wood £440-0-0 440-0-0
[192] 25ly voted to Raife Two Thoufand pounds to provide a Scool or Scools £2000-0-0
and also £500 pounds I Thos Cowdin Give to be Scoold out in the Scool house Sot on sd Cowdins Land . £500-0-0 Thos Cowdin
26ly voted and Chofe 6 as a Committe to provide a Scool mafter or mafters
27ly voted Chofe Jofeph Walker & Decon Thurfton & David Parce & Jofeph Downe & Phinehas Sawyer Jur &
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Jofeph farnsworth to be a Committe to provid Scool maf- ter or mafters
28ly voted that Each Committe man Draw his part of the Towns money acording to their valuation
This meeting Difolvd
Jofeph Walker moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
(Seal) Worcester fs-To M! Phinehas Hartwell One of the Constables of the Town of Fitchburg Greeting-These are in the name of the Goverment & People of the State of Mafsachusetts Bay to will & require You forthwith to notify the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg qualified by the new Constitution to vote for a Reprefentative to Afsemble & meet at the Meeting house in sª Fitchburg on Monday the Ninth day of October next at five o clock in the Afternoon to elect & depute a proper Person to reprefent them in the Great & General Court to be convend, held & kept at the State house in Boston on the last Wednesday of October next or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper-
Hereof fail not & make due returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon to some one of us at or before sd day-Given under our hands & seal this twentyfifth day of September A D 1780
Elijah Carter Selectmen Thad: Maccarty ! for
Jona Wood Fitchburg
[193] Worcester fs-Fitchburg October 9th. 1780-
Agreable to the Directions of this Warrant I have notified the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of sd Town qualified by the new Constitution to vote for a Reprefenta- tive to meet at time & place & for the purposes within mentiond
Phinehas Hartwell Const
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg October 9th 1780. Capt Thos Cowdin was chosen to represent fª Town at the Great & General Court to be convend held & kept at the state House in
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Boston on the last Wednesday of October current, agrea- ble to the new Constitution or form of Goverment
Elijah Carter Selectmen Thads Maccarty for
Wm Thurlo Fitchburg
Attest Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
(Seale) Worefter fs To mr Phinehas Hartwell one of the Conftables of the Towne of Fitchburgh Greeting . .
Thefe are in the name of the Goverment & people of the State of Mafsachusetts Bay to will & require you verbally forthwith to warn the Free holders & other In- habetants of the Town of Fitchburg qualified by Law to vote in Town meetings to afemble & meet at the Meeting house in sd Fitchburgh on Monday the 23 Day of this Inst October at Two O Clock in the afternoon then & their being duely meet & formd to act on the following articles viz
1ly to choofe a Moderator
2ly To see what method the Town will procure the Beef required by the General Coart in their refolves of Septembr the 25 1780- Hereof fail not & make due returne of your doings therin together with this warrant to Some one of us at or before sª Day
Given under our hands & Seal this twentieth Day [194] of october A D 1780
Thos Cowdin Select men for
Thads Maccarty
Elijah Carter Fitchburg
Worcefter fs a Greeable to the Directions of this war- rent I have Given verbale notice to the Inhabitents to attend a meeting to be held at the meeting house the 23 Day at two O Clock after noon of this Inftant october- Fitchburg october the 23 1780
Phinehas Hartwell Cunftable
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afsembled octobr the 23 1780
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
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1ly voted and Chofe Decon David Goodridge moderator 2ly votted and raised Eight Thousand pound . £8000- to proqure or purches foure Thousand & Eight hundred pounds of Beefe a Greable to a Refolve of the General Coart of September the 25 1780-
3ly votted to Chufe a Committee to procure the Beefe for the armey a Greable to the Coarts Refolve-
4ly votted and Chofe Decon John Thurfton & Afe Perre and Ephm Kimball Ju! to be a Committe to pur- ches the Beefe and that the Towns Committe Give their Securety in behalfe of the Town of Fitchburgh for sd Beefe- The meeting Difolvd
David Goodridge moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
[195] (Seal) Worcefter fs To mr Phinehas Hartwell one of the Cunftables of the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting
In the Name of the Common welth of mafsachufets you are herby requird Verbaly to notify & warn the free holders and other Inhabitents belonging to the North side of the Town of Fitchburgh Qualified by Law to vote in Town meetings to afsemble & meet at the meeting house in sª Town on monday the 25 Day of this Inst Decembr at one O Clock in the afternoon then and their being Duely met & formd to act on the folowing artcles viz
1ly to Chuese a moderator
2ly to See in what method the Town will provide Beefe for the use of the armey agreable to the General Coarts Refolvs & act thereon as they shall think proper
3ly to See whether the Town will alow aney acounts to perfons to whome it is Indeted or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper
Here of faile not & make due returne of this War- rant with your dowings thereon to Sum one of us at or before sª day-
Given under our Hands & Seale this 21 day of Decembr A D 1780
Elijah Carter Thads maccarty Jonathan Wood William Thurlo
-1
Selectmen of Fitchburg
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Worcefter fs Fitchburgh Decembr the 23 1780
A Greabele to the Directions of this warrant I have notifyd & cafed to be notifyd the free holders & other Inhabitents of the north fide of fd Town to attend at time & place for the porpofes within mentned -
Phinehas Hartwell Cunftable
at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afsembled the 25 Day Decembr 1780
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
Fitchburgh Decembr the 25 1780
11y voted and Chofe mr Phinehas Hartwell moderator
21y voted and a Jurnd Down to the house of Thos Cowdins
3ly voted rafe a Sum of money to purchis nine thou- sand two hundred & Sixteen pounds of Beefe . . 9216 Wate of Beefe
41y voted Raife fifteen Thousand pounds to purches Beefe £15000-0-0- 5ly voted and Chofe Decon John Thurfton mr Afe Perre & mr Ephm Kimball & Capt Thurlo to be a Com- mitte to purches the Beefe requefted by the General Courts Refolvs of Decembr the 4 1780
61y voted to alow mr Hodgkin his a Count which is
£184-18-0
7ly voted that the affefsors afefs the fifteen thousand pounds to purches the Beefe Requsted by the General Courts order of Decembr the 4 1780
[196] gly voted that this Town meeting be a jurnd til Tuefday the ninth Day of Janeuery 1781 then to meet at the meeting hous at one o Clock the after noon
Then the Town meet is a jurnd acordingly
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
Janeuary the 9 1781 The Town meet acording to a jurnment
gly voted to alow mr Walker his a Count for mend- ing the bridge which is £24-0-0
10ly voted to alow Afeph Goodridge his a Count .
25-4-0 pd
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111y voted to alow Levi Kimball his a Count . 48-12-0
121y voted to alow Hezekiah Hodgkins his a Count . . 54-0-0
13ly voted this meeting bee adgornd to monday the 22 Day of this Inftant Janeuery at twelve o Clock at noon .
Then to meet at the meeting house in fd Fitchburgh
This meeting is adgornd a Cordingly
SThads maccarty Town Clerk (by order of the Select men
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
acording to the a dgornment the Town meet on the 22 Day of Janeuery 1781
14ly voted that the Committe be orderd to procure the Beefe a chepe & Soone as pofably they Can
This meeting Difolvd
Phinehas Hartwell moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
(Seale) Worcefter fs To mr Daniel Farwell one of the Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting . . In the name of the Goverment and people this Common welth you are herby Requird to warn all the free holders and other Inhabitents of sd Town that are Quali- fyd by Law to vote in Town afares to afsemble and meet at the meeting house on Tuefday the nonth Day of Jane- uery 1781 at ten O Clock in the fore noone then and their being Duely meet and formd to act on the folowing artcles 1ly to Chuefe a moderator
2ly to See what method the Town will Com into to Raife or hire the nine Contenantel men Requefted by the General Courts Refolve of Decembr the 4 1780-or act aney thing their on as fhall think proper
3ly to fe whether the Town will Take into their Con- fideration all thofe that have Dun more than their pro- portion in the prefent ware or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper
[197] 4ly to See Whether the Town will Take into their Confideration what is beft to be done as to the new moneys being a tender as their is Danger of fd tender
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being taken of by the General Coart as their are maney of the membr much in faver of the tenders being Difcon- tinued or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper
Here off faile not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings there on to fum one of us at or before the Day above mentned Given under our hands and Seale this 25 Day of Decembr A D 1780
Thos Cowdin
Elijah Carter Jonathan Wood
Select men of
William Thurlo
Fitchburg
Worcefter fs Fitchburgh Janeuery the 9 1781
a Greable to the Directons of this warrant I have No- tifyd all the free. holders & other Inhabitents of sd Town to attend at time & place for the purpofe within mentned Daniel Farwell Cunftable
At a Legall meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled Janeuery the 9 1781
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
1ly voted and Chofe Capt Jonathan Wood moderator
2ly voted to ajurn sd meeting to the house of Capt Cowdins for one half ower
3ly voted to Raife the nine Contnantel men by a Rate of afsefing the whole town for their Hire
4ly voted to alow the field officers & Commifion offi- cers belongin to town as an addition to the former Com- mitte to Raise the men to Supply the prefent ware acord- ing to General Coarts order-
5ly motined to See whether the third artcle Shall be acted upon the vote pafsed in the Negetive and pafed over
6ly voted to Shue their minds in Regard to have the Laft omifhon of Contnantel bills be a Lawfull tender & it pafsed in the affarmitive
7ly voted this meeting be adjornd to monday the 22 Day of this Inftant Janeuery-The meeting is adjurnd
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aCordingly then to meet at the meeting house at one o Clock in the after noon
Phinehas Hartwell Clark by order of the Select men
Janeuery the 22 1781 met at the adjorment -
gly voted and Chofe Decon John Thurfton & Liut Thos Hartwell as an adition to the former Committe for Hiring Solders into the prefent War
Jonathan Wood moderator
This meeting Difolvd Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
[198] (Seal) Worcefter fs To M! Phinehas Hartwell One of the Conftables of the Town of Fitchburg Greeting-
These are in the Name of the Common Wealth of Maffachufetts to will & require you forthwith to notify & warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg quallified by Law to vote in Town Meetings to afsemble & meet at the Meeting house in sª Fitchburg on Munday the Fifth Day of March next at Nine O Clock in the Forenoon then and their being duly met & form,d to Act on the following Articles viz
1 To chufe a Moderator
2ly To choofe Selectmen & other Town Officers for the year enfuing as the Law directs
3ly To Accept any roads or highways that have ben laid out by the Selectmen or their order .
4ly To see what sum or sums of money the Town will raife to keep the high ways in repair and see in what method it shall be work,d out the year Enfuing
5ly To see who will take Mrs Hart and Support her the year enfuing and for what sum of money
6ly To see if the Town will abate any persons Rates on any List committed to any Constable, or any part
7ly To see if the Town will vote the swine to go at Large the prefent year under the Regulations of the Law 8ly To see if the Town will advance to the Revd M! Payson Money safficient to pay for the houfe & Land laying next to him which now belongs to Thaddeus Maccarty, upon condition that M! Payson relinquishes annually for the future a certain Propotion of the Wood
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which the Town are oblig,d to provide for him, or whether the Town will for any other Confideration advance said money, or act any thing theiron as they shall think proper
gly For the Town to hear the report of the Commit- tee appointed by them to procure Soldiers for the Army and Act thereon as they shall think proper
10ly To see whether the Town will make any Con- fideration to the Conftables for the Last year for their extraordinary services, or or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
11ly To chufe a Regifter of Deeds for the County of Worcefter
[199] Hereof fail not and make return of the War- rant with your doing thereon to some One of us at or before s Day Given under our hands & seal this 15th Day of Februery A D 1781 -
Elijah Carter ) Selectmen Thads Maccarty for
Jonathan Wood j Fitchburg
Worcester fs. March 5th 1781
Agreeable to the directions of this warrant I have Notified the freeholders & other Inhabitants of said town Quallifyed by Law to vote in Town meetings, to affemble at time and place & for the purpofes within mentioned Phinehas Hartwell Conftable
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg affembled on munday March 5th 1781 -
1ly Voted & chose Deacon Goodridge Moderator
2ly Voted and chofe Thads Maccarty Daniel Putnam Afa Perry Oliver Stickney & Thos Hartwell Selectmen & affefsors for the year Enfuing Selectmen & Affefsors
3ly Voted and Chose Jofeph Fox Town Clerk . . Town Clerk
Aly Voted and chose Jofeph Fox Town Treafurer . Town Treafurer
5ly Voted and chose Capt Reuben Gibson Deacon John Thurftin & Phinehas Brown Committy of Safty . . Com- mitty of Safty
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6ly Voted and chose John Carter Conftable for the south side
Conftable 7ly Voted and chose Phinehas Sawyer Ju! Conftable for the North Side Conftable Voted and Chose John Venon & David Pratt
Tythingmen 9ly Voted and Chose Wm Small Capt Sam !! Burbank Hezekiah Hodgfkins Leut Seth Phillips Jonathan Rufsell Jofeph Phelps James Walker
Jofeph Venon
Brown Highway Survayors .
10ly Voted & chose Daniel Thurstin Amos Parce
Tho: Thurstin, & Jofeph Polley Hogreves 11ly Voted and Chose Paul Wetherbee & Eli Ruf-
Firewards sell
12ly Voted and Chose James Walker Survayor of Clabbords & Shingles
13 Voted & chose Capt Jona Wood Survayors of hoops & Staves
[200] 14ly Voted & chose Thos Thurstin . Sealer of Leather
15ly Voted & chose David Parce Sealer of Weights & meafures
16ly Voted & raised Six thoufand pounds to repair the high ways £6000 -
17by Voted that sd Money be workt out at five Dol- lars an hour and that the Oxen Tools &c be in the Ufeal Propotion
18ly Voted that Each person work his Rates out by the first of Dcember and if it is not workd out by that time that the List be returned to the Affefsors & that the Delinquency be annext to the Delinquents next tax -
19ly Voted to give Capt Sam !! Burbank Forty bushels of Rye to Support Mrs Hart one whole year from this time & to make up the Depreciation of the money the year Past and so in propotion if she should Die before the end of the year
201y Voted that the swine run at Large the year En- fuing under the regulations of the Law
21ly Voted that this meeting be adjorned to Monday the 12th of this Inftent March and this meeting is adjorn,d accordingly
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March 12th the Town mett according to adjornment
22nd Voted to Difmifs the Eight Article article in the warrant concerning M: Payfon: Request
23ly Voted that the Committee chofen to procure Sol- diers for the three years service offer the men that shall go for three years One hundred hard Dollers Each, for Each year
24ly Voted to Chuse a Committee to hire Nine hun- dred Dollers hard money upon the Towns Credit
25ly Voted and Wm Brown & Elijah Garfield a com- mittee for the above purpose of hireing the Nine hundred Dollers hard money -
26ly Voted to pafs over the 10th article in the warrant
27ly Voted & chose Mr Jofeph Walker & Nicholas Dan- forth fence viewers Fence viewers
28ly Voted to Endemnify the Affefsors & Millitia offer- cers for not puting in Execution the Court: Refolves refpecting clafsing the Inhabitants in order to procure the Continential men required of this Town
[201] 29ly Voted to abate Eli Rufsells Minefters De- preciation Rate which is £6-13- £6 13 0
30ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to Tusday the 13th of this Inftant March at two O Clock in the afternoon at this place the meeting adjornd accordingly
March 13th 1781 The Town meet according to adjorn- ment
31ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the 19th of this Inftant March at One OClock in the afternoon at this place the meeting is adjorned accordingly
March 19th 1781 The Town mett according to adjorn- ment
32ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to munday the 26th of this Inftent march at One OClock in the afternoon at this place this meeting adjornd accordingly
March 26th 1781 The Town mett according to adjorn- ment
33ly Voted to reconsider that part of the 27th vote (viz) that the Affefsors & millitia officers do not clafs the Inhabitents according to the Courts Refolves
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34ly Voted that the Affefsors proceed Emediately to Clafs the Inhabitants in order to procure the remainder of the Continential Soldiers requird of this Town, which is not already procured
35ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to monday the 2nd Day of April at one OClock in the afternoon at this place the meeting adjornd accordingly
April 2nd 1781 The Town mett according to adjorn- ment
36ly Voted to abate John Priests Pole Tax in James Patterfons List which is £30-11-0 . .
37ly Voted to abate Thos Hills Rate in James Patter- fon: List which is £3-6-6 ...
38ly Voted and Chose ' Capt Sam !! Burbank Collector for the south side of the Town in the Rome of M! Jos Walker Difmifed and the said Burbank is to be allowed the same upon the hundred for collecting as M! Walker was to have had which is Twenty six shilling the old Conti- nential Currency or other money to the value
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