The old records of the town of Fitchburgh, Massachusetts, 1764-1769, Part 19

Author: Fitchburg, Mass. :Published by authority of the City Council,; Fitchburg (Mass.); Davis, Walter A. (Walter Alonzo), 1846-
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Fitchburg, Mass. : Published by authority of the City Council
Number of Pages: 464


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Voted & allowd-Dan !. Harris


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Voted & allowd-Deacon Thirston an Accot


due to Abijah Page for Boarding Sewil Harrington 2,, 2,,8


Voted & Allowd-Elijah Garfields Accot 1,, 6,,8


Voted & Allowd- Wm Danforths- do ,, 2,,-


10ly Voted to allow Capt Jona Wood for pro- viding Thirty Chords Good Wood & de-


liver the same At the Rev! M! Paysons Dwelling House


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This Town Meeting Disolved- Dan1. Putnam Moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


(Seal) Worcefter fs To mr Phinehas Sawyer Jur one of The Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting


In the name of the Goverment & People of this Com- mon welth you are herby Requierd to notify and warn all the free holders & other Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh qualifyd by law to vote in Town meetings to afemble and meet at the meetinghouse in sd Town on thurfday the twenty fixth Day of this Inftant December at one O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely met and formd to act on the folowing artcles that is


1ly to Chuefe a moderator to Govern sd meeting


2ly to See what method the Town will take Refpecting the forth Clafs that was Deficant in hiring a Contnantel Solder & as the Grate and Generall Coart hath Relin-


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quished the fine as will apeare by their Refolvs of october 7 1782 or act aney thing Refering to Either of the foure Clafes as they Shall think proper


3ly to See if the Town will pay mr Samuel Herrick Six Dolars for his Expences. for Stoping three Rits which was Drawn a Gainst the Town for what was his Due from the Town upon James Danforths note & other Ritings sd Herrick had a gainst fd town which the Select men promist to pay-provided fd Herrick would Stope sd Sute


[231] 4ly to See what method the Town will take Refpecting mr Jonas Kindall being over taxt or vote any thing there on as they Shall think think proper


5ly to See if the Town will Chuefe wardens a Cording to the late act of the Generall Coarts-or vote aney thing there on as they Shall think proper


Here of faile not and make Return of this warrant to fome one of us at or before the Time above mentnid - Given under our hands & Seale this tenth Day of Decem- ber A D 1782 and in the feventh year of the Independanc of america


Thos Cowdin Select men Oliver Stickney for


Ephm Kimball J Fitchburgh


Worcefter fs December the 19 1782


by Vartue of this warrant I have warnd all the free holders and other Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh to afsemble & meet at the Time and Place within mentned Phinehas Sawyer Jur Cunftable


at a legall meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afembled December the 26 1782


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


1ly voted and Chose mr Daniel Putnam moderator 2 voted to pafs over the third artcle in the warrant for ye prefent


3ª Voted to pafs over fourth Article for the prefent


4th Voted that the Afsefsors go & view M! Jonas Kin- dalls land and improvments that lies in the Town of


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Fitchburgh & make fuch alterations as they shall think proper in the Valuation in order to fee that sª Kindall Hath Juftice done him as to his Taxes


5th Voted and Chofe M! Wm Brown & Lieut Kindall Bowtwell Wardens


6th Voted and adjourn'd this meeting 'till the fecond day of January 1783 at one O'Clock P. M.


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


[232] 1783


January 2ª The Town met according to their adjourn- ment and open'd the meeting and proceeded to act on the other Articles not acted upon mentioned in the Warrant


7th Voted that M! Jofeph Phelps return the lift given to him to Collect a fine laid on the fourth Clafs for not procuring their Soldier as order'd by the General Court to ferve for 3 years in the Continental Army


8th Voted to raife one hundred & Eighty Six Pounds Six Shillings to be Afsefsed upon the Inhabitants of sd Town in order to pay the 3 men raif'd to Serve in the Continental Army for 3 years being the laft demand the General Court made for men on sª Town


9th voted that Each perfon that hath paid his money tow ward hiring the laft three years men be alow'd to Draw back what is over & above their proportion - - this voted and accepted by the Town-


10 voted and ordred that the affefsors make the Tax to pay the laft three years men with out Delay & that the Tax be made Seperate from aney other Tax


11th voted not to pay mr Samuel Herrick aney Coft for Stoping the three writs mentioned in the Warrant The Town meeting Difolved


Daniel Putnam Moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


Janeuery 6th 1783 we the Select men of the Town of Fitchburgh having taken into our Sereas Confideration the ftate and fircumftanfes of Luke oldridge and his wife and Children, namely luke and lyda and Jofeph and Sarah who


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Came from leominfter last who are under poore fircon- ftanfes that we Cant admitt of their being inhabitents which we Caused to be warnd out


Fitchburgh Janeuery 7th 1783


Thos Cowdin \ Select men Ephm Kimball § for Fitchburgh


[233] (Seale) Worcefter fs To mr Phinehas Sawyer Ju! one of the Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting


Thefe are in the name of the Common welth of the mafsachufeets bay to will and Require you forthwith to notify and warne the free holders & other inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh qualifyd by Law to Vote in Town meetings to afsemble and meet at the meeting house in sd Fitchburgh on monday the third Day of march next att nine o Clock in the foure noon then and their being Duely meet and formd to act on the folowing artcles that is


1ly to Chufe a moderator to Govern sd meeting


2ly to Chufe Select meen and other Town oficers for the year Infuing as the law Directs


3ly to axcept of aney Town Roads or high ways that have bin Laid out by the Select men or their order


4ly to See what Sum or Sumes of money the Town will raise to Keep the high ways in Repare and See what method it Shall be workt out the year infuing or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper


5ly to See who will take mrs Hart and Suport her the year Infuing and for what fum of money


6ly to See if the Town will abate aney perfons Rates on aney list Committed to aney Cunftable or Colector or aney part there of


7ly to See if the Town will permit the Swine to Go at large the the year infuing under the Regelations of the law


gly to See if the Town will allow aney a Counts that Shall be laid before them for Servis for sd town


Here of faile not and make Due Return of this war- rant with your Dowings there on to Sume one of us at or


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before sª Day Given under our hands and Seale this Eleventh Day of Febuery A D 1783


oliver Stickne Ephm Kimball


Select men for ¿Fitchburg


Worcefter fs Febuery the 24 1783-by Virtue of this warrant I have warnd all the free holders & other Inhabi- tents of the Town of Fitchburgh to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentned


Phinehas Sawyer Jur Cunftable


[234] at a legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afsembled march the 3 1783 Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


1ly voted and Chofe Decon David Goodridge modera- moderator tor 21y voted to Chuse three Select men for the year Infuing


3ly voted and Chofe mr oliver Stickne & Thomas Select men Stearns & John Thurfton


41y voted that the Select men be the affesors the year Insuing affesors


5ly voted and Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Clerk and Town Treafurer Town Clerk & Town Treafurer 6ly voted and Chofe mr Abel Baldwine Cunftable for the South Side of the Town . Cunftable and axepted of Capt Samuel Burbank in abel Baldwines Rume Capt Burbant in his Rume


7ly voted and Chofe mr David macentier Cunftable for the north Side and upon an ajurnment voted and acpted of Capt Thos Hartwell to Serve Cunftable in David maccenters Rume for the north Side of the Town . . Cun- ftable for the north Side


Sly voted and Chofe mr William Brown & mr Kindall Boutall wardens for the sd Town Wardens gly voted and Chofe Thos Cowdin Jur and mr Jofeph Wheler Tithenmen Tithen men


10ly voted and Chofe mr Hezekiah Hodgkins and afa Perrey and Thos Cowdin Ju! and mr Jacob upton and


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mr Ruben Smith and William Grimes and Mr James Poole and mr Abraham Jaquith and oliver Brown Survaers of high ways Survaers of high ways 11ly voted and Chofe David Whitne and Samuel Darby hog Reves and Elijah Phelps hog Reves


12ly voted and Chofe Jofhua Parce and Samuel Downe fiere wards fier wards 13ly voted and Chofe Daniel Putnam Survaer of Cla- bords & Shingels . . Survaer of Clabords & Shingels [235] 14ly voted and Chofe Capt Jonathan Wood Survare of hups and Staves hups & Staves 15ly voted and Chofe David Parce Sealer of Waits and mef hers waits & mefhers 16ly voted Afa Perr and Jofhue Parce fense vuers fens vuers


17ly voted Raise one hundred pounds to mend and keep in Repare the high ways and bridges the year Infu- ing . £100 -


and that those that Did not work out their high way tax last years Deficency aded ot the prefent years high way tax or pay in money what is be hind or Remains Due, and the list is to be Ruturnd by the high way Se- vares with the Credit on sd list of Each perfon by the 20 Day of october next


and that the high way tax Shall be workt out as it was in the year 1774 £14-14-0


18ly voted that the Town pay Liut Kindall Boutall forty nine Dolars to Suport mrs Hart one whole year and so in proportion if The fhould not live the year out . . 49 Dolars


19ly voted that the Swine Run at large being under the Regolation of the law the year Infuing


20ly voted and alowd Phineas Sawyer Jun his a Count which is 0-19-4


voted and alowd Samuel Davis a Count . 1- 4-0 voted and alowd Ephm Kimball his a Count . 3-16-0 voted and alowd oliver Stickney his a Count . 3-12-0 voted and alowd John Thurfton his a Count . 3- 8-0 voted and alowd Decon Goodridge his a Count 3 11 0 voted and alowd James Poole his a Count . . 1 00 0


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21ly voted and axcepted of a Road laid out for noah wizwell land til it Coms to the County Rode and axcepted by the Town if the land is Given by those perfons that own the land namely mr Nathaniel Wrights


and Thos Cowdins land til the two Rod Rode Striks the County Rode and the trees markt on the Easterdly fide of faid Road


then the Town Came to a vote and a jurnd the Town meeting til the 17 of this Inftant march


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


the Remainder of the Town meeting you will find in page 237 for want of Rum D


[236] (Seal) Worcefter fs To mr Samuel Burbank one of the Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greet- ing


In the name of the Common welth of the mafsachufets bay you are herby requierd to notify in Due Corse of Law agreable to the Conftitution the free holders & other In- habitents Qualified by the Conftitution to vote for the officers hereafter mentned to afsemble & meet at the meet- ing house in sd Town on the first monday in april next at one O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely meet and formd


firstly to vote for a Governer


2ly for a Liut Governer


31y for five Senoters


and forthly to Chuse a Committe to Setle with the Town Treafurer Here of faile not and make Return of this Warrant to Some one of us with your Dowings there on at or before the sd Day Given under our hands & Seale this Eighteenth Day of march A D 1783


oliver Stickne - Select men Thos Stearns


for Fitchburg


Worcefter fs In obedianc to the Within Warrant I have notifyd & warnd the free holders and other Inhabi-


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tents of the Town of Fitchburgh to meet at the time & place agreable to the Within Warrant


Fitchburgh april 7 1783


Samuel Burbank Cunftable


at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town o Fitchburgh afembled april the Seventh 1783


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


firftly voted and Chofe his Exelency John Handcock Governer by the number of votes therty feven . . 37 voted and Chofe his honer Thos Cushen Liut Govrner the noumber of votees 31


and one vote for the honarable James Bod- wine Esq 1 vote


and for five Senetors-that is the Hon1 mofes Gill Esq


9


for the Hor Samuel Baker Esq 9


for the Hon1 Ifreal Nichols Esq 9 for mr Will Page hardwick


9 for Samuel Curtic Esq 9


[237] then proced a Cording to the warrant and Chofe Jofeph Fox Esq and mr Phinehas Hartwell to be a Committe to Setle with the Town Treafurer then Defolvd the Town meeting oliver Stickne moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


march 17th 1783 the Town meet a Cording to their ajurnment and profeded to ye bifnes of the Day Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


22ly voted and Dismift Daniel Putnam from his being Chofe one of the Select men and an affesor


23ly voted and axcepted of Capt Samuel Burbank to Serve Cunftable and Collector in mr Abel Baldwines Rume


then the Town voted and ajurnd the Town meeting til the first monday in april at 2 o Clock in the after noon -


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


april the 7 1783 the Town meet acording to their ajurnment and opend the meeting and proceded to the bifnes of the Day


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24ly voted and Chofe Samuel Herrick Cunftable for the north Side of the town which was afterwards Difmist by the town by Reafon of mr David makentier hiring Capt Thos Hartwell to ferve in his Rume


then the Town a jurnd the Town meeting til the 16 Day of may at 2 o Clock in the after noon.


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


May 16 1783 the Town meet acording to their ajurn- ment and proceded to the bifnes of the Day


25ly voted and axcepted of Capt Thos Hartwell to Serve Cunftable and Collector for the north Side of the Town in the Rume of David macentier which was Difmist by his hiring the afore faid Thos Hartwell in his Rume which was Sworen into the office of Cunftable & Colector for the year Infuing-then the meeting was Difolvd


David Goodridge moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


[238] (S1) Worcefter fs To Capt Samuel Burbank one of Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting


In the name of the Common welth you are Requierd forth with in Due Coarfe of law to notify and warne all the free holders and other Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh Qualifyd by the Conftitution to vote for a Reprefentative to a Semble and meet at the meeting houfe on fryday the Sixtenth Day of may next at one o Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely meet and formd to Chufe Som meet perfon if they think fit to Reprefent them in the Grate and Generall Coart the year Infuing


Then to proced a Cording to fome other matters which are herafter mentned in fd warant Relating to other town matter


1ly to Chufe a moderator Regolate the last Claws of the warrant


2ly to See if the town will provide ftocks and Scales and waits for the youse of the Town


3ly to fee what method the Town will Do in Refpect


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to their being Sud by Benjiman Larranc or act aney thing Refering ther to as they fhall think proper-


4ly to fee what the Town will Do Refpecting the poore


Here of fale not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings there on to fome one of us at or before the Day above mentnd given under our hands and Seale This 28 Day of april 1783


oliver Stickne


Thos Stearns


1


Select men


John Thurfton


Ì for Fitchburg


Worcefter fs may the 16 1783


In obedianc to the within warrant I have notifyd and warnd all the free holders and other Inhabitents to afem- ble and meet at the time and place mentined in the war- rant


Samuel Burbank Cunftable


at a legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh afsembled may the 16 1783


[239] Then after the warrants being Red the Town being ast the question whether they would fend a Repre- fentative the year Infuing it was voted that they would Send


and a Cordingly proceded to a Choyse-


and brot in their votes and made Choyse of Capt Thos Cowdin to Reprefent the sd Town in the Grate and General Coart the year Infuing and also voted to Give their Reprefentativ their Inftructions and then Difolvd the meeting


Thos Cowdin Towin Clerk


Then proceded to act on the other artcles mentned in the warrant


1ly voted and Chofe Daniel Putnam moderator . moder- ator


2ly voted that the Town are provided with a Good Beame and a Set of Good Seeld waits Seald waits


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3ly voted to provide a Seet of good Stoks and voted that the Stoks be let out lowest bider


4ly and a Cording ly they ware let out to Capt Thos Cowdin the wood work only for 6/


5ly voted and Chofe a Committe to Defend the Law Sute betwene the Town and Benjiman Larranc


61y Chofe mr Elijah Gafield & Phinehas Sawyer Jur be a Committee to a pear and Defend the Town a Gainst fd laranc to final Judgment and Execution and the fª Com- mitte are herb impowerd to proced in the law to as far as they Shall think proper for the Towns Intrest


This meeting Difolvd


Daniel Putnam moderator Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


* A Two Rod Road


Fitchburgh March the 1 1783


The Selectmen apointed us a Committy to lay out a Road for the Conveanancy of us whofe Names are under ritten and we have laid it out in the following manner. Beginning at the South Part of M! Farwell and M! Page and running North, Betwene them till it comes to Land of Doct Martin Herrick, thence Nor weft Acroft a corner of sª Herricks Land, and the bounds are trees marked on the North Eaft Side of the Road, and then running Acroft Benjaman Herreks Land Weftterly, till it comes to Land of Jofeph Venens and trees Marked on the North Side thence Running north by Land of Said Benjamans upon Land of sª Venens till it Comes to Land of Ephm How- ards runing still by Benjamin Herricks Land and on Ephm Howard, till it comes to Land of Elijah Willards thence Running a Croft sd Elijah's Land till it Comes to Land of Daniel Willards; the Road marked on Eaft Side, then running North acroft Daniel Willard land to Afhby line, and the Marks on the Eaft Side of the way the road Turn Over


* First location road now known as Ashby West Road. [Annotation on the margin. W. A. D.]


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[240] two Rods wide which we offer for the Towns Exceptence. Excepted thif Road if the Land be Given for the youse of the Inhabitance of sd Town


Jofeph Vennen


Simeon Chattuck


| Daniel Willard


Ephraim Howard


Benjaman Herrick


Elijah Willard


Committe apoynted


by the Select_men


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


(Seale) Worcefter fs to Thomas Hartwell one of the Cunftables for the Town of Fitchburgh Greeting


in the name of the Common welth of the mafsechufets you are herby orderd in Due Corfe of law to notify and warne all the free holders and other Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburgh qualifyd by law to vote in Town meetings to afsemble and meet at the meeting house in sd Town on tuesday the Sixteenth Day of September next 1783 at one O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely meet and formd to act on the folowing artcles that is


11y Chufe a moderator to Govern said meeting


2ly to See what Sum of money the Town will Raise for the Revrant mr Paysons Salery for the prefent year or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper


3ly to See what Sum of money the Town will Raise to Suport a Scoole or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper


4ly to Raise money to Suport mrs Hart


5ly to See what method the Town will take to Git wood for mr Payson the year Infuing


6ly to See if the Town will allow Such a Counts as Shall be laid before them for Servfes Dun for sd Town


7ly to See what the Town will do Refpecting the Scool land Sold by Lunenburgh or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper


8ly to See if the Town will abate aney perfons Rates in aney list or lifts in aney Cunftable or Colectors hands or act aney thing there on as they Shall think proper . .


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gly to See if the Town will aprove or Dif aprove of a Road from mr William Grimes to mr Jacob Gibfons and turning from sd Gibfons to perleys land or act aney thing thereon as they Shall think proper


[241] 10ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will Raife to Defray Town Charges or act aney thing Thereon as they Shall think proper


Here of faile not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings ther one to Some one of us at or before the sd Day Given under our hands and Seale at Fitch- burgh the 1 Day of September A D 1783


oliver Stickne 1 Select men


Thos Stearns for


John Thurfton Fitchburg


Worcefter fs September the 15 1783


In obedianc to the within warrant I have Notifyd the Inhabitents of sd Town qualifyd by law to act in Town meetings to meet at time and place


Thomas Hartwell Cunftable


at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburh afsembled September the 16 1783


Thos Cowdin Town Clerk


1ly voted and Chofe Phinehas Sawyer Jur moderator


2ly voted to Raife Sixty Six pounds thirteen Shilings & foure penc to pay the Revrant mr John Paysons Salery the Prefent year £66-13-4


3ly voted to Raife forty pounds to Suport a Scoole the year Infuing 40-0-0


4ly voted that Each quarter of the Town Draw their proportan or part of the Scool money-and that no quarter of the Town be intitled to aney part of the Scool money til they have Expended their part by laying sd money out in Scooling their Children


5ly voted and Chofe Jofeph fox Esq. Liut Paul Wetherby & Phinehas Sawyer Jut & amos Ordway & afa Perrey & Ruben Gibfon Jun be a Committe to provide a Scool marf- ter or marfters


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6ly voted to Raife forty nine Dolars to Suport mrs hart one whole year & so in proportion for a lefs tarme £14-14-0


[242] 7ly voted that mr Paysons wood be Sot up at a vandue and and that the lowest bider provide the wood and Deliver thirty Coards of Good Wood at the Dower of the Revrant mr Paysons house for the year Infuing


gly voted to alow Ifaac Holden his a Count and others


6/6


voted to alow Afeph Goodridge his a Count 9/


voted to alow William Brown his a Count 1 10-0


voted to alow oliver Stickne his a Count 0- 2-0 voted to alow Phinehas Sawyer Jur his a Count 0-14-0


voted to alow Thomas Stearns his a Count 0-13-7


voted to alow Thomas Stearns a nother a Count 0- 9-0


voted to alow Jofhua Parc his a Count 2- 4-0


voted to alow William Brown a nother a Count 1- 8-0 voted to alow Elijah Gafield his a Count 5- 3-6


voted to alow William Tidmafh his a Count 1- 1-4


voted to alow Phinehas Hartwell his a Count 0-16-0


voted to alow Capt Jonathan Wood his a Count 1- 1-0


voted to alow Thomas Cowdin his a Count 6 15-0


voted to alow Jofeph fox Esq his a Count 0 13-6


voted to alow John Thurften his a Count 0 16-0


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91y voted and Chofe Thomas Cowdin and Phinehas Hartwell to be a Committe to Sarch the Records in the proprietors book Refpecting the Scool lands-& and also the Records in the Town Book of Lunenburge and take a tefted Coppes of the Records - to now what purpos those lands was Granted for and to See if the Town of Fitch- burgh had aney Right to those Lands or land and also the faid Committe are impowerd to Setle with Lunen- burgh or to profecute to final Judgment


10ly voted to abate John Whelers Rates in Daniel far- wills lists which is for the year 1780 whis is . 2-18 3 hard money also to a bate William Eatons tax which is 1-18-8 also to a bate Robert Hills tax which is . 0 11-6


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also to a bate Silos Browns which is . . 0- 7 5 0 also to abate William Stewards tax in Phine-


has Sawyer Lift which is 1-11-6


then a motion was made & Seconded to a Jurn the meeting til the third Tuefday of october next & the Town meeting was aJurnd a Cordingly


Thos Cowdin T Clerk


[243] october the 21 1783 The Town meet aCording to fd ajurnment and the Town Clerk being abfent a motion was made and Seconded to ajurn fd Town meeting Tuefday the 28 Day of this Inftant october at one oClock in the after noon at this place The meeting is ajurnd a Cordingly


oliver Stickne


Select men for


Thomas Stearns


Fitchburg


October the 21 1783 the Town meet a Cording to their a Jurnment and opend the meeting and proceded to the work of the Day


11ly voted to a bate John uptons taxes in Phinehas Hartwells list which is 1- 8-9 voted and a bated Nahum Darbyes tax which is 1-18-8 voted and a bated Daniel Darbys tax which is . 1-18-8 12ly voted to Rafe thirty pounds to Defray Town Charges 30-0-0 13ly voted to pay Nehemiah fuller five pounds Seven- teen Shilings to provide thirty Coards of Good wood and Deliver the wood at mr John Paysons Dwilling House the wood is to be to the Exceptance of the Revrant mr John 5-17-0


Payson


Fitchburgh Septembr the 16 1783 then Rcend with the Town Treafurer


14ly voted and Excepted of the Town Treafurers a Counts as they ftand by the Towns Committe we find Due in Jonathan Holts hands Cunftable for the year 1778 . £5-13-6-3


we find in James Paterfons hands Cunftable for the yeare 1779 hard money 1 12-2-1


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In Phinhas Hartwells Cunftable for the year 1780 Town Tax hard money 46-13- 6 - In Phinehas Hartwells hands minifter Tax for the year 1780


20-15- 8-3 In Daniel farwells hands Cunftable for the year 1780 Town Tax


68-18- 1-3 In Capt Rubin Gibfons hands Colector for the year 1781 Town tax 169-13- 4 - we also find in fd Gibfons minister Tax for 1781


34- 9- 5-2


In Capt Samuel Burbanks Collector for the year 1781 Town Tax


36-12- 7-3


we also find in fd Burbanks hands minifter tax for the year 1781 11- 1- 7 - In Capt Samuel Burbanks Colector for the year 1782 Town Tax 36-15- 5 -




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