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Phinehas Hartwell Clerk
[273] 27th of march 1786 The Town meet on the adjournment according to the Time and the meeting being opned & profeeded to ye Bufinefs of ye Day
53rd ly voted & Choofe Mr Thomas Starns moderator in the Room of mr Daniel Putnam sd Putnam being Necef- aryly abfent then Recived mr ordways Note for his being excufed serving Collector of ten Dollars for his time
54 voted to adjourn this meeting to april the 3d Day at the meeting houfe at two of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
april ye 3rd 1786 The Town meet according to ad- journment the meeting being opned & proceeded to the Buifenefs of the Day
55ly voted to adjourn this meeting to half an hour after five a Clock of sd Day in ye after noon by Reafon that the people not being Collected after the people bing affembled
56 arti voted to adjourn this meeting Down to the Houfe of Efqr Cowdens for one half hour the meeting Being opned & proceded as followes it was moved to put up the Collector for the North side of said town it being Bid of to Capt Thomas Hartwell for four pound six shil- lings on the Hundred pound that he shall Collect & pay into the treafurer By order
57ly voted to accept of Capt Thomas Hartwell Col- lector for the North side of sd town for the year 1786 and alfo Deacon John Thurfton & Elijah Garfield as Bondsmen for said Hartwells faithfull Difcharge of his office as Col- lector for said year in paying such taxes as shall be Com-
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mitted to him to Collect to the treafurers as ordered for the State & Town & County By the affeffors
58 arti voted to Give Capt Thomas Hartwell four pounds six shillings on the Hundred pound that he shall Collect & pay into the severel treafurers as shall be ordred By the affeffors of sd town
this Meeting Difsolved
Daniel Putnam moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seal) Worcefter fs To Mr Reuben smith Conftable for ye Town of fitchburg Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachu- fetts thefe are to Require you agreeable to Law to Noti- fie and warn all the male inhabitance of said Town Being twenty one years of age & upwards having anuel income of three pound or any other Eftate to the value of sixty pounds to affemble and meet at the meeting Houfe in said fitchburg on Munday the third Day of april next at three of the Clock in the after Noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on ye following articles
firft to Bring your votes for a Governor 2ly to Bring in your votes for a Levt Governor
3ly to Bring in your votes for five Senators
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Doings there on to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our Hand & seal this twentyth Day of
march 1786 Daniel Putnam ) selectmen for Paul weatherbee § Fitchburg
April ye 3rd 1786 In obediance to the within warrant I have Notified & warned all the male inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in the within mentioned meeting att the time & Place within Directed Reuben Smith Constable
[274] att a Legal Meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled April the third 1786 the Meeting being opned
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the following Gentlemen voted for as follows for a Governor
votes
firft for his Exellancy James Bordwine Efgr
for the Honourable Thomas Chufhen 1 Efqr 4 Governor
for the Honourable Samuell Holton Esqr 12 L
The following Gentlemen voted for Levt Governor
votes
firft for the Honrll Thomas Chufhen Efqr 1 1 for the Honrll Samuell Holton Efqr 4
Lt
for the Honrll Oliver Prefcott Efqr . 11
Governor
The following Gentlemen voted for senators
first for Abel Willder Efqr 18
for samll Curtifs
Efqr 17
for John Fezenton . Efqr 17|
for General Larnard
for Jonathan Grout Efq 13
for Jofiah Stearns .
4)
this meeting Difsolved Atteft
Daniel Putnam 1 select men
Thomas stearns For
Paul weatherbee J Fitchburg
Atteft - Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seal) Worcefter fs To Reuben smith Constable for the Town of fitchburg in the County afore said Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts to will & Require you forthwith to Notifie all the male Inhabitanc of fitchburg of twenty one years of age and upwards having a free hold Eftate of the annual income of three pounds or any Eftate of sixty pounds to affemble and meet at the meeting Houfe in fitchburg on thurfday the Eighteenth Day of this inftant may at one of the Clock in the after Noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following article to wit
[25] firft to see if the Town will Elect and Depute any person to serve for and Reprefent them in the Great
Senators
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an General Court or affembley to be held in this Com- monwealth on the Laft wednesday in may agreable to the Constetution or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us at or before the Day and time above mentioned Given under our hand & seal at fitchburg the firft Day of may in the year of our Lord 1786
Daniel Putnam Selectmen Thomas Stearns Paul wetherbee - of fitchburg
May ye 18th 1786 In Obedience to this warrant I have warned all the Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Quli- fied By Law to vote in town meetings as within mentioned to meet at the time & place Directed
Ruben Smith Constable
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg affembled on Thursday the Eighteenth Day of this inftant may 1786 ye meeting Being opned & the vote Being put to see if the Town will elect & Depute any per- fon to serve for and Reprefent them in ye Great an Gen- eral Court & it paffed in the Negetive
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seal) Worcefter fs To Mr Reuben smith Constable for the Town of fitchburg in the County of worcefter aforesaid Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts to will and Require you fourthwith to Notifie all the freeholders and other Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in town meetings to affemble & meete at the meeting Houfe in fitchburg on Thurfday the Eighteenth Day of this Inftant may at three of the Clock in the after Noon then & there Being Duely meet & formed to act on the following articles
firft to Choofe a Moderator to Govern sd meeting
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2ndly to Bring your votes for a County Treafurer a Greable to a warrant Directed to the selectmen of said Town
3ly to see if the Town will Difpofe of the old paper money that is in the Hand of the Treafurer of said Town or act any thing there on as they shall Think proper . ·
Here of fail not make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon to some one of us at or before the Day & time above mentioned Given under our hand & seal this firft Day of this inftant may in the year of our Lord 1786
Daniel Putnam selectmen for
Thomas Stearns
Paul Weatherbee J Fitchburg
May ye 15 1786 In obediance to this warrant I have Notified and warned all the freeholders and other Inhabi- tance of the town of fitchburg to affemble and meet at the Time & place within mentioned
Reuben smith Conftable
[276] At a Legal Meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg affembled on Thursday ye Eighteenth Day of this Inftant May 1786
firft voted & Choofe Thomas Cowden Efqr Modera- tor of sd Meeting
2ly voted for the following Gentlemen for the County Treafurer
viz Timothy Pain Efqr No votes 13 Mr Nathan Perry votes 25
3ly voted that the Selectmen take the old Contenental paper money into there Cuftedy to Difpofe of the same at the Beft advantage they Can for the Intereft of the Town that is Now in the hands of the Treafurer of sd Town
4ly voted this meeting to be Difsolved
Thomas Cowden Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
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May ye 27th 1786
Mr Daniel Ferwell of fitchburg Gave Notice to the selectmen of sd Town that he hath taken into Town the widow Lucy Ferwell and four Children Namely Lucy Luther John & Daniel Laft from Newipfwich in the state of Newhamfhire we the selectmen of the Town of fitch- burg Do not admitt of sd family or Receive them as In- habitance of sd Town but Defire they may Remove to there Native Place of aboad for Refidence & order the above Declarition to Be entered on the Town Records the above Named perfons Came to town at the above Date pr order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Auguft ye 8th 1786 Mr Jofeph Farnfworth of sd Fitch- burg Gave Notice to the selectmen of sd town that he hath taken into town to my houfe Benjamin Eaton & Lydia his wife & one Child Namly Afa all Laft from Lunenburg we the selectmen of sd Town Do not admitt of the above Named perfons or Recive them as Inhabitance of sd town but Defire them to Remove to there Native Place of aboad for Refidence & support & Do order the above Decleration Entred on the Book of Records the above Named perfons Came to town the fourth Day of July 1786 Pr order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
April ye 10th 1786 Dr Jonas Marfhall of fitchburg Gave Notice to the selectmen of said Town that he hath taken into his family the widow Rebekah Chaffin she Came to Town ye 25th of may 1785 Laft from acton we the selectmen Do not admit her as an Inhabitant of sª Town but Defire her to Remove to her Native place of aboad for Refedence & support & Do order the same to be Recorded on the Book of Records
pr order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[277] (seal) Worcefter fs To Reuben smith Constable for the town of fitchburg in the County of worcefter Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Mafsachufetts to will and Require you in Due Courfe of
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Lawe to Notifie and warn all the freeholders and other Inhabitance of the town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in Town meetings to afsemble and meet at the meet- ing Houfe in said Town on munday the Tenth Day of July Next at five of the Clock in the after noon then & there being Duely meet & formend to act on the following articles
firft to Choofe a moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to see if the Town will vote the affefsors Harmlefs for not making up the state Tax which they have Lately Recived a tax bill for while the Town Can know whether there potition to the General Can have a hearing or not Here of fail not make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings there on to some one of us on or before the sª Day Given under our hands & seal this 22nd Day of June A D 1786
Daniel Putnam ( selectmen for Paul wetherbee § fitchburg
July 10th 1786 In obedance to the within warrant I have warned all the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Qualified by Law to vote in Town Meeting to affemble and meet at the meeting houfe in sd fitchburg at the time within Directed
Reuben smith Conftable
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg affembled on Munday ye 10th Day of July 1786 firft voted & Choofe Mr Afa Perry moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly voted to adjourn said meeting to the second tuef- day of auguft Next at one of the Clock in the after noon the meeting is adjourned accordingly
Auguft ye 8th 1786 the Town meet on the adjourn- ment in said Day & proceeded to the Bufinefs in hand the meeting being opned a motion put to Diffolve sd meeting
3ly. voted to Difsolve sd meeting the meeting is accord- ingly Difsolved
Afa Perry moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
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Auguft ye 19th 1786 Mr John knights of fitchburg Gave Notice to the selectmen of said Town that he hath Taken into his Houfe in fitchburg one Poter Davice & Hannah his wife & Hannah Davice there Daughter all Laft from Jeffery in the state of New hamfhire they came to Town ye 22nd Day of may 1786 we the selectmen of sd Town Do Not admitt of said perfons as Inhabitants of said Town but Defire them to Remove to there Native place of aboad for Refedence & support & Do order the same to be Recorded in the book of Records
r order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
January 23rd 1787 Mr Benjamin Danforth of Fitchburg Gave Notice to the selectmen of said Town that he hath Brought into Town one Betfy Noney she was Born in Lexonton she Came to the Town of Fitchburg in the month of May 1784 we the select men of said Town Do Not admit of said perfon as an inhabitant of said Town but Defire Her to Remove fourthwith to her Native place of aboad for Refidence & support and Do order the same to be Recorded in the Book of Records
pr order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[278] Worcefter fs To Reuben Smith Constable for (seal) the Town of fitchburgh Greeting Thefe are in the (seal) Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts (seal) to will & Require in Due Courfe of Law to Notifie and warn all ye freeholders and other Inhabitance of the Town of Fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble and meet at the Meeting Houfe in fitchburg on Tufeday the twelvth Day of Sep- tember Next at one of the Clock in the after Noon then & there Being Duly meet & formed to act on the follow- ing article viz
1 to Choofe a moderator to Govern said meeting . . 2ly to Raife money to support ye Revernd John pay- fon
3ly to see what sum or sums of money shall Be Raifed to support the school & to see what way it shall
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be Laid out or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
41y to Raife money to support Mis Hart and other poor that has become Chargeble to sd Town . .
5ly to see what methord the Town will take to Gitt mr payfons wood the Infuing year or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
6ly to see if the Town will allow such accounts as shall be Laid before them for service Done for s' Town
7ly to see what sum or Sums of Money the Town will Raife to Defray there Necefsary Charges the prefent year or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
8ly to see if the Town will Abate any Perfons Rates in any of the Conftables or Collectors Lift that Cant Be Collected
gly to see if the Town will Choofe a Committee to Recon with the Town treafurer & make a Report there of to the Town .
10ly to Choofe a saxon to take Care the meeting houfe and Digg the Graves for the prefent year
11ly to see if the Town will Choofe a Committee to meafure the Town in order to affertain the Number of acres it Contains.
12ly to see if the Town will Raife a sum of money to mend the County Road from Jofep Polleys to weftminfter Line or act any thing theron as they shall think proper
13ly to see if the Town move the meeting Houfe or Build a New one in the Center of the Town or in the Neareft Convanent place or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not make Return of this warrand with your Dowings thereon to some one of us at or before the Day & time above mentioned Given under our hand & seals at fitchburg this twentieight Day of auguft A D 1786
Select men Thomas Stearns
Daniel Putnam -
for
Paul wetherbee -
fitchburg
Sept ye 12th 1786 In Obediance to the within war- rant I have Notifid all the freeholders and other inhabi-
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tance of the Town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in Town meeting to affemble & meet at time & Place within Directed
Reuben smith Conftable
[279] At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Affembled Sept ye. 12th 1786 the meet- ing Being opned & proceded as forlowes
firft voted & Choofe Phinehas Sawyer Jur Moderator of said Meeting
2ly voted to Raife 66-13-4 to support the Revernd John payfon a year £66-13-4 3ly voted to Raife £45 to support the school in Each Quarter of the Town 45- 0-0
4ly voted to Choofe five perfons for a Committee to provide schooling in each Quarter of the Town the school money to be Laid out in Each Quarter of the Town as ufal the Committee are as followes Mr Jofeph Phelps Abijah Goodridge Daniel Ferwell Jofeph Fox phinehas saw- yer Jur Reuben Gibson Jur aded
5ly voted to Raife £15-2-4 to support Mis Hart & Lydea williams already put out to Board to pay Daniel farwell Jofeph Phelps one whole year £15-2-4
6ly voted to pafs over Gitting Mr payfons wood till the adjournment of the meeting
7ly voted to pafs over the sixth article in Regard to allowing accompts and the accompts to be Laid before the selectmen to Examine there Clames that they may be Juft & approved of for allowance
gly voted to abate oliver Davices Rate in Capt Bur- bank Lift 1783 & John ferwells Lift for the year 1784.
gly voted to sufpend the Eighth article on accompt of abating Rates till the adjournment of the meeting
10ly voted to Choofe a Committee to Recon with the Treafurer viz Oliver Stickney Thomas Stearns Daniel Put- nam
11 voted & Choofe Ephraim Kimball to take Care the meeting houfe and Digg the Graves till a Nother be Choofen in his Room
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12 voted to pafs over the article in Regard to mend- ing the County Road by mr Jacob uptons to the Town Line
13 voted to build a New meeting houfe in the Center of the Town or the Neareft Convenant Place to the Cen- ter
14ly voted to adjourn this meeting to the twenty sixth Day of this Inftant September at one of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is accordingly adjourned Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Sept 26 1786 The Town meet according to the adjournment the meeting being opned and proceed as fol- lowes
15 voted to Raife two Hundred & fifty pounds to Difcharge the Minifter and school & pay for the poor & all Necefsary Charges By Dues and accounts
16 voted to Raife Thirty pound to be Laid out on the County Road betwene Jofeph Polleys & the Town Line, exclufive
Towns money 250-0-0
High way money 30-0-0
17 voted to Choofe five men to over see that the thirty pounds be faithfully worked out on sd Road
18 voted & Choofe for sd Committee Abraham Ja- quith Hezekiah Hodgfkins Afa Perry Reuben smith Phine- has Brown
19 voted to abate abiather Eaton poll tax in Afa perry Rate Bill for the year 1785
[280] 20ly voted the Money Raifed for the High- way be Laid out by the Direction of the Committee or over Sears
21 voted to abate Aaron Eaton poll Tax for the year 1783 in Capt Burbank Lifts
22 Voted to abate James French poll tax in Capt Burbank Rate Bill which sum is . £1- 3-4
23 voted to abate Joel Hale Poll Tax in Capt samuell Burbank Lift which sum is 1- 3-4
24 voted to abate Benjamin Stewards poll Tax in Capt samuell Burbank tax Bill which sum is . . 1- 3-4
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25 voted & Choof Phinehas Hartwell & Phinehas Sawyer Jur to make up and propotion the Thirty pounds Raifed to mend the highway By the other High way Rate Bill to Each perfon that was made Laft fpring
26 voted that Mr Payfons Wood Be Lotted out into six Lotts and Let out at the Loweft Bidder a Cord by Lott the wood to be Cut Cord wood Length & Corded up at the House of mr payfons
No one. bid of by Leut Paul wetherbee at five shil- lings a Cord
No two Bid of by Mr Jofeph Phelps at five shillings a Cord
No three Bid of By mr Daniel wetherbee at four shil- lings & ten pence Cord
No four Bid of By sd Daniel weatherbee at four shil- lings & ten pence a Cord
No five Bid of By sd Daniel weatherbee at four shil- lings & ten pence
No six Bid of By sd Daniel wetherbee at four shillings a Coard
voted to Defolve this meeting the meeting Difsolved accordingly
Phinehas Sawyer Jur Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Sept 26 1786 sundrey accounts prefented to the select men and Approved of By them & Returned to the Clerk to be put on Record are as followes
Mr Oliver Stickneys accompt for service affefing, & other matters £ 1- 8 6 Due to Daniel Ferwell allowed at sd meeting by ye selectmen 0-14-10
Jofeph Sawyer for smithing & other work for the Town 0- 8 5
Due to Phinehas Hartwell for serving treaf- urer two years and 1/2 & as an affefsor to making Rates & other service.
11- 4- 0
Due to Thomas Stearns for Affefsor and other service
3-13- 6
Due to Reuben smith for service for sd Town 0- 6- 0
the above accounts voted to be paid By the Town
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[281] Worcefter fs To Reuben Smith Conftable for
(seal) the Town of fitchburg in the County of worcefter
(seal) Greeting Thefe are In the Name of the Common-
(seal) wealth of the Maffachufetts to will & Require you
fourthwith By verble Notice to Notifie & warn all the freeholders and other Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble & meet at the meeting houfe in fitchburg on Tufeday the twelveth Day of this Inftant Sept at four of the Clock in the after Noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles viz
firft to Choofe a moderator to Govern sd meeting . .
2ly to see if the Town will vote that the affefsors may Committ the Taxes to Reuben smith without any bonds- man as the Bondsmen that the town Accepted Refufe to sign the Bonds that are prefented to them or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
Here of fail not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hands & seal this fourth Day of Sept A D 1786
Daniel Putnam selectmen Thomas Stearns for
Paul weatherbee J fitchburg
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg affembled Sept ye 12th 1786
1ly voted & Choofe Mr Phinehas sawyer Jur Moderator of said meeting
2ly voted that the Affefsors Committ the state tax to Reuben smith Conftable and all other affefments for the south sid of sd Town that may be affefed this prefent year without a bondsman To Collect & pay where ordred this Meeting Difsolved
Phinehas sawyer Jur Moderator
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[282] Fitchburg Sept 22nd 1786 Then Reckned & settled Phinehas Hartwell Town Treafurer for the years from 1784 to the above Date
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we Find in the Hands of the several Conftables & Collectors hereafter mentioned the following sums viz We Finde in the Hands of Jonathan Holt Con- ftable for ye year 1778 5-13- 6-3 we find that Mr James Patterfon Conftable for ye year 1779 hath over paid his Colletion for sd year By abatements on sª Lifts By the Town one pound one shilling four pence one fathing 1- 1- 4-1
we finde a state Recept Towns property for ye year 1780 Dated April 28th 1781 in the Treafurers hand aganft Phinehas Hartwell the Remains Due at this settlement 38- 9 8 - one minifter Rate bill yt Due in the hands of sd Hartwell 13 19 0 - we find in the Hand of Daniel Ferwell Confta- ble for ye year 1780 Town tax . 48- 4 1-1 we find in the Hand of samuel Burbank Col- lector for the year 1781 to 1783 . 34- 5- 2-3 Due on a state Recipt in the hand of the treaf- urer Dated June 13 1782 alfo one Minifter Rate bill for ye year 1783 in part Due . 1- 7- 7 -
& alfo one souldier Rate bill for ye year 1782 not settled ye sum of 90-16- 0-2 we find in the hand of Capt Reuben Gibson Collector in ye year 1781 Town tax . 55- 2-11-1 and alfo a state Recipt Town property Due from sd Gibson Dated June 14th 1782 . . 32-18- 6 - we find in the Hand of Jofeph Phelps Collector for ye year 1782 Town Tax 9-15- 8-1 and alfo one minifter Rate bill yet Due for ye year 1782 . 37- 5-10-0 and one souldier bill not settled for sd year . 89-15-11-3 we find in the Hand of Capt Thomas Hartwell Conftable for ye year 1783 town tax . . 18- 4- 0 - we find in ye hand of John Ferwell Conftable for ye year 1784 Town tax . 13-10- 6-3 we find in ye hand of Dea John Thurfton Col- lector for ye year 1784 Town tax . . 15-11- 4-1 we find in ye hand of Phinehas sawyer Jur Col- lector for ye year 1785 Town tax . 72- 2- 5 -
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alfo one minifter Rate bill for the year 1785 yet Due . 27- 1- 1-1
we find in the hand of Afa Perry Collector for ye year 1785 Town Tax 103- 7- 3 -
& alfo one minifter Rate for ye year 1785 . 34- 1- 6-2 the Treafurer is to Be allowed six pound four shilling for money Borrowed for sd Town Due to sª Treafurer in the settlement .. 6- 4- 0-0
we find the following Notes in the Treafurers hand Due from the following perfons
one Note Dated April 2 1781 signed by Capt Burbank £3-12- 0 one Note Dated march 9 1781 signed by Capt Reuben Gibson 3-12- 0 second Note Dated march 17 1783 signed By Capt Burbank 3-12- 0 one Note Dated march 15 1784 signed By Jo- feph polley 3- 0- 0 one Note Dated may 16 1783 signed By Thos Hartwell 3-12- 0
one Note Dated signed By francis fullam 2- 2- 0
one Note Dated april 8 1784 signed by Jnº ferwell 3- 0- 0 one Note Dated april 4 1785 signed by Jona Page 3- 0- 0 one Note Dated march 27 1786 signd by Amos ordway
3- 0- 0 Oliver Stickney Thomas Stearns Daniel Putnam
committee
Laid before the Town & Accepted at sept 26 1786 Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[283] Worcefter fs
To Reuben Smith Conftable for the Town of (seal) fitchburg in the County of worcefter Greeting (seal) Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of Mafsachufetts to will and Require you in Due Courfe of
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Law to Notifie and warn all the freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified by Law to vote in Town Meetings to affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in sd Town on wednesday ye fifteenth Day of this Inftant November at one of the Clock in the after Noon on sd Day then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles
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