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firft to Choofe a Moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to see what method the Town will Take to sup- port Ephrm smith and his family which the Town of worcefter hath Lately turned upon the Town of fitchburg for a support or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
31y to see if the Town of fitchburg will take any Law- full Method to Gitt Red of supporting the said Ephrm and his family & Choofe a Committee for that purpofe or act any thing theiron as they shall think proper
Hereof fail Not & make Return of this warrant to some or one of us on or before sª Day
Given under our Hand & seals this firft Day of Novem- ber A D 1786
Daniel Putnam selectmen for
Paul weatherbee Fitchburg
Worcefter fs Novm 15th 1786
By vertue of this warrant I have Notified and warned all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Quallified By Law to vote in Town meetings to afsemble & meet at the meeting houfe at the time within Directed
Reuben Smith Conftable
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg afsembled Novm ye 15th 1786 the meeting being opned & proceeded as follows
firft voted & Choofe Efqr Cowden Moderator of sd meeting
2ly voted that Ephrm Smiths and family be Supported by Putting out to the Loweft Bidder by the week
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3ly voted that the second article in the warrant be omitted till the evining for vanduing
4ly voted to Choofe a Committee to Carrey into Exe- cution the Caufe of Ephrm Smith and family being thrown on the Town of fitchburg for support and to Releve said town from sd family
5ly voted to Choofe three perfons as a Committee for the above porpofe
6ly voted & Choofe Dea Daniel Putnam Dr Jonas Mar- fhall & Efqr Cowden for said Committee to Carry the Matter into Execution
7ly voted to adjourn this meetting to the Houfe of Efqr Cowdins for one half Hour the meeting being opned & proceeded as follows the second article taken in hand
[284] the second article taken in hand the vandue opned Proceded as follows
Jonas Smith Bid of by Mr Jofeph Phelps for 1/9 pr week Board & Lodge
Ifarel Smith Bid of By mr Blaney Phillips for 1/11 pr week Bord & Lodge
The woman & the youngeft Child Bid of by Capt Jonathan wood for 3/10 pr week to support
Ephraim Smith Bid of By Capt Jonathan wood for 5/6 pr week to support
8ly voted to allow Capt Jonathan Wood 3/6 for mov- ing said Ephrm & wife & Child to his houfe with there furniture
gly voted to allow Colo Ebenezer Bridge 6/ for the ufe of his houfe for sd smiths family while he ware Sup- ported there
voted to Difsolve this meeting
Thomas Cowden Efqr Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seal) Worcefter fs To Reuben smith Conftable for ye
Town of Fitchburg in said County Greeting Thefe (seal) are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffa- chufetts to will & Require you forth with in Due Courfe of Law to Notifie & warn all the freeholders and other of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified By
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Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble and meete at the meeting Houfe in sd Town Tuefday the sixteenth Day of January Inftant at one of the Clock in the af after Noon hen & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the fol- owing articles viz
1ly to Choofe a moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly to Here the Addrefs Read that was sent from the Great & General Court of this Commonwealth as is Directed in said addrefs
3ly to see if the Town will Choofe a Committee to Purchafe Certificates to make Good such abatements as have been or muft be abated
4ly to see if the Town will Excufe and Difmifs any of the Late Committee Choofe to Gitt Read of Ephraim Smith & family or add any perfon or perfons more to said Committee or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
5ly to see if the Town will petition to the Governor & Counfell in behalf of the Infurgents or Regulators as they Call them selves or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowing thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seals this firft Day of Janu- ary A D. 1787
Daniel Putnam Thomas Stearns selectmen
[285] At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg affembled on Tuefday the sixteenth Day of January 1787 the meeting being opned & proceeded as follows
1ly voted & Choofe M! Kendall Boutell moderator of said meeting
2ly proceeded according to the Directions of the second article in the warrant to Reed the addrefs before the Town that Came from the General Court
3ly voted to Choofe a Committee to Purchafe Certifi- ates to Difcharge the abatements made or muft be made n the state tax in the several Collectors Lifts as Cheepe to the beft advantage of the Town
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4ly voted to Choofe three perfons as a Committee viz the prefent selectmen to purchafe said Certificates as Cheepe a may be for the advantage of the Town
5ly voted to pafs over the fourth article in the warrant 61y voted to petition to the Government to have the Courts of Common plea and of the seffefions be sufpended till the Choice of a New Reprefentitive Houfe for the may seffions for a Nother year
7ly voted to petition to Government to Liberate Capt shattick and others that are apprehended By Government on there promifing to behave peafible and faithfull subjects to this Commonwealth
gly voted to petition to the Government that the people may have the privelidge of the writ habeas Corpufs
gly voted to Choofe three perfons for a Committee to Draw a petition to send to the General Court for the above purpofe viz Phinehas Hartwell Elijah willard & Ephraim Kimball
10ly voted to adjourn this meeting till the 30th Day of this inftant January at one of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
January ye 30th 1787 the Town meet according to the adjournment & the meeting being opened & proceeded as follows the petition being several times Reed before the Town
11ly the Town voted to accept of the petition Drawn by the Committee & have it sent to the General Court
Likewife the meeting Difsolved
Kendall Boutell Moderator
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Mr Afa Perry of the Town of Fitchburg Gave Notice To The Selectmen of said Town That one seafer Hammond and wife & four Children viz Levi & Perley & patty & marcy moved into the Town of Fitchburg on the Eighteenth Day of March 1787 moved Laft from the Town of Sterling which we the selectmen of Fitchburg Do not admitt of said family as Town Inhabitants But Do order & Defire said perfons to Remove forthwith to their Native Place of Refedance for support & Do order the same to be
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put on the Book of Records of their Not being admitted as inhabtants
order Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
December 20th 1787
[286] (seal) Worcefter fs To Reuben smith Constable for the Town of fitchburg Greeting Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts to will and Require you fourthwith in Due Corfe of Law to Notifie and warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qulafied By Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble and meet at the meeting Houfe in said Town on Thurfday the Eight Day of June Next at three of the Clock in the after noon then & there being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles viz
1st Choofe a Moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to see if the Town will Take into Confideration the heavy Burdens we Labour under in Regard to our publick affairs & act any thing thereon as they shall think proper it being Requefted by a Number of the Inhabitants of said Town
Hereof fail Not. make Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seal this 23rd Day of may A D. 1786
Daniel Putnam selectmen Paul wetherbee §
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg affembled June ye 8th 1786
firft voted and Choofe Mr Afa Perry Moderator
2ly voted to Choofe a Committee to take into Con- fideration the Circumftances of the Town as it is Burdned & Redrefs in Relief thereof to the General Court
3ly voted to Choofe five perfons as a Committee for the above purpofe
4ly voted & Choofe Mr Robert Burnham Daniel Put- nam Thomas Stearns Elijah willard Phinehas Hartwell for sª Committee
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5ly voted that the Committee should make a Draught of a Letter to Lay before the Town at the meeting on the Jurnment to send to the Towns in the County of worcefter for Calling a County Convention
6ly voted to adjourn this meeting to thurfday the twenty second Day of this inftant June at three of the Clock in the after Noon the meeting is according adjourned
June ye 22nd 1786 the Town meet on the adjournment the meeting being opned and proceeded to the Bufinefs in hand
7ly voted to accept of the petition as it is Draughted By the Committee Now prefented to the Town and that the selectmen have sd petition Commited to some faithfull perfon to Lay before the General Court for a hearing
gly voted to Choofe a man to meet in Convention appointed by the Towns in the County of worcefter to take into Confideration the public affairs of this Com- monwealth Likewife made Choofe of mr Elijah willard to meet and serve the town in a Convention for the above purporfe
91y voted to adjourn this meeting to munday the Tenth Day of July Next at five a Clock in the after Noon the meeting is adjourned accordingly
July ye 10th 1786 the Town meet according to there adjournment the meeting being opned the Town pro- ceeded as follows
[287] 10ly voted the Town shall Give Mr Elijah Wil- lard inftructions in Regard to his meeting in the County Convention to Lay before the members that shall attend in that Convention to Difcover the minds of the Town at there next Convening together
11ly voted that the former Committee that was firft Choofen in this meeting with the addition of two other perfons viz mr William Brown & mr Paul Wetherbee shall be a Committee to Draw up inftructions for mr Elijah willard to Lay before the Convention to Difcover the minds of the Town Likewife the Inftructions to be Reported the Next meeting for acceptance by the Town
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12ly voted to adjourn this meeting to the second Tuef- day in auguft Next at one of the Clock in the after Noon the meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Auguft ye 8th 1786 the Town meet according to there adjournment the meeting being opned motioned that the inftructions be Reed before the town for acceptance article by article the firft article accepted second alfo and the third & forth & fifth & sixth & seventh all as they stand Drawed up for the inftructions to meet in Convention
13ly voted to adjourn this Meeting to the second Tuesday of September [12P] next at four a Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
Sept ye 12th 1786 the Town meet on the ajournment the meeting being opned & heard the proceedings of the Convention and Likewife voted to adjourn this meeting to the firft tuefday in october [3rd Day] Next at three of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
October ye 3rd 1786 the Town affembled according to there adjournment the meeting being opned to here the proceedings of the Conventions & there petition sent to the General Court Reed before the Town the Town voted to adjourn this meeting to the third Tuefday in November Next at two of the Clock in the after noon the meeting is accordingly adjourned
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
November 21 1786 the Town meet according to there adjourment the meeting being opned to here the proceed- ings of the Convention the people attending sd meeting voted to adjourn sd meeting to the Thurd tuefday in January [16 D] Next at one of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned
January 16 1787 the Town meet according to there adjournment the moderator being Neceffaryly abfent the selectmen with the Clerk with the advice of the people prefent a motioned was made and seconded to have this meeting adjourned to the 30th Day of this inftant January
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at one of the Clock in the after Noon the vote pafsed for the ajourment accordingly the meeting is adjourned
January ye 30th 1787 the Town meet according to there adjournment the meeting being opned
14ly voted that mr Elijah willard attend the Conven- tion at there Next Conveneing & Likewife voted to Defend mr willard property in Cafe he should be taken in perfon by Government for attending the Convention in Cafe he behaves in a peaceable orderly manner other ways he is to Refk it himfelf
15ly voted to adjourn this meeting to the firft Mon- day in March Next at four 'Colck in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phis Hartwell Clerk
march ye 5th 1787 the Town being meet at the time of the adjournment & it was motioned to adjourn this meeting to the twelth inftant at one of the clock in the afternoon the meeting is Accordingly adjourned.
March ye 12 1787 the Town meet on the adjourn- ment then having Recived a Circular Letter from a Com- mittee from Lunenburg Directing to send a perfon to meet a Committe in worcefter at paches taveran to Look out Good & wife men to set as senators for the prefent year The committee is to meet on the Laft munday in march at three a Clock in the after Noon at said patchs Taveran the Town Taken the matter under Confideration & voted to send Deacon Daniel Putnam as a menber to meete the Committee of the several Towns in the County of wor- cefter for the Looking out Good & wife men to serve in the senate the prefent year & make Return to the Town of there Dowings before the time of Choofing said offices
[288] February ye 15th 1787 Then Came to Live in this Town by the Confent of Doct Jonas Marfhall Benja- min Jaquith & his wife Pheby & family there Names are as follows Benjamin Ifaac Jofiah Reuben Afa his sons Daughters Names Pheby Hannah Lydea all Laft from Jef- frey in New Hamfhire which said Doct marfhall Gave timely Notice to the Selectmen of said fitchburg of Said familys Comeing to town & the place of there Laft Refi- dence.
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we the Selectmen of the Town of Fitchburg under Due Confideration Do not admit of Said Benjamin Ja- quith & wife & family as inhabitants of Said fitchburg but Defire them to Remove to there Native place of aboad for Support & Do order the same to be Recorded in the book of Records
pr order of Selectmen Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seals) Worcefter fs To Thomas Cowden Jur one of the (seals) Constables of the Town of of fitchburg in said County Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of the Mafsachufetts to will and Require you by verble warning as the Law Directs to Notifie and warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified by Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in fitchburg on munday the Nineteenth Day of this Inftant march at three 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 said Meeting 2ly to see what method the Town will Take to Repair the Great Bridge by Capt John Goodridges or act any thing theiron as they shall Think proper
3ly to see if the Town will Choofe a Committee to take Care of the Great Bridges the prefent year
Here of fail Not and make a Return of this warrant with your Dowings there on to some one of us on or before said Day and Time Given under our Hands & seals at fitchburg this fourteenth Day of march 1787
Daniel Putnam \ selectmen Paul weatherbee J for fitchburg
Worcefter fs March ye 19th 1787 In Obediance to this warrant I have warned all the free Holders and other Inhabitance of the Town of fitchburg to meet at ye time and place within mentioned
Thomas Cowdin Jur Conftable
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at a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Afsembled March ye 19 1787
firft voted & Choofe Daniel Putnam moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly voted to Repair the Great Bridge by Capt Good- ridges Emeadiately in the place Now stands
3ly voted to Choofe a Committee to see to the Re- pairing of the Great Bridge the Committee Confift of three men viz Mr Afa Perry & Capt John Goodridge & Capt Jonathan Wood for the over seeing the Repairing of the Bridge
4ly voted that the Bridge be Repaired by New string peaces if wanting & with king pofts with Iron Sturrups to Confine the king pofts to the under Gurt
[289] 5ly voted to Lett out the Gitting of the Necef- sary Timber for the bridge to the Loweft bidder by the stick or sticks as the Committee shall Think beft to Re- pair the Bridge and Likewife the Plank for the Covering of said bridge
6ly voted to Choofe a Committee to Take Care the Great Bridges the prefent year this Committee Confift of three men viz Deacon Kendell Boutell & Ephraim Kimball and Mr Afa Perry to infpect the Bridges and to Repair them in the Cheepeft way for the Benifit of the Town
7ly voted to Difsolve this meeting accordingly the meeting is Difsolved
Daniel Putnam moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Worcester fs To Reuben Smith Constable for the
(seals) Town of Fitchburg Greeting Thefe are in the (seals) Name of the Commonwealth of the Maffachufetts (seals) To will & Require you fourthwith in Due Courfe of Law to Notify & warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified by Law to vote in Town meeting to Affemble & meet at the meet- ing Houfe in fitchburg on Munday the fift Day of Next at Nine of the Clock in the forenoon then and there being Duly meet and formed to act on the following articles to wit
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firft to Choofe a Moderator to Govern sd meeting
2ly to Choofe a Town Clerk and selectmen & other Town offices as the Law Directs or act any thing in Regard to the Choice of Collectors as they shall think proper
3ly to see if the Town will accept of such Roads as are Laid out by the selectmen or there order or Difcontinue any old Road or act any thing there on as they shall think proper
4ly to see what sum or sums of money the Town will Raife to keep the Highways & Bridges in Repair the pref- ent year or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
5ly to see what meafure the Town will Take to sup- port the poor that are become Chargeble to said Town or act any thing their on as they shall Think proper
6ly to see if the Town will abate any perfons Rates or any part there of in any of the former Conftables or Collectors Lift or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
7ly to see if the Town will allow such accounts as Shall be Laid before the Town for Service for sd Town or act any thing thereon as they shall Think proper
gly to see if the Town will vote the Swine to Go at Large under the Regulation of the Law ye prefent year
Here of fail Not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us on or before the sd Day Given under our Hands & seals this sixteenth Day of February A D 1787
Daniel Putnam - selectmen Thomas Stearns For
Paul wetherbee Fitchburg
Worcefter fs March ye 5th 1787
By virtue of the within warrant I have Notified and warned all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qulified by Law to vote in Town meetings to Affemble and meet at the Time & place with- in mentioned
Reuben Smith Conftable
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[290] At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg affembled on March ye 5th 1787
firft voted & Choofe Mr Afa Perry Moderator. Moderator
2ly voted & Choofe Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk Town Clerk
3ly voted & Choofe Dea Daniel Putnam Paul wether- bee David Mcintire Selectmen for the prefent year selectmen
year
41y voted that the Selectmen be the Affeffors for sd Affeffors 51y Voted & Choofe Phinehas Hartwell Town Treaf-
urer Town Treafurer 6ly voted & Choofe Leut Seth Phillips for a Confta- ble for the south side of said Town for the prefent year . . Conftable
7ly voted & Choofe Samuell Gibson for a Conftable for the North part of sd town Conftable 8 voted to Choofe the under offices by Hand votes
9 voted & Choofe Capt Jonathan Wood & Phins Brown wardens Wardens 10ly voted & Choofe Thomas Thurfton & Jofeph Downe Tything men . Tything men 11ly voted & Choofe Abijah Goodridge & Hezekiah Hodgfkins & Kendel Boutell & Amos Sheldon Thomas Cowden Jur Jonathan Flint Solomon Calton william Brown John Thurfton Jur Eliphalet perley for highway Surveyours the prefent year Jofeph Gray & Seth Phillip in the Room of Cowden & Sheldon . . Highway surveyours
12ly voted & Choofe Phinehas sawyer Jur John Ozburn John Shiple Daniel wetherbee Andrew Goodel Hogreves . Hogreve
131y voted & Choofe Abraham Gibson Jur Capt Thomas Hartwell Fire wards 14ły voted & Choofe John upton Surveyour of board Claboards & shingles surveyour of board Claboards shingles
15ly voted & Choofe Jacob Upton & Capt sam11 Bur- bank . Fence Vewers
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16ly voted & Choofe Benjamin Kemp surveyour of Hoops & staves Hoops & staves 17ly voted & Choofe David Parce a Sealer of meaf- urers & weight weights & meafurers 18ly voted & Choofe Mofes Hale a Sealer of Leather . . sealer of Leather
19ly voted to sufpend the Third article till the adjourn- ment Concerning the Roads
201y voted to Raife one Hundred & fifty pounds to keep the Highways and Bridges in Repair the prefent year 150-0-0
21ly voted that Every Highway surveyour that Receives a Lift of fifteen pound to work out shall Go with six hands on the Road up by Mr Jacob Uptons to work so in propotion more or Leffer sums the prefent year
[291] 22ly voted that the money Raifed to Mend the Highways be Laid out as was Laft year by the Hour & oxen a Day & Tools for that service as was allowed the Laft year
23 voted that the money to be worked out that was to mend the Highway by the firft of November Next and the surveyours is to make a Return of there Lifts to the Affefsors by the middle of sd November with there Dow- ings thereon
to ad the Delinquent perfons to the Town Rate bill that hath not worked there Rate out that the money may be Collected by the Conftable
24ly voted that mrs Hart be Bid of at the Loweft bidder by the year
25ly voted that the other poor be bid of by the week while they Remain a Town Charge
voted to pafs over putting out the poor for the prefent
26ly voted that the selectmen infpect the Collectors Rate Bills on accompts of seeing what perfons Rates muft Necefsaryly be abated & Lay the matter before the Town for there acceptance at the adjournment
27 voted to allow Capt Jonathan Wood his account for providing for mis smith & Nufsing said woman in Child Baring which sum is . 2-4-0-0
28 voted to allow Mr Blaney Phillips his accompt
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for keeping Ifral smith twelve weaks and other matters as appears by said accompt & Cloathing for sd Boy . . 1-9-0-0 29 voted to allow Mr Thomas Stearns his account as an Affefsor for the whole of the year 1786 & other matters from ye 12 of september Laft 1-5-3-0 30-voted to Let the swine Run at Large under the Regulation of the Law the prefent year
31 voted to Excufe Mr samull Gibson from serving Conftable for the North side of said Town his paying three pounds to the Town for his being Excufed & serves for his turn
32-voted to allow Paul Wetherbee his accompt for Necfsary buifinefs for service for the Town . . 0-13-6-
33-voted to adjourn this meeting to the houfe of Efqr Cowdens for one half hours
the meeting being opned & proceeded as follows
34 voted to pay Mr John Ozburn six pound & six pence for supporting mis Hart one whole year so in pro- potion if she should not Live the year out then proceeded provide for Mr Ephraim smiths family
firft-Ephraim smith Bid of to Capt John Goodridge to board at 1/4 a week Labour in while boarding
2-Mrs smith bid of & one Child to Leut seth Phillips at 1/11 a week while she stays there
3-Ifral smith bid of to David Hodgfkins at 1/4 a week to Lodge & board
4-Eli smith Bid of to william Reed at 2/3 a week to Lodge & board
5-Lydia williams bid of by Afeph Goodridge at 1/8 a week to Lodg & board
35ly- voted to adjourn this meeting to the second Munday of this inftant march at one of the Clock in the after Noon at the Meeting Houfe this meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
March ye 12 1787 the Town meet at the Time of adjournment the meeting being opned proceeded as follows
36-voted that the Loweft Bidder may be the Col- lector to serve the prefent year for each side of said Town
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to Collect the publick Taxes they finding Good Bondsman to the acceptance of the Town for the faithfull Difcharge of there Duty in all there Collections
[292] 27ly voted to allow Deacon Daniel Putnam his account for services Done in the Towns behalf to march ye 5 1787 Exclufive affsefing bufinefs . . $1-$12-₫0 28ly voted to adjourn this Meeting Down to the Houfe of Efqr for one Half Hour
the meeting being opned & proceeded as follows
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