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6ly voted to pafs over the Third article in the war- rant in Regard to Raifing money to Repair said Bridge
7ly voted to adjourn This meeting to munday the fifteenth Day of this Inftant october at two of the Clock in the after Noon this meeting is adjourned accordingly
Phins Hartwell Town Clerk
October 15th 1787 the Town meet according to their adjournment the meeting being opned & proceed as followes
Sly voted to Choofe a Committee to petition to the Quarter feffions for a Courts Committee to Revew a County Road Newly altered by a Courts Committee Near Efqr Cowdins and accepted by said Court and see if it Cant be altered to where it was formerly Laid out & trod By adding one Rod to the wedth of said Road to Convean the same
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gly voted this Committee Confift of three perfons voted & Choofe Phinehas Sawyer & Mr Robert Burnham & Phinehas Hartwell for sd Committee
10ly voted and Choofe Mr Phinehas Sawyer as their agent in behalf of the Town seprate from the other Com- mittee to prefent the petition before the Quarter feffions for a hearing & to Carrey it into Execution and final Determination
11ly voted not to allow any of the Collectors for ye Countifitt paper money they have Recived for Taxes either for state tax or Town
12ly voted to pafs over the sixth article in the war- rant
13ly voted to Diffolve this meeting this meeting is Diffolved accordingly
Daniel Putnam moderator
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[302] Worcefter fs
To Thos Cowden Jur one of the Constables for the Town of Fitchburg in said County Greeting
(Seals) (Seals) Thefe are in the Name of the Commonwealth of (Seals) Maffachusetts to will and Require you in Due Courfe of Law to Notifie & warn all the male Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qulified as the Con- ftetution Directs to Vote in the Choofe of Reprefentetives To Affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in said Town on Thurfday the 20th Day of December Next at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon Agreeable to A Refolve of ye General Court of the 20th Day of October Laft Then & their being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles
firft to see if the Town will Elect some meet perfon to Reprefint them in the State Convention to be Held at the state houfe in Bofton on the second wednesday Janu- ary Next on the subject matter of the New propofed Fed- eral Contetution or act any thing theiron as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowings theiron to some one of us on or before sd
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Day Given under our Hands & seals this Thirtyth Day of November A D 1787
Daniel Putnam Paul wetherbee David mcintire
Selectmen for Fitchburg
Worcefter fs In Obediance to the within warrant I have warned all the within mentioned Inhabitants to meet att the Time & place within mentioned
December 20th 1787 Thos Cowden Jur Conftable
Att a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg affembled Decm 20th 1787 To Elect some meet perfon to Reprefent them in the state houfe in Bof- ton the second wednefs in January Next a Greeable to a Refolve of Court 25 of october Laft
firft voted to have the Conftetution Reed before the Town befor any perfon be Choofen
2ly voted to Choofe a perfon to Reprefent the Town in Convention at Bofton as a foresaid
3ly voted & Choofe Deacon Daniel Putnam to Repre- fent said Town in Convention to be Convened at Bofton the second wednefs in January Next
4ly voted to Choofe a Committee to inftruct their Delagate or point out the Expofed Danger the people are Liable to inconfequence the New Conftetution should take place and Report before the Town their sentements
5ly Voted to Choofe Eleven perfons for a Committee for the above purpofe viz Phins Hartwell Mofes Hale Elijah Willard Oliver Stickney David Mcintire Robert Burnham Luther Stone Dr Jonas Marfhell Abraham Wil- lard Revernd John Payfon Dr Peter Snow
Voted this meeting to be adjourned to the Twentith fifth Day of this Inftant December at one of the Clock in the after Noon in order to here the Report of the Com- mittee
[303] Decemr 25 1787 The Town meet according to Their adjournment ye meeting being opned then voted to adjourn this meeting to fryday ye 28th Day of this inftant
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Decem at three of the Clock in the after Noon the meeting is accordingly adjourned Phins Hartwell Town Clerk
December 28th 1787 The Town mett acording to their adjournment ye meeting being opned to here the Report of their Committee Choofen to take into Confideration the New Contetution or fraime of Government the Objections ware Reported before said Town in Town meeting and Unanimoufly voted and Likewife voted that the Town Clerk Give a Tefted Coppy & vote of said Objections to their Delagate, to prefent if Needfull in Convention to be Convened at ye state houfe in Bofton ye second wednesday in January Next
Voted This meeting Be Diffolved
Atteft Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Worcefter fs To Seth Phillips one of the Conftables of the Town of Fitchburg in said County Greeting
Thefe are in the Name of the Commonweath of Maffa-
chufetts to will & Require you in Due Courfe of (Seals)
(Seals) Law to Notifie & warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified to vote in Town meetings as ye Law Directs to affemble & meett at the meeting houfe in said Town on Tuefday the Twenty fifth Day of Decem inftant at one of the Clock in the after Noon then & their being Duly meet and formed to act on the following articles
firft . to Choofe a Moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly To see what sums or sums of money the Town will Raife to pay for Building the Great Bridge Near Capt John Goodridges or act any thing theiron as they shall think proper
31y To see if the Town will Call upon the Committee that was Choofe to see to the Building the Bridge Near Capt John Goodridges to Lay before the Town the account of the Coft for Building said Bridge or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
4ly To see what method the Town will Take to sup- ply the Collectors with money or Certificats that has ben or muft Necefsaryly be abated in state taxes for ve years
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1781 & 1782 and 1783 and Raife money to supply the same or act any thing their on as they shall Think proper
Hereof fail Not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings theiron to sum one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seals this seventh Day of December AD 1787
Daniel Putnam Paul Wetherbee
selectmen for fitchburg
Worcefter fs In Obedience to this warrant I have Notified & warned all The freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of the Town of fitchburg Qulified by Law to vote in Town Meetings to Affemble and meet at the Time and Place as the within warrant Directs
Seth Phillips Conftable
Att a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitteburg affembled Decmbr 25th 1787 the meeting being opned then proceeded as followes
Firft Voted & Choofe Thomas Cowden Efqr Modera- tor of said meeting
2ly voted to Raife Eighty Eight Pounds four Shillings to Difcharge the Coft of Building the New Bridge Down Near Capt John Goodridges this vote Contains the Third article in the warrant is the whole Committees account for Each perfons services £88-4-0
[304] 3ly Voted to allow The Committees accounts for Each perfons service & oxen & Carts as Now Stands footed for Each perfon & allowed By the Committee which was Laid before the Town and accepted & Delivered To the Town Treafurer to pay out whole Sum £88-4-0-0
4ly Voted That the Town Treafurer Be & is impowered to pay the several perfons that was imployed By said Committee their accompts or Give orders for the same on the Collectors to Difcharge their Rates & Take Receipts of Each perfon of what he pays of his Due The accounts of Each perfon is Carried of Seperate on the Treafurer Book
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5ly voted to pafs over the fourth article as stands in the warrant in Regard to the Towns abating any of the perfons that Cannot be Collected &c the above mentoned account for building said Bridge is Taken Down on the Treafurers Book as is allowed to each perfon & is to be paid out by ye Treafurer
6ly voted to Diffolve this meeting
Thos Cowden Efqr Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(Seals) Worcefter fs To Either of the Conftabels in the Town of fitchburg in sd County Greeting Thefe
(Seals) are in the Name of the Commonwealth of Maffa- chufetts to will & Require you to Notifie & warn By verble warning all the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qulified by Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in said Town on Tuefday the Twenty fifth Day of Decem inftant at Three of the Clock in the after noon then & their being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles
Firft to Choofe a Moderator to Govern said meeting 2ly to see if the Town will authorize and Direct the Town Treafurer To Give in Behalf of the Town any New securityes for money where the Town is indebted and is not at prefent in a Capacity to pay the same or act any thing theiron as they shall Think proper
Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your Dowings their on to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seals this seventeenth Day of December A D 1787
Daniel Putnam \ select men for Paul wethebree S fitchburg
Worcefter fs Decmbr. 25 1787 In Obedence to this war- rant I have Verbally warned all the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Quallified by Law to vote in town to affemble & meet at the time and place as the within warrant Directs
Seth Phillips Constable
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Att a Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg affembled December 25th 1787
firft voted & Chofe Thos Cowden Efqr moderator of sd meeting
2ly voted that the Town Treafurer Bee and is authorized and appointed by said Town to Give New Securities in behalf of said Town where their Debts are Required by the Creditors to be Renewed; and Efpecially to Renew and Give his security in behalf of the Town for a Debt Due on Execution to George Kimball Efqr or the widow Dorithy Kimball, Now in the hand of said George Kimball & Give security for the same to the Heirs of Wil- liam Brattle Efqr if the said Efqr Kimball shall a Gree their to
Thos Cowdin Efqr moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
[305] Fitchburg Septm 24th 1787
Then Reconed & Settled with Phinehas Hartwell Town Treafurer for said year we find Due in The Several Col- lectors & Conftable Hands The sums Hereafter mentioned
We find in The Hand of Jona Holt Constable S d Q
for ye year 1778 Town Tax 5-13- 6-3
We find in The Hand of Phins Hartwell Con- stable for ye year 1780 Town Property state Recipt 29-12- 4-2
minifter Tax in The same year in The hands of said Hartwell 10 18- 3-2
We find in The Hand of Daniel ferwell Con- stable for ye year 1780 Town Tax The abatement allowed & Taken out 35- 9- 2-
we find in The Hand of Capt Samuell Bur- bank Collector for ye year 1781 & 1782 & 1783 one State Recipt Towns property yet Due in part . 34- 5- 2-3
Likewife minifter Tax for ye year 1783 in part Due 1- 7- 7-0
Likewife a Souldier Rate for ye year 1782 in part Due 54-12- 6-0
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we find in the Hand of Capt Thos Hartwell
Constable for ye year 1783 Due Town Tax 13-10- 3-2
we find in The Hand of John Ferwell Consta- ble for ye year 1784 Town Tax yet Due . 9- 5- 3-2
we find in The Hand of Jofeph Phelps Col- lector for ye year 1782 Town Tax 9-15 8-1 Likewife minifter Tax for said year yet Due in sd Phelpses hand 21- 6- 4-1 A soldier Rate 89-15-11-3 Not all Settled in sd Phelpefes hand
we find in The Hand of Capt Reuben Gibson Collector for ye year 1781 Town Tax . . 54- 2-11-1 Likewife one State Recipt Towns property in The Treafurers hand Due from sd Gibson in part 18- 6- 1-0
we find in The hand of Phins Sawyer Collector for ye year 1785 Town Tax part Due . . 21-18- 9-3 Likewife one minister Tax for said year part Due 16- 6-11-0
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we find in the Hand of Reuben Smith Con- ftable for ye year 1786 Town Tax yet Due 63-10-10-2 Likewife one minifter Tax in said year yet Due 29-17- 6-1
we find in The Hand of Major Thos Hart- well Collector for ye year 1786 Town Tax 74-19- 0-2
Likewife one Minifter Tax for sd year yet Due in part 30-18-10-2
we find That Deacon John Thurfton Collector for the year 1784 Hath settled
That on Ballance Their appears to be Due To Deacon Thurfton £2- 7- 8-2
we find That The Treafurer Hath Borrowed & Gave his Security for The ufe of ye Town of oliver stickney 4- 7- 1-0 And alfo hath paid out of his own money more than he hath Recived of the Colletor 1-17- 2-2
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one Note aganft francis fullam 2- 2- 0 0 one Note aganft Sam Burbank april 2ª 1781 3-12- 0-0 Note Aganft Capt Gibson march 9th 1781 3-12- 0-0 Note aganft Capt Burbank march 17-1783 3-12- 0-0 Note aganft Capt Thos Hartwell May 16 1783 3-12- 0-0
Note aganft John Ferwell April 8th 1785 3- 0- 0-0 Note aganft Jonathan Page April 4th 1785 1- 7- 9-0
one Note Againft Amos ordway march 27th 1786 3- 0- 0
Note Againft Sam11 Gibfon March 5th 1787 3- 0- 0 Note Againft Seth Phillips March 12th 1787 3- 0- 0
Daniel Putnam Paul Wetherbee David Mcintire
Committee For Settlement
Atteft Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Errors Excepted True Coppy from The Settlement at The above Date And Accepted in Town Meeting
[306] Worcefter fs To Thomas Cowdin Jur one of (seals) The Conftables of The Town of Fitchburg in said (seals) County Greeting Thefe Are in the Name of ye (seals) Commonweath of Masfachufetts To will & Re- quire you in Due Courfe of Law To Notifie & warn all The freehoulders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified By Law to vote in Town meetings to Affemble & meet att the meeting Houfe in said Town on Munday The Third Day of March Nex at Ten of the Clock before Noon Then & Their being Duly Meet & formed To act on The following articles (viz)
Firft To Choofe A Moderator to Govern Said Meeting 2ly To Choofe Town Clerk & Selectmen and other Town Offices as the Law Directs for the year infueing and act any Thing in Regard to Collectors as They Shall Think proper
3ly To See what Sum or Sums of Money the Town will Raife to Repair the Highways Infueing year and Direct How such money shall be worked out or act any Thing their on as They shall Think proper
4ly To see what method The Town will Take To
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support Mis Hart and the other poor that are become Chargebale to said Town
51y To See if The Town will Accept of any Road or Roads that is Laid out by the Select men or there order
61y To see if The Town will Choofe a Committee to Take Care the Bridges and Make Preparation for Repair- ing such as Shall Need Repairing or act any Thing Their on as They Shall Think proper
7's To See if the Town will Vote the Swine to Go at Large under the Regulation of the Law
81y To See if the Town will abate any fine or fines which hath been Laid on any perfon or perfons for Not attending Publick worfhip
91y To See if the Town will abate any perfon or per- fons Rate or any part their of in any of the Collectors Lifts and act any Thing theiron as they shall Think proper
10ly To See if the Town will Choofe a saxtion to take Care the meeting the year infueing
11ly To See if the Town will Make allowence to Capt Reuben Gibson Collector for the year 1781 for some Coun- tefitt money New Emifion he Took for Rates or act any Thing theiron as They Shall Think proper
12ly To see what Orders or Directions the Town will Give to the Delinquent Highway Surveyours the Laft year or act any thing thereon as they shall Think proper . .
Hereof fail not and make Return of this warrant to some or one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seals this Twelth Day of February A. D. 1788
Daniel Putnam ) Select men Paul wetherbee for David Mcintire 1 Fitchburg
Worcefter fs February 16 1788
In obediance to this warrant I have warnd all the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of fitch- burg Qulified by Law [307] To vote in Town Meetings to affemble and meet att the Time and place above men- tioned
Thomas Cowden Jur Conftable
Town of Fitchburgh. 369
Att a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of The Town of Fitchburg Affembled March ye 3rd 1788
Firft voted & Choofe Mr Afa Perry Moderator of said meeting modrator 2ly voted & Choofe Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk - Prefent year
Town Clerk 3ly voted to Coofe Three Selectmen for the prefent year & affefsors
4ly voted & Choofe Livt Paul wetherbee Reuben Smith & John Thurfton Jur for and Likewife affefsors for the
prefent year Selectmen and Affefsors
51y voted & Choofe Ebenezer Thurfton Town Treafurer for said year Town Treafurer 6ly voted & Choofe Hezekiah Hodgskins for the south side of said Town for a Conftable and Likewife Nathan Badcock for the North of side Town Conftable Conftable
7ly voted & Choofe Thomas Stearns & Amos Ordway wardens for ye prefent year wardens 8ly voted & Choofe Jacob Allen & Stephen Pingrey Jur for Tything men 91y voted & Choofe Capt Samuell Burbank John ozburn Difmifed Hezekiah Hodfkins Chofen in his Room Jofeph Fox Efqr Oliver Brown Abner Sawyer Jabez Sawyer Elijah Mcintire Solomon Calton Amos Ordway Stephen Pingrey Jur Highway surveyors prefent year . High- way Surveyours
10ly voted & Choofe Benjamin Kemp Stephen Thurf- ton Jofeph Low Jur Luke Sawyer Wm Kendall-Hogreves for the prefent year Hogreves 11ly voted & Choofe Jofhua Parce Zacheus Ferwell Fire wards for ye prefent year Fire wards 12ly voted & Choofe John upton Surveyour of Boards Clabords & Shingles Serveyour of boards Clabords & Shingles
13ly voted & Choofe Elijah Carter Thomas Gibson for the prefent year Fence vewers 14ly voted & Choofe Capt Jonathan Wood surveyeor for the prefent year suryeor of Hoops & Staves
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15ly voted & Choofe Mofes Hale for the prefent year sealer of Leather
16ly voted & Choofe David Parce for the prefent year sealer of weights & meafurer
17ly voted to Raife one Hundred & fifty pounds to keepe the Highways & Bridges in Repair the prefent year £150-0-0
18-voted that the Money Raifed for the highway be worked out as was purpofed Laft year & the Delinquents if any be to be Returned to the affefsors to be seett on the Rate bill seafonabley for Collecting the money
19-voted that the poor be put out at the Loweft Bidder in Town
voted that the selectmen put out the poor at the Loweft Bid and make Return at the meeting on the ad- journment of their proceedings
20 voted to Choofe two perfons for a Committee to Repair the Bridge up at Mr David Goodels
21 voted & Choofe Deacon Kendal Boutell & Thomas Stearns for said Committee to see the Bridge Repaired in the prudenteft manner for the Benfitt of sd Town
[308] 22 voted That the Committee Choofen to see to the Repairing of Goodels Bridge make a Report of what Coft They Shall Think proper to make said Bridge pafable at the meeting on the adjournment
23 voted That their be a Committee Choofen to see to the Repairing the Great Bridg Down Near the meeting houfe voted & Choofe Oliver Stickney Phinehas Sawyer to . see to the Repairing of said Bridge & Likewife make a Report at the adjournment what Coft & what is wanting to Repair sd Bridge
24 voted That the Swine Go att Large the prefent year under the Regulation of the Law
25 voted That the 8th article in the warrant be suf- pended untill the adjournment of the meeting in Regard to abating fines for Breach of Sabbath
26 voted to sufpend the 9 article in Regard to abat- ing Rates till the adjournment of said meeting
27 voted & Choofe Ephrm Kimball saxtion to Take Care the meeting Houfe the prefent year & Digg the Graves for funerals
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28 voted That the Countirfitt money in the Hand of Capt Gibson that was prefented to the Town for abate- ment be sufpended untill he settles with the Remains of his Collection with the Town Treafurer
29 voted To Accept of a Two Rode Road Laid out By the selectmen or there order the Difcription of said Road is as follows
Roads
Fitchburg march ye 1 1788 we the subfcribers have Laid out a Two Rode Road from weftminfter on Land of Daniel Ferwells Till it strikes the Roade that Leads By Thomas Cowdins Jur and made Two Alterations one by said Cowdens Houfe and one By Elifha Chamberlan and to have the Road as is Now trod
Laid out by Paul wetherbee & Daniel Ferwell Com- mittee This Road is Given By the oweners of the Land & accept as above said march 3ª 1788
30 voted That the Laft year highway Tax of any perfon that is Delinquent payer of said Tax be aded to the prefent year highway Tax when made up & if not Collected that way then to be Returned to the affefors to be Aded to Their Town Tax to be Collected in money ·
31 voted That This meeting be adjourned to Thurfday the Twentyth Day of this inftant march at one of the Clock in the affter Noon this meetings is adjourned accord- ing Atteft Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
March ye 20th 1788 The Town meet according To there adjournment
32 voted that Hezekiah Hodgfkins be Excufed from the Collectorfhip he paying Ten Dollars to the town
33 voted that Nathan Badcock be Excufed from the Collectorfhip he paying Ten Dollars to the Town
Recived of Mr Hezekiah Hodfkins a Ten Dollar Town order
[309] 34-voted That the Collectorfhip be Let out to the Loweft bidder They providing Two Good Bonds- men
35-voted to adjourn Letting out the Collectingfhip Down to the Houfe of Efqt Cowdin
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36-voted That John Ozburn be Excufed from serving Highway surveyour & Hezekiah Hodgskins Chofen in his Room a Surveyour for the prefent year
37-voted to Build The Buttments of the Bridge at Mr Goodels with Stone
38-voted to Put by the 8th article untill the meeting on the adjournment
39-voted to adjourn one Quarter of an hour Down to Efqr Cowdins houfe.
Daniel Ferwell bid of the Collecting the Public Taxes on the South side of Said Town for Two pound Sixteen Shillings on a Hundred pound so in propotion Greater or Leffor sum 2-16-0-
Reuben Smith Bid of the Collecting of the public Taxes on the North side of said Town for Two pounds Sixteen Shillings & Six pence on ye Hundred pound . 2-16-6-
40-voted To adjourn This Meeting To the Twenty fifth Day of this inftant march at one of the Clock in the after Noon Kendell Boutell Clerk- protempory
March 25th 1788 The Town meet on The adjournment & Proceeded as Follows
Firft voted & Choofe Daniel Ferwell Collector for the south side of said Town and Likewife accepted of Phine- has Sawyer & Thomas Stearns as Bondsmen for said Fer- well for the Faithfull Difcharg of his Duty in Collecting the Public Taxes the prefent year and paying the same where ordred .
2ly voted & Choofe Reuben Smith Constable for the North side of said Town and Likewife accepted of Liut William Brown & Noah Wifwell as Bondsmen for said Smith for the faithfull Difcharge of his Duty in Collecting the Public Taxes on the North Side of said Town the prefent year & paying the same where ordred
3-voted the Lift offered by Capt Burbank for abate- ment be sufpended till he has Settled all that is Due befide with the Treafurer then to have a hearing
4-voted to adjourn This meeting Down to the Houfe of Efqr Cowdins for 15 minits
Then meet & proceeded as follows
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voted that The Lift of Taxes offered to be abated for Capt Gibson be put up by single sums state tax
voted to allow Capt Gibson Eight Shilling on the pound Hard money for 20/ Certificate for state Tax that is abated
Jonathan Rufells Tax abated in Capt Gibsons Lift for the year 1781 . 8- 2-6-0 John Goddard Tax abated in Capt Gibsons Lifts
for the year 1781 2-17-1-0 Ephraim Howard Tax abated in Capt Gibsons Lift for the year 1781 2-12-0-0
Robert Upton Tax abated in Capt Gibson List
for ye year 1781 0-14-0-0 Reuben Willard Tax abated in Capt Gibson Lift year 1781 0- 6-7-2 Levi Williams Tax abated in Capt Gibsons Lift for 1781 0-11-9-0
John Venen Tax abated in Capt Gibsons List
for 1781 2-19-5-0 Ebenezer Flagg Tax abated in Capt Gibsons Lift
for 1781 2-17-1-0
21- 0-5-2
To be abated for Phins Sawyer for ye year 1785
Uriah Wilkens Tax abated part 0- 5-8-1
Samull Hill Tax abated whole . 0-10-5-2
Berzelel wood Tax abated whole 0- 8-3-2 Jobe Hewood Tax abated part . 0- 2-2-2
Paid by Liut page 1- 6-7-3
To be abated for Jofeph Phelps for ye year 1782 Jofeph Davis Tax abated . 0- 1-7-0
Timothy willard Tax abated . 0- 1-7-0
Ebenezer Flagg Tax abated 0- 6-6-1 .
0- 9-8-1 Afa Perry modrator Phinehas Hartwell T. Clerk Turn over the other side
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[310] March 3ª 1788
at the meeting of the inhabitants of The Town of fitchburg affembled in Town meeting voted that the Selectmen Take Care to put out the poor people at the Loweft & Cheepeft manner for support
Liut Thomas Thurfton Bid of Mis Hart att Five
pounds sixteen shillings By the year or in propotion if She Should not Live the year out £5-16-0- Eli Smith Bid of by Capt John Goodridge at 1/2 ør week 0- 1-2- Liut Thomas Thurfton Bid of Lydea Williams at 1/6 pr week 0- 1-6- March 25th 1788-Recorded by order of ye Selectmen Phins Hartwell Town Clerk
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