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101y to fee if the Town will Take up the 2 hind feates & feel that Ground with the 2 alleys to the Highest bidder or Vote aney thing Refering there to as they fhall Think proper
11ly to bring in the Vots of the Town for a Cunty Regstr
12ly to fee if the Town will Exept of the Select mens Report in comparing the old Records as they are Taken off the old Book
[68] 13ly to See if the Swine may Run at Large in Town the year Infuing
Here of fale not & make Return of this warrant to Sume one of us the Subfcribors at or before the Day above mentned Given under our hand & feale this fourth Day of febuery A D 1771 & in the Eleventh year of his majefts Reign
Thos Cowdin ( Select men David Goodridge for
John White fitchburgh
Worceftr fs fitchburgh march the 4 1771
In obediance to the Within Warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of fd Town acording to the Towns Vote John Thufton Cunftable
At a Legal meting of the free holders & other Inhabi- tants of the Town of fitchburgh afembled march the 4 1771
Thos Cowdin Town Clark
1ly Voted & Chofe Decon Amos Kimball moderator . 2ly Voted & Chofe Amos Kimball Thos Cowdin & capt David Goodridge Select men Select men
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3ly Voted & Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Clark . Town Clark
41y Voted & Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Treafurer . Town Treafurer
51y Voted & Chofe Ifaiah Witt Cunftable . Cunftable
61y Voted & Chofe Jonathan Smith & Ebenezer Wood
Wardens Wardens
7ly Voted & Chofe Ephriham OZburn & Hezekiah Hodgkin Tythen men Tythen men .
Sly Chofe capt David Goodridge & Jefse french & maxi Jewitt & Daniel putnam & Elijah Carter & Kindall Bou- tall & Eliphlet mace Colectors of high way Taxes high way Survaers
91y Chofe Jonathan page & Icabod Smith Deere Reves Deer Reves
10ly Chofe Jofhua parce & John Bufs fier wards fier wards
11ly Chofe Icabod Smith & oliver Davis & Jonathan Holt & Ebenezer Thufton Hog Reves hog Reves
12ly Chofe Soloman Steward Survar of Clabords &
Shingels Clabords & Shingels
13ly Chofe John Bufs Culler of hups & Staves Culler of hups & Staves
[69] 14ly Chofe Thos Starns & Decon John Thufton fence Vewers
fence vers
15ly Chofe William Thurlo Seler of Lether Seler of Lether
16ly * We have Laid out a 2 Rod Rode begining at mr Jonathan pages & abraham farwells Southerdly Divison Corner Runing Southerdly through mr Olivers Land to mr phinehas Hartwells Land & through fd Hartwells Land til it coms to Ebenezer Harringtons Land fo through fd Harringtons til it coms the Rode that Leeds from mr hart- wells Land to fd harringtons house fo by harringtons house on the South Side of fd house Runing Eafterdly to or near the Spring then turns Southerdly & Runing through Comon Land to Land of mofes perly fo through fd perlys Land to Land of Ebenezer Thuftons Down to fd Thuftons
* First location of part of Ashby West Road and Flat Rock Road. [Annotation on the margin .- W. A. D.]
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house then Runing from fd Thuftens house ftrait to the old County Rode fo folowing the old County Rode Down to the prefent County Rode at the Botom of pine hill fo caled & markt trees on the Eafterdly Side of fd Rode
fitchburgh march the 11 1771 and Exepted if Given the fd Hartwell Referving all the timber in fd Road
Thos Cowdin Select men
John White for fitchburgh
17ly * We have Laid out a Rode Begining at holow a Litle below a yarde Caled mr David Goodels yard about one hundred Rods Weft of mr David Goodels saw mill Runing Eafterdly by fª mill til it Coms to the old Rode that Leeds by mr Goodels house then Turning north & Laid out a 2 Rode Road through fd Goodels Land til it Coms to Land of Icabod Smiths fo through fd fmiths Land til it Coms to Land of francis fullams & the Land Given by fd Goodel & fd Smith through bothe of Their farms til fª Rode Striks francis fullams Land then Runing Strait by fª fullams house by the East End of fd houfe ftrait through fd fullams Land to Land of Jofeph Downes fo through fª Downes Land by the Eafterdly End of his house Whare fd Rode mets the Town Rode Laid out by Select men as apears by the Records on the Town Book & Exepted by the Town if Given at their anual meeting march 7 1768
Said Rode through mr francis fullams Land Exepted by the Town upon the Towns Axpence in Cafe mr francis fullam will not Give the Land fitchburgh febuery the 21 1771
Thos Cowdin Select men for
David Goodridge ‹ John White fitchburgh
[20] 18ly We have Laid out a 2 Rod Rode begining at John Gibfons north Line Runing a Southerdly point through fª Gibfons Land til it Coms to a Corner of mr foxcrafts Land & Runing through mr foxcrafts Land til it Cons to Land of Thos Willards & through fd Willards
* Old location road now called Franklin Road. [Annotation on the margin .- W. A. D.]
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Land til it Coms to Land ownd by the hairs of Secretry Willards & through fd Willards Land til it Coms to Land belongin to Ebenez Bridge & Zacriah Whitney Jur Land So Runing betwen fd Bridges & Whitneys Land til it Coms to old Rode Leding from Ebenezer Bridges to the meeting house & markt Trefe on the Wefterdly Side of fd Rode & the Land Given by fd Gibfon & fd Willard through their Lands the other part Exepted if Given fitchburgh febuery the 28 1771
Thos Cowdin John White [fitchburgh
Select men for
19ly Axepted of a Bridel Rode Through mr Ephri- hams Kimballs Land from Solomans Stewards Land til it comes to Decon Amos Kimballs Land by the buerieng yard & the privlege of the Land Given by mr Ephriham Kimball fo Long as Their is Good Gates made & main- tained by mr Soloman Steward or aney other perfon pofesfing fª Soloman Stewards farm
201y Voted to Rafe ninty pounds to be workt out on the high ways & that the Colectors make up and complet their Coleton by the first of novembr next or be a Count- able to the Town Trefurer for the Renainder part in mony & that thofe that work be aloud in the ufel maner
£90-0-0
21ly Voted And Exepted the Town Treafurers acounts as they ftand Examend by the Selectmen & that they find that Thos Cowdin Town Treafurer hath paid out Sixty one pound Eighteen Shilings & Eight pene more then he hath Refevd of the Towns money £61-18 8
22ly Voted to pay mr Witt three pounds Seventeen Shilngs & foure for bording mrs Hart pence for one whole year & fo in proporton by the weke in Cafe fhe fhould not Live til the year is Expired £3-17-4 pd [1] 23ly Voted and abated John putnams Town Tax
in Jonathan Woods List
£1
f2-d1-21
also John muge Rates in Jonathan Woods List 1 6 1 1
also Petter Nurce in Dito
1 6-1-1 also William Small in Dito 1 6 - 1 1
also Zacriah Whitneys Jur Dito 1 6-1 1
total paid £6-6-6-1
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Town of Fitchburgh.
24ly Voted to alow John putnam his aCount which is
25ly Voted that all the old Colectors of high way
1 3-6 pd taxes for the year 1770 Shall complet their Colecton by the firft of June next or be acountable to the Town Treafurer for the Remainder of the money that fhall not be workt out by the time above mentned
26ly Voted to Sell the Ground where the hind Seet together with the 2 alles to the Hiest bider & that the money Shall be Laid out in finefhing the meetinghouse & that the Ground be Sold to the Inhabitants of the Town & no other perfon & that Decon Kimball Thos Cowdin & Capt David Goodridge be a Comitte to dispofe of the Ground whare the 2 hind fets ftands together with the 2 alles & that they be impowerd to Give Deeds of the Ground in the metng house as above mentned
27ly Voted to Exept of the Records as they are Com- pard by the Comitte
28ly Voted that the Swine Run at Large the year Infuing
The meetting Defolved
Amos Kimball moderator
The Sevral Town oficers Tuck the oaths Requird by Law
Thos Cowdin Town Clark
may the 28 1771
(feale) Worceftr fs To mr Ifaiah Witt Cunftable for the Town of fitchburgh Greeting
In his majeftes name you are Requird to Warne all the free holders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitch- burgh qualifid by Law to Vote in town afaers to afemble & meet at the meeting houfe on tuefdy the twenty Eighth Day of this Inftant may at two O Clock in the after noone then & their being Duely meet & formd to act on the articles folowing
1ly to Chuefe a moderator for Goverment of fd meeting 2ly to See What method the Town will Come Into to Build & Repaire the Bridges that are Carried a Way
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& Damnified by the floods or Vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall thin proper
Here off faile not and make Return of this Warrant to Sum one of us the Subfcribers at or befor the time above mentned Given under our hand & Seale this four- teenth Day of may A D 1771 & in the Eleventh year of his majests Reign
Thos Cowdin Select meen
Amos Kimball for
David Goodridge fitchburgh
Worceftr fs fitchburgh may the 28 1771
In obediance to the within warrant I have warnd all the Inhabitants & others qualified by Law to vote in Town afares to afemble at ye place a Cording to the within Warrant
pr Ifaiah Witt Cunftable
At a Legal meeting of the fre holders & other Inhabi- tants of Town of fitchburgh afembled may the 28 1771 Thos Cowdin Town Clark
11y Chofe Decon Amos Kimball moderator
2ly Voted & Chofe James Poole & Kindal Boutal & Silos Snow to be a Commitee to Build the Bridge over the River at m' David Goodels Saw mill and that they be aloud & paid by the Town
3ly Voted that Capt David Goodridge Repair the Bridge over the River by the meting houfe & that the Town alowe pay for that ferves
Amos Kimbal moderator The meeting Disolved pr Thos Cowdin Town Clark
Octobr the 1 1771
(Seal) Worceftr fs To mr Ifaiah Witt Cunftable for the Town of fitchburgh Greetings
I his majefts name you are herby Requird to Warne all the Inhabitants of fd Town to afemble & meet at the meeting hous on fryda the firft Day of novembr next at one O Clock in the afternoone then & their being duely meet & formd to act on the articels folowing
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Town of Fitchburgh.
1ly to Chuefe a moderator for Goverment of fd meeting 2ly to Rafe money to pay the Revrant mr John Payson his Salery for the year paft
3ly to Rafe money to provide a fcool or fcools & vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper . 4ly to fee if the Town Will Do aney thing further towards finifhing the meeting house or vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper
5ly to See if the Town will alowe the Seet next to the pues Ground Latly fold to be moved as much forwarder as the Seet will Convenantly alowe of & Give the Ground to the purchesors of the pue Ground
6ly to have thofe that have Done Serves for the Town bring in their acounts & Rase money to pay the same 7ly to See if the Town will abate aney Rats in aney of the former Cunftabls Lists
8ly to See if the Town will Rafe aney Sum or Sumes of money to Defray Town Charges
Here of fale not & make Return of this Warrant to Some one of us at or befor the Day above mentned Given under our hands & Seale this fixteenth Day of octobr & in the twelf year of his majests Reign A D 1771
Amos Kimball ( Select men
Thos Cowdin for David Goodridge ( fitchburgh
[4] Worceftr fs In obedance to the within warrant I have warned all the Inhabitants of this Town qualified by Law to vote in Town afairs fitchburgh Novembr the 1 1771
Ifaiah Witt Cunftable
at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburgh afembld on Novembr the 1 1771
Thos Cowdin Town Clark
1ly Chofe Capt David Goodridge moderator
2ly Voted to Rase fixty fix pounds thirteen fhilings & foure penc to pay mr John Payson his Salery for the year
66 - 13 - 4 past .
31y Voted to Rafe nine pounds to provide a fcool 9-0-0
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4ly Voted that Ebenezer Bride & James Poole & phine- has Hartwell be a Comitte to provide a fcool mafter & that thre quarters of the money be Laid out in 2 parts of the Town & the other quarter in phinehas Hartwells & James Pooles Corner of the Town
5ly Voted and Chofe a Committe to make a plan of the pue Ground in the Galeres behind the Seets & that mofes Thurlo & Soloman Steward & John Putnam be a Committe and they mak a plan and Return to the town at their next Town meeting
6ly Voted that the hind Seet be moved 4 inches & that the Ground be Given to thofe perfons that that purchfed the pue Ground
7ly Voted to pay mr James Poole & Silos Snow & Kindal Boutal nine pounds 11/8 for Building a Bridge over the River by mr Goodels Saw mill 9-11-8
8ly Voted to alow Decon Kimball 18/8 . pd 0 18 8 gly Voted to alow Capt David Goodridge 25/4 pd 1-5-4 [5] 10ly Voted to alow Samuel Walker 28/5 pd 1 8 5 11ly Voted to alow Thos Cowdin pd £4 2 7
12ly Voted to ajurne this meeting til the 18 Day of this Inftant Novembr a one o Clock in the after noon ..
13ly Voted that the pues Ground in the Galerys be Sold at vandue & that the hiest bider fhall be the purchfer & that the Inhabitants of the Town be the purchfers & now other perfons & that the money be Laid out in fin- ifhing the meeting houfe
14ly Voted that Decon Kimball Thos Cowdin & Capt Goodridge be a Committe to fell the pues Ground in the Galerys and Give Deeds of the Ground to the purchefrs
15ly Voted that Thos Cowdin & Capt Goodridge & Ebenezer Woods be a Committe to finifh the meeting house & that it be Left to the Committe
16ly Voted to abate Thos Palmers Rats in Jonathan Woods List £1-11-9-3
paid 1 11 9 - 3 17ly Voted to abate Noah Wizels Rats in Jonathan Woods List paid 1831 18ly Voted to Rafe fourteen pounds to Defray Town Charges £14-0-0 14 00
The meeting Difolved David Goodridge moderator
pr Thos Cowdin Town Clark
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Town of Fitchburgh.
[76]
march the 2 1772
(Seal) Worceftr fs To m' Ifaiah Witt Cunftable for the Town of fitchburgh Greting
In his majefts name you are Requird to warne all the free holders & other Inhabitants of the Town of fitch- burg qualified by Law to vote in Town afaers to afsem- ble & meet at the meetinghous in fd Town on mondy the fecond Day of march next at nine O Clock in the foure noon then & their being Duely meet & formd to act on the articls folowing
1ly to Chuefe a moderator for Goverment of fd meeting
2ly to Chuefe Select men & other Town oficers for the year Infuing
3ly to Rafe money to mend the high ways & bridges the year Infuing & vote aney thing Refering there to as they fhall think proper
4ly to Exept of fuch Roads as are Laid out by the Select men or their order
5ly to Rafe money to fuport mrs Hart or vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper
6ly to Se if the Town will Chuefe a Committe to wate upon the County Courts Committe in Laying out a County Road through fitchburgh by mr Boutals
7ly to Se if the Town will Exept of the Town Treaf- urers a Counts as they Stand Setled by the Select men . .
81y to Se if the Town will Difcontinue the Road through Decon Kimballs Land by the Town of Lunen- burgh from the Decons towards Hezekiah Hodgkins . .
91y to See if the Town will Let the Swine Run at Large the year Infuing
Here of fale not and make Return of this warrant to fome one of us the Subfcribor at or before the Day above mentned Given under our hands & Seals this thirteenth Day of of febuery & in the twelfth year of his majests Reign Amos Kimball
A D 1772 Thos Cowdin Select meen David Goodridge
Worceftr fs In obedeance to the within written war- ant I have warnd all the Inhabitants of this Town quali- fid by Law to vote in Town affairs
fitchburgh march the 2 1772 Ifaiah Witt Cunftable
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[] at a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburgh afembled on march the 2 1772 Thos Cowdin Town Clark
11y Chofe Decon Amos Kimball moderator
2ly Voted & Chofe Thos Cowdin & Decon Amos Kim- ball & Decon John Thufton Select meen . Selet men 3ly Voted & Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Clark . Town Clark
4ly Voted & Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Treafurer
Town Treafurer
51y Voted & Chofe Soloman Steward Cunftable Cunftable
6ly Voted & Chofe Nehemiah fuller & Phinehas Sawyer Jur Wardens
Wardens
7ly Voted & Chofe Thos Hartwell & oliver Davis Tythen
Tythen men men
81y Voted & Chofe Icabod Smith & Decon Kimball & mordaci moors Abraham Gibfon Charls Willard Ebenezer Woods Colectors of high way Taxes . high way Survars gly Voted & Chofe Samuel Downe & Thos Hartwell Deer Reves Deer Reves 10ly Voted & Chose Samuel Parce & Charls Willard fier
wards 11ly Voted & Chofe Samuel Parce & William Steward Jonathan Page hog Reves hog Reves
12ly Voted & Chofe Soloman Steward Culler of Shingls & Clabords Shingels & Clabords 13ly Voted & Chofe Jonathan Wood a Suervar of hups & ftaves hups & Staves 14ly Voted & Chofe David Goodridge & Thos Cowdin fence vewers fence vewers 15ly Voted & Chofe William Thurlo feler of Lether . . Seler of Lether
16ly Voted & Raifed Eighty pounds to be workt out on the high ways & bridges £8000 and that they work by the ower in the uefal maner & that Every Surver of high ways work one Day with all his whole Deftrict on the county Rode or not be aloud for that Days work
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[8] 17ly Voted to pay mordaci moors foure pounds ten Shilings to board mrs Hart one whole year & so in proportion by the weke in Cafe fhe fhould not Live the year out
£4 10 0
18ly Voted & Chofe David Goodridge Thos Cowdin & Amos Kimball to be a Committe to wate upon the Coun- tys Committe in Laying out a County Rode Through the Town of fitchburgh
19ly Voted & Axepted of the Town Treafurers a Counts as they stand setled by the Select men
that is we find Remanding in John Thuftens hans thirty nine pounds 16/ 10 - 22 39 16-10 2
we also find in mr Ifaiah witts hands 114 12 4
we also find that Thos Cowdin Town Treafurer hath paid over & above what he hath Refvd of the Sveral Cun- ftabls and Colectors of the Land taxes £58-17-7 . 58-17-7
febuery the 24 1772
Amos Kimball Select David Goodridge § men
20ly Voted to Difcontinue the Road through Decon Kimballs Land Laid out by the Town of Lunenburgh Leding from fd Kimballs houfe ftrait towards hezekiah Hodgkins
21ly Voted to Let the Swine Run at Large being yokt & Ringd a Cording to Law
the meting Difolvd pr Amos Kimball moderator
the Sevral Town oficers tuck the oathes Requrd by Law
Thos Cowdin Town Clark
[79] October 19 1772
(seal) Worcester fs. To M: Solomon Stewart Con- stable for the Town of Fitchburg Greeting-
In his Majesties Name you are requird to warn all the Freeholders and other Inhabitants qualified by Law to vote in Town Affairs to afsemble & meet at the Meeting house on Monday the Nineteenth Day of October Inst at One O clock in the Afternoon then & there being duely met & formed to Act on the Articles following -
1 To Choose a Moderator for government of sª Meeting
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2 To Raise Money to pay M! Paysons Salary for the present year
3 To raise Money to provide a School or Schools and vote any Thing referring thereto as they shall think proper
4ly To have those that have done Service for the Town bring in their Accounts & raise Money to pay the fame
5ly To fee what Method the Town will take to pro- vide M! Paysons Wood, or vote any thing referring there- to as they shall think proper
6ly To fee if the Town will build a School house or Houses or vote any thing referring thereto as they fhall think proper
7ly To fee if the Town will abate any Rates in any of the former Constables Lists
8ly To fee if the Town will do any Thing towards fupporting the Bridge called Kimballs Bridge
Hereof fail not & make return of this Warrant to some One of us the Subfcribers at or before the Day above mentioned Given under our hands & Seal this first Day of October A D 1772 & in the thirteenth year of his Majesties Reign
Thos Cowdin - Amos Kimball John Thurston Fitchburg
Select Men for
[80] Fitchburg October 19 1772
In Obedience to the within Warrant I have warned all the Inhabitants to Afsemble & meet at the Time & place within mentioned according to the tenor of the within Warrant
Solomon Stewart, Constable
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled Octob: 19.1772
Thos Cowdin Town Clark
1ft Choose Capt David Goodridge Moderator
2ª Voted to raise Sixty Six Pounds thirteen Shillings & four Pence to pay M! Paysons Salary for the Year past 66 ,, 13 ,, 4
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3ª Voted to Allow Joseph Sawyer his Account paid £0 48 pd 4 Voted to Allow Thoms Cowdin his Account paid 8 7 7 pd 5 Voted to Allow David Goodridge his Account paid 4 100 pd 6 Voted to Allow Deacon John Thurston his Ac- count paid 10 8 pd
7 Voted not to make a Rate to get M! Paysons Wood the Year insuing; but every Person to get what Wood they think proper
8 Voted to Adjourn the Meeting, to Octob. 26. 1772- at One O clock in the Afternoon
9 Voted & choose Deacon Kimball Solomon Stewart & Thos Cowdin to be a Committee to repair the Bridge called Kimballs Bridge
10 Voted to abate Jonathan Holts Rates in Deacon Thurston Lists which is paid 0 17 pd 11 Voted to Abate Thomas Harrifs,s Rates in Jona- than Wood,s List-which is . . paid . £ pd 2213
12 Voted to allow John Thurston five Shillings & three Pence being due from Antony Morse as a Part of his Rates, neverthelefs for John Thurston to collect sd Rates if in his Power & make return thereof to the Town £0 pd 5 3 pd [81] 13. Voted to build four School houses in Fitch- burg, and that each Quarter of the Town build their own School house at their own expence, free from any Town Tax, Only that each Quarter have their Proportion of the Town,s Boards & Nails, left after finishing the Meeting house
14. Voted that Deacon Kimball, Thomas Cowdin, Reuben Gibson, Phinehas Sawyer, Eben !. Woods be a Committee to fix Places to build the School. Houses upon
15. Voted to raise twenty Pounds to provide School Masters £20-0-0
16 Voted that Thoms Cowdin Deacon Kimball, Eben! Bridge be a Committee to provide Scoolmaster or Masters
17 Voted that each Quarter draw their proportional Part of the Money raised to provide a School
18 Voted to raise twenty Pounds to defrey Town Charges £20-0-0-0
Meeting difsolved
David Goodridge Moderator Thomas Cowdin Town Clerk
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[82] march the 1 1773
(Seal) Worceftr fs
To Mr Soloman Steward constable for The Town of Fitchburgh Greeting
In his majests name you are Requird to warne all the free holders & others Inhabitants quallifyd by Law to Vote in Town afairs to afsemble & meet at the meeting house on mondy the first Day of march next at nine o Clock in the foer noon Then & their being Duely meet & formd to act on The folowing articles
1ly to Chuse a moderator for goverment of fd meeting
2ly to Chuse Select men & other Towne oficers for the year Insuing
3ly to Raise money to Repare the Roads & bridges for the year Insuing or Vote aney thing Refering their to as They shall think proper
4ly to Se if the Town will axcept of the Town Treaf- urers acounts as they ftand Setled by the Select men
5ly to Se if the Town will axcept of Such Roads as are Laid out by the Select men or their order
Gly to make provison for mrs Harts Suport the year Insuing
Here off fale not and make Return of this warrant unto Some won of us the Subscribors at or before The Day above mentned Given under our hands and Seale this 12 Day of Februery and in the thirteenth year of his majests Reign A D 1773
Thos Cowdin
Amos Kimball
Select men for Fitchburgh
[83] Worceftr fs
In obediance to this warrant I have warnd all the free holders & other Inhabitents qualifyd by Law to Vote in Town meetings to afsemble and meet at ye meeting house fd Town on mondy the first Day of march A D 1773
Soloman Steward Cunstable
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitance of the Town of Fitchburgh afsembled march the 1 1773
Thos Cowdin Town Clerk
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1ly Chos Capt David Goodridge moderator
21y Chose Thos Cowdin amos Kimball David Good- ridge Ebenezer Woods & Ebenezer Bridge . Select men 31y Chofe Thos Cowdin Town Clerk Town Clerk 4ły Chose Thos Cowdin Town Treafurer Town Treafurer
5ly Chose Jofeph Low Constable Constabl
6ly The Town axcepted of Afe Perrey in Jofeph Lows Rume as a hierd man in fª Jofeph Lows Rume to serve as Cunstable Cunstable 7ly Chose Elijah Carter & William Thurlo . Wardens 8ly Chose John Thurston & Phinehas Sawyer Jur Tyethen men
gly Chose Elijah Gafield John Thurston Jonathan Wood Silos Snow & mr Phinehas Sawyer & Ebenezer Woods to be Survaers of high ways and also Colectors of high way Taxes Survars of high ways
10ly Chose John Bufs & Ruben Smith . Der Reves 11ly Chose Ruben Gibson Jut & Jofhua Parc . fier wards
12ly Chose Elijah Gafield & Hezekiah Hodgkins . Hog Reves
13ly Chose Soloman Steward Survar of Clabord &
. Clabords & Shingles Shingels 141y Chose Jonathan Wood Survaer of hups & hupes & Staves Staves
15ly Chose David Goodridge & Thos Cowdin . . fence Vuers
16ly Chose William Thurlo Sealer of Lether
[84] 17ly Voted & Rased Eighty pounds to be workt out on the high ways and that fom be workt out & Completed by the first of novembr next or the person or prsons Delinquant in Completing his or their part in work fhall be obliged to pay the whole or Remainding part in money to the Coletor and that the money be workt out in the uesal maner £80 00
18ly Voted that all the old furvaers that have not Completed their Coleton in work are orderd by the Town of fitchburgh to Se that they Complet by the Last of June next or to Colect the money that Remains from those
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