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atley Josich Dersey Town Check
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We the subberiber selectmen of the town of (Thater berry, and Leverett reffectively agreable to a law of this common we all have this Day herambulate run an renewed the dividing lines "between said town .. begining at Am heath line at the corner of theterhave, and Leverett and mums caft three degrees North to a corner There north Thirteen degrees & laft to wendell Corner Chutebang & Leverett from: 21° 1809
Notwell Fiel detre. Paul Pay cumber Debutman Tofrah thise Leveret Recorded April 15- 1812
Atrice copy attleft Walter Gunn Town Clerk
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he Inhabilarice of the chile Legal , Heding Town of Secrets in the County of Hampshire and Common wealth Massachusetts Unaligned by The Constitution to vote for Governor and direct Governos Horden on the the Day : won't bearing the first Monday of serd , north in the year of our Lite I one thousand light hundred and ton of the Purpose of ginger ihen vous for youerror am luat governor of said Commonwealth voice for the following hasone wer given in Sales and toute and the worder and Declaration mais thenas aray the Constitution is
Les Governor Thor Clivage garry yo votes
Wir Pracy you dati L'internat javid Cobb 54 ida.
The following Votes were given in for the Counsel and senators ( vi) Jonathan smith flog. solomon ameal yg each
Bergaminiomethe Her ny Dwight Hugh MA Lellen Esauf bare stark weather! Eti Dershman
25. 2 at Ineagul meeting seth 11 1800 1 Vole Sunt haron Howard Mode ator 2. Ltd Capt Roswell S. D Gatill eres Camino & Brastheshield be a commit to Procure the town Hoch of Power Ball, Stunde Fother Gamin stores ambibringen Them bilen atNow. Meeting
3? Mit Where to be commite Vor land fatura Theyer boust James Corin to replace the north and the south road Through this Town and Boing in this ville at Now. Meeting
bit Belonging to the town The money go tothe Peas une of the town wow to Defoler saw meeting
City Carich dasy Lown Clark
This day we the suffer bem went on and offwaited on Oladen hill a piece of town land to Il? Elijah Montaque bounded as follows fois) beginning at a chaftmeet dad Ole and stones at the line of MY backfor land and running motherly fourty voor to a black oak under the uppermost lage than on the top of the ledge fifty five noor to a white oak Twee on the line of land said Mon laque now acess formerly fail out to Richard Montague There running eafterly thirty roos to a birch three and stones theme running on the old line of said Montaque's farm to a cheffeel free being Nr backfor corner then welt four voor to the first mentioned bound, containing seven and the fourthin acres be the same more or less. The above mentioned land offramife at one dollar and eighty three cents per acre witness Jeremiah Jackson Tothera Thayer Enos Graves
Recorded April 19th 1812
True copy theft Walter Gunn Town Cleats
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January 4- 1811 96 This day we the surferiber went in and apparaited by effiration sixteen acres of town land on stowers hill to Peter Ripley but by agreement The said land in to be recorded to El. Elijah Montague agreeable to a vote of the town sain land bounded as follows (viz) begining at a cheftmut istaudle on ML Jackfor live being the corner of 7 acres lately law out to said Montaque by Governing Dock for roth we Thayer and Enor Graves There mining welt to bound formerly effabilities for Me Machfor and the town There runing northerly joining said jack for land to and de popular and stones being the southwest corner of said Montagues & Samuel For ver land There north efterly to a white oak being the northwell corner of the beforementioned land laid out to the said Montague by the abovementioned committee There southerly to the fifth mentioned bounds containing sixteen acres be the same more or less The abovementioned land offrayed at one Dollarand sixty six cents per acre
Joshua Thayer John Wood bury
Recorded April 15# 1812 A true copy Mit Walter Gunn Town Clave.
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Voto Jonathan fil Billig9 33 Vota Capo Augus Tia Bill 273 Vati 20 dollarsfor the extraat Dawntill
Voted to Chase & LD. Commite Courty of five Moter field Joshua thayer John Howbury JonathanField Norwell Fail to afsartain Hectare of Gather Pour and act Disercary resputit and make a report of Ha game to be apreser vati the Poor up to function at the lowest Bidon game dota Bid Dothe wild of Eighty eighty Cents In weerk Sylvan filo di adam ut yglas Or week Luther Clary Aid of old othe Glory and his wife at one dollar X 39 Cents Per week forcola D way five for June Kellogg 2 Centy Nathan War, Asi Mars Gill at seventy Nine Gent Pr week Vol Cant Samuel Bartlett Gaff Ros! Lich Ensy Garnier Cutter to be Commite to Examin and book with the Matten ow ther gill Property the above Commite is to examen adam trorparty tato to have a Bounty on with lots of , dotter and fifty Cents
Just forch Pay to Start
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At a Meeting of the Setutinen duty notified for that purpose convend at Elijah Ingram did draw the Walter Graves for grand gieror for the year ensuring. Also Alder b. Field for travers furor for Manch Count Asa L. Field) Selutmer March 1 st 1841 Peter Hobart Sof Leverett
On the thirty first day of illauch after due notice are conviend at Eligal. Ingram house and drew Moses Fret to serve as trans person at the Supreme Court to be haton at Green fit thirteen / day of april 1841 March 3/ 1641
Asa L. Fiete Selectmen Peter Hobart Jag Leverett Attest Jefferson Moon Janon, Clerk
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Leverett March &# 18.59
Pursuant to a Venire Received for one Grand Jury man for the year insuring to serve as grand juryman at the Court of Common please to be holden at Greenfield commenceing March nineteenth 1899- did then draw for the above purpose out of the Jury Box - Almond Hemenway
John Woodbury Silas Ball 1 Attest
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Jefferson Moore
everett March 1:5 1839 Pursuant to a venive received for one Traverse quevor to serve at the next courte of common pleas to be holden at Greenfield March raneteenth 1839 - did draw from the Jun Bost for the above purpose - Dexter Alvore
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John Woodbury Silas Ball
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Jefferson More Town Clerk
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We the delectmen of the Town of Revenitt have Raid out the following roads in the North front of said Jours (2) 1. A road acrop Alden Tive's and Widow AvRoy's land Begining at a Stable and stones on the County road a few voir latwardy of Said Prince's haute bounds on the earth side and runs south 12º and 30' welt 14 rear to budow Hedge's land thence south 12 and 30' welt 25 voor acrop In dow Wedge's land to the county road leading from Wedg's now dwelling haute to Hoover Mill (The above road surveyed by Elitha Road ily as certified by him.) The selectionen have afrape Devenitin Dollars as damages 2. of road leading from Wedges sawmill eaf hardly to Theter berry Howon line Begining at Thetisbury live near Thaddeus Raymonds house at a stakesstones ( bounds on the South side) and runs North 36? welt voir to a stake shower Themes North 4? 30! welt 22 voor to a danish shows. There North 34€ welt 26 voos to a state of stones Mover North 45: event Avoir to a Make or How The south b/ well 1 th add to a Habe & Moves Herer North 68℃ welt 17 voor to a Habe & How there North YS? welt 40 voch to a Take & Hover There North 8 4. 20! welt 10 voor to a Make & Stones There areuth 74: 30 welt 30 vous to a Makes Tones Power North y ge welt 25 vous to a Makes Stones There with lige welt 18 vous to williams Winchester Barn There Hound on the North 1101) beginning at a stakes stones a youft soi'd Winchapters Barn and news North 61ª well 40 vous to a vaker stores Thener south 640 welt 2% rot, to a statue& bones there Nath 4 2° welt 23 voch to a Make & Stones There Weft 30 south 16 voch to a Habe & Shower Thence North 69? weft 26 voor to a stake & shower Themes diath S &2 welt 30 mois to a stake& Hove, Mence North 340 welt 24 vous to a stake Ithome, Then wrath 640 weft 1th voir to a Takes Mones Thence Nath 150 welt & voor to a stakes stones there north 610 welt if och to the county road leading from Wendell to Leverett by login and Moore's ettells
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3) A bridge road across Dear Gothia Thay's land. Begining at a Habe and Jones on the County road near Dear Thayer house (bound on the south side) and news Wett 100 douth 1h vids to a sake store, Thince welt 11º North Yvodi to a saber stones thence Jawith 200 wett 34 voos to the county road leading from colores Will to Leverett North Meeting house
Tto. A hice of Town road. Begining at a small bridge North of the school house mean bloom Will found on the east noe and runs south 12º caft 20vous the artaber This There south 4: welt 12 voor There south 10 ? wett 20 voor to the county road leading by bloover Mild to Leverett South affecting house
5th A road leaving down Saw mill hill so called begining at a stake and stores on the county road leading by Leverettorothe Meeting house (bounds on the west jet) and runs North 3 0 eaft 34 voos to a state and stores there North 34 0 caff 13 roky to a Habe & Hove Theres sotto 46º cath 10 000, to a Habe 22 stones There North 250 eat Grass to the county road leading from the south front of Nowtell to Mon. Taque
Leverett august 14- 1812
Aaron Howard ) Selectnon James lomins of Leverett
The above roads were accepted by the Town of Leverett November 2018/2 Matt Walterbunn Town Clark Leverett Nov. 10th 1×12 A true to y theft walter yon Town Clark
At a Legal. 33 Meeting of the Jos hatitan of the town of Leverett in the Country of Hampshire and Common wealth of Malwarhun qualified by the Constitution to vote for Repres entities in the Gunand Goat Holder on the fifth Day of Now being the first Monday of said month in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Human and lawn for the Purpose of Giving in Them tolove for a deprison texture of soir Carson on with in the Gongrades of the Unita stating or the amps hu roth Destreet- Votes for the Following Persons were given in Parte Counting and Ice and Declaration the of mai as by law in denets to west- The Mon Samuel For got 19 tolas the Non Solomote Somean 35 Vois
Maywell Fit men Jonathan toDL forhe thonger 6
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The northsaft school Liftset of Leverett held on the figlionthe day of February one thousand eight hundred inte Ten - Noted and chofe Francis Kuchavifon district clerk theted to build a school house for said deffrect
Sorted and chofe three as a committee to exhibit a filand said house Norte Doit Holich Rice Ata ofloor are got her Thayer tid committee Note to apply to the selectone of 14 Revenit to establish the inface for said house
Hotel to sell our old school house to Elijah gardener for Twenty Dollars and receive for hay two thousand of brand mails one thousand of shingle nailer ofthe outward door hangings and The remainder in bounds
Noted to build the school house twenty four feet by thirty and arching two feet. viled to adjourn this meeting to the loverly second of the unefort month at four O clock anterior at this place Merfrant to the above ajoumment metano paper the following votes (viz)
Tothe to meconfier the vote to build the school house twenty your feet by thirty.
Sales to build sais house theenty two feet by twenty six Noted that the above committee receive and infect all the timber for vard house
Note That all the materials for the frame of said haufe be on the spot by the fifth Day of april next ready for framing
Noter to expand the money belonging to the Baplift quety for town land towards building said school house Adjourned to the day we vaihe said houle Met the 24th of April 10 and ajourney to the thirteenth Day of overthe next.
Panfuand to adjournment met and white Mothera Thayer creatures of said attract
Sote to recept the school house built by committee twenty four feet bes doversity eight
both to build a little house six feet by five
Noted to det the little house with to build and finish to the lowest bidder and struck off to be finished by the systemits of January next to Hibon River for eight dollars and fifty cents
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thewords of the northedf inboot billait continue Voted to paint live school house and that the committee make in affirmation of the coft of hairting and cause the same to be ahrefie with the coft of the school hout and little house on said different Voted to Dipolve This meeting
Francis Richardfon ? Diffmit 1 Planta
Thecodice e Privil tt 1x11 of love copy from the menules Aloft Walter Gunn down Certe
Leverett November 1×10 Agreeable to an that of this limamonwealth the subferibers being delectmen of the town of Leverett laid out a road to accommodate Lewis Gilbert- by this house bounded as follows (vi) beginning at a statue and stories by The county road south of Lewis Gilberto, bounded on the west side, from Then north 14h 30 eaft 36 mois to a state and Fines from there north 170 caff 28 rock to a stake and stones from France north 22+ caft 16 rook to a stake and stones from theme north 2 ste caft y rods and g links tope state and stones from Thene north 10e 30 m3 caft 13 voor to a stake and stones from The north 6% 30m catt 19 mais To a stake and stones by the country road north of saï gilberts, Die frage 38h
Jonathan Fuel? Botweit Fuel selection
Recorded April 1811 of trus comes from the minuter Atheft Hatter Gunn Town Plesk
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36 meeting 1×11 ale a loyal meeting of the inhabitants of the tour on Li beredt in the County of thanh there qualified to vote in town affairs convened on Monday the first Day of Afraid one thousand eight hundred and eleven
1. Noted Lieut & laron Howard Moderator
Noted Walter Sunny town, Elerth and worn 3 Holes Jonathan Field Kofwell Field" flatmen and othera Thayer.
trotec jonathan Field howell Fuel werfen
Fornica Thayer Hohn Woodberry auto Millia in ( Hubfare) 5% fold ing't Motwell Field Town Trafumer 6th Noted, a lavon flowand Which Price? oghifiver and Ruckers Field 7- Hotel Francis Richardfon Contable ?? 8th Voted Ebenezer butting confiable Collections of taxes of the boter to mile two hundred pounds for the repair high ways and to allow one dollar friday von triered 10th Noted and anote afficheur Gilbert Vroom ? Beth 85'000 fine, her Hubbard Paris Field 1
Varveyors of highways
Miliam Hubbard
Henry Bartlett Nathan Kinley Enos Gravés Belliäm Winchester Plihnalet Hemmenway offen Painel Francis Richardon
The file to adjourn for one hour
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stat agree able to adjournment Noted Ada Moor 1 surversions of bounds IS Abraham, butteil plank ind Network
13 "Noter Javier futter? carryon ,
Floor Ide Voted David Plany: 3 mewert
& Manuel Parler 1 1. Haver ard ino/2,
Records of a hvid meeting continued . thevit 1/1811 15th Vote choman & Butterfiel? fonde viewers & arte" Sulting 16% Sole taron Howard Vilan Field? Tythingmen Goliath Rice.
Voted Walter Guraves ?
Samuel Nation Healers of Leather 18th Not Hennes Power Walter Sector of rector hvor. Jonathan Thee Hun & Boch Jorry | Hoyfrece) 19% Vola Samuel Good) - Prun Keeper 20% Voled Abraham futter? Vil Dressen & ffhtheer, Gilbert / wow
21 Note Jonathan Conant) meaturers & William Hubbard/ Mark and wood 22 Notes attaron Howard-Dealer of weightof meatere, 23 Noted that wine may run at large from April first six months by being yoke anu as the law directs 2 4th Noted to chefe a committeeisviews a place for a road across a bath. Maynard land to thates- ferry line.
26th Noted and chofe James Coming Charles Emes & Aaron How and the the said committee 26th Toled to maile one hundred and fifty dollars for schooling to divide the same one half on The estate and the other half on the scholar
2%, Not Hames Coming William Hubbard/ 6h001 John Wood being Fun & other chloor committee EXP Hôte to set up the Pauper at the lowest bilder this evening
29. Hole to record the minutes of a piece of land to Il. Eljuch Mondayque which the town solo To Peter Ripley but was converted to Pl° C Montague 30th Noted to allow Luther Clark Collector four dollars and ninety three cents for taxes that he
1 st cannot collect Noted to allow John Wood bury que nineteen cents for taxes that he cannot collect
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Records of Town meeting continue ofApril 12 1811 32 Not to allow samuel Price collector one dollar and eighty eight cents for taxes That he cannot collect 33 Voted to veron the minutes of a road which Jonathan Field of Rotveil field Low out by Lewis Gilberts, The page 35.
34th Voted that Francis Whichanton be excited from serving The town as confiable & collected this year" 33 Votes Samuel Watfor be Constable and collector of taxes for the year en facing worn 36th Voted and struck off. Black confiam to bylvane feel at wo shillings and three france for week anlitt November. 37 Sote and Strach of Barnard With to William Hubbard at three stillings and air france for weeks till November meeting 3 & # Voted and struck of dubbmit Mice to Rupies field at Tave dithings and six chance per week till riven be meting 39th Voted and struck off. Elifha Plary and wife to Enor Graves at six shillings and seven france he week till November 40 th Vola and Struck of Ather Gould to , Samuel Goal at five shillings and two france for week to do meeting Hd. Noted and stuck off Eunice frelogy to thewaris het I and said Field to give the town eight cents for week 42 Noted to adjourn this meeting to the fourth monday in april info at the south meeting hout at Three O Clock afternoon 1
It which Time no parton appeared to do any business offleft Halter Gunn In Check Marrant for The above meeting frage til
Rufwant to a warrant for that haspate the force. melden and other in habitants of The town of Ruerett qualified by the constitution to vote in The chance of representatives convened on monday the 16 of April Ih !! volio dictaron Howard Moderator
2 to chop a committee of five to select the yearor, from the lift which the serial men brought forward 3 James Comins, Rufen File, Eno Graves, Johan. Woodberry, asso ? amust Bartlett be the same committed 4th to adjourn for one hour
5 Met agreable to adjournment and deposited the names on selection by The above committee into The boxer five haver for that forhoje 6 to dipolare This meeting Halter Ejour Fr (tenha
We certify that William Maynard of the Town of Leverett is a member of the religious society in laid town called aplifts. "Date This pinft Day of August A.D. 18.11 Hofich Rice ! Pliku Gunnel Committee
Leverett Seht 00- 1811 Afinve copy left Halter Gunn flask
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i'll a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Seventh in The bounty Hampshire and common- wealth of olafa chusetts, qualified by the Constitution. to vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor holden on the rift day of chinait being the wirft mododay of Hand month in the year of our hard one thousand eight hundred and eleven for the purpose of giving in theil votes for Governor and Laulenant Governor of said Commonwealth: Votes for the following herfors were. geven in sorted counter and record and declaration mareon made as be the bondtilation is directed viz.
His Excellency Elige Gerry Eighty voler of for Governor, flor, Unnfloher gone Fourty five Lb 1
They Lived Governo (Hon, Sillian, vagy seventy nine 10 2. Son William milen's bounty vous tele C_IS The following voles were given in for Gounfetters and clenators oir. Voloman Amão Em
L'enjeumine mith kg Bol. Henry Dwight Jonathan how The Jun kdy
Seventy export voler each
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Fourty hoo voles each.
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Marrant for this iswerbung received page 42
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To Manuel bartlett one of the contables of the town
of Levereit. greeting ciou are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Naprachufett to notify and warm the fraholders and other in habitarils of said town qualified by law to vote in town meeting To meet are abemble at the south mating houp in this town on monday "the first day of April next at nine I black is The formvon to act on the flooring articles vir, 1. to have a moderator to lead said meeting. To hook a town black for The year enduring
2 3 to Shape Three or more selectionen for the year enfunny to chufe overfear of the floor
to town freaferver for the year enfren g
6 to choose theres or more the four for afreforms otto chook confiables for the year enfing &the to choose collectors of takes for the year infring
off to die how much money the Town will grant for the refrain of high ways and to whoops highway surveyon
10th to chool surveyon and measures of brands bland and patients 11 th to choose surveyor of shingles and clapbounds 12? to hack viewers and culler of staver ane hoges
13. do whoop france scewers for the year enforcing 14 % chool Dythingmen
15. To whoop Tave or more dealers of Leather
16 th to whoop two or more houverves
to choose a vitaund keeper
It, to hook two or more Field driver
1) to brooke ser if the town will ray any money for winrooting 20th to choop school committees and re how The money shall be divided 21. to chool one or more measures of bank
IR to choose a reader of weight, and measures
29 to see if Iwere may new at lange any part of the year 24'to see what hovorilion the Town will make for the poor. and to act on any other mallerson things which the town Thanh judge proper to act whore at said meeting
and make return of this warrant with your dawings there on to the aleet men by or before the line fixed for said meeting as you will answer your neglect at the port of the law Given under our hands and real this fourteen the bold of March . 1811 Jonathan Fuel 7 Ravelli Field Selectmen
Reach of this meeting have 36
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By virtue of This warrant a thave nokill The within Diferited performs to meet at the time and place and for The pourprofer within mentioned Manuel Bartlett Gonflable.
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Harmed Barthel one of the contables of the Tour of Leverett Greeting 7 You are here by required in the name of the commonwealth of An pachufitt to mitily and war the inhabitants of the said town of Leverett of laven by one years of age and whovado having a freehold aftale within the state of the annual income of there found, orany offate In the value of sixty hours to meet at the south meeting ihouse in vai town on Monday the first. Day of april next at three Diclock afternoon to give in their votes for Governor Livet Governor and Senator agreeable to the carpetation of said commonwealth
And make return of this warrant with your doing Thereon to the selectomen by or before the Time. of said meeting as you will anhier your neglect at the front of the law. Given under of hands and seals This fourteenth day of march Anno Domini 18/1
deal Jonathan Field hal Powell Field Atelecomen Deal frecon of This meeting hage 40.
By virtue of this womant I have notified and warned the within deferibed herfor the meet at the time place and for the purpose within mentioned Farneel Barthel Bonifico
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1431 No baht Van wel bartlett one of the confiables the town of Leverett. Greeting you are hereby required in The name of the common- wealth of ampachufett to notify and wann ther. freeholders and other inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town meetings (cz) Such as hay to one single Tax defies the hall or falls a sum equal to have thinks of a single poll tax to meet and apemble at the south meeting haufe on monday the Thirteenth of hay south at one o clock P.M. to act on the following articles (Per) the to choose a moderator to lead daw meeting -
2 to act from any berlingh The town hall Think proper at said meeting Given under our hands and deals this eighth Day of may 1911 at said Levevelt Jonathan Field Rowell niewe Geleit men of Leverett ortho make return of this warrant with your doing Thereon to some one of the select men on or before the Time parfixed for sow meeting and fait not as you will andwed your neglect at thevil of the law --.
The directions of This warrant thath been attended to by one
Manuel Bartlett Contable
Levivett May 13th 1811
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Ourfurant to the last namant the inhabitants of the town of Leveret afsembled on monday the 13% of may 1x11 and.
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