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Hereof fail not and make due return of the warran with your doing. Therean, to the town Clerk at the time and i'm of collecting afordssaid Given under our lands this first day ! Non in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
John Woodbury Setut mir, H . M. Watson . Ara & Field ) Leverett
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(Ise return of warvant - and record ofthe doings on next page)
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Return of Warrant-and record of town Meeting. You 11 1859 In obedience to the within warrant I have notified the with in named Inhabitants to assemble at the time of place for the. purposes herein specifica by posting up artisted copics seven days previous to the time specifice for holding se meeting Leverett Sono 11 1959 Elijah Ingramy Constatute of Leverett Attest Jefferson Moore Joven Clerk
Record of Town Meeting November 11th 1839
At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Leverett_ met agreeable to the foregoing Warrant and passed the following botes (vin)
1 st. Peted and chose John Woodbury Moderator
20, voted to adyetion the meeting one hour Met agreeable to adjournment
Voted to except of the doings of the Select men in laying, out the road or a Town High way three rods wide from the Guide post near Dexter Moore's favormill. to the County road near the Baptist Meeting house in Youth. Leverett of the Select men intill twil , 840
4th. Voted to defer to act upon the doings laying out a high = way or town road two rods wide beginning at the County road near Elijah Montague house running sout. through said Montagues land & Emos Graves land and intersect the old road near feet Josiah Rives house, Voted that the Setutmen proceed forthwith to siden all the High ways of town ways the proper wedthe throughout the town
6% voted to reconsider the vote for the Selectioner to wide .. Me rods throughout the town their proper width Voted to Choose a Committee consisting of three persons to survey and weilers all the roads their proper width through shout the town
chose_ Isaac Woodbury-Moses Field -Ranson Adams to be this Committee
9th Voted to dissolve the Meeting . test fifferson Moore In Mark
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Warranty for Town Meeting Dec. 23 185
To Elijah, Ingram, Constable of the Town of Leverett County of Franklin Greeting you are required in the name of the Comum= = onwealth of Massachusetts, to notify of warn the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett qualified to vote in elections to meet at the Schoolhouse So one on Monday twenty third day of December inst, at one O Clock after noon to bring in there botes to the Selection for a Representative in the Congress of the United States for the six district And you are directed to serve, this Warrent by
posting up Attested copies thereof at each of the publick Meeting houses in 2 Town seven days at Crist before the time for holding od meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of This Warrant with your docings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of meeting as directed Given under our hands this tenth day of Dec , in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine John Woodbury Select men 0 Horatio N. Watson Afs L. til. Leobrett of
- Constable's - Return of the above Warrent Leverett Dec . 232 183.9
Pursueant to the within Warrant I have notified the within names persons to appear atthe time and place and for the purposes herein specified by posting up notice agreeable to directions Elijah Ingram? Constable of Leveren
A true Copy Attest Jefferson hoor In Clerk
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, Record of fee Meeting 18.39
A meeting was held at Schoolhouse No, one in Leverett on Monday the 23 day of December 1839 by the qualified voters to give in their voles for one Representative to Congress and were as follows (vir)
.Rodolphus Dickinson 42
Osmin Baker, 2.5
Israel Billings 23
Attest Jefferson Moore Town Clerk
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9 Warrant for Town Meeting April 6th 1840.
To Elijah Ingram Constable of the town of Leverett Country of Franklin
Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Magsch you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet at the Schoolhouse No one in s-d Leverett on Monday the sixth day of April next at nine O clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following Articles
To choose a Moderator to preside in said Meeting To choose a Town Clerk, To choose Select-men To choose Assessors To choose Overseers of the poor To choose a Town Treasurer
To choose a Constable of collector of Taxes To choose School Committe To hafs Town debts
To choose Surveyors of Highways To choose Field drivers. To choose Hogreaves To choose Found Keeper To choose Fence viewers To choose Surveyors of Lumber To choose Tythingmen. To raise Money to repair highways To raise Money for the support of Schools
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To see what method the town will take to proved forth-poor To raise such sums of money as is necessary to def-tay the expences of the town.
To bring in their votes for a County Treasurer To see what course the town will take in regard to the · petition of games Fills and others
To see if the town will raise money to purs have a farm for the Town's poor
To see if the Town will allow Alden Wood in full. for building a road between Doct . Wilmarth & John G . Marsh house- the same completed by Silas Ball y" To see if the Town will sell Elijah J. Ward a price of land-said to be town land lying west of Esq Silas Balls medow.
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And you are directed to serve this Warrantby posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public Meeting houses in the s-d town seven days at least before the time for hold= =inq s-d Meeting
Here of fait not and make due return of this war= = vant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the times and place of lecting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this sixteenth day of March in The year one thousand eight hundred and forty
John Woodbury Selectmen Horatio N. Watson Aso Lo. Field ) Leverett
Copy Atest
Jefferson More Town Clerks.
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Constables return of the foreyoung warrant
April 6th 1840 - I have served this warrant by posting up attested Copies thereof at both of the public Meeting houses in said Leverett nine days previous to the Time herein specified for holding said Meeting Elijah Ingram Constable Tof Leveres
Copy Attest Jefferson Moore Town Clerk
Record of April Meeting 6th. 1840
At a lequel Meting of the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in Elections and in town affairs- met agreeable to the Warrant and passed the following botes to wit (vii)
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1st Voted and chose Jedediah Darling Moderator .Choose: Jefferson Moore Town Clark, - sworn Chose .. Asa L. Field .. Sylvanus Field Peter Hobert Chose .. Zebina Field .. Isade Woodbury Assessors sworn .. Ransom Adam's Chose the Selectmen Oververseers of the poor. Chose Elijah Ingram town Treasurer-Constable + Collector of Taxes sworn Close a Committee to pass town det los and the following were chosen (vir) - Sylvanus Field Silas Ball- Heman Field- Isaac Woodbury Ransom Adams
Selection- sworn
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Record of April Meeting 6th Continued 1840
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Voted to adjourn one hour Met agreeable to adjournment Chose School Committe (viz). Rov, David Eastman Rev. Samuel Everett Zebina Field Chase Surveyors of Highways (viz)
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Simon F. Comins Isaac Woodbury Daniel Gardner
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Aaron Matthews David Kimball Josiah Rice Leonard Glacier 1
1 Aaron Dudley I saw Iv. Montaque
Warren Leach Bartlett Maynard Phineas Field
Benjamin Glazier Abrier Gilbert 1 Chose .. Phineas Field Field Driver's . Alden C. Field Levi Graves. Sworn . Iva Watson € € Isaac W. Montaque Chose. Watter graves ? Sound Theper 2 I Fence Viewers Chose . Peter Hobert 1 Alden Wood Chose. Amos Watson 2. S Surveyors of Lumber Elijah Ingram Chose . Luther Broad 2 Elijah Gardner & Tythingmen
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Voted raise 600 dollars to be expended to repair high ways voted pass over article 17th untill the School Committe rep. Voted to set all the towns poor up at auction togather Herd the Report of the School Committe, Voted to raise one dollar 1/4 on the scholar for the support of Schools Voted to divide all the money on the scholar botes brought in for County Treasurer Hook Leaveit had. 40 Elijah Ingram ... 1 Lucius Field 1
Voted to reconsider the vote to divide all the money on the scholar
Voted to divide one half of the money on the scholar and one half on the estate
1 Voted to adjourn half an hour Met agreeable to adjournment
Voted to reconsider the vote to sell all the town hoor at Auction together Voted to leave the towns floor in the hand of the Selectmen
Noted that the Selectmen be a committe to oppose the petition of games Fitts of others Toted to pass over Article3% : Voted to indefinitely pass over Article 24th. Noted that the feletmen be a committe to ascertain if there is any town land lying west of Esq Pilas Bulls medow and if any to sell it to the best advantage for s- town
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Voted not to except of the doings of the Selectmen in trying out a highway or town road two vous wide begining at the County road near Elijah Montaque. house running through s-a Montague land and Enos Graves land and intersect the old road nedr Doct josiah Dices house. (see the 4th vote of the doings of Nov. Meeting 11# 1839) Voted to choose a committe to select five persons to be added to the Jury Box (vil.) Ranson Adams Moses Field Isaac Woodbury Asu L Field Levi Boutell The above Committe selected - I reported that Richard Hobert Edward Jones Levi Lincoln D. Esting & Field Elijah To Ward - to be added to the Jury Box:
boted to except of the report
Voted to except of a report of the Committe to pass town debts
voted- to raise $. 15.00 % 50 with ten per cent added to met the expences of the town
Noted that one dollar shall be allowed per day to each man who performs a faithfull days work, or labour -which shall be left discretion? tonary with the Surveyors to allow (seernext page)
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Record of April Meeting Continued 1840
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Voted I Chose School district Committe as follows Silas: Ball for district No - 1 Lewis Moore. No. 2 William Hemenway. No- 3 Levi Boutwell. No. 4 Jedeich Darling . No. 5 Noted that the above committe hive their own teachers
The Committe chosen to frags Town debt's reported that the following bills to be allowed.
Ransom Adams 6,70. John C. Marsh $
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Simon I Commins 10.64.
Roswell Hubbard 12.93
Richard Hobert. 3.05
John Howard 9,8%
Erastus Adams 4.00
Gideon Stadson 16.26
Nancy Beman
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H. M. Watson 11.00
Ruth Beals 12.13
Moadich Montagues 4.00 Toer Kutting 0.67
Peter Hobert
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Joseph Ashley 1.50
Sylvanus Field
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E. M. Hatch 8.25
L. L. Draper ah Go. 2.26
Dexter Field $25
John Woodbury 26.88
Roswell Field 6.49
Levi Lincoln 2,25
D. Esting & Field
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Samuel Willis
Doct B. Willmarth 81,23
Ebenezer Setting 2.00
Prus Ball 12.50
Elephlet Hemenway 1.25 Ago L. Field 13.27
Parsons Broad 2.00
Alden G. Field 8,25
Jessee Marvel 8 00
Stephen &, Boyington 5.00
Silas Ball 6 75
Alden Wood 6.59
Elijah Wales 3.50 C. S. Boutnell 8.00 William F. Smith 53.00 200.00
Jonathan Conant 15.78
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Record of April Meling Continued 1840 1
38th Voted that the Select men be impowered to sell the property belonging to the towns hoor now deceased 39th Voted to dissolve the meeting,
Alive copy Atest Jefferson Moore Town Clerk
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Warrant for Town Meeting on the Article of proposed Amendment of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Mapsac April 6 th 1840
To Elijah Ingram Constable of the Town of Leveret County of Franklin
Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett qualified to vote in Elections to meet at Schoolhouse No. one in said Town on Monday the: six day of April next at three Oclock, afternoon to bring in their boles to the Selectmen for or against relating to a proposed article of Amendment of the Constitution of this Commonwealth
And you are directed to serve this Warvant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public Meeting houses in said Town seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of Mies warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time of place of meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this twenty fourth day of Music. in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty John Woodbury Selectinen Horatio N. Watson Afs L. Field S Leverett of Leverett April 6th 1840 - I have seved this warrant by posting up attested Copies thereof at both of the public Meeting houses in said Leverett nine days previous to the time herein specifice for holding said Meeting Elijah Ingram Constable Copy Attest
.S. of Leverett Jefferson Moore? In Certe
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: 324 Record of a Meeting on the proposed Amendment of an Article of the Constitution of this Commonwealth
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett qualified to vote in Elections met agreeable to the Warrant and brought in their votes as follows
Seventy five-for an Amendment fix. against an Amendment
Attest Jefferson More Town Clerk,
-325 Warrant for Town heating August 5th 1840 Franklin Jo
To Elijah Ingran Constable of the town of Leverett in the County of Franklin Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in town sfairs to meetat School house No,1 in said town on wedensday the fifth day of August next at four aclock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following articles
Art. 1st. To choose a Moderator to preside insaid meeting 22 To see what order the town will take on the petition of David Kimbal and others To see what onder the town will take on the petition of Jesse Marvel and others 4 1. To see what order the town will take to build over one section of highway near the federal mill so called and to act on any other matters that my come before said Meeting
And you are directed to serve this warvant by posting up. Attested copies thereof at each of the publick meeting houses in said town seven days at least before the Time for holding s.d Here of failnot to make due return of This wary. with your doings therion to the Town Clerkat the Time and place for meeting as a fore said Given under our hands this twenty seventh day of july in the year 1440 Asa & Field. ) Selectmen Julianus Field, Seter Hobert
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S Leveret, Attest Jefferson Mlcare "In Clerk
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Constables return of the foregoing Warrant
Franklin fs. Leverett August 5 1840 I have served the within warrant by posting upo Attested upics Thereof at each of the public meeting houses in Leverett seven days previous for holding said meeting
Elijah Ingran & Constable of Leverett
Record of Town Meeting August 5th 1840
At a legal meeting of the qualified voters who agreeable mit To the Warrant of passed the following Totes vin
₸ 1st-Voted an chose Elijah Ingram Moderator to presidein s & meeting -Id Total of chose the Seteil man to be a Committee to oppose the petition of David himbal of others
3ª Voted to add two more to the above committee 1 .
chose- John Woodbury - Erastres Adams 4 th 5h Vothat to choose a committed to op pose the petition of fesser Marvel hothers
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chose - Asu L. Field- Ty bonus Field Seter Hobart John Hisodhury
Elibre Hemenway to be This committee, Voted that the Setuitmen build over one section of highway near the federal: mill, so called.
Voted to add three to assist the Setechmen in viewing and deciding upon the best manner of building the above road and were the following persones vin, John Woodberry Elihu Hemenway Silos Ball fr. 9th Vatil to dissolve the meeting
Attest. Jefferson More Jowan Glerk
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C Warrant for Governours Meeting November ninth 1840
To Elijah Ingram Constable of the town of Levert in the Country of Franklin - Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Hagy. you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in elections to meet at the Schoolhouse No one in said Leverett on Monday the ninth day of Non, neset it being the second Monday, of said month at eleven O clock, in the fore moon to bring in their votes to the felulmen of a Governor and Lech Governor of the Commonwealth - and to bring in Their votes for two Senators on one ballot for the district of Franklin for the year ensuring- To bring in their votes for one Representative to represent them in the General Court to be held at Boston on the first Wednesday of January next if they shall so elect To bring in their votes to the Setcelmen for a repres- - intative in the Congress of The United States for the sixth Congressional Distretto bring in Their volis to the Selectmen for Electors of President and Vin President of the United States-
And you are directed to serve this war rant by pos- - ling uis attested copies thereof at each of the public Meeting houses in said town seven days at least before the time for holding s-d meeting Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to our selves at the Time and place of meeting as aforesaid (See next page)
V: 328 Warrant Continued 1840
Given under our hands this twenty sixth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty
Setulmen
And L. Field Sylvanus Fuld Peter Hobart S of
Leverett
Jeperson More Im Clark Copy Atest
Constables return of the foregoing warrant Leverett Nov. 9th 1840. I have served this warrant by posting up Misled
Copies thereof at each of the public Meeting houses in Leverett seven days pervious to the time appointed for said Meting
Elijah Ingram?
Constable Leverett
Copy Mest Jefferson Moore, In Clerk
329 Record of November Meeting 1840
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in election met agreeable to the Warrant and brought in Their Votes as follows
Marcus Morton had ninety seven? For John Davis had seventy three Governor
Nathan Willis had ninety seven) for Lient, George Hull had seventy three & Governos
Thomas Nimo had minety eight Samuel to. Allen I had ninety eight For George J. Davis had seventy three. James White had seventy three Senators Isaac Woodbury had one
Lucius Field was elected. Representative to the general Court
For Representative to Congress Osmyn Baker sixty eight Rodolphus Dickinson ninety for
Electors at large, William In Walker Ebenezer Fisher Isaac b. Bates Beleg Spraque 7- Thaddeus Pomeroy
Distrut No1 Richard Haughton
2 Stephen 6. Phillips
8- Samuel Mixter
3 Dufus Longley 9 Thomas French
4 Sidney Willard 10 Wilkes Wood
5 Ira M. Barton 11 Joseph Tripp 6 George Gvennell Ys 12 John J. Thomas
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390 Record of No. Meeting Continued 1840
District SO 1- boll Eddy 2- Robert Upton B- Nathaniel Stevens 4- Timothy Thompson 5. Samuel D. Shur 6. Caleb Hubbard .: 7 . John Leland 8. James Fowler
9. Artimas Brown 10.Nathan de. Brownell 11. Thomas & Mandell. 12. Jesse Pierce
... Attest Jefferson Moore Join Clerk
331 Warranty for Town Meeting April 5th 1841
Franklin S.S. To Elijah Ingram Constable of the town of Leverelle in the bounty of Franklin Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed To notify the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualifica. to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at School house. So.1 in said, Leverello Monday the fifth day of April next at nine I. clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following articles
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To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting To cheese a town clark, for the year ensuring To choose Selectmen for the year ensuring To choose Assessors for the year ensuring, Te cheese ercises of the the poor for The year in No cheese a lown Treasurer for the year inourcing To choose a constable to collector of taxes To choose a school committee
To choose prudential school committee
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To chase surveyors of high ways To choose field drivers for the year ensuring To pass town debts To choose a pound keeper for year ensuring To choose surveyors of tumber for the year ensu To choose fence viewers for the year ensuring 16th To choose by thingmen for the year ensuring
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To raise money for the repairs of highways To raise money for the support of schools To see what method the town will take to provide for their houve To raise such sums of money are necessary to meet the expences of the town To choose measures of wood and bark To choose sealers of leather for the year ensuring To give in their votes for a bounty Treasurer To see if the town with establish a highway laid out by the Selectmeri on The petition of Thellogy Graves and others To see if the town grant the School Dist No. 4 The priviledge of becoming a body corporate for the purpose of transacting their Distaffa? To act on any other's matters that may come before said meeting
And you are directed to serve this warvant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the publie. meting houses in the said four, seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant. with your doings thereon to the Town blesk, at the time! and place for holding said meeting,
Given under our hands thus twenty ninth day of March in this one Thousand eighthundredand.
forty one? Mera Ir. Field Sylvanus Feld Select men Copy Attest, Jefferson flower Son berk SLwarett. of
Record of April Meeting 5th 1841 39
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Leveret qualified To role in Elections and in town affairs met at Schethous. To.1, on monday The 5th day of April.D 1841, and passed the following boles to wil Chose Horatio N. Watson Moderator Chase Jefferson More blesk, and lock (path). Chose Silus taBalle K. Abner Gilbert
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Assessors (sworn) 2 Selectmonth (savoir) Horatio S. Watson Courseers of the Poor Chose Ranson Adams Phineas field. Timothy Rice Voted to pass over Article 5th those Lucius Field, Town Treasurer Constable and Collector of Taxes, Voted to Adyouin one hour Met agreeable with adjournment Voted to choose three School Committee Voted to excuse Phineas Field from servering as Assessor Chare Rev. Samuel Everett
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I School Committe. 11 David Eastman Zebina Field Chose Harrison Field Assessor to fill the place of Phineas Field decline serving Voto to grant the request of 4th School District to become a body corporate to transact business in said District
Toted and chose a Committee of 5 to studit town debts and were the following persones (vi) see next page)
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334 Jesse Marvel Simon of Coming-Isame Woodbury Ransom' Adams- Jonathan Conand 15.5 Chose Highway Surveyors as follows vin Elihu Field. Erastus Adams (sworn); Ransom Adams Walter Graves. Luther Cummings Jedediah Darling William Hemenway Frederick, Field.
John to Harsh Artemus Glazier John Woodbury Tra Halson (swor). Elijah Montague Allen, Clarion Persons Broad
(sworn) Elite : Hemenway 7.2 Chose- Field Drivers as follows 6. Martin Ingram(som) Love M. Graves Amos Watson (som) Live Boutwell Christopher Adams.
Oh Watter Graves Chose- Ira B. Maynard Sound Keeper Chose- Surveyors of Lumber- 1 Avion Dudley (som) Timothy Rice James tilts Urus Ball
Juries Cutter Chose Fence Viewer's vin Dexter Moore Daniel Graves Amor Watson (som) Elijah Vales Jededicato Darling Chase Sythingmen
Elijah Montaque. Levi Boutwelt Jonah Hunt
Viled to raise nine hundred dollars to be expende on the high way and one fourth lo worked in the month of September/next
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Hooker Leavitt had forty one votes for Treasurer Voted to except of the report of the Selectmen in laying out a town road. two rods wide on the petition of Thellogy Graves and others Hard the report of the Committee to Audit town debts Voted to except of the report of the Committee, to Audit Toon debts
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Voted to allow one dollar per day for good faith ful labais on the high ways: Voled to discount on taxes as usual
Voted to raise four teen hundred dollars and ten percent added to meet the expences of the town Toted to leave Luther Field For a lunatic in the hands of the Settmen (prudential school Committee of town debts is) Voted to disolve the meeting = correct to hage 339
Jefferson Moore Town Clark
2335 Continued 1841 . Voted to raise one dollar und one fourth on the scholar for the support of Schools Value to leave the towns hoor in the hand of The selectionen
Veled to adjourn the Meeting to bring in the vote's for three County Commissioners and two Special Commissioners for franklin County Met according to adjournment Chose. Measures of Wood & Bark vin E. M. Hatch _ Levi M. Graves Ransom Adams Chose Scales of Southern - Ransom Putting Water prus Votes brought in for a bounty Treasurer
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