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Alt 2- 1812 Thened agreable to aufourmoment
- 13 to de jours to allowbay ard os 2 at of tilloch in the morning
( You. 2° 1812 Ghened agable to daunment to appoint aday in the ordenation of ill. Wright. 14
The having given an answer to our invitation in The affirmative
Is the second weine way in December next be eficiented for the ordination of M. Wright
16 The following Minutter with their Delegates be invited to agift in the crownation of the thought (2) AV. Moore of allilford M. May for of things AV. Harding of V dalen AV. Center of Montagne IlV: Taylor of Sunderland on. Partons and W Taking of Amberft W. Avery Withan, of Lexington "The following be a committee to make arrangements for The ordination (ils) Metro Hezekiah Howard Rowell Field Williams Hubbard John Woodlarry
-18 The first One Way in December next the retafort as a Day of falling are prayed preparatory to the ordination 19 Of Testing and M. Taylor be requested to breach on said Day. 20 to Dipolar This meeting attleft halter Gunn Tours Elevte
cheverelt No 2º 02/1812
Of To afficheur Field one of the contables of the town of 1.1 Leverett in said County
1 greeting I won the name of the commonwealth of Mapachile to 10, you are hereby required to notify and warn the state in hale intanto of said form being twenty one years of age and resident in Jail Jours for the space of one year next forecasting having a freehold effects within said town of the annual income of there hours or any offate to the value of sixty found to meet at the South Meeting houle in said Town on Monday The second day of November next at four C. clark in the afternoon for The purpose of choosing a representative To congress for the Hangthive forth Defect. stod you will make a return of this warrant with you're doing? Thereon to some one of us before the time of offering hand meeting as you will andused for your neglect. ljiven under our brands and seals at Leverett 21 day. of October in the year of our Low 1812
citaron Howand 3 Stelectoren of
James larsens
S Leverett. Franklin to October 30h 1×12
By virtue of the within avariant I have warned the inhabitants within mentioned to meet at the time and place and for The newprote within mentionne? Althans Field Contable of Leverett If imer cola etteff Walter buon Town clark untranit to the foregoing woman of the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett qualified as above aprem ble at the. south Meeting houth in ran down on Monday the second Day of craven ber 1×12 vid them and there give in their i votes following perfor to savefant the Hanffhine. North Difilet in the Congress of the United States For Voloman mead Ely Fourty five votes for you, Samuel Taggart Thirty Six votes ittieft Walter Grunn Toun Block
Levent Sao 02/03/1812 It van alin /1. Lid Do atlpheus Field one of the confiables of the Town of m.d. Reverett in david County Erecting
I.v. In the name of the Commonwealth of allapachefett you are hereby required to notify and waren the free - holdem and other in habitants quantities of the Tour of Leverett qualified by law to vote in Tran meetings (that is to day who hay to one single Jax before Their foll or falls a sum equal to two thirds of a single pol? Tax) to meet at the South Meeting haufe in said Town on aMonday the second day of reverber next at one of the Clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles (viz)
ist to chook a attordinator it lead said Meeting 2 to hay Town Dette
3 to see if the town will accept the report of the delect men respecting several Jours road on the North short of said your
fatto ise what method They will take for The Dayshort of their food.
5% to act on any other butnot the Town may Think ihroper at said meeting
atime you will make a return of this warrant with your doings Thereau To some one of us before The time of opening of said meeting as you will answer for your neglect
Goven under our hands and deals at Lavevell this 21 st day of illaber in the year of our Land 181%
citavon flowand James Canning Laurent Franklin Lo October 30th 1812 Detwant to the within I have notified and warmde as within deventer Alphan Field touttable of L'evento A twee Copy of water quan Town "Clerk Partant to the foregoing warrant the free holen) and other inhabitants of the Town of Levent qualified by law to vote in Town thatany aprembled at the South Meeting house in laid Down on Monday the 20 of November 1812 and
64.7 voter 1. Manuel ofield Ply ebladeator
- 2 0 allow Walter Gumi. Dill
3 to allow color non Deveys bill 22 .. 77 Is to allow ataron Howard bill 59.31 5 to allow oflavon Howards will 1.,00
6 to allow James Dotoys bill 25.83 I. to allow James Coming bill 4.1%
I to allow Widow Wilfor' bill for thering
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The odoria Mariner an bid off by Javier letter- 21 .. 30 of to allow Der hof herr Thayin bill 5.40 - 10 to allow Aritliam Hubbard bill . -30 .. 40 5.49
Il to allow Charles Lee's Will. 20 .. 10 - 12 to allow Luther Clary's bill - 38 .. 48 13 to allow Samuel Gomes bill -. 6 .. 75 - 14 to allow Mojich Rices bill. Is to allow john wood berry, bill_ 0 75 - 16 to allow Samuel 4bartlett Rill - - 22 .. 20 is to allow yaris Cutting bull- 2.50
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1% to allow Sam wet Gould bill - -
19 % allow John Wood berry, will
2. 3 20 to allow France. Richardson bill. y .. 32 21 to allow George otherich's bill for wood for itas Graves
22 to accept the report of the delectores on road. in the north front of the town
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23 to It to Movies lutter a few in The south whiting houle under the east stains for one year for the Internett of 50 shillings
I to maile fourty collars for the expense of the animation "
25 To set up the hawhen at vendue to the lowest -
26 to make a trial to get ENher Goal usfrom sunderland
27 Maywell niel ily a committee to confuld The left attorney in the county on the finalability of getting Either Gould whom Sunderland and make a report at the next town meeting 24 Hayan John Woodberry and Enor & waves de a committee to wait on the fourth Com mitter. who are about viewing a plus for a County road Through this Town
Jours affecting 65 arão 201812 continue) -29th to od our to Lucien Shields house Thered agreable to adjourment
30 Elifha Plany Miruch of to Luther Clancy af 43 Cents for work to Henry Bartlett at 40 Cents Either Gould
Dan Trucker to : Abraham Ballast / Cents Theodrie Gardner - to Ruefor Field at 1 Dollar Bernard With - to William Hemenway at × 6 Cents cabmet Rice - to therye Field at 25 Cents the above hawhere to be helt till thit meeting 31 to allow s'ilas Graves three shillings a week till next afinil meeting
32 Francis Richardson be an agent to provide Pelas Graves with provisions to the above amount 33 to Down the meeting to Thursday Dev: 12th 1×12 at 5; O clock, Dich, at the youth meeting house Leverett Nov. 12th- 1×12 There agreable to adjournment
34 % hooke a committee to examine into the cafe of of the Good still further Than The report of Notwell Field &/g.
- 35 Mefive Motwell Field Sohn Woodberry and James Coming die the about commetter.
36 that the law appnailed to Stephen Ashley Jun by Mejora John Wood bany James luther and Charles dee lying adjoining lapt Rufus Fields fond be sold to said Ashley and Rufus Til 2 at The appraisal of wir committee 37 to dihalve this meeting
Mult Walter Gunn Joan Clark
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66) Leverett November 127 1X12
In a meeting of the Beholder and other inhabitants of the Town of Leverett qualified by law to vote for Men- retentatives, a pemblev at the south Meeting heute in salt Jour or Thirdday The twelfth Day of November 1912 and gave in Their votes for the following perfor as Destory of Proficient and Vice President of the United States for the Weltern District (Diz)
For William walker Pling Menich Moder White Thomas Shepherd Soloman Dameat Jene Stebbins
Thirty the voter each
For Benjamin Heyward Pleaser James 7
Iface Malthe Fourty nine votes each
brain Atillianes George Aslip John W Hulbert
For William Walker Thing Nerwach Hofer white Thomas Shepherd Totoman Damead
Two vote, each
1 Enon Food
Aleft Walter Garn. Jours Clerk
6% Leverett Afraid 57-1×13 To all /hour Field contacte of the Tour of Levent
Greeting you are here by required in The name of the com Dealth of Noprachuleth to won the male in hal . Pauls of the Tand town of Levent qualified by the contribution to lote for Governor dient Governor and those who are Thereby qualified to vote for senator and counfellows to mit at the south meeting chaude in said Town on monday the fifth day of athail next at Three of the clauss in the afternoon to give in Their Dates for a governor Lient Governo and Iamators agreable to The Constitution of sind Commonwealth Given ander our hands and real, at Leverett This twenty thing day of attach A 1813
And you will make a return of this warrant with you's doing, Thereau to some one of us before The three of the Offering of said meeting on your with anyone your neglect at best of the law Arron Howard7 1.1. James Coming (Fleetmens
of Franklin to April 2: 1813 Surferant to the within "have notified and avaried the made inhabitants of said Towne to aplicable at The Time and place and for the hurprofes within mention Alphan Field Constable of Leverett Porfant to the above warrant the inhalestantes qualifica ahandled at the time and place planted Dates for the Following perhour avenue quivers in sorted and counted none Velovation tevesafe made co by the conflictations is provided, (wir) For Calle Trong 2 /gr enter votes of Governor
For samuel letlen senator seventy votes guteph trice 8/9 sixty antes Ofleft Walter Goin Down Clerk
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greeting Bo Alphous Fricke one of the nftables of the town of Levene to You are hereby required in the name of the commonwealth of Mapachefutto notify and warm the face botiens and other inhale- tanto of said Inen qualified by face to vote her down officers (102) all such as are twenty one years of age and afrewards and have resided in said Town for one yearment forceeding liable to be taxed to meet at the south meeting though i said down on monday The fifth way of af hvil next at mine of the clock in thefore- noon then and There to action The following articles (21%) tto whoop a Moderator to had said meeting 2% choof a Down, Clark for the year andering 3 to chook three or more relationen and overles of the poor ty to choose a Town Tarafares
Sto chook three or more afrahors
6 To hook Conttables and collection of taxes o to see how much money the Town will raise to beexpanded on the highways the year entuing and to see if they will make any money to pay some unexpected exchange for the poor
8 % choke surveyor of highways of to school one or more surveyors & boards plank Timber and startwork 1000 thorpe surveyors of thing les and claptonnes
11 to whoop surveyors sultens of of places and hoop, 12% hoop fence unaveny
13 to choole Anything men 14 to chool reading of Leather 15 to chool Hoy nieves
16 to unoof a pawn Keeper
1) to choose field univers 18 to chool a sealed of weights ane mieaferver 19 to see if The Town we'll het floy, re at large any part of the year by being well yoked and ring 10 to see what method the town will take to provide her new 21 to act on the collection arrearages on Tax with committed to Dear Youhave Thayer to collect.
22 to get on any other matters of things that the Tour
may Think proper to net upor, at said meeting and you will make a return of this war rant well your drings thereon to the selectionen before the line of sand meet any on you will answer your neglect at peril of the law Given under our hands and real, at Leverest this twenty Friend 1 day of March 1813 LAstaron Howard? delectores LA. James Comins) Leverett
Franklin to April 2: 1813 Turfwand to the within & have notified and warned as within directed Alpneus Fried Comptable of Leverett Confiant to the foregoing warrant the inhabitants Therein warned aprenabled a the south meeting in said Town on c 2 Walter Gunn Lou Clark, worn -
Monday the fifth any of afait D 18 /? and Doll avon Howard Moderator
-3 Rowell File:) James Comins (Debetmen and sworn Alvin ifloore)
Is to grafi over all the articles in The warrant till we come to the 20th whichisto see what method the town will take to provide for their food
- 5 to sell the pauper at action to be halt lidt november - 6 Bernare With struck off to Paris Field at by carlo por eret 2Witha Diary to Luther Clary at 6bits for week Dam Freniam to Enon Graves at Ly/ cents Submit Rice the Rowell Field at 19 cents Finecococina Examiner to sylvanus shield at My cents Etthe Could to William Winchellist ny cents widow Wheelock to Manuel Gould to give 10 cents for well Lucivida Wheelock to Samuel Bout at Ly ants Alice. Medlock to lon Winchefter at 46 cents 7 to adjourn this meeting to Monday, April 12 at nine of the clock in the fornoom at This place afterday April 12th There agreable to adjoinmenton? Wow & Rowell Field Vy Town Ireafumer
-9 (Aprefront and Inos Alphous Field)
-10 to adjourn for one hour Ofried agreable to adjournment - 11 Charter Nochwell Contables collection of taxes - 12 Ebenezer Baretwell for table of collection of taxes Inom -13 to raise two hundred pounds for the refrais of highway, To allow one dollar handay for labour and to leave the price of oxen & took with The Surgery
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Construção Dowe th the following man is surveyon of Highway , (pin)
16 Evaltus a Danas davon 17 Motwell Sheet
18 Charles Mock well Aware 19 William Hubbard Savor 20 Jairus Cutter 2 work 2) Ensos Graves davon 22 Luther Salary Sworn
23 Mepher Graves 24 Jonathan Glazier
el tament tration
29 Moles Laithe. Surveyor of boards plank timber & 30 Alan Moore Thatwork
3) Maries butter surveyor of shingles & clap brand 32 Daniel Wave Culler of places and hoops sworn 23 Dethe Wood Cutter of Flowers & hoops
34 Ragen Barthat)
36 Abraham Ball Lerce Viewers
37 Paris Hill 38 Edward Jones
Tythingmen
39 Comeet Walfor
h) walter Groves sealed of Leather won 12 Hane Woodberry that's Theger Though Miter Growth hoy reeves 43 Manuel Bartlett Found keeper choom 14 Aaron Matheus 7 45 Charles Lee Fiel Driven & won
46 William Winchefter) 47 Auron Howard dealer of Weight, measures 44 to let neive new at large from the fifteenth of April to the first of dovermber by being pokud a d ninger according to low. -19 to allons Dean & hayen effete 4 dollars and g s cents cordones northcollected on bills in his hands and Is comment The amenages on Move bills to Luccius Field for collection
Continuo / Mj Dated 40 to maile one hundred and fifty dollars for school- ing to curide one halfon the eflate and the other halk on the rebollar
Date :/ Samuel "Barth A Charlas Mockwell 1 John Wood leaving you! school commetter
- 52 That no cattle shall run at large this summed - 53 to Avantfor Mojeph Amathis Highway Tax for 1812 to the prayer of Highways for This year
- It to discontinue a road leaving from the There's acop Widow Hannah Wendy's land To the road leading from Hedyes . Mill to Movi's - S'S that Herny Bartlett may Take care of the with meetinghaute the entering year and to receive your follow for that and the year haft -6A excuse thanter stockwell from serving as Torftable and collector of taxes for the yearerfaring and to accept of atavon Mathews in his room ¿ Mr. Tack well to be this bond have who wa, worn to the faithful performance of that office s'y to Delider This meeting Mift Walter farm Town Clerk
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La. To citaron Mathews one of The Gonflables for the Greeting Io, conformity to a petition signed by tear of the five- holders of said dowire you are hereby required in the name of the Common wealth of Maprachufetts to notify and warin the frecholies and other habe wants of said cours qualified by law to vote ... Town meeting, to meet at the south meeting house. i said own on hungary the tenth Day of more info, at four of the clock afternoon To act on the following articles viz
It to choose a moderator to bear said meeting I to me if the town will recon Dar a vote sified at the adjourned mating in Afait laft reflecting cattle running at large the pordent seafor
Bd to see what finovition the town will make it ail and alift the soldiers is said kurs who are not equiped it actual service. And to act on any other matters which the towns may judge proper to act whom at said meeting and make return of This warrant with your Doing, The near to Dowas one of the selective .. by on before the time of said meeting
Given under our har Es and read This second Day of June D 18/3
Jurver Coming Vitelectores
Franklin to Leverett June 10h 1×13 The directions of the within namant have been July attended to by me oftavon Mattun faiftable Surfent to the foregoing warrant the freeholdes and other in habitants abeambled at the time and place op pointed and Date 1" Motwelt hier Og moderator - In to that one of the second article in the
:30 That every do Dier obliged to to military July and obliged to keep constantly a stack of house and bad shall be supplied by the young.
- If That any man heching but me cow may let her reais in The roads by getting a certificate from The selection
-5't to let all hours @ cattle run it lange this reason - 6th to Direct the selection not to admit themeter Elliot and his wife as inhabitants of this Jour - TE to projecte the Town of A seen land for The ·support of Either gould
- X? to evect 2 later on the bridge road leaving acro's widow Thayer lot to be set of by a surve yor of highways at the expense of the Jour. y? to dissolve This meeting
Attett Walter Gunn Town Clark
L.M. To Aaron Malheur Gonflable of Leveritt greeting You are here by required in the name of the from mon wealth of Mahadrufelt, to notify and war The freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualified by law to vote in Town meeting; to meet at the vault meeting hand in hand Jour- on Monday the second Day of August ment at Three of The clock afternoon to act on the following articles (1.02) 1st to chook a moderator to lead said meeting 2. to be what measures the Town will take reflecting a suit at law already commenced by The Town of Gerry against the Town of Leveret
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for the left and charge of buchporting thenezer Elliot and wife 3 to see if the Foun with do any thing to fivevent cottle running at large or talking on the common nigh the meeting house
If to act on any other matters which the Town may judge proper to act upon at vair meeting
And make return of this warvarit with you siring, Thereare to the selection before the time of sa@ meeting Given ander our hands and real this the day of July (S) 1813 at Leveret
Rotwell fiel Aletra Games lossius of heavenett
LevereIT August 2: 1×13 The Director of The within warrant have been July atteried to buy me Aaron Matheus Contabile unfurent to the ferrygoing varvant The freshalders and other inhabitants of the Hours of Leverett after ble at the place appointed and
Doted 1t Alphous Field Moderator
The selectionen together with John Wood bury and incolgraves be a committee to obtain all the information they may think necessary is to the evidence Little guest of Ebenezer Elliotand wife ever having gained a refr in this Down and to act their judgment whether or not To take them from the Town of Gerry
-3 to shut up all horned cattle except where a man has The cow the may Get har men in the road by putting had wh each night at g of the clock
- I to Dipoter the meeting
Etteff Walter Gaan Town Elevk
75 Swerte Beck 18 D 1813
To Auran Mathews constable for the Town of Sevente- greetings you are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Mapachusetts to ratify and warm the prachatiers and other in habitants of Said lawn qualified by law to late in Townmeeting to must and afsemble at the South muting hause in Law Town an monday the first day of November next ... at tuiter of the beach at noon to cut an the following articles Vy-
1. to choose a Moderator to lead sai Muting 2" to Choose a Jawin Check in the room of Matter Grunn Humane 3. to See if the Lawn will grant Mr. Weight his Gallery 4. to to hear and pap town debits and to see if the Lawn will raise any many for contingences for the year ensuring Go to see if the down will grant David Ingram the request respecting a row &t
to See what measures the town will take to provide for towns pour
Said to auto and any other business or Matters Which the town may gudge proper to act upan at Jai muting James Camino Slutame Roswell File _ Je
and make due returen of this warrent with your doings there are before the time of Said meeting .
given under our hands and, and deals at Levett. this eighteenth day of october 1813 Ourswant to the within warrant I have natifin this inhabitants of Law town qualific as within cyprus- to mat at this time and place and for the purpor within miticinão atacan Atatheres & Countable
everett November 1- 1813
edt a Legal muting of the Inhabitants ofe the town of Leverett.
tate and choose to Mon Hublian Maderalar_ 1 -- 2 tated and choose Jonathan Courant Town buch in the room of water guer remanu- 3 Fati and Choose Roswell Field 20 gr clerk Pro tem
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4 tales to grant MM . Weight his Salary of 40000 tate to allow Conant, Caring & Riders bill 6 to allow to ataran Howard bills . 119 33 against the tower the ballum die & 110 34 fait to allow Roswell Full bilo- 1486
8 that's to raise money to pay changes to the tran of Gerry wert other matters~ 10450
I take to allow Der farinh Rices hill. 11.67 10 take to allow Me attbats Bill for Kaiping paar 20.81 Il takes to allaw Cafet James Camins, Liu19.56 12 tato to allow It thanh, Les hice for Livius down this town to 1.00
12 Vati to allow Jam Jones, bill for care of paar 5.50 13 Vatie to allow Jam. M. Gleiches bile for care of haar 2.00 14 Foto to allow Crashers Fields bill for him for paar 5.88 15 Votes to allow Francis Richardsons bill for-paar-5.28 16 takes to allow HMM Haninways bile for Paar-22.92 by Vater to allow thatam Ball, bill for paar .. 16.22 18 Vatro to allow Paris Fields bilo for par-27.06 19 Vales to allow Cafe Haw and for board for Mr High. 19.34 20 Patio to allow itto in alla aus lille 3.00 21 Vatio to allow Luther Bliway, live for poor. 39.15. 22 Vali to allow Jan" hits Is Bir for paar ... 1.93 23 Hatis to allow 2- Balls Bill. . 3.30
24 Hates to allan Mr Winchesters Bile con 28.30 25 Votio to Mlare Enas graveses Bien u 12.30 26 Vater to allaw Enas Grows. Bill 1 Day m 200 27 Vales to allow Life and, Fields Bill for paar-2820 28 Vatio to allow Cope Rufus Fuld hiss Bill for poor 1900 29 Vatio to allow It Hubbard for paar 2400
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77 Jau 10 1813
30 Vale to allow Forw. Gondos Bill com . 8.40 Valid to allow Sletter Graveses Bin for - 2.75
31 3.3 gale Hangings.
Valid to allow oud dor graves Bill for Dan ages of Growing a road on his land of
- 3.00 Valid to allow ganathan Field for that for 33
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100 Vater to atiate the ratio which Enas Martan haline his hands against Lucius Carry 2 & ctimas allarse Vale to given the rules against themasa Richanan) in the hands of Les Fil.
S 35 Volio to clean and giving Than as Pools Matis an account of his being unalles to pay the Sauce in the hands of labor
36 Peter to quise are the rates against] Llaman Devery in this town & 3) Poled to givein the rates against MY Muchas Turner in this town $ 38 Votes to give in one poll tax against a etter mare.
39 Vatis to allow the men who may warke this fall on the road from Phritis terry line by Nelsons Of Medges Show be allowed two thirds as much as the town may give a day next fring at Highwomp ~
40 Visha Clery Struck of to Luther Plecy at fm 74 cents for Weigh Barnard Wild to Atanan Mathias ats 98 0's por Nucha Submit Rien to DF Jell. Ball at. 22 Cents for Nuke Theodotin Gardner to Moses Smith $ 1.48 ets r.M. Adam Feber to Mars Smith ._. 99 ts f.m.
Lucinda Wheelock to John Hillard 38 link to Ali Whiloch to Ceft Bartlett 56 ets de
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Atlantique
Obeny un Eliat & wife to Noah Jarry $2, 49 por. lunch Genius Tillegg to elthis Field.
'I How that the Shulman late the property belonging to AM & M's Etist and Jeune it to the town all Except what is agreed goes with them to Mr Noah Jarryes .
42 Vitud the Felulmen Settle the dificulty and open the Low west of Thomas Wedges-
43 Value to abjorn this muting untill monday the 15th of this instants at four Black PM at the South mutinghause Attest Jonathan Cannant Saun Clerk
79) Warrant For April feeling 1814.
To Paron Mathews Constable of the Town of Severett Greeting.
You are hereby required in the Name of the Con monwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the Three holders and other Inhabitune and other of Pain Town qualified by law to vote in Town meetings To meet at the south meeting house in said Town on Monday the fourth day of April Next at nine of the Clocks A. M. To act on the following artur (viz) \ to Choose a Moderator to lead said Mating Is to choose a Town Clerk.
3'- To Choose Selectmen,
4th to Choose Overseers of the 10000.
5k to Choose a Town "Treasurer.
6th To Choose Appelsors.
Tth To bleoue Constables and Collations of texes.
8th To raise Money for the report of High ways. 9th to Choose Surveyors of high ways
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