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To see if the town will appreciate a portion of their Surplus revenew for the purpose of building a townhouse To see where the town will locate then Townhouse To choose all necessary building Committees To see if the town will grant school Fist , Sing the privilege of choosing Their own prudential Committee To see if the town will sell debina Field a part of the town lot of land adjoining land formerly owned by Dea. Prace Woodbury To see if the town will sell other th of town land To see if the town will give Jamel & Dudley alonger Time to build the town road which he has contracted to build
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Tarrant for Town Meeting Feb 3d 1445 Continued
And you are directed to serve this warrant by hosting who altered whites thereef at each of the puttich affectinghouses in the sand town seven days atleast before the time of holding said meeting
it not and makes the return of this warrant with your doings there on to the Town Clerk at the Time and place as aforesaid Given under our hands and seal this twenty fourth day of january in the one thousand eight hundred and forty five
itsa & Field" Peter Hobart 1. Selectmen Jedediah Darling of Leveret
I have served the warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the publick Meetinghouses in Leverett Seven days before the time for holding said meeting
Leverett February 3 1445 Elijah Ingram Constable of Leverett
Copy Alles Haller Graves Town Clerk
(66)
Record of Town Heling Fel 30 14,41;
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town Leverett Ratified to vile in cheations and lawn Chair. met at the schoolhouse in School District MP on Monday the third day of february in the year 1445 the following votes were hapet rix.
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Chose Levi Boutwell Moderator Lost valed to hear the report of the committee printed at a former meeting, and sind committee tid referat voled to accept the report of Said Committee which. was to build a Townhouse of the following diment. cons and finish
you Committee appointed to trust a place and whi ... Is the cost of a Townhouse now ack leave to report efter some time spent in felaring and calactating at cost agreed to report a building of the following dimentions his fortyfive feet bry by thirty five wide the post to be "twelve feet between point. the outside wahr well finished with Glaubeand the roof well supported with Ring frosh and then -. fed with derved humbert Shingles to be lighted day eleven windows carl window to contain twenty four Janes of glass ginches by 12, The inside it is proposed to petition of ten feet at one end for entrys an Committee room, the wal, to be wild as high on the bottom of the windows the remainder lathed and plastered the floor to be covered with real according to draught (viz) with three raw of seats running lengthwise of the house with denk at one end in the center. the remaining part of the floor to be till droit moveable seats with two outside ileus and three inside to be well painted outside and inside Elijah Ingram Timothy B. Rice 7. Committee
itavon Dudley fr Sila, Bull Richard Hobart
Livrett
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Record of Town Meeting Feb 3d 14,45
4th vite to appropriate enengle of the supplier reveneus to build a townhouse ith added to locate the Townhouse on or near the place where the huurrehouse now stand, "aladd to short a Committee of fine to superintend the building the Townhouse and the following named persons were chosen said Committee Timothy B Rice Elijate Ingram Peter Flobert Vilar Bail Vilas Morgan voted to grant school District, say the of chooseing their own houdential committee with "infect to pass over article of in warrant volut to choose a Committee of three to bok who all Joon land and sell the farm if they think it to the interest of the Moon und the mallwin chosen said Committer. 10h voted to extend the time to first of November for Samuel 7. Dudley to build the road he has contracted to built
Copy iltest Better graves Journ Libert
Petition of District ,Soy
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To the Selectmen of the Town of Leveret The subscribers residents of and paying taxes in school district Non within sand town hereby make application to you To issue your warman directed to one of the legal voters of Fand district referring him to warn the qualified voters of sand School district to meet at Such convenient time and place you may appoint to acte on the following articles vez
1 To choose a Moderator to preside at sai meeting To choose a Clerk for said district To choose a Treasurer for said School district do prescribe the mode of warming future meetings of said School district and in what mannen and by whom such Meetings shall be called To desid when the time of holding the anual meeting of said school district
Leveret Elford 15th 1444
Eliphalet Hemenway Otis Hemenway Joseph B Maynard Nathaniel Maynard Gerry Moore Jefferson Moor Ebenezer & Glazier
selectmens warrant fora meeting in School Stistreet (50%
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To prosent B allaynand oneof the freeholder, making the above application In the name of the Commonwealth of illarrach. well, you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of school district of0 7 in the Town of Leverell frealified to vote in town alain to meet at Goryllover house ( Continued next have
(69) Warrant for meeting in School district crian Cont
(" Friday, the twenty sixth day of ethvit inst at six "doch in the afternoon then and there to act on the whites mentioned in the annexed application (wiz) 1st To choose a Moderator to preside in sand meeting. 2.52 To choose a blank for sand school District 3.f to choose a Treasurer for said school Gistret If the oyu prescribe the mode of warning future meetings if - Said school district and in what maner and by whom such meeting shall be called 6th To decide on the time of hold the anual Meeting of sand school Dishort
(Ind you are hereby dirited To serve this warman? by notifying personal cry inhabitat of said School district qualified to vote in Town ofair of by leaving at his place of abode a written on print notification expressing the Time place and hurfase of holding said meeting seven days sitleast before the Time of holding tara appointed for the same Henry pail not and make the return of the l'amant with your doings thereon to the Said meeting at the above Time and place and the Clerk who shall then and there be chosen and sworn is directed to make a melhor return of the same atour office Given under our hands and Seah" this Seventeenth day of thered in the year of our Lordone thousand eight hundred and forty
Asa & Field ) Selectmen Peter Hobart jedediah Darling) Leverett
Halter Graver Tron Clerk : -
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Return of the hovegoing warrant
Percent to the above warrant I have notified and all the legal viters of said "district to meet at the time and place specified in Sand warrant wirth Leverett April 26th 1444
Joseph B. Hayward
To the Select men of the Town of Leveret agreeable to the within warrant the qualified vaters of School district So I convened and organised by choosein David Mason to preside at Said meeting Jefferson Moore Clark & Sworn by the moderator and transacted all other business ardirated Leverett April 2 6th 1444
Attest Jefferson Moore Vistreet Clerk Copy etttest Walter Graves Town Clerk
(41) Record of the doing of the bounty Commissioners on the petition of Timethey B Rice and others, as follows
beginning at a chesnut free a few rods "live timothy B Rices shop in Leverett near Hediye, Hill so called marked ,Sal there South 42ª east 36 rods 16 Links to a stake ( Voh hence ence of, 162.30" east 20 8'2 roch to a slak No3 thence Smith 942 east of rods to stake cse 4 Thence do 25: 15" E grodi to stake So & There To 330 & Sb rod, to stake No & thenes 5041° & 4 rods to a bunch tree 80 of theme to 4×20 & 6} rodo to status (50 4, Thener & 550 45" & G roch to a Maple tree CHO of thence & 640 & Sh rode to a Birch tree & Vo 10 there of 26ª & 6 rods to a Black Birch tree, Soll there & SB0 & & roch to a birch tree So 12 theneed To 44° 30" E 102 rodito de. birch tree S' 13 there 5/ 201'& & rock To a Chemat tree 0 80 14 theres to 61- 30"E b& roce to a hemlock 80 15 There 5 62ª& 123 roch to a hemlock , Soll there & 65030" & B rocha to an wak byce ( S0 1] there & 700 & h rod, to" State (S. 14, Hence $ 49:30" 19 rock to a Maple tree 80 19 Thence of THE Of roch To a maple tree S. 20 them & 540 Eh rody to a stake . She had thereef, 62-30" E 12 roch to a birch tree o Se hh There 5. 34: 30" 6, S& rods to an oak tree S. 23 hone South 41ª 30" & 15 rods to a hoplar tree won't Thence 8. 35 E, Te roch to a fine tice So LS themes-8, 61ª30" E 17 roch To a Poplar tree CS0 26 theres & 76230" Gast q' rots to a Chesnut free of0 27 Thereef, hos SU" & a- rod, to a stake . 80 28 there 1. 542E 142 ruch to a Stake 010kg there S. 61º & 332 rods to a stake No 30 Theres Py6° 3 h rods to a status = 80 31 Theree 5. 650 30" & 1h roch to an appletree c. 8032
Thener 8.53. E 17 rods to the Old road
S. Shritesbury line Said road to be three roch : wide and to bay on the easterly side of Said course and the, domates were ussefred as follows to Tra Dation 4/ 16.50. Jo Timothy B' Rice th 35.00 To Ison Winchester th 34,00 Te Ctive, Heer ( $34.50 Du ctoren Sudley th20.00 To ctaron Fridley jr 4.44. it, and the months were allowedto the owner of the land to take off the timber Handling an growing thereer And the Said Commissioners approve and allow of Said Branch a) laid out by said Selectmen from Said town way Communecingal ac Maple tree outfitham Winchesters marcked It, IS, of 19 in the abrir harvey there & Rd" DO" I I roch to a Maple free (80 20 there & 282 16" 08. 4 rods to acttake marche It. IN , Soif theres & 3,50 36" . 5, 14 rah, and six link to a stake iScho, theres to Re: il'" , So h roch & Hay links to the old read to lay on the left hand Side of Sand Course und damage Etiseffect to live Hoor ion Said branch rout six dollars and sixty two cent, and david branch road to be three roch wide By order of the Board Hoseth Stephens Chairman Ot true Copy ittlent Ansel Lesure Dept. Sheriff Gary eller Halter Gruves Town Clark
73 Warrant for Town Meeting April 7 th 1845
Franklin Ss. To Elijah Ingram Constable of the town of Leverett 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 elections and in town affairs to meet at the School = house in School Dist, No. 1 in said Leverett on Monday the 7th day of April next at nine o clock in the fore noon then and there to action the following Articles
To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuring To hear the annual report of the "Selectmen and act there and To raise such sums of Money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the year ensuring and make appropriations of the same To determine the manner of repairing the highways town ways of bridges the year ensuring
To bring in their votes for a bounty Treasurer To see if the town will, annex Doet, David Rice and Wm H, Smith to School Dist, No, one
To see if the town will so after the division line between School Dist. No, 8 h School Dist, No, y as to include the land and tenements of Dexter Moore in Dist, No. 3
To see if the town will raise a sum of money to pay for ringing the Bells To revise the Jury Box
And you are directed to serve, this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public Meeting houses in the sel town 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 of the time and place of meeting as forsale. Given under our hands this twenty fourth day of March. in The year one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Constables Return
Franklin ss, - Leverett 9 th 1845 Ihave served this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at eBoth of the public Meeting Houses in Levereti seven days before the line of holding said Meeting Elijah Ingram? Constable of Leverett
Asa Lo. Field Selectmen
Peter Hobert of Jedediah Darling ) Leverett
Copy Mest Fferson More Town blesk
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Record of Town Meeting April &# 1845
At a legal Meeting of the Introbtains of the town of Leverett qualified to vote in elections tin town affairs met at the School house in District to 1 in Leverett on Monday, The seventh day of April in the year 1845 and passed the following votes to art vin,
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Chose Lebina Field Esy. Moderator to govern said Meeting Chose Jefferson Moore Town Blesk , to sworn by the Moderator Chose toeter Hobert- Asa L, Field and} Jedediah Darling
Selectmen-sworn by the Moderator
Assessors - worn by timothy B. Rice Erg.
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4th Chose Zebina Field Esq Aden C. Field of Josiah Rive 2 Chose Elijah Ingram Town Treasures,- Constable, & Collector of Taxes Chose a Committee of 5 to Audit town debts as follows vin. Silas Ball_ Sylvanus Field_Ranson Adams-Peter Hobert and Watter Graves 9 th 8h. Voted to adjourn this Meeting fifteen minutes Het agreeable to an adjournment Chose Rev. David Eastman Rev. Samuel Everett School Committee 1 9th Lebina Fiela Esq Chose - Lebina Field Esq Sylvanus Field George Hubbard Richard Hobert Luther Chittenden Elightale Hemenway Sawyer tietal. Dost, David Kai". Highway Surveyors Artimus Glories Kellogg Graves Aaron Dudley Fr young Love Bixby Jessee & Marvel Summer Gunn Ezekiel Wales -and Charles Boutwell
75 . Record Continued 1845
" Voted that all money , now in the hands of the Highway Surveyors of last year unexpended shall be commited to the Surveyors now chosen i worked out on the highways this year Poled to allow one dollar per day for faithful labor on the high ways and learn work, in proprotion Chose . E. M. Ingram _ E. M. Hatch-Aden C. Field Measures of Wood to Bark Chose Levi M. Graves Sealer of Leather Chose- Mavarm Ashley- Asa Wood- Dexter Moore- Albert Hobert- Vincen Chapman - Hummer Gunn- Joseph B. Magnard and Dexter Field,. Field Drivers
Chose Elisha M. Ingram Found Keeper
Elisha M. Hatch, Brus Ball. Robert Fills .. Surveyors of Lumber Chose Ezekiel Wales, David Mason, Phineas Field .. . Fonce Viewers Chose- John C. Marsh .... . Sealer of Weights and Measures Choses David Lord .. . Committee for School District No. 2 Veled. To pass over Aolite 3 in the Warvant for the present Chose a Primmitter to estimate what sum of money is necessary to defray The expences of the town the year ensuring ver. Moses Field, John Woodbury, Elijah Ingram David Mason and Jedediah Darling. Voted to take up Article 32
Heard the Annual Report of the Letech Men
Voled- " except of about thepool-
Noted. What the money drawn from the State shall be equally divided on the scholar
Voted. to abate the taxes set against the names of the following persons Nochdah Keet- 1839-1840-1841 - . %. 4, 21
Lyman Keet -1840 -1841-1844 5, 14
RodolphuseKeel: 1840 - 1841 - 2.71
Darius Reet- 1840-1841 2.71
Daniel Commings 1840 - 1841 -1844 3. 87
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Levi Kendell - 1844- Oliver Matting-1844 1. 7
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26th 29th
28th
Voted to pass over solute 4th for the present Toled to raise six hundred dollars to be expended on the High ways to bridge Voted. That the Highway Surveyor shall keep the roads open in their
several distruts , through the winter at may bring in their bills It when presented, shall be allowed on the next year's highway tax.
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76 Record Continued 1845
Voles brought in for bounty. Treasurer as follows ars. Alman Brainard. . had - 64 Moses Field 1 Watter Graves 1
Jesse Marvel Lebina Field Esq Asa Lo. Field
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Voler to annex all that part of Doet, David Rice's land lying west of fish pond brook so called to School District No. 1 Volide to pass over Article 8 in the Warrant Voted to pass over Article in the warrant
Police to except of the report of the Committee to pass town debts as follows Allowed to Walter Graves the sum of A. 3.08 . .
E. M. Hatch 3- 24
Charles Boutwell 0.75
Elihu Hemenway , on highway tax 1. 58
Rev. David Eastman 6 00
Zebina Field Esq. 11.30
Rev. Baxter Newton
9.00
Asa Wood on highway. ay 1 x Field I Moore 2.94
0-50
Josiah tice Y 831
Elijah Ingram
0.90
Jedediah Darling
6.00
Peter Hobert 11.50
Field of Hubbard
21-54
Aaron Dudley Ir 1.00
Lucy . W. Hubbard 1.79
Moses Field
9.00
Parsons Broad - on highway tax
1.50
Silas Morgan
3.13.20
Joseph Ashley
1.25
Oves Ball 3.00
Asa L. Field :
10-25
Doct, David thier 19-07
Sylvanus Field 1. 50
Chester Theet 1. 50
Robert Lawton
. 4.47, 82 1.00
77 Quara Continued 1845
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Chose a Committer To revise the Jury Box as follows vr. aSylvanus Field Moses Fuld Elijah Montage Levi Boutwell and Josiah Price M. in the
34th 354 36h 97# 38%. 99th 40 40
Volece- to take up article 4th warrant to estimate Volece to except the report of the Cornmitter what sum of money is necessary to raise to meet the expences of the Town the ensuring year Voled to raise f. 2,000 to defray town charges including ten per cent Poled to divide half the money on the school or The half on the estate Valid to appropriate p. 1,25 on the schollor for schooling Toled to except the report of the committee to revise the Jury Box Voted to discount tin per cent on Taxes to July the fifteenth Toled to dissolve the meeting
A true record Attest Jefferson Moore Jown Blesk
The following is a list of Officers, chosen on sworn into Ofice Kvil y+ 1845
Jefferson Moore, ( Town Verk). der Robert, Asa La Fite, Jebediah Jarring, (Select men). conce field, Aliden to Field, josiah Tice por ( iss. ssers). Elijah Ingram (Constable). Highway Surveyors- Sylvanus Feld, George Hubbard, Richard Hebert, Luther Chittenden Elifhalet Hemenway, Sinvid Mia, Thellogy Graves, Aaron Indley fr fosse E. ellerner, Summer 'sunni, Ezekiel Whales, Charles Boutroll,
", atic cod, Albert Forcit, Summer Gunn, fourth is a Hayward, Leader field. (Field Drivers) Eliste ait, Ingrani (.Parent ihrcher)
A time Record Attest,
Jefferson More Town Clerk.
78 Annuale Oreturn of the Names of all the Persons enrolled in the Militia in the Joan of Leveret in the year 1845: the tide number enrolled bring. seventy Thrice.
Benjamin Dunkly Samuel W. Boutwell Harrison Of Field Jimaliny Putinum Franklin Brutt Ayran Ashiny l'hoster Ashling Frarry Field William H. Lanotion
George M Lardan
Charles Hobert- Spencer Hobert- John W. Smith Harrison field Syman B, Woodbury Hi hman field Elijah S. Ward Frances Frary Seneca Butter Lesbleus Marsh Baxter Howard Fixvid Hunt Dan Field
Dwight Ingram Levi M. Graves
Otis Caswell
Albert Hobert Thomas Hobert. Jason Woodbury Enos Graves Hamitton Watney
Charles J. Sherwood Freeman D. Rice Wellington Oriu Rufus Adams
Copy Attest
Jefferson Moore "Town Check
Asa Moore. Christopher Adams Asa b. Woodard Lorenzo D. Woodard Jonathan Ho. Allen frederick Di kinson Luther t. Moore
Nathan Fills
George Hubbard James Fits
Spencer Stockwell William Commings Parsons Broad Herekich Ho. Rice
Charles Comings . Herson beats Richard B. Hobart Syrus M. Graves
atomuil H. Travers Manuel Everest Younglove Bixby Elitu Homerway
Elmer Mason
John Holmes
Leather O Chillenden Lemuel H, Bankin Edwin Leach Emmerson for Littlejohn Chester Merchants Allen Glazier Dauphin Richardson
79 Wirund for Governor's, first, Governor . Meeting You' 12 1845
frankiss. To Efijate Ingram Constable of the town of Leverett Greeting-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required brody and warn the inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualefrece to vote in lections to meet at the Town Hall in leverett on Monday the len th day of Sauember next it being the second . Monday of said Month at En o'clock in the for noon to bring in their roles to the Setulmen for Governor & lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth and for wn Senalors on one ballot for the District of Franklin for the year ensuring Also to bring in their voles to the Selecmen forone Beforesentative to represent them in the General Court to be holden it baston on the first Wednesday of January next- if they shall si determine by volé
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up after two copies thereof at each of the soulsticks. Meeting Houses in said seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Here fair not and make due return of this Warrant with your deines thereon to ourselves at the time and place of meeting as a dare said Firen under our hands this wanty ningto day of Belober, in the year one Thousand eight hundred and forty five Selectmen of
Asa L. Field Seler Hobart Jedediah Dealing
Leverett
Boby Attest
Jefferson Moore Town blesk
80 Record of Governor's Meeting November 10th 1845
At a legal theking of the inhabitants of the town of Bevaret qualifier to art. in Elections, assembled of the Town Hall on Monday, the tenth day of Eniember of. brought in their votes as follows (vis)
George r. Bring for Governor had .. 92 Isaac Davis, do 87 Samuel E. Dewall ... do. 1
George Savory for Lient, Governor had. 88 John Reed ..... do. 91
John . M. Brawasti, de
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91
Joseph Avery hard
William E. Russell
8 9
Stephen J. W. Labor
88
Josoph Bement
For Dyce Alexander
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"Viled to sence a Representative to the General Court to be held at Boston on the first wednesday of Jan. next
Voles brought in as follows (via)
Peter Hobart had. .
. . Vinson Chapman do .. . Horatio s. Halson, do ... 1
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E . M. Halst . de.
1 Consequently no choice 1
89 Poled to reconsider the vote to send a Representative to the General Court to be holden at Boston on the first- wednesday of Jan. next
. Attest
Jefferson Moore down Clock
81 Tarrant for Sowon a feeling - Sciember 10th 1045
Franklin 88 .- Jo Elijah Ingram Constable of the Jaar of Leverett County of Franklin :- Greeting
In the name of the Commencecall of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhaltants of the town of Leverett qualified to role in dutions of town affairs to mest at the Town Hall in leverett on Monday the tenth day of November next at two o'clock in the after noon then and there to act on the following artistes
Articleest To choose a Moderator to preside in said Meeting 2) To see if the town will remove the town Literary, Mapo 98,66 to the Town House and appoint a Librarian To see if they will open the Town House for pourthe feelings Singing Schools I Lyceumno 4th ato see if the Town will sell Scarpe Ayres the Land & Formen- , he now ocupies
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting uso . Neste vous thomay at euch of the public electing houses .. said town seven days at last before the times for hoteling said. feeling
Hereof fail not and make die return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clook at the time and place of Meeting as a foreward
Given under our hands this twenty ninth day of October in The year one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Teleri Hobart- Jedediah Darling of
Corpoof Allest, Jefferson . Hours Jorn Clerk
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82 Record of Town Meeting November 10th 1845
If a legust elleting of the inhabitants of the Town of firett qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, met at the Town Hall agreeable to the Warrant & passed the following voles vin
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Chose Leben, Filtre Moderator to preside in said meeting Voted that the down Library . Haps & Charts not needed by the Town Clerk, should be removed to the Town house Chose frances Ivary Librarian Volere that the Selectionen be a Board to open the House for such. purposes as they shall judge fareper Velice to pass over doticle 4 th Voli to dissolve the making
Attest; Jefferson More Town Clerk
· Assessors bestoficate to Journ Clerk,
The subscribers hereby certify that they have determined that the following . Sonresident lands in this town shall havendler be taxed in district So 5 vir. land now-owned by,
Calvin S. Boutwell of Montague Warren Clark. 11
Elihu, Gunn ..
Elitu S. Gunn 11 Sarchdich Montague. ..
Roswell .Snitt. Henery Ward Esq. Hallman Suffer of Sunderland and ' W' 'it, Selon heirs .. . Ambers!
Leverett February 14 th 1846 Assessora
Alden b. Siela?
Josiah Drive To Leverett of
February 17th. 1846 thecordice lay Jefferson Moore down bleik.
83 Warrant for Town Meeting April 6th 1646 Franklin IS.
To Elijah Ingram: Constable of the town of Leverett greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are wreeled to notify the inhabitants of the town of Consell paradise to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall in said Leverett on Monday the sixth day of April next at nine o'clock in the fore noon then and there to act on the following articles
To choose a Moderator to preside in said Meeting To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuring To hear the annual report of the Selection and act theron "To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the inserting year and make appropriate nos of the warm. To determine the manner of represeny. the high ways town ways and bridges the year ensuring
To bring in There's voles for a County Tresure, To see of the town will lay out a privel way for the accommodations of Chauncey . Horton and fried the same Price forfuel way to be. locali in the most convenient place from the said . Horton's House to the new isnon round intery build by the atherses Dudlings and to have three gates put up thereon Is bring in their roles for a Mregister of deeds for the Country of franklin 9 th To see if the town will choose a committee to dispose of town lands And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up veloster spies theres at each of the public a Heating houses in the said town seven days at leas. before the time for holding sale meding Here of fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as afore said Given under our hands this twenty third day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six Leverett April 6th 1846 . I have served This Warrant by posting up allested copies Asa L. Field Selectmen Jelev Hobart Jedediah Dasting ) Leverit tony test Jefferson Hoor In Clarke, 1 Thereof of each of the public meeting houses in the over town seven days before the time for holding said Merking Elijate Ingraniz Constable y
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