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in obedience to this warrant I have warned The free. -ers and other in habitants of this deffret to appear at ye and place within mentioned-Othemer Bellows Conftal
Return
/ Worcester /3 may 22: 1760 By virtue of this warrant I have Warned of Inhal of my leftrit to meet according to time and place w in mentioned Paul Newton portable
note that the Preambulations betweene of Town, are Recorded in the 13% page of this Book
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Wellbero May 22:1760
1.Purtwant to of fore going warrant of Town of Wellborg meet and vord that plays. Bela" Eager Should be their Representative at 1 Great and general pour w that in France whipple be moderator for of Remaining Bifnis of 1. meeting
Voted that mij you" Tay Padl Newton and Glen maynard be a committee to Provide of Town with a Lawful School matter for this year Then it was put to vote to see if of Town would Except of five pound Lawfull money of of widow Patience wood, my Low of y articles that the way to find her mother in Law ") window mary Wood, During of I. mary wood, natural Life Provided m." Daniel for buch will give security to y acceptance of y Select men for the payment of I money yearly and every year During I marys natural Life and it rafting affirmative Voleo to sink of Paty that m. Even. Rice way text with for m. Partners Place of Laff year being 7-a-, Voto not to link Docter phages Rates in mr. ben Tay Rate Bills then of meeting was fiffelved France, Whipple Moderator
Wellbord may 22: 1760 m. Benj. How was appointed by if comptables and of Select men to be teater of wait, and meaquery for this year and was Iwork to that office for" Bond Town Q/2 WoreefterI, To mr. Paul Newton one of y confiables of Weltloro greetingsc
in his majesty, Name you are here by Required forth with to to type and work all of freketterson other inhabitants of your Brettriet Qualified weening to Law to act in Town offairy To Pin = viens meet at of meelling house in of secon freenet is on monday of seventh day of July next Ending of Date hereal, at Three of of plock in of afternoon then and there (1(y) to choose a moderator for 1. meeting 2 ly) to hear and corider a late act Pela - ling to of Chance if Pette lunch and to act there on according to 4 Since. - Tions therean Given, hereof fail not and make File Return of This warrant with your dom, then on un to the select men of his) Tour at or before the time of meeting Taler at Welt have a fort ? Twenty forth Day of June current given under our hands and Lead " Thirty fourth year of his majepter Reign At 3: 1760
Edward Bruker Select mona Bery" Fay Beza! Lagere Jacob Rice
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By Virtue of this warrant I have warned this morning freci and other inhabitants of this Deftmet to appear at if time and p. within mentioned 9 Chemer Bellows Conflat Return Weltlord: July 7th 1760) Thave worked By virtue of this warrant the inhabitants of my Leftric to meet according to time and place within mentioned Paul Newton gonflable
Weltboro July 7th 1760
The Town of Weltloro: meet according to warning on day about 5 andion of first place choose can Beza Eager moderator, and then the Select-men Preceded phook out Such as they thought fulable for to serve as Pette guron, and then of Town Chook gon" Bond mr France, Whipple mr Pail Newton a commiter to chook out such as they thought Jutal to Serve as pette furor at the Superior corte, and the the Town Excepted of those that the . committe chops out by their vote, and their names were put into the Bot for the superior parte and the Remainder of the names into another fox for the Inferior carte and the The meeting was difeld Bezall Eager moderato
a warrant Norceter Is: 90 mr chemer Bellows gonflable for Wilturno:
Greeting In his mayette, Name you are hereby Required for with to warn all 4% free- holden and other inhabitants of Welt bero: afare I. in your Destrict Qualified as of Love direct, to Vote in Town affairs to convert and meet at 4. meding: houle in of first Precinct in this Town on Tinyday of fifteenth day of this autant agult at three a plock in of often noon on I. der in of first place to phile a moderation for to Regulate J. meeting 2 ly to See if of Town will difcontinue of now that away form Ily a Bible Row and Since Laid out an open Town Road by a commiter sent by order of of General feltions of hy Frace for of pourty of wordefter in y In der A 9:17 1. Road way Laid out through y Land of Simeon an Samuel Hay ward
3 by - to see what method of Town will come into to Support of Nuto French Family Retiring in This Feren here of fail not condi Que Return of this warrant with your Doings there on to detect men of this Town at or before if 3. time of meeting & Ly select non dated at Moltoro of Eleventh day donc .. 13000 Your Pler
By virtue of this warrant I have warned the free 125 hollers and then Inhabitants of this destrict to appear at 4) Time and place within mentioned A themer Bellows confia
Weltboro August 15th 1760 By Virtue of this warrant I have warned of In habitants of my Deltruet to meet according to time and place with Paul Newton gonflable
im mentioned
Weltbord: August 15 1760 on of day above . of Town of Weltloro meet being League -elly warned there two and in of first
Lig moderator for P. meeting the hood Toward Baker
after a full debate upon of following vote it was put to the Town to See if it was their mind, To Discontinue The Road that way formerly a Bridge Road and Linee Low out an open Town Road through the Land of Timeon Hay ward and Samuell Hay ward in fyller 1758 by a committe sent by y. General Jeffions of 4 Peace and y above I vote part ion of affirmative and did by their vote difcontinue of above & Road Edward Baker moderator
at Woreeller, to in themer Bellows one of the contable, Wel boro: Greeting in his majefter name you are here by Required forth worth to notify and warn all & free hundreds otten Inhabitants of your detrect Qualified according to fail to act in Iron affair to convene and meet at 4- meeting houl my second Precinct in Weltloro a fore J. on monday a Light day of Jecom" next Entuing the date hereof at twelve a ploch at noon on 1. day then and there my first place to chool a moderator for 1. meeting to Bring in Town Lebt
to grant money to pay the same
To Jec in Town will grant a Sum of money to nord (herr high-way) y Elcar Existing o eec what wagy of town will give a day for men of Teeny to work at y highway, y year Entuing to die if y. Town will give Such Directions with Regard to the money that they shall around as they shall think noper in monding the highways
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186 10 See if 4 Town will grant a sum of money on yt I/ Supporte of Material French Family in this Town for year Binding fly to eles if of Town will grant a dum of money of or ye supporter of yl iwidow mary Wood, oby to see of of Town will grant a sum of money to Suppe a Lawful school of year infring.
Joly to see if 4- Town will link Solomon Fays Rates in m Even" Maynard' Lift Late porttable for Weltboro and is grant money to pay the Same
hereof fail not and make dor Return of this warm with your doings thereon unto 4. Select men of this Town at or before y 1. Time of meeting Date at Weltloro afore If this nineteenth day of November 17 Go By order of of Select men gon! Bond Town plen
By Virtue of this warrant I have warned the Freeholder and other inhabitants of this Jeffree and as it is set forth in I warrant to meet at 4 time and place within mention Jeff & themer Bellows Confl
Weltbord Dee! gth 17 60 By virtue of this warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of my Precinct to meet according to time and place within
mentioned Paul Newton portable
Weltbord. Been 8th 17 Go
on of day above The Town meet according to order and in of gift place phoole part. Bes" Eager moderal then proceed to make of following grants to of men. hereafter named (viz) de,
granted to Berg? How 200-02-08-10
00-04-00-0 granted to lon. Fray
granted to Edward Whipple 09-08-06-0
granted to games miller for 23-05-03-
granted to & ben! For luft 09-05-08-1
02 -12-06-
granted to Eben! For buth
01-09-01-
granted to Richard Barry
granted to Solomon God and 01-00-00- granted to Timothy Warrin 10-10- 02 granted to john purruth 02-00-00-
grante to mr John Martin
granted to Nathaniel Whitney 00-13-00-0
grants to Phinehar Handy- 00-10-00-0
granted to ms. Parkman 01-00 -00 -
granted to, Frances Whipple 00 - 12- 00 -
granted to gumes lager 00-16-00-
01-04-00-1
granted to Paul Newton 00-04-000
Returns
el c granted to Jacole Rice 00.10.00-0 127 granto to Gideon Hayward 11-02-06-1 granted to Box? Boro 1 00-04-000 02-19-00-0
granted to Toward Whipple
1). total of of above grants is of sum of-
79-12-4-1
and then the Town granted the Sum of 100-00-0-0 to mino their high-ways of year Injuring 3-4 per day 3/ d and then the Town Voter that in April may quene inly & Avgift mens Labour Should be
and often should be
and a part should be
and then of Town voter that men, La boun 2- o per day
-1- 0 per day
and that oren Should be.
and that a part shouts be
and then of moderation called for a vote to see if of Town would grant a sum of money for of suporte of of Natural French Family in this Town for of year Infring and it paft in of negative
then of moderator paller for avote to see if of Town would grant a Sum of money for of Supporte of the widow mary Wood and it pult in of Negative
then of moderator called for a vote to see if the Town would grant money to Supporte a Lowfull Schools of year Infring and it paft in of Negative
then of Town voted to sinh Solomon Trays Rate in mr
Eben! Maynard Lift late portable for welllors, and then of Town grante & Jum of #1-2-11 to pay of fameas then of meeting way diffelved
Beza" Lager moderator
1- 4 per day 0 - 8per day
in den." of actor should be 0- 6 per day
128 Worcester Is to mic hemer Bellow one of the Contables of In her malefis name you are here by Required forthworth la worn all a serrant the freeholder, and other inhabitants of your leftreet Quellified access to Law to Vole in Town affairs to powere and meet of the meeting funerary hole in the volt drecinet in Wellvoro From afore J. on monday the ninese day of this blant January at one of the plock in the Vernormon. day then and there in the first place to choose amoderation for Power. 24 to see if the Town will now grand money to pay a schoole-major or to Supporte a Law full sidode in this Town the year Enfin 3 to see if the Town will appropriate any or all the money which in the head of paul Hen. Wood, Trefuter to any particular ufe which is not as yet appropriated
Ity to see if the Town will die that the Town and country habe sha be put into one Rate
Ity to see if the Town will abate the Raty which was offered on from Dunlop in m! Eben" Forluther Rate Bill late Confiable for Welthor" which is -20-14-4- Gly and allfor what was offered on moles garfield which Jam is- 0-0-5. ily to see if the Town will link Do photor Kater in sona. Joy Rote Bulls.
fly to see if the Town will find the Rate, Soab Hapgood in Infine Files Rices Rote Bill Tale gonflable for Wellhero
gly to see if the Town will grant money to pay the same here fail not and make dor Return of this autant with your daily there on conto the Select-men of this Town at or below the J. lin of meeting Tater att Welthere fore I. this fifth day of January HD: 178, By inter of the Select men In. Bon Town plet
In obedience to this warrant I have warned the freshation and other Inhabitants of this deffect to appear at the time and place with mentioned Sthemen Bellows Portable
Returns
We Abord January 19 th 1761 By virtue of this warrant I have warned the inhabitants of my direct to meet according to time and place within mentioned. Paul Newton Arsplan
Well bord January 19: 1761 on the day above . the Town meet according to the foregoing warrant and phone in! France, Whipple moderation for " medling 2ly the Town granted by their Vote the Sum of 209-06-8 to pay a schoole-mailter 26-13-4 3by the Town granted by their Vote the Sum of
to Supporte alawful is hook the year Enluing
Ily the Lowen Voted to appropriate three roux, of the money in the hand of cap. Bey. Wood, Treasurer which is not an yet appropriated for the Proprietors of the school house to fatiffie them for the French Family Living theorem for three years the Town Vole to appropriate the Remainder of the money in the Pros have, for the support of the wordare many books and the French Family 6by the Town lote that the Town and twenty Aute Should be pedt into one Re
a fifth
the Foun Voler to Sink Robert Dunlap, Kate, m Bben" Forbuthe, Rote $2) Bill, which is the sum of 200- 14- 4-1 ity the town Vold to link make, Carfiets, Bude, in J. Forteller fair Bill, which is the fun of 00-00-5-3 To the Town color to find the Rate of Soul Etap good in Infine filmy Rice, Rane Bill, which is the roof 03-02-0-0 by the Town grunted the form of one rain swenton chilling, andaise 3.17.900 pence to pay the same then the mading was dipolied- France, whipple moderator
Weltloro February 10th 1761 + on the day above" Cap! Beze. Eager delivery to Cap Beny .. Nos Down graferer a Prevence note of 14-8-2- for the use of the town I note is dated
January the ninth 1761 the number is 49%
Province of the mahachaly Bay To his Excellency France Barnard Par Cant General un' listener on weil The Hon ble the Porunca Fond forval House of Representatives of the Province afre I' in Genere Doust assembled at Bation december 17. 1760 The Select men of the Town of Westborough in the county of Worcester most humbly the That the plants of the faid Town from time to time Incent. first dettement has kept Record of the officers chosen from year To year and of the eleveral Notes and Transactions of the Town lat do it is may it please your Excelency and honour, that upon Examining the Record and files your petitionters can't find the warrant, that were first ifrued for calling the first meeting agreeable to the Low of this Province for incorporating'S. Westborough into a Jour - Ship to they have made deligent dench there for neither conthe find many other of the Warrants ifound for calling meetings andar many difficulty may here after arise for want of such warranty your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Efelency and Honours that the several Voly of Transactions of the end Jour at their several meetings since its first settlement onay be Confirmed by this Great and bon Court and made Valid in fac as the The warranty and other writing, now mitting were in being and on Record or that your Exellenty and Generan would offered such other aid in the premises as you in your great wilden the i've mect. and as in duty found will ever pray of c
Edward Baker Poletechmens Jacob Rice Bezaleel Bayer 5 Westborough
Beny" Tay Jon " Bend
130. In fruncil January 17: 1761, Read and order'd the the Prayer of this Petition be granted, and that the dev Vote, and Transactions of the Inhabitants of Westborough of several Town meetings which were called and held by of any warrants that are now miling, be and are hereby Ratified and confirmed and shall be deemed and are Valid the miplaying on top of any such warrant or wann notwithstanding Provided Such Their Transactions of Pouces were other wife agreeable to Law
Sent down for concurance In cotton Tep: Jeery
In the House of Representatives January 17: 176, Read and poncur us taken into a new Draught on the other Side, Sent up for concurence games otis Speaker
Noted That the Prayer of this Petition be granted, and the the Several Voter and Transactions of the inhabitants of Westborough at their Several Town meetings be, and Shall deemed and accounted Valid although the warrants for Calling said meetings may be misters or Lost and cannot now be produced: Provided Such their Transactions and Proceedings were otherwife agreeable to Low
In pourcil Jana/ 20th 1761 Read and Concured A oliver Jeery
Consented to Fira Bernard Copy Examined In" Gotten Jen Jeery a sony Examined 2 Gon Bond Town gler
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Worcester Is To IN! Ithemer Bellows one of gonflables cf Wellford' 131
Greeting In his Mayefter frame you are hereby Required forth with to notifie of warn all of Fire: holder of other inhabitants of your Definit Qualified In according to Law to Vote in Town affairs to convene of meet at ye meeting house in ut first Precinct in Weltbord afore I on monday y Second day of March next Entuing y date hereof at Ien gu block in up for news on 1. day, then and their in . first place to choose a moderator for J. meeting
to proofe all such Town officers to Serve in this Town for you Infring year as of Law Directs
to See if y Town will improve of Liberty of of Law in Leting Their Swine go at Large of year Infring
to See if & Town will Except of a Row begining at of country Road alittle Eafterly of pap Yon? Rood House on of west side of a fence thence Runing Northerly on of westerly fire of of fences near 1. Roof Barn to apine tree marked thence to a Stumpabout Thirty Roos in all from of country Road two Rods wide
to See if of Town will Except of 4 Return of High ways and difientmee and alter ot ones as of Town Shall See parte
hereof fail not and make dor Return of this warrant with your doing their on conto of Select men of this Town at or before of 5. time of meeting dated at Weltfor afore & of fifth day of January et. D: 17G, by order of of Select men
For! Bond Town per
by Virtue of this warrant I have warned of free: holders brother Inhabitants of this destrict to appear at &time and place within mentioned Othermer Bellows Portable
Weltboro January 19 th 17Gs by Virtue of this warrant I have warned o Inhabitants of my destrict to meet according to time and place within mentioned. Paul Newton portable
march 2: 176; Pursuant to of foregoing warrant of Town of Weltloro meet and in of first place Choose pap Beza Eager moderator then of Town Proceder to Choose Select men and voted that of follow ing performs there be of Select men for of year Infring (V12) Dea" Gond Bord Capt. Beza. Bayer pap Stephen Ray nard
Selectmen mr Jacob Rice mr Eben" Maynard
132 Then of Town Proceeded and Choose Dea" Jonathan Bond Town
Town ples Chofer for ul year Entuing Sworn then of down Proceed to choose affepors for of year Enfin and voted of men hereafter named theute be affections namely.
afration Chofer
AV. Phinehas Harry m? Timothy Thay andm." Frances Whipple
contatos Then of Town Proceed to Choose Contables for of Infring you Chefen and choose for confiables
mr Timothy Warrin m. Thomas Warrin and m. Edward, Whipple sworn
Bpon /lub
Jeron Treafurer
Wardans Phofen
then y Town Choose capt Bery" Wood Town Treafurer Then of Town Proceden to Choose wardens and phone Part Bery Fray 3 wartens and Capt Beza. Pager Swom
then the Town voted to phook of Remaining officers by vole of Surveyors rand then of Town Procesed to phook Surveyen and voler that mr Highway Chefen
Dofenh Bruel Alijah Gale Solomon Baker Henry Galhit and Son? Bartlet
Sturwayer som
The meeting cycumer Should be surveyen for of year enfuing and then of town voted to ajourn of ameeting to fryday y 6 day of this enfant March to y meeting har in of first Precin in "weltlow afore S. to one of of plock in of afternoon an S day Bezal " Eager moderator march 6th 176) on of day above S. " Town meet upon ajourn. and proceed to phoote Lithingmen and Voter that of men her Tithing after named should be Filteringmen for of Infring year name
men Phofen
mr. Richard Bari James Miller que {Litheing. Timothy Fray swim
and Samuell Allin Shouts be Fitheing: men for of year Enfuing
Dearel then y Town Voted that on. Daniel Hardy & m" George Bake Show Chofer be Dear Real for of year Infring Twom
feverwier then of Town Voted that m. Cornelius Big low and mr Banchi Surveyor Morte Should be fence Viewers for y Enguing year sworn
Beard, land
next of Town Voted that on! Beny." Slow Showets be surveyer things of Board and Shingles for of Infring year sworn
logran then of Town Voted that m. of Rice and m. Barnebay Newton Show Shofen be blog: real for o Enquing year sworn
Healer then of Town Voted that m. Polyph Bruce Should be dealer of Leather Leather for of Infring year sworn
bergs to go and allfo voted That Hogy thout go at Large 4 Infring year all of mon before number which were prefer in to office were swom ans Beza. Eager moderater
officer Low Direct-
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Waltboro . April 6th 17G,
on the day above Io roe the Subscribers Record is made up decompte with pap. Bery. Wood Freaflever for the Town of Weltloro afere J. for of year 1760 and we find that the f. Treafurer hath Ree. of the Towns money the sum of one Hundred and Sixty Seven pounds dix Shillings of Ter rence. and we alllo find that the J. Treafurer hath paid out by order of the Selectmen the Sum of one Hundred sixtyeight pounds Seven and Seven pence do we find d. Treafurer hath paid out one poundof nine pence more than he hath Rec and we alljo finde that if I. Freafurer hath in his hand, three Province Notes the first note is Ten pound, Six Shillings Jen pence dated June the 15th 1758 N. 677
the Second note is nine pound, four shillings dated of twenty. fifth day of January 17 Go. N. 4944
the Third note is fourteen pour, eight shillings and two pence dated January the ninth 17Gs. No 498 and we allfo finde the P. Treafurer hath in his hand two Round Seventeen Shillings of one penney in two forthings military Shock a
Rung " Wood Jorn truques con Bond Dacol Rica Selectmen
Eles Hay Man)
Weltboro April 6th 176, on the day above s. m. Toward, Whipple portable and the selectimen appointed o. Berg." How Jeder of weight and meansers and he has been sworn to that office
Forcefler /3 Je ythemer Bellow forttable of y boro greeting where as 'electron of. Webero are informed that there is of date aporre woman Come. from sudbury To Refice or dwell in J. Town " Westboro Namely Martha Palmer and where as the may be chargable to J. Town of Westboro Trofe are there fore to order you the 9. portable forthwith to Noti fie and warn 4. martha Salmer if the may be found in your Precinct forthunth to depart out of your of Kellero and leave making of I. Four of mekono 4) place of her above any Longer and make Return of your doing, here on unto of Town part of P. vettboro as soon as may be dated at We bero a fore J. this fourteenth day of April A. 1760 Byorder of y d'électmen Jonathan son pler
By Virtue of this warrant I have warned & wo man within mentioned fortheuil to depart the Town of weltboro as is set forth in 1. warrant on 4 2 23 0 July 1760 Othemor Bellow for table
Worcefler is to m." Edwards Whipple Conftable for Welthe in hy mujeHer name you are hereby Required forth with (C) to notify and warn all three holder of other inhabitants of your destrict Quellified by law to Vote in of Choice of a Representative powered meet at gt meeting: houle in 4/ decond Porcinet in This of weltloro aforce of on friday of 22: day of this softand may at af it plock in of after room on d. day
to Elect of depute Some Suitable Perfon to Serve fonds Represent them in a Great & General Court or assembly appointed to be held hent for his majetter service at of court house on Botton upon weine 427 day of may infant
Ily to choose amoderator to manage of affairs of S. meeting for of Remain fly to see if of Town will choose a committee to provide a Lawful Schon Butnis
matter from of year Enfing
Ily to see if of Town will phone come sutable Perfon or a committee Represent of act in of behalf of of Town at of great of General Court their next detions with Regard to a Petition Prefered by of Selectimer of this Town to of General pourt at their luft Seniory with Regard to Road find out through of Land of Simeon Hayward which is now in Controversy or to det on to any thing with Regard to S. Now which, Town shall Think maper when meet
5kg to See if of Town will appropriate any or all of of money which Daniel Porbuth has paid in to of Freahleren to pay those Perfors whic have Recept of widow Mary Wood, here of fail not and make dove Relu of this warrant with your doing hereon to of Select men this Town or before 5 Time of selling Dated at Weltloro This Thirteenth day may A: D: 176, By order of of select men Con. Bond Town eler
Weltboro may 22:176, In obedience to this warrant I have taken care to warn this meeti as to time and place as within mentioned. Edwards whipple Conftal
Weltbank may, 22: 1761 In obedience to This warrant I have Executed this warrant as of de directs by mes Timothy Harrin Confiable
protboro may of 19th: 17Gs In offererance of this warrant I have notified and warned all fre holders and other votable inhabitants of any destrict to pervers according to time and place. Thomas Warrin portable
Recurry
134 Heal (5)
Weltbero May 23 1761 135 on of day above . if Foran of delivery agreeable to a warrant from of selectionen of isefiber aftes incet Noted that pay Bera! Edger Should be their Representative at & Great Ah General Pourt. Voted that part. Bes."lagen Should be moderation to manage of affairs 1. meeting for of Remaining Bihin.
Posted to charge a pommille to Provide a Lawful Schools matter for & year Enfing
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