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on obedience to is warrant I have taken face to win this meeting on to time and place within mentioned frown Ganham Brigham Westboro 29 # 1762
In obedience to this warrant I have taken care and wann This meeting as to time and place within mentioned More Brigham povstal
Wellbere Nov." 49 29th 1762 In obedience to this warrant I have warned all that belong to my Devret to meet at time an pines within mentioned
Con. Bruce portable
Out the day above I. the Friend hoyo agreable to Lowand forthe selectionen AV. Westboro Contenedor meet and Cheese Cap. Beraters Lager moderator for I meeting
then it s moderator called for of your debt to be brought in, and the Town by their vote allowed the following Bi to if Persons hereafter I ence) Zo-11-0
a Bill of M allowed to Gideon thaywrand 0-08-0
By a Bill of is allowed to France, White. 0-17-0 Why a Bill of ily allowed to Finally Day
a Hill of s'y allowed to Edward Whipple 0-00-6
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a billefascy allowed to Mivan a Bill " 12 allowed to Berg" Juntos 0 -12-0-0
a Bill of 16/ allersed to Olees Lice. 0-1600 , Then the Sewn voted and granted the um of
4-10-2 to pay the fore going Bill,
then of Town Voted the Jam of Listy pound, to ment their High ways thear Entuing
"Poled that I Price of men, and over a down and parts por day working at of Highways, should be of fame that it over the dat year
it was, but to vote to dee il of Town world grand any money to supporte a Law full School and its portion of negative-X Voted and created three young to support of natal Trench Family for which The Town ale to Provide
A loted and granted dix pound to supporte of werden of 6-0-0 Mary Woods of year Ensuing
fied that there men which have not coolt not Their highway Rate Should pay their money
Noted that those mon which have over wordt their highway Rate Shall have predit for next year i Voted to hut the Town and country Tax into one Rale h Viter to buy two Burying plothe
4 voted and granted four pounds to buy of I Buying pla Voted and granted to of Reds M !- Portman your Boarding of de koole Master six weeks 1-4-0 Man of meeting was divalises
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150 To his Excellencey Frances Bernard Esof" Captain Cent and Governer in Cheil in and over his majester Provinc of the massachusets Bay in New England and to the . "orable his majeller pourcil and House of Representatives in General point assembled out Boston The humble Relation of us the subscriber Inhabitants, and Propriation of Lanch in the South Easterly part of the Town of Shrewsbury in The country of forcena Hum !. Theweth. That your Petitionen live in a Remote pai or corner of 4. Town of thewsbury and at a great dil from the Publick meeting house in said Town and no Road that we can travel there but by proling do other Town by which means we are deprived of atte -ing 4 Publiek worship of god there and it is with you difficulty that we can attend any Public affairs'in The Town to which we belong by which means we - not have any Privilidge in the Town which by Law. are obliged to do our duty in, and Lying near unto. Joyning upon the Town of Westboro which Runeth allomos. round us and where we allways attend the Publick worship of God and we being dosius that where we Receive Priviledge there to do duty we have applied to the Town of Shrewsbury to set up off to Westboro, and also to 4 Town of Westboro to Receive us both Towns he quanted us our Request as by poppies from each Town manit Public Records hersunto annerted will more fully apples your Petitioners there fore most humbly pray that your te - lency and Honours would be pleased to take our part into your wise consideration and let us off from of Town of shrewsbury and to annu us and our Land, to the Jou " Westboro there to do duty and Privilede for the Futer. Otherwise Receive over Petitionen as in your Great wisde you shall think best, and your locationed as in duty bos Koll ever pray William Nurse Meredith Mayrand Eleanor Trail · Benjamin Jay wido. Jarah Smith Donation Fay
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151 i ve 3 Representatives Fuentes Y: 1762 Resolved that William Nüsse, Eleazer Batt De Wide Care Grill Daniel Mure Jonathan Pay Perjarain By and Move Masse, which ligth in Mouwvery afor daid and contains all that part of shrewsbury failed is there excepting the Land of Thomas Whitney be and they hereby are det from the david Town of mansour annexed unto the Town o Wentto's there to de duty and Receive Priviledge for the future also further Resolved and it is huse by Provider that agreeable to the voter of said Town of Westberg the land Town that's not be at any bort or changes in Processing a Road to the Publish worthit for the inhabitants annexed or afore said non that the afore sand Inhabitual be at any Port or change to Purchase the Road laid out by the pound ofdations through the Land of timeon Playwird in Wedler afore Said Sont un for Concurence Im' Ruggles Ink.
In pourcil june 4: 1/62 Read and Voncured A diver del
Consented to popy Examined " In" Cotten Den decry. a pony Examined a fon" Bond Town pour
152 Worcester , To moses Brigham Constable for Westboro you are hereby Required in his majestys Name to warn all of fires and there inhabitants of the Town of Westboro afore J. that are in your district who are Qualified as y Law directs to Vote in Tow. affairs to convene and meet at y meeting House in of fot Pre in Westboro afore J. on monday the Seventh day of March nex Ensuing at Ten of o Clock in y forenoon then and then to act upon of following artikel
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to Choose a moderator to Regulate Said meeting
2ly to choose a Town click and all Such other officers
as the Law Requires Should be Chosen to Serve in this Town Ensving year
3ly to Except of the Return of Highways and to alter and discontin old ones as the Town shall see pause
Ifly to see if y. Town will Except of 4 Return of a Highway Leading from " House of Edmund Brigham in this Town Partly throw J. Brigham Land and partly through of Land of Leis Nathan Brighams Land of Southboro and partly through m. Jacob Anders Land in to & Country Road a little Easterly of mr Amidem dwelling House which Road I. Brigham prays that he may have to go to meeting in
Fly to see /4- Town will Improve of Liberty of of Law in leting Their faire go at Large
here of fail not and make due Return of this warrant with your domes hereon unto y select men of this Town at or before the 8. time of meeting dated at Westboro afore J. February 4 4th day A: 1763 By order of y Selectimen
Jon ?. Bond Town eler
Westboro March 4th 1763 In obedience to this warrant I have taken care to warn my Destrict of this meeting as to of time and place within mentions Moses Brigham Constable
Wentoro March of 3. 1765 In obedience to this warrant I have taken care to warn my destrid this meeting on to if time and place within mentioned Ganham Brigham ponitable
Westboro March . 7. 1763 In obedience to this warrant I have taken pare to notifie and wo all that belong to my district to meet at time and place within mer Jon. Bruce constable
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20 February 25 th 166 bay certifie that we f Intrezibens are willing of do give our conferx Road which Select, men Said out Vocale through in? Joshua r encioferece Should be accepted by
Jonathan Jord Shinekas Forbes
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Westboro March 7. 1763.
on ye day above I. y. Town of Westboro agreeable to ye fore going warrant meet and Choose in France, Whipple moderator for I. meeting then of Town Voted that gona Blond should be Town plank of Ensuing then 4 Town Proceeded to Choose Select men, and Voted that 4 Ilandy ornet Levi Brigham in Yon"Bond, in! Jacob Rice, m. Phinehan
Frances Whipple; Should be Select-men of year Infring,
then of Town Proceeded to Choose allepers and Voted that m. Phincha, Hardy, m. " Jacob Rice, and m. Edward, Whipple, should be anchors 4). Infring year.
Voled that Cap Beny. Wood Should be Town Treasurer & Entuing year then of Town Voted to ajourn of meeting to this day fortnit at 12 a clock at noon at this place to finish of Remaining func,
Westboro march 21:1763
on of day above . y. Town meet upon Their ajournment and Proceeded to Choose constable and Voted that in Joseph Green Should be portable and that om? Ebenzer Maynard should be Constable in of Room of pant Berated Lager, and that mmJavia Batherick should be conitable for of Enfring year
Voted that m. Daniel Warrin and on. George Bak Should be Worden for the Ensuing year.
Noted to choose of Remaining officin by vote of hand
then y Town Proceeded to Choose Surveyer of Highways and Noted that My. Capt Lonas Brigham, Jupe Maynard, Daniel Adams, Leist Martyn, Thinchay Hardy and Frances Whipple Should be Surveyer the Enping year!
then y Town Proceeded to Choose Tethering: men and Voted that Nathan Maynard, Daniel miller, Ganham Fay (w., and pap. Jupe Brigham, Should be Titheing: men of Enfing year Noted that Solomon Baker and David Maynard should be Fenc fewer of year Enpring
Noted that Joseph Baker and Timothy Brigham Should be Hoyrat of Infring year.
Voted that Edwards Whipple Should be dealer of Leather of Injuring Voted that Benja How Should be dealer of thingly , Elaboard, Voted that Timothy Warrin Should be Field driver of Enfuring year Ated that swine should go at Large of Infring year
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year Voted that of Select men be a Committee to make aw. 20 En! nous Pétition on the Petit," of En" faber Snow in as much as there is no other Family that want, the 1. Road for which IS now Petition there fore, Voted that the Town will give the & now a good Bridle Road from his house to y meeting. he untill it comes into of country Road, and that of Town wil maintain good Gate, So that the J. Snow may Pah or Refra at all times when Ever the said Snow hall devier of Jam. of the Town and if there Shall be ocasion for an open Ro. for any other Family Then of Town will open of fame
Voted of granted to m. Jacob Aniden one Rod of Land in will on one dide of of Country Road adjoining to 1. Amidem do in this Town of Westboro Runing So far in Length as to Enel as much Land on the Road that way Laid out for Edmus Tat Brigham takes up of d. Anders Land
Then of meeting was ajourned to next Fryday to of fame place at 3 of o clock in of afternoon
then the Town agreeable to their ajournment meet and ajourned the meeting to of day and place of may meeting at 4: of o Clock in of after noon Frances Whiple moderator Westboro April 19 th 1763 the select men appointed Beny" How dealer of weight and Measures for the Ensuing year and he was Sworn to faithfull discharge of that office and to me all of officen which have been chosen This year Grey from Timothy Warrin as Joseph Baker
mai q .. 1763
on of day about 1. of Town agreeable to their ajournment meet to finish the Remaining Bisnis of March meeting and Voted to dismit Joseph Baker from The office of Hogodof Noted that brech tice be Hogreat for 4 year Inluing and. way for
Voted that you" Bond be durryer of wheat of year Ensuing and he way hoorn
France Whipple moderator
Worcester if Nettore to Jesty one of the provider of 155
Water Greeting in his inside forthworth to notype and win all the methodvers and other indativa If your Destrich Qualifyed by Law to Vote in the five Bloc to convere and meet at the meeting- house in of first in With afere I. on monday of ninth day of may next Sayhi itate hereof at one of the clock in " afternoon.
To Elect or departe done Jutable Person to have for and Roman This Jours in a great of General wurde or aberbly applied tothe hold of kept for his Majesty service of the court house in the upon Wednesday 4 25 .. day of May next Enpring the date have" To choose a moderator to manage y affaires off meeting for 4 farming To see if at Town will appropriate any money to apporte a Low fer Schools in This Town of year Enfuing and how much
by to see if a Town will choose a school committe to provide a Lawful Schoole master of year Enging To see what of Town will do with Respect to Ruth Buch which 4ª delect mas of this Town have Sent to southboro for select men of southboro Refuse to take of I Ruth on their proven change there for this article is inserted that is of town may and do any thing with Respect to ). Ruth and of Proceedings with her which they shall think pro when meet
To des it y Town will come into any method to delle with Kan Iben" Parkman for part of of year 1744 namely till octo" -2020 when of Town was divided which account he canit has not been letter to this day.
To des if of Joan will Petition of Greated General That it Roman or Foundways in this Town which were Laid out after their anual march meetings were ajourned and were accepted on their ajournment of domesticy may be establishedis confirmed of allyou to choose a committe or Person is ast ing bahar of of Town at if d. (out, hered" fail not of make die Return ofily womant with your doing here on write of select man of this Town at or FAX? Time of meeting fated at vivi boro afore 8. This 27." Las April A. 2 176359 man ty of select men
Wasthere may 4 th 6763 in obediones to the warrant I have taken efectual pare to , buenas other greatitachi in my district that and qualified by law to Ve in Frun affair to meet at time of plate within menliches
Butions may 9th 1763 by virtue of the warran 1.00 warned of free howers and other labilars Ji my dari who are Qualified on it can directs to lite in Town affairs to meet time and Have within mentioned Efra." Maynard forstate
there may 4th 1763 in obedience to this warrant i have taken care is notylic and when. xxx and other inhabitants in my desinst Qualified to this Town of win To MILK and meet at of Time As place within mentiona Constable
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Nextboro may q: 1763
on the day above . The Town agreeable to a warrant from De selectmen met and choose Frances Whipple Egy to Represent them at of Great and General Court the year Erring
Then of Town part of following Voter
Voted that can't lager be moderator for this meeting the Remaining Bisnis
2 by voted to appropriate twenty fix pounds thirteen thikin and four pence which is now in the Treasury, to supports a Lawfull Schools in this Town of hear Enluing Bly Voted that Edward Whipple thevery Garkit and Daniel Adams be a committee to Provide a Lawful schoolernon 4 year Paying
by Voted that on." Jacob Rice, Bry." Whiple and cayt Bayo be a committee to inquire in to of Res. Vb." Parkman. account and be whether this Town owner of J. Parkman any thing or not, and to make Reports of their doing at. next Town meeting
ty loted not to thand Joyal with Southboro with hayun
bly Noted to petition of Great at General Court to Establish of High ways in this Town which were laid out after our March meetings were ajourned and were Excepted at yourments of P meeting Voler that Frances Whipple 8sq." be agent for a Represent the Town with Respect to the Roads or Highways above of veneral Court
Bera! Lager moderator
Naesten go Werthan to m! and Bathenich erer ofy 15.17 portable of Northern gosling in his majesty name you are hereby Requested for Mewith to notype of somin all of finstilton of other och tash of your Jedrit Qualifyed by said to fill in have their to Bonowil af meet at of meeting house in of. at theloss of on monday of thirty first day of this ploch of now then and their do and in
To Check a videvalor to Regulate And To bring in Form des. (36) To grant granny
To see if of Town will put of To see koled method of Town will forn endo lo pata Highways of year Infringea giant mercy for that dys if they that To de it's them will Build 'work haugs in this frumos Off (way agree to Build one then (74) to Voters agree where it date / To grant dask a claim or Jums of money you & Billing / Boys Town hall des fil Ca'n) to del if i Jour will phone Com miller to Davida Tambien other material, at el Tono pod and Build . have in of Hoes share of Town hall order To hear of Reporte of if Committee that was charea to proper world mon Concerning his dolory ah C
To hear y act on y Selation of me dom!" Allen where is the praga! Hat of Town would Arrive Kien stor
to Ruth Buch of her phile as by his Relation will move fully oppos To hear of ust one of Setstory of the" Adrian Bruce notalone"
whose in they Mod sy that of Your wind decesel Ring with
will more fully appear
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Sience to This warrant I have taken care to
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Watboro octo. 31. 1763
en Brigham 200-18-
a bill allowed to Dawar Mapple.
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a Bill allowed to Shinchan Ovary- 01-18
a Bill allowed to Timothy Day-
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a Bill alors
074-7012 a Bill alowed to Benj." Painter
a bill adoved to finally wallin
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a Bill aleved to Goon" Magnani
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Voted as grun lead to lon Bond for Bounding Booth Ball on her child quicchio tape days-01-07-9 Fried od grante Voled to link start Foundend,
Rates on his head in i Province of Town Role in for "Bruce, Lift Voted to Sink Leut Bruces or Adonijah Rices Rates in Gangham Brigham, List
Their in that may grove factors anyone
chouli te 3 day as in c'est? " eco" 2 por dans
of that orten in April bring goes outy in le 1/0 4 a part 0/6.
Barab Rice
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have you are hereby
all in Freeholden viel
einer in this Town
wie a moderator to Regulate well
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which Proper when meet
Tare will grant a chance Most way to supporte a said
um of money te chamarde.
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wered hates in Thomas
Bill and want money to pay if lame money
of their Last meeting hace of fail not os mat
this surrant with your change here on cents of
You" Band Zone
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land in my devrient to meet at times David Gathered
9 Green constable
Boa Wetter No:" 29" 1763 on y day alone, I agreeable to a warrant from of Select
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was tre." of others of it part in a negative
? Ly letech of granica & Enning year
. Mary Nooch of 2 n'y Voted of granted y eltem of three pound, to day Wind French Family which belong to the Aly Voled to dink deve! Bruce, " Cap Room Rates i im! Cartham Brigham Rate Bill
Perambulation Recorded agreeable to af notification of ' detection of Werther is to of Ableet men of southboro to peram belate of Fine, betwery Town, we of subscriben have meet at time of places ch have. Renewed y Bound, of y . Town of Westboro od Southboro April AZALK AD. 1763~ Ephraim Ward , Commi Ezekiel Newton
April is IN" 1763 Then we of subscriben being appointed by y e'aleck man of Hinton meet worth of fleetmen of Westboro or dach on they appointed of have Peramb .. faire Betiout of Town of ! Abiel Sadler Ephraim Whitney 3% Viele - me
April 25th 17 63 this day ce of subscriben ment according to time and place appointed as Perambelated as Renewed bound, instruc el Inin, of westboroch Hopkinton-
Frommys Meilen Daniel Hardy Pormeling Bignous Jacob Ejibber
Botton April 25 1763 we of subscribers being appointed to Perant" fine, betwen of Town of Westboro of Boltok & we have Peramb? "dines between . Town, to us Content of both parties, Baley
Paul Vedaten
April25 9763 on A day above For if Juben her by order y det. " of westboro ~ Ihrecentury incet of peramblated & diner betwen Westboroct Theeurbury & Renewed if Bourg, I'm. Bond I Commit Timothy May Jegpriant Kies of both
April 25th 1763 use of subur ban, have meet with in' Chinche, Hardly afad Letect men of Metooooo have Renewed if Bound, between estiverof
Goregh Meriam
Muncho, Handy
ma boro April 25- 1763 Then we if Jutrenter, Renewed mand Istaven of Town of marlboros werkers tes
Doet Engnom
2 committees of Both
more, flow Jacob Rica.
Worcester I To Joseph Green Contable for Westeuro getting you are hereby Required in his majesty name to worn all youres : holder v other inhabitants of of Town of Westboro afore do that are. in your destrict who are Qualified tas y and direct to Vote in town affairs to convenus meet at & meeting house in ifnorth Precinct in a Town of Werther afore? on monday of filth day March next Enluing at ten of y plock in 4- fore non then their to act on y following articles --
to choose amoderator to Regulate +10 meeting to choose a Town Clerk hall Such other officers as of Law Requiere Should be chosen to serve in this Town of Ensuing to see if 4 Town will Link George Smith, Rater in goodthan Bruce ist or take his Estate into Their hands as do with it as ye Shall think proper
to del ity Town will link Adonijah Rice, Rate, in Gorham Brigham mist
To Iel 4, Town will Except of a Road Laid out by order ofy decetmenos at of devier offen Ion" Bartlet begining a apair of Ban a Little South 5. Bantich house . un Ruing Youthe voy a heap of stone of a grey oak Tree marked you to a heap oby & toner you in to 4 horas y & ut Learn to y meeting- house 1. Road is daid through af Land of m?"Thomas Billings ? Road is Land out one Rod of half wide I marks are on of east side of 1. Road
To Except of w. Return of highways of to discontinuew ob acter old one of of Town Shall Jee cause
To die if of Town will youpass of dy berty of war und in deting to Jestly Town will Except of of Return oya low said out of Her o's cercetmen regine y at a while oak tree weiterly from. Inour house marked yt westerly to a walnut reson Land & New! nathan Brigham of Mouth born in To a while oak hee yr to another white oak tree you to themas tree y ?. to amend tree in to a white paly? To a ditie grey oak tree Handingons between Abraham Beaman Landsh we ando un Runing a from a corner of " Adam, and to In." Jacobs Airplane ? te a great grey MR Meta forer of C.Andersen u dreawieder, fraud near d' Adamy houyeah un faining no therty on a - ina tous country Road ally ajos & trees are marked of are on y Retine Lille of I way as I" way is said out two Roch vide of Pur, partly on ?. Brigham Land but ,helle on " Beamar andon partlyans yourdas Adam need; Lait nokot make que Return thiswomanh. your doing, here on unto us d'elect men of this Town a for of meeting dated at wantder's a fore &
for Bind Town Plen
foregoing these Executed this warrant according to y directions within questions Mortero March af 5 1769
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Weilbon march &t 5th 1764. I have Executed this fore going warrant according to al din. with in mentioned
Eben! Maynard Conitatile
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Welders March of 5th 1764 Those Executed This foregoing warrant according according to ye directions with in mentioned David Batherick Constable
march meeting 1764
at a meeting of of Freeholder of other inhabitants of y Town of altopro being duly warned of ponened at y niech house 'in 4. north Precinct in this Town on monday " (i) day of march 1764 for to consider of ah to act on ytale Indented in of fore going warrant foros meeting Voted of chool Dea" gon Livermore moderator for I.m
2 ly Voted of choose pon" Bond Town fleck for y Enfuing y 3 ly voteder Choke for delectmen of year Enfuing
delect men 2 in word Stimothy fray
Phinehas Handy
SPaul Newton Joseph Green
Contable Voted chole for conttables for of south parts of this Choolin Town Abrial Gale & Eben" miller, but I. miller agreed with f Gale to performe of whole Service to only AGian Gale was Sworn Vold of phook Samuel Allin contable for of north part of this Town
I amment then Voted to ajourn This meeting untill tomorrow at one of of Clock in of afternoon to this place
Westboro March of 6th 1764 4) Town of Neriboro afore S. agreeable to their ajour = meni meet of processes to finish Their Remaining Bisnis) voted is chool boenever maynard conflab in A Room of Jamiel Allin for of north part of the Town he contenting their unto oh et J. Maynard was Dwon
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Constable
Vardens Votodes Choole for Warders & Enjuing year David Batherick Henry Gaphitan Timothy Warrin
hooten
Fly voted to Chools " Remaining officers by vote of
Con" Bond Dea" Livermore CarBery ..
appelions voted of choice for appelons y year Enjuing-
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Voted of Chook for surveyors of year Erling David Maya Edmund Brigham William Badcock) mores Nanin Cant Eager Ben," Lainter John Ball
ling Voted of Chook for Tithingmen of year Infring Edmund Rice Paul gray
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For" Bartlet"
Voted of Choose for Decreats of years Infring Elijah Hardy of Thaddeus Fay
lice Voted is Choole for henceverwer of year Infring Priniha, Maynard & Benja How
weer Voted of Choose Edward, Whipple duweyer of thingle as Flaboard of year Infring-
raf Voted of Choole John wood th Joseph Day for Hogreat of year Enning
der Votedas Choose Edward Whipple Jealer of Leather & year (Enfuir
cher
Voted is Choole Eff. Whipple Surveyer of wheat of year Eliping
Voted that Hog, Should go at Large in This Town of year. 1
it was put to vous to see if of Town would Link George Smiths Rates as it part in of negative
Voted to link Adonijah Rice, Rate, in Gartham Brigh (sift Voted to Except of m. Buttet, Road when he has ful - filled his obligation to im. Billing
then off meeting was difolved gon" Livermore moderator
all of afore I. officers were sworn to of faith full discharge of their Respective officer before France, Whipple &/q march & 6 th 1764
i64 medboro may 4- 14h 1764 on the day above 1. We The Subscriber Reconed. and adjusted accounts with pap. Berg." Word Treasure han the year 1763 and we find that the 1. Treasury hath in his hands of Town Stock the chum of this one Found, eight shilling eight pence of three har thing as withebeth our hands
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