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Worcester A Jo Martin That one Ne Connais for Wetlere · Greeting In ha, Hajenter name you are hereby Required for with to relyfie and relais The Forceholder, a dies gu habitants of libero a fare" who are Qualified accor? ing to show to Pole in in town affaire to forventes meet at & Meeting-house in I Went solo on Monday of this guidant June at farce O Clock In ut offers noon then and there in the first place to Chant a modica or to Regulate !! Co fee M of Town will hear and act on a Letter Gated Boston May 12 th 1774 eligned by William Cooper Town Clark where in they Complace of many enceviances and deficit flyer which they a beur under by here of an act of carliment mentioned in Poeller to which Reference uher in hely had and by JKeller will more falls appear and to the Town to do and and what they Shall think best and more proper to de done with Regard to Said Leder here of fail not and make due Reluen of this wander with your doing, here on unto the deled men of laid Westboro at or before the said time of meeting dated of West boro a fore Said func & find 1774 by order of the Select men Jona Band Town Clark Martin Pratt constable
Netboro Fine 13th 1774 I have Executed this warrant according to the directions within mandies ed by orting sp a copy of the same below the Meeting hours Doors in Wentbrio. Martin Pratt Constable
at a Public Town Beating Being duty warned as Convened on the Day of June That at & Meeting House in I Wentto's Voted that Daniel Torbes be Moderater to Regulate Palesting Voted to thuse a committe of Confondence for the Town of Mother's Consisting of seven Men and that In a Bond Daniel Farber Hanama Parker Docter Haus Levet Baker Thomas Bond and Forth Hansa be the faid Committe and then Voled to adjourn the starting and Konday at Two O Clock after noon and the Meeting was Continuo adjournment, to the Tenth Day of acto 17TA
3 coted to keep a day of Fasting and prager to god for light and dire. and for our humiliation under our prevent dark and destroying eurcom/tances - and whereas the town upon deliberation den ci Like either of the Printed Covenants to Called there was man on agreement or lovenand drawn up in wrighting which the great unit of the Town Lignes
Hled that the Committe of Correspondance for Werton's Should med the Committed of the Several towns in this Country at Worcester to com to wether in This doak and destroying Time of Complexit,
Grad all the Resolver which were made by the Convention at worse Noted that Can Hephon Maynard be our Representative to hear the Reporte of the General Congres
Alea to das a Field dice a 4 Founder and A Hundred ist of Ball Med to Cause a commite to be the wide Field and macy Lice and Ball Red that my " George Andrews, Timothy Waren and Con Conathan be the committe for that puespop.
stad # brexit Ton halas Banit & coder & Hundred wit of dead's Hled to theus a Commute to procure the emoder and lead Looked Mal d'so dass Barnada, newton + Cap for May be . Com. IS Wled dal For the Committe Could go and decon what tonelle they Can race & Pannen and make Reparle q que Wed Har Leader Wood Con Beng May David Maynard Pineda For and word e am " dama, ton be a Committe to Procure version for . OK Sanen Their mach in case of an allaruns or when They Had Called forth to march
Voted to lyn with the Committee of Boston Roxbury Several of Wed that the delectores of the Town Hall be the refers to deal. To Zoom or to d'ac Hatte be done Your Fone ma bear an Meses and that Could Hephen Maynard Shall be the Chef Command
tour the whole Of the soldier in this Youn in care of an alterum and the Arhilary Company to Hand as they now are and all Persons had via lan. to sid ants either Company for to do it or even on posible and to Con son issinding to Their agreement,
The Question was put to feel the Town will recept of the Military Captain, and These owner of seven for the Military oficer in this Town with Jen other eficien as may be there for another Company in My Town and that Auch an are not Inlisted do galia them Neves in to either Companyas They See fit do that each officer according to their Ross may be enegen Ling in the, Zoton and that Company de frais them den os Kay les af and that day and all ofhow do requin Mon does immediately will anne and amunition as the saw street, and if pait in the affirmation Od that fre mer which will advance any money to Backas a Cannon Shall have what they advance allowed to Men in Their next Mate, and Lar Henden Maynard and need 12:10 and George Andrews tas Found fice and Men, " How nine Pounds and Pinchas blessen hed pour fixed and below" Chambertin two pounds fast and cess forach Barros. pourch Zen and Blew" Chambertin At two round, Live and Zoom" Magna two wound fast and deth Hove Eleven pound, Merteen In thingto daun God Hat octo Lager Hour and Con" Band be ned with Can't hear Raynard to you to Concord to hear ". Reporte of the Centro Congres.
Daniel Forbes Moderator
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Nacenter f To John Terendon one of the Constaties of Wedbeio ires. in hindiajentes name you are here by Required for thwith to poly line as . Lain the Freshorders and other Inhabitants of the Said Town of Week qualified by daw to vois in the force of a Representation of Repry Lation for the Town of Weitere and for Abow unid to fondene med at the Meeting home in a bid Westso on Monday the 3 day of ond next Edfusing the clate harvest at nine o'clock in the Morning to Flea und dejute d'ome dutable Person or Persons to Jewes for and Repre the Moon of Westboro and northboio District adat in a Creates General count or afsembly appointed to be held and kept for his layered server at the four nouse in d'alem upon Wednesday the Fifth day Receber nest camping the date need here fail not and in Las Return Of Mus warrant with your doing here on with the cheer men of this town at or before the said time of meeting dalen ad Weitere ame dard the 26th day of September 1 2: 021 by order of the Selectmen
Jon a Bond Town Clerk John Thefonden Contabile
Weber october 3' 071 chave Executed This warrant according to the direction. within mentioned John herenden Constad
Warbois actor 3 ITTA
the Town of Westbore being daly warned and forcenei according to the foregoing wariant the stedmen after Reading of the woman's called on the Town to bring Their Vote los a Representative and after the votes were inmy in It appeared that last stephen Maynard way CAREuna! Chosen excepting one Vole and then the Meeting was divided Eben Maynot colorion Baker
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To I velt man of blown of besttardes Menj. word look in Ellenor you 9. 11 of october The Come from Boston Last - 073. atile Cary I many Cary his wife & mary Gry there taught. Come here Ill Day of octoberis & Last from Coloration Wester" Octobre 4.25 0013
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Worcester A To Martin Grott one of the Combate of Willers 1.20 In his Majestic Blame you are hereby Required forthwith to not be ana wany Freeholder, & other Inhabitants of Thestone cho me dasmine needing to Lead to Vote in Town affairs is convene earned of iter ing Boa In withers on Monday the seventh Day of Rece ver next" infuing the date hereof od Twelve o plock at noon Then and there. in the first place to Chuce a Moderator to Regulate and Meeting To bring in Town debt, anna to grant money to pay the darne The deln the Town will gram money to ray for a daw ull dehood in this town the year Entuing
To deel the loon will by a grand make any addition to the Reverend Ebenezer Parkmans Halad hearty Valery forg hear on Do dec. the Town will come into any method to provide the the Benzer Partman with hierwood for the year Entuing To Ledd the Town will grant and money to mind and heroes Their Highways The year Endring .-
To see what method the Town will take so more and Repair Their Highway the year Ending and what wayer buy will que ly To elec AT the Town will grant money for the support of the Four The year Unding
To see if is in the Mind of the town that the afregion that pid the money Hat Aan de manha of Min Heating and the County Lax into one have Excepting mre arkinan, Rate and the Highway Rate
To see Mine Teren will do any thing to make beter extensa faccion To deen The Town will grant money to date fie tror men which advanced Keir own money to purchais a Cannon.
To see the Town will grant any money to ige Powder and for other nelejung Que, which the Town Hall Bank relajada had failed and make a & helum of this contract with your doing, bacon und? select mon of this Jour d' ar de fac the cand time Machine. Jona Bord Town Check Martin Pratt Constable
Akove Ever det this command an 20; avecable to the Vote of the Town Martin Grath one of the Constable of Whitlow November 174
At a Medlie Tocon Kleding of the Freeholder and other naine of the Town of Warthorough being duely warned and non Covenant at which Meeting howde on Monday Of november 1774 is Confider of and all on the waralavi set forth in the foregoing warrant for this Meeting this Town "Kea that Benga May be Moderator to Regulate I said feeling Noted that Hover wedeck dese os lash for this feeling and then the Town veled to allow the Bill which follow UP a Billto Senge Andrews for Boarding a Shoot Master 2 2-12-0 a Sutto Levitation on Boarding a choolmaster 3-12- 0
a Billie Romamak con Men Er Carrying a Person to Lou Obvio 8-09,0 Bill to lon bout for Boarding a Jehodmaster a Bill to Eli whitney for making Rate, 0-10-S a Hill to solomon Bacher for Boarding a scholmaner 1- 10-0 a Bill &. Princhar Hards for makeing Rates. 0- 10- 8 a Bill to Eben" Miller for making Rale, 1 - 04-0 -
a Bill to Thomas Bond for making livede, 1 - 1-1- 8 . & Bill de D"Games How for attending at the Conoce, - 1- 18-8 : Med and handed to current a marshall school in this For The year conving 26-13-4 . The Question was put to seeif the Town would make
ang addition to the Rein
along for the year Enqueing and is just in the negative. iced And quanted to mind and Repair The Highway in × 60-00-0 Sed to give the same wagen for Labour and for Team ma Carte that was given das year for working at the Highway, Toted and expanded of the wayworld of the Her in this Town of 15.00 00 veled to just that the aprenions put the Town Rate and County Tax invio one, S Ited To pay there When the money which they advanced for the Four to purchase a Cannon 27-17-6 9 Voledos granted to Provide Powder and Ball and a Carriage for the bannon
10 Toled and granted to pay the Bien which were allowed by the Town at this meeting 215-1-8 and then the meeting was disolved Benjamin say moderator
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Worcester Is To Martin tralt one Of y Constabler for Pittore In his Hayaller nurne you are here by her sind forthesich In nonglie med
gde want to loic in town affair te Convence Ance sie ties . ,
in the fore neen themes these to act on is following arrived (ist
To phane a Moderator to Requinte c'and meeting
Recommendation At heldig agreed to para in coffee
sist Congusto Cambridge Fect Ant My as by Said Hace
and Resolver will mere fully a year of Refrance there
holly had to wany Relative and Recommendation
Te den of Town will a copy of Recommendales , 4 Vis a
Continente & Kongeh held a Whiladelphia on mas and Reneited by The Honorable Deliquity from This for Rololezion Repente use more fully appear to which has ver som 2 This article is heloved
Public service & called theas unto and for it Your to do what is Shall Judge proper with Regna totii, alised adherence
Ce des M this solen will Chute a Deligate or Designing de Repelente
Thestory med balling or before'is there Shall of estation there is To JeNa Zona & consindo any melhor which they the ligados mot proper to irdannyfie and dave harm's Their for Vales cens Reason Of Junhoden or is, of this Town Send as aus To push to their Confiables Relative to Their paying ust By This Land, Such as Theajury of This Town Shallerder and lote Remonsys own way or may Rose to delay Their Public charge and for the Town to do what they La & hope and momento non with haqued Le Mer anie lle
to Jeem This Town will caisse a permitir to Take an decour of las Province mercy So Called which it or any be in Bag of the to bin hand, which they have not as oft paid out as serding to the fermer orders and Reports to the moon as look as may . To See this your will direct their afa hion while ding Mak oveler the Province Lax to be nails and faire Them sources for dom according to their order haveof fail not and make was Notars the war and with your doing, Reason nato facedecionan Jaid Westber's at or believe the faid time of mailing noted af
Withers afor Said December 1ything by west of the dead
have Excited thiseennast an wilkin mentioned
Je Weiterno, No Harlin halt one of the Constabler of hereare speeling In his Kojestier Name you are hereby Required forthis to notyper worn all the Freeholdeuros other gulhabitants of Pis extown Qualified according to low to Town affairs to Convere Vanced as of Meeting house in I wentno on Fryday ' 30' Day of the Innand December of nine O Clock in the forencon then It Move to a.s. de following andice (viz) To Chce a Moderator to Regulate dard Nesting
7 o dee Mit in I mind of this Town to adom as their d'enterrent, of Recommendation hedoes agreed to & pared in & afinitive in Provincial congres at Continge december af gh ing orby P Recommendations & Resolver will more belly appear as Relevance there unico is herein fully had to every Recon. medalion's Avdos
3 So dee Y of Town will adopt the Recommendations & Refalves of the Amania Continental Comme', Held at Skiladal hia on the Hill of September for Herecled by y Houmall delegates for this Coloncy on by david Refererer+ Wwwde will move fully an ear to which Reports & Resolver in ordine in To dee of Town will grand any money to facerage the Biais men to Codie to Train and Exercise More Kalves to that they may be 'i' Qualified Polic d'ervies Y Called Mere conto it for of Town to do what they that Judge hover with Regard to this article when mest
To Je Mo Town will Chase a deligate or Deligate, to Represent den on the Provincial Comes to be held at Cambridge on the First Day of Pokusy next Enquires or before?There shall be occation there for
Todee of this Town will Come into any method which they shall fudge non proper to yodamay be' cause farmles Meir Comptables by Preaton of Such anden as Soler os this Town Shall dee Cause to give and pay to this Constable, Relative to their paying out of their hands into Such a Tresnon as hur Town Hall ender's lote the money which this Town has or may Rai to depay their front of the Province Lax of Public Charges and for Me Town do what they shall Ludge sont no ver to be won with Regard to this w. I To seen this Town will there a Comonitte to take on recount of the Por money do Called which is or may be in any of the date constable, base schied they have not as you paid oute according to their journer order, and Reparle to the Town as soon as may be
S % deet this Town will direct their abehors where they Shall order, ervine lax to be said and dave loin horsley for domgrunding. More orders heat of fail rod and make due Return of this war and with your dong, thereon conto the delect man of I Werdme at or before the said line of Meeting Dated To Wethero alme daid december IA
I have Executed Mis warand according to the Direction willing ham Martin Pratt Constable Vertbro Deur 30 779
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AS a Public Town meeting of the Trecholder and other Inhabitants of the a Iwenttoio being daly warned and Convened as their mee King house in Wedbois on Tryday the 30th Day of December 1777 to Confeder of and act on the deverat articles det forth in the warrant for daid medling Voted that You" James Hacer be Moderator for daid meeting Voted to adopt the 3 article in the Continential Congres
Voted to adopt the two first Resolver of the Provincial Consich Voted to defer the Land actuele which we now have of the Provincial Congress to further Consideration
the Question was put to des of the Town would opand any money to garage the Wire men to Train and Exercise themselves to that they may be fit and Qualified for Public Service of Called there unto and it partin the negative Voted that Capt Stephen Maynard Represent the Town of Wenbois of the Irvine al Congres appointed to be held at Cambridge on the first day of February, Enfing and that he Conform himfelle to the Processing "of the Said Congress . The Jyp. Of Show of the Public money Den di Henry fordnon Voted that the town would Indemny fie their apropers and Save them hamlet of Noted that Jonathan Bond Ebenzer Maynard & Cajt Jonas Brigham be a Committe to make Inquiry and des if there is any of the Public money in any of the Late Confiables hand, which they have not paid out according to their former orders
Voted that the Constabler for Westboro Shall pay the Province money to Called which they now have or may yer" Collect to Henry Gard ner Gy of How Recever General for this Province or to his feferon in the Same place and office
the Question was put to the Town to See If they would Indemrypie the Said Conftable, from all harm and Call of they Should pay the .Jard money to the said Henry Gardner Blog and it past in the affirmative
The Question was put to see of the Town expected any thing more of the Minit men than they did of other ment to parting negative
James Howe, Moderator
Movesiles y do Martin vol one of the Contabili of Neiro Greeting In this Majesties ramos some are hereby frequired for Mait to noty he and wine The Theshoulder and other yahablamos of I Wentao who une Qually ind according to to o en unadans to Convene Jmade at f Hecking house in "Wenn un ud doanh day of Behang most as well & Clock at noon went there is and following activeles (vi) to Share a Mode wer to Regulate I Meeting. Innstilt Chane a Community of grapestienes observations ford hompage Recommended by & Contmontial Congres
3 To see if I Tour will grand y sum of hory down. found, deventer endingerin once to pay of money which the General tourde franced al Margen denen a town wide vole that " Jaide um 8 40. 17:10 be cherred by ma if it has not yet been donees committed by them to of Contables sont verde Collecte Some
" Hodery Sown will Vote Met the chehors hall direst of Constable top o Remy Gardner Ligt of How Receiver General for this & Povinen Me about In Jurn o t 40: 17: 10 of luck a Time on the Town Shall peri
6 To deci Me own will lote to fadanny fie Ve ave havalen Noir onenon and tovidables for acting and doing according to the olen of the town -
? To dec of the Sun will love Hat the opening Hallona Me Hedin Tothe Henry Gardner ings of flow of the above loid Jum will the name of the. Constable, who are to Collect the card money
8 % des if the Town will Come into any net od to help and Release the Suffering Your in the Town Of Beilen under Their distokes
To see the Town will usd any further on of Proceeding A and Relocation of Se Prend Congrès
to Co les & Zur will hear vard on the Renate of the committe that way why To de if there was ong of the Public money in any of thedate Constable has which May have not paid and according to their former orders, and to dos y At Town will love what that be don with said money
" To seeif the Town will expen their mind, Relative to the minimes to Called whether they ex wel any more Public devies From them toan Mey do from other soldiers and if they do expect more from than than they to form a law to feed the Town will grand them any management odken the Town will hear and add on a better tend to the Selection. "of His own by Ing" Cover of Brookfield
3% Jee & the Town will above any of the Roles which are in any of the Me Contables Land, which they Cannot Collect
To see if the Town will opand any money for Public seres
and for de Jun to add v Vole what they Hall luidge mort wo er relation to be done with Regual to every one of the fore going articles
ed mun's said Wentbois at or before he Said Time of mes in Tale of Withno ore daid January 23 lig by order ofthe detection
- rate Constable
according to me direcion, willfirma tionsa
a Public Town Berlin
d'autre Continental us ques
Men and hange friseur be the daid Comment
oled and wanted De um of Porty Sounds leverleen
WAS Mermoney conich de general vous handed a Pleinde
Ofed that the card den of at 0: 17: 10 de als ted as the offrono this
enunited by them to Me Constable, of the town with power to Collect the ve
od that the said age von Hall aneed the vaid contables to way to Nancy andrer big " of low Receiver funeral for thise mince or to in derece ... in the same lace and office the above cand Jum of 2 40: 19: 10 by Land Day of March ment Enduring
Bled that the dand apie beans
Connais endo se to collect the vame
ded to Indemaybe and lave carlo, the appor and the Econtables of this down do that they fall after no dos or dasnage in the execution of Hair officer for doing and acting according to the one of Mu Seven.
voted to accept of the Re code of the commits that was ( hor on to see if flere any of the fabric money in any of the cade courte vier hand
now paid our according to their orman rosiers
oued that whereas the Said Committe found the Jums, Thirteen found fox leen chilling I said money to be in the hands of Hananiah Parker Late Contable for Wentvis, 12) Voted that the void Romanian Jacker the mis Contable pay the card hem of Thirteen pound, sixteen shilling in the Gowns weary Immediately and the hammer of this from to be inmobile is the selection of the Town for the void money
Voted ont to act on the well wieale in the workerand
deadend, Rates in theme
Voed to share the Bra is Made in Thoren Twitchen Rate Bills which is 20-14:1.0 doled to state faces chose Mais in Them witches Rate Bill whichis- 0-05-6.0 :
sound to state John w haler in when
. slad to abate bin Chy Late in Hananiah Parker, Rate Bill which is- c = 3.5.0 word and i mented the same h one thing 1. Public
Shows farted 100 Pounds be altered and made into a hate Immediately
iplace.
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Worcester foto martin Braith one of the Constabler 2.40.
Iwish to Receive and examine the?
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what method & Touna will come who is
yra and dirty Catering fever and dirty hotels
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Martin Ford Constable
Vittorio daush on zys have created this verwandt according to de sines
Binich _Recling ITIA Hi số a Public
& Nobles ding ding owned and conversion of
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I voted find Vara Man Band Is Your Clark the year Enfing
I Voted and Chave for deleat woon the your Baking Jonathan for Bag houes Bright L'haia Nawet Hormon Baker and George Anchew 3 oled and there for afetos the year Ensuing Tome, Band George
LA Ned and Chose for a Lown Treasurer ite your Solving both Kosa S Veled that Jons. Bowman and Abraham Bond be Constable, Helyen table Cafeing but they a good will and hisred " homes fraises to hove as a Constable in their Room and Ned and the Town Voted to -accept of hive accordingly and he Swore t'es Constable, auch, 31% Voled that Joseph Harington and dews lough Baker be Werden "Vy Poled Mal Lareph Bond Timothy Namin William Johnson Shineka - hans Adam Phinikos Gledjon and Boy "Ont
$ Fotos Kad Arterna Bruce and John Bull be Dear Reavery hear my ainter be duroy una Voted Mah Salk More Joseph Hondy and Charis Navais be Noghiolay learn Tto Voler Mil Manantial Parker be dester of deasking for Suring " Voted Bad Boy Foglar and John Novinyto be hikingmany years Injuring Voted Hol Berg" How be cheroayer of flourch and Mingle & years informing 3 oled that Mins Los Hardy George Andwas ad Jonathon Bond ben. Is Committe to Recon and Jable account, will Let Love lowon The omen and snacks Ropade at the next in nothing
main loted Mol dovine go at lange of your erfaring being Regulations dans "IT Voted Kal Thomas Board Rin cha, Has kil Byah Cady Solo in BA
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Bekerand Ihr Herunder bea commute to Provide D schoolmanter or master for this town the Saying year Billed and Close for a County reavener Artemus Wand In".
Na voted to adjourn this meeting to next Friday to one O Clock in the fer. to his place - Kerch the 10" MA agreeable to the adjuntos the med and Proceeded to finish de herning Buitres Ho Voted ital MiKan Ragnaid and Manancak Socker be France Vajon of your 21 Voted Klad the Committe that was dately Chosen to procure the wonder which this Town Voted Should be processed with the addition of food. mon namely himolly nevie uner and thomas Bond are difiered procure the Twelve Fier ans and Beyond, and the eller artikel which we Recommended in a for ver Reports which the Town ialed to accept. 12 Voted to provide two good Jovens for the mini's company on the Jours con and when they have done with them or the Town Hall demand Memory are to be helived to the Town
23 Voted Hat the old Committe Mal was Chosen to bye the Gannon That . Take care to provide and do every thing that is nogofary and Convenient to make ite daid Cannon fit for use and our defence.
24 Noted that tout Tough Bater use his sadesvon to Indiab ] Instabila colite
as live mon to town to use and exercise our Cannon in a warlike man tto Mas Lin may understand how to Conduct and Schaue than fotos y Key that he wanted for our defence and the Said I man to Chase their Wing Commander until further and higher order and that the word Joven men Well be on an equal fast posting as as to pay with the mind min I look plus be adoved. Y mea which have one call salat ione an exercise cur ion as a que express , call be counted as part of Minit Company ( belong to their the celing wins diretved
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