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To Daniel Adam, One of the conflably of Wettborough Greeting - you are here by Require in the Name of the Government and People of the Mafiachufitt- Bay in New= Engt Forth with to Notifie Warn the Freeholders un Other Inhabitants Qualified according to la to vote in town affair to meet at the Meeting Houle in Westboro, on Monday 422: Day of the Infant July at Three of the clock in the Ofte noon then their in the first place to chef a moderator to Regulate aid meeting
2 Cy To See what fun of Money the Town will give to Each man that Thall Thlift into the Service and pop thufter in Behalf of this Town to the
Number of men Specific in a Resolve Sent to the Melitica Officer of this Town to make a Number of mer Bly To See if the town Will chefe a committee to Him and agree with men on a prije to go into the
Service of the United coloney in behalf of this Town: if there Should be a proprotion of men tent for to this town: without polling a Town Meeting
Aby To See if the Town will and the Town Treafurer to the committee that was chope at the left Town meeting to Receive Examine the Receipt of Just men as have done a Turn or part of a Jern in the way to to pay them their Money os was then Dir Here of fail not to make due Return of this Hari with your doing hereon Unto the Select men of Watthorough at or before the faid time of meeting Date at Withloro this 17th Day of July D 1776 by Order of the Select-men
James Howe Town Clark Daniel Adama contable Weltboro- July y 22: 1776 I have crccute this Warrent by potting it up feet the Meeting agreeable to a vote of this Jocon Daniel Adoby Conftable
Watborough July 4 22: 1776
agreeable to the Coff Warrent the Inhabitants. of the Town of Weltboro asemble at the time and place there in mentioned and made charge of pant. Jonas Bingham for the Moderator for Sow Meeting 2 Cy Voted to adjourn the meeting for half an Hour that the Militia Offercers of this davon might See who would be willing to Inlift to go into the Service in be half of This Town and what Jem of money the would go agregable to the adliortment the town meet and ly voted To each man that thall enleft himfell into the Service pap mutter in behalf of this down to go to the northward Department of canada Expedition the Sum of Ten pound, to be paid by Law Town to The number of every 25 man as Specified in 2. Resolve Sent to the Melitie Officers of this town Cy The 3 artical of the Warrent paft in the Negitive
by voted to add capt Seth More Town Trefurer to the committe agreeable to the 4th artical . in Jail Warrent.
and then the meeting was Defolved Jonas Brigham Moderator
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Worcester Is To Daniel Adam, One of the ponttal of Slettloro Greeting you are hereby Required in the Name of the Government V People of the Mafiachulita - Bay in New = England: Forth with to Notific beam the free holders hother Inhabitants qualified according to Cais to Vote in Town affairs to me at the meeting Houle in die Welthonor on Fryday the 26th Day of this Infant July at lis O'clock & Then It there in the part place to chefe a Moderar to Regalate. Said Meeting
2by To See What consideration the Town will make to such men as will Inlift into the Service to the first Day of FreedomGer next Infring: and Do hooft Mutter to go to Dorchester in behalf of this for agreeable to an Order Sent to the Metitia ofpisces. of this this town by the pol of the Ring: to print for Draft evry 25the man with in the Training. and alarm Bands Hereof Fail not, and make due Return of this Havent with your doing here on unt the Select men of Westboro pit, or before the fall time of meeting: Date at Westboro, the 25th Sam of July D: 1976 Gy Order of the Select men Games Have, Town (Lardon ( Daniel Adams Contable
Withborough July yt26: 1776 Ihave executed this Warrent by posting it up news the Meeting Houle According to a vote of this Town Daniel Adami conftable Weltborough July 426: 1776. agreeable to the above Warrent the Inhabitants of Said Town assemble at the time A place above Mente and more charge of copt Stephan Maynon Moderator. 2 votes to make the man who Shall Inlift to go into the domy Serverin behalf of this Towny to forcherfter a confideral 3 by voled that each man who Shall Inlift Tohoh Mut in behalf of this Town to the Number of every 25 th man: an dota go into the coloney devoice of Porches tel to the light of December next goofing Shall Receive the Sum of 3po fly voted to Dojorn the meeting for half an hour ( 5ly vote that cont: Jeth More town Treasurer be Detected to pay each man his Mony which is 3 pounds at the ter of his Marching to Dorchartcon Itenhan Man Ser orderat
In Congress July 4.4.1776 A Declaration By the Representatives of the United States of America: In General congress Afsembled:
When in the course of human Events. it becomes necessary for One"People to dificlue the political Bands which have connected them with another, and to afrume among the Power of the Earth the Separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinion of Mankind requires that they Should declare the carjes Which impel them to the Separation.
We hold there Truths to be Soll- wident, that all Men are werte. qual, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among they are Life. Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness :- That to Secure these Rights, Government are institutes among Men. deriving their Just Power from the content of the Governed, that when ever any Form of Government becomes destructure of these Ends. it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying it Foundation on luch Principles and organizing its Powers is Such Form, as to them Shall Seem most likely to effect their safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate government long established Should not be changed for light and transient Paules; and accordingly all experience hath thewn, that Mankind are more delpolis to Suffer. while Evils are Sufferable, then to right themselves by abolithing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of duty and Usurpations: pursuing invariable the Same Object coince, a Pelign to reduce them under absolute Detpotim. it is their Right. it in their Auto to throw off Such Government, and to provide new quand, or their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferaber of there colonies: and such is now the Necessity which contains them to alter their former System, of government: the History of the present Ring of Great Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpation all haveing in arrest 6' the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over the states. To prove this, let Faute be submitted to a candid World. He has refused his Apent to laws. the most whol forme and nenfury for the public Good:
It has for bidden his governors to pay Law, of immediate and prefing Importance. Uncep Suppenew in their Operation Until his Abient Thanks be Obtained: and when to ppers - I he has Utterly neglected to attend to their.
322 He has refused to pays other law, for the Accommodation large Diffects of People, unless those Scople would reling with the Right of Representation in the Legislature a Right in fimable to them and formidable to Tyrants only. He has called together Legislative Bodies at Place, Unafuel, Uncomfortable and difiant from the Depository of their
public Records. for the Sole Purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his Measures. He has difidved Representative Houder repeatedly for Opposing with manly firmness his Invations on the Rights of the People:
He has refuted for along Time after Such Difsolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Power incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People large for their Exercise; the State remaining in the mean Time exposed to all the Dangers of Invation from with. and convulsions within.
He has endeavoure to prevent the Population of thefe Sto for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners: refusing to pop others to encourage their Migrations hither, and railing the conditions of new Appropriations of Land.
He has Obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refugio his Appen't to law, for establishing Judiciary Powers. He has made Judges dependent on his will alone for the Tenure of their offices and the Amount and Payment of their calories.
He has created a multitude of new offices and lent hill Swarms of offices to harrahs our People, and cut out their Substance!
He has kept among us in Time, of Peace, Standing Armi without the content of our Legislatures,
He has affected to render the Military independent of and Superior to the fisil Power.
He has combined with others to Subject on to a Turi/de = on foreign to our constitution, and Unacknowledged by Low giveing his Abient to their ality of pretended Legif For quartering large Bodies of arma Troops among us For protecting them, by a moch Trial from Punishment for any Mander, which they Should commit on the Inhabitants of these states For cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the world For importing Taxes on us without our content.
is depriving us in many cases of the Benefits of Trial , jury 323
or transporting us beyond Scas to be true for pretender offencees. or abolithing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring novince fablithing therein an arbitrary government, and onlang. ing to Boundaries. So as to render it at once an Example and will rftrument for introducing the Same absolute run into the polonia For taking away out charters, abrithing our most valuable no altering fundamentally the forms of our governments. For Suspending our own Legislature and declaring them selves nulled with Power to Legislate for us in all cafes what forever. te has abdicated Government here by declaring is set this Protection and waging War against in. te has plundered over seas ravaged our crafts burnt our Town ind destroyed the lives of our People.
He is at the Time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the Work, of Death, Defolation and granny, abrindo begun with circumstances of pretty and verfiely scarcely paral. - Loved in the most barbarde. Ages. and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized Nation:
He has contrained our Fellow Citizens. token captive on the high Scan to Goar Army against their country: to become Execute- coners of their Friends and Morethan or to fall themselves by their Hand,:
He has excited Tomettes Infractions amongthie, and has endeavo card to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers. the merciless Indian Savages, Whole known Rule of Warfare is an undiftin quithe Destruction of all Ages Sexy and conditions: In every stage of they Opprefions we have partitioned for Redres in the most humble Terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury :- A Prince whole character in the marked by every At which may define a Tyrant is Unfit to be the Rules of a Free People You have we ban wanting in Attention to our British Brethan. use lev warned them from time to Time of Attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Juridiction over us: i have remind them of the circumstances of our Emigration and settlement here. We have app cated to their native Justice and Magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the lives of our common Lindres to difavor these Usurpation which was encoitably interreg our connexions and correspondence: They too have been deep to the voice of justice and of confonquinity: We molt there fore. acquise in the Necessity which denounces our Separation and hold them as we hold the rest of Mankind. Enemies in War: in Peace friend,.
324 Is therefore, the Representive, of the United States of America, in General Congress afumbl appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our Intention. do in the Name an by the Authority of the good People of these coloni Solemnly Publish and declare, that the United colone are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independer States that they are affolved from all Allegian. to the British grown; and that all political conneri between them and the State of Great Britain is and Ought to be totally dipolow and that is free and Independent states, they have full Power to levy wa conclude Peace contract Alliance, establish pommers and to do all other det and Things which Independent States may of night do: and for the Support of this Declaration with a firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence. we mutually pledge to cash Other our Lives our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor. Signed by Order and in behalf of the congress John Hancock President. Atleft, Charles Thompson Surtary In council, July 5 th 1776. Ordered. that the Declaration of Independence of printe and a copy Sent to the Minifter of each Porifh. of every Denomination. Within this State; and that they Severally be required to read the same to this respective congregation as soon as divine Service is and ? in the Afternoon, on the first ford" Day after they Shal have received it- and after Such Publication there of, to deliver the Said Declaration to the clash of their Sewer VALSTS of Auftritts, who are here by required to record the Some in their respective Town, or Different /Book, their to remain on a perpetual Memorial thereof ..
In the Name, and boy Jyder of the Council
R. Derby. Jun President. Atrue copy Atteft. John Avery. Dep. Jeg.
Worcester 11: To Daniel Adams Inc of the 32.5 Constables of Westborough Greeting- you are here : by Required in the Name of the Goodnment and People of the State of the Mapachefith: Bay in Neces England. Forthwith to Notifie Warn the Freeholders no other Inhabitants of Westboro Qualified Recording to Law to vote in Town affairs to Meet at the meeting Houle in Jail Weltbord Monday 416 Day of this Instant Poplat 20, clock in the after mon then and their in the first place to huje a Moderator to Regulate Said meeting.
To See if it be the minds of this Town to that any Number of Men Agreeable to an Order of court Sent to the Melitica Offerers of this town : or do any Other way to Raise our proprotion of men
that this town Shall Think luft when meet by To See what confederation this Town will make To Such men as Shall Inlift pays mutter, in
Behalf of this Town To any Number that the Town Shall agree to pay: Hereof fail not and makedue Return of this Warrin to with your doing here on Unto the Select=men of Withlaro at or before the Said time of meeting De tro at Westboro this 16 ay of September A: 1996 by Order of the Selectimen Tame, House, Town Clark Daniel adams conftable
Settore Sept. 16: 1776 I have Excited this Warrent by posting it up Near the meeting House agreeable to avote of this Town Daniel Adams conftable -
Wettborough Sept 1 6:1776 The Inhabitants of I Town convened at the meeting Hoje agreeable to the Loft mentioned Warrant and made charge of pant one Brigham for a Moderator to Regulate Jaws meeting 2 by Voted to tais cory every 5thman agreeable to the late order of corto.
Bly voted to give each man that Shall Turn out or be Inlifted by then Officer in behalf of this Town to go to Horg nech to the Number of winy 5th man the same Ium in proportion that the Town gove the men that Inlifted to go to New yor when Maj: Wheeloch went: For the Form of time the they shall be detained in the Army from home or till Di/mift by Order of the General court: Excepting of commision offercent.
fly voted to aojorn this meeting till tomorrow at 3 0. clock P. M :.
dept? 1776 The Town meet agreeable to the adjorment and Voted to Order the Select= mer of this Town to pay nach man the term of Two hour, that Shall go in behalf of this Town according to a late orbis of coast att or before the time of their Marching & Hor neck: Upon this consideration that calle man being of age: Others Under age: their Paraint, or malten 6. accounts to the Town for the Money to hubied lift them net Then Vote to Delaluce this Meeting Soner Brig ham Moderat
Worcester to: To cante Edmund Brigham One ofthe of Heftborough. Greeting- you are hereby Required in the. Yam of the Government of People of the State of the Staprachufett, ha in News: England Forthwith to Notifie to warn the recholder and other Inhabents of do Westboro qualified Recording to tar to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Meeting House in Heltloro on Monday the 18. Day of November Next Enfiling the Dite hereof at One Oclock PM: Then their in the first place to chef a Moderator to Regalate Jaw Meeting.
To Bring in Town debt to grant money to pay the come 1To ice if the Town will grant inoney to pay for a Lawful school in this town the year Enfing.
To see if the Town will grant money to pay for Bonding a Low full School. Matter the year Enfueing y To Ice if the Town will divide there School. Money when gran = ted into A parte each part be Obliged to lay Out / Money". Schooling to the Belt advantage the year Entuing ordo any Other methow the Town Shall Think proper when meet !- To vice if this Town will by a grant of money make any Point : on to the Re: Ebenezer Parkman Hate qearly Salary for the year Enduring
To see if the Town will come into any Method to provide Fore word for the Reci Ebenezer Parkman the year infring~ to Je if the Town will grant Money to Support the poor of the own the year injuring ...
To See if the Town will grant any to trend Firair their Highway the year Enluing. Tto les what wages the Town will allow for Labour a Day at their Highways the year confusing .~
To see if the Town will carry Over to another year the High. - way Rates that are not as yet work out
y To see if the Town will abate any of the Rate, which are in any of the late conttable, Hand, which they can not Colect: and grant money to pay the Tame ...
by To See if the Town will Order the affections to put the More that Shall be granted at this meeting In the county Van. into one note Excepting M! Pashmandatory &the Highway Rate ly To See if the Town, will grant any money for sche cary Was which the Town may think new full
ly to see if this Town will give any Instruction, to their Repretention: Hereof fail not and make die Return of this Warrent with your doings haveon to the select- men of this town at or before the Tail Time of Meeting Dates at Withloro aforefai. This 28 Day of October Dir. By Order of the Jenect-men James Howe Town (Last" 6 Wetthorough Nov: 4/18: 1776 gham gonflable I have Excenter this Warrent by posting up a copper hand neer the meeting How agreeable to a lot of this Town Edmund Brigham. Com, Kobe.
Ha Publich Jocon Meeting of the threeholder other inhala ·I Nettborough Being duly warned and convened at the met. Heute in Wettboron on Monday the 18: Day of November 2 To compier of and act on the several articoli Itt forth in the fore going Warrent for this meeting to the Theon production and in the first place I matie charge of capt tona, Brigham moderator to Regulate Sais meeting 2 6 votos to a low the following Bills
(To viz) a Bill to istamon Baker for Bording a school: Matter buscar 1:4-1 a Bill to Live Warrin for Rowing a School. matter 4 weeks - Cit a Bill To Nathan Maynard it for taking care of the meeting Houby 4 A Bill Tow Mehetable Brigham /or Bonding a School: Matter 3 weeks - 12- a Bill yo Thincha, Forbes for Boring a School- matter Sweat .1. 6 " Bill To Elijah Handy for Bording a school Matter 3/2 weeks 0.14. a Bill To George Androws for Bording a School matter 13 weak, 2=12 a Bill to George And rows for Plodding & Days left year __ A 1 2 a BillTo Eli Whitney for alseting & Day, luft year.
a Bill to Top ph Herrington for making to mending 6 - 15' Thues You Trace Wood.
a Bill To James Haver for medicine, /04 N. 1800, 0 )- iste granta 11: 4.0 - to pay the above Bill, £ 11 = 4- 3 ty Voted Migranty 26: 13:4 for a Law full Ich ool the year com/11 " hey articul on the Warrent part in the Nogelias 26: 13 "a void to Beiros the School money crito & equal parts touch part are Obliged to lay out laid money in schooling to the left advanta the year enforcing --
Bly Voted grante an addition to M'Ebenage, Parkmany
itated quily salary for the year confusing 11 : 13 4
They articul on the Warrent haft in the Negative isty Votiv rgranted for the Support of this Townspoor - 25.01 the year Enpring
giy both of granted to mino Repair of Highway. In this town the year Enlang 60 -0- soly visto that each man Shall be allowed 4/ 02 ay for hi. Labour at the Highwaythe
and from the first Day of may to thefirst Day of lep tem and alfo vote that on labour be 116 a Day at the Highways and that a cart be spence a Day at the Highway.
and alle voted that Labour at any other times in the year at the High way, be 2/a Day 1de. the vote after the rojo "ty vole to a bate some micalle,, Rate, in Marton Drats Rote Bill and granted money to pay the same 0: 11-2
ly voted to a bate Fokon Rendel, thate, in John finden Kate Kill and grante money to pay the Same 0: 38 a by late to a bate almor Milde" Rate, in John to london.
hate Bill and granta money to pay thesame 0-2-21 2% two to put all the money that thanks be granted at this meeting into One Rate Excepting miPartman. Jalery to the money granti to repair the Highway The 13 artica lin the Warrent haft in the Negative Then l'oted to adjourn this meeting till this Day come Fortnight to this place at 2 of the clock ?: M! The Town meet agreeable to there dejounment on Monday Accomberg 2: 176 a, Lo povecier to Buynets To hear M! Partemant intwo to carry over to a Mother your the Highway trates that are not as yet worked out and allo voted to a low those parfor that have not an yet worked out their Highway Rate this present year to work out what they are in the year in the injuring year they bring allowed the Same waige, that others had this prefint year for their Highway work this vote thou Gen enter after the moth vote but was forgot-
Partition to the Town confirming Five wood Wettloro Pren Ger of 2 1776. by Adjournment this Day To the Town at the sinceting le Gentelman, This is to Harfy con in the common Dettreffer Syrievous Rendions of the profitrate Day: that there fully performe according to my utmoft ability ill want July as has been requested of ise in my office, sorelle to my Age A (in crafta nes). So that I have not knowingly Aforce to any for for: and cam phill ready to do, come to bene Lowshall agift me whatcour may be in any fication defined purely upon your justice Hoffenor is afford me lub iflere in your verwees an is in all Equity to be expected: But my Brethren, the Article of getting my wood is utterly organd may Power and you was fungible of this from the Beginning, and you gave me keaton to depend upon you for it. It is plain imust unitally fufer only, you will There to much compassion on to help me I don't infect at all spon the manner of deling tivo is but luft qual manywar the End. what for you to about the things There Necessity of gut giving the Host Tam gover affect 4
which was then to the Youn h Gy a Sale 9. your partis artimein oto to a low a Bill to Gole ph Hardy for Bording a School matter 1: 13:8 Voted to ubiate John Arnold, Heal way hate in jena Malone &
and then You to Difiolin this Marking Joven Deglien Plo.
Worcester JA: To cant. Edmund foringham one of the Contables of Wettborough Greeting: you are hereby In the Name of the Government and People of the State the Mapachalt= Bay in New England Forthwith te and warn the freehoders of other Inhabitants of how-16 Qualified According to law to vote in Town affairs meet of the meeting Houle in Die Welttore on their the 28th Day of November Instant at One O'clock). Than others in the first place to chef a Modarals To Regulate low meeting
fly To See what consideration this Town will make Unito Such men as Shall be Inlifted, lot or Draugh out in behalf of this Town: During the form of fin that Such men may be held absent from home, agreat to a Cati Act of the General Assembly of this I tate: do any other way that this Town may Think Get to Roif vaid men.
Ny you are hereby alto Required to warn of perfores Verithin I'd Weltboron that are 21 years Old and Upwards To conveen at the meeting Hotel in Id Wetthere' on the above Said Day at Low O'clock & M: To confiter and Determine whether they will give their content that they prevent House of Ripreventive, for the Sta with the council shall Form a conflitution of Govern : ment of is more fully set forth in a handler of the general Afferably on the 19th Day of September 2776 My To See if it be the mind, of this Town to chefe all. Reperetentive contemporary with cept: Maynard Attend at the General Afsembly of this Itate if a gresable to the above mentioned Refoler: Hereof fact not and make due Return of the Warrent with your doing hereon Unto the detect. men of jais Willlovon at or before the time of meeting Gate at Heltloro Morefair this 22th Day of Novemb. 1776 by Order of the select men Jene, Hawer Forum fait (Edruer) Brigham Contabile November 428: 1776 These Excelente the Warrent According to a lot of this ".Einwand Brigham port
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