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9 where arecon & methan Bond Moderator for meeting to make a fond Aration to d'un men as shall not there , he Cate or Fraughted out in behalf of this form Agreeable is Cate det of the General thrombly a 'the tale Potete que duct men on Thall ynlift V be called out of the, Hate into the Screen of the United states the sum of One hound distan Chilling, per month During the time they s. het absent from home.
Toto to your auch men on shall be lote of fraught out agricable to dai Not the time of one pound dexter. Shilling's in cal" they be called out of this Place in Defans of the united colines ..
by noti to adjon this meeting till next monday atom l' clock 9: In ..
Monday Decerve ber y 2: 1776 Agreeable to the Forment the Inhaberants of Westborough meet an Jecon Jonathan Bond being abient the Town made charge of capt Stephan Maynard Moderato. for to finish the Remaining Befreely y votes to pay each man that Shall youleft + be Co or Fraughtia Agreeable to the afore fair autre month Nocance pay when ever they shall Revises Offers to march out of this state in Defores of the United colonie, their given Receipt, to the delect men of this town for the Gnomey Received
by The Juifhon being put to the Inhabitants ofthis . on whether they want que their "or at that the prepat House of Replicheations for this . Tale with the council should form a constitution of 1900 government as set forth in a Relation of food which proft in the Negative .! y This Quiphtron was put to the Tower to exciting they would dend a mother Mepreguntan to the Ofremity of their state: which haft in the Negative and then I obec to Poder they Preston. tephan playnes Moderation
Worcester Is To Daniel Adams One of the confiables of Wettborough Greeting, you are hereby Require in the Name of the government V People of the St. of the Moprachulitt Bay in New England Forthis. to Notifie Y warn the Freeholders other Inhabit. of F Nettboro Qualific according to Lars to Vote in Town affair to meet at the meeting House in . Weltloro on Monday the 30th Day of this Instant December at One O clock P. M: Then they in the First place to chup a Moderator to Regulate I: Meeting 2 ly To See if it be the minds of this town to make agrant of a Sum of money to Defray the charges Vaid Town has Been at in Railing Our Preparation of Soldiers- 3 by To see if it be the mind, of the Town to put a Stop to the Railing of Soldiers in Said Town by a Town Tan Aly To see if it be the mind, of the Town to make agrant of any Sum of Money for Hotelsary Ufer in Jis Town Hereof Fail not make lele Return of this Warrior with your doing hereon Unto the Select men of Sav Weltloro ations before the time purfint for for meeting Date at thettboro afore faid this 16th Day of cumber By Order of the Select men James Howe, Town clark 1776 (Daniel Adams contable
Netthorough December 4 30: 1776 Ihave Executed this Warrent agreeable to a vote of this town - Daniel Adams Contable Westborough Decembery 30; 196 The Inhabitants of the Town of Welt boro conveanu at themeeting House in (.) settore. agreeable to the above forint hmade charge of capt: Bury. Hay moderator for meeting
My Vote to put a Stop to the mailing of folders in this Town by a Ton of the Town - 3 lyt the Second articol in the Warrent haft in the Negativ 4'ly the artical poft in the Negative
5kg voted muifily that the Melitica Officers of this Town Neuve the money of such men or Shall have to Retur the money they have Received of the Town for this Servies in the war lince April 4: 19: 1975 give them Recepty for the tim oftheat servis mentioning the place they want too shall Such mor de Buttay Moderator
Netoofferts To Daniel Adams One of the contables of Westborough Greeting you are here by Required in the Name of the Government and Prophe of the Plate of the Modachulethe Day in New England. Forth with to Notifie and warn the Freeholders other Inhabitants of fact. Westboro- Qualified According to Low to Vote in Town Affairs to meet of the Melting House in Weltloro in Norway the 17th Day of this Infant Feleary at . One Diplock P.M. Then to their in the first place to chief a Moderator to Regalate Foi Meeting by To vice. if it be the mind of this Town to chefe a Delegate or Delegates to form into a pointy con- grof agreeable to the Request of the Town of fulton. by To Nice if it be the Mind, of this Town to Order the Melatica Officers of this Town to give Receipts to such men of have been Out in the Service of the United States Since April 19: 1475 as Thatl. Return to them the Monies they have cach Rica of this town diner to Day: and to Direct fair officer to Return all Such Money into the Town Treefuery: and to France ait any Other Matter? that dow Town may Think Buff to do at law meeting: Hereof fail not and make due Return of this Warvent with your doing hereon unts the Select Man of Law Hetttoro at or before the Time of Day perfect for Sow Meeting Dati at Weltborough This 10" Day of Als D. 1777 By Order of the Select-Men James Howe, Town Clark Daniel Adama contable
Wettloro Fels with There Execute this Warrent by posting a warning up Near the Muting Houp Qwording to a vote of this Town Daniel Adami Contable
agreeable to the Falt Warrent the Freeholdery and Other Inhabitants Qualific according to Law to Vote in Town affairs afsembled at the time and hace there in mentited and made phong of M: George Androws Moderator for Said Meeting. -
2 ly vota to chufe Two men to attend at a county congr. to be holden at Worketter on frelety 26: 1977 agree to the request of the Town of Jutten 3 by voted that Decom Jonathan Bond f Coptopono Brigha be the 2 Deligatis to attend of d county congre) Aby voted that the Delegates make a Return of their por - living at the annual march meeting ...
Vita that each man at home who has Received any fun of money of this Town for his going Out into the overview of the United States Vinu April 4 19: 1775 Return Jai Money if they Think left within one week from this Day if they Exp there going out to Do a fun for themselves the law of Time they were out Such as are now out in the Service Return To Money within 14 Days after they Return home or give Security to the Town for the dome if they Expect to Receive Said Procvi las Gly note that the Meletia Officer give Receipts to cash man who shall Return to then the money they have Review of this Town: Mentioning the Time he was out in the tervier of the place he went too and laid officer are Obliged to return of law mane into the town freefire"-
fly voto to Diown this meeting till tomorrow at One O. ploch in the afternoon ~~ sunday Feb. 418: 1977 the fun meet according to the
abjornment and pift the following lote on this Qualicon To See if it was the mind, of the Town that the atretion of how make the Maty to that they Shouts not Over Run 20/hilling, in a Role Bill and the Over plafon money if any there be to be paid into the town Treasures of a fair accou Delivered to the Select men of how much he was to Rewe from each conflotile - which isan Voti in the offerimensas
&ly Voti to conform to the following aclients for the Regulating of Trade in law Jern When Voted to be loton the Meeting George Andraun Moder
viz That Day Labour be as Followeth January and theleary be 3/6 pt Day March be 1/8 Com Pay: April be 2/ pur Daly may ) to yis Day of June be 2/4 per Day, and then the Rift of June July Whether to y's Day of august be 3 per Day and then the Remanier of august and September be 2/4 per Day October be 0/10 piDay November KAcember be 1/6 per Day For a carpenter who is a workman at the Trade 3/por Day For the Belt half of the year and the other half of the year 2/6 h, Day. and for a Better made of maple 6/8 frpa 2000 Fullled Inlow well, mas c/ for agood for wany!// For aplain Setting chair made of
For a coloro chair with 4. bak, and Botome 3/4 and for Botoming a chair with Flags 19 For making apair of Cant wheels with good Timber+1=10-0 and other poipen sters work in preparation according to the Ual coffom~ For a Shumaker making a pain of mentor woman Show Finding Three theals as cal 3 for pair For a pair of good theser for aman made of good Meets Lea- -that /6 por hair and other Theer in preparation accor- -ding to there Bignel goodny ~
For a adel welli made t of good Leather 2-10-0 For a plain Brid well made to good Leather 0-5-4 and other Jageller work in preparation
For a Black with Theing a Horse all Round with Theer well isteeles too thed 6/ and for thuring all Round without Steel 4/4 and for leting a there/4 pence For Theing a yok of Orlen ill Round with good there will steelesig and other Smith work in preparation For charcood at the Shoop 3 pence por Buthol For fawing of white pine Board of four Hundred For lowing of Och Board, 1/2 mittundred and for other talking in the preparation
For good Och Board, 2/8 pt Hundred: Lumber other Board in preparation according to the Ufol (uttom. good Heart Barich 3/4 900 Jan Barril 3/6 por Barrile good lah Bark 13/4 hr cord + 9000 Hemlock Bain 16/pron Delivered at the yard of the year For Toning of green Hide it for pound and for Turned fride, 1/3 for pound curve Leather in Ulal piregyption for Raw Hides /3 /20 pound for Mais all things (6 per pound
9080 White Oak Timber for Stove 13 for Hundred 900 White Och Staves Its a Barril 2/8 porthundred good White Oak potts 1%/ prostunde & other poth in propos 9000 cedar A chefnet mail well thorpe 7/4 / Hundred good (war or pine thingch 12/ por Thousand good Walnut Wood 7/propord. good Oak wood 6/por card good Swamp Wood 5/4 por por all Delivered at the Day For a Doctor Journey 17 par mille of Other articol in preparation according to the coff of medicine, For a Horles Journey /2 por mete for a thay/2 por miles For a Waggon /2 por mile for a part/1 promile For a part at Home work 18 for Day. For a youk of love at Home work 1/6 per Day Is for a journey /3 per mite For a Hort at Home work 1/2 por Day For poffering of a Horse 5/6 for week: Fior patturing a cow /8 por week and other creatures in the proportion. 900 English Hay 4/ porHundred Till the Caft Day of next may in the field at por Hundred in other Ha in proportion according to the good nep
good What 6/8 pt Buthall: good Bye 4/4 pt Bufhall good Indian corn 3/2 por Buthall: good Oct 2/ pr Buffa Good Barly or molt 3/8 pt Buthall: good Peas 7/pr/30 900 Beens 6/ pt Buthall: 9000 Ternups/10 por Bulhar good Poteter / por Buthall in of fall of the year and 1/4 at other cfor of the year
good fresh porky por pound. A good folt pork with out ( Bone /7 por pound: good group for Beef/22 pr pound good stall & Beef 34 for pound 900 Stall. (0) muthe a/3/2 por pour: good Lamb at/3 per pound good Ved at /2 por pose: 900 Lump Butter at/ 9 pt pound. and good forken Butter at/8h hr pound New milk By gray 11h por Quest A few milk By Hay /in pr Quant: good M mich chees of the Best Quality/s' per pound; and good 4 meet cheeky for pound of the poorer Quality of cheer at 22 per pound: for good try fallet 7per pound and for Food Taller/4' 12 power: 400 theeps Wool 2/por how good Flare well Dreper i/ pr power: god clean Flax Seeds Barthel and for good Tobacco 6 for pound-
meyver in the Fall of the year /4 por Barril and
For good Ć in the Spring summer 6/por Barri and For a Tavenky her/2 pormig for cyder: For a meel of Vitiany of the left Reality / por meel: For their common Vitial four Med or a mug of Flip made of W: I Rum /10 gr mug or New Singland Filip 18 pr irug; for half a gil of W. F./w 2 Iforhold a gill of A ?? Kum /s2 For a mel of Oat/ 3 pene For loging a perfon a night in a good Bed /4: For a Hork Night with English Hay 1/8 For a youk of Oven a Night with English hay 2 for Other hay inpreparation: For Boarding a man 4/4 per week of for Boarding a Woman 18 pr Week: and /Or Woman, Work 3/pr week and for a Toman working at the Tallers Thave/gfriday: and for mining 4 Their your stknote in a Shain 14 pithain and for ining good Wooden worp shoots in a Skain /2 por Shain and the Shining in preparation according to the french For Wearing & Shain yarn yo wive /3 pi yard and for eving common all wood all wie If ro you and other eving in preparation: For good you wide Low cloth 2/3 pr In other home made forth les set forth in the det your Mother of the best quality 6/por hair and the Stocken, in preparation according to their goodness Marchandise ti Retailing of pirates Liquor as Set Forth in the act of the abrambly of this state- all other articoli Solo. in this Town: not mentine re to be the fame in preparation according to there owner: composites with the fore going prices t contente to by the Select. men vcommittee of prifer con Safty For this Town Jonas Brigham Chairman Aleft James Howe Town Costa
83 Worcester foto Daniel Adams One of the Conftables of Westborough Greeting: you are Hereby Required in the Name of the Governo and cople of the state of the Malachfitty: Ba In New England Forth with to Notifie and was the Freeholden Mother Inhabitants of Welth Qualified according to Law to vote in Joign Affairs to meet at the Meeting Houp in I. Net On Monday the 3. Day of March next Enjuing Date hereof at 10 0 loch A. M: Than Thus the first place to chat a Moderator to Regul Saw Meeting
2 by To phile o flown clark. Select-men: afrefor confiables: and all other Town officer which Town, By law are Obliged to phile in the month of March annually and olfo a Grunjoury man for the year Enfuing 3 by to bring in their vote for a Register of De, info fly to See if the Town will chefe a committee to Receive Examin the Town Freafuser's account and make Reporte to the Town at their next met fly To see if the Town will Improve the Liberty of the Law in leting their Iwere go at large the year Enfuing they being duly Regulated. 6 by to See if the town will chefe a committee of coverfordence Inspection and safety in Thy to See if the town will chefe a commetter to provide a Low full School. Matter or May for this foron the year Enpring
fly To Except of or ffcontinuer any High way in fon Town: Herof Fail not and make a Return of this forrent with your doing here Unto the fleet men of Heltlogo at or Before the paid time of meeting. Daten at Wetttovou atoretain This in the Day of February $17 By Order of the Select. mengames How 4:110 Daniel Adama conta
ettborough March 4 3: 17747 2 Obedience to the foregoing Warrant These Notified warned the Inhabitants of this town or herein Requis y pofting it cup near the meeting House according to a of the town Daniel Adams Confiable
At a Town meeting of the Free holders & other Tinha- butants of the Town of Westborough on Monday the 3 Day of March A: 1777 They being duly garmed and convened at the Meeting Houle in Said Welllors For to chick Town Officers and to contider of A but one The several artical It forth in the warrent for aw meeting. they process haft the following Voti, iz vou Accon Tone than Bond. Moderator for & Meeting ily vole x chole James
wort Hawer Town carthy year confusing Vole hope the following perfor, on select men
the year Enfueing capt: Jonas Brigham Capt: Benjamin Fay James Howe M. George Andrews Luft: Thomas Bond
Left: Thomas Bond: M. Barnibus Newton HMqCi Whitney for aprefor the year Entering. Sworn Vola Tehope Left: Thomas Bond &M. Hananich table Partner for contables the year Enjuing. Town Voted 4 hope copt: Seth Morte town incaherer lurer the year Entuing .~ 1worn Volto Ihop Tolaph Bond, George And roll: Ezra Becker Benajah Brigham: Minehas Fortes: Ammala Maynard: and John Herrington for Survayent of Highway, the year Entreing worn.
Voted Vehore David Botherich + Thomas Twitchal for Dear heels the year Enduring Tworry. y Vato Benjamin Fontes To eph Herrington for France Jewer the year honquing Ty del Brick Parkman: Joseph Belknap: Thomas Andreas weak and limeon Fortes for Howreal the year Expiring Inform
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If i caller of Leather
Voto Hiphop Mr Barnabus. Newton dealler of Leather for the year Ending - work
Volo Iphone Samuel Thatlow Ebenezercham = Cin go Vs foteph Baker ElA. for Tidenmen Sun Voti chop Shinchan Hetkell & George Andich for teledriven the year Entuing In work Voter chole Mr. Benjamin How Surveyor of lab and Thing les for the year infring Iwon
voted to let the wine hun at large the year infring they being duty Regalate according Do la chop. M. Hananich Parker for the gran jour man the year Entuing~
17 by vote to check a committed cowigift Settel account with the Town Treasures Of to lay the Same before the town at a publich Town meeting 18by Noti of hope Det James Howe . George Andre , and Leuft: Thomas Bond for His commette 19 by vote to chefe a committe to provide the Town with a law full School Hafter or Mafter the + year Entuing
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Voted Vehope Alijah Gail: Daniel Adams Toleph Herring ton: Treae Davin Holomon Baker for said committee.
21 voli to chefe a committee of poren/ por ene Infection and Saftey for the year Enfreeing 22 G voto hope MEHemariah Parker: Phincha Gleefon Samuel Forbuth: to leph Herringt and Eli Whitney for til committee
23 Voto to adjoin this greeting till this Day Forting at one O clock Pim to this place March 107: 1777 agreeable to the , orn men the town meet the proceeds Warian voted Thehole Thomas Twitchal H Davil for worden the year Enquing. Iwork 25 Votes to Except of M' Hanamich Forher as con for the south part of the Town in the Room off Thomas Bond and was accordingly Sworn This Town vote for M. Nathan Budan for a count Megefter of Dead, Other Vote Devolve the meeting Jonathon Bo Moderator~
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efterfs 0, 1, Hananich Parker confiable / or Welthorough Priceting. you are hereby Required in the Name of the Government and People of the State of the Hlafactufett Bay in New England Forthwith to Notifie and wern the Freeholder and other Inhabitants of Jews Westboro Qualified according to Law to vote in Town affairs to Meet at the meeting Houle in Jaw Westborough on Monday the 24th Day of this Instant March at One OR (lock D: M: Then If there in the first place to chef a Moderator to Regulate Said Meeting.
To see if it be the mine, of this town to give any Instructions to there Repreventive in Such a way and manner of law "Town may think left when meet ly To See if it be the mind, of this Town to have and Grant the petition of James Mc cullar John Miculler Confirming abating there Roter
ily To see if it be the mind, of this Town to grant Ility for a peff Houle in this Town for Jungle -tion for the Small por During the pleasure of 1. Town Fly to See if it be the minds of this Town to come into any Methard to procure our proportion of men in the continental Army. in Such a way Amanner on to Town may think left when meeton Hereof Fail not and make due Return of this Warrent with your doing, hereon at or before the time of Said meding Lote at Weltborough This 21 Day of March A: 1777 By Order of the Selec- Men Tomer Hawes Town stark Hananiah Parker gonflable Westborough march 4/24: 177% In Obedience to the within Warrent Ihave potted up a coppey of the same near the meeting Houle in Je Weltloro Hananich Parker contable
According to the within Warrent the Freeholder and Other Inhabitants of Westborough convened at the Meeting Houle in I. Settboro on Mone the 24 Day of March: 1777 4 made charge of Decon Jonathon Bond Moderator for. Meeting 2 by Vole to give Instructions to there Representive 3 by voted to phane a committee to Instruct the Representive to to make Report to for town as Soon as may be
Nathan Hether commetter! Joseph Baker Ela Honanich Parker - and then after some debate the Town fly voted to theconsider the Vote of Instructing the Representive~
5by voted to Hear the Petition of James Mc cuble and John M. culler Wetthorough March yry: 17
To the Select- Men, and Inhabitants of this Tag Gentelmen.
We the Subscribers who are Rate in Town this year, think our selves not Under a capacity of paying Said Taxes, from Our having Been Ingag. in the Server of our country for a 12 Month pap, an not having but littel or nothing when we first Ingag but Only what clothing we carried with us tine that time we have uftained the loft of allmop Every thing we had and have Returned quite left of clothing that are Either Deent or comfortable From there Refor Gentelman you can't but Ice we are in very low circumstances an therefore we Petition and Humbly pray the Town would please to confider us: and abate our Rates for thirty car, or if they can't See paule to abate the while; we mot ardently petition that they would make an abatement of a part, which weHembly Submit to the pleasure and configuration of Town - We Remain your molt Humble Petitioners
James micullar
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Voter to abate the Town and Minifter Rate of Gamers M'culler and John Muller in the Rate will formmit, to M' Daniel Adams to collect the Sum of £1-19-8 The i artical in the Warrent poff in the Negative This Juiftion was put. To two if it be the mines of the town to phane a committe to Examine what each man in the Town has done in the present was and to make Report. to this Town what each man shall be glower there for which poff in the Affirmative ile the margin Voter to adjour this meeting till next thursday way of this Infant March of One Of loch P.M.
Thursday March 27: 1777 according to the adjornment the Town meet to prefer to finish the Remaining Bitneh by Vote to provide a pelt House in this town de that any Perfon may be parte there who shall brahe out with the small pox in the Taxon-
y voted to give Lility to Inois tate for the Small por from the first Day of April to the 14 Day of the fame month in cafe there can be attoule provided in afectiable place for the same .~ on the continental Army
by Voti to tivite Our preparation of man, by a lox of the Town. by voted to make a configuration to such men or shall treff into the continental Vivere the Tarm of 3 years or During the ori on Behalf of this Town ly voted to give each man 30 pound, who shall Inlift and haft Muffer for the form of 3 years or during the way in Behalf of 1 Wettboron to the Number of Our prove
protionmen: into the continental Army Vote to hear the Report of there committee which is of followith Lovez, Hetthorough march 26 1749
The Report of the committee was chole Coff Monday to Examin what Each man had don in the present war and what he though we allow is for the Jamthe commette give them Oppinion or Feobbowith- Turn Over otis the following men to be the committee - Toulon capit. Ermino Higher). cant. Loth Mortel Cont: Tomar Brighor > committee
In? Phimcha Glaçon Left Thomas Bond
.o viz That the Town allow those men that went to Dorchester or other Exported places nea there unto for the Space of Eight month, four you to each man: and all those that have ben for this ? alonger or Shorter time at the Same place, in I tion by the month and that they be accounted or Equal footing with those men which have line been hired by the Town Quoiding to the Time they were in the public Service.
2 by Those manin which have taken off Tocon money and allyo those men which have paid their fim Shall be Efter @ and counter to have done eque duty in the present war 3 by That that men which are Intitle toy Your money by the vote of the Town may Receive it if then the cards.
fly Those men which have Received the Town Money V Since that have paid it back may Revive it again if they see filt~
fly we are of the Opinion that those men who Hired Other when there was no pronation of men tent for from this Town and By 0 dow this Town Rewww. no particular benefit there Nevertheless it is our Opinion that the Town allow them the money which they van for that purpose
Jonas Brigham Edmund Brigham) Seth Morte [Commit 1. T'hinchar gleston[ Thomas Bond
Wettborough March & 27: 1777 This town Voted to Ulacept of the about Report Jonathan Bond Moderator
rcefter Ho Jo Hananich ather Contabile for westborough, Greeting you are hereby Required in the Name of the Govern ment and ipople of the state of the Massachusetts Bay Des= England forthwith to Notific and warm the freehoster 220 Other Inhabitants of Jo Heltloro Zuallitus Hearing to have to vole in town affair to meet at the inecting House in Jo Heltboron on thursday ofso Dey of Aprill next at one O, ploch P.M: "Then and there in the first place to chef a Moderator to the galata s Meeting % die if it be the Minds of the Town to grant only um of Money to Afray the charges of to Town & To hear the Report of the committee which was hafen at the annual March Meeting to Djupt and fittel- accounts with the four creatures Hereof Fail and make due Return of this Wassent with your doing hereon Unto the Select men of 10 Nefteover at or before the time of Is Meeting Sale at Wettloro Aforefaid this ry the Day of March Di 1777. By Side of the Select men James Howe, Town (last Hananich Vorher gonflable
Weltborough April To Kill In Obedience to the Within Warrant T have caused the Same to be pofte) Up near the Meeting How in Westborough2 Westborough April y sensTry The Free holder and Other Inhabitants Qualified According to low tarde in Town Affair Meet at the meeting House in Vai Withboro agreeable to the above Warrent and Made charge of part fora Brigham Moderato: for law Meeting Volu to grant dum of Money for to Defray the Publick charges of this Town .. Voted To grant the dum of One Thousand pound, To Sally the charges this Town has been Out in Defence of the United States_ and to Hier men in Behalf of this Town into the continental Army
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