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fly loled To here the Report of the committe which was profen to kojuff account with the Town Treafur which is as followith Youvia Hetthor ough Aprily 8: 1777 we the Subscribers being Appointina commetter by the to Town (a) March to Examin and adjust the account of cant. Leth Morte Town, Treasures for the year; and we find Treasurer changethe humpelf with the Stum oy J159-17-10-1, Due on the Book
and forbes Bow whichis the Sum of 2 5-0-0- and a grant to pay Town debt, the sumof 88- 9 and the the M' Cashman, Jolery the Sumof 73 - 6-8. 166-14-9:
+151-17-10
1 318:137 and we find that low freafurer producted proper Receipts will avoucht and rightly coff to the Value of
1464- 14-3-3
Broughtdown. 31-8=13-7 Und on a Balance we find die ci fres werd 4 6= 3- 8-2 at which is Humbly submitted James Howe Fly Vole to accept of the ? Thomas Bo Con com/
above Report Jonas Brigham Moderator
Worcester fo: To M. Hananiah Parker confiable for Westborough Greeting- you are Hereby Required in the Name of the Government and People of the State of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Forthwith to Notifie and warn the free holder and other Inhabitants of fail Weltborough. Qualified according to law to Vote in Town affair to meet at the Meeting House in Jail Weltborough on Monday the 21 Day of this Infant April at Any lock in the after Noon Then and There in the first place to chefe a Moderator to kravist few Meeting- y To The of the Man will Hear Haven't the petition of 4014 Maiculloch formany his going intoyservice by To see if it be the mind. of this Town to grant Likely for any further indication for the mall how in this town disorders to the hagueft of May Make Wheelock I Others of will more Pull Upperc by there petition Her of Fail not and make due nature of this Harriet with your doing hereor Into the select men of Law Helthovoria of before the times of Said meeting Data at Hipthorough aforfait this 19th Day of April D: 1777 By Order of the Pellets man Tamy Howy Yown load Atananich Tasker Conftable
Heftborough April 21: 177 In Obedience to the within Warrent I have profter cp a copy of the Same near the meeting House in Weltborough Gananich Parker Gonflable
Wetthorough April 21: 1777 Parceable to the force. Warrent the Freeholder of other Inhabitants of 10 Way meet at the meeting Houle in Word Town profecde Butmy Tovir, hope Decon Jonathan Bond Moderator my Sowe to Hear the petition of Totaph Ml, collock w i) as followith To Vez) March y 24: 1777 To the Inha of the Town of Weltborough Gentlemen : the Petition Holyph Mc Culloch humbly the with that as I have Enligt into the continental Army for Three years Next Infuing and hall vedve al a man for this Town: That you would be pleatedgian to ap man, to want me as wach of your Bounty as y Shall grant to Saker who Shall In left into Army a Kilkave done: The your Humble
Servent continue to pray goleph Mc culloch 3 by Voted that the secrets men be Ordered here to Take Thisty pound, of the Four Money which was grande by the town for the Region of our preparation of soldeen into the continent V Army and to Deliver the same out of time TojepriM' culloch and wife for the Support there fromily, as the Relect - men, shall ud proper taking haupt for the table
bly the practition of My. Moje Wheelock O Other concerning fromilation pepp on the Mesitios
Jonathan Bond Modera
Vorefter Is: o M. Hananiah Nather confiable for Withboring feeling- In Observance of the Itate With Gerietes to calle Man f Hetthorough There are in the same People of the Massachuwith Bay. To Will and require you forth with to Notifie and warn the freeholders and other Echabant. of the Town of Wellborough Qualified by Law to vote in the Choice of a Representative: To meet at the Meeting Hoek in Said Hetborough On Monday the 19th Day of this you flant may at One of the clock in the afternoon: "Then and there in the first place to Elect and Depute One or more Suitable Derfor or Perform to leave for and Represent the Said Town of Welthorough at the Great and General court. Or Alsambly to be convene, held, and keepit for the Government, Service at the State House in Botton Upon Wednesday the Twenty- Eight Day of May Next Enfuing the Date Here of at Home of the clock in the Morning and to continuer Day by Day during there defron and from: andly to give Inflications to there Representative of Representatives when photon as Jaw Town may thing left when meet. Here of Fail not and make die Return ofthis Warrent with your doing, hereon Unto the Select men of this Town. at or before the Time partist for this Meeting, Ale at Helthorough this 12 Day of May D: 187% By Order of the Select men James Hower Town plan
Hananiah farther complete May 1777 In OG Dience to the Within Warrent I have. Excenter the Same according to the Direction therop, Hannanich Vorher gonflable for Welland Westborough May f. 19: 1777 According to the within ferment the Freeholding and other Inhabitants of Waffleswo qualifica according to Low to Vote in Town af Pain sleet at the Time Things above mentioned and made charge of copt: Slephan Mayneed andM. Daniel Forbes to Represent them at the goart and geneall court of this state the year infueing
ota not to give our content that our Reprelatives should have any Hand in forming a constitution of Government Fill there can be an Ofteration in the present form of Representation James Howe, Town Jack
Marcelter le O.o .M, Hananich Father Confty For Metborough tweeting, you are hereby Produit in the Name of the Government People of the state of the Mapachewith: Boy in New: Engl Forth with to Notifie and warn the Freeholders Other Inhabitants of Tic Weltloro Qualified accor to Law to vote in Town affairs to meet of the Meeting Houle in Die Weltborough, On Monday the 20 Day of this Implant June of 3 of the for in the after noon Then and There in the fifth to chufi a Moderator to Regalate to Meeting 2 by To See if it be the mind, of the town to chile Sutable Perfom to profecute of breaches of the act. Entitled in but to prevent Monopoly an Oppression~
3 by To See if it be the mind, of this Town to phan a Suitable perfon to procure one day before the Court the Evidence that may be had against an perfon who is inimical to this or any of the Uniti States: according to an act. Entities an act. to View This Other of the united States against the Dan they are Exposed to by the internal Entrer Here of Fact not one make due Return of this Marrant with your doing, havon at or Before the Time of Law Imeeting Det Heltborough y repair this 19 Day of June B 177% By Order of the Selectman Tomar Hawer Fown L'Hamamich Parker conflac
June 430:1777 To bbeismer to the above hair I have poter up the Same near the Meeting How in Wentthrough Hananich Parker con tol
Wetthorough June y 30:1777 agreeable to the Foregoing Warrent the Inhabitants of this town meet at the time and place them in mentine and mase charge ofst Ebenezer Maynard Moderator for meeting .. 2 ty Vole to chefe a committe to prevent Monopoliqing
and a Oppiction: according to an Out of this Itate
gly voted to have 5 min for said committe ... 4 ly Voted capt: Edmund: Brigham: Benjamin Tanter. En/: Mathan Tifler: Ebenezer chamberlin jt and Dolph Green jo be 900 commettre -~ fly voted that ammala Maynard be the perfor for Kis town to procure the Evidence against any person who is inimical to this I take or any of the United States of America: and Pay the Same Before the point of this state in Order to Try the Same Ebenezer Maynard Moderator games Hawes Town Carta
Worcesterfi: To Mi Hamanich Parker contable for Westborough Greeting. you are here by Required in the Name of the Government of People of the state of the Mapachufath - Bay. in New England: Forthwith to Notifie and Warm the treeholders other Inhabitants of the Town Qualified according to law to Vote in form. affaing to meet at the Meeting Houle in Hetthorough aforetar on Fryday of Twenty first Day of this Info November at One of ylloch in the afternoon the there in the first place to phane a Moderator to Pregadan en meeting- y To See if it be the mind, of this Town to chufa debat man in the Room of ant, Bang, " Tay Decided or any Me Officers: That & Town may think left to play when must by To See if it be the mind, of the town to make Fraction for the families of such folders on are gone into the Continental army in Behalf of this Town Agreeable to a tate list of this to the.
fly To see what mathone this town will profis farther so that there may be a final sattelment conforming Soldier that have bin trailer in behalf of this Vous for the Defence of the United States.
fly The what the thora this town will profeet in Entering: interning Keeping a School in this You the year Enfueing - und allo for the Bonding of School Matter, y year Enfreint
oly To the what fun of money this town will grant for the keeping a School the year infring My To see what aDition this Town will make to the Ker Ebenerci astman yearly stated Salary and grant
Money to pay the fame Bbq - To See if the Town will come into some on ethow to provide five wood for the Read Ebenezer Partner the year Enjuin- My To See what luna of money this Town will grant . usport the poor of this town the year infring Job To See what firm of Money this town will grant to men of Repair there Highway the year Enfung "ly To see what Jum of Money this Town will give a for Labour at there Highway, the year Enpring 12% Je if this Town will grant any further tu of money for the Hiveing of folien or for the Ules the year Endring
Bly To See the Town will abate any of of Roter which are in any of the Late contables Hand,: which they Can't colect. I grant y to pay the fame- . Abyto bring in Town debt, I grant moves to pay this 15ty to See if the Town will &t cat act on a Petition: of Defer of My Town Belknap conterning vetteling the Town Betwan this town the Framingham survey Who's of the Town will offer the afschors to put the M Att may be granted at this meeting to the only for ting M? Parkmans Salary of the Highway Rate: Here of Four not noche due Picture of this Warrin with your doing Hereon Unto the elect men of this for it or before the time of fail meeting Dated it Was aforelaid this Fifth Day of November D. 177. By lider of the Secret- men Tame, Hawes Town 0 anich lasher comptable
fettborough. November ye 21: 1777. In Obedience to the within Warrent I have potted up the Same near the Meeting House in Wittborough Hamonich Parker punttable Westborough November 21: 1777 agreeable to the forego- ing Warrent the Inhabitants of this town. fort at A time. and place thereis Mentioned tchoule Mi Harmonic Parker
Moderator for fun meeting-
ly Yote to chef a elect man in of room of capt fiery" Boy Decefait
ly Voted M. Ebenezer Maynard a Blast Man in his Room ..
ly Voted Jolanh Green ir a School committee man in
Room of SV: Solomon Bater Deeper
ly Noted to make Provision for the Families of Such Soldier, as are now in y continental Avmy intchal of this Town
by you to chupe a committee to provide for the families of Juch Soldiers who are now in the continental Army in Behalf of this Wording to an Act of the Apembly of this state
fy Solid that M' Alijah gole M' 4 mothy Warten and Mi fofinh quien jo be down correrbutter
fly voted to pay the continental men on they are now Here in Behalf of this town: By a Town Car by votes to chufe a commette to See what eoch man has done done in i prevent war th to make atreport to this town in Order for a finial letelment with auch men as have been in the Jevous in Behalf of this town ... by Voted to have & men on low committee pt: Nathan Filher: M. Thencha Glufor Mr. Eli Whitney Lut. I James Godfry and Mi tobeph Herrington
and then you to Wilburn this meeting till next Monday of 24 Day of this Pattant November at 10 of the clock in the forenoor Juan Our.
Netborough November y 24: 1777. The Inhabitants of this Town mat according to there adjournment and voter to Derect the School committe to procure ou school Matter, o Matter, for this Town a Refanable as Pofiable and offo that they got them Boarded as sheep as pol and then You Forty pound, for a School Malt £140-
The year Enfung
Voted to grant forty Five pound, as an addition to the Neon: Eleneger Parkman, Plated Salar for the year infuing: low fun will make it up L Voted to come into Some method to provide The Wood for the Red Ebenezer. Parkenon the year Enfree Voter to find of Ren Ebenezer Jackman Thirty Six cordy of five Wood at his Dove: or you the year inden that the Vote to grant Forty Two round, to precure Low Wood for the Revy Ebenezer Portman 622 Voted that fait Jun Ge maid into a wood note Voted that each man may pay his port of i hate in Wood Delivery at When Ebenezer Joshmon Dois. Voted that of Wood be Lot at one pound four shilling, ap Vote to give Labity for to get f .? Wood at / Minifting Wood Land for of year Enfuing
Voted to give of afiction. Liberty to Execute Tech men from this Rate ar have not ability to pay the fame Vouw to grant Fifty pounds for the Matainonce 250-0 of poor of the Town for y year infring Voted to grant oneshundred found, to mention the Highway, of this Town of year Enjuing /100. Vote to give fin shillings at Day for Labour at to Highway for the month of may: June: July aug and for September October two Shillings a Da and for Ox Labour Two Chilling & Six pence a Day and for a part one shilling Aufour pence po Day Voted to pay over the teschethe artical in of Warrent for the project =
Potuto a Bate abner Milch :. Rate in Hanamich Vorher !! Votos to a Bate Clever Milch: Mate in John Beton Rate Bill Voted to abote Samuel Grover" Motel in Daniel Acomenta
too to abote Totoph White's Mate in James Heart Rate Bach. old to abete fie Big) bey: hate in Yame, Hace, Mate Bill- 0-11-3-0
Cotes to alow Nathan Maynard/or. weeping taking careof meeting Houle oney car -8-0-0 Pote to about you gh Hardy for Bording a School Matt s' Which May 1. 5-100 oted to alow David Maynard for Bording a School blatter great - 2-5.0-0 Cote to alow Chincha, Tribe, for Bording wetoo (Matter & Yeah,- 2-0-0-0 Sted to slow timothy Warren for Bording a Jihad We Weak-3-5-0-0 1-1-4-0
oted to a low Gooide Anorastfor Clocking & Day) 1-1-4-0
Yotas to a loud EliWhitney- for a hrefing & Day, 5year 1776 Vote to alors Luft thomas Bord for afrating 15 Day,- 2- 0-0-0 Voted to a low Barnibus Sector for Production Pent lou Volocerin 3-17-5-0 4-9-4-8
Yoted to a low Tecon Bang" Hood for Fit to -0-19=4-0 Voted to a low cost: Banja Tay for Pitto 0.6-0.0
Yotid to alow part forathen fray for gitto 0-4-3-10
Sotid to alous tonother stories for Dette 0.4.80 Site to allow list Samuel Herrington for Dito 0-5-9-0
Vates to a low dent, Thomas Bond for Ditto 0-8-10-0
Voted to a low Thincho, alefon for Fitto 3-13-7-0 Yo ted to a loss Tohigh Bahar E/d: for Fitto
Votar granted for to pay u above Jums
31-6-11-1
MT Belknap Petition haft in of Negative. Voted to adjourn this meeting Till Next Monday of Day of December at One of a clock " after Noon Monday December 4 1: 1777 The Town Meet according to there adjournment and Vitis to 00 the Afretory. to put the Money that is now granted into one Rate and the county You with if lame Excepting Ht Cartmanwalory and the Highway Mate- Voted to Have the Report of the committe How to Becomemite the Report to ycommette for amendment. and then Vote to Adjourn this meeting Till Monday i is Day of this enfant December Monday Decomber Mig 1777 The town meet according to the Quiasonment taVoli to act on the Report of corrette artical by artical and after undong Debate, the Town Yothe to thecommette the Report in order for amendment W to Bringon the Meeting Fell Fry day Day of this faltar
Wethorough December y ug: 7%. The Town meet according to there adjournment and voted to Reconfided the Vote that was hoff Youem 422 at the Beginning of this meeting conforming paris for the continental men as they are mois Railed Bo a Town fax- Voted to ant £1:13:8 for James A John M Culloch Rate which was abated Marchly, 24:1777 Voted to act on the Report of the commette as no amended To Viz, At that of Town pay to all they men who wore Drawatifter Draw fines at atime It Bowman went to New york their Money again Which part in y Regitive
and if any man, In Head of paying o fine) hired the turn done he is to be Entitled to the fame as if he has paid the fine - pofton of Negative~ Ily That the Town Return to all those men that was Fraughtted t paid fine for the Railing our preparo of continental men their Money again. and allo pay those men that have hired soldiers into the continental service for three years or die the War the Money that they gave Such folders or Voldents on their Producing proper Receipt for y San This haft in the Negative - 3 ty that the town allow that men that went to Rode To land with It Foundford Fifteen Shilling primo for the time they word Dilchorgio- paft in if Negat That of Town allow Ihope men that went with Harrin on the alarm to Bonnington Y Forried Till property Discharged Eight Dollar, for the first month and Jis Dollar, for the Second or in proportion for Shorter Time. poft in of Negative- That the Town men that are gone in the forvier with cant Brigham I hall continue therein till rega Discharge - Four Dollar, per month for the time th are held in of Service Except that men that wa Here- in this case thate men that Hive to Revue the pour Dollars on afore fait- poftiny Negitive 6ly That the Town allow the Non-commission Officers and private soldier, that went with IT Go out into the Service Pour Dollar, per Month for the time they ware. abient prooda that if the ger, court has not now do
I grant those men as much as those b fore mentioned then i Town to give as much more as the court grants. Left and much fun as the court grants more patting Negative ly nover the town hall Ice It to Except the above Report-We Recommend that the Town (huf a commette to Examine all Bills Receipts That Shall be brought in consequence of this Report_ We alle Recommend that all the above Mentioned Bill Recent, be brought to Jail committe of or before the fifth day of March Next- if not produced by that time then Such Bill or Recepty Shall not be allowed by Said Committe Recept a good & Reasonable Execute is offered to the Satisfaction of fait commette Nathan Filher Chincha Clacton / Tojeph Herrington Tamer Goofy Commetter Eli Whitney
The whole of the afore fail Report poff in of Negative Hananiah Parker Moderator Horefterif : - Hananich farther conftable for War Narough Greeting you are hereby thequired ing Name of the Government and People of of state of the Mapachulates Bay in New England - Fortiwith to Notifie Howam the Freeholder, other Inhabitain of vai Wetthorough Qualified according to Lales to Vote in Town Affair to meet at of Meeting oflocks in law) Hatboro on Monday y/24. Day of the Info. it November at Nine ofy ploch in the forenoon: Then there in the forft place to phat a Moderator to Regulate In Meeting y to The the Mind, of this Town portuning this state Money Being called in as mentioned in state. Det made by the Aprembly of this state; or to give Instructions to our Representer containing the Same ?? ly Support to them in To See what way will left with the Town afections to take the Invoice wether they will ard Ty To see what In fonctions the you will give the atrefjor, that ware hotel last year with the freet . Hanicing a Lawlute with papa John Wood for his the flying to pay his tiate and his bringday an action aganift them- or what melhord
cont into with thelt is that affair - third of Town will
Hereof fail not to make due Return of this Warrent with your doing thereon unto the defect men of JeKket. at or before the time of law meeting. Dated at Welttoro aforefind this 25 Day of November Dyyyy By Order of the , elect-men . JamesHowe, Town Clark L'Hanamah Parker confiable Wetthorough November y/ 24: 1777 In Obedience to I within Warrent I have poffer up the same news the Meeting House in Westborough Stamanich Parker contable
Wettborough November of 24: 1777 The Inhabitants of this Town meet according to the within warrent and made phase of W. Hanania Porter os moderator for fai Meeting 2 by rote to protect on ihrtical in o torrent and then the Question was put to of Town To see wether it was the mind, of this Town to have this Cater Money called in by Joan as mentioned in an Act of this State: Which was toled in of Negitive fly voted to have this state, Money called in by publes Tox
Sty Voted to check a committee to make ok moniftane to of generic court by way of partition: conforming the States money being put on Loan Spraying that it might be called in by a pueblech fax Alay the fame before the Town for there approbation on the adjournment_
bly Voted to have three men on fait commette Torin, M. Alijah Gales copt Nathan Filher and Left: Thomas Bond Voted to Excele cont: Nathan Frither from Perucing on fail commette tehope 2. Tamer Howes in his Room 1 Voto to Rioun this Meeting Till 40 Coch & M: according to the adjournment the Town meet X Profew Torin Tothe that the afreport go about the form in Cake the Invoice as they been the custom in this Young and when the Quation was put to 4 Town to Icc if they would hel any men to alist of alisson in taking the envous and it paft in the Negitive ' L
containany in Artical in of Warrint- The Tour Vouw to Stand of Law fute with apt. John Wood on Misunt other during the afsefors for fixing amittima, to commit him to Goal for his Rate,
Yolu to chefe a commette of three man to carry on the Low fute. in behalf of of Your: againf copt: John Wood Noted that cant: Mathon Fritter List. Thoma, Bond and M! El. Whitney be this committee Noted to aijourn this meeting till to Morrow at 2 of clock y afternoon
hoofday 4 25 of November the Infilatainte of this Town nicht according to there adforment preferred to contider y Report of the committee which is as Followeth to Via Verstehen, We the Jublereben have Taken into consideration the late let Made by Sembly of the state of of Mafrakhufett Bay for le Jums of the Bill, of this Itate, Money I've thrifthony felt way of December Next and are Dominion that fois that is Injurious to this Hate: as it doth not lefon of state debt but frevreferit and will lay the common, or lower Cost of people Under a Difare = vantage of war paying their quota: When the Money is ; and the Labourer mult preform two Days work the time Money that he can now have for One day in preparation for the recipiary articents of Life which they may be obliged to fel to enable them to bay their respective fax, or Toxes, it Said auto aufwar the priests. Expectation on we Humbly conceive Thereforis the past of your constituents do Humbly pray Som thing may be come That the Han, Assembly of this State may early in there nant betong take into confederate - on the above mentioned grenier let with its Numerous La tenderness en particular not allowing the Bills of the Hate to pay its preferat Fax: or win any debt of the State for which porpole they were emitted those' they were Vaportil by the publich faith, the forfuture of which will ever given ground, of Suspicion: not to mention the Oth God tendanceso, we continue to pray the act may be fineal) and the stakes money falle in by a Publich Tox of town of the General Alsembly in there Wifelow Shall See filt the above we Filmett to of four Abijah Gale · Por there Acceptation
Thomas (Bon) James Howe Se
Commette.
Vole to except of the afore I air Report, and then Voted to Order the Town plush to france fisible the aforefail theport Send it to the general Alsom! of this frate, being first light by him in behov of the Town - and then you to Defolve this tut Hamanich Parker Moderator
Worcester Je
To W. Humanich Parker contable for Westborough greeting you are hereby Ordered in the Name of the Government ofPeople ofjit tale of Mapachejethr in New England Forthwith to Notific to win the Freeholder, Hother Inhabitants of oil Wellborough Qualified according to Law to Vole in Town all To meet at the Meeting Houle in Laid Wetter sigh . Thursday off of this Infant January at One cloud I'M: Then there in the first place to chapa Mode to Regalate Said Meeting!
2ly to see if it is the mind, of this town to pay the whole or part of our preparation in the Four stunde Thousand pounds of this States Money: which is Gold by the Assembly of this state to be great in farina o more fully by an act of this state. 3ly To Hear and Get on of porfidoration sent By of Honor Congrats to each flate for them to find to the fivesal Town, for there approbation: or Disapprobation~
fly To see if it's the mind of this town to pay. Just men on wint figen this Toute soft Summer with Lift; Levi Warren and Torres in the service till Regale? Difmift the Sum -0, of the lift month they were gone from Home and at of hate of por month for the Remainder of the Time they wal in Said Service Sly to see if it be the mind, of this town to her a committe to Examine the forumplanety histor now in confirming Railing of folder- and alfio to Report to town what each man Ought Gogh to be a low for what he has all ready done in this was: ither in time of Money on the town maythen left; and know how to prefeed for time to come in Beijing ofold
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