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fly the notion the Petition of copt: Jon" Tay proof ing Hey 54 Vous to pay over the Six artical in the Warrin Untill the forment. bly you on the Petition of Deacon Bing, Good & others and the Vote haft in the Negative- Sote to Delsolve the Meeting according the meeting was Digiolow by To hephHarrin Moderator - Fett Tamer Hauses Town (Les)
Worcesterty - To Alephen Maynard j. conftable of Westborough Greti. you are hereby directed to Notify & warn all the Fivee holder and other, Inhabitants of . Wethoroughqualified according to x to Vote in Town afferr, to meet at the Meeting House in Weltlo. on Monday the Second day of June next at Tog of the clock D.M Then Vi their the first place to share aModerator to Regolatis. 2.Pg To See if it be the mind, of this Town to share a cominettin to Notify, Unton, to Meet in by a committee to prevom Galati to Town, Lime and to make Eftablith Bound, between ? Town, Jaw Line according to an act of the General court for annexing Elijah Rue Sobenezer Miller unto the Town of Westboro from the Town of Upton with Such Land, as mentioned in Laid Out
3 by To Hear the Report of the committee that was Latly hafer to take into consideration the Letter from the committee of Correspondance from the Town of Bolton
To See if the town will Out or do any thing when met Reflecting the fficer of the Army Having half pay after They may be discharged
sly To Hear the Report of the commetter that was chosen to in a committee for North borough: Reflecting the filling the Ministrul Land - Hereof fail not tomake die Return of this Warrent with your doing there on unto the Select Men J'ai Wetthorough at or before the time of Meeting-Gwen po my Hand & Leal this Twenty fourth Day of Many One Thousand Swen Hunden Eighty three by Order of the Slut mon of James Hauses Pour Clark Stephen Mayrand is comptable cense to the above Warrant I' house Exart. the Jumi by posting it at the meeting Howle agreable to a Voir of this For er complice
Heftborough - Witthorough June 42: 1783 In Obedien
1 Athorough June 12: 1983 The Faceholar &other Inhabitants of the Town of 26 ifthorough Qualified according to Law to Votein form Ofair Met at the neching House agreeable to the freqeing Warrent & make charge ofM Jolph Harrington moderator for vs.) meeting
My vote that Makes Wheeloch Esq. be Town Clash protemating for the Meeting you to heels a commettere this man to Notify Upton in Order to prerambalale the time between the form of rethrough, and) . Low Upton: a Greeable to the Out of the funeral point for teling of Elijah Rice Milenazer Miles from
Your Ebenazer Meller golyph Harring touch Tomen & Power 824. 5 fre i'aid commettre commetter that was chopen Sky role to accept of of Report & Je (A) Confirming the calculer letter from Bottone 6 mg You to not cover the 4 articol in the Warrent or if preferit ty rote to par les the surtical in the Warren for y present Then the meeting was Dissolved portofph Harrington Moderator Far Mot., Wheelock luk grote.
created in To Stephan Maynard 's comptable of Withboro Grading you are hereby Required, in the Name of the Common With of Mapachufett Forthwith to Notify to warn all the Free hotden & Other Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough qualified According to Law to Vote in Town affair meet at the Meeting Houle in J. Westborough: On Monday the Eighteenth Day of august Next Infring at Two of the clock FM: Then Of their in the first place to chupe a moderator to Regulate S Meeting To see if the Town will de min their committee for Heiring of Ministers to Supply the Sulfat and come to the phone of a New committee for that parpole- To give instructions to their committee for Hearing of a Minister, to Supply the pulpit, as the Town may Judge proper when meet. to Grant Such Numi of Money for Hearing of minutters, or for the Use of the Falcon on the Town. Shall think proper when meet
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To See if the Town will give any Instructions to the Siret. Men Respecting Perfon coming into this town Hereof Fail not Si mane due Return of the Warrent with your doing, Hereon: Unto the Salut-Min of Withor at or before the time of this meeting Given under my Han Hical this Thirtieth Day of July A. For dy8a3 By Order of the Select Men Tomar Fewer Town (Lathe
W. Hborough August 18th. 6783 In Oldunes to the above Warren I have potter it at the Meeting Houle agreable to aNote of the town i portable
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Wethorough Angriff 18th 1783 Agreable to the foregoing Warrent the Freeholdes and Other Inhabitants met at the Meeting toute in P. Hitthrough - and madeshort of My Topph Harrington Moderator for Is Meeting_ The Second artical in the Warrent paft in the Megat 3 by Vated to give Instructions to the commetter for Heiris a Minister to Supply the pulpet. Thingity voted to paliover the thin artical for the profit J'y Vota to grant a Sum of Money to heir a Min ofte Gly vola Is avanti the Sum of Sixty pound, for the We of Heving aMinister of Ministers to Supply the pul pet in this town to be abelow for that up Ty vole to leave the left artical in the warrent gly Voted to give a privilage, to all that is Twenty One years of age, to Vote for the hook of a minister - gly vote to hear MY Adonimem Just for longer on Probation. The wold to ad journ this Meeting Untill Wednesday the Twenty Seventh day of this Instant Auguff at Three of the clock PM: Wednesday August 27 th 1983 agreable to the ajoummer the Town Inhabitants Meet at the Meeting House & Sote to Influet the committee for Supplying the Pubget not to hair a minister while M. Judyon was you his Journey of he would Return again in four Jabath; Vi if he could not Return So soon Then to heis a minister after he had been you Three Jaboth - Then Vote to adjourn this Meeting Untill Monday the Funty Second Day of Text Sept at two of the ploch I'M:
Monday Sept; 2th 1783 agreable to a sunment the Inhabitants meet at the Meeting Hout, and Volu % hear N, Amirim Twfor further by a wany large majority -
Volu to Reconsider the vote puff on the adjournment at the loft meeting Volu to direct the committee to agree with M. Juston for four taboth More: and longer if he is willing to torry with is - There Vote to dissolve this Meting Steph Harrington Moderator Atte James Howe Town lerky
R reeller, To Stephan Maynam To confiable of Westborough greeting you are hereby Required in the Name of the Common Wealth of Mafiachalets. Forthworth to Notify to warn all the freeholders Other Inhabitants of Withborough Qualitativos according to Law to vote in Town lillain to convian to meet of the Meeting Houle in . Welthorough On Monday the Twenty seventh Day of this of this October, at One O'clock I'M: then their in the first place to chiefs a Moderator to Regulate . Meeting com ly To hearth est on the Petition of capt tonation hay other , which is as follows din, To See if the Town will difmit their committee chopen for the purpose of hearing a Minutter to Supply the pulpit in ?. Town and chool another committee for the Same piopiot- ly To give their prefint committee is any other committe the Town may or Shall chool at . Meeting Instructions to he's a Minister to Supply the pulpit in Town as toon as profiable
49 % see if the Town will give any Minifter that has been a preaching in this Town a call, or weather they will choose to hear any One further. Or Get any thing further thirion on the Town Shall que left when meet: hiriof fait not, and make due Return of this warrent with your doing hereon Unto the Select Men of Hetthorough at or before the time of this muting dates of Weltborough aforein this Thirteenth Day of October A: A: 1783 By Order of the Jelet Men of Wettborough Jamin Hawer Town Kerk Hyphen Maynard' conftable Wettborough October 27. 1783 In Blevience to the above Warrent I hour: executed the Same by potting it at the Meeting Houle agreeable to a lot of this Town no me Stephen Maynon ir confiable Westborough October 27 Agreeable to the above Warrent the freehowem or other Inhabitants met at the Meeting Houle m 9. Westborough- man choole of M. Topph Having to movenator to regulate & meeting-
Voted to Get on the petition of capt Jonathan Teany other Than this faittion was put to see if the Town would Desmit Their committe for having a minister but paft in the Negation - then the Town Voted to pay Over that part of the fourth articul which reffects giving a Minific. a call for the present - than the following quittion was put to see if the clown will accrues with the church
To hear M. Adonirum Judfor further in Order to Settle. him in the work of the Miniftree in this town and by their Vote it haft in the afarimative 69 years of May Then the Town Volu to direct their committe Immediate to apply to MyTwofor & inform him of what the church and Town have done Respecting hereing of him: if profil to gethimto come as soon as may be to this Town agreeable to the Votos A request of the ehh & Town - Then the Town How to adjourn this Meeting Untill Next Monday at two of the clock I'M at this place Monday, November the third. the Town meet agreeable to the adjournment th Voted to direct their committee to apply M. Store to see if he could come to Supply the julguet One Day Soon, or Ingage some time herer if the could Then voted to leave the matter with their commette for the present respecting of having a minafter to per cus in this place Is then the melting was difsolve Tojeph Harrington Moderator
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Horecettes In- To Stephen Maynard T' contable of Wittborough Greeting your are hereby Required in the Name of the comm With of Mapachulethe to Notify & warn all the Freehold and other Inhabitants of Wetthorough Qualif awanting to daw to Vote in Town affair to pon and meat at the Muting Houl in jo ffethorough on Monday the Twenty Forth Day of this Instant November att one of the clock Dir. Then theer !" the first place to chefe a moderator to RegulateIn 2by To bring in Town debt, and grant Money to pay the 3 ty To See what Jumof Money the Town will grant for a Lawsfull School Mother the year infring 4ly To See if the Town will divise the School Money the Year Enfuning or has been for years gratis Shy To See if it be the mind, of the Town to Inquire of the school committed wether each part of the Town have had their stical part of schooling for Jeward years raf and to let thereon on the Town Shall think Gift when meet 6ty To see if the Town will call on there committe that won chopin to call on southborough Vany Other Youre for the Bounty this Town gave any Continental man: That other Young held for this man on Oct theron as the Town hall / uge bett- when must - --
y To see if the Town will a Gate Such men, Rates that an of the late contruther can't colect to grant Money to pay the same
ly To See what Jum of Money the Town will grant for the Support of the poor of this town they a Torquing gly To See what Jum of Money the Town will grant to pay down delete the year entuing wo oly To See if the Town will give the commetter that is appointed. to Sell the Minifiel land by the general court any Instructions - Here of fail not make due Return of this Haven't with your doing, hereon unto the last Men of Town Town on or before the time of this meeting, deter at Weltt enough the Forth Day of November D, 1783 My Order of the Jelet Men Time, Hawar Town Center Stephen Mayrien ji gonflable
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Fantasy November 24th 1983 In Olcience to the foregoing Warrent Ihave potter it at the Meting Houle agreeable to vote of this Town for Stephen Maynard IN Contable
Athorough November 24: 1783 agreeable to the foregoing Sauvent the Inhabitants of the Town meet of the Meeting House Made Charge of M. George Andrew Moderator for , Meeting
ly agreable to the first antical Voluto lucent of the following Billy seiante money to pay the Same Viz, To Amala Maynard for Boarding 25.6 a school matter "10 weeks at 4/6 proweak
To Daniel chamber lain for Detto sweat,
/ 100
To Dr. Gertham Brigham for Ditto & week, 1 16.0
To George Andrews for Detto - 12 week, 3 12-0 To Jei Warrenfor Detto 13 Weeks 2 Days 4 0 0 To Eli Whitney for Ditte & weah, / 100 To Ditto for making Rate Making the Invoice 18 Day2 17 0 To Daniel Chamber lain for Dette > Day, - 1 10 To Folyik Green for Ditto 17 Days - 2 110 For Genere Miller for Providing s Coming care
of the Vr. Femina Hardy her child 2 weak, 0190 To W Mehilable Brigham/or Detto 6 week -2140 For: Daniel Brigham for Mugin and attendance for Jarmul Hardy- 1182 To Dr. James Howe for Ditto 993 So games Miller for c/4 of pork ford. Hardy 0. 5 8
7 36 187
Bills Blower Brought Over £ 36 18 To Thaddeus Warren for taking care of the Meating Houby 7 To Hananiah Parker for Making Rata 3/2 Day, 0 10 To Ditte for his attendance at a convention 2 Day, 0. 12 To Jamy Hawer for Medicines Hattendann for 5 the gr Ganie Cook & Feren Fay
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3 ly Vota & Giante for a School the Year Enfring 25 0 Hola to divide the Money grante for a School as it has been for years piff
gly roter to choose a commetter to Inquire wether each part of the Town have had their part of the money grante for Schooling for years graft I have Expired it for Schooling Then Hole to adjourn this meeting Untill Monday next at One of the clock P. M which will be the first Day of December at this place Monday Decam brid, 1783 The Inhabitants of the Town meet agreeable to theme at jornment and vote to Leave the contain of the five articul in the Warrent Deferestionly with there commetter and then rows to avjorn the meeting untill next Tinyday at one of the clock PM which will be Decent Viny day Decemb, 5th 1783 The Inhabitants of the Town meet according to their adgorgement iprofes to befined Solo granted to , che an addition of -$15.0 to the school Money that fi money be laid out in Schooling & Boarding of School Matton the year. infring-
Now that each I dicar row leyout one fourth part of all the School Money that is granted at this meeting for hearing of School Matter and for boarding of them while keeping schon the year Enfriendly
Yolu that if any the Handrem the make it apper to the talinfection of the Select men that they have not had them equal part of the school money that way granted by the town for a school in the Year 1781 1702 Shall be allowed to draw Somuch More y as to make up their past
Is money & to bring bill to the Town for Bour of theschool matters s time
has Tto Jefuit the fifth artical and them
btw to abate John Beaton tos Kater in John Harrington Rat 32 Côtes to abate James Frage, Rutin in Detto Rates 22, 90 Vota to abate Ezra Baker, thate, in Atto Rates _0 80 Cole to abate Yof ph cobb"Rate in Levi Warren Rater 1 94 Vota to abate Timothy Warren Meter for his granfon's head in deci Warren Mates. 0168 Soto to abate Fattura Wilder" Meter in Volomon Bathrich Mater 1 13 % rota & Grante for the support of the Food of this town the year entuing - 3600 rote to allow Nathan Maynard ir for to take care of the Meeting Houl the year enpring 4 0 Voto & grante to pay Town debt. .. 5000 and then Voto to Dissolve this meeting Attelt George Andrew Moderator James Howe Town Clerk
areoften to -To Stephen Maynard jr. Conftable of Weltboro Greeting you are hereby Required in the Name of the common Wealth. of Massachusetts Forthworth to Notify warn all the freehold on and other Inhabitants of the Town of Wetthorough Qualified Accord ing to New to Vote in Town affair, to Meet at the Meeting Houle in I. Westborough On Monday the fifth Day of January 1784 at One of the ploch I'M; Then & their in the first place to chool a moderator to Regulate 9. Meeting ~ Ly To See if it be the mind, of the Town to Ful min their committee for Herring of miniften to Supply the pulpit & to choose a nies commetter in their Room ... . 1
Cy To give Such Instructions to their commetter Respecting Supply ing the Pulpet, or Settling of a minister, or to act any thing there on that the Town may think left when meet To bring in Town debts, that was not brought in at the luft Town meeting
Fly To see & hear the Several Orden that the Select. Men have gave to Jeseral perfor, on the Town Treasurer the year proft- fly To Grant Such Jum or Jums of Money, to pay the debt, of the Town, that the Town may Judge left when meet. Hereof fail not make due return of this Warrent, with your doing, hereon, unto the select Men of Welthorough at or before the time of this meeting, dated at Witthorough aforefait this Twenty ticon day of December 1, 1783 By order of the salat Men James Howe Yown Clark Stephen Maynard 9, Confiable
Detoro lanciare 5th Q4. In Obedience to the force of Warrent i have potted a copy ofali Warrent at to Meeting House in this Town agreeable to a Vote of this Town Ar me Stephen Maynard pronto Wettborough January the 5, 1984, agreeable to the left Warrent for a Town Meeting the Town Meet at to and place therein Mentioned and made charge of M. Tojeph Harrington Moderator for fo Meetings
actuales artical the follow Juction agreeable to the there
was put to the Town To see if what Mr Tofuph. Harrington one of their committee had done was Iales factory to the Town in his going after M. Twiony in Ingagging him to Supply the Pulpit in this place ) it poft in the A farmitiv by alarge Majority
Then You to Defamily their committee &come to the Charge of anew Commette in their room Then Voto to have three men in there Commette To Supply the Town with fireching. Then Voto that MY Topph Harving ton & gamesHow UM, Joseph Green be , committee Then You to allow to fame, Hawer for going after Mi Asa Piper to action-0-90 and for Li Fames Hawer going after My.
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m Tudjon to vetrate. -
Then You to slow to M. Polyph Harrington going to Welton after minifted 0-90 Than You to allow . TojephHarrington for going after MY Tudjon to Hardwick 0-196 Shen Votes to alow Em Aaron Warren for going after HM, Judson to mandom - -- 0 2 0 Then volu to allow A Joseph Box for going after M. Farrington bother Minister-1 40
Then Yotw and Granted to pay the Debt. of the Town- 83 : 3 0 Than You to Delove this Meeting Attest Tojevn Harrington Moderator James Howe, Town Clark
seefter In - To Stephen Maynard; Contable of Withborough greeting 04 you are hereby Require in the hans the common truth Mafiachujethe Forthwith to Notify warn all the Greatdeal other Inhabitants of Setthorough Quellified by Law to Date in town Offrir to couvrantiment of the Meeting House in (i) Witthorough, on Monday the first day of thengh next enfunny the date hereof it Nine of the clock A.M."Then On their in the first place to choose a Moderator to Regulate low meeting 4- To chool any town clark, Select Men Alsofrom. Comptables Colector of taxes and all other town officer which towns by Law are Obliged to choose in the Month of March annually 4 To See if the Town will choose a committee of correspondance dafty the year enforcing
4. To See if the own will choose a committee to provide the Town with a Law full School Matter or Matter the year enjuing To see if the Town will choose a committee to Receive examin the Town Frea lower accounts Simake a report of the Settlement to the Town in soon as may be-
To see if the Town will improve the Liberty of the saw in leting the swing go at large the year enjuing they being duly Regulate on the Laws direct.
Cy-To See what Jum or Jums of Money the Town will Grant Formandos repair the highways the year infuing. Cy-To See what wager the Town will give your day for work on the highways the year enjuing
Ly- To See if the Town will make the Survayer of highway. Collection of the highway Fax the year enquiry -- , 9: To see if the Town will appropriate detable Seats in the , Meeting House for the Singer the year enduring or to llet any thing thereon that the Town may Judge left ty To See if it be the mind, of the Town to come into Some Measures whereby the collection of town Taxes may be Obliged to little with the Town Freafurer in Jeafon So that the town may prevent paying Unneficary Intreft for Money that is allvery aty crowd or to but therion as the Town may Judge. Cy-To See hear but on a Letter from a committee which Catty met at Sutton Of Ligne By M: Willen Hall Moderator as the Town may fudge left -
, ly To take into configuration the Petition of capt yonathus
Jay bother, Reflecting Schooling sto but therion as the town may Judge buff when met-
ily. to see if it be the mind, of the Town to discontinue or difpole of any of these highway, or but there on an the town may Fudge left, Hereof fail not and make der return of this Warrent with your doings thereon unto the Schut Men of 9. Westborough on or before the time of this meeting, date at Westborough Word? this Sixteenth day of February One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty four giugno Under my hand ical. on Order of the velut men of 2. Town Onother Sixteenth day Fans Hawe, Yown Clerk
SWettborough March yes: 1784 In Obecones to the with Warrent I have potter it at the meeting Howl agreeable a vote of this town -forme Stephen Maynard jiporte Westborough March the , 1984 The Town mit a the Meeting Houle agreeable to the foregoing Warren am pak chance of M. George Andrews Moderator 2 ly Vamade charge of Fame, Hawes Esq, Town charts. 3 by voti a made change of James Howe End. Min ofen Harrington Phinehan Gleefon. Daniel Chambre and Folyph Green is Select. Men but on the as - ment James Howe, Est, declined Serving as a Select man the Town made chowy of capt leth Mo a Polut man in his Room Aby Voter, Eherson MIS Lofenh Green gr, Antina Brugh. and Eli Whitney Utworn
only Totalschool James Howe, Exil pm and M" Jencon Bellown & Conftable and on the adcomment off meeting the For Got to accept of capt, Nathan Fether Confta for the South side of the Town in the Room of M. Jimcon Bellow, AT. Fisher was Sworn - The Town on the ajovnment by their Vote male the following agreement with James, Ha Est Viz, as the Town of fred borough on the / Day of this Instant March made charge of ger Haver Eng. for a ponttable of the Northside of Westborough - but as it is In capatible to the Office of a Justice of the peas to take the Oath a comptable - There fore the Town have thought to accept of the f. James Hawer Es doing atu as a comptable Upon his taking the Oath of a collecter of Faxes for the North part of J. Town and the James Hawes Er. both hereby promi and Ingage to collect the were afielments That may be aselow on the north part of , Four free of coff to . Town the year enluing. Upon h being confused by collecting vi Faxer to have done his turn as a comptable; March 8.1784 Note to Recept of the above atteft George And views or and this games Hawes boek, was accordingly two om pod Yotas chop. M. Brech Parkman Town Franfurt, Swi Tâtu GehopeM& Elijah Brigham (Warden, sworn and It Tojeph Bond, Sworn
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oly You & charte morte E lither Rien John Boul sindVuvucy. Sorber tona than For bet It To lerch Bord Nathaniel of
by Soft Sichals M" John Harrington O Jumuel funtion |euracof,
oly Satellitel M"Benjamin Sen Git Beau Parker Hence Very 3. in Yol h shop. it. "Manuel Bellow Thomas stehe) Hoog Elitha Forbes & Ezera/Batas .. zy Fate Mehof M' Daniel Stockwell leather Jealer Jis Why Not behol capt beth hart. M.E. benezer Fithing men. Chamberlain jy km yolyph Harrington & all futon
ily AmitoVote chof. M. Amala Maynard ?Tuil driver Fly Vote chofe Path Nathan Siffer Sealer of Bow thing
Gly Solid chope Col: Moyen Wheeloch at Teleph BonOW School Mon Joseph Harnogton, george Andrea a. . ) Daniel Chamberlain
Commenti
A freeable to the Gerth Artical the Town You to Ulpropriate to the mer dingen the woman, front Kultury Si to the word linger, the Vine Gallery as fast as to ully that you out at The caff door The year entering Then You to abjorn this meeting untill next Fry day at one of the ploch in the afternoon at this place/ Jay March with jy84 The Town meet according to the Wicomment the Town for crede to Gufinch
and Vote to chool three men to settle their account, with the Four Treasured finale aReport, as soon as man be to the town
Yote That James Hower Est, In Aaron Warren Heart, Seth morte be tais committee
voted to choose a committee of correspondants softy Lot of that M. George Andtrees capt, Leth Morte and Capt Nathan Filher be Is committed Vota to let there swine go at large the year copains They bring duly Regulated as the Law deveats Votul Granted to Repair the highways the year infuing $80 0-0
Voti that a man, Labour per Day ise for the month of April May, Fun & July's " August be 0 3
Vota that aman deabour pro day in 0 Vote the other parts of the year for a main your Day be 2 0 You that a youk of Ozen for day be -02 0
vota that a contigo day be ONO Voted to make Over the Month artical in I Storrent Site to pass Over the Eleventh artical in . Warrent agreeable to the Twelfth articul the Town Voted (hope Cont Nathan Filher as an agent for this Your to Repair to Wareefter on Fullday the sixteenth day of this Infant march & to meet there in a county convention
Then the Town vote to adjourn this Meeting Untill Monday next at One of the clock PM at this place
37 Monday The Eight day of March jyP& the Town m According to theme ad formento preferred to find the Humanwas of the Geefinits
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