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Nouster Go To Mr. La Forbush Constable for Westborough. Greeting. You are hereby required in the name of the Commun -wealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the inhabitants of the said Town of Histhorough duly to vote for representatives in the General Court of said Commonwealth, viz the make inhabitant of said Town being Il years of age and resident.in said Tacon for the space gone year next preceding having a bies holdt Estate within said Town of the ensuite income of three po und or any estate to the value of sixty pound, to assemble at the meeting house in said Jorn, on Monday the fifth day of November next being the just Monday of in Said Month at three of the block in the afternoon. Waive in their voter for a Representation of the people Haid Commonwealth in the Congress of the united America for the Worcester district : Güven under can hands and scal, at Westborough this Twenty Second day of October D 1.010 ..
Daniel Chamberlain, John Sanborn Joshua Mellen Solomon Tay
Harcenter Is. -Your 5 # 1810 fichas Muggler
Jan Ciccliente to the within Navrant Thave notified the male in habitants therein exprefied to meet at the time and place and for the purposes withi, Mentioned. Asa Forbush Constable
Westborough November 5th 1810
agreable to the foreging Warrant the inhabitants inet and brought in their voter to the selection for the following persons to represent them indice Inglés of the united máster -
14. john hurt bog seventy jour vote. Elijah, Brigham bag Sixty Six - vita Avances Blake Lage.
The votar having been sorted and Gounited and duin Frescos made in Ofen Town Meeting accor win to Law the Meeting was dissolved. Vattent Nathan Fisher Feled
doweiter fi Jo asa Forbush Constable Misto. Greeting In the name of the Comments of Massachuoch, you are required to notify was the freeholder and other Inhabitants ofsaid. qualified to vote in Town meetings, 223 suchas Win pay to one single tax besides the port or pello a sam equal to two Thirds of a Single poll tax- to meet Bu meeting house ini said Westborough on mom the fifth day of December next ensuring at the o Clock at noon to act on the following article to Choose a moderator to regulate dai meeting
2" do Grant Money for the Support of the peer, and ~clun necessary charges of sait Town-
3 Jo Grant the Mu? Elisha Rockwood's Gallery for The present year ....
It To what method the Town will adeptto support of 5. To see what me that the Town will about to fer the burying ground or oct any thing thereon 6 % see if it be the minds of the Tower to lay out any partir the whole of the burying ground into hamady and tomb foto und dispose ofthem, oractiony thing the ITo see if it be the minds of the town to a bath any taxe 8 To see what method the town will take to keep the meeting house clean --
9 To see if the Town will purchase the Organ or all any thing thereon - 10 To see if the Town will stimule to the use of the
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ingers the seati they now Occupy -- To see if the town will take any. Hether to repair. the road from bell meadows Bridge so called to South- borough line ... Se Choose Choristers To see if it be the minds of the Town to let the third school district draw any more money the. their noquestion according to the number of their Familier- Given Under our hands and Leads The's twenty sound day of October 12. 1810 .. Daniel Chamberlain, John Sanborn Joshua Heller Selectmen. Solomon Fay
Watborough stufe Não 5 1011 . Jane Ruggles In obedience t. the within Navrant I have warned the Frechelders and other In habitant, therein expresivo to meet at the time and place, and for the press prefer within mentioned Asa Fartuch Constable.
Westborough Nour 5th 1810 The Inhabitants Het agreable to the above Warrant und first made Choice of Joseph Brigham Moderator to regulate Said Meeting. E Voted and Granted $500 for the support of the ficar for the Present year.
Votos A granted $ 2/3 more to defray other own changer Vele and grant $581. 6 cents to make up l'hotheodd, Gallery for the present year-
"Vati that the care of the four be left to the select Mer untill . Harch Meeting ..
Voted that Jaar Ruggles, Jonathan Forher & Thomas Nathrop, bi a Committee to procure a wall built- round the new burying you and also such yeter built as they shall think best and suitable. OnThe article. The Town voted and made Choice of
ElijahbrighamLys, Soloson Tay, and Jamnul Fish a Committee to examine a plan of the burying gard and report their Opinion on the same,
then sota to adjean for half an hour to hear theway Committees report ; after half an hour the barich of the burging your way reassured and the Cost reported the following amendment, vig to widen the principal alley or way through the burying y and from 10 to 12 feet and the narrow aller between the family lots instead of 2 to be 3 feet wide
Voleo und abated $ 3-16 taxes Jet to Bory Puntos also- 3-16 to NathanielBouman 1
Vote and abated the whole of the lax det Nathaniel Jay except 80 anti -..
the whove taxes are in Collector hay tax bill_ 8 votes that the select men see that provision is made to keep the meeting clean
) after debate, it was finally agreed on Motion of Mr Brigham to have the Organ for one. year and give A Parker for the use of it. TreIntrest of 350 dollars. 119 $21_he the sale Parker to have the previledge of selling the Organs at any time during the year, and the Town to hay in the same proportion as above for a short term -
Vote that the singers may Occupy the seas they wo improve During the pleasure of the Town - I Voted that Your Parker, Nathaniel. Andrer, and Ma Ther bush be a Com mitter to view Bell preudow dy ridge road so called and report to the Town as soon as may be, what they think Is necessary to be done, if any thing, that the Gosan may pal, Just Order as the formiser may
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A vise the Choice of Choristers be left to the singer-
1) Bet that The third school district be allowed is more than their equal part of the school Money for Janes cach year .. The business of the meeting being completed it Dissolved By the Moderator. Attist Nathan Fisher Town Clerk-
Serverty fo Se la Forbush Constable of Wishborcugic . Greeting You are hereby required in The name of the Commonwealth, >
Mafrachusetts, to notify & ware the fireholders and other inhabitants of said Town, qualified to itte in Town affairs, to meet at the meeting house in said Westbergs on monday the fourth day of March next ensuing attacken Oblak at noon to act on the following articles- viz to Choose amoderator to regulate said Meeting A Je Cheese own Glich Select- Man, Q prefers and such other down Oficer as are to be chosen in the month of March on April 3% grant money for the support of a lawful the present year_ I do grant money to repair the rows in said Town The present year and determine what wagen shall be allowed for men Exon and Cart Ne day. to Choose a Committee to his lawful School Masters. Cio Choose a Committee to inspect the Schools ~~~~ To Choose a Committee to settle with the Town Treasurer und accept of their report ..
To see what method the Town will take to support their for_ 9 To see if the Town will let Their wine go at large being regulated as the law requires-
" To See if the Town will confine their battle and Houses in Bear Inclosure or act anything thereon ... " abateany taxes that the down may think proper --- to see if the town will have a Collector to collect their taxes
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13 To dispose of the ringing of the bell is the town may think by 14 To Choose a Paxton. - 15" So des what method the town will adopt to keep the
record of the Valuations & taxes or act usey thing thereon It to bring in their votes for County Treasurer .. 17 To see if the Town will procure a new burying cloth, and a Carriage on runners Suitable to carry lirjis on in Sighing 18 To ace if the town will give any directions for the appro- -priation of the money in the town Treasury which was paid by several of Capt chay Company to Exempt them from military duty or act any thing theron- Given under our hands & Jeals this eighteenth day of February A. y. 1811- Daniel Chamberlain? Johndanharr Selection of Joshua Mellen Westborough Solomon Day
Monster for Manch 4th 1811.
In Cocelience to the within Warrased I have notified the Inhabitants therain expressed to meet at time and place and for the purposes within mentioned_ La Forbush Constable Westborough March 4- 1811 The Inhabitants of said town met greable, the above warrant, and First made Choice of Daniel Chamberlain Moderator to regulate said Meeting 2 validad made Choice of Nathan Fisher Fran Check. Sworn amazingly Joshua Millen Vous and made Chome of Solomon Hay Isaac Ruggles (Solution Joseph Brigham) & Abner Warren
well to Newsome the Choice of afsefor till The adjournmin Voice and made Choice of john
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191 .Asa Fabush " for Constable sworn accordingly Voted to thuse the other officers by hand notes by nomination Elijah Corbett Daniel Chamberlain geldand made Choice Eli Warren, Asa Godfrey. Voce Parker John Wadsworth Samuel berbush" Cap for her be and Samuel Fisher- Highway Surveyors for the present ficar. and were all sworn Quoting to
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Voter & Choose for jar
Shortnatur Mihola, Bony Warres
Vierich, and Solomon hay Sworn. Votes and Choose for? Charles Parkman Slejuin Mouse Sand Nahum Forbes .. -
Vouw & Choose for of Noah Hyde, Thomas Lathrop Field Drivers SElijah Fortes It Nichols and Lambert Tarbeishowread swor si Voted and granted 500 dollars for the Support a law: full School the present year
A Voted and granted 500 dollars for the repair of High- way and roads the present year- 7 Votre that men be allowed one dollar per day outtue, June. and July, - 75 cents por day for any & September 50 cents afterward, Oxon bart & place as usual 5 Votre& Choose for Barnabas Newton fySame Hudson & Whool Commite \Moses Grout, Antifan Harrington Daniel Fay, Levi Bath ich
Ford Parken & Elijah Corbett
6 voti and Choose A Elisha Rockwood, Il John robin Chichas Gleason, Charles Sarkman, Elijah Brighamf Lovet Peters and Elijah Morse to be a Committee to Visit the schools agreable to the provisions of law- I voted and Choose Daniel Chamberlain, Aona Forbes and Jathan fisher a Committee to finte with the
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X" Art. handed over til the dojounment . - of Art. not acted open - " bolid that battle and horses should not go at large The present year but be confined to their inclosure - Art- pafico over.
12 Art passed over till the adjournmment
Arte pehed cura also is of Apparemment
IL Voted un animals Ghout of Thomas Lathrop, faxton 15 botw & male choue of Chamberlain, Samuel and Nathan Fisher a Committee to consider and report their Opinion on the subject of this artule
Their voted to adjourn this meeting to the first monday in April next at 3 0 block afternoon to meet in this pla
April I" The inhabitants met again agreable 10 Не похоженаню ркомдед ап тада those of Cap Solomon tray? Fortinatun Nichola LAfresson & James Flowery" they were worn according Es tu was accepted the report of the Commetter Appointed to settle with the Town Treasurer Uso volu and accepted the report of the Committee respecting the records or copies of the valuation taxe, he that was Choosen at the first meeting the report in revivre in full bath in hage leventy forst Seventy decard.
16 voted for bounty irensures the votes being counter there was for Samuel At 68 vater Edward Bungs 10 Misha Rockwood James Hawes
Then voted to a diesen this meeting a gain to Weaimofday It at 2 0 Black afternoon to meet at this place
Wearesay That 3. The inhabitants met
121) 17 Vote that the select men be directed to procure a Suitable burying floth- and passed over the remainde a part of this articles . . 18 Voted that it was not expedient to appropriate anexo The pour money mentioned in the art in of Warrant- 'n of 12 ist_ votes to set up the Collection of the taxe, at the lowest bilder, and it was struck of at sixcents our The poused to John harrington,
then voted and made Choice of John Harrington for Collector the present year he were swarm accordingly Any 13 Art. voted that the ringing of the hell be set up at the lowest bidder, and was Struck of at 11:95 to bot Nathan Fisher for one year - - On 2 8th Art. voted to set up, fare Shelley at the lower. Sidder for one year unter removed out of town Sooner, and she was bid of by Nacen Fisher for
96 centi for Wech The other poor left in the hands of the selectimen to dispose of at the best advantage.
Then voted & reconsider, the vote pafred on the 10th Art. so far as to let such persons have liberty for their bows to run in the road or high ways at the Townsbom mittee may give leave- a Com" being chosen for that purpose since the former vote propice at another meeting usider another warrant
The banif of the warrant havingbeen completed The mating was dissolved by the Moderator Mat Nathan Bisher T Clerk-
dieport The Committeeappointed to consider and report a method of hearing a record of the Validations & taxe for the town of Westborough have taken the subject into consideration and bog have to make the forcein report Vin I That a suitable book be processed at the expense of the Town in which the assessor
Shall keep a record of de valuations, taxes and other papiery relative to that Subject Andafter complicating the same, annually to return the shock into the Town Gleichethe That whenever the Assessor Shall receive a warrant from legal authority for the assessment of a state or any other fax - a minute of Said warrant shall be ordered on record Specifying the dunordwant to be assessed_ __ 3. That all orders given by the Sedictamen for the assessment of any town tax shall be entered at large on said record - Me That a copy of the valuations, taxes & Sale that be entered on record Somnifer to the
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That the Total of the Volte und kinder of the Valuation, and the total of the dever al taxes beentered on record, - 6th The copy of this report shall be on record is the Power book. also at the beginning of the assesong book of records - alt which is dubmitted
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(23) Horiester Is To Au Berbush Corsade of Matherough Greeting you are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of. Haha hasells i notify and weare the male inhabitants ofvaid lown of twenty one years ofage and upwards, having a freehold estate within the Common wealth of the annual income of three percent, or any estate to the value of sixty ground is med out the meeting noch In said Histhorough on monday the first day of April next of one Unlock in the afternoon to give in their vater for Governor a Governar Senator and Counsellors agreable to the Constitution of said Commonwealth Given under bun hand, and scale of Westborough. The eighteenth day of March . 1.2.1811 Joshua Mellan Solomon Fray Jaar Ruggles Select Mere
Joseph Brighain) Abrir Warren Y
Horcenter /1. April 1 1811 In Obedience to the withun warrant shave notified the 6 male in habitants therein exache's to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within Heardonce Asa forbush Genila ble
fait Kt 1811. The inhabitants agreable to the foregoing Warrant assembled, and gave in their vales for Governor you donoton & Coumeller as followeth vig for Governor
Elbridge Gerry one hundred 12 Christopher Gove, Eighty five 8
Koval Governor, William Gray One hundred Gene William Phillips Eighty Three 8. Elbridge Gerry
Christopher Gere Joshua , Metten
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Volu for Senators and Counsellors
voti Mon Oling Merrick 98
Edward Bangs. 99
Samuel Jones .90
Moses White 99 Jonas Kendall 8%
Jeth Hastings
83
Francis Blake 76
Silas Holman 84 John Spur
Estes Howe
Thomas Hale
Andrew Peters
Bazalect Jaff
Then after the votes were forte and counter and declaration thereof made and records and sales up in Open down meeting according. to the Constitution and lag of the Commonwealth the meeting was dissoluce Hist. Yathan bisher down Clerk
Housher for To the Forbush Constable of Watborough _ Greeting _ Youare hereby require in the name of the Common wealth of Massachusetts, to notify und warn the male inhabitants of sa Town Being twenty one years of age and resident in tail From one year next next presseddies and having un' having a free hold estate within Juni . Town of the annual income of three pounds or any Estade to the value of sixty pounds to meet at the mex ing house in vaid Mistero, on monday the 13th day of may next andusing at one o Clock in the after we o the purpose of Choosing a representative to Reverendative mon at the General court appoints
to be helden at Boston on the last wednesday of May next _ Given under our hands & scale This twenty ternd day of April A.D. 1811 Joshua Mellen. Salomon Kay defects Joseph Brigham Men Abner Warren
Worcester for May 13 1811
Ja Credionic to the withen warranted have notified the male inhabitants therein exprefred to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within Mention Asa Forbush Constable.
Mesthorough Hay 13" 1811 The Inhabitants of the Town met agreable to the foregoing Marrant and gave in their votes for the preventative" an followoch (Viz) har Nathan Fisher Eng. 89 votes
For Col Andrew Poten 67. For Cap Solomon Tray 6 For Cap Jon "Forbush 5 John Buttrich
after the veter bolig sorted and Counted as above Declaration was make that Nathan Fisher bog" was duly elected to represent the town in the general bout the present year. then the meeting was difist AHist Nathan Bisher Town Clark
This certifies that previous to the April Meeting 1811 that Joshua Hellen Solomon Jag Isaac Buggles Jutph Brigham and Any Warren Select. Men cavaco " Malborough were kwam fail- fully und impartially to discharge the duties of their Office, respecting all elections and the returns theuif awarding to their best knowlegs conformable to law, before nu Nathan Jisher Ibles
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1) Horecale Jo Jo asa Forbush of Westborough Greeting you are hereby required in the name of the commonwealth of Mahachusetts to notify and warn the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Westboro qualified to vote in town (1) affairs to meet at the meeting house is said town on monday the first day of April next at four oblou ) in the afternoon to act on the following articles viz I. To choose a Moderator to regulate land meeting I To see if the Town will direct that the walls of the new burying next to the road may be set within the bounds so as to make it convenient to hitch horse, 2 or oct any thing relative to said yard
3 to fetch in their other for a bounty register- I" So See if the Town will direct any person to alter the Town record agreable to a vote pafred May the 7/4 1810-
5 To see if the town will dispose of the feed that may be in the high way the present year Given under our hands and seals This eighteenth day of March A.g. 1811 Joshua Mellen Solomon Tay Isaur Ruggles forph Forigha.s. Aner Harren Horester for April 1 1811 In Obedience to this warrant I have notifier How the whabitants thereis expressed
I met at the time and place and for its purposes within amentioned
La Forbush Constable.
Westborough April 1 1811. He Andauditunits Med agreable to the forceeine warrants made Choice of Yough Brigham Moderator- There
31. Then Vetir lo adjourn this meeting to wednesday next at one oblock afternoon to meet at this place --
0 Wednesday, April 3 the inhabitants met agreat to the adjournment .....
Art. Voted that the walls on each end of the burying yar be set on The time of the roads as near as may be also votre that there be hoch, fixed in The wall to hitch Hover tio as the Com" for building the Wall shall think.
Vote and made Choice of Bea Chamberlain, Y.Fisher and Cap S. May be a bem the to See that the burying gard be ploughecred it hays and hello down by Harrowing the same, also to lot out the Same agreable to the Fans have tofore accepted by the Town that the same be completed previous to the annual May meeting, and the Committee are further instructed that after they have completed their business to give pultech note that the Choice of Laid tik will be sold at publish vendue on the day of the May meeting, the Town having previously voted to sell Them) and that one condition of the sale be that the money shall be paid at or before the first day of January next to the . Treasurer 2 of vail Town
Sufit Voted for county Register as followeth ory For Daniel Elap LA vote,
For Map" Inoch Flagg. 30 votes For Samuel Allen
Piet. Vous that felon cantor Town Vreasaver de Directed to crase certain words in the headusers Look being in the account of the settlement of the Salut men with IT.Treasurer dated March 3 1810 ... .. which words are as followsth viz- (which was with slynchs passed into my hand amongst said money) Sehr. voted and mace theuse of Luther, Hay nase Harriet Bellows & Jonah Harrington to be a Committee
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To give liberty to such persons as they consider most weil, for their cor to go in the highways in roads for 1 % . . gravning or feeding the present Scaron-
Shen voted further to adjourn this meeting, til The annual. Hay meeting at 3 oclock afternoon then to meet in this place
May 13" met again according to the adjournment andthe committee who was appointed to prepare and lay out the late in the new burying yard made the following Report viz Westboro, May 13 1811. We the subscribers in compliance with our appointment have leveled & seeded the burger you and layer it out into family lots agreable to a a plan which was accepted by the Town at a former down meeting excepting a variation in the length of the lot, from forty eight fest to forty four feel- We have also layed out ton Jomb lot eighteen fut by eleven & helf_
Daniel Chamberlain Nathan Fisher (Comomutlu solomon hay Then Voted to aucht the above report of their Got Who voted that the conditions of sale of the family let. be so restricted that one person shall buy but one fot, and that be appropriated for the burying the dead. Veter that the same found that layed out the fels be d'hommethe to make sale of the same Se Used and make Choice of Aver Warren auctioner- Bran mercedes de the sale and the following fot com bit of, andmore house of as herunder Let down with the sunse affixed against their respective nawet they were sold in vez
. No I To Cant Self. Herse at $ 5.25 paid . 12 Je William Johnson 5.00- paul 125 Je john ball 4 - 40 said
197 To Dr Mises Great 4 .. 30 paid
Noo To Da Chamberlain 6.00 paid Vê Il To lambert Forbush .5.55 paid 5 . 70 paid NO 13 No Asaph Warren
Vo 15 To Silas olibley 4:30 paid
.Nº17 To Glijuh Gleason 4. 00 paid No 19 90 William Williams 4.00 paid
80 21 Jo Abner Warren 3 - 75 paid Yo23 Jo Lliet Indicar 2 65 paid
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No 25 To. 4-25 No 27 reserved
No 29 Je Hlejach Corbet 4.00 Rald
NO 31 Je Thomas Lathrop 2 . 90 paid
No33 To Johan Warren fun .3.10 paid NO 35 To Samuel Grout- - 2.30 paid.
No 37 Jo Benjamin Varse 2.30 paid
1º 39 To Jest Parker 2.20 paid Nº 41 To Benjamin Harrington 3.95 haid NO 43 To Cant David Say ... 4.35 para No 45 To Brigham Hardy 2.35 paid NO LY To John Wheelock 2 . 40 baud
9) Je Isaac Muggles 2 55 para
2050 paul
Nº 53 To L' Benjamin Jay 4. 40 paid 1055 To Luther Chamberlain 2.60 No 57 To Cyrus Gale. 2. 50 10.58
The above Lots are allon the North side of the Alley leading bast & West through the Burying yard Inch the following fot are on the South side and are Numberce as followethi von beginning at the best and. Not Isa Forbush bought at $ 3.70 paid Yo A Me John Jantarn. 2. 50 paid
1º 6 Forse Woods bought at 2.50 paid No & So Ms Jemima Miller - $ 2.50 paid
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No 10 To Charles Hyde. $ 4.5 Raid
Nº 12 Jo James Hawes Log" 2. 50 paid No th Jo Simion Bellows 250 paid Nº 16 Je Hli Warren - 250 paid
No 18 To fason Chamberlain 2 50 hard No 20 Jo Samuel Harrington 2.50 pace. No 22 To Samuel Thurston 2.50 bald
No 2h To Shinehas Fortes 2.50 paid No 26 To Henry Honte 2. 55 pard No 28 Buerved
No 30 Jo Fortinatur Nichols 2.50 paid
No 32 To Barnabas Muller 250 paard Nº 34 Vo Solomon ( Maynard 7, 20 Pai-
No 36
2.50.
1,50
No At Je Cafet Barnabas Naylon 2,50 Paio
No ha Jo Cochiage Sharkich
No 46 To feshla Millen 250 paid
.Y0 50 Nº 52 Nº54 Nº 56
Tomb
$ 12. 00 baid
Yo. I Jo Jochna Hellen 10 2 90 John Fairweather. 123 , Col. Andrew Peters
10.00 Raul 11.00 paid Yo , Je Cap Solomon day 11.00 para
11. 20 paid
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Ses after the site of 18 let, can't in Kemblets the Mean Voted and gave their Commette discretionary power to dell at private Sale to any person who might need a lot previous to any publich fals as Quanon этаужеиме- - and also to lot out more family lots on They shall Thank necessary
The verdure was then adjourn until Monday the 27" day of May Instant at 3 o Clock afternoon at this plan
Then vote and Dissolved the meeting Alift Nathan Fisher F Chk
Burying yard lots transfured. Hey Joc Hasshall I. Blake
32 .go lea Forbush Constable of Westborough Greeting.
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