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Town Scasteren & H/ Charles Jackman Crystally , Martin Binhlage ..... Suroviny
Voted to choose the other town Ofers by have vold Surveyors of Highway; It's Bighouse,
James Gray, Lambert Forbush Amon Harrington (Joshua the flin 4. Lavid Namen) Jesse foods, Jesse Mil, Aaron Sherman, Samuel Gaun Hall Sworn ... Phythingnur L
Fence Viewers William Say, It's Brighown North' more Hogy Joel Parler, Samuel Thurston Bliyork Corbett fin Preuves John Mic Thom's Horse jums un Field ) Luther Chamberlain, Thomas Southnoch, Benjamin Drivers & Fay fun, Josiah Ingham, Got Hoses Grout, vietnam Forbes, North& Bowman, & Laniet Fay.
Jecarter of Lumber Jesse Hoods __
Dealerof LeatherEditar OBlake Smores
Hiring School > Holand Forbes, Benji Varse, Barnabas Committee Miller, Pahul Johnson, It's Brigham Nahum Fiskes & Mener Warren boljea Forbes - h13 Voted to grant, 600 Dollars for the supporto, Lawful schon the present year_ -engla. With Voted to grant 500 Dollars to repair the highway to how Ith Soled to Choose a Committee of ) to inspect the schoots ! Elf probate School Masters & School Vilistresses Der. Mr Rockwood NHarington Ein, James Taylor 1. Bellows, and Elite Blake
O Soted to choose a Committee of three to settle with the Town treasurer &report, the committee were Dea Damit Chamberlain, Cotes Fisher &Dea Jon" Forbes- Fated couldjourn the Muting to Abril Meeting at
Agreeable to adjournment the inhabitantsof Histhorens.
son the derwith day of thril
asumiblede at the meeting house at bollock ett and visty fotec to Vendue suite pampers as the Select Min showto With proper, the others to be disposed of by Muselves to the lest advantage ~
Viated to vendue the collecting of the taxes, by restricting it to a town inhabitant- () Jated to let the ringing of the Bell to the lowest bibelen 10 foted to choose a Committee of eight to provide lowfeet second the imsinne year _ See the rose of Your Officers. I Brought in their vous for County Treasurer~ of which Sam Liftin besoin of Monster had fifty one, he being the only person voted for.
12 Hotel to pass over this Article 13 Voted to confine Cattle & horseso, curry descripition, and suff. none to feed the common~
14 Made choice of Thomas Lathiof Textor
15 Votes to leave the case of the Down Clock with the Schoolmus i Voted to leave the care of the Meeting houve with the Selection "Voted to allow the 3'school district 0 dollars more than their proportion of school money as usually divided 10 Voted a committee of five, (fi) Dea Dan! Chamberlain. Cot Nathan Fisher, Joshua ( Mellan, Cat Andrew Heter, and simeon Bellow, to examine and report to the town The advantages & inconveniences that will probably resurs to time's town, frem detaching Joseph Morse and others with their families & Estates from Hopkinton and annexion them to Westborough
Memorandumi- The town voted to aucht of the report of their Committee as to the settlement withthe town Treasurer The ringing of the bell was struct off to buna Winslow at 12! he being the lowest biotin _ of the Meetinghouse
The devicening, was struct of to Gra Hislow at & AF- The Collecting of the Taxes was truit ofte Samuel Fisher
Jonathan Howe was d 1,06
one Dollar hr week Jausha Baradish was struct of likewise to Ulon Sherman
Thomas Cook was strent of att. A? Cents in week de Nathaniel Andrews , the the above named Paufuns were Sendund for 1 year except Shows
Voted to adjourn the meeting to vlag muting at Bo Kar afternoon- Westborough May 2-1017 The inhabitants of said Westborough, having again asdeinte agreally to the adjournment and being called on to out on the 10th Article of the above Warrant listed not to receive the inhabitants situated on that Section of Hopher ton, wishing to be set off to Westborough, and also Voted that the town (such transmit a copy of this vote to the General Court at their Next Session and the meeting was dissolve CHst Daniel allows Younghrh
Ja Martin Buffard Constable of Westborough Greeting, you are hereby, required in the name of the Common weal of Massachusetts, to warn the male inhabitants of said town 4 of Westborough, of humanstagione years of age & upwards, having a freehold estate within the Common wealth of three houses or any estate to the value of sixty hounds, to meet at the meeting house on Monday the 4th day offrit next at 12of fach ix noon; to give in their votes for Governor, Lt. Governor, Senator and Counsellors, agreslily to the Constitution of this Common we? Given under our hands & Seals at said Westborough This 2 with day of March Anno Domini 1817 Jonathan forty? Binjamin Yay gode elit man Father Alayor Wann Forbud to que Lasalute Warren.
Quanto to the withone thousand I have warned the inhabit! david You're actolified an tuneen lapressed towneet al.the times Haus and for the purposes herein mantiene Martin ButtonConstable ....
In abedience to the above Warran the inhabitants oppratified As therein expressed, assembled at times place mentioned come grad in their votes for the Several When there in Narmed, which secing dortreleased counter were for the following persons Vi Governor QFor his Sacettemay John Brooks one hindrervinter $100. Generali Henry I Dearborn eighty five votes, OF,
Lot Governo Hoy Milkauna Muffins lime hundred Yotes, 100 How Million Pring Eighty five forces.
Yotes. Jose fu Autumns had PO vet
Fumatorial Daniel Halde how . 00 Jones sibley had 79 do Sist. Thor! I Blood had 90 barnund(unhing has ] q co
Gent James Stirmphnay land. 8% Hon Silas Holman had. 3
"Janoch Gates Esam houd. 79 do
The above votes being declared and sealed up and dimite. Is the Suntory in ofen town meeting as the Constitution points out the meeting was dissolved Att& Daniel Fellows Town Lan
To Hurtin Bullard Constable of the town of Westborough Greeting Youare hereby required in the Name of the common wealth of Massachusetts, to notify and want the male Inhabitants of said town, being twenty one years old and restore. in said town for the show of one year text proceeding, having a freehold estrate within the town of way the annual income time Found on any estate to the Value of Sixty Sounds, to mie at the meeting house in Westboro, on Monday the fifth day Of May mext at follows Full for the fourthose of (having a fahre. smahow to thepresent them in the bengal Court apporteel.
to be convince in Boston on the last Wednesday in . Ma- Given under our hands it deals at said Westborough the Il' day of esprit Anno Domini LOTy Westborough Haug 3, 1012 Jonathan Forbes Benjamin Tayfun Selection If have notified the male inhabitants of do Wes loro to meet at the time, place Luther & Hayhard and for the purposes within mentioned Sam Forbush fun, Histhorough Harlin Bullard Constable OJsaph Harin.
Agreeably to the above note the inhabitants of Histhorough. qualified to vote for thepresentatives to the General fourty mi at the time & pauch face and listed by a large Nagorily, not to see a lapresentative to the General Court the present year and the meeting was according ly dissolved Als Don't Fellows John
(so Martin Bulland Constable of Westborough, Greeting (3). You are hereby required in the Dance of the common wealth (I) of Was enchusetts to simmons y notify the free holders ano Is other inhabitants of said town, graficos by law to vole in love.
meeting to assemble at the meeting houses are said town or Monday the 2 th day of May next at Bo loch in the after nos il to act on the following Articles, fix, ... 100 % Choose a allodurator to regulate said / helling _ 2° To grant money for the support of the poor the ensuing yer 3. To grant Mi Rockwood's salary the year coming _ 4. To see if town will grant money to paint the Meeting house on oct any thing thircon- Ith To see if the town will chose a Committee to dispose of any Lots in the new burying ground or give directions to fusson where to bury their dead 6. To see if the town will goand liberty for any (ows to feed the road the present year, or must any thing theircon. 7th To see if the town will choose a Committee to stand in red imuss to parece after thieves when goods be bbwould have been Station- Out to see if the town will shorton the Moon time on the Sabbath to one hour
Guver under our hands & Scales this 21st day of what is the year of our lord. One thousand eight herwedges I we were least Jonathan Forbes Benjamin Fay fin Select Mix
Sony Forbuda Halborough ttoaph Karin
Westborough villay 2 H 1014 et have not, and wwwned the fracholders & other inhabitants of said town, to mutat the livre, place and for the purposes Marcin mente Villarlin bullard Constable of Westbororeglen -
lanceable to the above Humanit the wihabentants of Me borough, qualified to vote in town affairs, mat at the mu inghouse in Westboro: at the times for the Juinfosco the it named and first move behoud & Dea Chamberlain Moderator to regulate the mailing Buty lated to grande$1000 Dollars to support the poor the forwennt your~ B lotes to grant the Rockwar's salary it being 3 8 2, 23 Gent 4. Jated to paint the checking house ._ Voted to grant 150 Dollars to de pracy the charges of the same and Votid a committee of While (ir) Of Fachman Essa Jest Father & Dea D. Chamberlain to sufunstino the
Noted a committee of 3, Viw) Got Fisher, Thor's father and Face Muggles to manage the affairs of the Vers burying ground and to accommodate people as they may Hund
6. Voted Liberty to certain persons to feed the highway and also vole a committee of three (i) Gali Fischon, Loathe . Hayward and Cafet o Nwhold whose duty it is to liamet ou Jurons as they think proper to burn (ows into the road and to receive a communication in advance of such as they may dum able to pay, those writer lower inconstantes to tam
Aug ment of the committee, who are to regulate the thing in all respects
Saint was likewise passed over without a vote and the Muting was dissolved Jowe Chy Aword AHMADanul Cellous Town Click The Martin Couillard constable of the town of Ies thorough
You are hereby required in the name of the common wealth of Massachusetts to summon ( Notify, the freeholders an other inhabitants of said down, qualified by law, to vote in "own affairs to ussconble at the electing house was said town on Monday the third day of November next. at to (lach in the afternoon, to air on the following
Ist Ja choose a Moderados to regulate said Meeting Vi To Choose vec if Town will accept of the regulation. Af ferrar box as made by the Jeuit Merci Die vee in the down with direct a suit of law to be Commenced against the town of , l'herbeun for the' 41/1/corti of Bother Downs ...
4th do see what anethow the town with take to support Jahre Donavan and family. 5th Je abate any taxis the town may think fest
yh To see if the down agreeable to ascitations from the the Gamerad bout will show cause at the most decision of said love it, why the prayer of foisthis flores and other Inhabitants of Hotelestion to besalat of to the Lower of Westborough Should not be granted.
Given leider our horns & seals Moi's 20 day of October Jonathan forbes-)
Westborough 3 9 November 10% . a warrant Benjamin May rand
Luther Hay ward
Pursuant to the within t have noti did you mmoned the kruholders& Hier in habitants of the townof theother -ugh to meet at the time, place, and Ho t'u birhose within mentione einen
Forceable to the foregoing whowant the Juliabitants of such Mesthorough assemblea at the time and place thereis nom ads and finds made choice of lots bathmen Bisher as Mode
Tareas to revise the finer box by a committee of 2, which was accordinglymore and it was accepted by the town Hotel to leave this article to the discretion of the Soled men At Intent to leave the care & Ponavun & family with the
Oh Noted Sabato a Hole against ofmass Bigelow in favor of the town Westboroughune
Oh L'olio Thanks to the Jingos, for their able and hanmener
Preformance of that point of worship assigned them the How hosti, and request there to choose their own. whoincoter for the year irisuiting .....
Y Estael not to chew course or oflove The fragen of the Achttien my Joseph Horse & others to be taken from the Lacasa Hopkinton and be antonde lo Hestborauch Und the Melting was dissolved .. rece Copy of Record Offot Daniel Bellows Lower Glad
Je Phinches Gleason, Blesk of the town of His terencore Bis was to give you notice, that on the igth day of Sept. wat Ifound at myhouse in said it isthrough - a funds containing a sum of money, the owner iwhere is
The whole aument of said money found in west. pues delas Hisson, was deven dollars in hand hills
1/2.
Whereas a dispute han arisen between Curtin Beenmom and Luther Chamberlain both of Westborough about a division line between the land of said Beeman, cortes the Gade Pasture, and tando said Chamberlain adjoining and we having viewed the same at request of said Beeman, the said Chamberlain having been notified and was present at the vicio, have assigned and as hereby assign to each of the said parties as follows, vig, The said Beeman shall build and maintain the south part of said fence, beginning at the cornerof said hasteine about seventeen rods to the south hart," hair of bars in the wall also sixteen and a halfrows of the north end of said temes to a stake and stones erectus by us-and the said Chamberlain shall erect main tain the remaining part of the fence in fund Line. Martin Bullard \ Venue Viewer Westborough Chaugust 29th 183. Orestes Forbush) o Westborough.
Mancenter So I Hatin Button Gomulable of the 113
Town of Westborough - You are hereby required in the name of the common wealth Lof Maisach well to summon and notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of said town qualified by law To role in town mechanigo to assemble at the Meeting-house. in Hellborough on Monday the second day of March next at Twelve Oblock at Hloon to act on the following anuales. Vig.
1º To choose a Moderator to regulate vais meeting 2 To choose a town black Select Men assessoriy suih other town officers an are required to be choven in March. or April annually
3' To grant money for the support of lawful school the year ensuing To, grand money for The repaired Highways 5 To choose a committee To aprobate school Masters and Andreases De to inspect their schools.
6 To choose a committee to recon with The town treasurer and report the state of the treasury to the town
I To ou what method the town with adopt to support their hors O ito see what method the Town will take to collect their Taxes O Je dispose of the ringing of The Bell.
to To bring in their coles for bounty treasured It To se if the town with allow their owing to go at large. being regulated as the law requires.
12 To see if the town will let their battle & Horses goat Large on oct any thing Thiscon
13 To choose Sexton the year enoucing? - ories 1.4 To see what method the town will take to keep the Clock in- 1.5 To ou what method the town will take to keep the meeting hous 16 Je sa if the town with give directions to those detect I to compromise with Southborough or commona avut against said town for the supportA blo Tron 17 To see if the town will grant the request of Themesto Andres y. other tief them off from destout I'D annex them to district V2.
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low under our hands and seite the extenthe day of February D 1818
Jonathan Jones Benjamin Tay fun Served. Men Luther Maynard Swafh Warren 1 Westborough 2 Vorcetion for. March 2 - 1818 Persuant to the within warrant I have notified and rum-
manes the freeholders and other inhabitants of Westborough to meet at the time & places and for the purposes within mentioned. Martin Bullard| Constable. of Westborough
Agreeable to the above Warrant the inhabitants of World. - mough assembled at the Meetinghour March 2-1810 and proceeded as follows Viz
1 Made choise of Deas Jonathan Forbes Moderator 2 Chave Anaph Warren Town Clerk
Select-Men Jonathan Forbe Benjamin Fay pas Samuel Forbush jus Samuel Grant & Silas Hesion - all com Vostro Hinchas Gleason Daniel Bellow Lovet Peters Dom Charles Parkman town Treasured ... Sworn Volea To adjourn to Monday March thig it 1 OClock I.M. Monday, March the o met agreeable to adjaumment und made choise of Martin Bullard Constable worm. Voted to choose the remainder of the town Ofiter by hand Voles Jything- Men Joel Parker Benjamin Pay for
High-way Surveyors
Loved Below Banales Newton Edward Bellows Daniel Bowman . Thomas Morse Jus Jamude Chamberlain Luther Maynard Mosca Sprout & Benjamin Green All sworn.
Fence Viewers 115
Lambert Forbush John Warren Jus
Field Drivers
Tel Warren Samuel Harrington Elijah Farben wine Hog Reeves
Samuel Thurston Jabez Fisher Thomas Hone Aahol Remis Janad Longley sealer of tumber
Gliho Blake scaler of Leather
Hiring School Elijah Bingham Clinetay James Bowman Committee ) Jason Chamberlain Benjamin Kay fur Glijach tacon tiempoint Brigham Joshua V Metten:
3 Jours & pantes $ 600, dollars for the support of Lawfut Schools the process A" Yon is granted $ 500 dollars for the repairs of high-ways the present fear and icha to allow.Men 1 dollar per day until September, Member 15 Cents per day I after that 50 Centa also. Voted that each Highway . ve yer analy a warrant be called with tanco an net worked out + To lay such Henry out in repairing The roads in Their respective districts & oxen 75 Cents har a day Can't & blogs what is reasonable worth 5 Noted & chose Read Glisha Rockwood Mannes Any Gota, Yethan Fisher
wiele Hors Grout Y Samuel licher a Committee it inshe's the town schooley approvate school- Masters and Schools Mistresses
6Th Volet & choses Goto. Hoved front John Stagenweather Eng and Tothua , Hellen a Commutter to recon 4 settle with the Town reneuser and to report to the town the state of the Ircentury
" Volets to leave The Poor in the care of the Select- Men- i lesed to act of the collecting of the Grace to the lowest lider bung: an inhabitants of Westborough I was struck of to Samuel traut.+ one Cent a Miner Milly on the dollar
" Yok to set of the ringing of the cell to the inwent bidas and 120 spruch of to Thomas Stone at $ 11,25 Centi- 10 Brought we their votes for County treasurer'y Samuel Attendo had 64 Notes he being the only person voted for
" Volu to pass over this article 12 Votes to have over This article until April Meeting 13. Noted + chose Thomas Lathrop Starten
hand
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1h Vete to set up the sweeping of The Meeting- house to the lowest was struck not to Igna Winslow at atia dollars of Mine bert, 16 Votes to have the matter between, South borough & Werborange respecting toller Down & howher in the case of the Select Men 17 Voler to have over this article until April meeting
"Voted to ad youon the meeting, until April the whia day at 3 Oblock in The afternoon. April 6 1018 Met agreeable to adjour moment and hear wine receptes the report of their committee chosen to recon with The Town Treamer Mirer . -
Noter to restrain battle going at large carepling, those who am not Me ton a bow harun' I chose a Committee To super- intend vaid business & chose a Gow commetter For wait for on Vin Goto Nathan Fisher Luther Maynard + Olis Bringhen Voted to set off Thomas Andrews Thomas andrews x Capt Daniel Gregory es Farmy house laying near hard house on the Main, foam diskut A20 ans die annex Them to distrut No 2 And the Meshing, was dissolved)
attest Asaph Haven town Check
To Martin Bullard Constable of the town of Viewthrough, Creating. I Gos are hereby required in the name of the Common wealth of "Massachusett, to notify 9 warn the made in habitants of said to sa of Winborough of twenty one years of age of whwand having a freation sale within the Common wealth of the annual income of This hounds, or any estate to the value of ovaly hounds, to meet of the Meeting house on Monday the sixth day of April next, at two Clock in the illernon, To give in their vote for a Governoun. Siout Governou, Jonatan & Counselors, agreeable to The Const- - Tution of said Commonwealth.
(wen under our hands of scale of said Werthorough This evalewith day of March D 1018 Jonathan Forbes, Pellent Man Benjamin Fry Samuel Forbucht you Samuel Grout Dilay Lesioni
Norcenter Je Westborough April ( -1810) D'avant to the within warrant i have notified yoummand the mike wurde inhabitants of ereix town of ler thorough of twenty one years of age + whwords to meet at the time & place une For the purposes within mentioned Martin Bullant Constable
en crediance to the aforesaid warrant the unthat hands of Heatborough vedi or thereis expressed assembled at the Time of place about. mentioned. I gave in that votes for the several Oficer therein names which being worked & counted were for the following persons "Ve.
For His excellency John Brocks 95 Vele governour Hon Benjamin W. Growninshid Of the Coff Charles Parkman - 1 lol
First Governour His Hen William Phillips -93 ch Hon Thomas Rittrige 79 lok. · For Senators & Counsellors.
Ton, Oliver Goesby had or Von. Daniel Waldo - Og Hipo James Humphreys -- 67 Con. Klokken L. Goodnos 04 Hon. filas Holman 3
Joseph Adams berg has 00 Jonas Sibley log -CC Edmund Gushing log: 00
Ladoche Gala Cy. 00
are above voles being sertex t' counter I declaration there! made y recorded & scaled up in open town meeting according to the isandlilution & laws of this Common wewith the meeting was dissoloca-
Allest Asaph Warren Iown Cloud
% Bertin Bullard Constable of the Town of Westborough
Greeting 1 of Massachusetts
Was are hereby, required in the name of the Common wealthy to Helly of war the male inhabitants of said Town being twenty one I'man old o resident in said town for The face of one year next " preceding, having a freehold estate within the town of the anneved income of the hounds or any estate to the value of Sixty ( how vids, to meet at the Meeting house in Westborough on . Handay the fourth day of May next at one OClock, F. M. for the purpose of choosing a Representative to Represent Them. in the General Court appointed to be concerned in Boston on the in May last wednesday, annually
twen under our hands & seals at said Westborough The 20 day of April Annodomini 1818
Jonathan Forbes Benjamin Pay for Samuel Forbush for Jamie Grant Silas Wesson
Jeleit Men
Westborough
Nonesta Je Weilborough May Ar- 1018 I'm obedience to The within warrant Ihave notified the male inhabitants of sais town being hoenly one years of age and resident in said town one year next preceding To meet at this Time Mare of for the purposes within mentioned Martin Bullard Constable
May th 4- 1010
Agreeable to the above notice the inhabitants of the Town of Wethorough who were qualified according to the Constitution To vole for Representatives in the General Count met at the Tum int place above specified, & Vater not to send a Representation To the General Court the present year (And the meeting was dissolved.
albert Asaph Warren Town Cloth
.To Martin Bullard Constable of the Town of Westborough Greeting
you are hereby required in the name of commonwealth Il of Massachusetts to notify & warn the inhabitants of " The Town of Westborough Qualified by law to vote in Town (1) meetings, to meet at the meeting house in said town on Monday the fourth day of May next at these Oblock in the afternoon to act on the following actuales. Vcp I to choose a Moderator to regulate sagen Meeting I To grant money for the support of The food the year envercing 3 20 grant New thish Rochwoods salary the year enqueing I Ja grant money for making it collecting the lakes and ringing the belly & all other town charges the year enousing To one of the town will move Their found to the south
end of the lot on , which itno quelxa new one of oct any thing there on Th 6 Ir see if the town will cause He Johnson's Noon how Is to be removed or act any thing, There on > To see if the towns will hear the request of window Sur Fessenden, by exempting her from futer taxation ; ar act any thing there on " To see if the town will abate any Taxes in the hands of the collector that cannot be collected.
I To see if the town will procure a box to contain their Town warrants, and also a new book for their town Gian To record birtho of deaths in
12 To use if the town will choose a committee to mecertain & Affect the books & other papers belonging to the town which are or ought to be in the possession of the Head & also to frosne a base to contain the same or act any thing Thercion- Given under our hands & Jonathan. Forbes seals at Westborough The Benjamin, they had Select 20th day of April in The year Samuel Soroush JeMens of
Samuel Grond alitas Wesson
Norceries to .
12.0. Westborough May 4 1018 -S
Purewant to the within warrant to me directed I have notified & summoned the inhabitants of sav lown to meet at the time & place o for the purposes within mentioned Martin Bullard Constable May 4 1818 Agreeable to the aforesaid warrant the inhabitants of Westborough Qualified to Cole in town affairs met at the meeting house in Westborough at the time o for the purpose thereis named I first made choise of Deacon Daniel Chamberlain Moderator 2. Volea Y granted for the support of the floor the year ensuring A- $ 1.000,00 " Meet & granica the her: Gliha Rockwood 582, 51 Cents
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