Town annual report for the town of Duxbury for the year ending 1860-1869, Part 5

Author: Duxbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1860
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 452


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Wm. R. Barstow,


1


550


4 56


Daniel W. Barstow,


1


40


215


2 89


Spencer Burgess, Jr.,


1


21


1 71


George S. Cushman,


1


100


34


2 40


Henry Chandler,


1


1 50


Pelham Chandler,


1


415


72


4 58


George T. Chandler,


1


1 50


Henry L. Cushman,


1


1280


1 03


9 63


Charles Cox,


1


525


59


27


5 28


Joseph S. Delano,


1


1210


99


9 16


Lydia S. Delano,


1465


1


44


14 09


Asa S. Delano,


1


1000


85


7 91


Judah Delano,


1


600


64


5 48


George H. Davidson,


1


1 50


Winthrop E. Delano,


1


1 50


James F. Delano,


1


315


3 31


John Davis,


1


545


750


8 73


Henry C. Delano,


1


536


4 67


Edith A Delano,


148


74


2 41


Robert Edgar,


1


25


23


1 87


Joshua H. Ford,


750


51


4 68


Jonathan S. Ford,


1


375


688


7 34


George W. Ford,


1


375


688


7 34


Nathaniel Ford,


1


4715


6397


63 35


Nathaniel Ford & Sons,


1530


5570


39 48


Eliza Ford,


2032


11 26


Anna D. Ford,


3479


1 34


20 66


Est. James T. Ford.


4600


25 58


Enoch Freeman,


1


1 50


Thomas Gorham,


1


500


4 28


Samuel Hunt,


600


40


3 74


Lewis Hunt,


1


475


53


4 67


Melzar Hunt,


1


840


579


1 11


10 54


Rufus Hathaway,


1


21


1 71


Judah Harlow,


1


310


3038


20 00


Tax.


c.


$ c.


800


24


Valuation of the Taxable Property


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$


c .


$ c.


$ c.


Briggs Harlow,


1


,80


1904


8


16 45


Abigail Kent,


910


20


5 14


John J. Lewis,


1


1220


175


9


George Lane,


1


1 50


Martin Oldham,


1


540


225


58


6 39


Adna K. Parris,


1


21


1 71


George P. Peterson,


21


1 44


3 15


Lydia Peterson,


1020


5 70


Lewis Peterson,


1


1815


1107


2 98


20 75


George O. Peterson,


1


21


71


Daniel B. Peterson,


1


,


37


1 87


Elijah Peterson,


1


830


80


75


27


7 53


Alfred Peterson,


1


825


6 09


Nathaniel C. Ryder,


1


585


4 70


George R. Ryder,


1


25


1 64


Elisha Sampson,


1


250


34


3 23


Elisha Sampson, Jr.,


1


1250


570


85


12 50


George Sampson, 2d.


1


1125


400


9 98


Bradford Sampson,


L


21


1 71


Peleg Simmons,


2


875


130


8 57


Daniel L. Soule,


1


125


2 20


Joseph W. Simmons,


2


65


26


. 68


Est. Charles Simmons,


400


22


Joshua W. Simmons,


1


25


1 64


Alden Simmons,


1


1 50


Charles W. Simmons,


1


1 50


George Sprague,


1


500


4 28


Luther W. Sherman,


1


1 50


James Thomas,


1


500


4 28


James Trask,


1


1385


255


10 54


Wm. H. Thomas,


1


11


1 61


Joseph Weston,


1


805


25


6 09


Seth Weston,


1650


100


9 73


Lewis Weston,


1


2270


275


76


16 44


Lewis Weston, guardian,


155


800


67


5 95


Martha W. Weston,


260


140


64


2 86


Est. George T. Whiting,


300


19


1 86


Hiram Weston,


1


760


70


6 36


Henry Weston,


1


500


4 20


Est. Eden Weston,


1921


10 70


Walter Weston,


1


130


80


21


2 83


Joseph Weston, Jr.,


2


865


70


8 29


Charles S. Weston,


1


21


1 71


Briggs T. Weston,


40


3+


2 12


John D. Woodard,


1


21


1 71


Wm. Woodard,


1


21


16


1 87


Melzar Weston,


1.


800


85


6 37


1


25


of the Town of Duxbury.


Names.


Polls.


Real. Estate.


Personal Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


Thomas Weston,


1


400


47


20


4 39


Isaiah Walker.


1


800


400


8 17


DISTRICT No. 8.


Daniel W. Brewster,


1


1025


7 20


Wm. M. Brewster,


30


17


Harvey Baker,


1


2525


1760


54


2581


Harvey Baker, Agent,


175


97


Daniel Bradford,


1


1 50


Alvan Baker,


1


600


1500


13


18


Winthrop S. Babbige,


1570


8 76


Ephraim Bradford,


1


1000


25


7 20


Jacob S. Burgess,


1


1 50


James Burgess,


1


1 50


David Cushman,


1


2870


1210


24 30


Alden Cushman,


1


1100


208


8 73


Alden Chandler,


1


1030


133


7 90


Benj. Cushman,


1


2050


1500


21 24


Isaac W. Chandler,


1


475


4 14


Joseph Cushman,


1


1075


350


9 43


Cephas Cushman,


1


1330


1500


17 21


Hiram W. Chandler,


1


1382


9 15


George Cushman,


1


2071


450


15 54


James Chandler,


1


1110


128


49


8 95


Elijah Delano, 2d,


1


1653


2453


24 29


Sylvanus Drew,


30


3


17


Henry M. Delano,


1


1


50


Briggs B. Delano,


1


750


5 67


Wm. B. Drew,


1


2600


4130


38 88


Henry Drew,


1


1 50


Lucy Drew,


800


525


7 37


Alfred Drew,


1


1000


7 06


Lewis Delano,


25


2


16


Est. Charles Drew, Jr.,


800


4 45


Charles Dunbrack,


1


1 50


Est. Wm. Ellison,


2500


4505


38 92


Hiram Foster,


1


1 50


Mercy C. Frazar,


400


2 22


Est. Samuel A. Frazar,


3420


18 04


Gershom Holmes,


1


600


4 84


Elisha Holmes,


1


100


2 06


Wm. E. Holmes,


1


100


2 06


Jonathan King,


1


1 29


2 79


Jabez Keep,


1


40


53


2 43


John Mackintire,


1


32


1 82


John S. Loring,


1


3385


1065


26 25


4


$ c.


$ c.


$ c.


26


Valuation of the Taxable Property


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$ c.


$ c.


$ c.


George F. Nickerson,


1


2500


14 40


Henry B. Paulding,


1


1 50


Wm. Paulding,


1


3200


3963


41


39


Henry Paulding,


1


500


4 28


John Parris,


1


200


150


27


3 71


Wm. J. Paulding,


1


1 50


Alfred Paulding,


1


400


31


4 03


Edwin Peterson,


1


900


1057


12 34


Samuel S. Peterson,


1


825


700


9 98


Clark Peterson,


1


1434


83


9 84


Reuben Peterson,


1


1900


692


15 93


Reuben Peterson, Jr.,


300


1 67


John Porter,


1


1825


298


13 32


Josiah Peterson,


1


875


275


7 90


Obed Ripley,


1


75


1 92


Samuel E, Ripley,


1


2890


451


20 12


Union Store,


1100


6 12


Thomas Soule, 2d,


1


1490


41


10 12


Est. Jonathan Smith,


2350


3000


29 75


Jonathan Smith,


1


1 50


Charles Soule, 2d,


1


385


25


3 73


Daniel Sampson,


1


1 50


Nathan Soule,


1


1260


25


8 59


Nathan T. Soule,


1


1 50


Lot Soule,


1


150


800


6 80


Lot Swift,


1


1000


734


24


11 47


Henry Soule,


880


4 87


Aseneth Soule,


850


4 73


Wm. Simmons,


1


1180


672


11 78


Widow Hannah Sampson,


1275


970


13 51


Henry Sampson,


1


1 50


Est. Simeon Soule,


1910


10 56


Simeon Soule,


1


75


1 92


Wm. Smith,


1


21


1 71


Charles H. Thomas,


2430


13 48


Nathl. Thomas,


1


750


5 67


Daniel Turner,


1


1045


7 34


Nehemiah Thomas,


1


400


3 72


Wm. Turner,


1


75


604


5 90


Briggs Thomas,


1


2000


13868


89 77


John B. Winslow,


1525


8 48


George Winslow,


1


3071


380


20 69


James Wilde,


1


9500


55 99


James Wilde, Tr. Grist Mill,


4300


23 91


Nathaniel Weston,


1


1740


100


11 79


Abigail Weston,


400


2 22


Bradford Weston,


1


910


285


8 17


27


of the Town of Duxbury.


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Property.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$ c.


$ c.


$ c.


Gershom B. Weston, Jr.


1


52


2 02


James S. Weston,


1


11


1 61


Jabez P. Weston,


1 50


Alfred Weston,


1


1 50


John Weston, Jr.


1


1000


600


1 70


12 10


Alden B. Weston.


1


18820


37388


314 11


Gershom B. Weston,


1 14306


4407


15


105 63


DISTRICT No. 9.


John Alden,


1


1795


2496


28 19


Mary A. Alden,


165


235


2 22


Thomas R. Ames,


1


725


5 11


Consider Burgess,


1


652


25


5 25


Nathaniel A. Burgess.


1


1358


212


10 26


Alden Burgess,


1


21


1 71


Charles G. Burgess,


1


1 50


Est. Charles Burgess,


160


83


Sarah B. Bradford,


3813


21 27


Lucia A. Bradford,


1030


70


Elizabeth H. Bradford,


1216


6 81


Charlotte Bradford,


930


5 14


Est. Gersham Bradford,


1500


8 34


Nathan C. Brewster,


1


3349


1500


28 47


George H. Brown,


1


21


1 71


Frank Bryant,


1


1 50


John Bryant,


1


21


1 71


George Bryant,


1


21


1 71


Alden Delano,


1


21


1 71


John I)elano,


1


1


27


2 77


John Delano, Jr.,


1


1930


800


85


17 50


Est. Sylvester Eldridge,


925


58


5 72


John Ellis,


1


32


1 82


Martin Freeman,


1


725


5 53


Barker Hunt,


1


1355


125


9 71


l'iba Hunt,


1


1880


25


12 07


James Mulligan,


1


1 50


Josiah Moore,


1


2640


135


85


17 78


James Moore,


1


1 50


Sylvanus Prior,


1


2104


290


15


15 00


Charles Prior,


1


1 50


Est. Martin Sampson,


1120


6 26


Est. Sarah Southworth,


300


1 67


Hamilton E. Smith,


1


1500


9 84


Frederick P. Sherman,


1


340


3 45


Est. Benj. Smith,


3615


20 16


IIenry Southworth,


1


21


1 71


28


Valuation of the Taxable Property


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Property.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


Samuel Stetson,


1


2340


294


16 24


Nathl. Soule,


675


3 75


Wm. M. Smith,


1


2916


1067


23 74


Sylvanus Smith,


1


2655


103


16 78


Freeman Soule,


1


2670


9540


8 23


77 70


Deborah Smith,


365


5761


34 06


Enoch Soule,


1


4798


28 19


Sydney S. Sampson,


1


21


1 71


Sylvanus Shedd,


1


1 50


Hezekiah Turner,


1


1 50


James Weston,


1


950


100


7 34


Otis Weston,


1


660


66


5 77


Harrison G. Weston,


1


1 50


Emma Whipple,


250


16


1 55


Augustus Weston,


1


650


200


70


6 92


DISTRICT No. 10.


Benj. Boylston,


1


1065


105


8 04


Zelah Belknap,


1


747


200


6 74


Daniel Baker,


1


1115


425


10 12


Sumner Baker,


1


1 50


Est. Polly Baker,


260


1 39


Royal T. Brett,


1


520


4 42


Ora N. Belknap,


1


750


287


7 20


Peleg Cushman,


1


1 50


Briggs Cushman,


I


1848


412


14 15


Isaac Chandler,


1


1125


165


8 73


George F. Dorr,


1


450


4 00


Jesse Delano,


1


1175


255


9 42


Charles H. Delano,


1


1 50


Rufus B. Dorr,


1


1535


168


11 09


Nathan Dorr,


1


50


1 78


Nathan O. Dorr,


1


1 50


Joseph Fish,


1


600


25


11


6 59


Eben Fish,


1


1855


95


12 35


Samuel Girdy,


1


600


325


6 65


John A. Harlow,


1


4175


1275


31 80


Mary Harlow,


725


728


8 06


Lydia Harlow,


225


1 25


Gideon T. Harlow,


245


1 39


Henry Harlow,


245


1 39


George G. Lewis,


1


1 50


Calvin B. Paine,


1


640


225


6 36


Elisha Peterson,


1


1130


250


9 15


Bryant Pratt,


1


1 50


Luther Sherman,


1


770


225


80


7 86


$ c.


$


c.


$ C.


29


of the Town of Duxbury.


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Property.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$ c.


$


c.


$ c.


Peter A. Sinnet,


1


1 50


Lewis Simmons,


1


1110


25


7 76


Mason Simmons,


1


150


50


1 20


4 09


Warren M. Simmons,


1


1 50


Lewis Simmons, Jr.,


1


1940


301


14 01


James Simmons,


1


23 4


2675


29 $0


James Simmons, Guardian,


525


2 92


Joseph Sprague,


1


1260


230


9 70


Ezekiel Sprague,


1


853


1310


14 46


Elisha P Sprague,


1


1500


9 84


Wilbour Simmons,


1


1 50


Nathaniel B. Weston,


1


1 50


Benj. White,


1


1895


330


13 87


Gideon White,


1


150


2 33


Est. Amasa C. Witherell,


270


67


2 20


Wm. Weston,


1


850


500


9 01


Deborah Williamson.


1000


5 56


DISTRICT No. 11.


Ichabod Alden,


1


1 50


John Alden, Jr.,


1


21


1 71


Wm. Bradford,


1


925


6 64


Joseph B. Brewster,


1


1 50


Peleg T. Brooks,


1


475


4 14


Hiram G. Cox,


1


1 50


Phillip Chandler,


1


600


123


5 54


John Cushman,


1


200


150


3 44


Ichabod W. Chandler,


1


92


2 42


Willard Clark,


1


140


870


7 20


George Childs,


1


1 50


Charles Delano,


1


77


2 27


Est. Samuel Delano,


1000


5 56


Daniel W. Delano,


1


1 50


Nath'l Delano, Jr.,


1


950


90


15


7 48


George E. Delano,


350


1 95


Nath'l Ellis,


1


875


185


7 34


Zenas Faunce,


1


1500


9 84


Est. George Faunce,


900


5 00


Widow Zenas Faunce,


1000


5 56


George A. Faunce,


1


1 50


Sydney S. Faunce,


1


1 50


Samuel A. Frazar,


1


1390


9 28


Wm. S. Frazar,


1


95


2 06


John Gallagher,


1


200


2 61


Augustus Graves,


1


750


5 67


Stephen N. Gifford,


1


200


2537


15 79


1


30


Valuation of the Taxable Property


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$ c.


$ c.


$ c.


Joseph Goodspeed,


1


1 50


Thomas D. Hathaway,


1300


7 23


Henry Holmes,


1


1 50


Hiram Hunt,


1


1 50


Joshua W. Hathaway,


1


1104


321


9


Allen Holmes,


1


910


6 50


Parker Jones,


1


50


John B. Hollis,


1


1 50


Est. Parker Jones,


1000


1625


14 60


Aaron Josselyn,


1


1000


7 06


Robert B. Kenneday,


1


1000


100


7 62


Sarah S. Kirby,


1423


7 92


Charles Latham,


1


1495


1500


18 18


Alex. Lane,


1


1 50


Charles Loring,


1000


5 56


C. &. J. S. Loring, Trustees,


2000


2500


25 02


Andrew Morthy,


1


1 50


Ralph Partridge,


1


525


1500


12 76


Allen Prior,


1


1575


1800


28 61


Nehemiah Peterson,


1


800


5 95


George C. Prior,


1


3555


1000


26 79


Joseph Prior,


1


21


1 71


Martin Peterson,


1


350


25


76


4 36


Frank Pride,


1


1 50


Trustees Wn. Society,


700


3 89


Eliphas Prior,


1


350


3 46


Augustus Sampson,


1500


8 34


Elizabeth P. Sampson,


700


701


7 78


Elizabeth P. Sampson, guard'n,


1025


350


7 65


Erastus Sampson,


3205


17 79


George T. Sampson,


705


3 89


George T. Sampson, agent,


705


3 89


Eden S. Sampson,


1


1500


185


10 81


Eden Sampson,


1


1 50


Samuel Stickney,


1


1 50


Samuel Stickney, Jr.,


1


450


4 00


Jacob Sprague,


1


900


4500


31 52


Joshua W. Swift,


1


1400


150


10 11


Sophia Sprague,


800


1500


12 79


Nelson Stetson,


1


800


75


6 37


Seth L. Sprague,


12490


69 50


Wm. K. Tisdale,


1


100


2 06


James B. Vinal,


1


400


750


7 89


Henry G. Vinal,


1


1 50


Seth Winsor,


1


704


300


7 67


Joseph Winsor,


1


700


1621


14 43


Est. Isaac Winsor,


2375


1500


21 68


31


of the Town of Duxbury.


Names.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Book Tax.


Tax.


$


$


$ c.


$ c.


$ c.


George Winsor,


1


700


5 39


Samuel Winsor.


1


1 50


Spencer T. Winsor,


1


1850


260


13 18


John M. Winsor,


1


1 50


Gersham W. Witherell,


1


700


960


10 67


Widow Jane Winsor,


100


2715


15 71


Jane Winsor, guardian, Wm. A. Wheeler,


1


1 50


DISTRICT No. 12.


Benj. Barstow,


1


2640


735


20 40


Augustus P. Barstow,


1


80


1 92


Henry W. Barstow,


1


929


910


11 64


Lewis B. Barstow,


1


725


5 53


Lewis Barstow,


1


1229


422


10 67


Edgar H. Bailey,


1


1 50


Charles H. Chandler,


2


2625


865


23 81


Stephen Chandler, Jr.,


2


1898


190


15 02


Nathan Delano,


1


650


11


Procter A. Damon,


1


22


72


Elisha Delano,


1


5205


3150


47 92


Sprague Freeman,


1


850


1 00


7 23


David C. Gifford,


1


600


59


5 43


Nahum Keene,


1


50


Johanna Louden,


745


788


8 48


Joseph Lewis,


1


2730


672


20 40


Joseph Lewis, Agent,


500


2 78


Ichabod A. Loring,


1


700


40


5 79


Joseph H. Lewis,


1


1 50


Isaac McFarland,


1


1 50


John Prouty,


1


1 50


John J. Peterson,


1


41


1 91


Alfred Rogers,


100


56


George Simmons,


1


21


16


1 87


Charles H. Snell,


1


1 50


Charles Snell,


1


700


25


2 67


8 20


Elbridge G. Sampson,


1


1 50


George B. Standish,


1


3635


430


24 02


G. Bailey Standish,


1


1 50


Huldah Standish,


790


4 45


Henry Thompson,


100


56


Aaron Fay,


1300


7 23


Est. Solomon D. Walker,


500


2 78


David P. Walker,


1


1 50


3000


16 68


NON-RESIDENTS.


-


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Tax.


John M. Doane,


Boston,


1600


8 90


Richard Soule,


66


600


38


3 72


James Hall,


250


16


1 55


Thomas Peterson,


East Bridgewater,


215


03


1 28


Solomon Alden,


Bridgewater,


60


03


45


Wm. Bourne,


Hanson,


3015


16 82


Horatio Baker,


East Abington,


25


14


Paul Baker,


Halifax,


100


03


59


Nathaniel Soule,


100


06


62


Jabez Soule,


80


05


47


Lysander Howard,


66


80


05


47


Isaac Wood,


80


05


47


Est. Cyrus Richmand,


80


05


47


Charles Adams,


Kingston.


120


08


78


Thomas Bailey,


200


1 l


1


Est. Ira Cook,


70


05


47


Nathan Chandler,


66


125


08


78


Edward Holmes,


450


29


2 79


Edward Chandler,


360


24


2 19


Nathaniel Washburn,


70


05


47


Est. Jabez Fuller,


1033


65


6 35


John A. Chandler,


50


03


31


James Foster,


100


56


Nathaniel Faunce,


200


13


1 24


Cornelius Faunce,


66


200


13


1 24


Christopher P. Drew,


150


10


93


Seth Drew,


88


06


62


Timothy French,


200


13


1 24


Stephen Holmes,


66


60


02


30


Thomas J. Johnson,


66


70


05


47


Joseph Holmes, 2d,


30


02


15


Ezra Mitchel,


66


75


05


47


$


$ c.


$ c.


225


1 25


George Hall,


66


25


14


George Drew,


66


66


66


66


66


33


of the Town of Duxbury.


Names.


Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Tax.


Constant Sampson,


Kingston,


150


05


88


John Faunce,


66


60


05


33


Oliver Sampson,


120


08


78


Nathaniel Waterman,


70


05


47


Ira Chandler,


200


13


1 24


John Johnson,


66


125


08


78


Est. John Hall,


250


16


1


55


Lewis Ripley,


66


120


08


78


John Bearce,


65


75


05


47


Baker Ford,


75


05


47


Joseph Stranger,


250


16


1 55


Spencer Cushman,


200


32


1 43


Nahum Bailey, Jr.,


66


150


10


93


Henry Hunt,


35


28


Edward Sprague,


Marshfield,


100


OS


62


Ichabod Wadsworth,


66


800


51


4 96


Charles Sprague,


..


300


1 67


Seth Sprague,


100


05


61


Harvey Sprague,


66


180


11


1 08


Charles Sprague,


66


250


1 39


Nathaniel Simmons,


66


695


3 89


Lewis Taylor,


800


4 45


Alden Harlow,


66


100


06


62


Est. Athony Thomas,


175


11


1 08


Luther Thomas,


450


29


2 79


John Bourne,


150


83


James Sprague,


66


50


03


31


Ray Stevens,


50


03


31


Betsy Bourne,


66


50


03


31


Otis Baker,


250


16


1


55


David Carver,


350


1 95


Est. Isaac Dingley,


66


500


2 78


Est. Asa Hewitt,


66


50


03


31


Est. Chandler Ford,


66


300


19


1 86


Hiram Baker,


66


100


06


62


Est. Eleazer Harlow,


66


320


13


1 94


Peleg Kent,


66


700


45


4 34


Est Nahum Packard,


66


500


32


3 10


Est. Albert Ames,


66


350


22


2 17


Ezra Smith,


66


250


08


1 47


Joseph Hewitt,


870


56


5 43


Eliza Hewitt,


182


13


1 10


John Baker,


66


175


97


Samuel Baker,


66


650


3 61


Nancy R. Baker,


66


175


97


Stephen C. Sprague,


66


25


02


16


Eunice Baker,


150


83


5


Real


$


$ c.


c.


66


34


Valuation of the Taxable Property of Duxbury.


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Tax.


Samuel Williamson,


Marshfield,


550


35


3 41


T. B. Blackman,


500


2 78


Martin Kent,


66


100


06


62


John Ford,


322


1 81


Simeon Chandler,


Pembroke,


1010


38


5 94


Hiram Delano,


66


100


56


George H. Church,


90


56


Olive Churchill,


320


1 81


Est. Martin Curtis,


200


1 11


Martin Bryant,


40


02


30


Horace Hall,


66


295


1 67


Est. Isaac Hatch,


150


83


David H. Foster,


66


50


28


Peleg Barker,


66


1250


6 95


Peleg R. Sampson,


66


75


42


Calvin Peterson,


175


97


Samuel Peterson,


150


06


89


Est. Elisha K. Josselyn,


66


381


2 09


Est. Wm. Standish,


200


1 11


Alden Loring,


150


83


Abijah Sampson,


66


400


2 22


Joseph Ford,


.6


60


05


33


Thomas H. Sampson,


66


125


70


Morrill Allen,


175


97


Warren T. Whiting,


330


1 81


Wm. Taylor,


500


2 78


Benj. Standish, Agent,


525


2 92


George M. Wetherill,


50


28


Est. Isaiah Sampson,


100


06


56


Calvin Shepherd,


66


160


11


94


George F. Hatch,


100


56


Stephen Faunce,


Roxbury,


1100


6 12


Isaac Sturtevant,


Plympton,


80


06


48


Bradford Barnes,


Plymouth,


100


06


62


Ezekiel Rider,


66


100


06


62


Samuel Bradford,


123


08


78


Samuel Cole.


.6


60


05


33


Est. Charles Jackson,


66


300


1 67


Samuel Barnes,


80


05


47


James and Wm. Hall,


50


03


31


Stafford Sturtevant,


80


06


18


Wait Wadsworth,


25


03


17


David W. Burbanks,


1300


7 23


Oliver Bacon,


Woburn,


510


45


3 23


John O. Foy,


Weymouth,


150


83


David B. Bartlett,


Dorchester,


28


$ c.


$ c.


125


70


Est. Wadsworth Bisbee,


e


THE


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


FOR THE


TOWN OF DUXBURY,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 18, 1863.


BOSTON : J. E. FARWELL & COMPANY, PRINTERS, NO. 37 CONGRESS STREET. 1863.


REPORT.


IN accordance with a vote of the Town, the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor submit their Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Duxbury, for the year ending February 18th, 1863.


STATEMENT OF SCHOOL MONEY.


No. of District.


Prudential Committee.


Balance from 1861.


Assessment 1862.


Bank Divi- dend and School Fund.


Total.


Amount of Orders drawn.


due.


1


John Holmes


$ 30 95


$ 219 54


$ 14 46


$ 264 95


$ 119 60


$ 145 35


2


Seth C. Cushing


122 39


192 44


11 75


326 53


228 00


98 58


3


David Chandler.


121 45


210 51


13 56


345 52


203 78


141 74


4


George Chandler.


199 95


192 44


11 75


404 14


262 62


141 52


5


Artemas Ingles.


72 26


165 35


9 04


246 65


205 14


41 51


6


James Southworth .


19 40


126 97


5 20


151 57


91 75


59 82


7


John J. Lewis


128 63


194 70


11 98


335 31


237 25


98 06


8


Alvin Baker


106 57


174 38


9 95


290 90


288 79


2 11


9


Harrison Weston Samuel Gurdy


62 59


111 16


3 62


177 37


161 55


15 82


10


90 16


129 23


5 43


224 82


145 75


79 07


11


Nehemiah Peterson ..


88 55


167 60


9 26


265 41


173 88


91 53


12


Lewis B. Barstow ...


75 09


115 68


4 07


194 84


191 47


3 37


$ 1,117 99 $ 2,000 00


$ 110 07


$ 3,228 06 $ 2,309 58 $ 918 48


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


Paid balance of Selectmen's bill for 1861,


$ 93 45


Selectmen and Assessors' bill for 1862,


323 40


Taxes remitted,


116 20


Digging snow,


184 27


Overwork on highways,


228 65


Repairing road and bridge near David Walker's,


138 85


Damrell & Welch, printing Selectmen's Report,


45 00


School Committee's Report,


28 00


School Committee.


62 50


Book agent,


15 00


Amount carried forward,


$ 1,235 32


Balance


. 4


Amount brought forward,


$ 1,235 32


Paid fortifications at the Gurnet,


68 85


School Committee book tax,


44 00


Charles H. Chandler, Constable's fees,


7 17


William J. Alden, 66


12 83


Augustus Weston, 66


8 85


Interest for money hired,


6 95


Removing the body of H. B. Paulding,


130 00


Enginemen,


44 00


Sheep killed by dogs,


15 00


Repairing engine,


6 98


Dr. James Wilde, examining sixty recruits,


30 00


James M. Weston, returning deaths,


4 30


Aaron Simmons 66


1 80


Josiah Peterson, clerk fees, recording births, deaths, &c.,


23 50


66 66 express, postage, stationery, 2 80


Rufus Holmes, rent of land for engine house,


3 00


Eden S. Sampson, treasurer and collector of fees,


241 75


Overdrawn from volunteers' fund, 52 45


1,939 55


By balance to new account,


261 22


Contra Credit,


$ 2,200 77


By Balance from 1861,


$ 470 91


Assessment, incidental, 1862,


700 00


digging snow, 1862,


175 00


66 new road, 66


175 00


Deficiency of highway and book tax,


114 41


Overlays on taxes,


487 34


Omitted taxes,


6 00


Balance of engine money,


2 91


Received of School Committee,


1 65


66 for license on dogs,


64 30


G. B. Wetson, on account H. B. Paulding,


1 25


66 James M. Weston, for use of Town House,


2 00


$ 2,200 77


5


BOUNTY PAID TO VOLUNTEERS. Paid thirty-two three-years' men one hundred dollars each, $ 3,200 00 Fifty-five nine-months' men “ 5,500 00


8,700 00


Less, four men transferred to Boston,


400 00


$ 8,300 00


MONEY HIRED TO PAY VOLUNTEERS.


Hired from citizens of Duxbury,


$ 1,000 00


Plymouth Bank,


2,200 00


Waltham 66 5,000 00


Received from sale of ten shares Merchants Bank,


897 00


9,097 00


Less, received on account of interest,


388 00


8,709 00


Deposited Plymouth Bank $ 400, Treasurer's hands, $ 9,


409 00


$8,300 00


SETTLEMENT WITH LIQUOR AGENT.


By Liquor purchased,


$ 233 47


United States license, 20 00


Agent's salary one year, 40 00


$ 293 47


Liquor sold, including barrels, $ 269 05


Amount of liquor on hand over last settlement, 10 00


$ 279 05


Balance against the town,


14 42


$ 293 47


We have examined the accounts of Eden S. Sampson, Esq., Treasurer for 1862, and find them as follows : --


DR.


Foot of tax bills,


$ 9,372 84


Received of Josiah Peterson, license on dogs,


64 30


Amount carried forward, $ 9,437 14


6


Amount brought forward,


$ 9,437 14


Bank dividend,


25 00


Massachusetts School Fund,


85 07


Omitted taxes,


6 00


Balance of engine money,


2 91


Received of School Committee,


1 65


G. B. Weston, on account of H. B. Paulding,


1 25


Received of James M. Weston, use of Town House,


2 00


Uncollected taxes, 1861,


262. 98


Cash in hands of Treasurer, 1861,


998 19


Received of Harvey Soule, Treasurer, 1860,


35 00


$ 10,857 19


CR.


Paid State tax,


$ 2,484 00


County tax,


1,336 84


Selectmen's orders,


4,249 64


Overseers of the Poor orders,


2,141 81


Uncollected taxes, 1862.


348 39


Cash on hand,


296 51


$ 10,857 19


OUTSTANDING DEBTS OF THE TOWN.


Due the several school districts, $ 918 48


Overdrawn on Overseers of the Poor account,


235 87


$ 1,154 35


AVAILABLE MEANS TO PAY THE SAME.


Cash in hands of Treasurer,


$ 296 51


Uncollected taxes, 1862,


348 39


1860,


51 10


66


1859,


80 54


Leaving a deficiency,


377 81


$ 1,154 35


7


The Selectmen would recommend the following sums to defray the expenses of the town the ensuing year, viz : -


Schools,


$ 2,000 00


Highways,


1,000 00


Support of poor,


2,400 00


Contingent expenses,


700 00


Deficiency of last year,


300 00


$ 6,400 00


All of which is most respectfully submitted.


ELBRIDGE CHANDLER, Selectmen


of


SAMUEL ATWELL, JOHN HOLMES, Duxbury.


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


· Expenses of the Almshouse for the year ending February 18, 1863.


Paid Rufus Sampson, two months' service Superintendent, $ 50 00


Nath'l Bosworth, ten 187 50


For moving Wm. Sherburne's goods and family to house, 11 00


John Sampson, goods, 67 27


R. B. Chandler, wood, 9 00


J. F. Wadsworth, wood,


14 00


John W. Cushman, wood,


8 50


Jesse Chandler, wood.


5 00


Ebenezer Chandler, wood,


7 00


Levi Chandler, wood,


2 75


Eden Wadsworth, wood,


5 00


Charles Delano, wood.


6 75


William Myrick, wood,


3 00


Nathan Chandler, wood,


5 00


George Winslow, coal,


44 53


Harvey Soule, goods,


41 94


Augustus Weston, corn fodder,


1 00


Martin Freeman, coffin for Mrs. Gardner, 66 repairing windows, &c.,


1 73


Nathaniel Ford & Sons, goods,


201 93


Moving Hannah Thomas and Abigail Gardner to house,


3 50


Amount carried forward,


$ 683 15


6 75


8


Amount brought forward, $ 683 15


Paid Allen Prior, grain and flour, Otis Weston, shoemaking, 7 45


262 15


Peleg Wadsworth, goods, Sylvanus Prior, teaming, Daniel L. Soule, fish, .


20 46


15 43


Lewis Simmons, Jr., moving, &c., Charles Witherill and family to house, 8 00


Martin Freeman, coffins for H. Oldham and C. Witherill, 16 00


Gersham Witherill, stove-pipe, 5 69


E. H. Chandler, repairing furnace, 1 50


George Bradford, meat, 28 67


James M. Weston, sexton bill, 5 00


" Old Colony Memorial," advertising Almshouse keeper. 75


" Plymouth Rock," 66


1 00


Dr. J. Wilde, medical attendance for house, 12 00


Samuel H. Gurdy, meat, 14 22


Samuel Atwell, alcohol, house, 2 00


Elbridge Chandler, keeping books, express, and postage, 6 82


$ 1,091 06


EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Paid Alfred Simmons and family's support $ 3 50


Widow Cyrus Churchill " 55 50


Town of Abington, Rebecca Stetson's support, 15 00


Miss Joanna Keen's support, 28 50


Thomas L. Soule's 66


36 00


Nathaniel Glass's


96 00


Georgianna Lewis's 66


36 00


Lucy Soule and family's support, 1


29 56


William Sherburn's funeral expenses, physician's bill, and family's support, 89 85


G. B. Weston, post and rails, Southworth Place, 1 93


State Lunatic Hospital, Taunton, 358 39


Widow Rebecca Higgins's support,


9 65


Samuel Stickney's support,


6 13


Charles Estus, coffin, &c., for Artemus Simmons, 9 25


Amount carried forward, $ 775 26


77


9


Amount brought forward, $ 775 26 Paid Seth Jones, coffins for Geo. P. Peterson's wife and Widow


Keen, 13 75


James Burgess and family's support,


6 00


Charles. Witherill 66 16 50


Widow Anderson, wood,


4 67


Interest paid, 6 49


Town of Plymouth, J. Batson family's support,


57 15


Widow Barton's support, 2 00


5 00


Ichabod W. Chandler family's support,


Widow Reed's support, 3 00


Widow Betsy Peterson's support,


8 57


Henry Wadsworth, moving Lemuel Cobb to State Almshouse, 5 00


William J. Alden, 3 75


City of Cambridge, Sarah H. Sprague's support, 38 75


Town of Marshfield, Hannah Thomas's 2 00


City of Boston, Elisha Wadsworth and Lucy E. Weston's support, 16 50


Town of Abington, Widow Winslow and Wm. Sherburn family's support, 18 00


R. B. Chandler, wood for Thomas Soule, 5 50


66 66 Widow Stephen Weston, 2.75


Estate Nathan C. Brewster, undertaker,


Town of Holden, physician's bill, nursing, funeral ex- penses of Jerusha S. Waterman, 20 25


City of Boston, George R. Stetson's support, 7 86


Edward G. Hunt family's support, 6 00


Peleg Wadsworth, wood for Joseph Prior, 5 00




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