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Mr Thomas his Grant of the scourings of ye Way
Town Meeting May 11th 1719 Representative cullers of fish Jurors for June Court
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John Jordans & Richard Rights 4 acres
loweth (viz) Two Acrees lying on ye southerly side of Colchester brook bounded at ye Westerly End by ye meadow that was formerly sd Cooks & on ye northerly side by Colchester brook up streame Till it Coms to two maple Trees stand- ing together by sd brooke and markt on : 4: sids being about : 4 : pole Down streame of a Turn in ye brook and from sd Trees to Extend south : 4 Degrees Westerly : 15: pole to a birch bush markt and from Thence bounded by ye swamp and upland till it coms to ye rainge of ye aforesd meadow Which Was Cooks The other Two acrees lyeth on ye northerly side of sd brook and is bounded at ye Westerly End by ye aforsd meadow which was Cooks and from Thence ye southerly side is bounded by sd brook up streame till it coms to ye aforsd ma- ples and from Thence to Extend north 15 De- gres Westerly 13 pole to a stake stuck in ye meadowishi ground and from Thence bounded by The swamp and upland Till it coms to ye aforsd meadow which was Cooks. Laid out and bounded as aforsd on ye 7th Day of June 1718 pr me
Isaac Cushman Ju
Surveior
Town Meeting July 20th 1719 for Choyce of Jurors for an Especiall Court of assise
Major Lathrop Moderator of sd meeting
At A Town meeting held at Plimouth on ye 20th of July 1719 for ye Choyce of Jurors ffor an Especial Court of assise to be holden att sd plimouth on July 22ª 1719 The Grand Jurors Chosen at sd Town meeting are Charles Little Capt Josiah fliney Capt Epraim Morton Mr John Stirtevant
The Jury for Tryals chosen at sd Town meet- ing are Ser John Churchell Lemuel Drew John Bradford Ju Samuel Kempton Joseph King and Samuel Nelson
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[21.] Capt Warren Chose Moderator of sd meting
Att a Town Meeting held at Plymouth august 31 1719 For The Rasing of money To Defray nessary Charges In sd Town for This Prasent year at sd meting
This Bill of Charge following Was Publickly Red in Town Meting and voted as followeth (viz)
Imprimis To The Representative $15.00.00
To The assesers 03.00.00
Town Rate
To the Chouls 40.00.00
To Major Bradford for Repare- ing The Ways 15.00.00
To the Poore 05.00.00
To The Select Men for Laying
05.00.00
out the Way at agawame Totel 83.00.00
Jures Chosen
At sã meeting The Jurers Chose To serve September next ensuing Ware Elezer Churchel William Bradford sen and Simon Lazel
At a Town Meting held at Plymouth on the 12 February 17010/11 for and In Consideration of The sum of five Pounds Twelve Shillings and Six Penc Well and Trewly Pade By Thomas Doty of Plymouth unto Mr John Watson Town Trasur for The Eus of sd Town The Town hath given granted Bargained and sold Made over and Confirmed unto him The sd Thomas Doty and To his hares and asines forever Three acres and Three qarters of Land Lying in sd Plymouth The bounds are as followeth october The 10 1716 Lad out By us The Subscribers unto Thomas Doty Three acres and Three quarters of Land Lying in Plymouth and Is Bounded as followeth (viz) from a stone set into The grownd In Samuell harlows Range and Thence southwest by sd Dotys other Land 31 Pole To The Southerly Corner of sd Dotys Land and Thence West 11 Degres southerly
Thos Dotys Three acres and 3 qarters of Land
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Leaving a Way of Two Pole Wide Betwen The sd Land and the Land of John Faunce 39 Pole To a hep of stones on The side of a hill and Thence West 28 degrees southerly 19 pole To a hep of stones in The Valy and Thence north 16 degres Westerle 19 pole and a half To The southerly Corner of Samuell harlows Land and Thence By sd harlows Land To The Stown First mesioned - Note That Thare Is The hucklebery swamp Containing about an acre and a qarter Which is not masured With In The Three acres and Three garters aBove sd- Note allso That Thare Is a high Way Reserved Threw sd Land Threw gates or bars on the Esterly side from The Land of the above sd Samuell harlow To The above Mentioned Way for parsons to Travel In The Winter seson When The snow Leys in drefts
Nathanel Thomas Beniamine Warren
[22.] Town Meeting Desember 14 1719 Jurors Chosen
At A Town Meting held at plimouth Desember 14 1719 for the Choyce of Jurors and other Town buisnes the Jurors Chosen were Stephen Churchill Jonathan Ames and Wrastle Bruster.
voted to make a bredg at Agawam River
Att this Meeting the Town voated to be at the Charge to build a Cart Way over Agawame River on ye road there latly laid forth by ye selectmen for A Kings high Way and Chose Capt Benjamin Warren to Agree with some person or persons to build sd Bredg at ve sd towns Charge
The Towns voat about the mill
At This Meeting ye Town voated That With ref- erance to ye grist mill in sd town being gon too much to Decay & out of repaire as not being sutable to Doe ye Town Work in aney measur Well but Jenerall complaint by the Inhabitants of sd Town that they Were much Wronged by ye ill grinding of their Corne Then ye Town voated yt if the owners
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of sd mill Will make sutable provision that ye sd mill may be repaired by ye next Town Meeting or in some way that ye Work may be Done in some short Time but if Delayed and noe Effecttual Care be taken by that Time Then the Town Will give liberty to some person or persons to sett up a mill to Doe ye Town Work
Watch house
At this meeting The Selectmen are ordered to make sale of the Watch hous
John Drews Garden plat &t little Town
A garden plat or house lot laid out by us Whose names are subscribed upon ye fourtenth Day of De- cember 1719 Begining At A stake & heape of stones Which stands neere Samuel Dunhams ffence from Thence East : 18 : Degrees south About : 23 : roods to A Rock and stone sett in ye ground from Thence south : 18: Degrees West about Eight Rods to a Rock and a heape of stones on ye side of A hill and from Thence West : 18 : Degrees North : 25 : Rods to A stake and heape of stones by ye Way That leads into the Woods and Then by sd Way till it Coms to ye bounds first mentioned The above Bounded lot or Garden plat lyeth at little Town Within ye Township of plimouth is laid out to John Drew of sd plimouth
Benjamin Warren Abiall Shurtlef John Dyer
Surveiors
A settlement of ye bounds of lands at obery
Wee The subscribers Being mett Together in order to The renewing and settling of the Bounds of our severall lands at obery Within the Township of plimouth on ye 1412 Day of Desember 1719 And We proceeded as ffolloweth The bounds betwen the Widow hannah Morton & Serjeant John Churchill We began at A Stake and heape of stons Which is ye sd Churchils Easterly Corner bounds neere the heads of lots and from thence southwest : 2 : Degrees southerly to a stump & heape of stones Which is a corner
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bounds of the land Betwen ye sd John Churchill and Eleazar Churchill and from Thence Northwest : 2 : Degrees northerly to a stake & heape of stones Which is ye sd Eleazar Churchels northerly corner Bounds
The Bounds betwen Eleazar Churchill and Widow hannah morton we Began at ye aforsd stump & heape of stones from Thence southwest : 2: Degrees southerly Twenty Eight rods and about ten foot to a heape of stones about three rods & a half To The southward of obery rock and from Thence northwest : 2 : Degrees northerly to A White oake tree marked on : 4: sides Which is ye sd Eleazar Churchels southwest corner bounds and is ye bounds betwen ye sd Eleazar Churchill and John Drew Extends northeast five Degres Easterly to A stake and heape of stones standing in ye rainge betwen sd sart John Churchill and Eleazar Churchil & John Drew and from Thence ye line betwen ye sd sarg Jolin Churchill and John Drew Extends northwest 2 Degres northerly to a stake and a heape of stones in a valle or bottom and from thence ye line betwen ye sd serjant John Churchill and
[23.] John Drew Extends northwest : 14 : Degres northerly To a stake and a lieape of stones upon ye redge Which is the corner Bounds betwen them and from Thence ye sd JJohn Drews line Extends West Eleven Degrees southerly till it coms to a heape of stones about two rods to ye southard of a grat rock and from thence ye line Extends south Thirty Degrees Easterly to a heape of stones in A Bottom and from Thence ye line to Extends East Twelve Degres southerly unto a a small White oake tree marked on : 4 : sides ffrom ye aforesd stake and heape of stones upon ye redge The sd John Churchels line Extends Northeasterly till it coms to Samuel Dunhams East corner bounds of his garden platt and then by sd Dunhams and John Drews garden plat about Twenty two rods till it coms to a stone sett in ye ground Which is ye Easterly corner bounds of ye sd Drews garden plat and from Thence ye sd John Churchils line Extends East : 18 : Degrees southerly unto a heape of stones lying in ye rainge of Samuel Dunhams land and from thence ye line Extends southeast betwen ye sd John Churchell aud Samuel Dunham till it coms to a heape of stones Which is ye sd Dunhams southerly corner bounds and from Thence northeast Eight Degrees Easterly to a
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White oake tree marked on : 4 : sides and from sd tree to the fence upon ye same rainge and Wee The Above named John Churchill John Drew Hannah Morton & Samuel Dunham for ye confirmation hereof have herunto set our hands and seals on ye Day and yeare first above Written
John Churchill a seale O
John Drew his mark I & sele O
Eleazar Churchill a seal O Hannah Mortons X & seal O
Samuel Dunham seal O
Signed sealed and Delivered In presence of Lemuel Drew and John harlow
Samuel
Dunhams Garden plat or house lot
A Garden plat or house lot laid out by us the subscribers ffor Samuel Dunham of Plimonth laid out on ye fourtenth Day of Desember 1719 begin- ing at a stake and heape of stones Which is the Westerly Corner Bounds of John Drews garden spot or house lot from Thence East Eighten De- grees south about fourten rods to a Rock and a leape of stones from Thence south Eighten De- grees West About Twenty five rod to a little flatt Rock and a heape of stones upon a redge of the hill ffrom Thence north Eighten Degrees West to ye Corner bounds of sd Drews lot or garden plat from Thence West Eighten Degrees north by ye sd Drews lot to ye bounds first mentioned
Benjamin Warren Abiall Shurtlef John Dyer
Surveiors
Capt Warren Chose Moderator Town Meeting held at plimouth february 22ª 1719-20
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 22d Day of ffebruary 1719/20 for the Choyce of The Grand Jury for the yeare Ensuing and for ye Jury of Tryals on the first of March The Grand Jurs are Josiah Morton Joshua Bram- hall and Elisha Bradford The Jury for Tryals are Nathaniel Jackson Eleazar Churchill and Joseph Mitchel
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[24.] Town Meeting March 28th 1720 town officers
At a Town meeting held at Plimouth March 28th 1720 for the Choyce of Town officers for sd yeare Capt Benjamin Warren Chosen Moderator Thomas ffaunce Chosen Town Clerk and sworn by Esq Josiah Cotton Justice of the peace in sd Town meeting at this meeting It was voated To chose five selectmen to serve The Town ye fol- lowing yeare Which as ffolloweth (viz) Major John Bradford Capt Dyer Capt Warren Deacon John ffoster and Abial Shurtlef The Assessors Chosen for the year are Capt John Dyer Capt Warren and Charles Little; It was voated to chose one Cunstabl in ye North precinct Which Was Joseph holmes senior The Cunstabls Chosen for ye southern precinct are Samuel Nelson and John ffaunce Jun Major John Bradford Chose Surveior of the Town for to repaire The high Wayes for ye year Ensuing
voated to Chose the Tithingmen by nomination Which are William Bradford sen Thomas Clarke son of William Clarke De- ceased Samuel Kempton and Samuel Bates Esqu John Watson Chose Town Treasuror ffence vewers Chosen are Ebenezar holmes Girshom Bradford Deacon John Wood James Barnebe and Thomas Clark Deacons surveiours of Timber bords planks shingle and any other lumber to be veweyed by vewers according to law Are Capt John Dyer William Bradford Jun and Ichabod Standish
Simon Lazel Chosen sealer of leather
The feild Drivers Chosen are Robert Cushman Tho Howland John harlow Joseph Warren William Dunham and Benjamin Rider
The Cullers of fish are Eleazar Morton & Stephen Churchill
The hog Cunstables Nathaniel Jaekson JJohn Barnes William Bradford Ju and Elkana Churchill
Jurors Chosen The Grand Jurors Chosen at This meeting for to serve are Capt Dyer & Mr John Mordock
at ye Superior Cort in aprill next
The pety Jurors are Charls Little Deacon foster Abiall Shurtlif and James Barnes
At This meetin it was voated That ye Cunstables shold give Warning of Town meet-
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Notice of town meetings
ings by seting up notifications thierof in sundrey places in ye Town That is to say at ye meeting house in the north precinct at the Court house at ye scoole house at ye Ele River & at Gools mill at the Manomet pond
Dogs
The Town made Choice of Major Lathrop Capt Dyer & John Watson Esqu a comitty to Draw up some thing to propose to the Town the next Town meeting relating to lathers and making orDors about Dogs
Town Meeting May 9th 1720
At a Town meeting held at plimonth on ye 9th of May 1720 ffor the Choyce of a Representative & other Town bisnes Capt Warren Moderator Deacon John foster Chose by ye Town their Representative for ye yere Insuing
Pety Jurors
The pety Jurors Chosen to serve in June next are Left Josialı finney David Bradford and John Cooke
Mr Cotton Major Lathrop & Abiall Shurtlef Chosen a comitty to serch ye records relating to ye land lately sold to Robert bartlet Deceased at Wellensly point
At This meeting The Comitty That were Chosen ye 28th of March to consider and propose some method for The Town to act on relating to laders and Dogs in ye Town gave in some thing of their Thoughts to ye Town at this meting Which is as foloweth (viz) We the subscribers being Chosen a comitty to consider upon some metliod how Every Dweling house in the Town of pli- mouth shold be provided With sutable lathers to their houses and haveing considered theron We think it will be much for the safty and advantag of such of the Inhabitants of the Town That have aney buildings in sd Town or aney others that have aney build- ings (viz) That Every Dweling house in ye Town yt hath aney fameley or more shall be well provided With a sutable ladder at or before the first Day of November next Ensuing this Date at The Charge of the owners of sd houses and if aney person or per- sons shall neglect to provid ladders Within the Time abovesd Then he or they shall pay The sum of Twenty shillings to be Imployed to ye use of The Town aforsd ye sd forfiture to be added to his Town rate & also that there be A Comitty Chosen to see That
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[25.] The Commity Chosen Charles Little John Bradford Ju Eben Cobb Major Lathrop Capt Dyer Deacon Jolin ffoster John Churchill Capt Warren Deacon Clarke Joseph Silvester
Every house be provided with ladders accordingly and upon the retern of sd comitty or aney Two of them To the assesors ye sd assesors shal add the fforfitor To Their Town rate of those that are Defective as abovesd Ex- ceping agawame out of this Town act
At This meeting it Was voted that all publecations for marriages for the future may be posted up in the meet- ing house & on ye little pillar under The gallerey at ye northeast End of The meeting house
At a Town meting held att plimouth on ye 20th of June 1720 for choyce of Representative Deacon John ffoster Was againe Chosen Repre- sentative by a very Eunanomos voat of the In- habitants There mett upon Due Warning given At A Town meting held at plimouth September 5th 1720 for ye choyce of Jurors and for to raise money to Defray nesesary Charges in sd Town The Jurors Chosen are Return Wait Jacob Cooke Junor and Joseph Churchell
September 5th 1720
Here followeth an account of what money is nesesary to be raised this yeare to Defray The nesasary Charge in the Town and being publiekly red in open Town meeting was voated to be raised by vote upon the Inhabitants of plimouth Township
Imprimis To the Schools
65.00.00
To the Representative
15.00.00
· To the poore
10.00.00
To Agawame Bridge
15.00.00
To Major Bradford for the high Wayes
15.00.00
To The Assesors
6.00.00
To Mr Watson for Comissions
4.00.00
To the Town Bredge
6.00.00
To the looking after the Taverns
2.00.00
143 pound
Town meeting June 20th 1720 Josiah Cotton Esquir Chosen Moderator Capt John
Dyer Chose
Moderator
at ye Town
meting
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ministry lands
At this meeting The Town mad Choyce of Major Lathrop Capt Warren and Deacon foster or aney Two of them to settle the bounds of the ministry lot of meadow at the high pines and alsoe to settle the bounds of the sedge land in the Town pond and the ministry house lot
Town Meeting November 28th 1720 John Watson Esq Moderator of sd meeting
At a Town meeting held at plimouth Novem- ber 28th 1720 for Choyce of Jurors to serve in Decembe Court Josiah Carver Lemuel Drew & Eben Dogget
At This meeting Major .Isaac Lathrop & Capt Benjamin Warren Were Chosen & Apointed by the Town in sd Towns behalf as sd Towns Agents & Trustees to fix bounderys and signe Deeds of partition betwen the meadow land belonging to ve ministrey of sd plimouth and Samuel harlows meadow land at the high pines and it Was further voated that ye Comitty Chosen to settle ye bounds of the parsonage land be continued untill they have perfected what was commited to their trust in the Towns behalf
Ministry meadow
[26.] A Town meeting on ye first of March 17021 /20 for choyce of Town officers for ye year Ensu and adjorned to the last Munday of the month at Ten of ye Clock
At A Town meeting held at Plimouth on ye first Day of March 17021/20 for the Choyce of Town officers for ye yeare Insu- ing Major Lathrop Chose Moderator of sd meting Tho : ffaunce Chose Town Clerk and sworn by John Watson Esqur The Selectmen Chosen are Capt John Dyer Deacon John ffoster James Barnebe Charls Little & John Bradford Ju The Grand Jury Joseph Silvester Eleazar Churchill & Jacob Cooke The Cunstabls are haverland Tory Caleb Studson and Elisha holmes he hiring Samuel Nelson to serve in his roome Was accepted by ye Town by their voat
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The Tithingmen Chosen are Timothy Morton Israel fferren Ben- jamin Sampson and John harlow sealler of leather is Simon Lazel Cullers of fish is Stephen Churchell & Eleazar Morton Major Bradford Chosen surveir generall of the Town John Watson Esq Chosen Town Treasurer The Cullers of lumber of all sorts brought to a market are Capt John Dyer William Bradford Juni and Seth Chittman
ffence vewers are Ephraim Bradford Bennijah prat Thomas holmes John Barns Joseph Bartlet Deacon Wood and Thomas Bartlet
at plimouth on the 27
Day of March 1721 by an adjurnment from ye first Day of March to ye sd 27th 1721
At a Town At This meeting The Town made choyce of meeting held Simon Lazel to serve in ofice of a cunstable In the rome of Haverland Tory being Chosen to serve in ye office of a Cunstable but refusing to serve ye Town in that office and Chose Joseph Silvester to proscut ye sd Tory for his refusal The sd Lazel hired Samuel Nelson To serve in his rome and the Town voated Theire acceptance of sd Nelson to serve in sd Lazels rome Then pro- ceded to assesors To make the Towns Taxes for ye yeare Ensuing Which Were as ffolloweth (viz) Capt John Dyer Capt Benjamin Warren Jame Barnebe & JJohn Bradford Ju Persuant To a law of this provnce latly Enacted relating to swine The Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth being mett on ye 27th Day of March 1721 and voated to lett The swine run at large for this present yeare being yoaked & Wringed as ye law Directs & proposed sundrey precincts in sd Town in Which sundrey persons should be chosen as ye law Dy- rects in Every sd precint To be hog Reeves to Take care yt ye Dyrections & ye law relating to swine may be Duly observed and voated that the persons highest in ye vots in Each precint should serve as hog. Reefs for this year The precincts proposed & agred on are as ffolows (viz) from The Town brook to Wellensle brook and from Wellensley to Left finneys and from finneys to Eben holmes and from sd holmeses to Manoment ponds & Samuel bats is Chosen for ye neighbour
Swine
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at Agawame and northerly from ye town brook to Deacon Woods and from sd Woods to Joseph Stirtevants for ye north precinct begining at the northerly part Therof To Take in all above ye Road Way yt goeth To Boston Till it coms to Jons River and Then over ye sd River at Jons River Bredg to Ebenazar Eatons in ye Dividing line and soe to plimton line and ye 2ª precinct to containe all The remainder of the north precinct in this Town
The names of the persons Chosen in Each precinct to serve as hog Reives are
Hog Reeves
Thomas Clarke Ju Sergent John Churchell John Harlow Thomas Holmes
Jacob Cooke Ju
Nathaniel Jackson
Capt Ephraim Morton
Elisha Studson and
Samuel Bates for Agawame
[27.] Know all men by These presents That We Benjamin Warren gardian of Nathaniel Morton The son of Nathaniel Mor- ton late of plimouth Deceased of The one party and Thomas Mor- ton of The Town of plimouth of the other part have mutualy Agreed and settled A Dividing line betwen the land of the sd Thomas Morton of plimouth aforsd & The sd Nathaniel of pli- mouth aforsd as ffoloweth (viz) Begining at a heape of stones neere high Water marke forty rod northwesterly from Josiah Mor- tons land And from said heape of stones The line betwen Theire lands is southwest five Degrees southerly by a rainge of stones and Wee Doe mutualy Agree That the lands on ye southeast side of sd line to Belong to Nathaniel Morton and the land on ye northwest of sd rainge To Thomas Morton now The line Thus run & The Bounds Thus settled Wee Doe mutualy agree A full settle- ment of the Bounds of the lots of lands Betwen ye sd Thomas Morton and ye said Nathaniel Morton Their heirs and assignes for Ever Wittnes our hands and seales This Twenty Eight Day of March 1720-21
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Benjamin Warren O Thomas Morton 0
Signed sealed and Declared to be their Joynt agreement In presence of us Thomas ffaunce John ffaunce
Moderator Chosen Capt John Dyer division of province lands Representative
At A Town meeting being legaly Warned held at plimouth May 22d 1721 The sd Town being Informed that it is Expected by ye Generall Court to know ye mind of the several Towns Within the province concerning Division of province lands A voat being Caled To know ye mind of This Town about The premses By a very general voat they manifested Their Willingnes to have sd land Divded Deacon John ffstoer Chosen Represen- tative for this present yeare.
[28.] At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 12th of ffebruary 1719 for and In consideration of ye sum of fiften shillings by Serjant JJohn Churchill of sd plimouth unto John Watson Esq Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd Town Well and Truly paid The Town hath given granted bargained sold made over and confirmed unto him ye sd John Churchill and to his heires and assignes for Ever a small gore of land as is laid out and bounded by ye survers of ye Town as in their returne is clearly Described as ffollows
John Churchells land
Plimouth May 7th 1715 Laid out unto Mr JJohn Churchill senior A small gore of land containing an : 108 : pole of land lying on ye northeast side of his other land neere obery feild and is bounded by a red oake tree being The bounds betwen ye sd Churchils [land and the land of Joseph Churchill and Thence northeast half'a 'point northerly : 9 : pole to a small Rock and Thence north : 22 : Degrees Westerly : 6 : pole to a heape of stones neere a fence lately made by Eleazar Churchill sen
PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 209
and by ye sd fence To ye land of ye sd John Chur- chill and then by ye sd Churchils land to ye Bounds first mentioned Laid out by us Nathaniel Thomas - Benjamin Warren Sur
Alsoe There is land left for a way from ye land abovesd into ye highway leading to ye Ealriver next to Eliazar Churchills land
Town Meeting Agust 7th 1721 Representatives
At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 7th Day of Agust 1721 Mr Josiah Cotton Esqu Chosen Moderator of sd meeting sd meeting being Warned To Chose a Represen- tative or Representatives to apere for and represent ye Town at ye Grat and Jenerall assembly To be convened held and kept at The Town house at Boston on ye 23d Day of this Instant The Town being legaly Warned and mett on ye Day above mentioned Made Choyce of Two Representatives by a voat of sd Town before they proceded to a Choyce and made Choyce of Mr Josiah Cotton & Deacon John ffoster To serve for and repre- sent ye Town in ye sd Generall assembly When convened
As also Chose 3 persons to serve on ye Jury of Tryals at ye Inferior Cort in september next The persons Chosen are Thomas Morton Elish Studson & Solomon Silvester
Committe about ye Loan Money
At This meeting it Was voated That ye Town Take their part of ye Bank Bills Which is six hun- dred pounds ffifteen shillings now coming out by vertue of an act of ye Generall Court at Their ses- sions in March last and That Capt Benjamin Warren Mr John Barnes and Mr Joseph Silvester be a comittee to fetch ye money and the Trustees to let out and Improve sd sum and to call it In or receive it according to ye Dyrections of the Town and That they have reasonable sattisfaction made them for fetching ye sd bills from Boston and be paid or allowed Tenn shillings for letting out and Twenty shillings
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