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At the sd meeting there was a Considerable debate about the mile & half money and at Last it was moved that the defference about ye sd mile & half money between the midle & each End of the Town be left to Indifferent men to be chosen out of Town whether each End shall draw any part of sd money to
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School
Committe about the Common Land
Thomas Wetherell
maintain a school among themselves and how much. A vote being called it passed in the Negative Voted That the Interest money of the mile & half Land that is already sold or shall be sold be settled to the use & mnainten- ance of a Grammar School within the Town of Plymouth for the use of the whole Town Voated That Capt John Dyer Decon John Foster & Mr Jacob Michell be added to Isaac Lothrop Esqr & Capt Benjamin Warren a former Committe to be all of them a Committe (or any three of them) to view & value the Common Land that several Persons have put in for at the foot of fort hill & Coles Hill & to dispose of sd Lands but so as not to Incomode the ways. The persons that buy paying the money to the Town Treasurer according to the former vote respecting the mile & half Land. Pursuant to the voate at a Town meeting held at Plymouth on the 2ª day of March 1710/11 For and and in Consideration of the sum of Thirty and five shillings by Thomas Wetherell of sd Plymouth unto John Dyer Town Treasurer of sd Plymouth well and truely paid for the use of the sd Town. The Town hath Given Granted bargained made over and Con- firmed unto him the sd Thomas Wetherell & unto his heires & assignes for Ever a certain peice of Land Lying being & bounded as followeth. Plym- outh March 26th 1725. Layd out by us the sub- scribers unto Thomas Wetherell and is bounded as followeth viz : Beginning at the North End of Docter Lebarons stable near the meeting House to the Norward of sd stable to Extend Thirty feet in the front and Twenty feet Back into the hill Leaving Eighteen feet in Wedth Between Mr John Murdocks Barn & the sd Lott, with the priviledge for sd Wetherell To heave out his Dung on the southerly or upper side of sd Lott, Valued at Thirty five shillings.
Isaac Lothrop } Surveyers Benja : Warren S & aprizers
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North Precinct
[44.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House October 11th 1725 for the Choice of an Agent or Agents to go to Boston to give in Reasons why ye North Precinct in the Town of Plymouth should not be made into a Township and why the Prayer of their Petition should not be granted
Moderator
The Town proceeded & made choice of Isaac Lothrop Esqr to be Moderator
Agents
At sd meeting Voated that there should be three Agents and that one or two of them should go to Boston to answer to the 3d North Precincts petition The persons chosen for sd Agents are Josiah Cotton Esq" John Watson Esqr and John Dyer
Ebenezer
Burge
At sd meeting Ebener Burg put in a petition to be allowed for three & half days work about Egawam Bridge both for man & team at ten shillings pr day it being what other received formerly for work don at the same time Voated that sd Ebenezer Burg shall be paid as above said for three & half days worke.
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth on the 22d day of Novem- ber 1725
Josiah Cotton Esq" chosen moderator
Jurors for The persons Chosen for Jurors for December December Court next Ensuing are Jonathan Eames Eleazer Churchell and John Tinkcom
The Petition of the South part of the Town of Plymouth relate- ing]to the Intrest money of the common Land was Read Some preparitory answers to sd petition was also read
Agents about ye South Petition
At sd meeting Voated that there be five Agents to Consider of and to give in Reasons against Ele River petition about the mile and half money and that Two or three of them go to Boston to give in sd reasons to the General Court. The Persons chosen for sd Committe are Josiah Cotton Esq" John Watson Esq" John Dyer Isaac Lathrop Esqr and Decon John Foster.
Whereas Nathaniel Thomas Esq" being formerly chosen by the Town of Plymouth to take care about the repairing of Ele River Bridge or the rebuilding
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eelriver Bridge
of it, and the sd Thomas being removed out of Town he moved that he might be dismist and that the whole matter relating to that affair might be referred to the selectmen to finish it, and it was accordingly Voated in the affermative.
Moderator
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 31st day of January 1725/6 The Town made choice of Josiah Cotton Esq" to be Moderator
Grand Jurors
The Grand Jurors chosen to serve for the year Ensuing are Mr Ephraim Cole Thomas Croad and Thomas Harlow.
Jury of Tryals for March
The Jurors Chosen to serve on the Jury of tryals on first tuesday of March next are John Churchell Nathaniel Morton & Francis Lebaron
County Rate to be paid out of ye Town Treasury
There was a motion made to the Town about the County Rate which amounts to 15. 13. 8. for the year 1725, that it might be paid out of ye Town Treasury out of ye Intrest money of the 600:15.0 Loan. After some debate thereon Voated that the County Rate should be paid out of ye Town Treasury to ye County Treasurer
Agents about the
Voated that there should be three Agents to meet the Committe that are appointed by the Generall North Precincts Court to meet at Jones River to view & hear what may be offred to them about Jones River Petition Petition
Voated that Josiah Cotton Esq" Decon John Foster & John Dyer be Agents in behalf of the Town. Voated that there should be Two Agents more added to those already Chosen and the persons chosen are John Watson Esqr & Mr John Murdock.
Moderator
[45.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 7th day of March 1725/6 for the Choice of Town officers &c and for Jurors for the Superiour Court The Town made choice of Decon John Foster to be Moderator
Town Clerk John Dyer Chosen Town Clerk and sworn by Isaac Lothrop Esq"
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Selectmen
Voated that there be five Selectmen for this year. The Selectmen that are chosen are Isaac Lothrop Esq" John Dyer Decon John Foster Josiah Morton and Thomas Croad
Assessors
Voated that there be three assessors. And the Assessors that are Chosen are John Dyer Josiah Morton and Thomas Croad Voated that the highest in the voates in the North precinct shall be Constable there and Likewise the highest in the Voates within the Limits of Agawam shall be Constable there. The Constables chosen are Nathaniel Holmes son of Nathaniel Holmes Sen" Joseph Michell Ebenezer Burg and Ephraim Kempton. And the sd Ephraim Kempton declared his refusall and the Town proceeded to a new Choice and Choose Thomas Spooner. Sd Kempton paid £5.
Town Treasurer
Tythingmen
The Town Treasurer Chosen is John Dyer Voated to Choose the Tythingmen by nomenation. The Tythingmen chosen are Thomas Branch David Turner John May Seth Chipman Israel Fearing
Surveyors
The Surveyors of the Highways are William Cooke Thomas Holmes & Josiah Morton.
Whereas there being much uneasiness in the The Town relateing to the Devision of ye Town and the mile & half money the matter was moved to the Town about an accomedation and after some debate thereon, Voated that there shall be a Committe and to be chosen out of the severall parts of the Town to Consider of the affair and to make their report on Thirdsday next. Voated that there be nine persons chosen for a Committe and the persons chosen for sd Committe are Capt Warren Haviland Torry JJosiah Cotton Esqr Majr Bradford Isaac Lothrop Esqr Josiah Morton JJoseph Michell John Dyer John Cooke John Watson Esq"
Committe
Register of Deeds
The Town proceeded at sd meeting to make choice of a Register of Deeds &c for ye County
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of Plymouth and the Voates were delivered to Samuel Bartlett Constable
Adjournment
Voated that the Town meeting be adjourned to next Thirsday to meet at Ten o'clock in the forenoon at the usual place of meeting
At an adjornment of the Town meeting from the Seventh day of March 1725/6 to the tenth day of March Instant
The Town proceeded to the choice of Jurors for the Superior Court to be holden at Plymouth on the Last tuesday of April next
Grand Jurors Supr Court April
The Grand Jurors Chosen are John Dyer & Jacob Michell
Petty Jurors
The Petty Jurors chosen are Thomas Delano Judah West Joseph Morton William Bradford white Will : alias Jun"
County
Treasurer
Swine
The Town gave in their voates for a County Treasurer & Comitted them to Sam11 Bartlett Constable. There was a Voate called whether the swine should run at Large this year under the Regulation of the Law and it passed in the Negative
Notwithstanding the voate that is already made about swine as abovesd upon a motion made by several of the Inhabitants of the Ends of the Town. Voated that the swine shall run at Large all within the North Precinct and so far on the south side of the Town as Ele River, under the Regulation of the Law.
Hog Reves
The Hog Reves Chosen are Nathaniel Cobb Eleazer Rogers Nathaniel Thomas Thomas Faunce son of Joseph Faunce Thomas Faunce Elders son Joseph Morton Israel Fearing Samuel Foster John Gray James Clarke son of John Clarke deceased.
Fence viewers & feild drivers
The Fence viewers chosen are Jacob Michell Samuel Nelson John Barnes Ebenezer Holmes Joseph Bartlett Samuel Baites. Voated that the sd Persons shall be feild drivers.
Sealer of Leather
Voated that William Harlow Cordwaner be sealer of Leather.
A Petition being presented to the Town at sd meeting by William Cooke about what charge he was at about Jabez Allen in the time of sd Allens sickness. Voated that they
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Black birds & Crows
[46.] black birds
the fish in ye Town Brook
Benjamin Warren & Joseph Morton
would allow him something. Voated that he should have forty shillings paid to him out of ye Town Treasury. There being a motion made about Encorigment of Killing black birds & Crows. Voted that something be paid to such persons as should Kill any black birds or Crows within the Town of Plymouth. Voated that what Black birds or Crows shall be Killed by any Persons within the Town of Plymouth they shall be paid out of the Town Treasury the sum of Two pence per head for black birds & the sum of four pence per head for Crows that shall be Killed from the first day of March to the Last day of June next. Voated that they bring what black birds & Crows they shall Kill within sd Term and deliver them to the Town Treasurer on the Last day of May next and on the Last day of June following for which the Town Treasurer shall pay them as abovesd out of the Town Treasurie They first giveing good satisfaction to the Treasur that such black birds & Crows were killed within the Town of Plymouth.
Voated that Haviland Torry Joshua Bram- hall Thomas Delano Simon Lazell George Holmes Decon Foster Thomas Spooner Stephen Churchell shall have Inspection of the brook that the herrings may not be destroyed and wasted.
Plymouth March 26th 1726. Wee the sub- scribers haveing our Lands adjoyning Each to other that is to say our homesteads that we now live on and Improveing on both sides We have agreed and made a devition of the parti- tion fence between us which whole fence is 188 Rods, that is to say Joseph Morton is to maintain for his part of sd fence 94 Rod : which is from the Road to a stake and heap of stones standing in the Range between each party, and Capt Benjamin Warren is to main-
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tain for his part of sd fence from said stake and stones aforesaid 94 Rod in the same Range of sd Lotts. And we the subscribers have mutually agreed that the abovesd devition shall be and remain a Legall & durable devi- tion to us and our heires and assignes for Ever as Witness our hands the day & year above said.
Benjamin Warren Joseph Morton
Moderator
At a Legall Town meeting held at Plymouth on the ninth day of May 1726. Josiah Cotton Esqr Chosen Moderator
The Town made choice of Decon John Foster to be Representative for this year.
Representative
Decon John Foster and Josiah Cotton Esqs are Chosen Agents to give their attendance at the General Court and to give in further objec- tions against the North Precinct & Ele River petitions and to transact in those affairs as may be proper.
John Dyers accompt while agent & Josiah Cotton
An accompt of John Dyers of charge & Disbursment while Agent amounting to nine pounds and ten shillings was Read and voated to be paid out of the Town Treasury to ye sd John Dyer An accompt of Josiah Cottons Esqr of Charge & disbursments while Agent amounting to four pounds was read and Voted to be paid out of the Town Treasury to ye sd Josiah Cotton.
Jury for June Sessions
The persons Chosen to serve on the Jury of tryals at the Quarter Sessions to be holden at Plymouth on the third Tuesday of June next are Caleb Stetson Thomas Faunce Elders son and Consider Howland
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth by the Inhabitants of Plymouth and that part of Kingston which Lately did belong to Plymouth on the 5th day of September 1726.
Jurors for
At sd meeting Decon John Foster is chosen Moderator. The Jurors chosen to serve on the
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Court
September Jury of tryals on the third tuesday of September Instant are Ebenezer Doggett Edmond Tilson & Jonathan Eames
An accompt of what is necessary to be raised on ye Inhabitants abovesd both on Poles and Estates was presented to the Town which is as followeth
To the Representative 25.00.00
To the Assessors 6.00.00
To the poor 20.00.00
to the shool 30.00.00
to Ele River Bridge
6.00.00
To ye Treasurers Commissions
7.13.00
To the surveyers about ye highways
20.00.00
To ye Town Bridg & other uses
15.07.00
130.00.00
Voated that the sd sum of 130.00.00 should be raised on the Inhabitants of Plymouth & that part of Kingston which Lately did belong to Plymouth both upon Poles & Estates.
[47.] At the Town Meeting Last mentioned by the Inhabitants
Ministers of Plymouth onely there was an accompt pre-
Salary & sented of what was necesary to be raised for ye
Sexton &c Ministers Salery & Saxton &c which is as fol- loweth
To the Ministers Salery 110.00.00
To the Assessors 2.00 00
To the meeting house glass & other repairs
16.00.00
To the Saxton
10.00.00
To ye Treasurers Commissions
3.04.00
141.04.00
Voated that the sd sun of 141.04.00 should be raised on the Inhabitants of Plymouth both on Poles & Estates to defrey the above sd Charge
Contribution
Voated that the Inhabitants of Plymouth pay their Ministers Rate by Contribution if they see cause and that they mark their money and all that is unmarked shall be accounted strangers money which the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard
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shall have the benifit off and ye sd Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard be desired to keep an accompt of each mans money that is so marked.
Representative
Voated that the Representatives wages be raised for this present year both for the time past and yet to come of said year. Voated that there be one shilling per day be paid to Decon John Foster our present Representative for so many days as he hath or shall attend ye service of the Great & General Court which is one shil- ling more than what the Law at present allows, & so make it five shillings per day dureing this present year
Assessor
Whereas there being a vacancy of an Assessor to make the Ministers Rate by the North part of the Town being set of to be a Township & the Remaining part of Plymouth remaining a Town separate from them & Decon Foster being chosen onely as a Precint Assessor Voated that Decon Jobn Foster be an Assessor to ajoyn with ye otlier Town assessors for to make the Ministers Rate for this year
Jurymen for December sessions
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth in the Meeting House on the 12th day of Decr : 1726 for the choice of Jurors to serve on the Jury of tryals to be holden at Plymouth on the third tuesday of this Instant December the Persons chosen for Jurymen are Peleg Durfy Joseph Rider and Na- thaniel Howland
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 13th of ffebruary 1726/7 Josiah Cotton Esq" chosen Moderator
Grand jury Petty Jury
The Grand jurymen chosen to serve for the year Ensuing are John Morton & Josiah Carver The Petty Jury chosen to serve on the Jury of tryals to be holden at Plymouth on the first tues- day of March next are Joseph Ryder Jun' & John Bartlett
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Committe about the Beach
Voated that Mr John Murdock Isaac Lathrop Esq' John Watson Esqr & Stephen Churchell be a Committe to treat with the owners of the Beach in order to the preserving of said beach and to en- deavor if possible to prevent the Harbours being spoyled and to make report of their doeings thereon the next Town meeting
Francis Adams Nath Thomas
Voated that John Dyer and Capt Benjamin Warren be a Committe to look after a peice of Land formerly laid out to Francis Adams which he hath since sold to Nathaniel Thomas Esq" and there being a mistake about the bounds of it they are chosen to rectify and settle the bounds of it.
Committe about ye Town & Eleriver
Bridges
Voated that Mr John Murdock Isaac Lathrop Esq" John Watson Esqr Stephen Churchell and Capt Ephraim Morton be a Committe to view and take care that ye Town & Ele River Bridges be repaired as soon as can be conveniently.
[48.] At a Legall Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 13th day of March 1726/7
Moderator At sd meeting Isaac Lathrop was chosen Mod- Town Clerk erator John Dyer Chosen Town Clerk and sworn by Isaac Lathrop Esqr
Selectmen Voated that there be five Selectmen chosen to serve for this year
The Selectmen that are chosen to serve for this year are Isaac Lathrop Esqr Decon John Foster Capt Benjamin Warren John Dyer & Josiah Morton
Assessors The Assessors that be chosen are Josiah Cotton Esqr John Dyer and Josiah Morton
Constables
Voated that the highest in the voates in the village of Agawam shall be Constable there The Consta- bles that be chosen are Samuel Kempton Joseph Bartlett & Gershom Gifford
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Town Treasurer Town Treasurer that is chosen is John Dyer Tythingmen The Tythingmen that be chosen are Joseph King Joseph Warren Sam11 Baites & Joshua Gibs
Fence viewers and feild
drivers
The Fence viewers that be chosen are Thomas Holmes Ephraim Cole John Bartlett Stephen Churchell Ebeneser Holmes Thomas Clarke Jun" of ye Ponds & Israel Fearing
Voated that the sd persons that are chosen Fence viewers be also Feild drivers
Leather sealer John Rider chosen Sealer of Leather
. surveyors of
boards &c
Surveyors of boards & shingle &c are John Dyer Stephen Churchel & Samuel Marshall
Hog reves
The hog reves that be chosen are Samuel Nelson John Crandon Eleaser Holmes Haviland Torrey John Finney Sergt Ebeneser Holmes Josiah Clarke & Thomas Savery
Swine
Voted that the swine shall be confined according to ye direction of the Law for this year
Blackbirds
Voated that the Act about blackbirds that was past last year be revived and stand in force for this year
Wild cats
Voated that there be Encorigment given to those persons that shall kill any wild cats within the Town- ship of Plymouth to be paid out of ye Town Treas- ury. Voated that there shall be ten shillings paid out of the Town Treasury per head to every of the Inhabitants of ye Town of Plymouth that shall kill any wild cats within the limits of sd Town they pro- duceing and order from the persons hereafter named Voated that John Watson Esq' & Mr John Murdock shall receive the heads of the wild cats that shall be Killed within sd Town and give orders to ye Town Treasurer for the payment of them
Surveyors
Voated that Josiah Morton & Thomas Holmes be Surveyors of ye Highways
Committe about the Highways
Voated that Isaac Lathrop Esq" Decon John Fos- ter Capt Benjamin Warren & John Dyer be a Com- mitte to treat with the Surveyors about the highways
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Meeting House to be repaired
Voated that Capt Benjamin Warren Mr John Murdock & John Dyer be a Committe to view the Meeting House and to repaire it where it is out of repair and the Town to pay the charge thereof.
The Beach & Harbour
Voated that the same Committe that was chosen on the 13th of february last past to treat with the owners of the Beach for the preserving of said Beach and to endeavor to secure the Harbour be still con- tinued to be a Committe and proceed to do what they think may be most advisable about the Securing of sd Beach & Harbour and to treat with the owners about the same and to bring in their accompt to the Town that so they may be paid for the same
Grandjury for ye Supr Court
The Grandjurors Chosen to serve on the Su- perior Court on the Last tuesday of April next are John Dyer and John Barnes
Petty Jury
The Petty Jury that are chosen to serve at said Court are Mr John Murdock Decon John Wood Thomas Howland and Stephen Churchell
Voates for a The Town brought in their Voates for a County County Treas" Treasurer and the sd Voates were comitted to Thomas Spooner Constable
[49.] By virtue of the Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 21th of March 1710/11
Wm Ring about 2 acres of land
For and in Consideration of the sum of Thirty five shillings by William Ring of sd Plymouth unto John Watson Town Treasurer of sd Plymouth well and truely paid for the use of sd Town The sd Town hath Given Granted Bargained Sold made over & confirmed unto him the sd William Ring and unto his heirs & assignes for ever, about Two acres of Land Lying being & bounded as follows-Laid out on the 8th february 1711 by us the subscribers unto William Ring about Two Acres of Land lying be- tween the Land of William Followay & Joseph King and is bounded from the southerly corner of the said
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18 pole
Entred May 4 1727
William Rings Land by the Land of Decon John Bennett & then by the Land of John Holmes to a heap of stones by the turning of his fence and thence to the Northerly corner of William Followays land and so by said Followays land to a heap of stones on the side of the Hill in the Range of Land Layd out the same day to sd Followay & thence to the southerly corner of Joseph Kings land and then to the Easterly corner thereof & thence to the southerly corner of sd Kings orchard & then by said William Rings land to the Southerly corner thereof first men- tioned reserving a way through sd land through gates or bars Also we laid out to the sd Ring about 18 pole of Land on the Northwest End of sd Rings feild and is bounded from the Northwest corner of Joseph Kings orchard about 28 feet Westward to a heap of stones and thence Northerly to another heap of stones standing between the corner of sd Kings land and the Northwest corner of sd Rings feild and thence to the sd corner of Rings feild and thence by sd Rings feild to the corner of sd Kings Orchard first mentioned
James Warren Nathaniel Thomas
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on the 15th of May 1727 for the choice of Representative &c Moderator Josiah Cotton Esqr chosen Moderator
Representative
Josiah Cotton Esqr chosen Representative
Incumbrances
Alewives
Voated there should be a Committe to Remove the Present Incumbrances off of Coles Hill & other Town Commons, and also to draw up something in order to prevent future Incum- brances of the like sort and to make report of their doings therein at the next Town meeting. And also to take care about the Town Brook that so their may be a Convenient Passage for the alewives to pass at the Grist Mill and to Regulate strangers and Inhabitans in their take- ing and catching of the alewives in the season
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thereof and that Major Lathrop Mr Haviland Torry Mr John Foster John Dyer & Mr Ste- phen Churchell be the Committe in and about the Premises.
Committe
Voted that the Selectmen of this Town with Mr Watson Mr Murdock Mr John Barnes & Mr Stephen Churchell be a Committe to find & provide a Con- venient Place upon the Common to set the Gallows upon for ye Execution of the Condemned Prisoner
Jurors for
June Court
The Jurors chosen to serve at June next at the Inferior Court are Richard Waite and Samuel Marshall
[50.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House August 28th 1727 .
Moderator The Moderator chosen is Capt Benjamin Warren
Sepr
Jurors for The Jurors chosen to serve on September next are Thomas Morton and William Donham.
Agent
Isaac Lathrop Esq' is Chosen an Agent to answer the Towns presentment about the Way by the Prison at the next Sepr sessions
Committe
Voted that the Selectmen or the Major part of thiem be a Committe to view the Way by the Prison and Consider what may be don about it and to make report to the Town the next Town Meeting. A Bill was offered to the Town in order for the raiseing of money to defray the necessary charges of the Town for the year 1727 the perticulars are as follows
To the Rebuilding Ele River Bridge & ye repairing ye Town Bridge
45.00.00
To the repairs of the Meeting House 30.00.00
to ye School 30.00.00
To the Assessors for taking a valuation & making of the Rates
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