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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
1737 Sept 5th Jurors
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth September 5th 1737. The Jurymen that are chosen according to the Law to serve at the Sessions in September Instant are Nathaniel Holmes Elisha Barrow John Clarke & Joshua Gibs
The Moderator that was chosen was Josiah Cotton Esq".
Way
Stephen Churchell and John Barnes are chosen a Com- mitte to repair the way over the mouth of the Pond where the way goes over where the bridge now is.
burying cloth
At sd Meeting Voted that there be a buring cloth procuried by the Town at the sd Towns charge. That Maj' James Warren shall procure a decent burying cloth of black broadcloath not Exceeding five pounds per yard.
Town Charges
At sd Town Meeting voated to raise the sum of one hundred and eighty six pounds to defray the Town charge.
[86.] 1738 March 1st
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth on the first day of March 1737/8. At sd meeting Josiah Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Clerk
At sd meeting John Dyer was chosen Town Clerk, nemine contradicente. At sd meeting the sd John Dyer was sworn to the faithfull discharge of his office.
Jurors
At sd meeting the Jurymen chosen at March Court Instant were Thomas Holmes Seth Swift Elisha Doty and Nathan Delano. At sd meet- ing Thomas Foster was chosen Grandjuryman and afterwards was excused by the Town he being an Excise Master. At sd meeting Joseph King and Elkanah Churchell was chosen Grand- jurymen for ye year.
At sd meeting the Selectmen that were chosen were Docter Lazerus Lebaron Stephen Churchell James Warren Esqr Samuel Nelson and Josiah Morton.
Assessors
At sd meeting the Assessors that were chosen were Josiah Cotton Esqr Capt Josiah Morton and John Dyer.
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The Constables were Josiah Rider Elisha Doty and Jirah Swift.
Constables
The Tythingmen are Israel Fearing Ebenezer Holmes Jun' Jonathan Barnes and Judah West.
Tythingmen
Sealers of Leather are Thomas Spooner and Consider Howland.
Leather Treasurer
Town Treasurer is Deacon John Foster.
fences
Fence viewers and feild drivers are Samuel Nelson Timothy Morton Thomas Clarke Joseph Bartlett Israel Fearing and Jirah Swift.
Highways
The surveyor of the Highway is Benejah Pratt for the year ensuing and he is to be paid out of the Town Treasury the sum of twelve pence per pole as usual for every ratable pole for the year ensuing
Hog-reves
The Hog Reves are Joseph Rider Thomas Jackson Isaac King Nathaniel Foster Eleazer Holmes Thomas Faunce Elders son Joseph Holmes Benjamin Norris and John Ellis.
Lumber
The Surveyors of Lumber are John Dyer Stephen Churchell and Judah West
hemp
The Surveyor of hemp & flax is Deacon Haviland Torry
Sarah Little
At sd Meeting voated to lend Mrs Sarah Little the sum of seven pounds & ten shillings out of the Town Treasury.
April 3ª
1738 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth April 3ª 1738. At sd Meeting Coll1 Isaac Lothrop was chosen Moderator.
Constable
At sd Meeting Nehemiah Ripley was voated in Constable for the ensuing year in the room of Josiah Rider
At sd Meeting John Dyer & Mr Josiah Carver was chosen Grandjurymen to serve at the next Superior Court to be held at Plymouth
The Petit Jurors to serve at ye Superiour Court were John Finney Thomas Faunce Elders son John May & Samuel Rider
1738 May 8th
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth May 8th 1738. At sd Meeting the Town made choice
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Representative
of James Warren Esqr to be Moderator. At sd Meeting the Town made choice of James War- ren Esqr to be Representative for the year En- suing.
Jurors
Agawam precinct
At sd Meeting the Town made choice or drew out of the box two Jury men to serve at the Court on this present May sessions whose names are Joseph Bartlett and Ephraim Cobb. At a motion of In- habitants of Agawam within the Township of Ply- mouth moved that they might be a Precinct by themselves which was inserted in the Selectmens warrant upon which motion the Town granted they may be a Precinct by themselves for the future they containing the Land within their Original Purchase Deed of the Town of Plymouth. At sd Meeting Ebenezer Burge Jun' was chosen Constable
[87.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth July 24th 1738. At sd Meeting the Town made choice of Coll' James Warren to be Moderator.
Town At sd Meeting Voated that there be the sum of one Charges hundred pounds raised on ye Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth.
At sd Meeting Voated that Judah West he shall be paid thie sum of forty five shillings out of the Town Treasury by the Town Treasurer being so much money that the Province Treasurer found deficient and he destroyed which money he paid sd Treasurer while lie was Constable.
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth at the House of Mr Ste- phen Churchell Sepr 15 1738. At sd Meeting the Town made choice or drew out of the box four jurymen to serve at Sepr Court Instant whose names are Deacon John Atwood Redolphus Hatelı, Francis Curtis Junr & Thomas Sears.
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth Decr 14th 1738. At sd Meeting the Town mode choice of four Jury men or drew them out of the box to serve at December Court instant whose names are Nathaniel Foster Thomas Harlow Jolin Blackmere & Ebenezer Tinkcom.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
1739 March 1
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House March 1st 1738/9. At sd Meeting the Town made choice of Coll1 James Warren to be Moderator At sd Meeting John Dyer was chosen Town Clerk and sworn to ye discharge of his office by John Mur- dock Esq"
Clerk
Selectmen
The Selectmen that were chosen was James Warren Esqr Stephen Churchel Capt Josiah Mor- ton Lazerus Lebaron & Thomas Holmes.
Assessors
The Assessors are Josiah Cotton Esq" Capt Josiah Morton & Capt Stephen Churchel
Constables
The Constables are Joseph Bartlett Jun™ Nathan Delano and John Ellis at Agawam.
Tythingmen
The Tythingmen are James Holmes William Harlow Thomas Spooner Samuel Burge.
Leather
The Sealers of Leather are Thomas Spooner and Consider Howland.
Treasurer
The Town Treasurer Deacon John Foster.
The feild drivers and fence viewers Joseph Gifford Elisha Holmes Thomas Bartlett Eleazer Holmes and Consider Howland.
feild drivers fences high ways
Surveyor of the high ways Benejah Prat.
hog reeves
The Hogreves John May John Faunce Eleazer Churchel Timothy Morton Timothy Burbank Caleb Tinkcom John Norris Thomas Bates.
Jurors
The Grandjury men are John Cooper and Samuel Donham to serve for the year at the Inferior Court.
The Petit Jurers to serve at the Inferiour Court in March Instant are Eleaser Churchell Thomas Howland Samuel Ellis and Ebenezer Rider. The Grandjury to serve at the Superiour Court in April next are Stephen Churchell John Atwood. The Petit Jurors to serve at the Superiour Court are John Harlow David Turner Anslem Lothrop and Robert Bartlett.
County Treasr
The Town gave in their voats for a County Treasurer and committed them to Nehemiah Riply Constable.
Lumber
The Surveyors of Lumber are John Dyer Stephen Churchel Judah West and Timothy Morton.
At sd Meeting there being a motion made about
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Agawam
Agawam Petition the Inhabitants thereof there being a Township. Voated that the Plantation of Agawam with all ye Inhabitants thereon within the Town of Plymouth be a Township adjoyning with the Inhabi- tants of ye Easterly part of Rochester according to their purchase deed from the Town of Plymouth.
Agawam
sett off
Voated that the Selectmen and Deacon Haviland Torry Samuel Nelson and Majr Lothrop that they take care about Bethiah Bar- row according to the best of their discretion.
1739
March 1st
John Churchell land
[88.] Voted at sd Meeting that the matter about Collector or Collectors be continued to adjornment of this Town Meeting. Voated that the Selectmen or any three of them shall Lease out the Land that was for- merly Leased out to John Churchell deceased whereon he made fish at Wellensly they to Lease it out not Exceeding seven years to any that may appear to have it. Voated that there be Somthing more don about the burying cloth there being thirty pounds already raised and that there be a burying Cloath procured by Coll' James Warren and he to be paid out of the Town Treasury for what he shall Expend more
burying cloth
At sd Meeting Voated that the Town meeting be adjorned to the last munday of this Instant March.
guns
March 2ª 1738/9 Then delivered six good guns to the Selectmen being the Towns guns, viz to Coll" James Warren Capt Stephen Churchell Doctor Lazerus Lebaron and Thomas Holmes.
1739
Marchı 25th
At an adjornment of the Town meeting from the first day of March to the Last munday of March Instant 1739 being March 25th.
Constable
Voated to choose another Constable in the Town of Plymouth if he is chosen in the Precinct of the South part of the Town of Plymouth at Manument Ponds to Perform the office of a Constable within the sd Precinct onely.
The Constable that was chosen was Solomon Silvester.
At sd meeting Voated that the affair of the Collector be continued to a farther season.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
At sd meeting Nathan Delano appeared and paid the sum of five pounds and it was committed into Capt Stephen Churchels hands.
Timothy Morton
At sd meeting Capt Stephen Churchiell Capt Josiah Carver and John Barnes was chosen a Committe to view Timothy Mortons Land by the yard whereon Samuel Kempton builds and make report thereof the next Town Meeting.
1739 Aug 27th
At a Town meeting held at Plymouth August 27th 1739 at the Court House. At sd meeting the Town made choice of Coll" James Warren1 to be Moderator.
Bramhall
At sd Meeting Voated that the affair of Mr Bramhall about eighteen foot of Land mentioned in the Warrant be now acted upon.
The Town Voated they would not grant ye Eighteen foot square next to ye Bridge and on the Kings Road.
At sd Meeting Josiah Cotton Esqr refused to serve as an Assessor this year. Voated to prosecute Josialı Cotton Esq" and that Timothy Morton be an ajent in behalf of the Town to prosecute him the next sessions.
The Town Meeting is adjorned to next munday at two o Clock in the afternoon. The matters about Bramhall and Raising money is adjorned to next munday at two o Clock and about Grand Jurymen is also adjorned.
Sepr 3d 1739
At an adjornment of the Town Meeting to ye 3ª day of Sepr 1739. At sd meeting Coll" Isaac Lothrop was chosen Moderator.
Jurymen for Sepr
At sd meeting the Town made choice of four Jurymen to serve at Sepr Sessions Instant viz : Anslem Lothrop James Hovey2 James Cushman and Thomas Shurtleff.
1There were three James Warrens who lived in the last century. The first was a son of Nathaniel and grandson of Richard, of the Mayflower, who died in 1715. The second was his son and died about 1751. The third was James Warren, President of the Provincial Congress. All three were sheriffs of the County and their official terms covered much the larger part of the century. It is the second who is referred to in the text.
2James Hovey was a lawyer and was a son of Ivory Hovey, of Ipswich, and was probably an older brother of Rev. Ivory Hovey, who was settled over the church at Manomet Ponds, in 1770.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
At sd meeting Samuell Bartlett Esqr is chosen an Assessor in the room of Josiah Cotton Esq" he having refused to serve as an Assessor.
Town
Charges
Voated to Raise the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds to defray the necessary Charges arising within the Town of Plymouth this year.
[89.]
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House Decr 10th 1739. At sd meeting the Town made choice of Jurymen to serve at the Court held at Plymouth at this present Decr whose names are as followeth John Barnes Redolphus Hatch John Harlow and William Harlow.
1739
Decr 24th
At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House Decr 24 1739. At the sd Town Meeting the Town made choice of Coll" James Warren to be Moderator for sd meeting.
At sd meeting the Act Relating to the preservation of Deer was read.
Deer
At sd Meeting the Town made choice of two persons to prosecute any persons that should make any breach on sd Act, the persons that are chosen are Samuel Ellis and Abraham Jackson. 1740 March 3d
Moderator
At a Town Meeting Regularly Assembled and held at Plymouth in the Court House The third day of March Annoq Domini 1739/40.
Town Clerk
At sd Meeting Coll' James Warren was Chose Moderator.
At sd Meeting Edward Winslow1 was chose Town Clerk for the Ensuing year and was Sworne to the faithfull discharge of his office by Isaac Lothrop Esqr.
1 Edward Winslow was son of Isaac, grandson of Gov. Josiah, and great- grandson of Gov. Edward of the Mayflower. He built the house in North street occupied by Rev. Dr. Briggs, was Collector of the Port, Register of Wills and Clerk of the Court. He was a loyalist, and was deprived of his office in 1775. By permission of the authorities he went to New York in December, 1781, with a part of his family, the remainder afterwards joining him. Sir Henry Clinton allowed him a pension of two hundred pounds per annum, with rations and fuel, and on the 30th of August, 1783, he embarked with his wife, two daughters and three colored servants. for Halifax, where he arrived on the 14th of September. He died in Halifax in 1784. His house in Plymouth was taken in 1782 on executions by the Town of Plymouth, Thomas Davis, William Thomas, Oakes Angier and John Rowe, and sold by them to Thomas Jackson.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Selectmen
At sd Meeting Coll' James Warren Capt Stephen Churchell Doct" Lazarus Lebaron Capt Josiah Mor- ton & Mr Thomas Holmes were Chosen Selectmen.
Assessors
At sd Meeting Samuel Bartlet Esqr Capt Josiah Morton & Cap Stephen Churchell were Chosen As- sessors for the Ensuing year.
Constables
At said Meeting The Town made Choice of Elka- nah Churchell Caleb Tinckam and Nathaniel Bartlet Constables for the year Ensuing.
abt Collector
At said Meeting a Vote was Called to know the Towns mind whether they would Choose Collectors To gather the Towns money they to give sufficient Security to secure the same. The Choice of Col- lectors deferd untill the Adjournment of this meet- ing and the Town made Choice of Samuel Bartlet Esq" Cap'n Stephen Churchel & Mr Joseph Morton to be a Committe to Treat with any persons that should be inclinable to undertake the office of Col- lectors. And the sd Committe are desired to make Reporte at the Adjournment of this meeting
Tythingmen
At said Meeting Nathaniel Shurtleff Joseph Holmes Nathaniel Churchell & Josiah Morton Jun' were Chosen Tythingmen.
Surveyors of Highways
At said meeting The Town Chose Benajah Pratt & Samuel Ellis Surveyors of Highways for the Ensuing year. They to be paid Twelve pence on the poll as usual out of the Town Treasury & to give bonds for the performance of sd Office.
Grandjurors
At sd meeting. Deacon Haviland Torry and Mr Eleazer Churchel were Chosen grandjurors for the year.
Petitt Jurors
At sd meeting Jabez Shurtleff Eliakim Tupper Francis Adams & Elkanah Cushman were Chosen Petitt Jurymen To serve at the next Inferiour Court To be held at Plymouth on the first Tuesday of March Instant
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
[90.] At the aforesaid Meeting Thomas Spooner and Consider Sealers of Leather Howland were Chosen Sealers of Leather.
Fence At said Meeting Timothy Morton Thomas Faunce Viewers Samuel Nelson Benjamin Cornish and William Harlow were Chosen Fence Viewers and Feild Drivers.
Hogreeves
At said Meeting The Town Chose Josiah Clarke Elisha Doty John Washburne Thomas Faunce the third Sylvanus Brimball Lemuel Drew George Holmes & Edward Stevens Jun' to be Hogreeves
Surveyors of Lumber
At sd meeting Capt Stephen Churchel Capt John Dyer Judah West & Timothy Morton were Chosen Surveyors of Lumber.
Deer Act
At sd meeting The Town Chose Abraham Jackson & Samuel Ellis To prosecute any persons that should make any Breach on the Deer Act
Voated That the sd Town meeting be Adjournd To the Fourth monday of this instant March at one of the Clock (afternoon)
1740 Mar 24th
Moderator
At an Adjournment of the Town Meeting held at Plymouth from the fourth of March To the fourth monday of March instant being the 24th day of said month A D 1739/40 Coll" James Warren Moderator.
Collectors
At sd Meeting The Town Voated to Choose Col- lectors to gather & Collect the Town money and to allow them Six pence per pound for Collecting the same and that they & Each of them should give suf- ficient bonds with Security for the Seasonable Pay- ment of the same into Respective Treasurys
Constables
Voated That Thomas Faunce ye 3ª be a Constable in the Room of Elkanah Churchell (and said Faunce accordingly accepted)
Voated that Benjamin Bartlet be Constable in the Room of Caleb Tinckam and said Bartlet accepted
Collectors
At sd meeting The Town Voated that the Con- stables viz Benjamin Bartlet Nathaniel Bartlet and Thomas Faunce the 3d should be The Collectors and To allow them six pence on the pound for Collecting ye Towns money They and Each of them To give sufficient Security to the Town for there Seasonable
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paying the Towns and Precincts money into ye Respective Treasurys.
At sd Meeting Coll" Isaac Lothrop Samuel Bartlet Esqr Capt Stephen Churchiell John Murdock Esqr and Mr Joseph Morton were Chose a Committe To take sufficient bonds with surities of the Collectors for there paying seasonally The Town and Precincts money into the Respective Treasurys.
Town Treasurer
At sd meeting Deacon John Foster was Chosen Town Treasurer.
County Treas"
At sd Meeting The Town Voated for County Treasurer and the Votes were Sealed up in sd meet- ing and Delivered Joseph Bartlet one of the Constables of sd Town.
Assessors
At sd meeting the Town Voted The Assessors Six Shillings a day for year past and for the year Ensuing.
Town bridge
At sd meeting Coll" Lothrop Doct" Lebaron Josiah Carver Capt Churchell Samuel Bartlet Esq" Thomas Holmes Joseph Warren Deacon Foster Coll" Warren were Chosen a Committe To View the Town Bridge and make Reporte at the next Town meeting.
Ratts
At sd meeting Voated three pence per head should be paid by the Town Treasurer for every Grown Ratt that should be killed in Plymouth and to be brot to the Treasurer with both Ears on.
[91.]
black birds
At the aforesaid meeting Voated that three pence per head should be paid by the Town Treasurer for every Black bird that shall be killed in Plymouth from this 24th of March untill the first of October next.
At sd meeting The Town Voated that six pence per head should be paid by the Town Treasurer for every Crow that shall be killed in Plymouth from this day to the first of October next.
April 16th
Moderator
1740 At a Town meeting Regularly assembled and held at Plymouth In the Court House The Sixteenth day of April A D 1740. At said meeting Collr James Warren was Chosen Moderator.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Grandjurors
The Town made Choice of Mr Thomas Holmes & Deacon John Atwood To Serve as Grandjurors at The Superiour Court to be held at Plymouth &c on the Twenty Second day of this instant April.
Petitt Jurors
And then proceeded and made Choice of Capt" Stephen Churchel John Atwood Junr Joseph Bartlet Jun' Thomas Foster and Thomas Spooner Petit Jurymen for The aforesaid Court.
Jurymen
At said meeting Capt" John Watson & Ephraim Cobb were Chose To serve on the Petitt Jury on the Third Teusday of May next.
Herrins
At said meeting Timothy Burbanks Nathaniel Foster Eleazer Rogers Nath11 Thomas Esqr Capt Churchel & Timothy Morton were Chose a Committe To take Care of the Herrin brooke and the Herrins.
Herrings
At said meeting Joseph Holmes John Blackmer & John Stertevant were Chose a Committe to take care of the Herrins and Herring brooke at Monu- ment Ponds
Committe abt ye bridge
At said Town meeting The Comitte appointed by the Town gave in there Reporte Concerning the Rebuilding the Town Bridge. But there being a Thin meeting the Considering of the same is ad- journed to the next Town Meeting.
1740 May 15th
Representative
At a Town Meeting Regularly Assembled and held at Plymouth in the Court House the fif- teenth day of May A D 1740. At sd meeting The Town made Choice of Capt" Josiah Morton Representative for the Ensuing year (who de- clared his non acceptance of the same)
Representative
And then the Town proceeded and chose Coll James Warren Representative for the Ensuing year.
Moderator
Committe Landing
At sd Meeting The Town made Choice of Capt Josiah Morton to be Moderator. At said meeting The Town made Choice of Nathaniel Jackson Thomas Foster and John Murdock Esqr To be a Committe To take some prudent Care of the Towns Landing below Coles hill To Remove any Incum-
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place Town bridge
brance on ye same and to prevent its being Incum- bered for ye future
Whereas at a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the Twenty fourth day of March A D 1739/40 Coll Lothrop Doct" Lebaron Josiah Carver Capt Churchell
[92.] Samuel Bartlet Esq' Thomas Holmes Joseph Warren Deacon Foster and Coll Warren were Chose a Committe To view the Town bridgel and desird to make Reporte to the Town at the meeting then next following ; and at a Town meeting held at Ply- mouth on the sixteenth day of April A D 1740, The sd Committe gave in there Reporte (viz) That there is need of very Speedy Repairs and for the Benyfit of the Town we are of the mind that the sd Bridge Shall be Rebuilt and made Wider and higher then now it is, and that the Town now choose some suitable persons to undertake and procure the said bridge Rebuilt as they shall think most for the Towns Interest. But there then being a Thin Town Meeting The Considering of the sd Reporte was Continued to this Meeting. And the Reporte of sd Committe being now Read to the Town. Voated to accept the same and then the Town pro- ceeded and Chose Capt" Stephen Churchel Doctr Lebaron Thomas Holmes Josiah Carver & Joseph Warren To be a Committe to take Care and act as they Judge best either To Repair sd Bridge for the present or to Rebuild the Same.
At a Town Meeting Regularly assembled at Plymouth in the Court House September 1 1740.
Moderator
At sd meeting the Town made Choice of Samuel Bartlet Esq' Moderator.
300 £ Tax
At sd meeting Voted to Raise the Sum of Three hundred pounds To defray the necessary Charges ariseing within the Town of Plymouth this present year.
School house bell
At sd meeting the Town chose Coll Isaac Lothrop Jun" To take some speedy Care about the Schooll house bell, Either to get the old one mended, or new Run or to dispose of it for as much as it will fetch and buy a new one.
At said meeting the buying of a New Pall or
1 Town Bridge was the bridge at the foot of Spring Hill.
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
Burying Cloath
Burying Cloath was continued to the next Town Meeting.
Jurymen
At said Town meeting the Town made Choice of George Watson Nathaniel Foster Jonathan Barnes and John Nelson To serve on the Petitt Jury at the next Inferiour Court to be held at Plymouth on the Third Teusday of September instant.
Grant to Geo Watson
At said meeting the Town Voted to Grant to George Watson to his heirs and Assigns forever a Certain peice of Land lying below Coles Hill upon which there is a still house Erected. And is bounded on the North by John Crandons land, and on the South to Come within Twelve foot of the land of Jolin Murdock Esq" And allso Chose Coll Isaac Lothrop Capt Stephen Churchell John Murdock Esq" Doct" Lazarus Lebaron and Mr Thomas Foster to be a Committe To lay out Delineate and assertain the bounds of the Same, and they to make Returne to the Town Clerk which the Town held firm and valid, He the said George Watson paying to Deacon John Foster Town Treasurer The sum of Eleven pounds in bills of publick Credit With Interest from the year One Thousand seven hundred and twenty eight 1728.
Geo Watsons Lott [93.]
Wee the Subscribers being appointed by the Town of Plymouth To lay out a Certain peice of Land To George Watson of Plymouth said Land laying at the foot of hill Commonly Called Coles hill persuant to said vote Dated September the first 1740. We mett on the Spot December 2 1740 and Laid out and bounded said Land as followeth viz : Begining at the Southeast Cor- ner of John Crandons lott and by sd Lott Run- ing Westerly up Coles liill till it Comes to the
Westerly Corner of said Crandons lott twenty five feet from the lands of John Rickard and then Southerly upon a parellel Line with John
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Rickards fence leaveing twenty five feet for a Roade till sd line Come within twelve feet of the Lott of John Murdock Esq" said Land Con- taining about Seventy six feet in bredth and so Easterly down towards the bay by the sd land of sd Murdock till it comes to ye Land Belong- ing to ye Heirs of John Watson Esqr Deceasd and so to the Bounds first mentioned. As Witness our Hands at Plymouth December 2 1740.
Isaac Lothrop Stephen Churchell John Murdock Lazarus Lebaron Thomas Foster
Plymouth December the fourth 1740.
Received of George Watson the sum of Eighteen pounds Eighteen Shillings in Cash it being in full for the within mentioned peice of Land. Received pr me
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