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Jeremiah Holmes Eleaser Stephens Stephen Doten Chosen Constables.
Then the Town made Choice of Messrs George Watson Esq. John Torrey & Thomas Mayhew A Committee to Ex- amine the Late Town Treasurer's Books, papers and accts
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And to Transmit them to Mr. John Cotton The Town Treasurer now Chosen.
And then the Town Meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 16th of March Currant at Ten of ye Clock in the fore- noon.
A Town Meeting Assembled & held at the Court House in Plymouth By ye Freeholders & othe Inhabitants of sd Town on Monday ye 16th day of March Anno Dom 1761
By adjournment from Monday ye 9th of March Currant. At sd meeting a vote was Called to know ye Town's mind if they will accept of Ebenezer Dunham to serve as Constable in the Room of Eleazer Stephens who was Chose ye 9th In- stant. The Town voted their acceptance of him.
At sd Meeting The Town officers were chosen into their Respective offices as follows for the ensuing year; viz :
Lemuel Jackson, Jeremiah Howes, Nathl Foster, Icha- bod Holmes, Josiah Morton, Jun., Benjamin Rider, Eleazer Ellis, Thos. Southworth Howland, Surveyors of ye High- ways.
Job Morton James Drew, Zacheus Churchill, Packers of Fish and Guagers of Cask.
James Hovey, Esq., Silvanus Bartlett, Clerks of the Mark- et.
Daniel Diman, William Rider, Silvanus Bramhall, Nathl Warren, Tytheingmen.
[183.] Joseph Rider, Junr, Thomas Savory, Junr., John Kempton, Zacheus Churchill, Solomon Bartlett, Eleazer Holmes, William Warren, Thomas Bumpus, Hogreaves
Ebenezer Spooner, Thomas Spooner, Jun., Sealers of Leather.
Joseph Lucas, Eleazer Ellis, Informers of Deer agreable to ye Law of this Province.
George Watson, Esq., Jas. Warren, Esq., James Hovey, Esq., Gideon White, Joseph Bartlett, Nathl Bartlett, Fire- wards.
Capt. Nichols Nelson, John May, Joseph Warren, James Holmes, Fence Viewers and Field Drivers.
John May, Joseph Warren, James Holmes, Fence View- ers and Field Drivers.
John Harlow, Job Morton, David Turner, Thomas Sa- vory, John Kempton, Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Timber, Plank & Boards.
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Capt. Thomas Jackson Thomas Bartlett Amaziah Church- ell To take Care of Beach agreable to Law of this Province. Gershom Holmes, Chosen Saxton.
Then ye Town Voted to Choose four men a committee to act in the affairs of Firing ye woods. Their Transacting in ye same to be according to Direction of Law in that case made and provided.
And made Choice of Lemuel Jackson, Nehemiah Ripley Benjamin Cornish Ezekiel Morton For that purpose.
Then the Town Voted that they will not chuse any Person or Persons to appear at the Great & Generall Court to be held at Boston to Answer to ye Petition Exhibited by Capt. Josiah Morton & Nathl Morton Junr.
At sd meeting Job Morton & Nehemiah Ripley were chos- en Grandjurymen to serve for ye ensuing year.
And William Clark, Thomas Davis, James Doten & Jos- eph Warren chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at ye next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Plymouth Within and for ye County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of April next.
[184.] At a Town Meeting Assembled and Held In the Court House in Plymouth on Fryday ye 17th day of April Anno Domini 1761. For ye Choice of Grand & Petit Jur- ors to serve at ye next Superior Court of Judicature &c to be holden at Plymouth Within & for the county of Plym- outh, on the Last Tuesday of April Currant, and made Choice of (at sd meeting).
Viz: Silvanus Bartlett Ebenezer Samson also Isaac Doten & Jonathan Diman To Serve on the Grandjury.
Samuel Harlow Nathll Torrey Ezra Allen Thomas Spoon- er Junr Benjamin Cornish Zacheus Bartlett To serve on the Petit Jury for Trialls.
At a meeting of ye Freeholders and other Inhabitants of ye Town of Plymouth (Duly Quallifyed) Assembled & held in ye Court House in sd Town, on Monday the eighteenth day of May Anno Domini 1761 Thomas Foster Esqr was Chosen Representative to Represent the sd Town of Plym- outh at ye Great & Generall Court or Assembly of this Province to be Convened and held at Boston upon Wednes- day the Twenty Seventh day of this Instant May (A vote being before Called to Know if the Town would Choose Two Persons to Represent them at ye sd Great & Generall Court,
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which passed in the Negative) and by Edward Winslow Esqr was administered to him the oath by Law Required Respecting the Neighbourg Governments paper Currancy The Town proceeded and Chose Thomas Foster Esqr to be Moderator for the present Meeting. And then passed ye Following Vote viz : The Town taking into Consideration the Deed Given by the Agents of ye Town of Plymouth Viz : Jonathan Shaw, John Sturtevant, John Gray & Ephraim Morton (which Deed was acknowledged By sd Agents 17th of April 1693) To Josiah & Nathaniell Morton of Plymouth Deceased; of the Beach In ye Town of Plymouth and Meadow Adjoyning, And there being a supposed Defect in sd Deed, by Reason that a blank is left for ye Consideration and another for ye Date of the Deed, Neither of which was ever filled up. And ye Town Being satisfyed that the Money was Paid for sd Beach And Meadow and that the Heirs of sd Nathll & Josiah Morton ought to be quieted in the Peacable Possession of the Premises Conveyed in sd Deed, Therefore Voted that Edward Winslow, George Wat- son & Jeames Hovey Esqrs Be and Hereby are fully Im- powered in Behalf of the sd Town of Plymouth To Give a Deed of Quit claim of sd Beach & Meadow To Capt. Jo- siah Morton & Nathll Morton of Plymo Heirs of sd Josiah & Nathll Morton mentioned in sd Deed Given to the Agents of the Town of Plymo and To do Everything nessassary To Quiet the Heirs of the Persons To whom the Premises were Conveyed, as fully To all Interets & Purposes, as Though there Had
[185.] Been no Defect in sd Deed. The said Josiah & Nathll Morton Are now surviving Paying the charge of the Writings &c.
At a Town Meeting Assembled and held in Plymouth on ye 29th day of June A dom: 1761 Jonathan Samson and William Elles Junr was chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the next Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace; and at the next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Plymouth aforsd on the first Tuesday of July next.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & Held In ye Court House In Plymouth on Monday the Tenth Day of August Anno Dom: 1761 Doctr Lazarus LeBarron was Chosen Modera- tor & Took the oath appointed administred to Him by Thomas Foster Esqr Justice of the Peace.
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The Town proceeded And Voted Their acceptance of the Report Signed Thomas Mayhew, George Watson, John Torrey a committee Respecting the Town Treasurers accots & which was Read and is as followeth viz :
A list of Bonds due To the Town of Plymouth Taken June 10 1761.
Principall.
Intrest.
Deacon Bartlett and Robert Bartlett
March 4 1756 with one yrs Intst
20
IO
0
I 5
7
Elkanah Watson & Thomas Spooner
Sept. II 1758 Cast to May II 1761
9
9
4
I
8
5
Benjamin Bartlett and John Harlow June 21 1755 Cast To June 21 1761
5
15
9
0
13
IO 61/2
Josiah Morton & Nathll Bradford May 12 1749 Cast To May 12 1761
II
5
8
2
4
4
John Finney & Nathll Warren Februy 20 1753 Cast To April 1 1761
6
7
0
O
7
7
Nathll Warren & John Finney Feby 20 1753 Cast To March 17 1761
7
8
2
0
17
9
Josiah Morton & John Morton Cast To January 2 1761
4 0
0
0
9
7
April ye 25 1753
7 13
4
0
0
0
Ebenezer Donham & John Donham April 25 1753
2
9
0
0
0
0
Perez Tilson & John Churchell August 17 1753
6 I3
4
0
0
0
Gershom Holmes & George Holmes Novbr Novbr ye 19 175I
6
2
2
0
I5
2
Jeames Warren & Nathll Goodwin Novbr 15 1757 Cast to May 15 1761
6
17
91/2
0
12
41/2
Timothy Burbank & John Kempton July 24 1751 Cast to July 24 1761
17
IO
O
3
I
3
4
I6
O
0
5
9
Ebenezar Holmes & Thomas
Davie Jan. 25 1750
15
I
4
2
I3
5
David Turner & John Harlow Junr Febry 26 1746 Cast May 29 1761
13
9
4
0
I6
2
John Nelson & Lemll Morton Februy 8 1759
5
19
1/2
0
I4
3
Edward Winslow & Gideon White Sep 10 1757 Cast ye 10 March 1761
60
15
8
I
I6
7
Benja Barnes & Josiah Rider April 20 1759 Silas Morton & Job Morton May ye 30 1759
66
Thomas Forster Junr & Perez Tillson Febry 20 1757
17
18
4
I
I
6
John Kemptons Note
2
0
0
0
2
5
Eleazar Churchell & Josiah Churchell
20
O
O
I
4
0
Jeames Howard & Josiah Churchell
I3
6
8
O
o
0
John Harlow & Samll Rider March ye 6 I743-4
6
IO
o
0
15
O
0
13
8
5
I
71/4
0
I6
0
I3
6
8
8
0
0
13
4
2
17
Salvs Bartlett & David Turner June 21 1755 25
17
4
Consider Howland & James Shurtleff
·
John Torrey & Nathll Torrey July 24 1750 Perez Tillson & Elkanah Watson April 10 I753
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Thomas Forster Esqrs Note May ye 9 1757 IO
IO
6
2 IO
0
Abner Holmes Note Janry 6 1761
5
0
0
0
0
0
Thomas Jackson & son February 1 1756
18
12
O
5
II
7
416 I
414 41 13 9
[186.] June ye 10 1761 We the Subscribers Being Chos- en A Committe by the Town of Plymouth at their meeting in March Last To examine the Late Treasurers Accounts & Transfer them To the Treasurer Then Chosen Have at- tended That service & Report as Folows, viz: That on ye Ioth Day of this Instant June there Was in the Late Treas- urer's hand the sum of Fourteen Shillings & Two Pence due to the Town which we have Received of Him and Delivered To the New Treasurer; we also find Sundry Bonds & Notes Due To the Town Amounting To £416-19-44 Principal : Interest Due thereon £41-13-9d, which Bonds & Notes we have also Received and Delivered To the New Treasurer. We also find Outstanding In the Constables hands as Fol- lows Viz:
1752 Jonathan Darling
7
7
3
1750 Timothy Burbanks
4
I3
93/4
1753 George Holmes
I3
2
434
1754 Corns Holmes
5
15
III/2
Seth Swift
4
I
5
1758 John Kempton
34
4 61/2
1759 Thomas Spooner
26
7
71/2
Josiah Churchell
138
13
31/2
Zacheus Mendall
13
19
2
£247 18 51/2
All Which is submitted by Thomas Mayhew, Geo. Wat- son, John Torrey, Committee.
Plymouth June ye 10 1761
Received of Thomas Mayhew George Watson & John Torrey The Sum of Fourteen Shillings & Two Pence Being the Ballance Due To the Town from the Late Treasurer. Together With all the Foregoing Bonds & Notes Being Thirty in Number & The Book of Accounts.
John Cotton, Town Treasurer.
At sd Meeting The Town Voted, To Raise Three Hun- dred & sixty Pounds, To Defray the needfull charges of the Town for ye currant year. And also voted That the Assessors, in makeing the Tax shall not exceed the sum of Ten pounds surplusage, And that the Assessors, may or shall, make ye Taxes in ye same method & manner as they was made for the Last year.
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At sd Meeting a vote was Called to Know if ye Town would choose an Agent to appear at the Great & Generall Court at their Next Sessions To prosecute the Petition Pre- fer'd p Thomas Foster Esqr Representative of sd Town of Plymouth at ye Last sessions of sd Great & Generall Court Relative to their takeing Alewives by seines in the Pond or Ponds in Plymouth Called Herring Ponds, or in ye Brook that Issues out of the same, and Runs through the Town of Sandwich. Voted in the Affirmative. And made choice . of sd Thomas Foster Esqr an Agent for that purpose.
Then the Town Voted to Choose three persons as Agents for ye Town To Prosecute such Persons as have taken or Catched any Alewives In the River that Issues out of
[187.] Halfway Pond and Runs Through Plymouth & Wareham or in any other of the Rivers or Brooks in Plym- outh; contrary to Law.
And accordingly made choice of George Watson, Thomas Foster & James Hovey Esqrs, Agents for that Purpose.
Then the Town Voted, that a Committee of seven shall be Chosen to Consider of ye Petition of Silvanus Bartlett, Respecting ye selling or exchanging with him a piece of Land lying on ye South side of Fort Hill Joyning to his Land, to Consider and make Report thereon, at ye next Town Meeting, And accordingly made choice of Messrs. George Watson, Edward Winslow & Thomas Foster Esqrs Lazarus LeBarron, Thomas Spooner, John Torrey & Eben- ezer Donham, A Committee for that purpose.
At a Town meeting Duly Warned, Assembled & Held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 28th of September Anno Domini 1761 Josiah Morton, Samuell Donham, Benjamin Churchell & Samuell Jackson were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the Next Court of Generall sessions of the Peace & Court of Common Pleas to be Holden at Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth on ye first Tuesday of October next.
At a Town Meeting Duly Warned Assembled and held In Plymouth on Monday the twenty eighth day of December Anno Domini 1761 Capt. Samll Nichols Nelson, Ezekiel Rider, Ichabod Morton, Nathll Morton, Junr, were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryals at ye next Court of Gen- erall Sessions of ye Peace and Court of Common Pleas, To be holden at Plymouth Within & for ye County of Plymouth on ye first Tuesday of January next.
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We The Subscribers, Selectmen of the Towns of Plym- outh & Sandwich Being met Together To Perambalate the Line & Renew the bounds Between the sd Towns of Plym- outh and Sandwich have settled the same as follows, viz. : Begining at a White Oak Bush on picked Cliff marked on four sides, with stones about it; From thence Runing South West Three Degrees Westerly By a Range of Marked Trees To a Rock on ye Westerly side of Herring pond about Two Rodds from the mouth of sd Pond; from sd Rock to Ware- ham Line. We agree that it shall stand, as heretofore set- tled. Dated at Plymouth the 12th day of January Anno Domini 1762. Thomas Foster, G. Watson, John Torrey, Solomon Foster, Jonathan Bassett, Plymo & Sandwich Bounds Between them.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth, Duly Warned, Assembled and held In the Court House In sd Town on Fryday the 29th day of January A Dom: 1762. At sd Meeting George Watson Esqr was Chosen Moderator & took the usuall oath admin- istered to him by Edward Winslow Esqr Justice of the peace. At sd meeting the Town made Choice of Thomas Foster & Edward Winslow Esqrs To be their
[188.] Agents, who are Desired and Directed to prefer a Petition to the Great & Generall Court of this Province at their present session, seting forth the Dangerous & Deplor- able Scituation of the Beach Commonly Called Plymouth Beach which makes the Harbour in sd Town; And the great Danger sd Harbour is in of being Intirely spoiled & Ruined if some Measures be not immediately taken to prevent the same, Praying the sd Courts Interposition aid & Assist- ance, and that they would Grant them such reliefe as they in their wisdom may think fit.
Then the Town took under Consideration the Petition of Silvanus Bartlett Respecting ye selling or exchanging a piece of Land to or with him Lying on ye South side of ye Fort Hill Joyning to his Land, as entred the ye 10th of Au- gust Last, and then Chose a Committee to Consider and Re- port thereon. The sd committee now made their Report verbally. The Town proceeded and Voted to sell sd piece of Land to sd Bartlett, And made choice of Edward Wins- low & James Hovey Esqrs & Deacon John Torrey to value, agree with and sell the sd piece of Land to ye sd Silvanus
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Bartlett for sd Town's use, And to Intitle him to the Prem- ises & take security in the Town's Behalf, or to make Re- port at ye next Town Meeting.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of ye Town of Plymouth Duly warned, Assembled and held In the Court House in sd Town, on Thirsday the fourth day of March Anno Dom; 1762 James Hovey Esqr was Chosen Moderator and took ye oath Appointed.
Samuel Bartlett Esqr Chosen Town Clerk for the Ensuing year and sworn Before Thomas Foster Esqr Justs Peace.
Edward Winslow, Esqr, George Watson Esqr, James Warren, Esqr, James Hovey Esqr, Mr. Ebenezer Spooner chosen Selectmen and took ye oath by Law Required.
Messrs John Torrey, Perez Tillson, Nathll Bartlett chosen Assessors.
Mr. John Cotton chosen Town Treasurer & sworn, then the votes for a County Treasurer were brought in & sealed up in open Town Meeting by Jeremiah Holmes Constable.
Voted To chose five Wardens By Nomination & made choice of Jonathan Diman, John May, Capt. Theophilus Cotton, Deacon Joseph Bartlett & Eleazer Ellis To be the sd Wardens.
Then Voted To chose Three Constables on the same con- ditions That the Constables were chousen & served the Last year.
Voted their Particular Districts as was the Last year. & made choice of Jonathan Harlow Seth Barnes Junr & John Churchell to serve as Constables, sd Churchell Appeared & manifested his Refusell To serve.
[189.] A vote being Calld To Know the Towns mind if they would chuse a man to Prosecute sd Churchell for his Refusell. Voted in the Negative, He being chosen Con- stable in 1755 & Then Paid his Fine. Then the Town made choice of William Weston To Serve as Constable. Sd Weston Refused To Serve & Promised To Pay the Fine by Law Required.
Then the Town Enterd into the Consideration of that Paragraff in the Warrant Relative To the Making a Con- venient Passage for the Alewives To Pass Between the Great Herring Pond and the Pond Called Hedgs Pond in Plym- outh.
And voted To chuse a committee of five men to Act &
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Do what They shall Think Best Respecting the Making a Convenient Passage for the Taking of the Alewives as they Pass from said Great Herring Pond into Hedgs Pond aforesd.
And made choice of Messrs James Hovey Esqr John Tor- rey, Thomas Jackson & John Finney & Benj. Cornish To be sd Committee.
Then voted that there shall be a Quantity of Herrings Catcht For Sale this year in ye Severall Brooks within this Town not to Exceed one Thousand Barrells.
The Town Then entred into the Consideration of ye Para- graff In the Warrant Relative To accepting the Bridge Built by Thomas Forster Esqr & others over ye Town Brook and after some Debate ye Question was Put whether the Town would accept of the Bridge Built by Thomas Forster Esqr & his associates where it now is over the Town Brook in the room of that Prefered by the Vote of the Town in May 21st 1759. To be Built at the other corner of David Turners Wharf, Provided that David Turner shall Give Twenty feet in breadth a cross his Wharf for an open way & Nathll Forster & Thomas Davis shall give Twenty feet in breadth over each of there lands, at the end of the Bridge for an Open Way, Voted in the Affirmative.
[190.] A Town Meeting Assembled & Held at the Court House in Plymo on Thirsday ye 4 Day of March 1762.
At said Meeting Messrs John Torrey & Nehemiah Ripley Chousen Grand Jurors for the Insuing year.
And John Nelson, Lemuel Barnes, Ebenezer Bartlett, Willm Rider Petit Jurors to serve at ye Next Court of Gen- erall Sessions of ye Peace to be holden at Plymo &c on the First Tuesday of April next.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to ye Last Monday of this month at 10 of ye Clock in ye forenoon.
A Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of ye Town of Plymouth Assembled & held in the Court House in sd Town on Monday the 29th of March Anno Dom: 1762. By Adjournment from the fourth day of this Instant March.
At sd Meeting Deacon John Torrey appeared and mani- fested his Refusall to serve as Grandjuryman, into which office he was chosen ye 4th of March, Being Excused by Law. The Town proceeded and made choice of Thomas
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Spooner Junr to serve as Grandjuryman for the Ensuing year.
Seth Barnes was chosen Constable (on ye 4th of March) Appeared in Town Meeting & manifested his Refusall to serve in sd office for Reasons Given. A vote was Called to know if the Town would Chuse a man to prosecute sd Barnes for his Refusall. Passed in the Negative.
Then the Town proceeded to chuse two Constables and made choice of William Crombie & Nathaniel Morton Junr to serve as Constables for the Ensuing year. And then Voted, now to enter upon the affair of the schools. At this Meeting The Town Voted to chuse three men to be a Com- mittee to Take Care & see that ye Grammer School be well supplyed with a suitable school master or masters.
And made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr, Deacon John Torrey & Mr. Thomas Mayhew a committee for that Pur- pose.
Then a Vote was Called to know the mind of the Town, if another school or schools shall be set up in sd Town for ye Teaching of Reading, Writeing & Arithmetick for and Dureing the Term of one year. Voted in ye Affirmative. And that there shall be Four schools set up and kept for ye Teaching of Reading, Writeing and Arithmetick; In ye same Divisions in the Town, on the same conditions, and un- der the same Regulations, agreable to a vote of the Town at their Meeting September ye 27th 1756, which stands Re- corded page 155.
And ye Town proceeded and made choice of Committees for ye Care and Regulation of sd four Additional schools Viz: Deacon Joseph Bartlett, Josiah Churchell & Ichabod Holmes For Wellingsley school.
[191.] Capt. John Finney, Nathll Warren, Joseph War- ren Committee for ye Eell River school.
John Blackmer, Benjamin Cornish Zacheus Bartlett Com- mittee for Monument Ponds school.
Capt. Theo Cotton, Capt. Ns Nelson, Lemuel Jackson Committee for ye school in ye North part of the Town.
Then voted to accept of Lemuel Jackson (by his own con- sent) to serve as Warden for ye Ensuing year, In ye room of Capt. Theophilus Cotton who was Chosen and is (for Reasons Given) excused.
At this meeting the following Town officers were chosen into their Respective offices.
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Lemuel Jackson, Nathll Torrey, Jonathan Samson, Joshua Swift, Deacon Elisha Holmes, Benjamin Cornish Surveyors of the Highways.
Daniel Diman, William Rider, Silvanus Bramhall, Na- thaniel Warren, Titheingmen.
James Drew, Benjamin Churchell, Zacheus Churchell Packers of Fish & Guagers of Casks.
Stephen Samson, Ebenezer Holmes, Solomon Atwood, Samuel Sherman, Walter Rich, Benjamin Morton, Eleazer Churchell, Ezekiel Morton, James Clark, Hogreeves.
Ebenezer Spooner, Thomas Spooner, Junr, Sealers of Leather.
Joseph Lucas, Joseph Bates Informers of Deer.
James Warren Esqr, Geo. Watson Esqr, James Hovey Esqr, Deacon John Torrey, Deacon Joseph Bartlett, Nathan- iel Bartlett Firewards.
Capt. Samll Nichols Nelson, John May, Joseph Warren, James Holmes, Fence Viewers & Field Drivers as also Zacheus Bartlett.
[192.] At sd meeting John Kempton, David Turner, Thomas Savory, David Turner, Junr, William Rickard Chosen Surveyors of Lumber & Measurers of Timber, Plank & Boards.
James Warren Esqr, Lemuel Morton, Nathll Morton, Junr, To take Care of Plymouth Beach So Called Agreable to ye Law of ye Province in that Behalf made and Passed.
The Town Voted to Excuse Majr Warren (it being his Desire) and made choice of Amaziah Churchell in his Room · to take Care of said Beach.
Gershom Holmes, Chosen Saxton and Voted to allow him five Pounds for the present year, for Ringing the o'clock & ye nine o'clock Bell.
Then ye Town Voted to choose a man to prosecute (in ye Law) Capt. William Weston for his Refuseing to serve as Constable. And made Choice of Deacon John Torrey for that purpose.
As to Jonathan Churchells Request to abate him Ebenezer Tinkcom's Rates for the year 1758. A vote was Called to know if the Town will abate. Voted in the Affirmative. Then the Town proceeded & made choice of William Crom- bie and Nathaniel Morton Junr to be Constables for ye Cur- rant year. They accepted (& was sworn in open Town
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Meeting pr Thomas Foster Justs Peace; on ye Termes & for ye premium of ye Last year.
At sd Meeting The Town Voted that George Watson, James Warren & James Hovey Esqrs & Deac: Joseph Bartlett be and Hereby are Impowered To Give a Good Deed of Conveyance of ye Land &c, as mentioned in the Report of a Comtee of the Town, Dated May 21 1759 and accepted by the Town To Thomas Forster Esqr and his Associates. The Town haveing at this meeting accepted the Bridge & wharfe by them Built over the Town Brook, in the Room of that Proposed to be Built in the above Report.
At a Town Meeting assembled and Held in the Court House in Plymo on Monday ye 12th of April 1762.
Nathll Torrey, David Turner, John Churchell, Timo Burbanks, Chosen Grand Jurors.
Ebenezer Spooner, Melatiah Lothrop, Elkanah Watson, Perez Tilson, Nathll Bartlett, Lemuel Morton, Chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls.
All to serve at ye next Superiour Court of Judicature &c To be Holden at Plymo within & for ye County of Plymo on ye Last Tuesday of this Instant April.
[193.] At a meeting of the Freholders and other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Plymouth Duly warned, Assembled & held In ye Court House in said Town on Monday ye 17th day of May Anno Domini 1762 Thomas Foster Esqr was chosen Representative to Represent the sd Town of Plym- outh At the Great & Generall Court & Assembly of this Province To be Convened & held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty sixth Day of this Instant May. Previous to this choice A vote was Called to know if ye Town would send two persons to Represent them at sd Great & Generall Court. Voted in ye Negative. And then a vote was Called If the Town would send one to Represent them as aforsd. Voted in the Affirmative.
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