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lectors with the same allowance to be made them of twelve pence on the pound for Gathering the Taxes as was made by the Town the last year; And that the Town be Divided Into five Districts, and a Constable chosen for Each District. The first district to be the whole of the
[233.] Second Precinct Called Monument ponds Pre- cinct, the Second District from said Precinct line to the Northward as farr as the dwelling house of Lemuel Morton Including said Lemuel Morton's House; the Third District from said Lemuel Morton's house to the Northward as farr as the Town brook, The fourth District from said Town brook to the Northward as far as the street called new street, Including all that Dwell on the southerly side of said street, Including allso the Dwelling house owned by the heirs of the late Collo Lothrop Deceasd, and all the Inhabitants to the westward as farr as Plimton Line; The fifth District from the said street Called new street, Including all the Inhabi- tants on the North side of said street & Northerly from said Lothrop House as far as Kingston line. All which is Hum- bly submitted by
Thomas Foster Lazarus Lebaron John Torrey.
A vote then Calld to know if the Town will accept said Report. Voted in the Negative. Then the Town made Choice of the following officers viz :
Messrs John Cotton Esqr, Deacn John Torrey & John Blackmer chosen Assessors, And sworn before Thomas Fos- ter Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Town Treasurer & sworn be- fore Thomas Foster Esqr.
Then the votes for a County Treasurer was brott in & seald up in open Town Meeting by Mr. Jeremiah Holmes Constable & Delivd to him.
A Vote was then Called to know if the Town will have as many schools kept in said Town, and under the same Reg- gulations as the last year. Voted in the Affirmative.
Then Voted to choose three men a Committee to take care of the Grammar school the ensuing year & made choice ac- cordingly of Messrs James Warren Esqr, Deacn John Torrey & Elkanah Watson to be said Committe.
Allso then Voted not to Allow the schoolmaster that may be Provided by said Committe more than fifty three pounds Six Shillings & Eight pence per year.
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Then made Choice of Messrs John Blackmer Zachs Bart- lett & James Clark a committe to supply the school at Monu- ment Ponds the ensuing year.
And Messrs Joseph Warren Ebener Bartlett & Ezekiel Morton A Committe to supply the school at Eell River with a suitable schoole Master for the year Ensuing.
And Messrs Joseph Bartlett, Ichabod Holmes & Nathl Morton A Committe to supply the schoole at Willingsle with a Propper schoole master for the year Ensuing : And Messrs Capt Theophilus Cotton, Silas Morton & Lemuel Jackson A Committe to supply the school at the North End the Town with a suteable school master for the Year Ensu- ing. A second vote was then Called to know whether the Town will accept the Report of the Committee to whom was Committed the Affair of the choice of Constables & Col- lectors as entd in this Day's meeting; Voted in the Negative a second time.
[234.] Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will choose Constables as Usuall in years past, Voted in the Neg- ative.
Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will Give five pr ct for Collecting in & paying out the Towns money. Voted in the affirmative.
Then made the offer in Town Meeting & no person ap- peard to serve as Constable for the Premium aforesd.
Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will Give more than five pr ct for Collecting in & paying out the Towns money the year Ensuing. Voted in the affirmative.
Then a vote was Called To Know if the Town will choose a Committe to take into Consideration the affair of choosing constables & Collectors in this Town for the year ensuing. Voted in the affirmative; And then made choice of Messrs Thomas Foster Esqr, Ichabod Holmes, Eleazr Stephens, Silvanus Bartlett, Doctr Lazarus Lebaron, Capt Nathan Del- lano, Deacn John Torrey, John May, & Isaac Lothrop To be said Committe, & they To make Report to the Town at the Time this Meeting May be adjourned to.
Then made choice of Messrs Ichabod Morton, Ezekiel Rider, Samuel Nicholas Nellson & John Otis To serve on the Petit Jury at the Next Inferiour Court, To be holden at Plymouth the second Tuesday of April Next.
Allso made choice of Mr. Ezra Allen, & Lemuel Jackson To serve on the Grand Jury for the year ensuing.
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Further voted as to the affair of Alewives the Town will Conduct as the Last Year, Exceptg in the Choice of a Com- mitte. Then this meeting was Adjourned till Monday the 16th day of this Instant March at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon.
Att a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymo Legally Assembled & held in the Court house in said Town on Monday the 16th day of March 1767 by Adjournment from the 2nd currant.
James Warren Esqr the Moderator being Absent, the Town made choice of Doctr Lazarus Lebaron their Modera- tor for the Present Meeting, who took the oath by law Pre- scribed Before Thomas Foster Esqr. Then the Act Re- specting the Observation of the Sabath & Choice of Wardens was Red. After which the Town made Choice of Messrs Cornelius Holmes, Bartlett Lebarron, Silvanus Bartlett, Samuel Bartlett, Junr & Zacheus Bartlett wardens.
Then Thomas Foster Esqr, one of the Committe chosen at this meeting to take into consideration the affair of choos- ing constables & Collectors for the year Ensuing viz the second Committe chosen for that Purpose at First Holding this meeting Told the Town the said committe had not Con- cluded upon any method To Propose to the Town to come into Respecting the choice of Constables & Collectors for the year Insuing; but that the Major part of said Committe was of the mind That the most Suteable method for the Town to Come Into for
[235.] the choice of Constables & Collectors was that which was Contained in the Report of that Committe, that first had that affair under Consideration at this meeting as on Record.
Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will accept the aforesd Report. Voted in the Negative.
Then this meeting was Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Att the meeting of the Town Aforesd at three of the Clock in the afternoon of the Day aforesd, The Following officers were chosen into the Respective offices following viz :
James Drew, Benjamin Churchell & Zacheus Churchell Packers of Fish & Guagers of Casks.
Benjamin Drew, Ichabod Morton, & Zacheus Mendall, Solomon Atwood chosen Tithingmen.
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John Foster, Jonathan Samson, Walter Rich, Eleazer Holmes, Elkanah Churchell, Ezekiel Morton, James Bartlett & Thos Southworth Howland chosen Hogreeves, sd How- land took the oath by Law appointed in Town Meeting it being administered by Thos. Foster Esqr.
Thomas Spooner, William Rider Sealers of Leather.
Silvanus Bartlett & John Russell Clerks of the Markit.
Lemuel Jackson, Thomas Dave, Amaziah Churchill, Na- thaniel Morton Jun, Robert Bartlett & Ebener Samson chos- en Cullers of Fish.
James Clark, Jeremiah Holmes, Samuel Nichols Nellson, William Clark & Ichabod Holmes chosen Fence Viewers & field drivers.
George Watson Esqr, James Hovey Esq, James Warren Esqr, Deacn John Torrey, Deacn Joseph Bartlett, Mr. Na- thaniel Bartlett chosen Firewards.
David Turner, John Kempton, Thomas Savory, James Doten Junr & David Turner Junr chosen Surveyors of Lum- ber & Measurers of Timber, Plank & Bords.
[236.] John May, James Drew & Benjamin Churchill chosen surveyors of Clapbords & Shingles & Viewers & Cul- lers of Staves & Hoops.
Joseph Trask, William Clark & Isaac Jackson To take care that the Province Law Respecting Deer be Duly observed.
Amaziah Churchell, Lemuel Morton & Nathl Morton Junr Chosen to take care of Plymouth beach agreeable to the Law of this Province.
Thomas Southworth Howland, John Thomas Junr, Na- thaniel Barnes, Joshua Swift, Capt. Nathaniel Bartlett & Benjamin Cornish Junr chosen Surveyors of the Highways. Sd Howland sworn before Thomas Foster Esqr in Town Meeting.
Then made choice of Messrs Deacn John Torrey, Elkanah Watson and Thomas Davis chosen to Procure a Saxton for the Insuing year.
And then the Town Voted they Would Choose five Con- stables for the year Insuing and Accordingly made choice of Benjamin Drew, Isaac Symes, Stephen Doten & Zacheus Barnes. Sd Stephen Doten chosen to serve in the Room of two Constables or for two Districts.
Then the Town Voted to allow the Constables for Collect- ing the Towns money twelve pence on the pound & paying it in according to Directions.
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Benjamin Drew came into Town Meeting with Mr. Jere- miah Holmes and Desired the Town would accept sd Holmes in his Room to serve as Constable. And the Town Ac- cordingly Voted to accept sd Holmes as Constable in the Room of said Benjamin Drew. Said Isaac Syms, Stephen Doten, Zacheus Barnes & Jeremiah Holmes The Con- stables above named took the oaths by Law Required it be- ing Administered to them by Thomas Foster Esqr in Town Meeting.
Then the Town Voted That Stephen Doten be Collector for Manument Ponds Precinct & the other District from said Precinct Line to Lemuel Morton's.
And that Zacheus Barnes be Collector of the Taxes from sd Lemuel Mortons to the Town Brook and that Jeremiah Holmes be Collector of Taxes from sd Town Brook to the Northward as far as New Street Including all that Dwell on the Southerly side of said Street Including allso the house owned by the Heirs of the estate of the late Collo Isaac Lo- throp Deceasd and all the Inhabitants to the westward as farr as Plimton Line.
And that Isaac Syms be Collector of the Taxes from said New street Includg the North side of said street as farr as Kingston line to the Northward And that the Assessors in Giving out their Rate list conform themselves to this vote of the Town.
Allso that none of said Collectors be Intitled to their Com- missions of 12d on the pound for Gathering in & paying out the Towns money in their Rate lists but such as Give Suf- ficient bonds to the Town Treasurer to Indemnify the Town.
At sd Meeting before the Choice of a Constable for the 4th District in this Town (Constables for the other Districts of- fering themselves) a vote Calld to know if the Town would choose one for sd District is passed in ye Negative.
[237.] At a meting of the Freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of The Town of Plymouth Regularly assembled and held in the Court House in said Town on Monday May ye IIth A D 1767. A vote was then Calld to know if the town will choose more than one Representative. No hand held up.
And then made choice of James Warren Esqr their Repre- sentative at the Great & Generall Court of this Province the year Ensuing. Then the bill prepared in the House of
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Representatives the last year for regulating the whale fishery was Read.
Att said meeting Messrs Thomas Jackson, Isaac Lothrop, Joseph Rider, Nehemiah Ripley, Isaac Doten & Samuel Cole chosen Petit Jurors and Messrs Joseph Bartlett, John Black- mer & John Russell chosen to serve on the Grand Jury, all at the Next Superiour Court of Judicature &c To be holden at Plymouth on the third Tuesday of May Currant.
Att a meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Quallifyd according to Law assem- bled & held in the Court house in sd Town on Wednesday ye 24th day of June Anno Domini 1767 Messrs Amos Donham & Rufus Robbins chosen To serve on the Petit Jury at the Next Inferiour Court, to be holden at Plymouth on the first Tuesday of July Next.
Plymouth Augst 4th 1767
Sir
These are to lett you know that some time in June last Lydia Gammons ( Alias Malcom) Came into this town with Samuel Ellis, in his vessel from Boston (Where she is an Inhabitant we Cant tell) but to prevent her being Charge- able as She is Poor & hath been Delivered of a Child Since She Came to town, we desire you to putt this upon Record in the Towns Book and Keep the Information on file
Thomas Foster Lazarus Lebarron John Torrey John Blackmer Selectmen of Plymouth
To Ephraim Spooner Town Clerk of Plymouth.
Att a Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Regularly Assembled & held in the Court House in Plymo on Monday the 31st day of August Anno: Domini 1767.
Doctr Lazarus Lebarron Moderator & took the oath pr Law Prescribed.
At sd Meeting a vote was Called to know if the Town would Choose a Committe to Consider of the affair of Pro- viding Propper Place for securing the Town stock of Pow- der, Passed in the Negative.
Then Voted to Raise the sum of one hundred & fifty pounds Lawfull money for Defraying the Necessary Charges of the Current Year
[238.] Then a vote was Called to know if the Town would Choose a Committee to take Care of the Towns Land-
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ing place at the foot of the Street Called New Street, that the same & the Rode leading from sd Street at the foot of the hill over the new Bridge be Kept open & clear, it passed in the affirmative & Then made Choice of Messrs Ephraim Cobb Deacn Jno Torrey & Thomas Davis to be said Com- mitte.
Then the town Desired the Selectmen to Examine into the State of the land Belonging to the town Improved by Mr John Kempton as a building yard & to Report the Quantity & Scituation thereof, at the next Town Meeting, In the mean time they to lett it out for a building yard to him or them that will Give most Reserving a free Passage to & from Mr James Drews Dwelling house.
Then the Town voted as to the affair of Clearing the Rode from Mr Joshua Swifts to Sandwich line as mentioned in the Warrant that the Selectmen Take Care that said Rode be Propperly Cleared out & they to afford the Surveyor such assistance at the Towns expence as they Think Propper.
At a Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Duly Qualified & Regularly Assem- bled & held in the court house in Plymouth Monday the 21st day of Sepr A Domini 1767.
Messrs Thomas Trask, Nathaniel Holmes Silvanus Howes & Eleaz Ellis Chosen to serve on the Petit Jury at the Next Inferiour Court of General Sessions of the peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of October Next.
At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held in the Court house in Plymo on Monday Nov 30th 1767.
Messrs Ezekiel Morton Stephen Churchell & Benjn Lucas Stephen Samson Chosen on the petit Jury at the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of General Sessions of the peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymo on the Second Tuesday of Decr Next.
At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymo Duly Qualified & Regularly Assembled & held in the Court House in Plymouth on Wednesday the 30th day of Decr 1767
Doctr Lazs Lebarron Chosen Moderator & Took the oath by law appointed it Being Administered by Thomas Foster Esqr.
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Then the vote of the Town of Boston of the 28th of Octob last past Respecting Industry Economy & Manufact- ures was Red which was in the Words following viz-
Whereas the Excessive Use of Foreign Superfluities is the Chief Cause of the Present Distressed State of this Town, as it is thereby Drained of its money which Misfortune is like to be Increased by means of the late Additionall Burthens & Impositions on the trade of this province which Thretens the Country with poverty & Ruin, Therefore voted that This Town will take all prudent & Legall measures to Incourage the Produce & Manufactures of this Province & to Lessen the Use of Superfluities & Particularly the following enumerated articles Imported from abroad, Loaf Sugar, Cordage,
[239.] Anchors, Coaches, Chaises, & Carriages of all sorts, horse furniture, Men & Womans hatts, Mens & Womans Apparrell ready made, household furniture, Gloves, Mens & Woman's Shoes, Soal leather, Sheathing, & Deck nails, Gold & Silver & thred lace of all sorts, Gould & Silver buttons, Wrought plate of all Sorts, Diamond, Stone & paste ware, Snuff, Mustard, Clocks & Watches, Silversmiths & Jeweller ware, broad Cloaths that Cost above ten shillings per yard, Muffs, Furrs & Tippetts & all sorts of Millenary ware, Starch, Womans & Childrens Stays, fire Engines, China Ware, Silk & Cotton Velvets, Gauze, pewterers hol- low ware, Linseed oyle, Glue, Lawn, Cambrick, Silk of all Kinds for Garments, Malt Liquors & Cheese & that a sub- scription for this end be & hereby is Recommended to the Severall Inhabitants & householders in this Town, and that John Rowe Esqr Mr. William Greenleafe Melatiah Brown Esqr Mr Samuel Austin Mr Edward Payne, Mr. Edmond Quincy Tertius John Buddock Esqr, Joshua Henshaw Esqr, Mr. Henderson Inches, Mr. Solomon Davis, Joshua Winslow Esqr, & Thomas Cushing Esqr, be a Committee to prepare a form for Subscription, to Report the Same as soon as Possable & Allso to Procure Subscriptions to The Same. And Whereas it is the opinion of this Town that Divers new Manufactures may be sett up in America to its Great Advan- tage & some others Carryed to Grater Extent, Particularly those of Glass & Paper. Therefore voted that this Town will by all prewdent ways & means Encourage the Use &
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Consumption of Glass & paper made in Any of the British American Colonies & more Especially in this Province.
Then a vote was Called to know the Towns mind whether they will come into the same measures that the Town of Bos- ton hath Done as by the abovsd Vote. It Passed in the Affirmative.
Then a Vote Was Called to know if the Town will Choose a Committee to Prepare a Subscription paper Similar to the one mentioned in the abovesd vote of the Town of Boston. It passed in the Affirmative & Then made Choice of Messrs Thomas Mayhew Esqr Doctr Lazarus Lebarron & Mr Elkanah Watson The Committee for that purpose, they to make out a Suteable papper for the Inhabitants of the Town to Sign in the Case & to Procure as many Signers & as soon as may be, The sd paper to be lodged with the Town Clerk for that Purpose.
Then a vote was Called to know if this Town will Choose a Committee to take the affair of Keeping Sheep in this Town & the Scituation of the Town's Commons into Con- sideration & to Report to the Town their oppinion & Pro- ceeding's at the next Town meeting, passed in the Affirma- tive, & then made Choice of John Cotton Esqr Geo Watson Esqr, Thomas Foster, Thomas Mayhew & James Warren Esqrs Deacn John Torry, Doctr Lazarus Lebarron, Elkanah Watson & John Russell to be a Committee for that purpose.
Then a Vote was Called to know if this Town will Direct the Assessors to abate Mr Josiah Churchells Tax Committed to Mr Jonathan Diman to Collect, he being Collector for this town for the year 1765. It Passed in the Affirmative.
[240.] At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Plimouth Duly Warnd & Regularly Assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth on Mon- day the 7th day of March A D 1768, James Warren Esqr Chosen Moderator & took the oath pr Law Appointed, Eph- raim Spooner Chosen Town Clerk, The oaths by Law ap- pointed were Administered to him by Thomas Foster Esqr.
George Watson Esqr Deacn John Torrey Mr John Blackmer Capt Elkanah Watson Thomas Foster Esqr Chosen Selectmen the oath pr Law Appointed was Admin- istred to them pr John Cotton Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Mr John Blackmer & Deacn John Tor- rey Chosen Assessors-sd Esqr Cotton & Deacn Torrey
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were sworn as the Laws Direct Assessors Shall be Before Thomas Foster Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Town Treasurer, he was Sworn in open Meeting by Thomas Foster Esqr.
Then the Votes for a County Treasurer were brought in & Sealed up in Town Meeting by Mr. Stephen Doten & Deliverd to him. Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will have as many Schools Kept in the Town & Under the Same Regulations as the last year. Passed in the Affir- mative. Then made Choice of James Warren Esqr Deacn John Torrey Capt Elkanah Watson A committee to take Care of the Grammer School
Then a vote was Called to know if the town will allow the Grammer Schoolmaster Sixty pounds Lawfull money for Keeping the School the Currant year, it passed in the Negative.
Then Voted to Allow the Grammer Schoolmaster fifty six pounds Thirteen Shillings & four pence as his Salery for the Currant year.
At sd meeting Messrs John Blackmer Benja Cornish & Zacheus Bartlett were Chosen a Committee to take care of the School at Manument Ponds
And Messrs John Finney Ezekiel Morton & Joseph War- ren were chosen a Committee to take Care of the School at Eellriver.
And Messrs Joseph Bartlett Ichabod Holmes & Nath1 Morton Jun were Chosen a Committee to take Care of the School at Wellingslee.
And Messrs Theophilus Cotton Saml Nichols Nellson & Joseph Rider were Chosen a Committee to take Care of the North Writing School
At Said Meeting Voted to Choose five Constables for the presant year & that the Constables Should be Collectors & to have the Premium of twelve pence on the pound for Collecting & paying in the Towns money on Condition they Give Good bonds to the Town Treasurer with Sufficient Suretys to Save the Town Harmless from Dammage on their Account. Then Voted that the Person that hath most Votes in Each District shall be the person Chosen as Con- stable. The Assessors to Give out their Rate Lists to Each for his Respective District.
[241.] At said Meeting the following persons were
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Chosen Constables & Collectors for the presant year viz-
Jonathan Bartlett for Manument ponds District Seth Washburn for the 2nd or Eellriver District Seth Harlow for the 3rd or Wellingsly District Isaac Jackson for the 4th District. Samuel Jackson for the 5th or North District.
At said Meeting the Town Voted they would Conduct in the affair of Alewives as in the year 1766 Excepting at this time they did not make Choice of a Committee to take Care of the Towns Brook So Calld. At said meeting Messrs John Waterman & John May were Chosen Grand Jurors for the year Ensuing. Then this Meeting was Adjourned to Thirdsday the 17th of March Instant at two of the Clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Quallifyd According to Law on Thirdsday ye 17th day of March 1768 by Adjournment from ye 8th Currant, Messrs Ebenezer Churchell Benjamin Finney Eleazr Holmes Barnabas Hedge Chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace to be Holden at Plimouth on the 2nd Tuesday of April Next
Elisha Holmes Isaac Lothrop Nathl Morton Junr Chosen Grand Jurors & Abner Sylvester Benjn Churchell Ichabod Holmes Ephraim Spooner Daniel Diman William Warren Chosen Petit Jurors.
Both which sd Jurors Chosen To Serve at the Superiour Court of Judicature Court of Assize &c to be holden at Plim- outh within & for the County of Plimouth on the Third Tuesday of May next.
At said Meeting Isaac Jackson who was Chosen Constable at this Meeting Came Into meeting & Declared his Refusall to Serve as Constable. Then a vote was Called to know if the Town will Choose a man to Prosecute sd Jackson for his Refusall to serve as Constable. Voted that they would not Choose a man to Prosecute sd Jackson for his Refusall &c.
Samuel Jackson & Seth Harlow Constables Came into meeting & were sworn as the Law Directs by Thomas Fos- ter Esqr.
Said Foster Allso sayd he had Administered the oath by Law appointed To Seth Washburn one of the Constables Chosen at this meeting. At said meeting Richard Cooper
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was Chosen Constable for the 4th District in this Town. Then the Report of the Committee Chosen to Consult Re- specting the Sheep pasture &c was Red which was in the Words following viz-
We the Subscribers a Committee Chosen by the Town to Consider the affair whether the town will again Improve it again by Keeping Sheep thereon do Report as follows-
[242.] I We find that the land Called the Sheep Pas- ture (being a tract of Land three miles square) was part of the Common belonging to the whole Ancient town of Plim- outh.
2 We find that the Town had allways the fee of the land & a right to the wood Growing Thereon it never being Granted to any Particular person or Propriety.
3 We find that the Use & Improvement of said Land was Granted to a Particular Number of Persons & to their Heirs for the purpose of Keeping Sheep with Liberty for any of the freeholders of the Town to Join with them on Certain Terms.
We find that said persons to whom the Grant was 4 made built a house & folds on said Land & put a number of Sheep & Shepherd thereon & Improved it in that Manner for 3 or 4 years.
5 We find that afterwards they Gave up the Design, Withdrew their Sheep & Took Away their folds & never made any attempt of that Nature Since.
6 It fully appears to us that upon their Accquiting the Undertaking the whole Use & Improvement of the land Per- verted to the Town as much as if said Grant had never been made. And it is Evident from the Transaction of the Town at that day that they had the Same Apprehension. Where- fore the Land being wholly at the Towns Disposal & this Committee being fully of the opinion that it would be much to the Deterement to lett Such a Valuable Interest lay Dead or Dormant any Longer, We would propose that the Scheme for Keeping Sheep on sd Land be renewed & that the Town as a Town Undertake the affair & procure a Sute- able number of Sheep with a Shepherd & Erect proper buildings, being Persuaded that altho it would prove Chargeable for the Present yet in the End it would be Greatly Advantagious to the Town, haveing by An Estimate (which will be herewith Exhibited) found that in 3 or 4
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