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Plimouth May 20th 1776
John Torrey Theophilus Cotton William Watson
Then a vote was Called to know if the town will accept Sd report, it Passed in the affirmative Unanimously.
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Then the town in Consideration of Mr. Nathan Spears Verry Manly deportment while he Resided in this town & in particular for his Generous Donations to the Poor & upon other occasions return to him their hearty thanks & wish him Every felicity that this world, as well as a better can afford and do assure him that a verry Gratefull sence of his Kind- ness is deeply riveted in their hearts.
And made Choice of Deacn John Torrey & William Wat- son Esqr a Committe to Present sd Vote.
Then a vote of an Association to be Signd by the Inhabi- tants Respecting paying their taxes was read & is as fol- lows Viz.
[A blank follows in the records .- Ed. ]
[352.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth June 6th A D 1776.
Messrs Ebenezr Nellson Isaac Jackson Nathaniel Morton & Nathaniel Barnes were Chosen to Serve on the Jury at the Court of Admirilty to be holden at Plimo on ye 13th day of June Currant.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth July Ist 1776 Messrs Samuel Jackson Isaac Symmes Seth Harlow & Joseph Bart- lett Junr Were Chosen to Serve on the Jury at the Court of Admrilty to be holden at Plimouth ye 5th day of July Cur- rant.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth ye 6th day of August A D 1776
Messrs Samuel Cole Thomas Lothrop Esqr Lemuel Mor- ton & Thomas Spooner were Chosen to Serve on the Jury at the next Court of Admrilty to be holden at Plimouth ye 6th day of Augst Currant.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Septembr 24th 1776.
Messrs Silvanus Bartlett Eleazer Stephens Thomas Jack- son & Ebenezr Samson were Chosen to Serve on the Jury at the next Court of Admrilty to be holden at Plimouth ye Ist day of Octr next.
At a Meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Septr 30th A D 1776.
Messrs Jonathan Diman Jeremiah Howes Silvanus Bram- hall Were Chosen to Serve on the Grand Jury
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& Messrs James Doten Nathaniel Morton Junr & Samuel Bartlett Were Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury
All at the next Inferiour Court of Judicature &c to be holden at Plimouth by Adjournment on the 22nd day of Octobr next.
[353.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Octr 14th 1776
John Torrey Esqr Chosen Moderator.
Then the meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 2Ist Currant to 2 a Clock P M.
At a meeting of the town of Plimo Octr 2Ist 1776 by Adjournment from the 14th Currant.
Voted & made Choice of Mr Eleaz Stephens, Mr Silvanus Bartlett & Mr James Doten a Committee to Examine all the Accounts against this town for building a fort on Coles *hill the last year.
Then voted & made Choice of
John Cotton Esqr Mr Joseph Croswell
Thomas Mayhew Esqr
John Torrey Esqr
Collo Theo Cotton Mr Silvanus Bartlett
William Watson Esqr Mr James Doten
Mr Stephen Samson Mr Nathaniel Morton
Doctr William Thomas
Mr Eleazr Stephens
Mr Joshua Thomas Deacn Jona Diman & Mr Ichabod Holmes a committe to take Into Consideration that Parregraf of the Warrent respecting the Constituteing a form of Civil Government in this State & report to the town what they think Proper for the town to do in that Case at the Adjournment of this meeting.
Then This meeting was Adjourned to tuesday the 29th Currant to two of the Clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth the 29th Octobr A D 1776 by Adjournment from the 21st Currant.
The report of the Committe Chosen to take into Considera- tion the Parregraph in the Warrent Respecting forming Civil Government in this State Reported as follows Viz-
The Sd Committee being met and having maturely Con-
* Forts were erected on Cole's Hill in 1742, and during the wars of the revolution and of 1812.
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sidered the matter do recommend the following draught of votes to be passed by the town-
first-That having allready given instructions to their Representatives to join with the other Representatives in forming a plan of Government for this Colony they think it needless at present to act any further in the affair save to Express their Appreciation of that Clause in the proposal that the Council Should act as one body or by Equal voice with the House in this Transaction.
[354.] 2nd that they think it highly Expedient yea necessary when a Plan of Government is formed that it Be presented to the Severall towns in this State, not meerly for their Inspection & Revisal but allso for their Approbation & Concurrance, & that it be not finally passed or rattified unless a Majority of the Towns fully Concurr in the Draught so presented. This town by no means consenting that the presant Generall Assembly Should act anything Relative to Government but upon this Express Condition.
Reported pr order & in the name of the Committee
John Cotton Chairman
Then voted to put off the Consideration of Said report till the Adjournment of this meeting.
Whereas this town at their meeting ye 3rd of January A D 1775 by Adjournment from ye 29th of Decembr 1774 voted that the Selectmen & Town Treasurer Should hire or otherways procure a Sum of money equal to the Province Tax, and also as much money as is now due from this Town to the Province that is in any Constables Hands to collect; and pay the same directly in to Henry Gardner Esqr the present Treasurer or his Successor. And again at a Town Meeting held January 27 1775 the said Town voted, that the Selectmen & Town Treasurer Should hire or procure a Sum of Money to purchase Arms for the Towns use as soon as might be. And whereas in pursuance of the said orders of the Town the Said Selectmen and Treasurer did on the 28th of January following hire the Sum of one hundred Pounds Lawful money of William Sever Esqr & soon after the further sum of three Hundred & fifty Pounds Lawful money of James Pitts Esqr; and gave bonds for the same on Interest payable in one year; Which Sums have been nearly expended in manner as prescribed by
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the Town, as appears by the Province Treasurers Receipts & by Accounts exhibited by the Selectmen
It is therefore now voted by the Said Town of Plimouth that they will repay the Said Sums borrowed of the said Pitts & Sever according to contract with Interest, and that they will forever indemnify Said Selectmen and Treasurer who signed the said bonds obligatory Viz, John Torrey, Theophilus Cotton, Nathaniel Morton, Ephraim Spooner & John Cotton & save them harmless from all Loss, Damage & Trouble that may accrue to them by Virtue of their being bound as aforesaid, upon Proviso or Condition that whereas their remains of the froo hired of Mr Sever the Sum of 6- 17-4d in the hands of Ephraim Spooner not
[355.] Expended, That the Said Sum be paid Into the town Treasury to be repaid to Mr Sever.
It is allso Voted that the money Due from the Continent for 22 Guns purchased by Sd Selectmen with the money aforesd & Deliverd to Capt Thomas Mayhew Junr for the use of his Soldiers amountg to 59-0-8d be paid into the Town Treasury, as soon as Received out of the Continentall Treasury or the Treasury for this State which money is to be applied towards the payment of the afore recited Bonds.
Allso Voted that the fifteen Guns remaining purchased with the money aforesd be under the Care of the Selectmen for the Towns use In Case they Can be found.
Then Voted the Selectmen be Desired to view the Town Clock So Calld and If they think Proper, They to Get it Cleaned & put in order at the Expence of the town.
Then Voted & Chose Mr Silvanus Bartlett Thomas May- hew Esqr & Mr Eleazer Stephens a Committe to Settle the Town Treasurers accott & report to the town as soon as they Can.
Then the Jury Boxes were renewed agreeable to the Law. of this State made & Provided.
Then voted that an Hospittall be procured within the bounds of this Town for Inoculating with the Small Pox as soon as may be.
Then Voted & made Choice of John Torrey Esqr, Colo Theo Cotton, William Crombie William Watson Esqr & Ephraim Spooner a Committe to join with the Selectmen to Determine where Sd house Shall stand & to take Care & regulate the same.
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Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 25th Novr next to 2 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the town of Plimouth Novr 7th A D 1776
Messrs Jonathan Diman John Thomas Junr Jesse Harlow & William Crombie Were Chosen to Serve on the Jury at the Admrilty Court to be holden at Plimouth ye 12th of Novr Instant.
[356.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Novr 25th 1776 by Adjournment from the 29th of Octobr last.
Voted & made Choice of John Cotton Esqr & Mr. Sil- vanus Bartlett a Committe to Give a Deed to Mr Stephen Samson of the land mortgaged by Eleazr Churchell to this town, In Case said Samson will Give Security to the town for the payment of what money is due for Principall & In- terest on Said Mortgage.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 2nd Decembr next to 10 a Clock A M.
At a Meeting of the town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Decr 2nd 1776.
John Cotton Esqr was Chosen Moderator.
Then Voted to Petition the Generall Court of this State for Reason to Excuse this town from Raiseing the men Di- rected by a late Order of Sd Court, & accordingly made Choice of the Selectmen & Committe of Correspondance a Committe to Draw Sd Petition.
Then Made Choice of Colo Theophilus Cotton an Agent to Prefer Sd Petition to the Court as soon as Possible.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 9th Cur- rant to ten A Clock A M.
At a Meeting of the town of Plimouth ye 2d day of Decr 1776 by Adjournment from ye 25th of Novr last.
John Torrey Esqr the Moderator being absent John Cot- ton Esqr was Chosen Moderator.
Then Sd Meeting was Adjourned to the 9th Currant to II a Clock A M.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth Decr 9th A D 1776 by Adjournment from ye 2nd Currant.
Colo Theophilus Cotton reported he had Preferd the Peti- tion to the Generall Court of This State desiring them to Excuse this town from Raiseing the men lately ordered by
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the Court, Said Petition was read but not Sustained. Therefore he Desired Liberty to Withdraw it, which was Granted to him. Then voted to Give twenty Shillings pr month in Addition to the Wages Given by this State to the men now to be raised for the Service of the Country for the term of three months or thereabouts, said Sum to be Given to the Non Commissioned officers & Soldiers only.
[357.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth the 9th of Decembr 1776 by Adjournment from ye 2nd Currant. Said Meeting was Adjourn'd to ye 16th Currant to 10 of the Clock A M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Decr 16th A D 1776 by Adjournt from ye 9th Currant. The meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 30th of December Currant to Eleven of the Clock in the forenoon.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday the 30th Decembr A D 1776 by Adjournment from the 16th Currant.
Said meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 13th of Jan- uary next to ten of the Clock in the forenoon.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Janry 9th 1777 Messrs John Morton John Washburn & Thomas Lewis were Chosen to Serve as Jurors at the Admrilty Court to be holden at Plimouth the 14th day of Janry Currant.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth at the Court house Janry 13th A D 1777.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Moderator.
The Weather being Cold the meeting was Adjournd to the School house.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the School house the day abovesd.
Voted to Choose one Assessor by Nomination in the room of John Torrey Esqr Deceasd. Accordingly made Choice of Mr James Doten Said Assessor.
Then a vote was Called to know if the town are Easey & Content with the Inoculateing Hospittall in this Town. It passed in the Negative.
Then voted to Desire the Doctors & Undertakers of the Inoculateing Hospittall in this town not to Inoculate any more persons in Sd Hospittall & then Made Choice of
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Thomas Mayhew Esqr Mr Silvanus Bartlett & Capt Will- iam Weston a Committe to Communicate Sd Vote to Sd Gentlemen.
Then this Meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 27th Cur- rant to 10 a Clock A M.
The Other Meeting that was Adjourned to this day was allso Adjournd to the time Abovesd.
[358.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assem- bled and held at the Court house in Plimouth Janry 27th A D 1777 by Adjournment from ye 13th Currant
Voted to Raise the Sum of Six hundred & Eighty Seven pounds to Defrey the Charges of the Town the year past.
Then voted the Assessors be Directed not to lett the Surplussage of the Taxes Exceed Twenty pounds Lawfull money for the year past.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Janry 27th A D 1777 by Adjournment from ye 13th Currant respecting the matter of the Hospittall in this town, Said Meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 17th day of February Next to Eleven of the Clock A M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth held at the Court house in Plimouth February 17th A D 1777 by Adjourn- ment from Janry 27th Last, Joseph Bartlett Junr Chosen Clerk for this meeting Mr. Spooner being absent. Then the Town voted as follows :
Whereas at a time when the Town was greatly exposed to the Infection of the Small Pox, they encouraged the erect- ing an Inoculating *Hospittall, and implicitly consented that it Should stand on their Land, tho' there was no Express vote for it, and a considerable number having been already inoculated at said hospital, and all that belong to the Town (disposed to be inoculated) having had Sufficient opportu- nity therefor, and it apearing unreasonable that the Town should be Continually Exposed to the danger of Infection, and kept in fear for the sake of Strangers, It is therefore upon mature Consideration ordered by said Town, that no inoculating Hospital Shall be Continued upon their land, and that those that are concerned should after this week desist
* A Hospital was erected at Billington Sea, where persons could go to be inoculated for smallpox before vaccination was discovered. Īts site is still called Hospital Cove or Landing.
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from receiving any more Patients into said Hospital upon Penalty of having their Buildings pulled down. And Voted that a Committee be Chosen to see this vote carried into Execution.
The Grounds of this Vote are
I. What is mentioned above the continual danger of In- fection to which we may add
2nd The Carelessness of some concerned in the affair And
3rd The reason we have to think that two or three re- ceived the Infection by means of said hospital.
4th It hinders market People & others from coming into the Town by which not only the Town, but the County Suffer.
5th If a great number of strangers from other parts should flock to said Hospital It would consume most of the fresh Provisions that are brought in which the Towns Peo- ple stand in absolute need of
6th The Joynt Proprietors who equally own the Land with the Town on which the Hospital stands, were never asked their Consent to the Erecting Said Hospital, and were always averse to it; and now joyn with the Town in This Prohibition.
7th It is no ways reasonable that the Towns wood on Said Land Should be Consumed in the Service of Strangers.
[359.] 8th The Town take it amiss That their gentle request to the undertakers not to proceed any further in the affair was treated with such disregard, even before any fur- ther danger was apprehended.
9th The town apprehend that the Undertakers have been Sufficiently reimbursed for their Expences in building said Hospital by the number already admitted, which Exceed 200 the number first proposed.
Ioth What the Court have done is no Impediment to this prohibition. Their Power being only to grant a Per- mission, so that Parties Concerned Should be exemptd from the penalty of the Act, which imposes a heavy Fine on Inocu- lation without License; but their authority does not reach to dispose of Property, or so much as meddle with it, with- out the Consent of the owners, or for a Longer Term than the owners think fit, so that the Town have Power to order about their own Land just as much as if the Court had never
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meddled in the affair at all, and may resume whenever they find any Inconvenience to follow.
Committee Chosen are Messrs
Joshua Thomas
Thomas Lewis
John Bartlett
Ezra Burbank
Samuel Battles
William Weston
William Crombie.
Voted that Said Committe Communicate this vote to the Physician and the other Undertakers of Said Hospital.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 24th March A D 1777.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Moderator.
Ephraim Spooner Chosen Town Clerk & sworn pr Wil- liam Watson Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Mr Silvanus Bartlett Doctr Nathaniel Lothrop Mr Eleazer Stephens & Ephraim Spooner Chosen Selectmen
John Cotton Esqr Mr Eleazer Stephens & Mr Stephen Doten Chosen Assessors, Sd Cotton & Stephens were Sworn in meeting pr William Watson Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr Chosen Town Treasurer & sworn by Wm Watson Esqr.
Then the Votes for a County Treasurer were brought in & Sealed up in Town Meeting pr Stephen Churchell Con- stable & Delivd them to him to Deliver to the Court.
[360.] The Honourable James Warren Esqr
William Watson Esqr Mr Eleazer Stephens
Theophilus Cotton Esqr Mr Thomas Jackson
Mr James Doten Mr Silvanus Bartlett
Mr Andrew Croswell
Mr Nathaniel Torrey
Mr James Drew
Majr Joshua Thomas
Doctr Nathaniel Lothrop
Mr Stephen Samson Were Chosen a Committee of Correspondence Safety & In- spection.
Then voted to Excuse Manument ponds from paying any part of the Extraordinary Expence in hireing Collectors in this Town the last year viz, What was Given more than 12d on the pound.
Voted to Give the Collector the Same premium & on the Same Conditions as the last year.
Then made Choice of
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Mr Andrew Croswell Deacn Jonathan Diman Mr Samuel Jackson &
Mr Thomas Jackson
Capt Zacheus Bartlett
a Committe to hire a Collector or Collectors for this Town the Presant year.
Then voted to have as many Schools & under the Same regulation as the last year.
Allso voted to pay the Westerly part of the Town viz the Neighbourhood of Isaac Jacksons the Same Sum out of the Treasury towards Supplyg them with a Suteable School- master &c. as the last year.
Then made Choice of Generall Warren William Watson Esqr & Capt Elkanah Watson a Committe to Supply the Grammer School with a Suteable School master & they to Endeavor to procure a place for him to board at.
Then Chose Capt Zacheus Bartlett Mr Benjamin Cornish Junr & Mr Israel Clark a Committee to Supply the School in the Center of Manument ponds
Then Chose Messrs Solomon Holmes Thomas Morton Junr & Seth Morton a Committe to Supply the School at Eellriver
Then Chose Messrs Ichabod Holmes Nathaniel Morton Junr & Samuel Bartlett a Committe to Supply the School at Wellingsle
Then Chose Messrs Colo Cotton & Ebenezer Nellson a Committe to Supply the School at the North End of the Town
Then Chose Messrs Isaac Jackson & Benjamin Lucas a Committe to Supply the School at the West End of the Town
[361.] Messrs Eleazer Ellis & Seth Mendall Were Chosen a Committe to Supply the School in their Neigh- bourhood
Then made Choice of Thomas Southworth Howland Lem- uel Drew Capt Thomas Nicholson Timothy Goodwin Sam- uel Shareman Thomas Witherell Barnabas Hedge Hog- reeves
Then this meeting was Adjourned to ye 7th of April next to 10 a Clock In the forenoon.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth ye Seventh April A D 1777 by Adjournment from ye 24th March last.
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Messrs John Waterman & Deacn Jonathan Diman were Chosen to Serve on the Grandjury the year Ensuing.
Then voted that the thanks of this town be Given to the Revd Mr Silvanus Conant for his very Ingenious Sermon Deliverd here on the last Anniversary of our forefathers landing in this place ,and that he be desired to favour us with a Copy for the press, & Then made Choice of Isaac Lothrop Esqr Deacn William Crombie & Mr Andrew Croswell a Committee for that purpose.
Then Voted and Directed the Committee for Supplying the Grammer School with a Suteable Schoolmaster, To Pro- cure one on the best terms they Can.
Then Voted to Choose four Selectmen to the 5 allready Chosen and Accordingly made Choice of Colo Theophilus Cotton Deacn William Crombie Capt Thomas Davis Mr Samuel Jackson Selectmen.
Capt John Bartlett Mr Eleazer Ellis Mr Nathaniel Mor- ton Junr Deacn William Crombie & Mr Ebenezr Nellson Were Chosen Surveyors of the highways.
Then Voted not to take any Alewives for Sail out of the Town brook & not more than 200 barrels for sail out of the brook running out of half way Pond the Presant year.
[362.] Seth Morton & Ezekiel Morton Junr Were Chosen a Committe to take Care of Eelriver herring brook agreeable to law
Deacn William Crombie Capt Benjamin Rider Mr Rich- ard Cooper & Mr Ezra Burbank Were chosen a Committe to take Care of the Town brook agreeable to Law
John Bartlett James Wright & William Bartlett ye 4th Were Chosen a Committe to take Care of halfway pond brook
Messrs James Drew Stephen Churchell Thomas Jackson Were Chosen Guagers of Cask & packers of Fish
Messrs George Holmes Ebenezr Cobb & Solomon Holmes Were Chosen Tytheingmen
Messrs Benjamin Drew & Thomas Spooner Were Chosen Sealers of Leather
Messrs Ebenezr Nellson Isaac Jackson Elkanah Holmes Thomas Morton Junr Joseph Bartlett Junr Nathaniel Wash- burn Stephen Churchell & William Bartlett ye 3rd Were Chosen Hogreeves
William Watson Esqr & Samuel Cole Were Chosen Clerks of the Market.
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Messrs Amaziah Churchell Thomas Davie Thos South- worth Howland Robert Bartlett Eleazer Churchell Thomas Jackson Ebenezer Nellson Jonathan Churchell & Ichabod Holmes Were Chosen Cullers of fish
Messrs Silvanus Bartlett Isaac Symmes Thos South Howland Zacheus Bartlett Elijah Dammon & George Ellis Were Chosen fence Viewers & field Drivers
Messrs James Warren Esqr Elkanah Watson Ichabod Holmes Thomas Jackson Ephraim Spooner Were Chosen firewards
Messrs Lemuell Drew Abial Shurtleff Nathl Barnes James Shurtleff John Waterman David Lothrop Were Chosen Surveyors of Lumber
Messrs Thomas Jackson James Drew Stephen Churchell & Lemuell Drew Were Chosen viewers & Cullers of Staves & Hoops & Surveyors of Clapboards & Shingle.
[363.] Messrs Thomas Ellis Phillip Leonard & Joseph Trask Were Chosen Deerereeves.
Messrs James Warren Esqr Nathaniel Morton Junr Phillip Leonard Josiah Morton Junr & Samuel Bartlett Were Chosen to take Care of Plimouth Beach.
William Watson Esqr Doctr Nathaniel Lothrop & Ephraim Spooner were Chosen a Committe to Examine the Schollers to be admitted into the Grammer School
William Watson Esqr Capt Elkanah Watson & Ephraim Spooner Were Chosen a Committe to hire a Sexton & to Give him 8-o-o pr year.
Messrs Stephen Samson Thomas Jackson Isaac Jackson Joseph Rider Ichabod Holmes Benjamin Cornish Seth Mor- ton & Thomas Davis Were Chosen a Committe to fire the woods in a Propper time & Endeavr to Save the Woods lotts.
Then made Choice of Messrs Silvanus Bartlett Ichabod Holmes & Eleazer Stephens a Committe to View the road proposd to be alterd in Manument ponds from Bartletts brook back of the Meeting house to Doten road So Called, And a new road to be laid out on the other Side of Said Brook as farr as Shall be needful & to report to the town at the Adjournment of this meeting.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 21st Currant to 3 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assem-
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bled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 2Ist of April 1777 by Adjournment from ye 7th Currant.
The Act for the observation of the Sabath & the Choice & Duty of Wardens was read. After which Mr. Silvanus Bartlett Mr Andrew Croswell Colo Theophilus Cotton Mr Stephen Samson Mr Stephen Churchell & Ephraim Spooner were Chosen Wardens.
Then voted the Committe for hireing a Collector for the Presant year be Desired to take further Steps to procure one & make report to the town at the Adjournment of this meeting & Mr Stephen Samson was added to said Committe.
[364.] At Said Meeting the Committe appointed to Con- sider the matter of altering the road in Manument ponds reported, but for reason the Consideration thereof was put . off to the Adjournment of this meeting.
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