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PLYMOUTH
RECORDS. 377
tor. Then the Transaction or Proceedings of the late Con- vention of this state that met at Concord ye 14th day of July ultimo for settleing an Arrangement of the Prices of the necessarys & conveniences of life and forming such other regulations for the Benefit of the Inhabitants thereof as they thot Proper was read, and after being duly Considered, The Town voted unanimously that they approve of the same & will pursue the measures therein Recommended in every re- spect as far as they are able.
Then voted to Choose a Committe of fifteen persons to Consider & Determine the prices of Inholders, Labour of all kinds, and the manufactures of this Town & all the neces- sarys & conveniences of life, that are bought & sold in this place, and report to the town at the Adjournment. Then made choice of
Mr John Blackmer Mr. Lemuel Drew
John Cotton Esqr
Mr David Lothrop
Mr Stephen Samson Mr Benjamin Drew
Colo Theophilus Cotton Mr Sylvanus Bartlett
Mr James Drew Capt Nathaniel Torrey
William Watson Esqr Capt Thomas Nicolson
Mr Joseph Croswell Majr Nathaniel Goodwin
& Ephraim Spooner a committe for that purpose.
Then made choice of Majr Joshua Thomas Mr Isaac Symms The Honourbl James Warren Esqr Mr Samuel Bartlett Jun & Mr. Abraham Hammet a committe to take in- to consideration the matter of buying & selling silver or Gould or receiving the same in part or whole for rents a Practice that hath been verry hurtfull to this Country of late years. Allso to take into consideration the Circumstances
of the schools in this town. And allso to take into Consid- eration the Eleventh resolve of sd convention and report what they think Proper for the Town to do in those cases at the Adjournment. Then made choice of John Cotton Esqr a member for this town, to meet in a state convention to be Convend & held at Cambridge on the first day of September next for the sole purpose of framing a new Constitution for the Governing this state in future.
Then voted & Directed the Selectmen to procure those shirts, shoes & stockings Requested by the Generall Court of this Town for the Continental Army the present year. on the Best terms they can, and the Town will pay for the same.
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Then voted & Directed our Representative The Honour- able James Warren Esqr for reasons to Beg leave to with- draw the Petition he lately preferd to the Geenrall Court Re- spectg those alewives that usually Go thro' the Town of Sandwich into Herring pond in this Town to spawn.
[411.] The Town made choice of Capt Nathaniel Tor- rey Mr Thomas Jackson Majr Nathaniel Goodwin a Com- mitte to Devise what ways & means will be best for this town to pursue for supplyg the Soldiers Familys with Pro- visions &c agreeable to an order of the Generall Court and report to the town at the adjournment.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to tuesday the 10th day of Augst Instant to 2 a Clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assem- bled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Augst 10th A D 1779 by Adjournment from ye 4th Instant. General Warren the Moderator being absent John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
The report of the Committe for settleing the Prices of the Necessarys & conveniences of life & articalls of Commerce was read & is as follows.
The Committe appointed by the Town of Plimouth at their meeting the 4th of Augst Instant to take into Consid- eration the Prices of Sundry of the necessarys & conven- iences of life & report their opinion what Price they ought to bear from the 10th Instant to the first of Octobr next have attended that service and haveing maturely considered the matter beg leave to report as follows : After enumerateing the Articall mentioned by the late state Con- vention, the transacting of which this town by their ex- press vote ye 4th Instant agreed to Ratify & Confirm viz :
Your committe propose that the below Articalls shall not be sold higher than the Prices affexed to them as below.
Good Blooming Iron 30, 0 pr ct 24, 0, pr ct for working it.
For shoeing a horse with four new shoes made of Tuff iron, 80.
Price of Inholders
For a Dinner
2 0
For a Supper or Breakfast
0 18 O
For a Mug of Tody or flip
O
I6 0
For a Nights Lodgg
O
6 0
For Keeping a Horse one night
I O O
For a Mugg Cyder
O
3
0
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Labour
House wrights Ship wrights Brick & Stone Layers Mowing & reaping Common Labour
3
8
o pr Day
3
I6
o pr Day
3
I6 o pr Day
2
14 o pr Day
2
8 pr Day
pr Hhd
pr barrell
pr Singl Gall
West India rum
5
0
0
5
15
0
0
6 6
New England Do
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
4 16
Molasses
3
I2 O
3 19
0
O
4 7
Coffee 15 pr bagg 16-6 pr Doz 18 Singl 1b
Brown Sugar £50-0 pr ct pr Hhd 1I pr 1b
Ditto 65 pr ct 14 pr 1b
Chocolat 20 pr lb pr box 22 pr Doz 24 Singl pound
Bohea Tea 4-16 pr Chest, 5-6 pr Doz, 5-16 Single 1b. German steel 30 pr ct 33 pr barr 36 single 1b.
Cotton wool 30 pr bag 33 pr doz 36 single 1b.
Salt of the Best Quality 9, 0 a bus or Larger Quantity.
Indian Corn 4, 10 pr bushell.
Rye 6, o pr bushell.
Wheat 9, o pr bushell.
by lott or small Quantity.
Beefe 6 pr 1b to Ist Sept then at 5 pr 1b.
Foreign Beef 60, o a bbl Pork 70, 0, 200 1b each.
Butter 12, cheese 6 pr 1b.
Mutton, Lamb, Veal 4 pr lb each.
European Goods in the same proportion as to advance as West In- dia Goods.
[412] Fresh Fish I pr 1b. Shoes.
Mens best shoes 6, o a pair.
Womans Ditto 4, 10 do.
Summer Apples 12 pr bush.
Good sheeps wool for Cloathg 24 pr 1b.
Good flax 12 pr 1b.
The price of sheepskins with the wool on to be in Proportion with the Price of wool as above Regulated.
Weaveing Good Cotton & Ling Cloath 9 pr yd.
Good Merchantable boards at 25, 0 pr m.
Good white oak barrells 60 pr
Good read oak Ditto 50 pr
Men's Good felt hatts 3, 12 pr
Smaller Hats in Proportion Good Tallow 12 pr 1b.
Good Tallow Candles 18 pr 1b.
Horse Shoeing with four new shoes made of Tuff Blooming Iron 4, 0. Tanners.
Good Sole Leather at 18 pr 1b. Raw Hides Green ones 3-8 pr 1b. Block Makers. Blocks at 2-16 pr Inch.
Other Articalls in their way in the same Proportion. Teaming. A Team sufficiant to carry a ton 7, 0 pr Day. For Cartg a ton a mile 13.
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Horse Hire, etc.
Horse hire single 4 pr mile.
Ditto in a Carriage 6 pr mile.
Chair hire 3 pr mile. Chaise hire 4 pr mile. Good oak wood 9, o pr cord.
Good pine Ditto 7, 0 pr cd.
Earley made Cyder 5, 0 pr bbl. Late made Do.
Good English Hay.
Good Salt Hay.
All which is submitted signd
John Cotton pr order.
Plimouth Augst 10th 1779.
Then the Town Voted unanimously to accept sd Report.
Then voted that Whereas the late state convention at Con- cord have agreed upon regulateing the prices of several Ar- ticalls and have recommended it to the several Towns in this state to make a further regulation, And the Town of Pli- mouth haveing adopted their Plan. It is thot best in order to accomplish the Great end proposd that their should be a County Convention, and accordgly this Town Propose to the Severall Towns in this county that they meet by their Dele- gates at the House of Mr Caleb Loring in Plimton on tues- the 24th day of Augst Instant to concert Proper Measures to bring this Plan into Effect Trusteing that none of the towns will be Backward in this important affair upon which the safety & Happeness If not the verry being of these states does so much Depend, and Ephraim Spooner was chosen a Committe to transact this vote to the several Towns in the County.
[413.] At said meeting the Town made choice of Colo Theophilus Cotton Majr Joshua Thomas & Ephraim Spoon- er Delegates to meet at the Convention of this County at the House of Mr Caleb Loring in Plimton on tuesday ye 24th of Augst Instant at II a Clock A M for the purposes as Contained in the Preceeding vote.
Then the report of the Committe Respecting Carryg into Execution the Resolution of the late convention at Concord was read, and is as follows :
Your committe haveing maturely weighed the Important matters referd to their consideration beg leave to report, that it will be expedient for the town to adopt the following Res- olutions, viz :
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First, That nothing in the opinion of this Town has con- tributed more to Depreciate our paper currency, or had a more Direct tendancy to Distroy the relative Value Between this medeum & all kinds of Property, which it was Designd to Represent, Than the pernicious practice of buying & sell- ing silver & Gould, & Demanding Either of them in part or whole for Goods or rents. It is Therefore Resolved that whoever shall buy or sell silver or Gould, or demand the same in part or in whole for Goods or rents, shall be Deemed Infamus, and held up to view as an Enemy to the freedom and Independance of his country by publishing his name in all the public newspapers Printed in this State. After which Publication it shall be Disreputable, in any honest citizen to maintain Either Scivell or Commercial Connections with a wretch who for the sake of Acquireing a little Paltry Gain to himself Can wantonly sacrifice the Intrest of his country. Goldsmiths & silversmiths, notwithstanding this resolution, are permitted to purchase so much Gold or Silver as is neces- sary for the purposes of their manufacture, but if any Gold- smith shall purchase more Gold or Silver than he manufact- tures upon Complaint made to the Committe of Correspond- ance, Inspection & safety, such person shall be ordered to appear before them & clear himself upon Oath from this Im- putation, and upon his refusall to do so, shall be Delt with as is Directed by this Resolve.
Secondly-As the Laws Enacted by our Provident Ances- tors, with wonderfull wisdom & sagacity for the Establish- ment & regulation of schools have Diffused an universall spirit of knowledge & Enquirey not to be met with in other states or Kingdoms, and have been a Great means, under Providence of Preserving this people from the shackells, fabricated for them by a Foreign power, and as the Preser- vation of the freedom, health and vigor of the state Depends in a Great measure upon the strictest attention being paid to this Institution.
[414.] Resolved that the school Committe be ordered to provide (if such an one be not already provided) an able & faithful master, to keep the Grammer school in this town, possest of such Quallifications as are required by law.
Thirdly-That in order to Give force to & Carry into ef- fect the Resolves & Regulations of the Convention met at Concord the 14th day of July Ultimo-
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Resolved-That a committe consisting of Five or seven be chosen whose Particular Province it shall be critically to Inspect the conduct of Persons in trade and others & to Give Information to the Committe of Correspondance Inspection & safety of any breaches of said Resolves & Regulations & the Committe of Correspondance &c are hereby Directed to take recognition of such information, and Immediately to Enquire into the facts, and If upon Impartial Enquirey any person or persons shall be found to have violated either of the Resolves or Regulations made by sd Convention for Giveing Creadit & stabelity to the Continental Currancy the committe of Correspondance &c are ordered to punish such person or persons in the manner pointed out by the Resolves of said Convention and the Additional Resolves of this town.
Then voted to accept sd Report & accordingly made choice of Majr Nathaniel Goodwin, Mr. Nathaniel Morton Junr, Capt Nathaniel Torrey Mr Stephen Samson Mr Samuel Bartlett Junr Capt Zacheus Bartlett & Mr Phillip Leonard a committe for the purposes mentioned in the above Report.
Then the Report of the Committe chosen ye 4th Instant to Divise what ways & means would be best for the Town to pursue for supplyg the soldiers familys in this town was read & is as follows viz:
The committe chosen by the town of Plimouth at their Town meeting the 4th of Augst Instant to take into Con- sideration and Devise ways & means for supplying the Soldier's familys in this Town, agreeable to an ordr of the General Court report as follows viz: they think it is a mat- ter of much importance, & not to be neglected, but with re- gard to the ways & means, they can think of no way more proper than that a subscription be opened for the purpose of procureing money & Provisions on Loan, and that it be rec- ommended, that every one would according to his ability subscribe on so necessary an occasion.
Nathl Torrey Nathl Goodwin committe.
Voted to accept sd report & then choose Majr Nathl Good- win, Majr Joshua Thomas & Mr. Joseph Croswell a Com- mitte for sd Purpose.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to ye 31st Instant 2 a Clock p m.
[415.] At a meeting of Plimouth Legally assembled and
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held at the Court house in Plimouth August 31st A D 1779.
Messrs Jesse Harlow John Bartlett Junr, Colo Thomas Lothrop Sylvanus Harlow Nathaniel Barnes & Robert Brown were chosen to serve on the Petit Jury, and Messrs James Doten Nathaniel Torrey & Abraham Hammit were chosen to serve on the Grand Jury. All at the next Super- iour Court of Judicature &c to be holden at Plimo within & for the county of Plimouth on ye Third Tuesday of Octobr next.
Allso made choice of Messrs Samuel Bartlett & Ebenezr Cobb to serve on the petit Jury at the next Inferiour Court to be holden at Plimouth on the first tuesday of Octobr next.
Then made choice of the Honourable James Warren Esqr an agent to Petition the Great & Generall Court of this state for an Abatement of the state & Continental taxes that have been laid on this town for some years past & praying this town may not be Tax't in the like proportion for the Future by reason of the Great losses this town hath met with at sea, & being almost totally Deprived of the fishery since the Pres- ant war which was our principall support. And Praying that a Committe might be appointed from said court at the expense of this town, to repair to this place, view our Scitua- tion and make enquirey into our circumstances, & make re- port to the Court, what they may think Proper to be done thereon.
Then the Transaction of the late county convention was read-then voted & directed the Committe of Fifteen who were appointed ye 4th instant take sd transactions under their Consideration & report what is proper for the town to do in that affair & Allso to set the price of sundry other ar- ticalls not therein enumerated & report at the Adjournment.
Then voted the Town Clerk serve the school committe with a copy of the town vote respecting a schoolmaster as Enterd the 10th Instant.
Then made choice of William Watson Esqr Capt William Weston & Ephraim Spooner a committe to wait on the com- mitte that were appointed for repairing the beach & Desire them to proceed Immediately on the business assignd them.
[416.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally Assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth Sept 3rd 1779 by Adjournmnt from the 31st past viz the meeting for regulating the prices of sundry Articalls, The Committe that
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were Directed to report their opinions as to the prices of sundry articalls of merchantdise &c in this town reported as follows :
It is our opinion the prices affixed to the below is the highest price they ought to be sold at in this town viz :
Common Labour
pr Day
3
0
0
Housewrights
pr Day
3
12
0
Shipwrights
pr Day
3
18 0
Brick Layers
pr Day
3
18 0
Mowing & Reaping
pr Day
3
6 0
Tanners Goods Soul Leather pr 1b
o
18
0
Green hides pr 1b
3
Blockmaker's Dues for Blocks 2-6 pr Inch & other labour in propor- tion.
A Good Team pr Day
IO
O
O
Horse hire Single pr mile
O
4
O
Ditto in a Carriage pr mile
O
6 O
Chair hire pr Do
O
3 O
Chaise Hire pr Do
0
4
4
0
Good pine wood pr Cord
8
2
0
Good Cyder in the fall pr bbl
7
IO
O
Good Shoes for Men a pr
6
O
0
Ditto for Women a pr
4
IO
O
other Shoes in Proportion
2
IO
O
a Good Wood Axe
6
12
O
Horse Shoeing with 4 new Shoes of Refin'd Iron- two them Steel toes
New Setting the Shoes all round
2
2
O
Iod Nails pr m
IO
O
O
8d Nails pr m
8
O
O
4d Nails pr m
5
O
2d Ditto pr ct
2
IO
O
Good Barley pr bushel
4
IO
0
Good Sheep Wool pr 1b
I
4
O
Good flax pr 1b
0
I3
6
Good Otes pr bushell
2
O
O
best Yarn Stockings for men a pr
3
O
other Stockings in Proportion
Potatoes pr bush 20 Turnips pr bus 20
Good Beaver Hatts a ps
35
0
0
Beavesit Ditto
21
0
0
Good felt Ditto
3
18
0
Good Mercht Boards pr m
30
0 O
Good Rails 15-0 pr ct
60 Posts 60 of them 15-0 Tavern Keepers Dues viz
A Mugg Toddey of W I rum
0
16
0
A Do made of N Eng rum
0
I2
0
A Jill New Eng rum
O
6
0
A Jill West India rum
O
8 0
A Good Dinner
I
O
0
Supper & Breakfast in that Proportion
Keeping a Horse a night
O
18
0
A Pottle Otes
6
O
5
IO
O
A Yoak of oxen a Day
Good oak Wood pr Cord
IO
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a Nights Lodging
0
6 0
Good Eng hay pr Load
36
O O
Good Salt hay pr Load
26
O 0
fresh fish without Enteralls I pr 1b
Hucksters Shall not Receive more than 2d upon the Shilling Advance upon what they sell
Cloathyers Dues for fulling Shearg & Pressink a yd Cloath II
Boarding a man pr week well
9 0 0
feed in the fall viz.
A Yoak of oxen pr week Good feed
2
0 0
A Horse pr week Do
I IO O
a Cow pr week Do
O 18 O
Carting a ton a mile ten miles & under 20 a mile.
Above ten miles any Distance 24 pr mile
Good Cyder Barrills white oak ones 72 ps
Tryd Tallow pr 1b 13
Good fall apples pr bushell 16
All which is submitted by Nathaniel Tor-
rey pr order.
Then voted to accept said report.
[417.] Voted & Choose Messrs John Waterman Deacn William Crombie Nathl Barnes were chosen sealers of cord wood in this Town.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to ye 13th Instant to 2 a Clock P M
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimo Sept 13th 1779 by Ad- journment from the 3rd Currant.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator Pro Tempore.
Colo Theophilus Cotton was chosen a Delegate to Repre- sent this Town at the next state convention to be holden at Concord in Octobr next for the purpose of takeing into Con- sideration the verry high prices of the necessarys of life & all matters of merchandise &c., and to Devise some ways to appreciate our Currancy and in Generall to do all such mat- ters & things as the said Convention may think Proper.
Then the other Warrent was read For Raiseing money &c.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator. Then voted to Raise the Sum of Eight Thousand four hundred pounds on accot of Defraying the charges of the Town the Currant year agreeable to the below schedual viz :
The Grammer Schoolmaster one year
£400 0
0
School at Manument ponds
80
O
0
School at Hobshole
52
O
0
Att Eellriver
52
O O
At the north part ye Town
26 O O
25
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Att the West pt
13
0
0
Sextons Wages
40
0
Supporting Mary Donham
200
O
Do Priscil Warren
150
O
Ditto Relyance King one year
150
Provisions & Support for the other Poor
500
C
Assessors' Wages
100
Treasurers Commissions
50
O
Constables Commissions on £27000
1350
.
2 Constables Further Premium
175
Deficiency's by reason of Abatements
100
O
County Tax for 1779 about
120
Supplying the Soldiers Families &c
4000
0
The Bounty for Continental Soldiers
700
O
Further Addition to the Constables Commissions
142
.0 0
£8400 0
0
[418.] Voted And Directed the Assessors to make Town & County Tax together & the County Tax to be paid out of the Town Treasury. Then voted the Assessors shall not exceed the sum of two hundred pounds a surplussage in makeing the next Tax.
Then made Choice of Messrs Thomas Jackson Thomas Davis Samuel Jackson & Nathaniel Goodwin a committee to repair to the Beach And make such repairs thereon as the Town directed ye IIth of January Last.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth Sept 17th 1779. Thomas Mayhew Esqr chosen Moderator. Then made choice of Generall Warren John Cotton Esqr & Majr Joshua Thomas agents in the Town's Behalf to defend this towns claim to those lands Called the Sheep pastures Belonging to this town Part of which is Claimd by the towns of Kingston & Plimton, And to bring such action or actions in the towns behalf as they shall think Proper. And the same to Defend to final judgment & execution & If the said Agents think best Refer the Determination of the Towns Claim to those lands to three or more persons, they are hereby authorized to do it, & in Generall to Transact sd business in such a manner as they may think most for the Intrest of this Town, in as short a time as may be. And the town hereby oblige themselves to abide by such Determination. And the Town Treasurer is hereby Directed to supply sd agents with what money they may need for sd purpose.
Then made choice of the Revd William Shaw to Preach a sermon in this place on the anniversary of the first landg of
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our fore Fathers in this Place, the 22nd of Decembr next. And chose Colo Cotton, Thomas Mayhew & Ephraim Spoon- er a committe to Inform sd Gentleman of sd vote & Desire his Complyance with sd Request.
[419.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Mon- day ye 18th day of Octobr Anno Domini 1779.
Colo Theophilus Cotton was chosen Moderator. The meeting was Adjournd to Monday next ye 25th Instant to 2 a Clock P M.
At said Meeting Messrs Nathaniel Jackson & Nathaniel Ripley were chosen to serve on the Petit Jury at the next Inferiour Court &c to be holden at Plimouth within & for the County of Plimouth on the second tuesday of Decembr next.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday the 7th day of February A D 1780, John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Then voted to raise the sum of three thousand pounds to- wards Defreying the charges of the Town the Currant year, Especially the purchaseing Provisions for the Soldiers Fam- ilys.
Then voted & made choice of
William Watson Esqr Mr Andrew Croswell & Ephraim Spooner
a committe to present the thanks of this Town to the Revd William Shaw for his verry sensible & serious sermon De- liverd in this Place the last anniversary. The Town here- by assure him they entertain the highest sentiments of his conduct on that occasion & wish the circumstances of this Town would admit them to ask a copy of the same to be printed for the benefit of the Publick.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 6th day of March Anno Domini 1780.
John Cotton Esqr chosen Moderator.
Ephraim Spooner chosen town clerk & sworn pr Jno Cot- ton Esqr.
Deacn William Crombie Mr. Sylvanus Bartlett Mr. Jo-
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siah Clark Majr Nathaniel Goodwin & Ephm Spooner were chosen selectmen.
For Reason that sd Spooner offerd in meeting the town voted to excuse him from serveing as Selectman the Presant year.
Then Majr Joshua Thomas was chosen Selectman.
[420.] John Cotton Esqr Mr Eleazr Stephens & Mr Seth Holmes were chosen Assessors.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Town Treaurer. Then the votes for a County Treasurer were brott in & seald up in open town meeting pr William Ryder Constable, he Deliverd them in town meeting to William Watson Esqr to be by him Deliverd to the Court.
Deacn Jonathan Diman & Mr. John Waterman were chos- en Grand Jurors for the year.
Messrs Ichabod Morton William Morton Ezra Harlow Ben Bartlett & Barnabas Ellis were appointed to serve on the Petit Jury at the Inferiour Cot ye 2d tuesday of Ap next.
Then voted to keep the same numbr of schools & under the same regulation as the last year.
Then made choice of Capt Thomas Davis, Mr John Wat- son & Deacn William Crombie a committe to supply the Grammer school with a suteable schoolmaster.
& Messrs Andrew Bartlett Branch Blackmer & John Bart- lett a committe for supplyg the school at Manument Ponds with a suteable schoolmaster.
& Messrs Thomas Ellis & Seth Mendall a committe for Procureg a suteable schoolmaster for ye school in their neighborhood.
& Messrs Phillip Leonard Stephen Doten & Thomas Mor- ton Junr a committe for supplyg the school at Eellriver with a suteable schoolmaster.
& Messrs Ichabod Holmes, Nathaniel Morton Junr & Samuel Bartlett a committe for supplyg the school at Wel- lingsle with a suteable schoolmaster.
& Messrs Colo Theo Cotton & Ebenezr Nellson a commit- te to supply the school at the No End of the Town with a suteable schoolmaster.
& Messrs Benjamin Lucas & Isaac Jackson a committe to supply the school in their neighbourhood with a master.
Then made choice of Messrs Nathaniel Goodwin Stephen Doten & James Doten a committe to make an Estemate what
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Proportion the Ends of the Town pay Towards Supporting the Grammer school, & Report at the Adjournment.
[421.] The Act respecting the observation of the Sabath & the choice & Duty of Wardens was read after which
Messrs James Drew James Doten Nathaniel Carver Seth Holmes Colo Thomas Lothrop & George Donham were chosen Wardens.
Messrs Cornelius Cobb Joseph Ryder Isaac Symms Ex- cused Isaac Jackson Samuel Battles John Swift Abner Bart- lett & Seth Mendall were chosen surveyors of the Highways.
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