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3rdly The Place for Catching Sd fish Shall be at the uper mill tail and nowhere Else.
4thly Said Committe to use their discression as to the Quantity proper to be Catched, takeing Efficient Care that a Sufficient Quantity Go up to Spawn, that so the fish in Sd brook may annually Increase. They to appoint proper per- sons to Watch Sd brook & to pay them out of the Sails of Sd Fish.
5th The overplus money if any their be arising by the Sail of the fish after the Expence is Deducted to be paid into the Town Treasury by the Committe for the Towns use, They Sd Committe Shall Keep a Just & fair account of all the Herrings Catched as abovesd & to whom they are Sold & lay the Same before the Town. And if any person shall refuse to pay for the herrings they may receive of Sd Com- mitte who in their opinion are able to pay for the Same the Committe Shall report their names to the Town at their meeting for raiseing money to pay the town Charges. who shall take Such order thereon as they may think proper.
6thly All fines & forfeitures Incurrd by the breach of this Act to be Sued for & recoverd by any one or more of Sd Committe before any Court proper to try the Same, one half to be to the Prosecution and the other half to be paid into the Town Treasury for the Towns use.
7thly Lastly this Act or by law to be in force for the Space of one year & no longer. For This reason, their is a vote of this Town directing our Representative to Petition
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the Generall Court to make an Act to regulate Said Brook.
Moreover no person whatsoever Shall be allowd to Catch any Shotten herrings on their return down Stream at any place Exceptg between the Two Grist Mills, under the pen- alty abovesd & withont the particular leave of the Committe, All which is Submitted pr
Ephm Spooner Thomas Nicolson
Plimouth March 25th 1782
Then the Town voted to accept Sd report & Established Sd law. Allso made Choice of Thomas Mayhew Esqr & Majr Joshua Thomas a Committe to present the Same to the next Court of Generall Sessions of the peace to be holden at Plimo the 2nd tuesday of Ap : next for their approbation & allowance.
At the Court above named the above Town Act or by law being red was approvd off by the Court. Attest Josiah Cot- ton Clerk.
[467.] Voted to allow Capt Jesse Harlow so much ad- ditional Interest upon the money due to him from the Town as he allowd Capt John Benson of Bridgewater for the beefe he had of him which is Included in Sd Harlow's ac- count against the Town, which was this day Settled pr the Selectmen on Sd Harlows Sd account for payment of which a Draft is made by them on the Town Treasurer.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to ye 29th Instant 2 a Clock P M
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth March 29th 1782 by Adjournmt from the 25th Instant.
Messrs John Morton Joseph Barnes & Andrew Bartlett were Chosen Constables
Messrs Thomas Jackson
Stephen Churchell
Richard Cooper
Deacn William Crombie Ezra Burbank
George Donham
William Harlow Junr
James Drew
James Doten
Ephraim Spooner
Samuel Battles
Sylvanus Harlow
Ebenezr Samson
John Torrey
Nathaniel Carver
Majr Thomas &
Ichabod Holmes Sylvanus Bartlett were Chosen a Committe To Take Care of the Town Brook agreeably to the Laws Respectg the same.
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Messrs Samuel Cole Thomas Witherell Isaac Le Baron a Committee In Company with the Manument Committe for hireg Collectors to Wait on the Constables Chosen Inform them of their being Chosen into Sd Office, & if they Decline Servg in Sd office, Then Sd Committe to use Thier Endeav- ours to hire Collectors.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to ye Ist of April next 2 a Clock P M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth April Ist 1782 by Adjournment from the 29th of March last.
Mr Sylvanus Bartlett William Watson Esqr & Deacn Jona Diman were Chose a Committe to make Enqiury into the Circumstances of the land that Mr Eleazr Churchell Secured to this Town formerly which land was Sold to Mr Stephen Samson but no deed Given, they to Settle the matter & Give a Deed to Mr Samson of Sd Lands.
Mr Andrew Bartlett who was Chosen Constable came into meeting & Declared his refusal to Serve in Sd office.
Then a Vote was Calld to know if the Town would choose a man to presecute him for his Refusal. It passd in the Negative.
Then this Meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 15th of April Instant to 2 a Clock afternoon.
[468.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth Monday April Ist 1782 for the Choice of Governor, Lieut Governor & Senators.
For a Governor their were viz-
For his Exelency John Hancock Esqr 22 Votes
For the Honourabl James Bowdoin Esqr 5 Do
For a Lieut Governor viz ---
for the Honourabl Thomas Cushing Esqr 20 Votse
for The Honourabl Samuel Addams Esqr 5 Do
for the Honourabl James Warren Esqr I Do
For Senators viz
for the Honourable Nathan Cushing Esqr 7 Votes
for the Honourable William Sever Esqr
8 Do
for the Honourabl Charles Turner Esqr
20 Do
for Generall Wadsworth
2 Do
for Ephraim Spooner
IO Do
for Hugh Orr Esqr 6 Do
for William Drew Esqr
3 Do
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for William Watson Esqr
6 Do
for George Watson Esqr 2 Do
for John Turner Esqr
I Do
for John Cotton Esqr
I Do
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth April 15th 1782.
Thomas Mayhew Esqr Chosen Moderator.
Then the request of the Revd Chandler Robbins was read, requesting liberty to fence in the burying hill that he might pasture the Same.
After which the Town voted that the Revd Mr Robbins have liberty to fence in the said hill he to have the benefit of pastureing the Same for So long a time as the Town think proper he to have liberty to take off the fence when he pleases. It is proposd the fence Shall go aback of the meet- ing house & the Barns to his personage lott, Allso as soon as he Can Conveniently he Shall make a fence from the Meeting house to the land of Mr Sylvanus Bartlett leaveing an open way to go over sd hill to the lane leading down by the house of John Cotton Esqr.
Then made Choice of Messrs Samuel Jackson William Morton & Abm Hammet To Serve on the Grand Jury.
And Messrs William Weston Jesse Harlow Ichabod Shaw James Doten Robt Brown & John Bartlett were ap- pointed To Serve on the Petit Jury all at the next Supream Judicial Court to be holden at Plimouth the third tuesday of May next.
[469.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth April 15th 1782 by Adjournment from ye Ist Instant Mr Na- thaniel Shurtleff was Chosen Grand Juryman in the room of Mr James Doten who was Excused.
Then a vote was Calld to know if the Town would choose an Agent or Agents to prosecute Messrs John Morton & Joseph Barnes for not Serving as Constables, it passed in the Negative.
Then this Meeting was Adjournd to ye 23rd Instant to 2 a Clock P M
At the forementioned meeting the Committe for takeing into Consideration the matter of yarding Sheep &c Reported the following Regulation.
Ist-That their be Yards & Yard Keepers in the follow- ing places in this Town viz
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I at Mr Seth Mendalls
I at Mr Branch Blackmers
I at Mr Stephen Doten Junrs
I at Mr Peter Shurtleffs
I at The Traneing Green
I at Mr Isaac Symmss' &
I at Mr Job Cobbs
2dly That the Inhabitants Shall begin to look up & yard the Sheep ye 2nd Monday in Novr annually which is to be notifyd in writeing Some days before hand that the owners of sheep may all attend an that day.
3rdly The owners of the Sheep that are yarded Shall pay 4d pr head to the yard keepers Excluding those Sheep that are baged.
4thly All strays are to be notifyd by the Yard Keeper in writting in this & two Neighbouring Towns, the Inhabi- tants to Carry all Stray Sheep to the Yark Keeper, Shall re- ceive one penny pr day for keepg the Sheep or the fleece which the owner Chooses.
5th If no owner appears at Common Shearing time the Yard Keeper Shall Shear the Sheep & have the fleece only for his Trouble. If the sheep hath a lamb he Shall mark it as the Sheep is Mark't.
Then the Town Voted to accept Sd report & made Choice of
Messrs Seth Mendal
Stephen Doten Junr
Peter Shurtleff
Cornelius Cobb
Branch Blackmer
Samuel Battles &
Isaac Symms
were Chosen Yard Keepers they to make a Proper Yard Each at his own Expence.
[470.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth April 23rd 1782 by Adjournmt from the 15th Instant, viz the March Meeting,
Capt Thomas Nicolson was Chosen Moderator P T.
The Meeting was Adjonrnd to 29th of April Instant 2 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimo April 29th 1782 by Adjournment from the 23rd Instant viz the March Meeting.
Mr Daniel Diman Chosen Moderator P T.
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The Meeting was Adjournd to ye 13th of May next 2 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth May 13th Anno Domini 1782, Majr Joshua Thomas Chosen to Serve as Representative at the Generall Court the Currant year.
Then Deacn Jonathan Diman was Chosen Moderator. Then voted to raise the Sum of Two hundred pounds To- wards defraying the Charges of the Town the Presant year.
Then the March meeting which Stood Adjournd to this day was opend.
Deacn Jonathan Diman was Chosen Moderator P T.
Voted that the Severall Committees for procureing Col- lectors be & hereby are Directed to use their best Endeav- ours to procure Collectors on the best terms they Can.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to ye 27th of May In- stant to 2 a Clock P M.
The Town met the 27th of May 1782 And the meeting was Adjournd to the 3rd of June next 2 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assem- bled & held at the Court house in Plimouth June 10th 1782. John Cotton Esqr was Chosen Moderator.
Mr John Cotton Junr Came into Town Meeting & offered to Collect the Taxes that Shall be lain on Two of the 6 Classes for Procureg Soldiers viz ye Ist & 2nd Classs for his Proportion of Sixteen pounds for the whole Town as bounty & the usual premium of 12d on the pound.
Then made Choice of Sd Cotton as Collector for Sd Two Classes & to allow Sd Bounty & Premeum.
[471.] Mr Jeremiah Holmes Came into Meeting & offerd to Collect the Taxes the Currant year within the lim- its of the 3rd 4th & 5th Classes in Town upon the Same Conditions that Mr Cotton did as Entd this day. The Town accordingly made Choice of Sd Holmes as Collector for Sd Limmits.
Also at the Town Meeting June 10th Said Mr Jeremiah Holmes Came into meeting & offerd to Serve as Collector for the Limits of ye 6th Class.
Then made Choice of Mr Thomas Torrey & Mr Jeremiah Holmes Constables for the presant year who were Sworn in town meeting pr Thomas Mayhew Esqr.
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Then made Choice of Mr Barnabas Holmes as Collector for ye 6th Class or the limmits thereof.
Then made Cohice of Mr Samuel Cole Majr Joshua Sher- man & Mr John Watson a Committe to take into Con- sideration the accounts Between Mr Barlett Lebaron (as Collector & Schoolmaster for Some former years in this Town) and the Town & report what they think is due from him, at the Adjournment.
Messrs Richard Holmes Junr & Thaddeus Churchell were appointed to Serve on the Petit Jury, at the next Inferiour Court &c to be holden the first Tuesday of July next.
Then this Meeting was Adjournd to ye 13th Instant 2 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assem- bled & held at the Court house in Plimo ye 13th of June 1782 by Adjournment from the 10th Instant.
Mr Barnabas Holmes Came into meeting & for reasons he offerd desired the Town would Excuse him from Serve- ing as Collectr to which office he was Chosen at the last meeting.
Then a vote was Calld to know if the Town would Choose a man to Prosecute Sd Holmes for not Servg as Collector the presant year, it passed in the Negative.
Then made Choice of Messrs Seth Holmes Israel Clark John Bartlett Thomas Ellis & Abner Bartlett a Committe to procure a Collector for the limits of the 6th Class (for procurg Soldiers )& to report at the Adjournmt.
Then the Committe that were appointed to Examine the accounts of Messrs Bartlett Le Baron & Stephen Churchell were desird to report at the Adjournment, And Mr Thomas Davis Junr is added to them.
Then this meeting was Adjournd to tuesday ye 20th of June Instant 2 a Clock P M.
[472.] At a Meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth June 20th 1782 by Adjournment from the 13th Instant.
Mr Abner Bartlett was Chosen Collector, he appeard in Town meeting & Declined Serving.
A Vote was Calld to know if the Town would Choose a man to prosecute him, it passed in the Negative.
Then the report of the Committe respectg Mr Bartlett Le Baron was read, which is as follows.
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Dr Mr Bartlett Le Baron in account with the Town of Plimouth.
To what is due from you as
Collector 1771
To Ditto 1772
479
15
11/2
To Ditto 1773
414
18
21/2
CR.
By what you Collected & paid Mr Cotton
484
8 3/4
By what you pd Febry 1779 in paper money
54 0 0
reduced to Silver allowd
you 90-0 a year for Keepg the School the above 54-0 for 3 mo School
22 IO
O
By Ditto paid June 11th 1779
50
0
0
By Ditto paid July 22nd 1779
60
O
0
By Ditto paid Janry 14 1780
78
0
0
By Ditto paid ye 20th
70
O
0
£258 0 0
64
IO
0
By Ditto pd May 26th 1780 £100-0 In Specie .
8
6
7
By Commissions on 900-0 being what remains after Deductg The Abatements at 5 pr ct
45
0
O
By premeum allowd for 3 years
II
5
O
1782 June By Keeping the Town School from the date of your last ordr to this day is 19 months at 90-0 a year
142
IO
0
Ballc Due from Mr Le Baron
277
IO 41/4
The committe appointed to consider what money is due from Mr Bartlett LeBaron agreeable to the direction of the Town, haveing allowd him ninety pounds a year for keepg the Town school their is due from Mr LeBaron to the Town the sum of two hundred seventy seven pounds ten shillings & 44d agreeable to the above account which sum Mr LeBar- on is hereby directed to collect as soon as may be & pay into the Town Treasury in order to discharge the Debt of Mr Pitts against the Town.
Samuel Cole, John Watson Thomas Davis Junr
Plimouth June 17th 1782.
Then voted to accept the above report on condition that Mr Bartlett LeBaron pays one half the above sum in four months & the remaining half in eight months from this day.
£161
6
8
£1056
0
0
reduced To Silver is
£778
9 73/4
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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
The report of the Committe respectg Capt Stephen Churchill was read & is as follows.
The committe appointed to consider what allowce should be made Capt Stephen Churchill on the ballance due from him to the Town on the Tax committed to him to Collect Janry 1777 beg leave to report, that considering the sud- ding depreciation of the then currancy soon after the bills was in his possession & that part has been paid in paper money, they are of oppinion that in ordr to make an Equal- lity with those who have not, with those that have paid, that Twenty pr ct deduction for depreciation would be Just & reasonable, and that Capt Churchill be directed to collect the remainder as soon as may be in silver money (makeing the same allowance to the Individuals who have not paid as is Granted him) & pay the same into the Town Treasurer, In order to discharge the debt of Mr. Pitts against the Town.
Samuel Cole Thomas Davis Junr
Plimouth June 20th 1782.
Voted to accept sd report on conditions that Capt Church- ill pays in the money due from him one half in four months & the other half in Eight months from this day.
Then the warrent for a new meeting this day in conse- quence of the Petition of Majr Benjamin Ryder & other soldiers in the year 1780 they being paid 20 bus corn pr month at 60 paper Dolls pr bush is 360-0 a month which they suppose is too little.
Then Thomas Mayhew Esqr was chosen moderator. By the Desire of the petitioners the Consideration of sd affair was put off to the next Town Meeting.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assem- bled & held at the Court House in Plimouth July 29th A Domini 1782.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Then Voted & directed the Collectors of the last Con- tinental Tax in this Town to use their best Endeavours Forthwith to collect & pay in the same agreeable to the Re- quisition of the Generall Court.
Also recommended it to the Inhabitants to pay said Tax as soon as possible.
Then voted & directed the committe that were appointed to examine the accounts of Capt Stephen Churchill & other Collectors, to examine the bills of John Goddard a Collector
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in some former years, see what he owes the Town & report the same, Also what rate he said Goddard ought to receive & pay in the money due to the Town.
[474.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Septembr 9th 1782.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Then voted & directed the Town Treasurer to use his En- deavours to Collect from the several Collectors that are in Debt to the Town those in special that have been long in Debt, The value of what is due from the Town to their late schoolmasters viz Messrs Timothy Healey Junr & Joseph Crocker, and if the sum of Thirty pounds of it is not paid within the term of twenty days then the Treasurer is di- rected to issue his executions for the whole sum due to the schoolmasters being about sixty pounds, on the whole that is due from said Collectors, but if half said sum be paid in twenty days then he is directed to stay his executions for the other half untill forty days from this time, and if the money is not then paid he is Directed to Issue his executions for said purpose.
Then voted & directed the selectmen & Town Treasurer in the Towns Behalf to renew the bond formerly Given by the Selectmen & Town Treasurer to the Honourable William Sever Esqr Adding the Intrest thereto agreeable to his Pro- posal.
Then made choice of Messrs Ezekiel Ryder & Isaac Do- ten to serve on the Petit Jury at the next Inferiour Court to be holden at Plimo ye Ist Tuesday of Octr next.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Septembr 20th 1782.
Thomas Davis Junr was chosen Clerk P T.
Majr Joshua Thomas chosen Moderator.
Then the meeting was adjourned till Tomorrow 2 a Clock.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Septembr 21st 1782 by adjournment from ye 20th. The report of the Commit- te respecting Mr John Goddards Debt to the town was read is as follows: The committe appointed to examine the ac- counts between Mr John Goddard & the Town, and report in what manner the same should be settled do find due to the Town from Mr Goddard nine thousand nine hundred thirty
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three pounds nine shillings & two pence on five several bills committed to him to collect in the years 1778-1779 & 1780 as pr account from the Town Treasurer. The Committe are of opinion that it would be just & right for Mr Goddard to collect the same of the Individuals from whom it is due & settle with the Town Treasurer in the following manner viz :
[475] first bills 51/2 for one which is due £124 16 0 Second Do 10 for one due on The Same 426 16 0
Third Dd 17 for one due on it
675 0 0
Fourth Do 30 for one due on it 4256 17 2 Fifth Do 40 for one due on it
4450 0 0 and that the Town Treasurer be Directed to consolidate the Debt at the above rates, & that any abatements that are al- ready, or may be made on Either of the bills, as Also Mr Goddard's Commissions & premium be consolidated by the same Scales, and that Mr Goddard be Directed to receive the Taxes due to him on Each particular bill, at the rates above mentioned, & pay the same to the Town Treasurer as soon as may be.
Samuel Cole Joshua Thomas Thomas Davis Junr
Plimouth Septembr 17th 1782.
Then Voted to accept said report.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Novembr 11th 1782.
John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator. Then voted & chose
Brigadian Goodwin Isaac Lothrop Esqr & Thomas Davis Junr
a Committe to settle the Town Treasurers accounts & obli- gations, & to Consoledate the Balances due from the several Collectors &c to the Town, agreeable to the Scail of depre- ciations settled by the Generall Court & report the same to the Town as soon as may be.
Then voted & desired the Inhabitants of this Town to sup- ply the Selectmen with such necessarys as they may need for the support of the poor in the Town, Including the soldiers familys, the Insuing winter, which supplys shall be paid out the Town Taxes already made.
Then voted & chose
Messrs Samuel Cole Andrew Croswell & Thomas Wethrell
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a Committe' to take into consideration the paragraph in the warrent respecting paying these men, that advancd money to the millitary officers for raiseing these men, that went into the service of the United States from this Town in 1780 & the pay to the officers for the men they procured for that service, & report at the adjournment.
The request of Mr John Cotton ye 3d desireing liberty to sett up a building below the uper milldam, was read. Voted and Directed the Selectmen to view the place & determine what shall be done in that affair.
Then made choice of Messrs James Harlow & David Lo- throp to serve on the Petit Jury at the next Decembr Court is the second tuesday in sd month.
Then made choice of Messrs Sylvanus Bartlett, William Crombie & Wm LeBaron a committe to consider the Re- quest of Ephraim Spooner that the Town would make him an allowc for the Time he has spent in doing the Towns bus- iness in the corse of the presant warr & report at the Ad- journment.
Then this meeting was adjournd to Monday ye 25th In- stant to 2 a clock afternoon.
[476.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on ye 25th Novr 1782 by adjournment from the IIth Instant.
Voted the Town will Give Mr John Cotton ye 3rd liberty to sett up a building on the land below the uper milldam be- tween those two brooks that run there viz the Towns right thereto, if they have any, on Condition sd cotton find and al- low the Town sufficiant hogshead tubbs to strike alewives in when they are Catched, and the liberty of useing said build- ing for the purpose of secureing and Dilivering said fish to the Inhabitants annually. In case sd Cotton dont, in any shape, hinder the corse of the alewives in sd brook the build- ing is proposd to be thirty feet long & sixteen feet wide. Then made choice of
Mr. Andrew Croswell Mr. Samuel Cole & Mr Thomas Wethrell
a committe to Consider the request of Capt Stephen Church- ill praying the Town would take some paper money of the old emission of him which he says he took for taxes in years past, and to report to the Town at the Adjournment.
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Then this meeting was Adjournd to ye 16th day of De- cembr next to 2 a Clock afternoon.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Decembr 16th 1782 by Adjournment from the 25th day of Novembr last. Voted and Directed the selectmen to take care to remove Samuel Hollis family to Weymouth where they belong.
Then this meeting was adjournd to ye 6th day of January next to 2 a clock afternoon.
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[NOTE.] The following may be considered a footnote to the va- rious pages containing allusions to celebrations of the anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims.
Forefathers Day was first celebrated by the Old Colony Club in 1769. The orators at the various anniversaries have been as follows :
1770 Edward Winslow, Jr., for the Old Colony Club.
1772 Rev. Chandler Robbins, of Plymouth, for the Old Colony Club.
1773 Rev. Charles Turner, of Duxbury, for the Old Colony Club.
1774 Rev. Gad Hitchcock, of Pembroke, for the town.
1775 Rev. Samuel Baldwin, of Hanover, for the town.
1776 Rev. Sylvanus Conant, of Middleboro, for the town.
1777 Rev. Samuel West, of Darmouth, for the town.
1778 Rev. Timothy Hilliard, of Barnstable, for the town.
1779 Rev. Wm. Shaw, of Marshfield, for the town.
Rev. Jonathan Moore of Rochester, for the town.
1780 Rev. Chandler Robbins, of Plymouth, for the town.
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1798
Dr. Zaccheus Bartlett, of Plymouth, for the town.
1800 Hon. John Davis, of Boston, for the town.
1801 Rev. John Allyn of Duxbury, for the town.
1802 Hon. John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, for the town.
1803 Rev. John T. Kirkland, of Cambridge, for the town.
1804 Rev. James Kendall, of Plymouth, for the First Parish.
1804 Hon. Alden Bradford, of Boston, for the town.
1806 Rev. Abiel Holmes, of Cambridge, for the town.
1807 Rev. James Freeman, of Boston, for the town.
1808 Rev. Thaddeus M. Harris, of Dorchester, for the town.
1809 Rev. Abiel Abbot, of Beverly, for the town.
18II Rev. John Eliot, of Boston, for the town.
1815 Rev. James Flint, of Bridgewater, for the town.
1816 Rev. Ezra Shaw Goodwin, of Sandwich, for the First Parish.
1817 Rev. Horace Holley, of Boston, for the town.
1818 Hon. Wendell Davis, of Sandwich, for the town.
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