Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1743-1783 (vol. 3), Part 7

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Publication date: 1743
Publisher: Town of Plymouth
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Wee likewise find that since said first day of February In- cluding said 39-5-8d their has been paid into the Treasurer at Sundry Times for Taxes Premiums upon Rates Wild Catts, mile and half Land &c to the amount off 1327-10-6}d Lawfull money and for Interest of mile and half Bonds 86- 14-14 and for the old Watch House 4-18-8 and for 50 Bar- rells of Alewives Taken Last year by Thos Swift in the Herring Pond River Neer Sandwich 3-6-8 The Whole Being


I422 9 II֏


And that the Treasurer has since that Time by Letting out mile and half money and by orders from the Selectmen &c paid out


1416 4 6毫


So that their Remains in his hand to 5 5


Compleat the sum Recd in a Ballance of


Wee Likewise find that Including the above 1-16-3d Due to the Poor the Treasurer has at Sundry Times since said first of February 1741 by the Hands of Josiah Cotton Na- thaniel Thomas Samuell Bartlett and Thomas Foster Esqr


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


Recd for Fines Due To the Poor


22 5 10


And by Gideon Whites fine for not serving as a Constable And a fine for Elijah Dunhams Catch- ing Herrings in the night


5 0 0


5 O


in the Whole


£27 10 10


And that he has since that Time paid out by orders of the Selectmen and Over- seers of the Poor of said Town


So that their is Due in the Treasurer's Hands, To Ballance the Poors Account


£ 8 16


34


IO 0 0


We also find that their is outstanding in the Severall Constables Hands, to Compleat the Payments of the assess- ments to them committed, the Severall sums following viz :


From Joseph Morton Constable in


1749


O


7 7


From Ditto Constable in


I753


I5


3


From Lemuell Jackson


1750


I9


4 10%


From Timothy Burbanks


1750


4


I3


I3


34


From Jonathan Darling


1752


16


9


2


From George Holmes


I753


36 II


3


From Cornelius Holmes


I754


34 IO


IO


From Josiah Churchill


1754


26


5


IIą


From Seth Swift


1754


4


I


5


From Daniel Diman


1755


3I


5


8%


From William Clark


1755


44 17 IIZ


From James Clark


1755


I2


7 7


In the Whole Continued to the other side


£260 12 10}


[150.] Wee Likewise find that on the aforesd first Day of February 1741 their Was in the Treasury


24 Bonds Principall 610 14 6


Old Tenour Intrest Due on them


74 3 0


And That Their is Due to the Poor from Silvanus Bartlett and John Church- ell 5£ Each for their fines for Not serv- ing the Last year as Constables


£18 13 64


From Josiah Carver


175I


I4


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


2 other Bonds Principall and Intrest


30 7 I I other Bond for Intrest 4 17 I


In the Whole Old Tenour 720 I 8d Wee Also find that of the said Bonds their is only 4 Re- maining viz:


Principal with Depreciation


Intrest with Depreciation


I David Turner &c Bond Janry 14th 1724 Principall 5£ silver a 16 pr oz.


15 12


6


14 I 4


3 Nathaniel Jacksons &c Bond for 69-15-5d Dated June 18th 1734 sil- ver at 25 pr oz


139 10 10


87 0 2


4 Deacon Samuel Nellson &c Bond for 25-0-0 Dated Febry 20th 1738 silvr at 28 pr oz


44 12 10


18 17 3


Principal in Old Tenour


251 9 6


Interest In Old Tenour


I60 8 2


The Remainder of the aforesd Bonds have at Sundry Times Been paid into the Treasury and again Placed on Intrest To Severall Per- sons following viz :


Principal with Intrest with Depreciation.


Depreciation.


5 David Turner &c Bond for 25, 5, 0 New Tenour Dated Febry 26th 1746 silver at 42 30 I 2 16 6 9


6 Josiah Morton Junr &c Bond for 21-3-2d New Tenour Dated May 12th 1749 21 3 2


Principal in New Tenour 51 4 4


13 6 9 Intrst


LAWFULL MONEY Principall Intrest


7 Samuel Fosters &c Bond Dated July 20th 1743 for 533400 Silver-1-6 in Lawfull Money


17 18 4


8 John Harlow and Samuell Riders Bond Dated March 6th 1743 for 191/200 silver 6 10 0


3 2 0


9 Ebenezer Holmes Junr &c Bond June 25th 1750 5 I 71/4 1 IO 534


IO John Torrey &c Bond July 24th 1750 4 16 0


II Timothy Burbanks &c Bond July 24 1751 17 IO 0 12 Gershom Holmes &c Ditto Nov 19 1751 6 2 2


13 P. Tillson &c Ditto April 10th 1753 6 13 4


14 Ebenezer Donham &c Ditto April 25th 1753 2 9 0


0 5 9 8


15 James Shurtleff &c Ditto April 25th 1753 0 14 8 0 I


16 Consider Howland &c Ditto Aprill 25th 1753 7 13 4 0 18 41/2


17 P. Tillson &c Ditto April 10th 1753 15 I I 8 2


18 Nathaniel Warren &c Ditto July 20th 1753 7 8


4 2 0 17


8


4 40


9


2 James Warren Esqr &c Bond for 21-14-0 -Principall silver at 21 pr oz-dated Aprill 7th 1733


51 13


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


19 John Finney &c Ditto July 20th 1753 6 7 º


0 15 21/2


20 Lemuel Jackson &c Ditto Janry 2nd 1755 16 0 0


0 19 21/2


21 Josiah Morton Junr &c Ditto Janry 2d 1755 4 0 0


0 4 9


22 Silvanus Bartlett &c Ditto June 21st 1753 25 17 4


23 Thomas Spooner &c Ditto June 21st 1755 9 9 4


24 Benjamin Bartlett &c Ditto June 2Ist 1755 5 15 81/2


25 George Watson Esqr Note June 21st 1755 8 00


Principell in Lawful Money Intrest


173 7 33/4


3 334 IO


To this Add the 4 old Bonds Principel 251-9-6 old Tenour Reduced To Lawfull Money


33 10 7


And the Intrest of said Bonds 160-8-2 O Tenour Reduced To Lawfull Money


21 - 6 8


And the 2 New Tenour Bonds Princi- pall 51-4-4d Reduced To Lawfull Money 29 1 0


And the Intrest thereon Due 13-6-9 Re- ducd To L Money


72 3


235 18 103/4 38 12 234


So that it appears that what Is now Due To the Town for Principall on the Bonds ariseing by Sale of the Mile and half Land is £235-18- 103/4d Lawfull money and the Intrest Now Due To Compleat the yearly Intrest on said Bonds for the Time past is £38-12-214 of the same Cur- ency.


There is one old Bond more in the Treasury from Joshua Donham Deceased for 11-5-o of the then currency Dated Decr 7th 1731 said to be Given By him for what the Town Did for him when sick of the Small Pox & is of No Vallew


With Respect To the Appropriation of the said mile and half money Wee find that by a vote of sd Town at a Meet- ting held March 2d 1710-II the money ariseing by the sale of the Common Lands Was Sett apart To Be Improved wholley to the maintanance of A School.


[151.] In said Town and That Perpetually and Not to be alienated From That End To Any other Use for ever.


We Also find that the Interest of said money (Except What is Now Due as above) Has from Time To Time been paid into the Treasury, and has Been Drawed out and Applyed, for the Use and Service of the Town in Common With their other monies, and has Not in any other manner Been Applyed for the Maintenance of a School.


We further find that all the Articles of Payments and Disbursements made and chargd by the Treasurer on his Book are well vouched, Except one Artical of Charge on the 4th of Novr 1749 of 10-17-6 old Tenour made Abial


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


Shurtleff by order of the Selectmen, Which Cant at Present be found; and that the Treasurer has Charged and Taken for Commissions Two & a half for it, and No more for Receiving in and Paying out the Towns Money (Exclusive of the Poors money for which he has charged Nothing) and that this has Been the Practice With and Allowance made the Preceeding Treasurer.


And As there has Not Been from the Beginning to this Day any Distinct Account kept on the Treasurers Book for the mile and half Bonds, We think it Adviseable that a Dis- tinct Account Bee hereafter kept of them, Whereby at one view the Town may at any Time know How that affair stands, and that it would Bee Best that the Treasurers Ac- counts should hereafter Be Settled once a year all Which is submitted.


Plymouth Febry 27th 1756.


James Hovey John Torrey Committee.


And then the Town Voted to Choose Three Constables, one to be on ye Northward of the Town Brook (so Called) and one Between sd Brook and the South Precinct, and one in sd South Precinct; and to allow the Constables, who are to be Collectors six pence on ye pound for Collecting and paying in the Taxes to them Commited to Collect, Pro- vided they seasonably give Bonds to save Harmless and In- demnifye the Town from all Trouble and charges, that may arise by their failure.


At sd Meeting Zacheus Bartlett Elias Trask and Andrew Thomson were Chosen Constables.


Sd Thomson Refuses to serve as Constable and promises in open Town Meeting to pay ye fine of five pounds for his sd Refusall.


And also sd Elias Trask Declines serving as Constable and promises to pay ye fine by Law Required and accord- ingly gave his obligation to ye Town Treasurer for pay- ment of ye same, being five pounds.


Then the Town proceeding further to Choose Two Con- stables and made Choice of *Nathaniel Goodwin to serve


* Nathl. Goodwin was descended from Christopher Goodwin, who was in Charlestown about 1640. His son, Nathaniel, born in 1748 in Plym- outh, married in 1769, Molly, daughter of Thomas Jackson. He was a Major, Brigadier and Major General in the Militia and served at


PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 81


as Constable. Sd Goodwin Refuseing to serve in sd office; a vote was Called to Know the Towns mind, if they would Choose a man to prosecute sd Goodwin in the Law for his sd Refusall.


Voted in ye affirmative, and ye Town made Choice of Cornelius Holmes to prosecute sd Goodwin at the next Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth for his sd Refusall.


Then the Town proceeded and made Choice of Mr. Thomas Mayhew and Amaziah Churchell to serve as Con- stables.


At sd Meeting The Report of ye Committee Respecting the Towns Land at Wellingsley in dispute Between ye Town and Deacon Joseph Bartlett as Entered May 19th 1755 Was now Read and accepted by ye Town. The sd Report be- ing as Follows, viz :


Wee the Subscribers being Appointed a Committe to view the Piece of Land at Wellingsley, Upon which the fishing Flakes of Deacon Joseph Bartlett Now stands, Which the Town formerly Hired out To Sundry Persons, and Lays at the Northerly End of Lemuel Bartletts Land; And also Give our oppinions of the valew of sd Land; have attended that service and are of oppinion that it Would Be Best for the Town To sell said Land as part of the mile & half Land, so Called and Have Likewise Valewed the Same at sixteen Pounds Lawfull Money, the Peice of Land Viewed and Val- ewed as aforesd is all the Land Between the Land of the said Lemuell Bartlett and the sedge flatt, and as far as the Ware or fish House Now stands on the Bound of the Lott on Which the Warehouse stands, said Lott owned by


[152.] The Heirs of John Churchell. Deceased, also the Land at the Northerly End of Said Lott, so far Easterly as the Bounds of said Lott.


Plymouth March Ist 1756 Which is submitted pr : Josiah Morton Thomas Spooner Thomas Foster John Torrey


Nathan Delano


various times in the war of the revolution. He was the father of the late Nathaniel Goodwin, many years Cashier of the Plymouth Bank. He lived in the house which until recently stood where the Baptist Church stands and in the house now owned by W. H. H. Weston, next below the Baptist Church.


6


82


PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


After Reading and accepting the sd Report the Town Voted to sell the Peice of Land therein Contained, at a Pub- lick Vandue, now in open Town Meeting to ye highest Bid- der, to be set up at sixteen pounds Lawfull money as valued by the abovenamed Committe, The Town only to quit their Claims Right and Interest, in the sd Premises. The money ariseing by the sale of ye same to be appropriated to the use of the School, in the same manner as the. other mile & half Lands was sold for the same use. The Vandue being at- tended & bid for, Silvanus Bartlett was the highest Bidder, and sd Piece of Land was struck of to sd Silvanus for Twenty Pounds Ten Shilling by him bid.


Then The Town Meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 15th day of March Currant at one of the Clock in the af- ternoon.


A Town Meeting Assembled and held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday the 15th day of March Anno Domini 1756, By Adjournment from Monday the first day of this Instant March.


At sd Meeting the Town voted to allow the Collectors of sd Towns Money Twelve pence on ye Pound for Collecting and paying in the same Provided they Seasonably give Bonds to ye Town Treasurer To save Harmless and Indem- nify ye Town from all Trouble & Charge that may arise by their failure.


Then ye Town voted Mr. Thomas Mayhew Shall be ex- cused from serving as Constable this Present year as he has produced a Commission under the hand of Andrew Belcher Esqr appointing him Register of the Court of Admiralty: The sd Mayhew Refuseing to serve, said Mr. Mayhew made the Generous offer (altho by Law he being Excused) that he would give Ten Dollars to the man who Shall be Chosen to serve as Constable & Collector and accepts to serve in the same on the North side of The Town Brook so Called.


Zacheus Bartlett accepted to serve as Constable in ye 2nd Precinct In Plymouth and accordingly was sworn Before Edward Winslow Esqr. Then the Town proceeded and made Choice of William Rider and Amaziah Churchell to serve as Constables, sd William Rider proposed to the Town to accept of Josiah Torrey to serve as Constable in his Room. Which the Town Refused.


At sd Meeting William Rider and Amaziah Churchell


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


who were Chosen Constables appeared and Requested that the Town would accept of Joseph Morton to serve as Con- stable In the Room of them Both; The Town accepted of sd Morton and accordingly he was sworn (to his faithfull Discharge in sd office) By Edward Winslow Esqr.


At sd Meeting Ebenezer Nelson Nehemiah Ripley Ebene- zer Samson Nathll Warren John Blackmer & Joseph Bates were Chosen Surveyors of the Highways.


And Samuel Elles Jonathan King Elkanah Churchell Stephen Doten and James Clark Chosen Fence Viewers and field Drivers.


And John Atwood Jobb Cobb Zacheus Curtis James Drew Nathll Donham Charles Morton Jonathan Samson Lemuell Barnes Eleazer Holmes Esekiel Morton


[153.] Ezekiel Rider, Thomas Bumpus and Eleazer Elles were chosen Hogreeves.


And Silvanus Bartlett John Harlow Job Morton David Turner and Thomas Savory chosen Surveyors of Lumber & Measurers of Timber Plank Boards &c.


And William Rider & Ebenezer Spooner Sealers of Leather.


And William Ellis & Joseph Lucas Informers Respecting ye Deer Act Agreable to the Province Law.


And Thomas Bartlett Jeremiah Holmes & Ezekiel Mor- ton chosen to take Care of the Beach agreable to the Laws of the Province.


And Benjamin Bartlett Jonathan Bartlett Abial Shurtleff Jeremiah Holmes Josiah Johnson & Samuell Lanman were chosen Tytheingmen.


Then A vote was Called to Know if the Town would have or allow any Alewives or Herring to be Taken out of the Town Brook (so Called) the Present year to Barrel up for sale. Voted in the Negative.


And made choice of Nehemiah Ripley Timothy Burbank & Josiah Carver (Chosen by Nomination as Voted) to take Care of sd Brook and prevent any of sd fish to Barrell up for sale to be taken, and to Regulate the affair of sd Brook and alewives agreable to ye Laws of this Province.


And then voted That a quantity of alewives not Exceed- ing five hundred Barrells be allowed to be taken for Sale out of Herring Pond Brook so called within the bounds of this Town.


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


And also voted that a quantity of sd Fish not Exceeding five Hundred Barrells be allowed to be taken for sale out of Half Way Pond Brook so Called within the bounds of this Town.


And Then Voted The Town Desires Thomas Foster Esqr Town Treasurer To wait on Robert Brown Esqr one of his Majtys Justices of ye Peace for the County of Plymouth and demand and Receive of him theValue of ye fines that the sd Brown has received from Time to Time which by Law is appropriated to the use of and for the poor of this Town.


And upon his sd Browns Refusall to pay ye same to sd Treasurer, Then he ye sd Treasurer to make a Demand on sd Brown in the Law for the Same.


Then The Town Took into Consideration the affair of the Grammer School and Particularly with Respect to Mr. *Thomas Foster Junr the present Schoolmaster whether he shall be Dismist from Keeping sd School after three months Notice or Warning or not, Voted In the affirmative, viz : by written votes Yeas & Nays, viz : That ye sd Mr. Foster shall be Dismist from Keeping sd School at ye End of Three months after he is Notified & Warned as aforsd.


And Then ye Town made choice of Messrs George Wat- son Esqr Edward Winslow Esqr and Major James Warren a Committee for one year to procure and Supply the sd Grammar School with a Good and Suitable Schoolmaster To Commence from the End of sd three months Warning, or when sd Mr. Foster Shall quit and Leave the sd School.


At sd Meeting The Town made Choice of Messrs John Torrey James Hovey & Theophilus Cotton a Committee to view and Consider ye value of a Small piece of Land on part of which Benjamin Bartletts Cooper Shop now stands, Requested by sd Benjamin Bartlett as mentioned in the Warrant for this Town Meeting, In the Words following viz, To Consider ye Request of Benjamin Bartlett That the Town would give him a Deed of ye Land where his old Shop now stands ( which was many years ago Laid out to him) he paying ye Town what ye same is worth, The sd Com- mittee to Transact sd affair In behalf off and for ye use of sd Town Plymouth.


* Thomas Foster Jr., son of Thomas, taught the town school and, being a loyalist, went to Nova Scotia in 1776 on the evacuation of Boston.


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


[154.] At A Town Meeting Assembled and Held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday the Ioth day of May Anno Domini 1756, For the choice of Petit Jurors.


At sd Meeting Elkanah Churchell John Kempton Mathew Lemote & Charles Morton were chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryalls at the Inferiour Court of Common pleas; and Court of General Sessions of the Peace Next To be holden at Plymouth In the County of Plymouth on the Third Tues- day of this Instant May;


At Town Meeting Assembled and held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday the Seventeenth day of May Anno Domini 1756.


At sd Meeting A Vote was Called to Know the Towns mind if they would Choose Two Representatives to serve them at the Great and Generall Court to be holden at Boston on the Twenty Sixth day of this Instant May. Voted in the Negative.


And Then Voted that they would choose one Representa- tive And made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr To Represent them at the Great and Generall Court abovsd the year Ensu- ing. The Previous Oath Respecting the other Govern- ments paper money Administered to him By Samuell Bart- lett Justs Peace.


At sd Meeting Messrs Thomas Spooner Deacon John Torrey Nehemiah Ripley and Benjamin Rider were Chosen to serve on the Grandjury at the Next Superiour Court of Judicature &c To be holden at Plymouth Within and for the County of Plymouth on the Third Tuesday of July next.


And Deacon Joseph Bartlett Benjamin Bartlett John Bartlett Lemuell Jackson John Atwood and Nathaniel Warren were Chosen to serve on the Petit Jury for Tryalls at the abovsd Court.


To Samuell Bartlett Esqr Town Clerk.


Sir These are to Inform you That Ephraim Tinkcom (since Deceased) moved from Kingston with his Family Consisting of Himself his Wife and Two Sons Into my House That Thomas Silvester Lives in as a Tennant, his Circumstances I believe not very good; He Brot a Cow with him which is all the Estate I know of besides Household Stuff. The Time of Removall May ye 12th Instant. Plymo May 31 1756 Theo : Cotton


The originall on file.


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


At A Town Meeting Assembled & held in the Court House In Plymouth on Monday the 30th day of August Anno Domini 1756.


Thomas Foster Esqr chosen Moderator.


Then the Town took under Consideration the affairs of ye School or Schools as mentioned in the Warrant. The Town Voted shall be adjourned to the day this meeting shall be adjourned to, and made choice of Capt. Josiah Morton, Deacon Bartlett Deacon Torrey Capt Theo. Cotton and John Blackmer a Committee to Consider the same and make Report to ye Town at sd Adjournment, Then the Town made choice of Thomas Foster Esq To Represent to the Generall Court The difficulty this Town Labours under with Respect to the takeing of Alewives that pass through the Town of Sandwich into the Herring pond that Lyes in the Township of Plymouth, and to Petition for some Relief in that affair.


And as to the Petition of Bartlett & Davis* Requesting the Town to grant them a piece of Land at the Water Side Suit- able to build a Wharfe on, The Town Voted and made choice of Messrs Thomas Foster Esqr Deacon Joseph Bart- lett & Deacon John Torrey a Committee to view and value a piece of Land fifty feet in Wedth adjoyning to and to Ex- tend from the Easterly part of the 50 feet in wedth, sold by ye Town to Joshua Drew, as Recorded in ye 83 page of this Book (Being ye Buildg yard so Called) and the same wedth to Extend down into ye Bay and in ye same Range, and to dispose of ye same to sd Bartlett & Davis for ye Towns use.


As to Raiseing money for ye charges of ye Currant year, is Continued to ye adjournment of this meeting as above. Then this meeting is adjourned To ye Last Monday in Septr next at Three of the Clock afternoon.


[155.] At A Town Meeting Assembled and Held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 27th day of Sep-


* Thomas Davis, the great grandfather of the editor, was born in Albany in 1722 and came to Plymouth in 1737 from North Carolina, to which state his father had removed from New York. He owned for many years and occupied a house on the site of the southwesterly end of Odd Fellows Building and in 1784 set out the elm trees, which have so many years been the ornament of Town Square. He was the father of six sons, Thomas, William, John, Samuel, Isaac P., and Wendell, and one daughter, Sarah, who married LeBaron Bradford of Bristol, Rhode Island. Mrs. Bradford, to whom her father's house descended, occupied it after her husband's death, for many years, and from her it acquired the name Bradford house. Mr. Davis died March 7, 1785.


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


tember Anno Domini 1756. Deacon Robert Harlow & Cornelius Holmes were chosen to serve on the Petitt Jury of Tryalls at the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace Next to be holden at Plymouth for the County of Plymouth, on the Last Tues- day of this Instant September.


At A Town Meeting Assembled and held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 27th day of Sept A Dom: 1756 By Adjournment from Monday ye 30th of August Last past.


At sd Meeting The report of a Committee In the Apprisall & sale of a piece of Land at ye Waterside Granted to Sil- vanus Bartlett & Thomas Davis was Read & accepted, and is in words following viz,


We the Subscribers Being Chosen a Committee To view & apprise a Peace of Land at the Water side Being part off the mile & half Land So Called said Piece of Land Being Granted by the Town to Messrs Bartlett & Davis Traders In Plymouth, and Lyes at the Water side at the Head of the Piece of Land Formerly Granted to Joshua Drew of said Plymouth for a Building yard, Containing Fifty feet In Breadth from said Grant to Drew at the Easterly End of said Grant and So Into the Sea To Low Water mark, and Wee have Apprised the same at thirteen Pounds, six Shill- ings and Eight Pence, and said Bartlett & Davis Have Given Bond To The Town Treasurer, for said Sum; Dated at Plymouth Sept ye 27th 1756


John Torrey Joseph Bartlett Thos Foster


At sd Meeting The Report of a Committee Respecting ye School or Schools was Read, and is in the words following viz :


Wee the Subscribers being appointed a Committee To consider the State of the School in this Town and To make report as Wee Thought Proper Thereon Haveing Taken the Matter Into Consideration are of opinion that the School that is now Kept is not Sufficient for the Instruction of the Children in this Town & That it is Necessary that another School Be Sett up For the Instruction of the mail children in Reading Writing & Arethmetick To be Kept at the Southerly and Northerly Part of the Town viz: Four


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PLYMOUTH RECORDS.


months of the year at Wellengsley and Three months at Ele River, and three months at Manument Ponds, and Two months at the Northward Part of the Town, about a mile from the Court House, and that each Place at their own Cost Provide Themselves With a School House or Con- venient Place for the School, To be Kept In, and that said School Be mentained for three years from the Time it is Sett up.


Josiah Morton Joseph Bartlett John Torrey John Blackmer Theo Cotton


Plymouth Septr 27th 1756.


Which Report The Town Voted Their Acceptance off.


And Then The Town Voted to choose a Committee or Committees and in and for each part of the town mentioned in ye above Report, whose power & duty it shall be, and they are hereby Required, Annually to procure for sd three years a Suitable Person to keep sd School for the Instruc- tion of ye Male children, In Reading Writeing and Areme- thick in each of ye Divisions or parts of ye Town above men- tioned, viz :


Three months, at Monument Ponds, Three months at Eall River, four months at Wellingsley, and Two months in the Northerly part of the Town, about a mile from the Court House, In Each of sd Three years and Each Division or part of ye Town as mentioned, Respectively to procure at their own Cost a School House or Convenient Place for ye School; and Each of sd parts or Divisions to have the School Kept at such Time of ye year, as may best suite them and as the Committees Respectively shall think Best that may be chosen for the Regulation of sd Schools. And then the Town proceeded & made choice of a Committee for each of sd Divisions, and Chose John Blackmer James Holmes & Zacheus Bartlett a Committe for Monument Ponds, Capt Josiah Morton Thomas Bartlett & Nahtll Warren for Ell River, Josiah Bartlett. Josiah Churchell & Amaziah Church- ell for Wellingsley. Capt. Theophilus Cotton Cornelius Holmes & Lemuell Jackson, for the Northerly part of the Town.




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