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Committe.
Plymouth 16th May 1757
At said Meeting Elisha Holmes Joseph Lawrance Josiah Morton the 3rd & Timothy Burbanks were chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls at the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of General Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth In the County of Plymouth on the Third Tues- day of May Currant.
Was Drawed out of the Jury Box In Presence of Jonath- an Diman Constable of Plymouth and the Selectmen of sd Town Andrew Thompson, John Wethrell & Jeremiah Howes to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at ye Superr Court of Judicature &c now holden in Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held In the Court House In Plymouth on Tuesday the 6th day of September Anno Dom 1757 Lemuel Moron, Joseph Treeble and James Barnes were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at ye next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth on ye Last Tuesday of September Currant.
Then Doctr Lazarus LeBaron was chosen Moderator.
Then ye Town proceeded as to ye affairs of Repairing the
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House of Correction In Plymouth Consequent on ye vote of the Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace held at Plymouth &c on ye 3rd Tuesday of May Last-and voted that ye same shall Be and is Continued to the next Town meeting.
As to that Paragraff in the Warrant for this Meeting viz: To know the Towns mind Relateing to ye Report of a Committee made to sd Town on ye 16th of May Last Respecting ye Circumstances of ye Beach or Causeway near ye Swing Bridge &c, a vote was called to know ye Towns mind if they would act Thereon at this meeting. Voted in the Negative.
George Watson Esqr executor in ye Last will & Testa- ment of John Murdock Esqr late of Plymouth Deceased Informed the Town That sd Mr. Murdock in his sd will & Testament made two Legacyes to the Town, viz :
That he gave to ye Town one Hundred Pounds to ye use of ye poor of sd Town; and one Hundred Pounds to ye use of the Town School, neither of ye sd sums to be Lessoned of ye Capital sum, but ye Interest of ye same to be appro- priated to ye uses, particularly above mentioned; forever.
The Town voted Thereon, that the Town Treasurer be directed to Receive ye sd sums of ye Exr of sd John Mur- dock Esqr by Bonds to him for ye same to be given with good sureties as the Selectmen shall advise and Direct.
And then ye Town voted to Raise one Hundred Pounds money to defray ye Needful charges on the Town ye present year. And that ye Assessors in making ye Rate shall not exceed ye sum of Ten Pounds surplasage.
[165.] We the subscribers A Committe chosen by the Town of Plymouth, To take care to procure a Grammar Schoolmaster for the Town Have agreed with Mr. Charles *Cushing to keep sd School for the sum of Fifty Three pounds six shillings & eight pence for one year.
Plymouth Sept 6 1757
Lazarus LeBaron John Torrey
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plym-
* Charles Cushing, son of Judge John and Mary (Cotton) Cushing of Scituate, was born in 1734 and died in 1810. He graduated at Harvard in 1755 and after teaching school for a time studied law and was many years Clerk of the Courts in Boston. He had an only son, Charles, of Portsmouth, N. H., and four daughters, who became the wives of Charles Paine, Henry Sheafe, Stephen Codman and Elisha Doane.
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outh Assembled & held in the Court House in said Town for the choice of Jurors Messrs David Turner, Thomas Morton John Washburn Junr & Nathaniel Torrey were chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls at the Inferiour Court of Com- mon Pleas & Court of Generall Sessions of the peace To Be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymouth on the third Tuesday of this Instant Decembr.
At a Town Meeting assembled and held in the Court House in Plymouth on Monday Decr 26 1757.
At said meeting Deacon *John Torrey chosen Moderator.
Then a vote was called to know the Town's mind if they will build a Pest house convenient for the Reception of any Person or Persons that may be taken sick with the small pox in this Town, voted in the affirmative.
A vote then called to know the Town's mind if they would now choose a Committe to find out and fix upon a suitable spot to build said House and also draw a plan or moddell of said House and to make Report at the adjourn- ment of this meeting and then voted that five persons shall be chosen a Committe on said affair and to make Report as aforesaid. And then made choice of Silvanus Bartlett Dea- con Joseph Bartlett, John Harlow Junr Doctr William Thomas and Robert Bartlett to Be said Committe.
At the Request of David Turner as mentioned in the Warrant is Continued (said Turner not Being Present) to the adjournment of this meeting.
Then this meeting was adjourned to Wednesday the 28th of this Instant Decr at Two of the Clock in the afternoon.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held In ye Court House in Plymouth on Wednesday the 28th of December A Dom 1757, By Adjournment from ye 26th of Decr Instant.
At sd meeting a vote was called to know the Town's mind if they will proceed to Build a Pest House agreable to their vote of Decr 26th to Build a House, for that use. Voted in the affirmative. The Committee's Report (chosen ye 26th Instant) was then Read as follows :
The Committe to whom was Referred the Consideration of a fit place to set and ye Dimentions of a Pest House,
* John Torrey was the son of Haviland Torrey and born in Plymouth in 1717. He probably married two wives, Deborah Reed in 1741 and Mary Tilley in 1751. He lived in the house now occupied by Loring & Parks, on the corner of Summer St. and the Lane leading to the Alms- house.
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Haveing attended that service Report as follows, viz: The best Place for setting ye House is on Capt Allen's Land *near Little Pond, and ye Best Dimentions for sd House one of Thirty Eight feet in Length and Thirteen feet wide agreable to a plan now before you all which is submitted by Silvanus Bartlett Joseph Bartlett John Harlow Junr
William Thomas Robert Bartlett
Committe.
Piymouth Dec 28 1757.
Then a vote was cvalled to know if ye Town will accept of that part of sd Report which relates to ye place to fix sd House upon. Voted in ye Negative.
And Then voted their non acceptance of the other part of sd Report also Relating to the Dimentions & Moddall of sd House.
[166.] And Then the Town voted to set & erect sd Pest House on some part of Towns Land at a place called the *Brick Kilns, and that sd House shall be of the Dimentions following, viz: Twenty Two feet in Length front and Twenty Seven feet in Weadth Back and Seven feet Betwixt Joynts with a Pitch Roof. Then voted to choose a Com- mitte to Build sd Pest House, Either to Farm out ye Build- ing of ye same or otherwise as they may think best for ye Benefit of the Town.
Then voted to choose a Committe of Three persons to effect ye same And voted to choose them by written votes and made choice Messrs James Hovey, Nathan Delano and Silvanus Bartlett to be sd Committe.
And then the Town voted that they will pay such sum or sums of Money to the sd Committe, or to those whom they shall agree with to undertake to build & finish sd House, and Then voted that the sd Committe are to proceed Directly to get ye sd Pest House Built.
Then ye Petition of David Turner was Read Request- ing the Town that they would give him Liberty to fence
* The editor knows of no place bearing the name of "Brick Kilns," but about the period referred to in the text a pest house is known to have stood on a lot situated between the South Pond road and the farm many years occupied by the late Samuel Barnes. One or more grave- stones may now be seen on the lot.
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upon ye Brow of Coles hill adjoyning to his Land. The Town Entered on ye Consideration of the same, and voted That said David Turner have Liberty to Erect a fence on ye Brow of Coles hill, above his Land there, provided that his so fencing shall not be understood to give him Property To any Land belonging to the Town within sd fence; but that the same be and Remain the Towns as it has Done hither- to.
At a Town meeting Assembled and held In ye Court House In Plymouth on Fryday ye 24th day of Febry Anno Domini 1758.
Edward Winslow Esqr Chosen Moderator. At sd meeting Nathl Goodwin, Zephaniah Morton, Alexander Robinson, and Daniel Diman were Chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the Inferiour Court of Common pleas & Court of Generall Sessions of ye Peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth, on ye First Tuesday of March Next. And Benjamin Rider & Nehemiah Ripley were Chosen to serve on the Grand Jury for the year Ensuing.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plym- outh assembled and held in ye Court House in Plymouth on Monday the 13th day of March Anno Domini 1758. Capt. Josiah Morton Chosen Moderator & sworn. Sam- uel Bartlett Esqr Chosen Town Clerk & took ye Us- uall oaths.
Messrs Capt Josiah Morton, Edward Winslow & George Watson Esqrs, Deacon Joseph Bartlett & Silvanus Bartlett Chosen Selectmen and took the Usuall oath.
Nathaniel Goodwin, Silvanus Bartlett & Israel Tupper Chosen Assessors.
Deacon Joseph Bartlett, Chosen Town Treasurer. Then ye Votes for a County Treasurer was Brot in & sealed up in open Town Meeting by Ezekiel Rider Constable.
[167.] Then a vote was Called to Know if the Town will choose a Committe to supply the Grammer school for more than one vear, no hands held up.
Then Voted to choose a Committe for supplying the Grammer school for one year to Commince from the con- clusion of the last years schooling and made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr, Doctr Lazarus LeBaron & Deacn John Torrey to be said Committe to supply the Grammar school with a suitable schoolmaster for the year ensuing.
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Then a vote was Called by Written Votes yeas & Nays to know the Towns mind if they will give more than 4of Law- full money p year to a Schoolmaster to Keep the Grammer School for one year as abovesd.
Those that are for Giving more than 4of Lawfull money to write yea & the others Nay. The Votes in is in favour of the Nays.
Then Voted that said Committe Give but 40£ to a schoole- master for said year.
Then a vote was Called to Know if the Town will allow more than 6d on the pound to the Constables or Collectors for Collecting and paying in the Towns money the Preasant year. Voted they would allow more & then voted (the Constables should be Collectors) to allow 8d on the pound for Collecting & paying in the same on the same Condi- tions as the last year.
And made Choice of Nathaniel Shurtleff, Jonathan Churchell & Joseph Lawrence Constables in three Distinct parts of the Town viz, one to the Northward of the Town Brook (so called) one from said Brook southward to the second Precinct line & the third in the second Precinct. And then this meeting was adjourned to Monday the 20th Day of this Instant March at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon.
A Town meeting assembled & held In ye Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 20th day of March Anno Dom: 1758 By adjournment from Monday ye 13th of this Instant March.
At sd meeting the Town Voted that they would Excuse Joseph Lawrance from serving as Constable the present year for Reasons, as they Judge Sufficient to Excuse him.
And then the Town made Choice of Israel Clark to serve as Constable the Ensuing year. He accepted.
Nathaniel Shurtleff being chosen Constable comes in & Declares his Refusall to serve in sd office. And then a vote was Called to Know if the Town will choose a man to prose- cute sd Shurtleff for his sd Refusall. Voted in ye Negative.
At sd meeting John Kempton & Jonathan Churchell were Chosen Constables, they both accepted and sworn.
Capt. Theophilus Cotton, John May, Ichabod Holmes, Josiah Morton the third, Benjamin Cornish and Israel Tup- per Chosen Surveyors of the Highways.
James Hovey & Silvanus Bartlett chosen Clerks of ye Market.
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Caleb Stetson, Eleazer Holmes & Joseph Bates chosen Tytheingmen.
Israel Tupper, Joseph Warren, Elkanah Churchell, Sil- vanus Bramhall, Benjamin Barnes and Abner Holmes chos- en Fence Viewers and Field Drivers.
Ebenezer Samson, Nathaniel Donham Junr, Job Morton, [168.] William Rider, Caleb Stetson, John Blackmer, George Holmes, Ebenezer Nelson & Lemuell Jackson Chosen Hogreeves.
John Harlow, Job Morton, Silvanus Bartlett, John Kempton, Thomas Savorey & David Turner Chosen Sur- veyors of Lumber and Measurers of Plank, Timber and Boards.
Ebenezer Spooner & Thomas Spooner Junr Sealers of Leather.
Benjamin Cornish & Joseph Lucas Chosen to take care in ye Deer Act as by Law provided.
Nathaniel Warren, Amaziah Churchell & Ezekiel Morton To Take Care of the Beach as by Law provided.
George Watson Esqr, James Hovey, James Warren Esqr, Deacon Joseph Bartlett & Nathl Bartlett Chosen Firewards.
Gershom Holmes Chosen Saxton.
Job Morton, Silvanus Bartlett, Benjamin Bartlett, Amos Donham, Thomas Jackson Junr & James Drew Chosen Packers of fish &c agreable to a Late Law of this Province Intitled An Act or further addition to an Act Intitled an Act for Regulateing the Assize of Casks and preventing De- ceit in packing Fish &c.
And then the Town Voted That no alewives shall be Tak- en for sale this year In the Town Brook so Called.
Also Voted That not more then Two Hundred Barrells of Alewives shall be taken this year for sale; In ye other streams or Brooks within this Town.
Then the Town made Choice of Messrs Thomas Foster Edward Winslow George Watson Esqr Mr. James Hovey & Deacon John Torrey to be a Committe to make an Esti- mate of the Costs of paveing the streets in Plymouth and to make application to ye Generall Assembly for Liberty of a Lottery in order to Defray ye Charges of paveing the same.
Then the Town Voted that the Selectmen take the Care of ye Repaireing the House of Correction & Almes House in Compliance with ye Vote of the Court of Sessions Re-
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specting the same. As to ye Petition of William Sergeant Desireing the Town will Consider & allow him for Damages he sustained by Removeing his Family & Business, by Rea- son of the Small Pox as set forth in ye warrant for this meeting. Voted that the Selectmen are desired to act in that affair & Consider the Damages he suffered, and how much he aught to be allowed by ye Town if any, and wheth- er ye Town must pay his Damages, or ye persons by Rea- son of whom, he was put to ye Trouble & Costs.
As to Raiseing money to Defray the charges of the Pest House Is Continued to the Next Town Meeting.
[169.] At this meeting Silvanus Bartlett, John May, Ebenezer Spooner, Silvanus Bramhall & James Drew are Chosen to take Care of the Herring Brook, is ye Town Brook so called. Respecting the Benefit of the fish Called . Alewives &c.
At a Town Meeting assembled & held in the Court house in Plymouth on Monday Aprill the 3rd 1758.
Ebenezer Spooner, Nathaniel Torrey, Thomas Jackson & Silvanus Bramhall were Chosen to serve on the Grand Jury at the Superiour Court of Judicature &c next To be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymouth on the last Tuesday of this Instant Aprill. And Josiah Johnson, Thomas Savorey, Benjamin Cornish Junr, Samuel Don- ham Junr Ebenezer Nellson & John Russell* were Chosen to serve in the Petit Jury at the Court above mentioned.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held at ye Court House In Plymouth on Monday the 29th day of May Anno Dom: 1758.
At sd meeting a vote was Called to Know if the Town would Choose more then one Representative to Represent them at the Genl Court this present year. There was no hand held up. Then ye Town Voted That they will Choose one Representative And then George Watson Esqr was Chosen to Represent ye Town at the Great and Generall Court & Assembly to be holden at Boston on Wednesday the Last Day of this Instant May for the year Ensuing.
* John Russell was the American ancestor of the Russell family of Plymouth. He came to Plymouth from Greenneck in Scotland about 1750 or earlier having been born in that place in 1728. In 1759 he bought and occupied the house on Main street next South of the new Bank building. His children were John, James, Thomas, Mercy, Abi- gail, Nancy, Nathaniel, Jane, George and Charles. He died and was buried in Middleboro, April 2, 1776.
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PLYMOUTH
At a Town Meeting assembled & held in the Court house in Plymouth on Monday the 28th day of August Anno Domini 1758.
Capt. Josiah Morton Chosen Moderator & sworn by tak- ing the oath appointed. In Referrance to the publick bills of Creadt of the Neighbouring Governments. Then Voted to raise the sum of one hundred & seventy five pounds money to Defray the Necessary charges of the Currant year.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held in the Courthouse in Plymouth on Monday the 18th day of September A Dom : 1758 Barnabas Churchell Junr & Caleb Stetson was Chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Trialls At ye next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Court of Generall Sessions of ye Peace to be holden at Plymouth Within & for ye County of Plymouth on the Last Tuesday of this Instant September.
At a meeting of ye Freeholders &c of ye Town of Plym- outh assembled & held in the Court House in sd Town, on Tuesday ye 26th of December Anno Dom: 1758, for the Choice of Jurors, Melatiah Lothrop, Zacheus Curtis, George Holmes & Elkanah Waterman were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls, at ye next Superior Court of Com- mon Pleas & Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of Janry next.
[170.] A Town Meeting Regularly Assembled and held in the Court House in Plymouth on Monday the Twelveth day of March Annoqui Domini 1759.
At sd meeting Doctor Lazarus LeBaron was Chosen Moderator, and Sworn by Thomas Foster Esqr Just of ye Peace.
And Samuel Bartlett Esqr Chosen Town Clerk and sworn by Edward Winslow Esqr Just of the Peace.
And Messrs Josiah Morton, Edward Winslow Esqr, George Watson Esqr, Deacon Joseph Bartlett & Silvanus Bartlett Chosen Selectmen, Messrs James Hovey, Silvanus Bartlett and Nathaniel Bartlett were Chosen Assessors, Dea- con Joseph Bartlett Chosen Town Treasurer. Then the vote for a County Treasurer was Brot in & sealed up, in open Town Meeting by John Kempton Constable.
Then ye Question was put Whether it be ye mind of the Town That Reading and Writeing schools be set up for ye same time and under ye same Regulations, as has been,
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for two or three years past, at each end of the Town, and that sd schools shall be continued for three years to come from ye 27th day of September next. Voted in the Affirma- tive. The Town proceeded and made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr, Doctor Lazarus LeBaron and Deacon John Torrey To be a Committee to supply ye Grammar School for one year from this date with a suitable Schoolmaster and to agree with him to keep said school for sd one year for Fifty three pounds, six shillings and eight pence in case they Cannot obtain a suitable Schoolmaster short of that sum. And then voted that ye Constables to be Chosen for ye Pres- ent year shall be allowed eight pence on ye pound for Col- lecting and paying in Seasonably the Towns money agreable to ye Warrants they may have to Collect, Provided they give Bonds to ye Town Treasurer To Indemnify ye Town & save harmless from all or any trouble or Charge that may arise by their Deficiency or Neglect.
And that in ye Choice of Constables (to be 3 in number ) and ye highest in vote in ye Three Divisions of ye Town (as Usuall heretofore) shall be the Constables Chosen.
The Town proceeded and made Choice of John Russell, Ichabod Holmes, & Eleaser Ellis to serve as Constables for the present year.
The Town Voted That a Committee be Chosen to view ye Beach and Causeway at and near ye Swing Bridge so Called and take into their consideration, the premises, and to De- termine what may be best for ye Town to do in that af- fair. And to make Report Therein at the Adjournment of this meeting.
[171.] And Accordingly made choice of Thomas Foster Esqr George Watson & James Warren Esqrs, Mr. James Hovey and Deacon Joseph Bartlett : To be sd Committee.
Then ye Report of the Committee was Read founded on the Petition of William Sergeant, as Entered March ye 20th 1758 Which Report is viz, We the Subscribers haveing met & Considered the within Request of the Town of Plym- outh, and also heard ye Prayer of William Sergeant Respect- ing the Damages he sustained by Reason of his Removall on acct of ye small pox, are of opinion, That he aught to be allowed the sum of Five pounds, six Shillings & Eight pence Lawfull money, and that he have an order at present on ye Town Treasurer for sd sum, and would .further Informe ye
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Town That all Circumstances Considered are of opinion That ye Town of Plymouth be Chargeable with one half of sd sum and That Coll Thomas Doty pay ye sum of forty shillings, and ye widdow Hannah Jackson pay ye sum of Thirteen Shillings & four pence, Being the other half of the sum first mentioned.
Josiah Morton Geo. Watson Joseph Bartlett Edward Winslow Silvanus Bartlett
The Town voted the acceptance of ye sd Report and or- dered That the Town Treasurer be, and is hereby directed & Impowered To Demand and Receive of Coll Thomas Doty ye abosd Sum of Forty Shillings and of ye Widdow Han- nah Jackson sd o, 13, 4d for the Towns use.
At sd meeting Silas Morton, John Torrey James Warren Esqr, Silvanus Bartlett, Nathll Warren, Benjamin Cornish & Benja Rider Junr were Chosen Surveyors of ye Highways.
At sd meeting Ebenezer Spooner & Deacon Elisha Holmes were Chosen Grand jurors for the year Ensuing And Jere- miah Holmes, Nathll Churchill, Zacheus Mendall & Samuell Sherman Chosen Petit Jurors for trialls to serve at ye Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace, to be holden at Plymouth within & for ye County of Plymouth on ye first Tuesday of April Next.
And then This meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 26th Day of this Instant March at Two of ye Clock in ye After- noon.
A Town Meeting assembled and held in ye Court House in Plymouth on Monday the 26th day of March A D 1759 by adourjnment from Monday the 12th Currant. At sd meet- ing, it is ordered That the affair of the Beach & Causeway at and near the Swing Bridge so Called shall & is put of and Continued to the Next Town Meeting, and The Report of the Committee Chosen ye 12th of March To be laid before ye Town at sd meeting Respecting the said Beach &c
[172.] At sd meeting The Town voted At ye Request of Ichabod Holmes & John Russell who are two of ye Con- stables Chosen, and with the desire of Mr. Thomas Spooner That the sd Spooner In Lieu of both of them shall be Col- lector of the Publick Taxes for ye present year, and he to
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have ye 8 d on ye pound, voted to allow them for collecting and Seasonable paying in the Town's moneys provided he shall give Bonds to ye Town Treasurer with Suretyes, To Endemnify & save harmless The sd Town from all Charges & Costs that may arise by his Deficiency or Neglect.
Then ye Town proceeded and made Choice of the Below named officers to serve in their Respective offices.
Messrs James Hovey Silvanus Bartlett Clerks of the Mar- ket
John May, James Holmes, Job Cobb John Atwood Benja- min Barnes, Joseph Warren, Amasiah Churchell, Thomas Swift, Fence Viewers & Field Drivers.
Abner Holmes John Atwood Stephen Samson, Gershom Holmes, Thos Spooner Junr, Benja Churchell, Eleaser Holmes, David Turner, Lemuell Bartlett, Ezekiel Morton, Thomas Bumpus, Joseph Lawrence, Hogreaves.
David Turner, William Rider, Jonathan Diman, Titheing- men.
John Harlow, David Turner, Job Morton, Silvanus Bart- lett, John Kempton, Thomas Savery, Surveyors of Lumber & Measurers of Timber, Plank & Boards.
Ebenezer Spooner, Thomas Spooner Junr, Sealers of Leather.
William Ellis Junr Joseph Lucas, To Take care of the Deer Act agreeable to ve law in yt Case made & provided
Nathl Warren, Amaziah Churchell, Ezekiel Morton To Take Care of ye Beach agreeable to ye Law in that case made & provided.
George Watson & James Warren Esqrs, James Hovey Joseph Bartlett & Nathll Bartlett, Firewards.
Gershom Holmes Saxton
Job Morton, Benjamin Bartlett, Silvanus Bartlett, Amos Donham, Thomas Jackson Junr, James Drew, Chosen Pack- ers of fish &c agreeable to a Late Law of this Province In- titled an Act in further addition to an Act Intitled an Act for Regulating the assize of Casks, and preventing Deceit in packing Fish &c.
[173.] Then the Town voted that no Alewives shall be taken for sale this present year in the Town Brook so called.
Also voted That not more than Two Hundred Barrells of Alewives shall be taken this year for sale on the other streames and Brooks within this Town.
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And then made Choice of Silvanus Bartlett, John May, Silvanus Bramhall James Drew Ebenezer Spooner To Take Care of ye Herring Brook.
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