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2nd Toraise money to pay the Sea and anfing Changes of the Town. the curant year.
3? To receive and out on a report of the School committe
isthereany measures that may appear proper to remove the Town Stock of Powder from the Meeting Houperto fach of placeas may appear most fuitable.
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Have of fail not make areturn of this warrant with your doings here in to as the Jubler iben at the afore fai time and Tilave as you will answer your default under The fame and Penalty of the Law in that behalf mede as provided
Dates at boxfor IT of October 1796
In oletcome to this warrant is have various the within names to meet at time and place within mentioned
Thomas Derley
John Tylus. Timothy Formen
For is De ley Gonflable
Morrer Dorman
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H. az egal Town meeting hets in the meeting Rouge in the first Parithink. oxford November7: 1796 For the purpose of giving in their votes for one representative to the Congress of the united States of America an for one Elector of a President of vice president of the unitedfler. of a marica er tes for The following perform ware given in Counter Sorted os Declaration there of mad as by Law required
for a Representative Flonou . Theophilus Bradbury Cfa 22 votes
for an Elector Baley Bartlet Egy." 22
Thomas Porley by is apointed Moderator Voted to raise the fur 675 Dollars for the pumper of paying the old Town Lebt-
Voted to raise the fun 825 Dollars for the purpose of Defraying the writing Charges of the town the firefint year Voted to Except of a report from the Scholl Commite.
Wanted to allow Edmund Herrich Six Dollars and Twenty five center for timber to repair the Bridges near Simcon Stiles Hloufeas Richard hofter's mill an for Labour on fait borges Voted to allow Via Richard Foten nine Chilling of five home for plank for the Bridge and Labour upon the route Voted to allow Jonathan Wood Fourteen Shilling for finding the towns Committe. fundres
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The Committe appointed by the Town of Box and for attending to the buitwege of the Schools in the feveral destricts berg (con toreport that fine the rising general = tion have Ja just claim upon us to afford them all the oppe rtunityes and advantages which may bee in our power after deliberating impatially, upon the Subject they arere of opinion Hat it is a duty incur bunt on us to provide for the instructs - In of our youth in Those ways which will most directly cade to The defined end (viz) the diffusion of knowledge and the promotion of virtue and therefore have funlimited the following articule for the consideration of the town? ist "That it is the duty of fehood commutes when employ =ing Saflere or Hiftregres for in trueting the youth in the. fiveval deftricity in this town to require fartifactory evidence of their being qualified for that hurpor agreably with low alto that the feraitmen be directed to give no order to the. payment of any instructors who Shall not produce the. evidence. agorafaid.
That fome regular fysum of infraction ought to be adopted in the fibooks and that the Jeholions attending the fume School ought to be furnished with the fame kind of books That the Instructions may be enabled to divide his pupils into instable Kuffer.
when Haters are engaged they should be required to open and Ilof the exercise of their fechoub, with prayer which will afgift in preserving order and good goverment in them and allo that they be defined to offerve any harticew mode of in truction which is committe and they shall judy with bione " most beneficial,
4 That the. Commite Shall vifit the Mayer fahoras. twee annually (vin when they are opend and previous ly to their tring abled on Their avoft vifit theimer of their writing of the follow "hall be logged in the hands of the Commit! and they shall take to far or maybe or exact flate of the school which willenable them to form a better judgment of the proficiency of the finallan at the Coping rification .
76 5. That it berecommended to the feveral Infractores in Moje instances where filholars an tolerably forward and can read with propriety to instruct them in ing with Grammer that they may be led into the primipas of the English language! That it might have a benificial tendency ghouls The town fer it proper to advance a trifling fem (say one Dollar for each Defruit) to be laid out for Books and those to be given by the committee to the fihollows who in the judgment of the Magter Shall have made the greatest proficiency in Several brancher
7? That it is the duty of every Committe toreport annually to the town The particular State of each fihold Deter Seiton Boxford 31st October:1796 John Robinson Samuel Halyche Thomas Tierley Francis Derley Joseph Symonds
In Town Meeting Boxford November 7:1796 the Town Voted to Except of the foregoing report atheft Jonathan Wood & Clark
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To Nathan Andreas ju one of bon tables of the Town of Morford Greeting. -
You are hereby requiredin the name of the Commonwealth of Mafrachu. - fetts, to notify and warn the Tree towers and other Inhabitants living in the first Touch of said Town, qualified to vote in Town Meetingstein, (auch as pay to one single tax besides the Doll or Polloa full equal 100 jingle Jill Jon) to meet and a fremble at the Meeting- house in Jour Parish on Tuesday the fortunth day of March Instant, 0
it Is or bloch in the fournoon to act on the following artistes vig.
" Toappoint " Moderator. 2. Tochoof Town Officers the present year as the Law direct ..
3. To fer if the Town willvote tomand the Highway & Town Road lya hate the year enfering; if so, then to raise a fuitable form ofmoney for that purpose; and to determine The jums which shall be allowedfor "day for a man working on the Moud ; how much for a Rohr of Oven, how much for a bast and how much for a Rough for day .- To fee if the Town will order that the money raised to repair and amendthe Highways, shall bea forfed, together with the firmswhich may be be raise) for other Town Change the present year, and that the Slutmen makroul in proper frajon tothe Surveyors, a list with each person proportion of the forward to repair the Highway as has been ushat- and that the fevervil Surveyors of Highway, berequired to certify to the Schulmen, on or before the twentieth day of felowany next the fumo which have been paid by the respectives persons in their lists, by working on the road, in the mann prescribed by the Town; that the Solution may be able to give order. for the allowance afon peut fumo. -
5th To fer what sum ofmoney the Town willraise for Schooling the present y cari and what part thereof shall be appropriate forattomanhood. To see if the Town willchoose a School Committu .~ 7th To fer if the Town will vote that jwine shall goal large: - To feelthe Town will hoppa Committee to go to the Ireafører look in to, examine and fee how the monies caused in the year ngh and vy95, has been appropriate, and report to the Town
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To see if the Town willook to direct their heafurer to keep a fair account of all monies committed to, and faitout to for theuse of the Town, ina book provided for that purpose, and make a flatement of the fate of the treasurer, at the next annual March meeting after his bolestion-
10!" no fue if the Town will take any measures relation toa Mition of Ephraim Lofter and others, praying the townto ofana Board. from Howich mondon Tylero plains socalled an westerly of Long" Gideon Tyler House, and by said Lofters Houfr, and form to? Mous near mock- brook(10 calle) leading to move for old Parish .-
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78: 11th To see if the Town will hear the Petition of John Towne and other. requesting the Selectmen to lay out a mood from said Town's House to The thon leading to Undover by Samuel Kimball's, and take fachman- fures asmay appear proper thereon .-
1217 To fu if the Town will vote lo hu pone School the year roundex- - Infive of the Donation; on two including the Donation, excepting the the three hummer month .-
13"To Je if the Town willmake Maj" Joseph Gould any allowances on account of working on the Road to his land near bald hill and confiden whatis proper to be done there in future-
To fue if the Town will make up to Abraham Tyler, the Dam- - age which he fustained in being amille in the Highway Jan in 17 75 - 15th to allow mills of Change.
Hereof fail not, and makereturn of this warrant with your doing, hereon tour the fubeiber ate lime, and place, w you will answer your d fat, under the pain. and penalties of the Law, in that behalf made & provided .- Dated at morford the 2 day of Marchangy .- Thomas Jerley John Higher
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notifier the Inhabitants of said Parish qualified as therain Timothy Gorman express, to male ato time & place and for Sum" Chadwick Moje Dorman
the purposes within mentioned
Borford (Dute Porfor the 14 day of March &/97
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Another warrant ifund by the love narmed detetinin to Francis July Contable, of the fame lennon and date, whereby the Inhabitants of the Second Tourshin said Town were Legally warned to meet at the above mentioned time and plan
AA a legal Town meeting heldin the meeting - houtin the first Parishin Monfort March 14 th N gy- Chofe Thomas Turkey 6.99: Moderator- and the following perfons were chefen Town Office for the enowing year vir.
X. Nathan Kimball)
& Partner Profond Town blesk. X Thomas Perley tofy? . X Enfor Eros tunnel. Samuel Perley
Selectinen
Asa Peabody Treerfarer.
X Jumuel Shoffor x Moje Dorman
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Aus Hofter
* jefifth Chymondo gr Gammel Known
Gap! minhand Peabody X Hoody Turkey
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Joseph Carlton Tyler Foster Samuel Chadwick Samuel Munnel Simion bole
Des ~ Moje Peabody pichard hopper ( france ) Pal Ivory Hovey - -
John Stiles
Lything.
x John Giddings Ox Thinkhar Perly
Hogy.
x Stephen Tyler non street Tyler ) reaver
X Stephen Peabody, Seater of weight andreafinns.
David Him ball, dealer of Leather. Amon Turley I haveyou' tomber Vote to Choogva School-Commi Atu.
X Stephen Peabody shield chivers bhope, the mes fter laton
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Asa Peabody 2 Bound- huber
Samuel Chadwick
Sowe to ment the Highways & Town monds bya mate the present your Those Officers with this mark + against their have been fworn .-
Voted to raise four Hundred Soffer. to mind the Highways Town Road the prevent year :-
Voted allowa Man go bent, a Home of Oven , 50 Cents, a Cast 25 Cents and a Plough 40 Cents
of High- Vouw, that the money raised to refi.
=way, sotogether with the forms that hill may beraised for other Town Chon- geo the present year; and that the.
0 Salutmen make out in proper Jenson to this Surveyors, list with each persones proportion of the fam raised to repair the High- - way to us has been upra land that the fiveral Surveyors of High ways be required to certify to the Salutimen on or before How 20th Day of February next the fumo that have bur paid by the respective persone in their lists, by working on the Mood, in the manner fuorited by by the town- that the Salut - men may beable to give Order for the allowance of first ijumu ..
Vouw, to raise four thundre Doff are for the purpose of schooling the present year :_ One Hun - de dollars of which to beafino= priate for Woman's School.
John Robinson Lfa- Samuel Profond bah! Jonathan Hofter ( David Kimball
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mot over. Vota the Swing should goat lange, the present year.
Voted, to Choof a Committee to go to the heajurer-look into- examine and fer how the monies raised in the year by hand sy 95 have been appropriated and report to the town.
Chool Nath" Perly
Con Ivory Hovey 1 Commetter for the above hishof
Cap minhand Pinbody
Forvid Thim ball
Temuel Wood
Teacher Spoforv Hiphen Peabody.
How to direct the Treasurer to keep a fair account of all monies committed to - and hard out for theufo of Town, in a book provided for that purpose, and make a flatement of the State of the heaume at the next annial March meeting after he is chofin. D How to Choose a Committee to attento the Finition of Ephraim Lofter andothers - paying the Town to open as mood from Howich Mond, on Ty lus plain (fo calied) and westerly of tony" Gideon Ty lero House, & boy said Poppers hauge, and for on to the mond near hoch book (focalled) leading to moreford of Paris Landreport to the Town Choose lap ! Jonathan Tropper Committee to attend to said petition 1 Thomas Perly Efy. John movingon lafy ?- I Samuel Kim ball q
Volu to Choose a committee to allento the petition of John Town and others praying for a Mond from said Town's House to the Moon leading to Anover by Samuel Timbales, and report to the Down
Choose but Joseph dymond? (Der- Moje Peabody & Commetter for the abor hu Timothy Siles
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The 12 Article pages in the negative Note to adjourn this meeting to the first Monday in april three ofpork in afternoon.
Monday April 3 vigy- The Town mete according to ad journmint
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Voted wenig Stephen Reabody from Swing Gonflable .. * Ghoje Elisha Gould Constable for the year enfuning. X Choje Ana Kimball herveyors of highways. Soled to accept of the report of Committee, Coach. Tofifth Symond, Chairman.
the part of the Commetter &c to Agreeable to the request of the Town- we have examine the and through which said Townand others have prayed for a broad ; and from jois petitioners have learnt that they will with draw their petition, provide The Town will think proper to grant them a Bridge over the foot way forcalled. It is our opinion that it will be for the Interest of the Town to comply with the request of said petioners, relation to a midge, which might be created over sand ford way greit = by to the benefit of the In petitionen, and other In habitan - Ar of the Town.It is my opinion that should Go or To Dof. = Pans be Judiciously expended for the purpose of a bridge, it would be amply sufficient to Defray the expenseof it
Joseph ymond - Majer Realbody Timothy Files \ Committee the burningof Voted to be tout the above mily To the lowest bidder. Sored that the fame Committee vir. Capit ofoph Symonds Der" Moje, Peabody & Timothy Aler hover the care of leting out said midge to the lowest bidder and make report. 10theynon. 1
Vote to discontinue the frivillige which was voted Hogy" youth Good in Town muting Non - 24th 7 2. un that he work out his own high way tax on the how? leading to mal- hill to called.
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Sote to allow Abraham Tyler what his High- way tax . would have been inthe yearyay
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fame out in the district which he belongs the fire- fentycar.
Dobro to allow Semmuch Word 100 Dollar & #14 Gentes for his 18"04 que having the Foundin the feren Punish inin's Town. Solu to allow Cornelius Gould Dollars & 94 bento for his da the chairing the midge near Der" Stephen demanding C. Camilla
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Voted to allow Josefin Symonds 14 Follow & 44 Cents. 14with for his labor and finding Timber & Park toufair ( the above named muder. muting Dissolved!
Eftere Jr. To Nathan Andrews for one of the Gonflables within The Town of Box for greeting. you are here by required in the name of the Commonwealth of Marynar hurfetta, tonotify and wann the Make Inhabitants of the first Parishin mosford, who are free, being twarity one years of age & infracti, having a freehold to flate of the Annual income of the found, or the any lottate to the value of inty found; and those who are qualifies, do voluin Town-meetings, to afrumble at the meeting hout in the first Parish in said Town, on Monday The third day of april next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to rios in their Votes for the choice of Governor, It Governor, lownfelton and Senators, as preprinted in the Confitution, Difo
Jo Sappoint & Moderator.
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3' To receive a report of the School Committee, who were appointed to visit the Jehoof the year fast.
To act on the petition of the Heirs of Tomas Bilim Durand, & others, praying for a further Indulgence to continue the Gates amojo the low from Emery's Gate to Edonand Herrischio, & foor to the Poplar tree.
Hereof fail note muchovaturn of this warrant with your doing, heron town the fubleiben at time & place above mentioned, offerwife you will anpires your defarett at under the pain & penalties of the Now in that behalfmade & provided.
Faite at Bor for the 20 Day of March 17"
Turquant to the within Thomas Partey Ynos hunnila warrant, Ihave notifieds war ned the wild Inhabitants of vaid Idrich qualified as therein Expresso to meet at the time and place on" effioffordy and for the fourpop therein Molev/Dorrian. mentioned, uted at Borfor 3 April 197 Nathan Andrewsg." bangla
Solutionen
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Another warrant of the fame tenere & state befound by the above, name klartmen to Trening fertig ores of the Gonflables for morfond when by the Inhabitants of the fron Tarich, who are qualified to "vote in Town meeting , ware legally warned to mind at time and place above mentioned.
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(At a legale Town meeting held in the meeting house in the first Parish in Boxford, April 3. 9%. for the purpose of giving in their votes for Governor, Governor, Senators and boundeltoro: Voli's for the following Persons were given in, Counted, forted and Situation thereof made as by Constitution directs.
Hon. Increase Sumner 35 voleo
Hon. James Sullivan 1 % governor
Hon. Hojeo Gill --- 10 1. Governor
Votes Hon. Samuel Phillips Esg-24 Hon. Achten Choate - Esq= 27
Hon. Nathan Dane-Esg-24
Hon. John Norris- Esq."-23
Hon. Ebenizar March bog :- 27 Hon Maily Bartlett Log ?- 4 Francis Carr Esg- 3
Senators ?
Chefe Thomas Silly Boy" Moderator.
Soled to put the Reports of the School Committee on file in the blech's Office. acerof the road Sowe to continue if Gates three years, from Comery gade to Edmund Herris his, to on to the Toplar Tree. Meeting Dissolved.
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To Francis derley one of the Gonflables of the Town of morford Greeting
Youare hereby required, in The name of the Commonwealth of Ha (pachufett, to notify an warn the Mal Inhabitants of the ferom Danish of fail Town, and resident of said Town being twenty one years of age, having a Freehold leftale. within said Town of the annual income of three Sounds,
or any Efate to the value of inty Sounds; an all fuck perfor. as are legally qualified to vote in Town-meetings, to mut at the meeting-house in the first parish of said Town, on Thursday the Eighteenth of May Instant, at two of lock in the afternoon, for the purpose of giving in their voter for the choice of a Representation, to represent themat the General boust, appointed to be convened and held at moston the last wednesday of May: - alto to urt on the following Particles, viz. -
J To appoint a Moderator.
To hear the Petition of Abraham Inter & others, may- ing the efutmen to open the road from Eng" Gideon Tyler's gate, by the road leading from Andover 20 Showerh on fai) Tylero land, and on land belonging to Gafit Jonathan Frotter, Mo Ephraim hofter andy Enich Kimball to the Road leading from Indover to Topspiele - and to laiku fuch measured in lation to the subject of the faid petition, as to the Town Shall offear most suitable .~
3. To fer if the Town will raise money le defraythe queven ancearisingcharges the current year-anito give fuch discutions as may appearadvisable,co to the time of aforping , Collecting and paying in to the Treasury the monies which have been, and which may be raise the present year. tanie over-
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4th To receive the reports of the Committee appointed to take the case of uni direction of the manner of im. - Moving this Eflate Devised to said Town by the late Hon. Aaron Wood Left".
5th To choose such town Officers as may be found necessary to fill the vacancies arising byron. acceptance of any person chofer at the last annual Meeting. -
6th . Je if the Town will abor to the tales of John Muchmaster ( which umain unpoint) , Gonflable Majer Woods list of Frates To allow bills of change.
Hereof fail note, make return of this warrant with your doing, heron lous the fulfiniture at time and plan above mentioned, as you will an fewer your default under the pains & penalties of the Saw in that behalf made & provided.
Dated at monfor the 1st day of May 797. Thomas Perley Tomar museli - min
Seful.
Samuel Terley
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Moje Dorman
In diecience to this warrant, I have warned the within named to meet at time and place within mention moreford May 10 " VIT trancio Perley Conflo"
Another wananof the fame tenere & date Ifred by the above named Slutmen, whereby the Inhabitants of the fat first Parithin in fair Town were legally warned to met at time and place
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At a legal Town meeting heldin the meeting- house in the first Parish in morfor Thay 10th 3799- for the purpose of Choosing a mepresentation to represent therm at the general bout appointed to be converted and held at motor. The last Wednesday Hay Votes for the following Persone were given in, bounited & forte and deceleration thereof made:
Thomas Jerley 61gr. 21 MC David Kimball- off For mepresentation. John Molinfor 6/9"-
Choje, Thomas Partey ofy" Moderator for the unander of the meeting.
States that the electmen be a committee to confiter the expects. Fancy of opening the road from Eng Gideon Tyle's gate thro- sugh said Tyler's Land- through the Land of Gap Jonathan hoffe, Mr Ephraim Doffer, and M. Enoch Kimball, to the mouileaving from Andover to Topfield- to confer with the Proprietors through whole and fair way had been improved to know their viewsan to the time & manner of openings? Boas, and reporte all mattersnecessary for the information of the Town- and that the proprietors may continue toto cop. of their Gutes ao how been nonal un till the way is opened or until the further order of the Town therion. _
Voleo to Raise one thousand Dollars to defray the arifen and aring charges the present year: and that five hundred Dollars of said fum, be haivinto the Treasury on or before the first day of January next. -
Solid that the report of the commetter appointed to both the care areduction of the manner ofimprovingthe Estate cisco to the town, by the Hon. Aaron Hood bly ~ remain in the said Committees hanes untill the next annual May meeting. -
Chafe telefin Confiton Surveyor of High ways. & Led to a late the mates which remained unfair, in Coffeetore Hofer Hoods List of males. Sote to allow I Asa Peabory 20 Dollars for his serving Then ver two years . - Meeting dissolved.
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A division of hence on the dividing line between the Heir of A? Thomas chilliam, and Mª Edman) Herrich of prooford, made by the Subscribers as tenu. - viewers, this 2h day of June vigy- The first divis = tion of Lence begins at the Southwestwardly enof the line near long Meadow to called, thirty mods belonging to fail this; from there twenty five not belonging to Edmund Herrick, from there Forty moon and two lines to said their, from there think Jeven Mode and four Links to Podmund Herr ich, Then beginning of the moodnear the brown of s. Heirs, ten mods & fourteen linker, to-1. Heirs from there fifty - two mod, & fix links to ? Herrick from theme fin moto & twenty two links tos. Heis, then from the bounty mood thirtynine modo & twenty one link to 1. Hein, from Her teacher mode & firstun linky
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We the Subfibers, Jebutmen of Andover and morford have this 22" day of Jipt". VIgh -met agreeable to notice given by the Salutmen of Andover at the Southeast corner bound of ? Andover (being the corner bounds between Indover & morfar for the purpose of Purambulating the boundary line, and review. ing the bound between oun respective Towns and having re- newedthe fame- make return of our doing as follow, vis. Proginning at a corner bound, which is heap of flores ba walnut : her Marked A. B. M. there s. 21° woo poles to a white oak
Jump & Bones nigh a mall fine marked; there &32? " Go proles to a white out thanh & Jones; thener &3: West For pole to a white out stump & Toner on the east fife of a Meadow, There N13: West 3.5 hole to a while outh hex on the north end of one Meadow there's North 19: West 9.6 pote toa whiteout Jump & None; there I Go West lo a white ouch Turpin a for waff east of the well. ing house of John hoffeng" MA holo; thener, si3: Historcrop the fish
North 1º viny lester spect white out & Hones; thener 11. 19 w. hypote to a heat qu'onces; there's a Sy 4. 103 prote to a great white can tones.
pole to a fin water/, Vittower a bound between morfond Parthis; there >38: H 46 pote to , heap of Fones; there s. 328. 20 pole to a greats hits of torno; theme stolich wizyt to attribue stor withene H341. 60 /101, to as he of of Homes; Menu 8 37 :- W. 56h hole toawhiteout. * Prix the news. : 21: 72 hate to , head of Flores; hence, Y.32: 1.36 Je to a cap of ton co by a walnut; themerig? Why pole con head of from: therew. 830: 4. 24 prole ten breachof Home there 0. 33 W.7. politoa heapof You, & Mabart Chawarma & Portero corner;
Anh & tony, on, molinfonothis, There ISIN poteterhecho tonerinthe wall; thenic, 832er con is to atual of toner in the wall; themes go. 11. hypote tourear of stone, y , street un: then on NB2 w. 37 Mole ton heap of a ton , in the wall nigh a Small ifile-twee make on Plummer Hill; them .1953. (G) pole For help ofutones in Tyler pastuer; thener NS2. Why politica Forcein stephen thanked, moving ; there . 32 w.139 /10/so mid ouhi maush & Monce in the Corner of mothers field, then
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