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Noted To reconsider the arte appropriating school Voted JuThat If the money raised by the Young, for the support of schools, the eleone of the properly devised. to the Juven by the itteli ci taron Here By, the income of the gap, his, avenue in the hands of the Committee, and the Youres Inoperation of the School funded this Gennemwealth be distributed equally unmong the seven scholl Districts of this Town.
toted To accept the report ofthehost Committee. Noted To accept the report of the Committee appointed to take the cure and management I the estate devised to the Senonly. the then & Kuren Med Esq, and of the Journey preparation of
Octed toreconcile the vote abating Solomon dows taxes
Noted "To abuts the taxes of Solomon Low; two thousand three hundred dollars on valuation one account of lots ofrer schones, valued at that sum.
lite to alden Mithian it Ani es Tello services as selectionan, et sepersonal However, the ber, 19.00 Toted toallow, Charts, et Sawy is fill for plank
Cited to allow Jour nabudis till you see vous $ 2.95
Voted de allor Large Ces tuje-t'il for servicesas austatter
as one of the Select more et frepers and Berlin. the fett including ausie huit för genneptranspired pastay, $11,5%
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Voted to allow for hire y Gan's bile for servicesas me of the Selection ofrefers, and Overseers of the por, including cash freud for Stationary, postage het $33.62 Ited, To allow you have anys-bile for senrecrues John Clark, Yo reading Suven birtan) deaths .. $ 10,99 Coted To a now joshua Days and Benjamin Scalodys bill for services as Commuthe to defend the Foun agdivest indictment on complaint of. former foster, including cashe paid for witnesses und Ens tables fees for summoning! $46.64
services, asone of til Committee on Fish Brock Sidy $5,00 Noted to allow Mandy et Sites bill for labor whendech on thighway.
Voted To allow Barbed Kimball Fill yer.
sources asone of the School Committee. $16.00 Noted Foullon farian Kein fall bill for seperces no one of the School. Enun. the. $14,50 Ided e allon Benjamin Robinsons bill
for services asone of the Schat Committee. $14.00 Usted To allow Samuel. Lesley's bill for serviceservna of theCommittee apperited.to take the cure and management of the State devised to the down by the terren Hood. Og, and of the Tour is proportion of supplies revenue
for three yours lust past, and for services as Committee. on a bildge ricar Daniel Such $ 7,00 Water To allow Annes EGinhalts bill for services, forfer your as one of the Committee appointed to take the care and management of the Estate derved to the Down by the Hem Aaron Hired Gg and of the How's proportion of the Lier felis reserved, $.1.50
Cicted To allow Samuel atandrews bit Cof four dollars for service is one of the Com isttle appointed to to take the care and a nemageriant of the Estate devised to the Town by the ton a Fare Word Esq und of the Towns Gongportion of the Surplus neveruse, for two years last past, $ 400
Voted Bo Dissolve themating.
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1 It a legal meeting of the interditants of Der ford qualified to voletin elections of Sale! County. and downs officers, helif in the vestry under the nucting house in the first auch one said Down on the fourteenth day of Formuler" being the second monday in Said inerithe, the alite number of votes given in ware sorted counted, and declaration thereef, made, and were for the folkne-
Mache number of SBallots 162 Ided desend no representative to the Source al Court John Davis of Noreste had one hundred and fourteen rates for Sono Marcus, thatany of Jaunton, Fach forty four votes for Forventer,
votes for Loveme Tha Lieutenant France ) Serge Mull of Handisfield had one hundred smith fifteen votes, Millicine factsany of thestone dead jour estes benny ist, Childes of Pittsfield headofonly there Sector
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitantsof Boxfordq'ualified by the constitution toute in Ichan affairs: "held in the first Paristivesti in said down on monday the foristenthe day of sie cle 1842,
No Ted Meses Dormant was Chosen Marteater "That the Town take legal measures by action ar otherwise to recover if fasefile. Porter, the amount of fine and costs of prosecution, said by the John ford chefen ciency in the way, in the Dis leid of when he was see euch in 1841.899
Noted, Do choose a Committe of three persons. to take Legal by action, or otherwise to recover of portfel, bester, the amount of fine and costs of prosecution, paid by the Down force deficiency in the rings. in the District of which The was hurdaya in. 1841.89.
Chose. Moses Forman h, Manuel'li Clement and Snow Peas Casa Committe, to take legal measures by action or otherwise to recover offerefun Foster, the amount of fine, and costs of fireseeu- tien, paid by the Down for a deficiency in the rivers in . Ithe District of which he was Herrey- im. 18441 92. Acted to add one persontothe Committee chosen for for the purpose mentioned above.
Prose festuca's Day asan additional member of the above intentioned Committee,
Toted To allow Daniel Andrew the sumof Sendeller, to be expended in drawing stone to build a bridge over the brock next Westerly of the house of the trains of Moses Could.
Acted "o allen & 4, Sachs bill of twenty dollars for advice returner and services on the trial of an indict Ament against the Town fordeficiency in the highways. 200 Votul, Joallen Peta Lecce's bill of two dollars for the Inter- of Francis Thefinson. $2,00
Voted De Dissolve the Meeting
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It a legal mating of the intrulatents of Birfact, qualifica de vote for Representatives Fenchel Court of this Commonwealth well in.t. the westry finder the meeting heren the first Pariste in said Benfred, on prendday the twenty eight h day of a harember $1542 I've Worn by to vote of lighty the, to Twenty four Lated to send a Representative de treffeneral leurs of this Commonwealth,
the richole number of votes queenim neu stadt unil bonneted and declaration. I'mauf nurcie unil neue for the fettining pressens, Tin.
hsd and twenty Trine. Benyamin Trahely Final ninety cine. votes) For
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of 6 Boxford duty qualified to retain theun affairs held in the resty of the full triste insaid For on monday the twenty eighthe day of Accenten (9,184).
Chese chiudere Sould Thedurata Litro De pays over the sounds kite in I'll
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Boxfad gratefule by the Constitution to vote in elections of Representatives to Congreß Thetch in the vestab unici the meeting house in the first Parish of sand Box find on monday the thirteenth day of february for 1843, Ahle white member of e lotes given in were sortie Counted and declaration thereof made and will for the following manned parsons Min
White member of ballets one hundred. & thirteen.
Jonas Mellett of Induce had seventy mine .. t mis Allett had one; fare forthe 11 Thannof LoveIt had thirty, Johan Q Whittier of hamesbury had three votes Werking Dipolved.
It a legal meeting of the enta bitants of Before qualified to note in I Jon affairs hold in the westry of He Geist Wish in said Boxford, on monday the thirteenth day of Setuary D. 1843,
Close Josiah Kimball Moderator
Noted To choose a Committee consisting of Which persons, to examine the road Petitioned for by Daniel Starroman, the committee to report at the annual meeting in esprit.
Chose Joshua Day Commetta fa Solomon Low Andrew Soule) Noted To Cipele the meeting
the ative forcepics.
) At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the ASrayford hild in the . Hecting house in the second parish in said town on Monday the third day of April . 1.9. 1843.
Chose, Josinh Pinball . Moderator. Chose Grupy Fort & Brown Clerk. Chose George Scart William H. Merrick Selachen 1 George Sand declined serving asone of the selection Chose Joshn'y Day to fill the vacancy ing The found Poled to alicese the Constables by kaller these Benjamins, Barnes ! Constable Voted to adjourn the meeting for wee hours Ther record of this meding see next page
y itt a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Bergen in the County of Essex and wealth of Massachusetts qualified by the Constitution de vote for Representatives in the General Court holden on the third day of April, it being the first . Mendar of said menthe , in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty there for the purpose of giveing in this votes for a Inpresentative of Isaid I Commonwealth in The Congress of the United States, for district & Number three
His whole member of persons who gave in their Votes was ascertained as directed in the Arrived Staticles Chap, 4, See. 13 by counting the number of seperate fallets given in, and the whole number of fallets was one hundred and thirty four
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April 1243.
Representative to Congress
And the whole number of votes given in, were sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration theroof made, as by Law is directed and west for the following persons.
Amos Abbott of Anderer Eighty right. Joseph, Wo Mansur of Lowell Thirty- John G. Whittier of Amesbury Fifteen Hen, Falck Pushing
Forid Be Dissels the
. After the expiration of the aforesaid time , the meeting was reserved agreeable de adjournment, Chose Samuel Morse } Constable Nelid to choose eight persons to serve as Sything men
Chose Deabody Trussell Daniel Carry William Guerison. Williamf langer
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Hamad Nünkins Jonathan T. Porter Moses Pinball
Chose Daniel Prixby Daniel Wills Parker B. Purley Pharlesett, etproffered . Nelson Goodwill Nathaniel Domman
Uurvegers Highways
Albert Perter Gern Andreas Daniel Kim ball William H. Harriman .Hoses Hanball William h. Wilkins Mirones of Honey Binichy Stad
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William H. "Herrick John Krig Pr Activer Peabody. Giniel de Harrivna
Chose Solomon Low Moses Chorman p. roomon fpoffered Sament Pertry P
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John J. Cole
Voted to choose ten persons to serve as Field 6Drivers the ensuing your
Chose Moses Forman fr Elisha Gi Bonmaker d'Peabody Jenssell Amos Stevens Thomas Partey
Field Drivers
Jannes Carle ton William Profs
Aoled to make an addition of tin persons to Serveres Field Drivers
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Och. if, Bacon Charles H. Kimball Daniel Mitchell
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Officers
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John, H. Green Can't Barry
Jonathan }. Porter
Polidbchoose four persons to serve as Homenon of desember.
Chose Solomon Low jannes Carlton Wanie tocarry Jonathan t. Porter
Dated to make an addition of two to the monster already chosen.
Chose Daniel Andrews Augustus Hayward
Noted to choose form & Measures of food and Jurk. Chase Amos Partition . Mars Hünball 1. Measures
Samuel Bixby . Moses Forman At
Hoed and For
Noted to choose two dealers of Leather,
Chose Manby H. Pole ? Mealors of Southern. Thomas ifangen )
Chose Jefferson Pinball I Found Thispers. Robert Parteten
Votes for Bounty Grosserer were as follows, For William Poster Made of Ipswich Ares hundred and four. Amos Abbott of Anderer, A.c. " Prev. William Coggin of Boxford, Havo. " Der Williams, if. Com aggio of Hayford. Iwe
-- Down Officers -
April 1843
Voted to act on the third article of the warrant
Poled not to allow a britt of change, presented by. John Gould, in furness of Surgat A Service"
bolest to lay the Fritt presented by Williams forraison upon the table.
loted to suspend action apers the hills of charge for bathing snow, untill the adjournment of this meeting.
Detect to respond further action in the third article of the warrant for the present-
Veled to reconsider the vete last post.
bolu mette allora Hill of charge presented to Meses German por, in favour of Bart, Joseph Frittridge for alledical attendance on France's L'holinsen. Voted not to allow a bill of charge in favour of Jour D' Hlint.
Voted to allow a bill of charge presented by George Forkey for his services as Constable Pending . April 3, 1043, 84,15
Voted to allow a bill of charge presented by Summe it. Satchelder for his services as Down blesk the past year, and recording. Villes and deathis; $10,00
Voted to allow a till of change presented by A Gould for his services asetuditer, and for cash paid for printing their report.
Hotel to allow a bill of change presented by George the Sawyer for his service as Committee on Fish frech Fridas
beled to suspend further action upon the third article of the warrant .
Voted to take up the second article of the warrant. Poled to cheese force perseus to serve as School Committee.
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.Tills of charge
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Noted that the names of the persons seted fes, . to brought in allon one fallet.
Oliver 9. Fillam Committee
boted to allow to ruch School Dishill the privilige of cheesing their Prudential Committie
Voted to choose these persons to serve as Auditers,
Chest Andrew Gould Samuel H. L.bratchelder Auditors Arses Kimball
Noted to adjourn the meeting to Monday next at nine otorl' .A. M.
Monday, April 10th 1843 . The makenhabitants of the Town of Joyfood met agreeable to adjournment
Voted to excuse Jeniet Sixty, from serving as "Surveyan of Highways, for the year ensuring, Chose Benjamin of, Barnes, etmoneyon of high ways Voted not to excuse William H. Harriman from serving as buvoveyer of Highways -
Voted not to express Moses Forman po, from aserving as dence liever,
Noted to dofer further action on the second article of the warrant for the present
hotel to allow a built of charge presented by Channel W'Clement for his services in the capacity of Selection, . Assessor, and foerster of the Year, the past political quar, and for footage ou Letters 2x 21, 12
Avril
Voted to allow a bill of change presented by Hows German io for his services as one of the found of Helechimica, Assessors, and beverageers of the door for the year ending . April 20 1243 for Brooks paper and Iwills, for postage of letters and ifetinu's, for cash froid is, stetson for rooms to letout Your for crush paid your chesty substitute to perambulate Jefesfield line
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Noted to allow a Bill of charge presented by George Heart for his services as one of the aSelection Assessors, and Overseers of the Door the past year, 821,
Dated to allow a bill of charge presented by Samuel It, batchelder for his services as one of the babool Committee the past year
18 20, 00
bolest to allow a Bill of charge presented by Sameet I. Deately for his services as a munter of the school Committed
$ 19, 00
Voted to allow a Joint of charge presented by Samuel Morse for notifying gern meetings and for notifying Down Officershoppar. and take their Goth
Deter de allow a bill of change presented in Jament Perley you for his service one gambas one of the Committee appointed to the down to take the care and management of the .money devised to the town to the How, . Huren Hard asgu, and the supplies recen
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Bills of Change
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Voted to allow a Bill of charge presented by John h. Pole for his services as Auditor, one day $ 1,00
Voted to allow a Bill of charge presented by games Carleton for work making the roads passable when incumbered with snow, at 12' centsper four
$12,12%
Noted that the Juill of charge presented by Johnson Savage for bathing snow be added to Samuels Goodals Bill for the same,
Seted to aeller off the hills of charge presented by the Surveyors of Highways, and others, for bathing snow the past winter, diz;
A Till presentedby Samuel Goodale & including that presented by Johnson Savage amounting
$28,10
A Drift presented by Richard proffered Surveyor of high ways amounting to -$19, 62%
A Drill presented by Elijah Stiles surveyor of highways amounting to- $ 28, 12
A bill presented by Samust Pericy je. amounting to . $8,56%, A Bill presented by Daniel Andrews Sureyer of highways namounting to - -- - $1,50
A Till presented by Samt Biellamesmoger of highways amounting to $16,35
A Gift presented by Charles Fixly Surveyor of highways amounting lo $9.96
A built presented by Janist Mitchell Hurcyan of highways remorunting to - - - $15,37
.A Bill presented by Muodere aunoch storeyou of highway amountingy to $ 25,86
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April 1843
Drills of Change
bill presented by Bliver Killar amounting.
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It Fails presented by Ssano Adams Surveyor of highways commenting le - - - - $9,75
A bill presented by Charles of Bester Surveyor of highways amounting to -- - - $ 11,00
A Bill presented by Amos Kimball Surveyor of highways amounting to ... $ 23, 87
A Pill presented by johnh. Patchelder amounting te. $ 1,6,86.
A bill presented by William Gunnison Suroger of highways amounting to -- - $17,14
A Till presented by William J, Kimball Harveya of highways amounting lo -- $ 12, 13
A Till presented by William H. Herrick amounting to . - - - $ 18,50
A Pill presented by john "Bay amounting to 1811,10
Voted not to allow the will of change presented to Joseph Symonds for building a bridge serrefs the read near the school house and for moreing. sound and reporting the road
Voted to accept the report of the studiters
Voted to suspend action on the sixth article of the warrant untill the adjournment of this marling,
Ovoted to suspend action upon the seventh article of the warrant wartill the adjourn- - ment of the marting
boted to accept the report of the Selection relative to frid Posts and beans, and that it be recorded.
Drills of Change
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the Selection of the town of Boyford agreat ly with the 19h rection of the 25th Chapter of the cherised Statutes submit the following report on quide posts and boards big :
There is a guide post created at the corner or part- - Long of the roads, near the house of Dannet Pillan with a beard thereon amarked Topsfield. Also a post at the corner bouthirty of the house of Andre with " board thereen, marked . Middleton - also a post ut Everys Gate se called with a board thessen marked Middleton- Gibe a post at the parting of the roads next westerly of rock brook with a board thereen marked Andever, Jepsfield; filso a post in front of the Meetingbrowse in the first parish in said Icyford with boards thereau marked Andovery · Middleton, Georgetown, and dopesfield- also a post at the parting of roads at the Rah love so called near the house of Jacob batchelder with boards thereon mark Haverhill, Topsfield,
Anderer, Topsfield; Also a post at parting of reads infront of the house of josiah Kimball with boards themen marked Georgetown- Dopisfield, Anderen Gelse a post at the corner southeasterly of the house of William H, Henrich with boards thereen marked Haverhill Georgetown; also a post at the corner near the house of Amos Stevens, with a board thereen marked Howtry- also a post at the corner at the Holyoke house, with boards thereon marked Sollen, Haverhill, Middleton; alse a post at the corner wear the house of hornas Fertig, with boards thereen marked georgetown,
Andover Haverhill, also a post at the corner of the croods motherly of the house of Solomon Low, with boards thereon marked Anderen
Haverhill, Betsfield, alem ;- Cilse a post at the corner southeasterly of the Meeting-house in the second parish in Yourcard with Gaards thereon worked Anderen, Delay fort, ( Sel bowlen, Haverhill Fridge, Salen; filso a post at the parting of the roads at the shorthouse of the seventh school district, with. bocards thereon amarked Overshowler, C. Schburg Jest, Poradferd Anderes Vortti . I. H.
April 1843.
Shaport on Guide posts and brands
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1843 also a post at the corner wertherty of the house of Isone addams with boards thereon marked, , Bu Chowy . Anderer Haverhill Fridge,
Topsfield, Celso a post at the corner southerty of the house of foment of poffert, with beards thereen marked Andover , Sin Chewley, Haverhill fridge
Jepsfield, Salam; also a post at the parting of goods new the house of Timothy Stacy with a board thereon marked Gust- Forradford, Andever; Cile a post at the corner near the house of W?" H, Carliten with boards thereon marked Salem, Haverhill bridge, Boxford M. H, Andover, also a post at the corner westerly of the house of Israel Poster with boards thereon marked, Topsfield ; Anderia, Georgetown, also a post at the corner westerly of the house of Enoch Diced with boards thereon marked Andover. Bradford; also a post at the brook at the month- -orly end of the Pearl road with boards thereen marked, Hopsfield, Anderer effect, false a pest at the corner near the house of jonathan
Andrew with boards thereen marked, Anderer, .
Bradford, Lages cherry; libre a post at the poration of the Setter read so called seuotherty of the house of Benjamin chotingen with fears thereon marked Haverhill, Anderer Sepsfield; also a post at the corner northerty of said Inclinsous with boards thereen marked
Andorra- CNPJ, H. . Andover Fridge, bradford Celso a post at the corner northerty of the house of connice Chadwick with boards thereen marked Jopsfield, Haverhill Fridge, Fast- Bradford, Anderen, Cifse a post at the carrier northerty of the house of gestern & Day with boards thereen, marked Topsfield, Haverhill Bridge, Andeven Bradford, also a post at the corner was the schoolhouse of the sixth school district with beards thereon marked Haverhill fridge, horadford Newbury- - port, All which is respectfully submitted Droga Spirit 5, 1843.
Meses Formany.) Selecting, Domina gli Aliment boyford George Sicuri
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April. 1843.
Noted that the Surveyors of Highways for the year Ensuing be instructed to employ such help as they shall think necessary whentheodds shall be incum- -Gerai vitt, snow; and that shall allow ten cents für hour for art man, and the same for a lot of Open, while so employed,
Voted to raise six hundred dollars for the support of schools, the present year
Voted terraise one thousand dollars for the repairs and amendments of the highways the present
boted to allow a formare per day working on the roads, one dollar, for a who of boxen one dollar, for a planglaus dollar," and for a can't forty cents white eased an said ways,
Noted that the Selectivos have their looks closed on or before the twenty seventh day of March an x1,
Voted to apportion the money for the support of schools, equally amongst the seven school districts
Valid to offer to each school district the privilege of expending their proportion of the school money as they shall think
Hotell recommit the communication presented by Jonathan, g. Porter
aoted to excuse gonathe 7. Portar from serving as hurled driver the current year
Voted to excuse Jonathan of Forter frees serving as surveyor of furter the current year
heted to express Jonathan q. Porter from serving as Mythingman the morient year
Voted le excuse Henry A. Srodwell from serving. as Field driver the current year
beled to raise one thousand five hundred dollars to defray the expenses of the town the corrpeut sprint
Noted that the Country and Jours taxes be assessed and connitted to the Treasuren and Collector on or before the first day of September next-
Voted that the Treasurer bo Collecter of loxes the current your, and that the manman of collecting and praying in the somme, shall. he as it was the last your which was, That a discount of six percent be allowed on all taxes voluntarily paid to him, on his Deputy within thirty days, four percent in all fraid within sixty days; and two percent- upor all paid within ninety days next after the delivery of the tax bills; and after the expiration of one hundred days, the breastover should make dislee's upon the person, or property of all delinquents, for the payment of such la xis immediately
Halid to allow the Brousurer und Bellecter thinly dollars, as a compensation for his services the current year.
beteil to accept the report of the wheel formitte,
betalt to take up the second article oftheliaresent.
Trated that these hundred copies of the report. of the ached Committee to printed,
betil that the chairman of the Deheel Committic, cause the late last past. to be carried inte effect
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. Voted to excuse Andrew. Could from serving as Auditor the current your.
Chose etwill Forman eteditor in place of Andrew found excused.
hotel to allow a Drill of charge presented by Jonathan j. Torten for fas for townset in defence in action. with John Brown.
Veled to allow the Prudential Committee of Each Dehoval district within the town, the privilege of contracting with Bleachers
Oboled to adjourn the meeting to Monday the 24th instant mut two oclock I. A. at this place
. Monday .April 24th 1848. The male Inhabitants of the town of boxford mot agreeable to ad -
beled to allow a Bill of charge presented by Donald W. Bateholder, for expenses of print- -ing the Jobest Irport - - - $ 12,50
Noted to allow of the rate of ten cents perhour ou a Till of charge presented by Isinjanin. of Journos, for ploughing, and shouting, the snow from the road, so that it might be passoble for wheels, worden date of April 11,th and 12th 1843. whole sum allowed of tex deducting discount - - - - $8, 65
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