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Ephronmikeinhalt, John hillenn and Richard Peabody were chose Hogresees for the year ensuring.
Joseph Symonds was chosen fromourer for The ward Town for the year ennung. It wor frist to the vote, to use of the town would ratify and conforme a private way from Jacob Perfoy's land down by john Wood's house and it was formerly found out to the Herting. houve, and it freesard in the Negative. it rices frait to the ante, to see if the tour would ratify dood conform a private way frein
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from Andover line as it is now improved down by the Andrews' to Topofield line. and it powerd in the negative. It a legal town meeting held in Brorford May 12, 1/29.
just The town chose fient. Jacob Perley Moderator forward Meeting.
2nd. The town chose Joseph Hale their Represent. atwe to serve them at the great and General Court to be holden at Sofern.
.3.2 The town voted to allow Timothy Dorman, Thomas Cummings, Thomas Redington. Freut. Joncole Perley, Jacob Smith, Jannes Curtice and John Stiles fat twenty eight pounds fifteen shillings to make up to the men, the money that was taken from Hier by execution March 1, 1729. "The copy of a Warrant . Boxford October 6th 1729. To Joseph Hole Constable of Boxford. You are required, in his Majesties name, to worry all the Inhabitants on the north vide of our town, that are qualified according
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to Law to vote in town meetings, to meet at over Meetinghouse on the third Tuesday of October instant, at one of the clock in The afternoon.
1st Jo see if the town will raise our Theverend Ministers Salary forly pounds, more or less yearly, which addition to rise and fall in. proportion to the rising and falling of the value of provence Bills, and which provision whall become an cheap as when he settled among us, then the sound Addition to aberte. Being desired by a number of the Inhabitants of our town to put the following article into the warranty for this meeting, that is to a if the town will rouse our Reverend Mine- isters fallery from eighty posinds a year. to one hundred band thirty founder a year, or more or less as the town hall think best, and bring it to a certainty, so, that both Minister and Trople may be safe. And, for as much as our Province Bills are so depreciated, that twenty shillings of them will fearchasse but one ounce of silver to give what they folcause For.
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234. for the year criouing, and so many pounds ". they shall give for the year emning, The equivalent of so many ounces of silver to he found her yearly, munch spaced as shall perso for a recurre of trade during the time that he carries on the work of the ministry In our town , perovided, that he give up to the town, all his right and interest in the Per- vonage farm which he is in possession of
.To say how big the town rate shall be, and to allow bills of charge- and to say what shall be done about Those Gallop and to choose " man or more to buildl'ce found, and to self the town will choose a Committee to settle the way from ithomas Andrews Sbarn to "ofwarfield lines and to agree with the owners of the found And hereof failing to make return to un at time and place.
Jacob Smitte, Heften Peabody. Selectmen Joined Curtice, Joton Siles Je! Bonford,
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At a legal town meeting, held in Jisoxford October 21, 1729. Ist. The town chove Lient. Jorcol Porley Moderator for sound Mestring.
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2 nd . It was pest to the vote, to see if the lovers cute crowe our Preverand minister's Sutury forty freundes yearly , which addition to rise and . fall in proportion to the rising and falling of the value of provence billes; and where provision should become aus cheape au where fre settled among us, Then the said addition to aboute, and it howsed in the affirmative. It was put to vote, to see if the town would allow Constable John andrews twenty shillings for serving The town as Treasurer for one year , and sixteen shillings and eight pense for carrying Thomas Golfof out of town, and it housed in the affirmative. It was put to the vote, to see if the town would allow Jared Smith four shillings , for a journey to Salern for a copy of the Hur rant by virtue of which Thomas Galleri was warned out of town , and it frowned in The affirmative.
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At a legal town meeting held in thoseford March 16,1729/30.
The town chove John dymonder Moderator far said Meeting.
and the town chove Joseph Hale, Joseph Symonds, Sient. Thomas Perley, Thomas Andrews und John Wood Selectmen for The year enowing- The town also, chose The present Selectmen Gosensord for The year enning.
The town chove joseph Hole Town Clerk for the year enowing.
The terne chave Nathaniel demandes and Samuel Cole Comptables for the year enowing. .The town chose Thomas Redington and trichard Kimball, Tything men for The 'The town also, chase Jonathan Peabody and John Dorman Fence viewers for the year - writing. The touri chose Juke Horcy, Sommel Spoford, Hattherr Batman, Nathan Leeboy and John Indruvs Surveyors of Highways for the year enowing. John terrywell just! and Jowith Curtice are chosen Hargreaves for the
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John Kirby was chosen Sealer of Leather. John Dorman was chosen Parler of Weights and Measures. The town also, chose Jarred Goodridge to keep the Meetinghouse key and to seeofit, and take care of the Westinghouse doors. joseph Symonds was chose Found keeper for the appear coming. Und in as much! as iThomas Gallofino adturned back again into our town, after he was warned to depart. out of words town, and carried and by the Constable. by virtue of a Warranty from a justice of the Peace and the Love directs, The Town have chosen Carnet Stephen Peabody to prosecute the said "Thomas Gallop as a vagabond, or to provento the affair in any other method as he shall therh proper to prevent the charge of the ward Gallofi's support for the future being land on our Town.
. A vous fout to the vale, to see of the tour would impover the Selectmen to draw what money, out of the Treasury, they shall thank needful to defray the charges of the aboveraid . Prosecution, and it haused in The affirmative.
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.It was put to the vote, to see if the town would allow the window Dormare two pounds ter whillings for keeping the Meetinghouse key and sweeping the ward House The two last years and it proved in the affirmative.
- - It a legal town meeting, held in thoseford May 1 3, 1930.
1st , The town chase joseph Haletheir Represent. atwee to serve them in the great and General Court to be holden at Cambridge the 21 of . Mary current.
2" "The town chose Stephen Peabody Moderator for the present meeting.
3. It was put to the vote, to see if the town would mull the private way that was formerly Condont Through Doctor David Wood's field by his house, that was formerly Nathaniel Pratody's, and it posted in the affirmative
with It was part to the vote, to see if the town word direct the Selectmen to lay out another
way to accommodate that neighbourhood, and it passed in the negative).
ith. It was first to the vote, to see if the town
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would choose a Committee to join with such as Topsfield shall choose and impower to settle the line betwant Toprofiel and boxford, and it horved in the affirmative.
The town chose Secret. Thomas Perly, !! John Symonds and tapt. Thomas Verley to attend the above and Service, and have impowered them to settle and renew the bounds betwist the sand Town's according to the Meschie of the General Court.
It was put to the vote, to see if the town would fay all those formilies that dwell on the south side of Tybrook , including Stephen Peabody and Joseph Stickney to The south vide of our town , and it passed in the offer motive.
At a legal town meeting, held in thoxford, De. ember 14th, 73%.
1 st. Thetown chose Timothy Dorman Moderator for said Meeting.
It was hast to the vote , to see if the town would build a new Meetinghouse, and it housed in the negative. 3? It were put to the vote, to see if the town would
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enfarge the Meeting house, and it passed in the negative).
4th , It was fait to the vote, to see if the town word to reposer the Heatinghouse, and it howard in The affirmative.
5th It was fiut to the vote, to see if the town would allow John Stiles two shillings for mending the weather in The Meringhouve, and it passed in the affirmative.
6th The town chose, Nathan Peabody treasurer for the year current.
ith "The town voted that there should be atown rate made of one hundred pounds to defray town charges.
At a legal down-meeting, held in Boxford March of 1:30/81
pt "The town chose Timothy Darmare Moderator forward , Heating.
and the town chose Thomas thedington Blown- Clerk for the year ensuing. 3ª The town chose josefte Seprends, Stephen Pabody, Thomas Cummings, Jacob Smith and Samuel Sauter Selectmen and Nosens. ord for the year ensuring.
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4th The town chose Samuel Richard and Lient. Thomas Terley, Constables for the year ensuing. 5th The town chose Nathaniel Perkins and Copt. John ityler Mythingmen for the your ensuring.
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They chose Lieut. Jonol Perley Town Treasure's
for the year envining.
7th They chose john Dorman Sealer of Heights and Measures for the year enowing. att. They chose John Sinby Sealer of Leather for the year enowing.
They chose Cald Brown, Joseph Games, Robert Andrews and Jacobs Perley Jest Sur veyors of Ways for The year emning. 10th The town chose Jonathan Sombody and Jonathan Seineby Fenceviewers for The year covering.
11th The town chove James Curtice and Oliver Andrews Hogreaves for The year enowing . 12th Mnot to vote, to see if the town would free the north end of our town beyond Moved Tylers, of their Ministers route, andet housed in the negative.
"they part to vote, to seeif the towni would free the upper and coforcesand of their head money of said late, and it passed in the negative.
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14th "The town put to vote, to see if they would excuse the ward upper and of the town from any charge Towards repairing of hisorford Meetinghouse, and it powned in the negative.
1st . They frut to vete to use , if the toure wondeset off auch part of our town' au Pays above the following line, viz, from a White Oak tree standing in Andover line, between Deer meadow and rock brook meadow, thence) porthecutterly to the upper and of Long ford; Then on a straight line to a White Com tree in Nowley line, called Rogers tree, and it forward in the Negative .
tth Voted to will the private way That used formerly laid out from "Thomas Andreas' Born to Nathan Ainday's hand over said Andrew found.
"It can also fout to the vote, to use of the town would confirm the private way from Thomas Andrews Barn, betwist said Andrews' fand and formelt Smith's land to Nathan Prixby's hand, which way was laid out by
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The Selectmen of thorford in Manche 1 BC. and passed in the Caffirmative.
It was likewe're faut to vote, to see if the town would have a found in the town and forward in the affirmative.
The town also chose John files for and Samuel, Goodridge to birds and Found. also, voted to have said . Sound set newer Samuel Foster's Barn.
Boaford , March 1" 129/30. In as much as there was formerly a private way fait out from Thomas And rewardsarre in Boxford, over part of his fand near his said thatre south- easterly to Northern Sundby's found near a great shock that is bitwrist sound . Andrews and Friday's land. it proving " great darnag ta said Andrews-we tic Subscribers have remound or turned The said Way as followeth, beginning cit, or near the sare Andrews' Barn, there to turn uf the hell as the ofil forth, loades sontunderly betwist Samuel Smith's land and the said
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Andrews' land till it comes to astrike with stones about it which in the corner bound betwist the said findrow, fruits and Bixby; thence turning youthwardly on the westerly side of ward Bound upon the said Andrews found at the corner, so on to the path that Grads along betwent a porthole and a hill . and so on till it meets with a private way Cond out by Topsfield Selectmen in " and Bruxby 's field . " The soin Way is to Pay two roda wide in every part of it .-
Joseph Horle, Jishe Thomas Perley, Selectmen Joseph Sepronds) of said town,
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get the town chose facut. Parole Perley , Hoderetter. for word , Heating and The town chase Capt. Yourfl Have to serve as Representative at the great and General Court for that year.
3. They chose Sent. Jauch Perley to serve on
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The Grandjury at The Superior Court at Spareich on the month of May current. 4th They chove Richard , Peabody ino Thomas Reding- Ion to serve on the jury of itrials at soud Court. 5th The town chose and ispowered heut Thorner Perley, and Copt. Thomas Perley and John Andrews to sellle The line between Topsfield and Boxford, from The apple-tice in Copt. Terley's feld and so throughout all The bounds according to the resolve of The Generale Court, Will it comes to John and. retus dam near Thomas Gould's house; und from and Dam on a straight line to the Fishing brook, and there to prefixe bounds in the flere where our mand bornmitten shall agree with a horrormatter of Topsfield for that parfiese. 1
"We whose names are under resetten, being a Committee choveriand impowered by the towns of Neprofield and Boxford respectively, to settle the bounces between Topsfield and Broxford according to the Cont thewave of the General Court Invery forever
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have accordingly settled the line between sand, Sofisfield and Boxford from the Apple tree i've Capt. Perley's fuldite a stake and heap of stones at The southeasterly corner of Mr. Baker's farm more in thereford, and from thenew to a Dam, called Andrews' dam near Her Thomas Gould's House; and from theme being the place where the water now runs under said Dam; Theree southerly to a stake and bear of stones by the Fishing, throck on the counterlyside of The riv. what running into wand Brook; and then on the waid Broch rund into the thiver, called Ipswich thever; Then up ward hiver to Middleton line. (Date) Hetfield frene 17131. John Honey, ifformes Partey, Thomas Gould, Thomas Perley Jul- Johre Curtice. john , Andrews.
, It a legal town meeting, held in thoseford The 2th day of November 1731. post The town chose Sient. Touch Perley Moderator for wird , Heating. and other landlines Deacon Nathan Peabody, . Sithaniel, immondo and Thomas theding ton
21+7. to meet with a Committee of Middletore, and am powered them to settle the line between send Middleton and Boxford according to the Net of the General Court, and to make monuments between the two outside bounds according to the sand Committees diverction_ and if the Committees of the said two towns agree there to, to employ a Surveyor in said Service upon the towns cost and charge. Voted to allow Leerst Jock Perley clever Shillings, is whereof for money he ford when Journ Trece .. urer, more than herreceived of the Constables, and the other five for going to Newbury Court about business concerning Thomas Gallop; also. voted to allow Lient. Thomas Berley for writing a dead, and other trouble about getting said Deed signed and for looking out a copy of the General. Courts resolve, and for time spent in welling the line with Topsfield Unsterre shillings. Voted that the Selectmen should morte a route of forty hormon to defray The town charges for the year enowing. 5th The town chose Richard Kimball to build such a Tound aus Topsfield how, and to get it finished by the tenth of april next, and to have it et where it were voted it should be in March the of 1730/1. "Boxfor!
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Mroxford December 10, 0731. He the Subscribers, being Commettees appoin- ted to settle the line between Boxford and Middleton, and in compliance with said Service, we the Subscribers annet on the month and touth days of December 19 31 and agreed en a mmafile with rocha about it near po- why thever, at the lower end of a meadow called for- meadow for one bound according to the God of the General Court- Then running northwesterly to a black out markedethistones about it, so on to a black cat marked with stones about it then to conether black cat- there to a white outs them to a blackrock - then to a beef of rocks then to a website ack- therefore black oak slump which wasa known ranging bound between Indover and thexford accord. ung to the word art of the General Court. -
all reducti sferesaid bonnevie mutually agreed on and acknowledged an partition bounds between said to towns.
Hitrow our hands. , Nathaniel Peabody, Samuel Symonds, Frucht, illnight, ,Sithamist dymondo, Thornad Thedington,
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At a legal town meeting held in ts oxford janu ary 20 " 1/31/2. 1st The town chose Doctor David Wood. Moderater. for said Nesting.
The town chose Cornet Hephen Paulody and Thomas theding log to supply thebest Will. .. and his Wife with necessarie's for their comfortable subsistance till our annual town meeting in March next, upon the torn cost and charge, and Chewere to do their endere. or to secure what estate they have from em beglement till said I Town meeting.
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Voted to arbeite Nathan Towne of all hisrates which are unpaid in Constable John and reurs fint.
At a legal town meeting, held in thoxford March 18th 1/31/2.
1st The town chove Stephen Prahady Moderator for vaid Herting.
2270 the town chose Joseph Hale iforens Clerk for the year envering. The town chasse Joseph Carriers and Thomas Redington Constables for the year enmening. tto The town chose Sent. Jade Partey, Robert . Andrews, Joseph Habe fur Lebedrech Foster and John Bixby Selectmen and Assessors for the year criouing. ʹ
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sith The town chove Capit. Thomas Perley, George Carleton and Timothy Dormare Surveyors of Highways for the year ensuring. Ith "the town chose. Dencon Turnothy Foster and John Kimball dythingmen for the your enaning.
4th Jonathan Reabady and John Forsvare were chase Fence viewers for the your ensuring. with ifformar Andrews, Jamuch Gould, John Waster cond Jouable Stickney are chosen Hogrieves for The year ensuring.
john Burby chosen Sealer of leather for the year enwing.
John Derman is chose Scaler of Weight and .Hemenneed for the year coming.
The town chose, Went. Jeremiate Verley
Treasurer for said down for the year ensuing.
It news fruit to the vote, to see if the town, would affor the ihreles of the tour part of the fifty thousand pounds loan, lowit. haft. Thomas .Perley, Sent. hamas Perley and Joseph Hale fifteen hounds for their service
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in mannageing that affair and it passed in the affirmative.
.It was celoro faut to the vote, to set of the town would choose Overseers of the poor , and it passed in the Negative?
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ott a legal town- meeting held in Boxford . Hay " 1/32. The town chove Rophen Prabody , Moderator for word , Herling.
the townchose Joseph Hate to Represent theme in the great and General Court, le he convened,
held and kept at the townhouse in Prostor on the faust Wednesday in , Hay current.
3º Thetown voted to allow Thomas Birdengten four pounda vix stellings and mine pence for his supplying of trobert, Hillis with provisions and other necessaries for wormerland point and till the 2", Hay current.
The towreached to allow iThomas theding ton rindefullings- Obrascon , Nathan Peabody and Nathaniel Symonds, severe shillings coche, for aversting in setting the line between therford and Middletore.
The tour voted to allow Gapet. ifhorman Hedley and Corporal John Andrews, three stalling roch, for assisting in settling The line between Sopafuld and tronford.
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1.12. It news pant to the vote, to see if the town would repour the Meetinghouse, and it passed in the affirmative.
The town chose, Hr John Symonds to repair our Meetinghouse upon the towns cost and charge. with It was frist to the vote, to see if the town would dapboard The two enda and foreside of the Herlinghouse and take down the torres, and dove the place where it stood, and make new Cavements where they are needed, and refieur The glass and it passed in the affirmative. The town chose john Wood; John Kimball. and Timothy Dormand lo seat our Hertinghouse. "The town voted to allow Samuel Foster Jest! eight founder ten shillings for building and finishing of a Sound. "The town chose Samuel Poster for Sound- harper for the year enowing. Gracon itimothy faster was chove Overseer of the fear.
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It a legal town meeting held in theford Sovember 20, 1732.
post "the Moon choses dienst goede Perley , Moderator forward, Heating.
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It was just to the vote; to see if the louvre would allow Ephraim Stiles one found five whitting" and six pence for mending the Herting house glous windows and it pasivo in the Affirmative . It was put to the vote, to see if the throne would alate Efbreem Arwith one pound three shillings and weeen france, that fin von Daniel's head was rated at - The last being finished after his doute . unit passed in The Affirmative.
4th The lowere voted to direct the Movement to make
a town rate of forty freund to definey town charges for the year ining. . It legal town meeting, held in kroxford The 13th day of March 1933. 1.0% The terer chose Jehone digemoncher, Hadereiter for the day.
2010 They chose thomas Beding fore town Clerk for the year coming. The Towne choue Cornet Stofhere. "Vecibody, Salt. aniel Symonds, Lecut Peromich Perley, Pon athan Faster and Samuel Gould Velichinen! for the year coming.
4th the town chave the aloucura. vid Schecter dovessero for the river covering.
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Sth The town chave Jonathan Peabody and Francis Wester Constables for the year snowing.
6th "the Town chave Daniel Wood, John Kimball. John Wood, Jonathan finireby and John Gould Surveyors of Ways for the year envering. " The town chose Jonathan Kimball and Fourth Symonds Tythingmen for the year endring.
oth The town chove Anthony Atwood and John truywell Fenceviewers for The year enowing.
9% The town chove John freely Scaler of" Leather for the year enowing. "The town chose John Dorman Scooter of Heights and Measures for the year enowing. , the " The townichose bychiel jewett , "Matthew Brahman, Oliver andrews and Fevermah Fouler Hogyreeves for the year enowing. 12th ithe town chose Siret. Jeremiah Verley Jour- Secensurer for the year ensuring. 13th ,The town chose john Themhalf to serve on The Grandpery for the year envering - and , Sithar Guerres and John Andrews Jun to serve on the fury of thisles at the inferior Court
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at Spmich on the last Tuesday of March instant. 14th Allowed Capit. Thomas Perley twenty shilling. and Lieut: Thomas Perley eight shillings, for getting a deed exceeded, that was quer for the found which el? John Rogers improta
Also , allowed Sient Jord , Perty four shilling". for taking care of Robert Willis- and allowed Joseph Symonds, John Wood, james Curluce and John Brancay, four shillings to rach, of them for service done at Salem to prevent Thomas Callof corriing to a lowre charge. 15th Votre to pay the thepreventative in shathings per day out of the town Ircamry according to the former Art of the General Court. 16th It was hurt to vote, whether the town would free those inhabitants, who live above The widow huth Taylor's, from Their Ministerial charge, either in hart or in whole and it prowad in the negative.
17th The town chose Jord Smith, John Andreas and Thomas Andrews a Committee to reckon with our former Trustees, which. let out our Towna part of the fifty thousand pounds loan money.
2.56. At a logal town meeting, held in oxford on the of of Mary 1933.
1 "The town chave Corfit. Joseph Hele Moder- color
and "The town chose Asphere Peabody to serve on the Grandjury on the third i Tuesday of this instant May at the Superior Courtat Ipswich. 3. "The town chose job Tyler and joseph Sym- andar to serve on the fury of itrials at wood forest. The town chose bychich jemett to serve as Contable in the room of Framis Harter, who refinard to serve, and hard his five pounds ·It a legal town meeting, held in th osford ,Sivember the 27,1733.
just. "If we'rees freut to rate, to see of the town alfore the account, of reckoning of Jacob, Smith, John Andrews and Thomas andrews, with Capt. Thornton Marley, Cofet. Joseph Hale and Sient. Ahorrar Pericy, former "trustees, con- warning their fitting the towns Loan money. and it forsed in the lofirmative.
2.0d linked to allow dammit Goodridge therey .stuffings for taking care of the, Herlinghouse.
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3 "Voted to allow Jacob Smith, Jahn Andrews and Thomas Andrews, nineteen shillings for their trouble in rectoring with The abovesaid 4th Voted, that the Casessors shall by a rate of fifty pounds to defroy over town charges for The year emorning. Put to vote; to see if the town would allow twenty pounds to the Inhabitants living at the upper and of our town, Toward maintain . ung o Minutter the enaning venter- and , hasard in the negative.
6th Voted to allow john Wood four whitting", for returning Warrants of persona being warned out of town.
At a legal town meeting, held in trorford Janmarry 201, 1/3/4. 1st The town chowe Livest. Thomas Perfey Moderator for said Meeting.
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