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? It was first to vole, whether the town would; build a new Meetinghouse and near our old meetinghouse as may be, and it proved in The Negentive:
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,3: .It was put to vote, to see if the town would build a new meetinghouse at the upper eno of our town- and it forward in the negative. 4th . It nows frust to vote, to see if the town would free those inhabitants, who live at the upper end of our town, viz those, who have above Aremeia Hoster and Jonathan Kimball, from their ministerial charge, and it passes in the Negative.
with It was post to vote, to see if the town world. repour our Meringhouse - and it, poisand in the negative. The town also, voted to force Jourfol Curtice from praying hier rates for the year 1732. Received of Herermale Sestry Scamrer of thoxford the um of one hundred and twenty pounda, Province bills on the account ofing Salary for the year 17832/3. Iway by mne Beerved John thoger.
Boxford December 12, 1933.
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Received of M. Nathan Peabody Treasurer of Boxford, the surro of one hundred and twenty pourde- Provence bells of credit for my Salary for the year 1/3, I say received by me? John Arogers.
At a legal town meeting, held in Branford, March Hie 2, 1733/4
put The town chose Stephen Probody Moderater for saind Meeting.
2nd The town chose Joseph Hole Town Clerk for the year moning.
3. The town' chose John Symonds, Joseph Hele, Ju! Thomas RedingTone, Timothy Stile and Lesdich Foster Selectmen and Assessors forthe year ensuring.
The town chose Samuel Spoford and John Siles Constables for the year ensuring.
4th. The town chose Northom Carries, Job Tyler, Jacole Perley Je- John Gould and Gideon Bixby Surveyors of Highways for The year ensuring.
5th Robert Andrewa and Ephronm. Thimball are chone Tythingmen for the year envering. G.M. Jonathan Baxtery and John Brancel are
chosen Fenceviewers for the year ensuring. gotin
200. ith john Jindy in chowe leader of Leather for The year entry.
oth John Derman was chove Senter of Weight and measures for the year ensining.
y! John Chefenan, Thomas Andrews, Thom- aus Peabody and Jeremiah Games are chosen Hogreeves for the year errosunng. 10th heutenant gerermach Terley in chose Freonsurer for The world tour for the year chemine.
with It was put to the vote, to see if the town would set off atic north and northwesterly part of our town, mes set forth in a petition fand before the Town of the forest tourn-meet. we, and it poused in the negative.
12th, 'The town anade chone of US Joh Tayler To attend at Sporuch Court to endeavour To prevent, a way being fondant from Andover Good Through Ebenezer Tyler's land to thorning line.
(A) a legal town meeting, field in Boxford
post "the tourechoue brent . thomas Perten . Moderater for ward, Heating. .74.
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In It was past to the vote, to see if the town would route sixty grounds for to deferony lowre charges and it passed in the affirmative. 3. It was past to The vote, to see if the town would make an addition to MY Rogers Salary, and it powned in The negative.
4th It was just to the vode, to see if the town would meinten two Ministers at the cost of the whole town, and it passed in the Negative . 5th JA was put to the vote , to see if the town would free the Inhabitants of the north point of the town, so far as They shall be most convenient for the new meeting house which they have basalt, from any ministerial charge to the south port of the town, that so they may provide for Themselves. and it passed in the negative.
6th .It was put to the vote, to see if the town would be willing that the ministry, which is mains torned by the whole town, wholl be carried on, for the time to come in both . Westing house, by twins, according to The proportion of change they have, and whathe pary in such part of the town, and it passed in the Negative.
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Received of Jerennate Perley Treasurer for horford, the sum of one hundred and twenty Lourdes for my Salary for the year 193h. I may comed byand John Rogers. thoreford January 1" 19,3%.
, It a legal town meeting, held in Bosford
of The townchose Sient. ifhermos Sorley , Hederarter för wenndie Herting. "? "The tour chose Joseph Hole TownClash. for the year moning. The town chose forofobi Harde ; Sergeant forcate chinthe, Jonathan Poster, chernothy Sliter and Arrows : Pertey Selectmen for the year enoming.
4! Thomann also those the abovesaid Select men to be Marcadores for the year ordering. ,H. "The down chose John Gould and Jonathan Kimball Contables for the year enoning. tth "The towne choue thenjasmine Parter, thomas · Peerbody, Jevermale iputer, the hort Andrews, Sent. Thomas Porley and Sommel Gould. Prayers of Highwayfor the year many.
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4th Sargeant Jovol Jamonth and John Wood are chose Tythingmen for the year enowing. oth Sommet Goodridge and Copt. Anthony Atwood :
were choose Fenceviewers for the year enning. Ebenezer Curtice was chase. Sealer of Leather for The year coming.
18th. Joseph Stickney and Jarmusch Stonothey were choose Hagreeves. 1 11th John Dorman was chase leader of Heights and Henares for The year enong.
12th. It was hurt to the vote, to see if the town would para a vanthan on The private way laid out by the Selecter from the County thood, beginning between MY John Kimball's house and fonctionne Fowler's house aurous to The) Country road by formach Shofford's House, and it forward in the Affirmative. "The sand a Private wary is bonnod our follows, begerning by the hood which leads from Andover to Theranch, between the Houses of Mer John Kimball and Jonorthern Fowler, at the secret side of a white oak tree, theme neitherly. to Pay two roda de betweere word Temball's and "Fosters found in The linebetween them till it
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corner to agreat rock in ward Line, going to The cost of words track and so on between two white cakes marked, and so on between land of fathard Kimball and Jonathan Forster und Letechale Foster to two more whatcook irccs marked- and so across sand Foster's fand. and Richard Tyler's and Personnel Tylers fund, and overovas Sannuel of profford's found to The Country road by Samuel Shopford's House, We have land the sand Hay two roda wide Through the sand Lands are aforceand The and Private way wars found out by. ) . She johnenmandes, Veleetmen
March 22, 1/3/4 ·rd Amethy Miles, 24 chedich Forster.) Boxford ( 13. itt was fut to the rate, to use of the town words net of the Inhabitants of the north part of the town, or free them from Their ministerial charges that they may be a parishby them- scleros as far as the tourde following, viz from a faretice standing in c Andover line, Then northwardly to the lower end of Long pond thenby the from to the upper ared of the Land,
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and there between fond of Doctor Wood and Hoster's farm and land of Jonathan Tarball and Sam. nel Spafford to hoger s'tice- and so bounded one Rowley, Bradford and , Andover- and it fraser in the negative
14th It was just to the vote; to see if the town would choose a man to go to the General Court to make pleas in the towns behalf against John Trabody, John Honey and George Carleton, being set to the town of Bradford, and it howard in the Negative. Capt. Jevermah Perley was chose Trawsure for vaid Town for the year enning.
It was put to the vote, to see if the town would order MT John Symonds their Representative to petition the great and General Court for the right that Peter Prescott, a narraganset of .
deer might be entitled to by a grant of the great and General, Court, and it hasused in the affirmative.
Print. Thomas Perley was chosen Surveyor of Hemp and Place for the year ensuring.
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266. Boxford Sept. 29, 1729. Beloved friends. If you will make my Salary as good for the future, as it was at The time of my settlement among you; or if you will add forty pournes angully to my present salary, you will do well, both for your- volver and me, and if you do so, I will, of the Town desire me, de quoit you from all arrearages that might be demanded on the account of the difference between money and billes, and by there presentar, secure the town from all logat claims that my hairs might make
"I arn your sincere friend and Pastor. John Logero.
At a legal town meeting, held in boxford , Hay 16 th 1935.
Not The town chave Joseph Hale their Represent- tolove to serve them at the great and General Evert to be holden at the Court House in boston on The Court Wednesday of Hay current. The town house Siest. Thomas Partey . Moderater fortic forevent mesting. . 74.
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It was put to the vote, to see if the town would make good, the deficiency that is er MY Roger' salary for the time fort, and it passed in the negative.
4th It was just to the vote , to see if the town would pay MS Rogers one hundred and twenty pounds in lieu of the house and land which he is now in the homesnon of and it powered in the negative.
5 th It was fast to the vole, to see if the town would morthe choice of Joseph Habe to attend the General Court to object against the Courts granting The prayer of the petition. ers that dwell on the northerly end of our town, and it poursed in The affirmative.
6th It was hast to the vote, to see if the town would take the Parsonage farm into their own hands, that so, M. Rogers might have the profit of et if he should we canuse and it herald in The Negative.
7th It wor hut to the vote, to see if the town would allow men four challenges re day for Perambulating on the several lines ofour town when appointed by the Bellmen from timeto time, and it passed in the Affirmative. 1-11
(It a legal town meeting, held in thoxford Decem- ber 15 , 17:3.5.
The town chose Sient: Thomas Verley Moderator. it , It was put to the vote, to see if the Town well allow the Selectmen wix shillings a day for Making a survey of the towns estate, in order to a new valuation, and it founded in the Offer- mative?
2nd . It was put to vote, to use of the town would allow Jonathan Foster eight shutting's for dronning the tests for a new valuation, and it proved in the affirmative.
3. It was peut to the vote, to see if the town word allow John Symonds fifteen shillings for service done at the General Court and it housered in the Affirmative.
4th .It was put to the vote, to see how big the town rale should be this year, and the Town voted Thirty pounds.
Jonathan Forter was chase Clerk for ward Meeting. It a legal town meeting, held in thexford Marching, 1736. The town chase Samuel Foster Moderator for said . Meeting
good "the town chose jobin digmonday, Ines" lake Harvey
26g. Hovey, Jonathan Foster, Capt. Stephen Peabody and John Fellown' Selectmen for the year envering. The town also chose the abovesaid Selecteren assessore for the year ensuing.
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The town chose Joseph Hole Town Clerk for the year erining.
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Thomas Andrews and Matthew Sulmare were chose Constables for The year ensuing. John Andrews Jat, John Keinball, Aaron Kimball, Capt fevermale Verley, Thermas Kellam and Caleb thrown are chosen Surveyors of High- ways for the year ensuing.
6th Joseph Hale put und Jahre Hanter are chave Mythinginer.
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Jonathan Stickney and Nathaniel Surname Je? are chosen Forreviewers for the year coming. oth Ebenezer Curte chose frater of Leather, and John Dorme a leader of Weightes and it for the year enwiring.
Abner Hale, Joshua Andrews and Samuel Tyler chose Hogreeves for the your evening. 10% enviing.
Jacob Smith is chose Town Treasurer for the year
" Liest. Thomas Perley was chase Surveyorof
Hempound flax for the year ensuite rg.
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12th It was put to the vote, to see if the town would empower Joseph Hake; their Representative, to petition the greatand General Court, to order The Paying out a grant of fondere Peter Prescotts right, who was a narragannet soldeer, maide to the town of thoseford where it may be most conven. rent for them and et passed in the affirmative. 19h . It was just to the vote , to see if the town de invest aspon taking are acquittance from My Rogers, of all arearaged that may be demanded on the account of the difference between money and bills of credit agresable to the tenure of a letter vent by MY thogens to the town, bearing date .September 29. 1129. and to choose a Commetter To take wuch acquittance on behalf of the town, ar is therein promised by Ho thogens- The said Committee to be empowered by the town, to makeup and balance accounts with ME Rogers, relating to the aforcesaid forty pounds in the towns behalf , and what money appears to be justly dove to. It? togena, before the town was divided into two jourishes to be paid him out of the town.
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Treasury - and it passed in the Affirmative . The town chose formeel Foster, Joseph Hale and Jonathan Foster a Committee, and have empowered Them to take an acquittance of M? Rogers, and te mathe ufe and balance accounts with him agreeable to the presiding vote of the Tour.
Know all men by These Presents, that I John Rogers of Boxford in the County of Essex and in Newengland Clock, have remissed, released and forever quatdoumed, and by these Presents do, forme, my beira, crouistors and adminis_ Tratory, and every of us, clearly and absolutely remise, release, and forever qual durante the town of Boxford all, and all manner of arrearages that may any ware le due tome) of my yearly salary inner tosettled in the> work of the ministry and thenford on the account of the difference between money and billes of credit until October 21, 1729, at which time the teore made an addition to my Salary of forty pounds aparty, in witness whereof, I have here- unto wet my hand aridural the twelfth day of . Hay. 1
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May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty sine. Signed, sealed and delivered, in prevence of
John Rogers
Jonathan Foster. Nathaniel Rogers.
At a legal town- meting, held in Boxford May 14# 1736. The town chose John Symonds to represent them at the great and General Court to be holder at Houston, May 26 th 17,36.
Is a legal town meeting, held in Boreford November 23, 1736.
Not The town chove Capt Stephen Peabody Mod- ercitor for word Merling. 2nd The town chose Jacob Smith Clerk for said day. It was put to the vote, how big the town rate shall be this your, and the town voted forty hounds. .It was past to the vole; to see if the town would hay Mit drogers the six and twenty pounds for the defereciation of the forty pounds, and it harward in the affirmative.
2/3. Received of Capt Jevermich Perley Treasures of Boxford The sun of one hundred and twenty pound. formy Salary for the year 17 34/5. I say, received John Rogers.
Boreford December 20,
Received of Confit. Jevermont Perley Towntreas. uver of oxford The sum of twenty sex pounds, bills of credit_ which um the town vo led to make good the forty pounds granted by the town to me in the year 9. Jaay, received by me Jisoxford Marchi 2, 1936/7. John Rogers.
At a lequel town meeting, heldin Boxford March. the on the 1936/2.
Not The town chose Jamothy States Moderator for said Merting.
2) The town chove Joseph Symonds, John Kombate Emos Joseph Hale, Thomas Trabody and fire minh Footer Selectmen for the year ensuing; also, the town choose the abovenamed Selecteren. Assessore for the year emailing.
3. The town chose Joseph Symonds Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
4 th The town chose Jonathan Faster and John Bixby Comitables for the year ermining.
5th The town chose Sammel Packard, Benjamin ·Porter, David Wood, Jonathan Peabody, Arov . Porley
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Perley and Ebenezer Curtice Surveyors of High- ways for the year nowing.
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The town chose Sammel Gould Capt Jeremiah Perley, Copt. John Tyler and Caleb Brown Tythingmen for the year enowing.
yth "The town chose Godeon Bixby and Samuel Goodridge Fenceviewers for the year ensuing. with itfic town chase John Misty Scaler of leather for the year coming.
"The lawn chove foten Dormand lealer of Heights
and , Howeveren for the year enouung.
with the incorrechave jovefate hackney, Johne Peabody for- Daniel Hood . Hephere Kunnelos Hogreeves for the year coming.
The town chose Livet. thomas Perley larreyes of thembe and flor for the year arning.
, I a logal itaun mesling, held in theoxford May The ot 1/3y.
"The terne chave stammuch "hoster Moderator for word , Merting .
i'd "the town chose Pater demandes to theteressent there at the great and General Court, to be Folder at boden the as of this instant. . ? .It was just to the role, to use if the tour
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would you leave for the Selectmen to draw out of the Treasury, the sum of six pounds fifteen shillings and eight pence to pay the County rate, and it passed in the affirmative.
4Th The town voted to pay M. John Rogers five found for keeping School one month in the year front.
At a legal town meeting, held in th orford defil ember the 2, 73% for the chance of furymen to serve on the jury of Trials at Newbury Court, and there were chose, by drowning proxies out of The box, Matthew Butman and Amor Perley. Ma legal town meeting, held in Benford January the ? ? " 17 37/0.
The town chose Copt Jeremiah Porley Modera. for for world Meeting. 2and The town voted John Symonds and Joseph lyon ando, four skullings earch; for reviewing bounds between Taprofield and throwford.
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The town voted to allow Capit, feverman Perley four pourds for serving as Irrassurer four years 11} 1732, 33,34 and 35.
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The town ofte bro" Joseph Hale four "hill
ingo for entering persons at Court, who were warned out of course.
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St. The town voted Capt. Stephen Peabody fave whillings for entering persone at Court, who we're warned out of tour.
6th i'll waves frust to ware, to see how ling the town reste shall be this year and the town uded forty pourela.
. Italogut town- mestring, held ene BB oxford January 29th 1 /3 /or.
pt "the town chose Quartermaster John andrews . Moderator forward , Herting.
2nd, It was put to the role, to use of the town would choose a more, or mere to answer the present ment at Pattern Court , for want fre Schochmunster . arid et forward in the affirmative.
.30 The town chose josephe demandes and ithomas Pochody to go to ward Court in the towns behalf. 4th 'The lowere voted, that the Selectmen's should provide a chodmonster for the town a quarter of the year emorning.
, It a legal town meeting held intheoxford 1. Hurch 18 th 17.31/07.
in the teren chose, Hr formel Foster Heder- alar for vard , Heating. and The tran chante Joseph Symonds, Thomas Prabody, Robert Andrews, Benjamin . Porter and
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and Gideon Birineby Selectmen for The year ensuring- the town chose the abovesand Selectionen assessors for The year ensuring. The townchose forrepite Symond down Click for the year enowing.
4th the town chose Jonathan texty and times Verley Gonalables for The your eminy. The town chose Thomas Richard, Daniel Heed, John Kimball, John Wood and Jones Curtice Surveyors of warps for the year onning. The town chose Jahre Dermare, Jacob Perley, En Luke Honey and Jonathan Coe Sething men for the year emning.
7th The town chose Thomas Partey he! and Ezekiel Jewell Fennecviewers for the year enaning. The town chose Garon "Kimball Seater of leather for the your covering.
The town chose (ohne Formand Scaler of Heights and Heouvres for the year ensuring. 10th The town chove john Peabody ju? Clever Andrews, Fiske Hovey Ja David Nood Junier and Fromein Perley Hogreeves for the year ensuring. 11th The town chove Jacob Smith downtreasurer for the years ermining.
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12th It was put to vole, to see if the town would fransa ide to draw money out of the Town
Savoury from time to time, to pay the County rate and it frauded in the offerative. .It was fout to vote, to use if the town would grant the partition of James Curtice and others to be land to Topofich and it passed in the negative.
14th. The town chave Deacon Timothy Foster Grano- jury man and Thomas Andrews and Joseph Stickney were chosen by drawing proxies out of this box, to serve on the jury of drieles at Ihrearch Court.
, Il a legal town meeting, heldere Boxford for the chance of furymen on Hoy 5 " 1130. Thetown chose Samuel loster le verve on the Grandjury, and John Bixby was drawn out of the box forte veric on the Jury of iTrials.
I a legal town-meeting held in theoxford , Hory rid 22, 1730.
if The town chave. It Samuel Foster, Moderator forward, Hartung.
200 the town chose Jeberedt y mendes to represent
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the town at the great and General Court. 1
The town voted to have a Schoolmonster for the lown from the first day of September next enowing, to the last day of april following.
4th It was put to the vote, to see if the town would mend The Highways by or roste , and it paused in the negative.
The town voted to build a Pound in the second Tariste upon the Townes cost.
At a legal town meeting held in Boxford Septem ber the is, 17300 for the chance of Jurymen to serve on the Jury of Trials at Newbury Court- und Feron Thomas Redington and Jonathan Foster were themen drown for that service. At a legal town meeting, held in trorford December 5, 11 30.
1st. The town chose Mr. John Wood Moderator for said Meeting.
2nd It was put to vote , to see how big the town rate 3? should be this year and the townvoted fifty found. The town voted Amou Perley on enstilling for returning a warrant into the quarter Sessions, of performs warnedout of the town 1th
The town voted Themas Peabody four shellings
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for returning of Warrants into the quarter fess ions of persons warned out of town. The town voted joseph dimonds and Thomas Pratody, seven shillings to each of them for answering the presentment at Saten Court for want of a School master.
6th The lon votedite Dimet that article in the Warrant, the partition of the second Parish con- cerning the Parsonage land tell The Town coinc into some better regulations.
At a legal town meeting, held in Boxford
1st the town chose . H" Samuel Foster Moderater
for vard Heating "The town chose hobert Andrews, Benjamin Porter, Quartermaster John Andrews, Thomas Peabody and John Dorman Selectinen for the year covering. "The town chose the abovesaid, Selectmen ·Assessors for the year enning. The town chose Joseph Symonds Town Clerk for the year ervaring. , H, The town chose Ephraim Thimball and Ambrose Hale Constabled for the yearemoving. The
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The town chose Quartermonster John Andrews, Sicut. Nonhaniel Perkins, Nathan Peabody, Benjamin Porter Daniel Hood and Gonon Joseph Hale Surveyors of highways for the year enowing.
9th .The town chose John Chadwick , Nathan Kern ball, Capit Jeremiah Perley and Aaron Kimball "ithingmere for the year ensuring. oth The town chose John Probody Just and John finnes. well . Fence viewers for the year ervaring. The town chose Frames Perley, Job iTyler, Buchard Tarle, Samuel Fiske and Thoman Porley Hoy reeves for the year crowning. 10%. The town chose joseph Stickney Scaler of Weights and Heenmores for the year emoving.
11th "The town chose Jacobs forthe Town treasurer forthe year coming. 19th "The town chose davon Kimball leader of leather for the year ensuring .
13th The town chose Doctor John Monter to serve on
the Grand Jury for the year ensuing- and George Carleton and John Dirman to serve on The Jury of Trials at March Court, to be holden. at Ipswich. 14th It was put to note, to see whether the tour could
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aprobate the ways that the Selectmen laid out for MY , Northern Games and others, potitioners in that part of the town, and it passed in the negative.
At a legal town meeting, held in Isoxford april 28, 1739. 't The Town chose Godt Jevernoch Perley Moderator forward Meeting.
and The town chose, Me Robert Andrews to answer His preventment at Speech Court for warst of a schoolmanter. The town chose Capt. Severmat Derley and Quartermaster John Andrews to perambulate and renew the bounds between Topsfield und tranfordi.
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. It a legal town meeting held en kroxford April 2 Hoping for the chance of Juryen, and the town chose joseph Symonds to verve'on the Grandjury at Sprawach Impe- vier ( smart to be holder on the second Tuesday if ( May next and chose Stephen tunnels to verve' on this Jury of Trales at the ward Court.
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At a legal town meeting, held in Jisoxford, Huy 14th 1939.
ist. The town chose Quartermaster John And
news Moderator for and Meeting.
2nd It were just to the vote, to see if the town would build two school housen in The town, onein each porrush , and it passed in the Negative? 3. It were fait to the vote, to see if the town would divided into five parts, and each point to provide. school houses for themselves, and it forward in the affirmative.
4th It wore but to the vote, to see if the town" would provide " Grammer Schoolmeester for the year enming , and it passed in The Affirmative .
At a legal town meeting, held at therford, September 12, 1139.
The town chose Mr Benjamin Porter Moderator for said Meeting.
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The town voted to que . M. Robert Andrew ten shillings for time and money expended in answering the presentmental Ipswich Court for want of a Schoolmaster. 3. The toare voted to give. W. Amon Tarley
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