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The towne did gepres voluntarily, and uneirously to raise money to pay the workmere, that The Com -mitte abovesaid sheath agree withi, to build and fin -ish our Meetinghouse, and to raise money, as much as will be needful to pay the workmen for building and finishing The meetinghouse- and what money in needfiel, the town do agree to raise at three times. the first payment is to be the twentieth, of Hay next and the second fragment in to be by thement Christ -mas after the date hereof , and the third propment to be when the whole work is fully finished. "The town, to be at the charges of raising the Meeting house, and to waterfy the Committee for what charges they shall necessarily beat in dischargeing their trust reponed. in theme, and the Committee white the town have chover at this time be an felloweth, Josefche Andrews, Corporal Youephe drinky, Corpora Dormiel Wood, John Ecomes and bouchers Gurbet and they bei not to fromusd above and score pounds, whichis according to what was offered, and to be found at three distink fragmentos as aboucovid .-
A a lig of town meeting, held ine therford the 1" of
rt the town che Corporal Yourfile Isentry Moderater. Clerk femminael Symonds as chosen Comptable for the
"The defectmere bo av falloweth, Freut. Perley, Herbody, John Andrews, John Crimes, Withan Fechade
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4th William Foster semor is chosen Stythingman for the year evening; also, have chose Ebenezer tyler, Thomas Withins, Abraham Redington Surveyors of Highways for the year envning.
Thomas Redington and John Stiles Forreceivers This apecie; celso, Ephraim Curtice in choven to serve on the grand Jury this year; also, foifake diridges is chosen to serve are the Jury of trionfo at next Court to be holdere at Jpmviele after the date hereof, also, John Perbody is chosen Flown Clerks for the year Ensuring; also, the towni choose five men to be a Committee to find the most suitable place to wet anne Meetinghouse in- and the name of themen be au followeth, Enangri Jewell, Loft Greenleaf, Cafet Good have, Carpet. Ougood and Doctor Green- Hen, several, being gone, we, come to controvert about the legality of such ou work to be done two hours in the night, when many were gone; get, them that were left did procede to choose fenomen To be anformers of the ward Committee- and their "money be facut, Jerley, Sargeant Chadwick, Novell Andrews, Larecher Curtice and John "Carbody. "the 16th Mayagy. " The tour choose Johne. Seabody to serve an as Representative for the yearg) also, to manage their petition for the two farmers that die belong to Governor Endicott and Larcheren Gould .
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il a legal town meeting held the north bay of September 16 gg.
The town chove John Andrews Moderator for the day. also, Mosca Tyler to serve as a Jury mannen Court at Newbury; also, the Towni chose fine ment to be a) Committee to determine uspore the mostanitable place to vel our Meeting housein, for to accommodate our town for the mouth conversioncy in general. "the names of the Commettevano, Schermiah Jewels, Cafet Baymont, Doctor Deun, Beercon nouftor, Sarg cant Ephron Stevens. -
- - Ha town meeting, held in thisfeed there of Sept? the town chose John andrews Moderator for this) meeting; also, the town voted to stand to the deterre. nations of the Committee, who were chosen on the eighteenth day of this instant September, or the major part of them in agreeing upon and stating of a place where our Meeting house shall land; also, voted do satisfy the abovesaid Gentlemen for their hours, vre reason. The town fient. Partey and Corporal Thomas andrews to apply to the abovesaid Gentlemen for this service- and the 14 Hof Marele qulq. the town have chove Licit. Perfuy Sergeant Chadwick, Joseph Andrews, Lacchere Curtice and John Trabody ; te informe the aboveand Committee howthe town for, and for length and breadth.
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myth of april gy The Selection of theoxford marde a thats for the charges of the Meetinghouse, anmounting to The sum of therly and hounds eight shillings and eight pence, aus the Country rate is raised; also, the Select. mere made a Male containing ton pounds nineteen shillings and three france at the same time, and raised it an vacant fandes lying in our townships, and delivered both the aboveand Rates to Constable Symonds to gather, and deliver the money to Corporal. Wood .. Ou Etter, Johne Peabody, Clark. In Conquest qq. the Selectmen mode a rate of nine: teen freunda ten shillings, and delivered it to Constable .Symonds, and ordered him to pay eighteen pounds fet to the County Chycensurer- and the rest to deliver to the Secretmen for the use of the Flowers. el Cetteat John Peabody, one of the Selectmen and Town Clerk.
"The Selection of Boxford made co toure rate the 200 of December sbgg. ommounting to the nem of thirty eight pounda twelve hellings, or there abouta, and ordered Hie Comptables to carry therty pounds of it to Corporal Daniel Woods, and eight parents twelve shillings to Hoher Peabody for the use of the town. Ar Attest: Jahre Peabody.
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The Committee chosen thenorth day of September . 99. to state a place to set our Meetinghousere- come, one) the 3 and on the 4th days of October 16 gg. and accord. -ingly viewed both the places nominated to there by the informers , and have showed their chemione of the flores which they did think most convenient for the lowwere general to ret ar Mertinghouse in- and here is a copy of their award in that matter an folle with We, whose married are subscribed, being chosen by the town of Boxford; a Committee to determine a for the mond aantablo place to wel their Meetinghouse vou, to Accommodate said Town in general, ar appeareth by their towne vole brought to ward Subscribers by Lacent. Verley and Corporal ifhemora Andrews, we being met upon the third and fourth days of October boy. at the house of said Perley, were attended by the Committee appointed by said slower for informa- tron, how the town fay eth, and the Inhabitants seated, donaet, Leciet. Porley, Sourgront Chachurch, (or- - eft Andrewa, Laccherry Curtice Lient. Johre Meat - ody, who younever full information with renfort to the fremwer, as well as many other person. of said Town who were present; which , after hearing all the deboites and follows , pro and con with respect to The promises that the opposite parties mode, viewing of the sound planes offered for our consideration ; with ) resshut.
44 respect to the setting of said House, we have concluded and determined, that said Meetinghouse will stand most convenient, to accommodate said Town in general, on a small will, in the land of Colorahome and Thomas Quedington, where a stampi stando with stones laid ofron it, upon the northerly side of the thorn besties, and meeting of two ways; which stump and stones were showed to us by said thomas Redington. Intentimany that it is our determination with respect to the promises, we have her cuento it our hands. The day and year above written.
Nehemiah Jewell, William Gerypanont, Philemon Dear, Nathaniel Arcultore.
This is atrue cokey to mere out of the Instrument drawn afe by ward Committee to be their determination concerns - eng the most suitable place for to accommodate The tourin general. As attest John Peabody, who copied it out, iToware Clerk.
Where the town of oxford have chosen as Committee to state offorce to vel our Meetinghouseer, and accordingly the Committee have been viewing the places proposed to them by the informers, and have also, determined afore a place near the the Thornbrushes, on the land that now is the possession of Abraham Redington and Theone" Redington, and they both. lovingly.
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lovingly and freely, have given , granted, and do by there foreventa give, grant and conferme to the town of Boxford a parcel of land for The use of the louvre, for to set their Meetinghouseon, so long as the town shall have occasion to improve the sand ford for a Meetinghouse to stand are the ward find. The first bound in a tree, which is Enigne Dorman's corner bound and so nootherly fifteenrodo to a small white. catu marked; from there conterly ten rode to a great rock with stones faid uporit; and from there southerly thirteen roots and a half to a red oak tree marked; and from there eight rods westerly to the first bound; and this abovesond land layette adjoining the twelve rod broad road which renneth from the thor bushes to the other rood which beth for landover to ilopa field. And for the tree performance of what is above written, we the above and Abraham hosting. for and honour treatinglow do bind ourselves, over heira, executors, administrators and asigna, not to molest the town, so long an theirown.to all herve occas sion to improve the ward land form Het= inghouse and in testimony of what in above written, we the abovesaid thedivision's have set too our hander this twenty third of October's blogg.
Abraham Redington. Harman Redington.
Jousptsdbinhy. John Undrens.
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It a legof town meeting held in trorford the orth day of December 16 99.
The town chose Joseph Hole Moderator for the day . 2nd The town voted, that the Selectmen, now in being hall call all the Constables to an account, that house not given an account of all the money land in Their several partes delivered to them by the Selectmen respectively in their several years; it in to be under - stood, that all the Constables that have not scared their accounts and faid the money where they home been ordered by the Selectmen.
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The town of Boxford ha voted for , and made choice of Lanchees Curtice and John Farmers for Collectors, and the town deth empower them, and also, hereby er= - hewerth to gather and receive all the several sumis of money that is levied by way of rate upon persons that have warrant land in their hands, lying within the township of Sborford, which is rolled, for to discharge The charges arising for building and finishing Westinghouse in Boxford; also, The Town doth que ·
them full power to were for, and recover of any person or persone that shall wither nogleit or refusesto pay Their several sums of money consessed on theme by The Selection of Boxford, both of persons living in our town , and such a live in other towns , that have found lying in our town; also, the abovesaid Curtice and Barnen be hardy empowered to sew for and prossuite
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any person or persons, That they shall have occasion to commence any out or suits against from Court re Court tell the cause, or causes be ended- and what money they thall quther or receive of persons for rates as above and? they are hereby ordered to deliver to Corporal, Darneel Wood for the use of the town, towards the Meetinghouse cher. geo in Borford.
According to a town vole, the Selection sent to call the Constables to a reckoning, and have reckoned with Constable Watson, and find him and pound four shillings and swen pernice behind, of which money we have given heroin shillings and seven pense for his trouble he hath been at and we have ordered him to pay eighteen shillings To John Peabody, for the use of the town; also, eight shillings and six pence due from Contable Watson to the town for so manch which he quithered of a townrate delivered to him, and bath delivered the rate to the Selectmer again this 22" of December, 699. on the condition that he pay the whole um of money to the aboveward Peabody. -
The 12 of March 1099/1700.
! The town chose Evon Hagen Moderator for The day. The town chove Couple Hale Constable for the year ensuring. the Selectmen and lossessors be an followeth, Ensign Perley, Sergeant Joseph Aberby, Joseph Condieces,
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Yourdle Bridges, como Corporal Joureple Peabody bestelect. ( mere the year coming; also, William Foster, ifforces thedington, Corporal Kimball be chosen Bythingmen for the year e moving; also, the town chose John Stilen, Hoven Tyler and Thomas Withans and Daniel Wood be chosen serecyers of Highways for the year enowing; une, Abraham Lidington come John Freqwell Free - vicuers; close, Corporal Daniel Hood is chosen Grand. "Jurer for the year enning; also, Timothy Dorman to serve on the Jury of itrials this next Court at Ipsowich. The town voted, that the vercant, fand rale that is delivered to Lachens Curtice and John Conner for to gather, shall be ford faithwith which rate was made the 29th of Dreamber 6qq.
At a logof town-medling held in Biroxford the artof". iffe towne chose Faut. Perley and John Peabody to serve as Referenzendatives then year emmining, and to serve by turno, one at a terme; vated also, That John Tealody shall attend to mannage the Petition Paying in Court, though he stay no longer, which hath a promise ofabouring the ascend friday of next fession, and to be allowed by the town what money how shall expend in procureny copies of Records to methe officer our just rights according to the General Courts grant, both, to Ipweiche and Powley, from which Towns we did.
did proceed originally and what other charges shall be needful, in the management of our petition now laying in Court
We, whove names are under written, being appointed by The town of Rowley May the Biolog to im power The Town of Boxford to settle bounds with the forms of laterre, Topsfield, andover and Bradford, or any other that The townships of Marley formerly granted was border- -any upon- we do fully and absolutely grant and give To the town of theoxford as full power to settle any bevande, or run any lene'or fincas with any town or towns, farm or formas, That was formerly adjoining to the bounds of the town of Rowley , before that Benford had the grant of or EScrowshife-cand what power we formerly had, and still have, we reign of our note power to thorford Terra, to transmet in any mich business, as if we) ourselves were actually possessed of sind Township of horford as we formerly were always reserving to ourselves, The common found That Pareth in The Village undivided, con may appear by an agram. - ent bearing date the seventh of July, one Thousand six hundred and eighty feed- and the frogment of the twenty shilling per er in Silver; expresed in an agreement by Joseph Bixby senior, John
Peabody, William Foster, formmeet Symonds and Moves Tyler senior, to be paid by them to the town
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of Prowley or their orders, while Boxford have an Or:" - Todos minister settled among them, with The three pounds which will be due the seventh of july next and already ordered to Capitaine Hicerre- dated May 12th, bog. by Daniel Wicom, Joseph Boynton and Samuel Hatte of thewley, con confirmed out a legal meeting of the town of tholey by an et of sound Towne May 6 th b qq. This is a tive copy taken out of the town book of thousley as Cottest, Joseph Boynton Clerk for Rowley.
"We whose names be hereto mobscribed, being up. painted by Ipswich and Boxford respectively to perambulate the bounds between sand downs, med : this day, being the orth day of Caporal you and the following bounds cere them which are the standing bounds betwist the said towns. First beginning at the swarmto, called the Cake a warmte, where there in a heart of stones by a fortheside, upon the westside of sound Swamp, Theme Grinning westerly of saine Swords to a little white oak brook, with a heap of stones about it; there on the same line to a heap of stones; thenew on the same here to two red oak trees with stories by them , and some stones placed between
them; there on the same line to a heap of atomes
. on a ridge by a meadowside, called Perley's meadow; there on the same time to a heap of stones in fect! Thomas Perley's field, that both a walnut bush in the heap of stores; there To a topic white cook-life which is dead with stones about it; there on the acomme Care to a marked old oak tree with a hoop of stories about it; there on a straight line to an appletice in Lieut. Thomas Jerley's field- an witness our hands. Abraham How, John Perley, Willarre Howlet Themas Perly ._
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At a legal town meeting, held in ABox ford The 20 of September 1700.
" The town chiose bro" Perley Moderator for the meeting. 2." The toure chaise foton Everves to serve on the Jury of Trials next Court at Nicabury; also, chose Jahre bornes to make a pound in That end of the Toien where he liveth, and set it up by Quartermaster Tyler's barn, or near to it in that Moord; also, the town did cafer -point, that There should be another hound made and wet ufo between Corporal, Peabody's house and Time- -. thy Dermon's house, or in some other place in that rood aus may be convenient, and have chose John Peabody to see that this Found berncode by May next; also, the town chose Yno?" Perley to see that there be another pound made and vet ufe by freeph Hal's haus
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1.5.2. or near thereabouts where it is already voted to be more. These three places be allowed of by the town for lease! uno benefit of the whole.
At a leg of town meeting, held in Boxford the 11th of October 1700.
The town voted to send lero" John Perley and Clerk Symerida, to invite Me firmy, He Persons, Me Capon. Mr Bharward to come to our town, and to afford untheir heff in keeping a day of frayer, to rechte ORD for his blowing in our calling on ellimister to dispence the word of God a mong no in the town of Boxford; also, the town voted to satisfy those mere who shall entertain the ministers and their attendants, who shall come To afford we their help in The ward dery. He town chose bns" Perly, Just. Perley, Clerk ~ Symonds, Sargeant Condrews and John Peabody, To be a Committee; to meet with a Committee sent by Order of the General Court, to view the lines between Topsfield and Brosford; also, to inform them, as well as they can, where the lines between Topsfield and oxford is, or aright to be according to Court grant, or otherwise settled; also, to act in the Towns Michaelf. what they shall see needful for the good of the town in that affair according to the tree intent of the General Courts Order.
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The Selecteren of Boxford being met together on the Ist day of July 1100. have agreed that the Highway shall continue as it is voted for that end, from the road by Withare Foster's fields, along to hearlay bourn near to a bill called dobarco-prifer bill; an witness our hands The Selectmere of Benford.
Jourph Bixby. forsefile Perbody.
This is a true cafey of what was given in to be recorded Av attest John Peelrady Clerk for Brosford.
We the Selectioner of thexford being met together are) the 9th day of September you have agreed that a High. way ofcell lag and continue from the Meeting house as astraight on the ground will most conveniently admit of to the upper end of the meadow that layerh a little way before the Widow Peabody's new mill, and so, over His brooks to the bounds of the land between The Windows Trabody's land and Joseph Hal's fand, and so along upon their bounds to Andover Highency, part upor the Widow Peabody's land, and point for foureple Holes found an witness our hands, The debilinen of discreford.
Sovepole Brandy, Josiah theridgers, Joseph Peabody, Josefabe Andrews.
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Whereas, the Committee have enjoined the Carpenters to fill over meeting houve with seato an Andover Mut: "inghouse is filled - and upon the towns desire , the Committee have released the Carpenters of that obligation as to seating the Mertinghouse, and do leave it to the direction of brign John Porley and Clerk Somuch Symonds with the Carpenters to fill the feeling houve with meats as they shall ow cause to the towns best advantage. this was agreed to and noted by the town stre Litof October 1700.
"The Selection of Boxford met together on the mythof July 1100. We have agreed that the Highway shall bay and continue for that was from Francis Elliot's house into the Mill forth ou it is now improved , and as the trees are marked, and so on to Crooked hond brook, and so on a the trees are marked to the edge of the long plain from there, straight over vaid plain unito the Fishing brock a little above The fout hole. and so on to the road corning out of the field la "Timothy Dorman's Barre. Said heard to lay , one part one said Dorman's land , and port on Corporal Joseph Peabody's land, and so on to the Meetinghouse as witness our hands. the Selectmen of Boxford. 1. ifAr Perley, Joseph Bixby, Josiah Bridges and Tavepets vendreces.
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It a legal town meeting held in Bisoxford the gift. of farcry 1100/1/01.
The townchose how" Perley Moderater for the day. The town voted to give are invitation to MY Stherules Syrrans to be our minister if it please God to insuline have to take up with over invitation and what we can que; also, the town have chose Corporal Daniel Wood and Corporal, Themens Verley to go to Geerbridge and carry The town vote and declare it to Me Surnm, and bring the town his answer, whether he will accept of it or not; also, the town have receiv ed the Meetinghouse this day of the Committee and Carpenters to full satisfaction according to hargaire .
At a legal town meeting held in thorford the 197. of January proofyor. The town chose Sargent Thomas Andrews Moderator for the meeting. The town voted to choose a Committee to treat with the Indians about their demand of money for our town being within the trout of find the Indicare have claimed to belong to the Jorgemore of Aggerum which also, they have proved, that They are the grand. children of the said dagermore- The Committee chosen for this service be as followith, bons? Perly. Sunt. Perley, Johne Perbody, Ens? Hazen, Jourfach Bridges. The town have agreed and idea that
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this Committee , or the major part of them , have full power to agree with the Indians in order to Their demand, boste for quantity of money and for the time when it shall be found, who, have voted to lay and raise the mancy proportionally upon all the found within our townships.
The ob thef January pepper. The Committee, according to the town order have agreed with Samuel English. the grandson of Houseanomenat, Pegamore of lig- gewand, concerning his telle to our town- and we have there a Bead of here, form Ibradford bounds To Ipswich viver, and from Willa bill to Spareich. . line according to the Court greent to Growley, and we have) given him eight pounds of money and all their charges, which is about mime pounds and four still. enqu in the whole. Here is an account of what corel man fond down to make of the mm
brosign Perley, one pound wir thellings,
Sicet. Derley, one poured tere shillings. Eningre Hogere, Tavo pourdas,
Jahre Peabody, one found four stillings.
6. David Wood lent the Committee two pounds four shilling. Secret. Porley one found, in victuals and drink, and five shillings and wax ferrer for acknowledgement of the dud. about.
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About the 10thof October 1901. Joseph Foster brought Joseph English and John Umpee, to get their hands to a quiteform, and received of John Peabody two
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. shillings and air france in Silver, and Rum and victuals enough; also, John Trabody hard m. Adinglore three shillings for writing the guildfrom which these two Indians signed unto. The two pounds four shillings, lent by David Word - is paid again- thirteen shillings and six pence by Jourah Bridges , and five shillings he paid of it for his father and himself, for their own whave - and by John Peabody, one found five shillings and six perce, so that the two pounds four stallings is paid.
To all People to nehorn These Presents shall come, Samuel English an Indian, the grandson and hair of Nasconomene the forgemore of loggawam in the County of lovex in Newengland, sendeth Greetings Know ye, That I the sein Samuel English, good and sufficient reasons and con- - siderations moving me thercento, and for the full and just sum of mine pounds of current money of Newengland, truly fand unto me the and formerel English, the receipt where of, I do hereby ereknowledge , in full of all rights of Indian dans and tilles whatsoever by Ensign John
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Perley, Sieut Thomas Berley, En." Thomas Hoz- on, freut John Perbody and Josiah Bridges a Committee, and lagente for the town of Boreford in the County of lovex, in the province of the Hansenchusetts in Newengland, wherewith, I. the said formeel English do hereby acknowst. rage myself fully satisfied, froid and contented. forever have given, granted, largained, sold and confirmed, and do by these Prevents No fully, freety and absolutely, god grant, bargain, sell and care. farne forever unto them the waid Jahre Perley,, Thomas Perley, Thomas Hoezen, John Teabody and foricale dinmadges, and to as many other of the Perofreelow and Inhabitants of said town of thorford as shall well and truly hay unto the aboveson Committee; but, as before the first day of Hay next craving the date hereof, their due indircupective parts and proportions of the sum of money coforeverd', and all other charges expend. ad by sound Committed, in and about the sarne, to their dure satisfaction, a certeune front of land (containing by estimation) twelve thousand aeres be the contents there of more, or be they lend, known by the name of the Jourwhip of Box- ford in the bounty aforesand being butted and branded.
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