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At a legal town meeting, field in theoxford the oft of March 19th. for the choosing all Town Officers for the year envning.
1 Sargeant Joseph Aberdy chosen . Moderator for the" merling. 2nd Listed ifformas Tedey Junior Soron Clerk). e Careful Bearbody and Cornelius Brown chaisere Gonalesliten.
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4%. Lennon Joseph Hale, Corporal Jemothy Dornan, Jourgeant Samuel Syrnonda, John Chadwick) and Thomas Spofford chosore Schreiner and Gs
5th Jorcols Perley chosen Aaron Treasurer.
6th Nathan Games, Jolies, Forman, Comund bridges, Francie Ethot, Robert Androws and Samuel Fiske are chosen unveyors of Highways. "! Joseph Symonds, Jonathan Peabody, Thomas Killam, Ephraim Peabody and Richard Peabody. are chosen Hogycontables.
oth Richard Kimball and Northern. Peabody chosen .Fence-viewer
David Wood, Timothy Stiles and Geremiate Perley are chosen Tythingmere.
10th Noted that the Selectmen should procuro " School master for the town.
11th Voted to free formel Gould from paying any rates which were committed to Richard Kimball to gather , that your sound , Gould's House was burnt. Bosford Marche ooth 1/14 The humble request of these, whose name are under written- To the town of theford, gent. ternera- It's humbly devere, that you would
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grant us liberty to build refe a seat on the back- side of the west gallery are our own cost, and in wo doing you will greatly oblige us your friends, if apour will grant on the aforceand Seat. Thomas Pickand, This pretation wrotedi John Misty, und allowed, provided. the cats benot word vo lagle ous to darthen the Harting house. Richard Peabody, Journucl Spoford, Jacob Wood, Jonathan Foster, Joseph Hele, Lixched jewell, Jacob Hale. - Broxforde Marchi 01, 1/14.
. To the Inhabitants of the town of theford, Gentlemen. We your humble Petitioners, whose names are under written do humbly desare, that you would be folcoused to grant wo the third week, next the walk on the cast gallery . to build at afe for our selves, at our own court and charge-and are so doing you will greatly obhoje us your friends.
Miss Petition ided and allowed, provided the seats be not roived so high aus te darken Three Herting. houve.
Rebeckah Andrews, ann Andrews, Elisabeth Dornan, Hartha Smith, Sarah Page, Harry Styles,
·Soural, Gould, Hary Abendlig, Sarah Wood.
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It a legal town mosting, field in boxjand the it. of May, in the year's inglis.
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"" "The town chess tour" Josephi Hate to reportsseul theo at the General Court of fachion to bic ion vened and held at bouter The 25 of May 1/15. Usted, street the present electives should woche a rate of Marty pounds for the deframing of lowre charges white beans or may arise .. , May 1 6" 115. Offen was find out a Highway from ithomas Giomming' House, bounded on the westinde mest read callice marked, her reds wide, sorumining northwest as the way your by the verge of the hill te Found "Teaborig's land, her redu wide, urine hisstand to a black orbitice marked onthe worst, cast side of the road; on the northinide a Pocof. ajudares, and cross the ment corner of sand Peabody's field, wo, on the wrist onde of arochy hill, two rodes wide; to use the full, turning a little towards his toure, and herming towards This force; then running northwest on the northwrist wide of a white oak tree, vous
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the road goes on the west end of said Teabody's House, so running on the way gowo, to Corporal John Jfles land, bounded on each side with a Grafi of stones, vous the way goes to the west. and of said Stider House; vo ous the road goes to the Fishing-brook, and so over the Brook , a stake and stones about it near soud Brook, . hoe rody wideron Sommel, Fiske's by Bezwell's lound to the Road. Semaltig Dorman, Selection Thomas Spoford, got Johro Chadwick. Boyford.
At a lequel town meeting, held in Borford May the 16 th 1/1.5.
Of ited Quartermaster andrews , Moderator. 2. Lated Timothy Dorman Clerk for said Meeting. 3? Lated Enon Joseph Hale Representative to serve at the General Court at Bouton. Nu Cltest. Timothy Dorman Clerk for vard meeting
. It a legal town meeting held in Boxford the 21th June 1/15. 1st Voted Sargeant Joseph dudy Moderator. 2nd Voted Decreon Wood and Deacon Foster should 1. rector with our theverend . Tantor Mr Roger. concerning fis Salary in the towns behalf, and
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3 Voted, that the vote that was passed the fact. Her 115. to impower the Selecmen to raise a hole of therty foundes to defray town charges shall be continued
4.H. Vred, that the three gates abord formerthinks and Thomas bodington act of cross the road. shall stand and continue upon the condition, that the abovesend Finke and Redington make bens gates, and que the use of their land, where the road goes through , so long an the ward listes schaffestand.
5th Votre, that all the proprietors in the tour, shall have liberty to erset gates where they shall have occasion for their convencency, and to continue) auch an are already erreted, until atic teren shall pay there for their land schicke the Highways take ufe, with the domaquefue. hath not been hardtofore allowed for.
At a legal town meeting, held ire herford the 9th of inclurevary 1/1.5th
Voted Surgeons Joseph Barely, Moderater for the meeting.
2nd Voted to allow formul Foster twenty shillings for vrocefunny the Mostinghouse in the your vyro . valid.
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3. Lated to allow Ensign Joseph Hale, for two days attendance at Iparide Court the last spring, when bient. Thorens Terley's cause about highways was upen trials and for expences- thirteen shillings and eight fence , and for attorneys fies fifteen shilling".
it "Veted to allow Thomas Perley Just one pour thirteen shillings, for service donc by his Faith. er in verving the tourse a Representative in The year lyog.
Sith Vated to free the Widow files from praying eight shillings cent three fence that said Widow was rated in Samuel, Foster lest.
6th. Usted to adpourre the meding from the gh of this instant until the 14th day at one of the dịch in the afternoon.
Ma lequel town-meeting, Lich ene Bboxford here are adjournment from theg of Febre- cary to the the, 1115 !!
Ith Noted to allow, MY Samuel Symonds what aball appear to be his die from The tour report are horient reckoning.
OH Noled to free trobert Willes from praying les. chilling,
shelling, that he was assessed in Joseph Freedy for. least, and forth Killar one billing and two bence, and Increase Mosley one shilling and two france, Hey being assessed so much in the abovesaid ist 9th Veled to allow bbaneyes Tyler eight shillings and six pence which the ward Sylar could not gather of William Claves.
10th Lated, and impowered Jord Perley Town Trasury, to gather in all the arearagas that is due to the lerin from former Jorn Asvisurers, Gonatables and all receivers appointed by the Vehetmine.
Voted that the Town Scanner, Youch Wesley, shall be allowed national satisfaction to be paid from out of the " Isconnery of the said itour , for his time and charges in gathering of recovering bereit or ants, at Law or otherways, foroper for the recovering of the several sums of money due to the toware from the former town Tiennur- cro, or Constable or Con stables, when there was no Treasurer ire word "Joure; also, of any recriver appointed by former Selection, and to payin the several mums of money so gathered or received anto Copt. Peabody's present Comtorrey",
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at or before the first of next Hay enowing. I Noted, that thomas Jowelt and Edmund do ridges shall be a Committee to reckon with He Samuel Simmonds, to find how the account Mandas between firm and said "Town ...
130 Voted, that touch Hale shall be allowed eight shillings out of the treasury of said foron for the like our he found a glazer formending of the Westinghouse glows.
14 Vetid, that Sargeant Joseph Bixby should be allowed Three shillings a day for six days attendance? at Sales and Hassach Courta, relating to Thomas Verley's complaint concerning High
12th Voted, that Wacker Jahn andrews shallbe allowed wie shillings for three days attendance at Thewich Court.
14th hated, that formuil Fauter shall be allowed nine shillings for three days attendomeat Throwoch Court.
Voted, that Sargeant Samuel Symonds shall be allowed sine whillings for two
10th Votre, Mint David Need shall be allowed one Found.
pound ten shillings in full for his tone and money expended for attendance at Ipswich and Salem Courts, besides the money he has already received, he paying the Mincones that we're summoned to attend the same Courts. It Voted, that the present defectmen shall liga rate of fifteen pounds to defray the town charges.
28.5 Voted, that the present , Jebremen shall provide a covering for the fulfil cushion upon the town. const.
( It or legal town meeting, held in therford the 13th of March 1715/16. for the choosing of all town Officers for the year coming.
1t Voted Sargeant Joseph bixby Hederater for the marting.
Thomas Perley chosen Town (Clerk ._
3. Robert Stiles chosen Constable for the north side
of the town, and Thomas Wilkins Constable for north side of the tour?
4th Sherman Jewett, Sargeant Jonerthan Bixby Job Tyler, John Symonds and Daniel hen- ney are chosen Sehretmen for the year emming. Jacek Verley choven Town Treasurer. 6th Jaed Wood, Edmund Bridges, Ephraim Soubody, Ephraim Dorman, John Andres
140. and john How are chover Jaurveyors. David Peabody and Theman Cummings are chosen Forcewieners.
CH. Sargeant Jammerel Symonds and Jacob Smith are chone shythingmen.
the Houses Styles chosen Grandjuryman, and Job tofler cheven to serve on the fury of itrials. 10th Jonathan Bonney and Aramis Elliot Jut John filer Jo? und jonathan Peabody, Jeremiah Porley, Lechat Jewell, Nathaniel Hardy and Williams Clark are chosen Field drivers or Haywards for The year coming.
with Sargeant Jonathan Boundary chosen scaler of Nights and Measures.
12" Sobre Brugwell chose to dig graves in ward Town.
13 The town vated to stand ley and defend Doctor John Andrews, in gathering the remainder of the role which are behind, that were committed to woud Andrews to gather when he was a) Comptable for the town.
It a legal loven- meeting, held in his oxford The
lord Grey Hale Moderator for word Meeting. Energin
" Ensigne fourth Hele chosen Representative for the
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3. Told that there should four contributions in the year ensuring for our Reverend "Faster, "' Mogens- The first contribution to be the lost lat. cette of this , Hay, sand the other three to be the Laut Sabath every quarter.
4th Vater to choose're Committee do not the ellerling 5th det, That Consigne John Verley, Somathy For man and Doctor Woodto be a Committee ta renew The bounds of the Parsonage-Forme.
7th Voted, that Thomas Billom shall have the liberty to build cafard that should be in the room of a found for himself and his neighbours, and that the sand hillam shall be the keeper of it.
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rt. Voted Cornelia Brown , Moderator for said Hasting. 2.000 . Noted that the town should have a school master for sixmonths upon the townscout, and to begin the six months next September. and that said Schoolnoster shall more
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The tour voted to stand by, and defend formetiens
Abrown, as he es administrator to Nathaniel Peatoday's estate, are gathering all the arrear. agent in said Perbody's lasty.
ith The town voted, that the Selectmen should reckon with Coupet Peabody, and take his accompt an exact as they care, as to his deputies charges, or any other just debts, due from the town to him.
with Noted that the feledmen shall order out of the icantreasury of the old arrivarages and new assessments or townrates, to be paid to Capt. Peabody's attorney, what appears, upon ballance of aconfites for to be his just due as soon as may be, and take a general dequittance for the tower.
, It a tryul town meeting, helden Boxford the 10 of September 11h.
The tour amarde choice of Job Stapler and Stephen Peabody, to serve on the Jury of itrials the next inferior Court of Plans to be holden at Newbury on the 25th day of September.
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Arlegal town meeting, fuld in Branford Hic 1thof December 16.
It Voted Thouven Jewell , Nederetter for detecting. 2 .? Voted, that there should be re tourecrute made of forty freunde, for to pay Deputy charges and all other town debts, and if there should be any of sevidi Money left, where all town debts ail paid, it should remain in the treasures hands until the lowrise e course to drop it out.
- At a legal town-meeting held in Theoxford the of WarchaMoy for choosing Jour Officers for the year ensuring.
ist. Vited Lieut. Thomas Verley Senior Moderater for vard Meeting 2nd Voted, that when there is not a major vote by proxys, for any towne officers, that it shall be decided by or handy vote.
3. Voted Thomas Perley fre! and Let. Thomas Perley Senior and Doctor John Andreas and John How and Joseph barnes for defectmere and Connections.
4th ofted Froman Perley Jot down Clerk. 5th Voted ifinally Foster Constable for the South side of the town, and Capt. John Tyler Count able for the northside of the town?
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164, 6th Voted George Abirdby and Cornchina Batch Mything mere.
yth Seted Sammel Frohe and Northern. Prabody iFence-viewers.
oth Ided John Humball and Jeremiah Porley. Henry Wilkins, Joseph Binchy fel- Upfrom
Peabody and Nathaniel Symonds Surveyors. oft Noted Ephraim Dorman Leader of Weights and i Measures.
10th Noted Edmund Bridges, Jonathan Elhot, ray Wilkins, Nathan Games, Joseph Hale Ja! John Fiske, John Stiles Just Frances Elliot Jul" Haywards or Field- drivers. It Hated Jacob Perley Town Treasurce. Voted Nobert, Stiles to sweet the Meeting- house and to take care of the They.
1:3. listed John Stiles to serve on the Grandjury. and formal Foster and James By lach to serve on the Jury of Imals at the next Inferior Court to be holdervat Ipswich).
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At a legal town meeting, held in Boxford the 11th of May 11. rt Voted Confit, Peabody Moderator for said Meeting. ant alloted Unor Joseph Hale Representative
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3. The town made choice of Sargeant forseple livinty . Sent. Thomas Perley and largeand David Pratety. and have fully empowered them for a Gemmmilles for to settle and conferire the bounds believe" , In dover and thoxford with madmen auchudover have, or may appecent for that service in the line was last run between sant Towers by linierte and Boxfordi amor appointed for that service by the Selectmen in each town in the night of inferil 171%
4th Voted to give our Reverend Manter. Me Legen ten pounds this year.
5th Noted to adjourn this meeting to the Hard Monday in Junenext, to see if we can better agres of vorne way to bitter. H? Rogers circum stances.
At a loyal touse- meeting held in Boregard upon an adjournment from the with fetay ify. to the third Monday ire June next. Noted to add twenty poundeste ulf? thoger' forly Salary, so long as he continues our Pastor, besides his yearly sixty hounds before. granited; that is, to make his annual Salary eighty pounds, letting fall the ten pound. granted the last town meeting. 3 do.
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I de, by These Presenta, promise, an God shall enable me, to continue in the course of monthly Lectures and expound some portion of Scripture on the Sabbath days, or any other Thing That the town and church of Horford shall desire, that is tenful, honourable and tolerable, ye to comply with Christians, wherein with ax * Jaay, executing my Office in all the parts of it, God helping of me for the instruction and edifi- cation of my heaven in faith, herec and holiness- Gimen. John Progest. (We ther Electrnen of thorford being met together Aties 14th day of June spy. No Pay out a Highway from Nowleyroad to Nathaniel Perley's into the road land from Edward Hagen's to the . Meetinghouse- and whereas there is an allowance made for a Highway through the Hovey. lote now in possession of Sargeant John and Thomas Jewell, when waid Lots were laid out , and it not being stated where said Way should Jo, iar have wide it should be -we as aforesaid
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do Pay out said Hay on corod and half wide beginning at thouley road near bornchies Jinalchen field, a black oak tree being marked, on the northwide of the road; so into the road on the north side of' Bbcelebres field, so on the path now your to a walmet tree marked on the north wide of wand load, and chath now goes between thomas fuchs House and Brann', and so along the fame straight into the way land out from wind Hagen's to the Mertinghouse- said Highway is to be an open way at all times. John Andrews, ) this Thomas Berley, of
Thomas Partey for Therford.
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At a legal town meeting, held in thoxford Ific 2 of October 11%.
1st Voted Sargeant Jourth Jordby Hederentor for
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2nd Noted, that all town ways that are land out by the Selectmen, shall be repaired by way of town rate
3. Lated to begin to mand Highways by way of 3.
town rate next Marche which will be in the beginning of the year 1710. 4th Voted to allow Scent. Thomas Verley and
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John Wood four pounder vix as fittings and ten france for their answering a presentment against the town for their not keeping a front of ou thridge in repair over Iperwich River, two pounds ten shillings and ten. penco of it being Court charges, and one found sixteen shillings for time and money expended. .Ithe noted to allow Sargeant joseph family and Vient. Thomas Partey and Sergeant Dovic Peabody three shillings a piece for their time in settling the line with Condover men, That in between Andover and Horford.
At a legal Hours- meeting, held in theoxford Are Mof Marche voor. for choosing town Officers for the year evening.
pet Voted Dearen Jenathan Fester , Moderater forward i Meeting.
Côted Thorner Perley Jot down Clerk, 3 .
,3. Ided itheman Cummings Constable for the south side of the town, and besorge bixby Constable for the north side of the torre.
4th Lated Sargeant Joseph Bixby, Cornelius Brown, Hoadobe Peabody Sargeant Samuel diamonds and Efetucon Forman Selectmen and Clasesson.
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5%. Yard samuel Shake to serve onthe Grandjury. and Gammel, Kerney and Sinthan Games to werde on the Jury of Straat's at March Court. 6th Voted Carnet Jacob . Perly iloronitrummerce.
yth Voted John Chadurch, Jondph Aumenta, Luke Hovey, Merthamil Cavill, John Wood and Nathan Peabody Surveyors of Highways. oth Lotid Edward Hogen and for Minathey Forman Mything men.
att Voted John Fiske and John Powell Liveen of fence, Tence newer.
10th Voted Edward Nicholas, Francis Elliot Ju" Jurnalby Steles, Thornas Richard, Richard
Peabody, Lekiel Jewett, Joseph Andraes and Robert Andrew Field drivers.
with Voted, that the Inhabitants which live at the south end of our town, shall have free liberty to build a Brand, and get it up on the southonde of Tout hond brook, and keep it on they shall, agree, provided they do it upon Their own cost and charge. A It a legal town meeting, held un Bir oxford the 14 th of Hay 1/100.
1st Noted fient. Josefich Habe Moderater for said Meeting.
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and The town chave Lienst. Thomas Porley Representative to serve at the General Court The year ensuring.
3. Voted to mull the way that hath been formerly Loud out, through the plain, partly upor Corp. oral, Joseph Peabody's fand, and partly or Corporal Tamathy Dorman's land and upon Hamas Cummings land, onthe other side the Fishing brooks until it cornes to Samuel Gould's land.
4th Votre to mull the way that was formerly land out from Robert, andrews' Barn over The hills to Hr Samuel lymend' house.
.itt. The town chose Geht John Andrews, Samuel Fishe, Deacon Timothy Fonter, Corporal Timothy Dorman and Corporal Richard Hirnball a Committee for to view the way over Jae-brook by Richard Teabody's , and the way over Type brook by The Widow Pectoday's, and the way over the Brook at the Power end of The Fourmile fond, and any other way where there is occasion, and make report to the Town of their doings.
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Ha legat town muting , but in Boxford the with of firemberry .... et Metod Sargeant Couple trixty, Hederates for ward , Meeting.
2" Voted Gracon Damit Hood, Sunt. there" Pericy und Surgrant jouph Buxhy alommit tel to set the Martinghouse. - We'rehost names are under written, bring de und by some of the Inhabitants of our respective heten, to lay out a Town way from the road that you" byl! John Gapan's to the road that you by Thomas Andries Barn- accordingly we howe laid out said. May as fillareth, beginning at Me Capone's Causeway, so called, along as the fame now goith by the land ofilary! Daniel Clark, upon Thomas Gould'and bons" John Could's land , to the land of benjamin. Kirby, and so along between the abovesarl benjamin Brixby's House and Burn to The Brock as the womp was formerly improvie, and so along over the darroch upon the aboverant Benjamin Berby's land- The abovesaid Way, to enter upore Thornous Condrew siand.
1%2. about three or four rods to the westward of a great rock that is a bound between Thomas Andrews and Sermuel Srnith , and so along on the way is now improved to the Road That youth by thomas Andraed Barn.
" The above said way in laid out two rods wide , (Dated in ioprofield the 16 thof October 1/100.
Samuele yments, John Howlet, Ephraim Dormare, Jacob Peabody, Stephen Peabody, Nathaniel Sorter Is Kilotmen of hierfordi.
The election of datafield.
What is above written, relating to a townway, voted and allowed by the town of thonford, so far as it concerne them.
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Lated Lecust. Joseph Hale Moderator forward Meeting. Voted Theman Porley Jul" Blown Clerk. quiz ient. Joseph Hale, MY Thomas hallum Sargent Jake Horcy, Joseph Symonds and John Wood Selectmenu and Assessors. 4th Lated Marquant Jeremiah Perley Constable
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for the northside of the town, and themethy files Constable for the southinde of the Town. Atthe Voted Jacob Perley Jown ihremmercy
Ett Toled Jucat. Thomas Porley, James Belich, Corp. Richard Temball, Jelen Condraws Ju" ithomas Wilkins and jacob Hood irregard. 7th Voted The Cake and John Mater rence one. oth Ided ithormon Killam Jo? Richard Pabody. Willarry Clark, Nathaniel Hardy, Nathaniel Gorill Je Edward , Sicheles, Thomas Redington and Clean Smith Haywarda or Feld-divers. gt Voted to have a Schoolmanter to learn children to read and write.
Voted Sargeant Joseph dosundby and Mother. Peabody agentes for the town to make and were to o presentment by the Court against our tour for over not having a choolmonster.
11th EVoted Er? David Peabody Grandjuryman, and Corporal Samothy Dormore and john (ha) which to verve on the ferry of trialis at Ipswich to be holdere there of this instant.
19th Voted Comedies Batch and Jacob Smith With ingmeri. 13! Voted Ephrem Formare Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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14th Loted, that all men That work on The Highways, from The beginning of May till the first of September, shall have two shillings and six pence per day, and from the first of September to the end of the year, two shillings per day, and one shilling a day for a pair of Oren, and six pence a day for a tumberel er cart.
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Capt. John Andrew voted Moderator forward Meeting. 2." Sicut. Thomas Jeley choseri Representative for the year enowing.
.Broxford October 14th 1719. We the Subscribers, where the request of several" of the Inhabitants of said Towre, howe laid out a towre highway or road from Andover line unto the road that leads from Bradford line dover through the said Town to our Mertinghouse, the said thood is laid out two rods wide. beginning at a horse gate at Andover line near Sonorance Jauhorse his House, bounded with
a white out tree on the westerly side , and with and oaktree on the southerly side of the road , wo te-rune northeasterly tell it correu to M' John Chadwick' barn us the path now few, we on to the senthands of his Jeelinghouse, to lay between the house and will; Theres on the path lies, till it comes to James Mack's southerly corner bound ; theme northwardty, down on the side of the bell within the fines where it may be most convenient, tell it comes to w bridge over a brook, so en to wand black 's heure on the backunde fit, so on to the southorly side of a bill, so to the old path, so on as the past Here lies till it comes into the aforeraid Read in the month wardly wide of a Frog fond. the Witness our hands
Joseph Harle, the Selecmen Virke Hovey, John Hood. Bongard. 5
--- The town being and the 24 of this instant November 179- They made chance of Can't. Andrews Moderator for said Merking. and The town voted what they would chocos " Gorante to inspect the Surveyors account
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Voted, that Sargeant Joseph Bixby, Mr Job Tyler, Capt. Thomas Perley shall be a form mittee to accomplish the ward Service) Voted, That Frephen Peabody shall have one found thisterre shillings and six pence , and Sargeant joseple Sineby ten shillings and four pence for their attendance at Court when the town was presented; for want of 1 .Schoolmanter.
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