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2 the Town voted that the feleet men make Ligy of that part of the £150-0 -0 that is for the furoring go to fecwrought out If also Call the i. year forening to an account of fee what men have over pair of war ar men are behind & ad it into fait hyty &C:
Extraim wilder moderator The abou jai meeting intre Jon ath Houghton Town Clark
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10; agreable to the aforefait warrant . the select men put the question to know if the town would fent one or two persony to Represent the Fourth: and the Downvote to jen but one te. -
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- Is the Select men Called for vores for the chance of a Representative and accordingly they way brought in & Capt Ephraim wilder way Chosen - 12 the question was put to know if the town willallow fait Er hram wilder to keep the £ 20-0 -0: formerly Granted to him. until he Receive his wager for serving of Representative in the year: 1736 - and it passed in the affirmative:
The abougain Embre if Jonal~ Houghton Down Clerk
Some time in march 1735/6: Joseph wilder Egg gave an account unto the Town Clerk that all the Town officers way from of the Law Directs to the faithful vichange of their Respective offices &C; Except John Gos who way chosen to the office of a bything man; and nathaniel Huffon who was Chosen to the office of a fewdriver -
The aboujaw paragraf ( which should have Entered at the End of said march meeting was then omited ynow Entred Jonat "Houghton Gown Clark
(Lea)
Here follow with the Copy of a warning for Calling a Town meeting in Lancaster He: which warming is of followeth-viz. Lancaster December the: 24: 1736: Frage are to notifie and wane the free holders and other Inhabitants of fail Town that are Qualified to vote in Down affairg&t; to meet of the me ring house in fair Lancaster, on tuesday the Eighteenth of January next at right of the Clock in the forenoon then If there to act of to what the Town hall think proper to be done in Granting a Jeho I Rabe for the joport of the school in faut Gown. also to Grant a Down Rabe for the Deraying of of the Charges that are origen (or that may arije) in fail (Fown &C.
The abougain warning intrest Jonath Houghton Down Clerk
Oliver wilder Samuel willard, Lelet me Ionut " Houghton of Lancaster Elias Lawyer
At a meeting of the freehowers and other Inhabitants of land Lancaster that were qualifier to vote in Town ofany &c: being Leaguly mett accounting to the aforefait warming &C :- ! they procede & Chose Decon Josiah white moderator 2 they Granted a school Rate of £ 60-0 - 0 for the foport ofafch 1 3 they Grandes a Town Rate of £ 30-0 - 04℃.
4 they voted that both fais Raba be made in one light &C; gojian white moderator
The above fait intree p Jonathan Houghton Town Clark
Lancafter January 10. 1936/4 Then reckoned with meffiun 19
Jaquel Willard, Tojeph Sawyer, Jonathan Houghton, Oliver Wilder & Elias Sawyer, Select men
of the Form of fameafter) and I have received, of Can't Oliver wieder Town-Irdajuven the Sum of One huch fifty pound In full as my Salary for that your that ended -July 1. 10 gr 1736. I Say received by me John Prentice Safter of the Church of Grifi in Laneafter
To the fischioder came after Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster Qualified to vote in form affaires &
There are in the morning name to notifie and warme all you that an inal Sind as a low Low to mars at is most of the maling hory in Said can caffer on monday the twenty first day of march (woraus of light of w Plack in ) in the fow noon then and those to Porfides fon chi act and do what the Ano Gown Shall there think fit and Convenient to Godon in answer to the. Several things hors after monforedit: viz to Conclude and do what thou- Shall think proper to bodon in Granting fourty fillings to Jonathan Houghton for what he hath con in Recording of Iniowy and Private vans and in Serving John Clark in y wear 1936,
Secondly to Photo all lowen aferry as & how directs thufly to in sept of all of fach Private wany as Shall be brought for Exposlance
4G, 670 Portilor Conclu, and do what the Town Shall than think fil and Paniniant to codon in answer to the Petition of Jonathan glory, it and other which Petition is a potiers arz! Pancapor Ternary &'s then369 Je the Solest Men of the Town of incur Gent are the Subscribors who are Inhabitants of the motherly last of the. additional Grant of Land made to Said I an copter- als we who are Propriston in in San Lam of war that live in this ou Trunflip of Law doncafter-near or- joyning to y northerty Pow of sair additional Grandit Defier and Humbly no qual That This our Petition be put in to the next war and that you Shall sie ant ja, calling a Town working So as that the Town may Confier- Conclude act y de- what Shall than Go thought Propor- to Gocon in answer to our Requill and Top Cr which is as followsth v2. That the Town of a volo wants solof the north erty End of i additional Grant to saw Lancafor- Sofar as four mike souther te from The north westorg Corner of the of Town Mij, and there to make anangle and Run alive walterly over the Souther muft Wecapacit Hill and So over- the Rocky grill in lending Jaw line to " motherly time of Son Grant, and that the whole of? San additional Grand: lying to the northern five of the afor Low time that Runeth over Jaw Hills May Go Made in to a Separate Towanyhoy in duch ling as the Great and General Court of this Province, Shall think that the people inhabiting the Land Requeflor for Shall be able to Japost-a fineflor- and- maintain if word of (a) so as that it may to Confiantly Preaching amongst them alle to Grant that Somany as live in the of town hin at do not to bo ade and annosde to das additional Grand for a Toworship as afore fair, and as a fare and we pray. 4: Jonathan Houghton The mas Houghton Jonathan Carter Thomas Which William Dival nathan White Jonathon Vilon Joseph Wheelock in 40 ha WhAlen Bug Metwind Hoah Rom an John Good Logie Gardner Infor- William Pourgs Joseph Bruks Ebenzis Dahin Jacob Houghton Jonathan sauna John Wieer Elor Wille & culto to act an to in order to Getting a Cant or hous and) og al as alot leary
How ony
Dola marchegg it,
Jonathan Houghton Grown Clark of Zanealle - 1426M By order of is salad mon
Mondan the 21 of March 1736Mj agreable to the afore Said Warming & the feeflowers and other In habitants bong Laqualy mas mode. Chance of Iron Jejich White for their moderator and after the King weare Real as by Law Requires, the Silent Men Gan in their accom for is your sygt which is as follow the 212: Patios the warning of how meetings They have Made a Howmy Twin of 100th and Given Lips to the Surreysy to fas that it for arough out as allo what man woar hors to- for behind in there formas things Rate.
They have also pow ha dow Ruga what was not paid for the year before un 1935 as allo Jonathan Ruca und Sannual Carter what was due to them for for this keeping is good to Coodbory a Considerable part of which was many That the former solest mon Roword of duck non as had taken y strangers and they also find them is still ou to il Glawon for strays from Sivers portory :21: From Samuel Lawyer- the-Sum of 1-10 00 Genom Thomas Tooken
0 19-19 from Gonas OF air Bank 0 12-0
from Cape Janny Writer- 0-100 from John Bonit Peut 0-100
6 They have alle preambuland with the Town of Marlborought How Well borough Thomas Borgen humor Ging and Harvard is the Law directly : wetouch was dan in the month of april fall Hall, and they find that there has pream on with them som mail Gurough are of opinion that the next time to proom bale, Chers awant to be a Surveyor to for foundmarks when there is Such a aconcis Got max, mark and work
They have also insomone and found that Jonathan Houghton hath pow m & The Town of many he howard in advance when he was Roque fortiare Going? Going 6Twenty Pound
(They have allo Exsamone is appelions for the year 1936 and find they firme- made a Rate of 220 for making and moning of Bridges and they have Given Lilly to the ford offer with warranty Browsing them to orlock and pay in the same to co ph of or Gown irotures- by the full of Decomber 7936 20/20 is ordered to pay the 22 out as he Shall Receive order to.
Jmy also find that the adeptos have made a mine on that of uma thurman and ifhe Found and new Commuter Lilly to the Contables with Warranty- Requiring them to pay in the Same unto Isan Deryh Eigood the one half below is full, January on the other half and the other half of on or Before the life of June nost foll noing which will Go ind your 1939
and the son ofoph afood is ordered to pay in the one half of is 150 on Panne unto the Rn WEGohne Dentice as on or before the fifth day of Januar 1936y am the other half as on or before the fill day of jobs 1739 Jacob Houghtonju Contable part + 5-19-0 and tho lo0 22h Town Dawn ofgood Part of A mulher dowy 58 15 : Kaly is allo as (Thomas Houghtony Conbach pert is -36-6-0
Du cab youghlory part 1 8-8 \ David Ofcards 8-9 0 and Offumas
They also fim that the oficios have made a Salvar Rar of Ex pound? (i'm a Grown Row of City and have put them both in to one El the ait hall is ninth Pound, which will with Warran's Regiving the initialles to pay in the same unto loloch ofgood in that as on or before the full day of march 19364 the I'M committed unto the Contables an full to Face fonction Portfolio the fun of-35-6-0 34-6-0 also made a forany
Tto David ofgood Contacto
20-8-0 Row of 25-6-3 Tto GThoni Houghton Confiable
of which Jacob Houghlory gost is -11-8-
David a good port -11 -15-3-0
Thomas Houghton post - - 6-15-3
That Is wait ron have all & samonade as to the School mony that was - Grantes in Brownbes sy78 and find that it a will Pay the School mallor milly Eighteenth of april 1737 for which come we fand him or agree with moge hah- Known to Keep the School and for Given come alive inder Gheopere for of year 1728 order to Send me Brown, allo to Pay to In" Gliomas Prentice con points for his keeping of School at (Rocher Locale which Jumis the whole of what is not here to fow pertour of said School are Granted in December 1934 They Have also kreon with Pop oliver Villes-Town Treasurer and find har- he hath Janot all the mona when he hath an vend the order dra mupon him) that howes to Rio wives, though there is 58-ano of said morning which qwas paid for workers and Pais which Enghien Pounds will be Pan out of the. Province Treadway into our Bretons Tour ins ofury when it. hall fre, wierty sont for and Theenty Bounty in the hand of Port Ephraim Wie, con- Trafi a nie port chine is all the money, the Town hath Raid unispotes of Essent achar the usefor hath order to as now to linh ofgod Jour tre aties Gy Contables for of war 9936 as atora masjones
They have also Record with the Red 11" Jotun Prentice and find that?
in Cap oliver- Wilder- hath Par unto the Saw II"Prentice. the Sum of J one hundred and fifty Pounds according to his order, and the fair in" Siontice Gath Given a Recept on the Jown Book that ho frath Record the full of fin salting unto the first day of July 1936-
The Select mon have Pirms 911 ofoph of old orders to demand Record Receive of this alors son Contratles Hoto Gieny two Pounds OF own Rate which they are obliged by there Warranty to pay in unto him by if full Jumper 1936 as alle for the School Rate of Sixty Sounds and the Story Rate of this ty Pounds which are made in one life and the Law fotoph eleon is Directed to Darout Said money from time to hinner as the thall Recover order), the law detect mon how allo Given the said tologiche food order to pay out of the Towns many that hors to Receive off Contables as afore saw, viz To Pollonal Samuel Will and for work at it Bridge fourty Shillings OTO Hooker ofgorp for lorn Shillings to Come alive. Wither SA shillings 6to Gobych Sawyer Smoenty dix hillings to Bozabel dowy er thirty two shillings 610 Jonathon Houghton fifty boo shillings to oliver moms- with Shillings to Joseph moors hitting to Dayscoughson in 3 Chilling
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Gallo to pay to is apspars for a year 1996 Six Towns Contullong : VIZ: Gr Collinal Samuel Willard 0 8-0 To Copt oliver writer-0-8-0 6Je Jonathan Houghton- 5 +4-0.
Joseph Sawyer Samuel Willard Jan allion Slought on-( Chas Saisyer oliver Wider Lancaflor
Soloes mon of
and then the Town Grandes Jonathan Houghton Houghton found Thillings for Prising as Foro Clock for of year 1936 and then vote to Chach five Isle mon to manage the Prudential aforts 2. He Town for the yearinfoing and the voles was calledfor and formule Cortes Cap oliver Hier Decon Yohan White N'est Pas Sawyer of Lest John Bon I was the Then valy was Called for the so Contabile and Jonathan Barley was fiolin an the well sile the River-Gonation White on the north and Johna I Caught on on the Cap Sid: the Rivery; after Jonathan Houghton ju the was Profon on the call Side of the River has fin Chalon by amajority of rows and had weland his Refutar
Then vory was Called for a Town Pork and Gobench Whether Efg was thaten Then woher was Called for three afrepous and land oliver- tider Lo Elias Sawyer Let John Donne was Profon
Then Jules fairbank and Borg Houghton ware nominated and (holen thing inon
then Benjamin Ballard Irakian Gatos John Yallin Jonathan Castor John Haughton ju and Foremich Willown Survoyy of Glory Thon Dames Knights and Trong Wellon was nomancha " Cholo foncourrier Then Youthna Houghton Bong Houghton ju Janny SviDer ju Stubal Balay and Plomeur ICanis oggrans Then John Partir was Chowon a Scolor of deathin-
Theore Yon athan Houghton was Platon Homp and flow Surveys Laligy Yoluph ofyour way Choline Town Treafure-
and then the quellian was Put to know whether the town will- Grant is Request of Jonathan Houghton and alloy so as to set of the nos thenby End of the additional Grund to Cancallor sofar as is - Requested for-se as that it may be mais a Sopor alo Town Ships in Such time as iGomes at Const. Shall think proper agreable to it a ford Sai Requis and is pale in the affermisin the Jaron theos alle volt that Thomas Haughton La and his land ajoyning boade to the afor. sad part of the additional Grant
this.
Grown voter to tanto a bridge over if kwar at of Scar and further add to saw vale that i said Bodys to made a Cart Bruge. in Case John Prescott Saw if I cank for top it
Vetrate 91 Pilo moderator
Ah wo Copy of the warout and of of Processing of the Town They can as Intered-xe
Are-offers a fore Sair ware all sworn to the faith full discharge of there. Refractive ofily to for golych Wetter they Expelling in 6 Ty thing mon 8 km be Bailly the harms survivor afTo the Town Click allell Golych que Dir quete of y quan golinthe Shower sworn to it official Clock by formul avillal ely
octobery 17
Pancafler astheyBy 6TO the freefolder and other inhabitants Prach for to vale in Town affairs There are in his majella name to Requerer you to meet at- if' noting hous on wains day in ninth of november iwas at lon of if Clock in the- for noon then and there to Choose a Collector or Collectors to asother in the Remare ing Part of itliway Rate and to findder and act Conforming what is nolosam it is- con in Granting a Rate to Defray Town Granges also a Role for if Soport chi School for is was Infring also to So what is to Ordon Conformance of Petition af of Gamalive Boman and othery,
To the Select mon of that- Grown of Lancaster- Gant mon are the Subscription I for you would to water to Be a Town marting as foor i may be with- Convenience to See if is Jon will Grant this an Gelivan ( var) that is to you. Truther of Town will by a ware set of the Southerty Part of ' additionally. to Pancafor who Part of of of Town hip to Go a Japir ato 5town Ship by it Self in Such Conservant time as if. Goout and Command Court Shall Sor moor- 22: That one angle to made at four miles Dillance pon file notthe reef- Corner of Lancaster of Town Chip, and atime to Run over in Southernof- wacapacit till and Soover &Rockey hill and So 10 9' Town line and to Instan Safe word in to OD Grown This one mile and from theone that a write be- Ran Southerly untill it Comes to a Sear at & South River which is a four thirty Ros below if milly belonging to i Item of Saleph Sawyer Lowafor. that stand on and Liver and that " line Exten to of South Time of 9 6 Town Ship:4! and if " Town Somout that Each man Day for his impresionante or Improud 2 anos, where to Live. It! alfo to so whether will allow Robert Phelps for - Sanna Coster-
paying Daniel mark Damals Roby and John Oflarcher- Elias Jaroger of Emmalle Hathor ford, Rows, Director to in Contables of Lanciato
august & 3 1939 David Wholcomb was drawn out of i Box as a Quiroman Thomas Tooker and Chain Sawyou for of Samonous fort William Keys for nochauf. Court and Samuel Somnor for February court and gomathan Houghton for may Pont mor farming
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Jo Jonathan While Conplace of Lancaster There are to Resurs you in His majefies name for the with to warn is fechaties and other Inhal. lants of Lanealis with in your Precinct that have an fate of free how- with in this Province of fourty Pulling Devannom or other Effac to value of fifty Pounds Starting to moving hory in Paid Gowa Lan calor on mandarin Sixteenth of may Curvand at lon of is Pack in the fors noon thin and those to Elect and Deputy and or moon Pertons to Serve for and Reprotant them in a Great and Gonoval Court to be howen for his in ajetties forvice as of Pour-Hans in Ballon an avidny day " Twenty fifth Day of may Currant at nine in morning and to from time to time
af allo in fechatier, and other Inhabitants of Said Town Qualities to var in Town affairs to mot at i Samo times and I law to Contiden of and act upon of Several portoculous hors after frumovale( ar) To mak. Such anaddition to i Salony of & Reis m& Prentice as hall to thought mars " to Je when the Gown will whowe for is Relot of is wedew Golsbory or for his Going Improved as a School Dama in the Fall part of Town
3 650 20 rokas the Town hall think moll Conomiant- and Propor in- an wer-to Belition of Econser Borran and other frhabitants of food flow of San cafor which is as followsthe May 3 1739 6Toi) Solution of 4) Town of Lancalor are the Subscription do defier you would Considerour our Bofaculty in Fitting to Publick worship and that you would put it into if warning for i nox+ Giorni mosting to bude a moving Hous lyon of rock or where the Grown thall think fit or mall Convenient; and make dw Return o of this Warrant to if soled more or for one of and of your doings there on Bohm the time ses for Said mooring fail not at your Dervil Dates at Lon cahor may 42 6 th przy Oliver Wieder
the like warrants was Given to Yon athan Rayla 4
.Samuel Carlor
I feloch man
Joshua Houghton Contables, all which Comproblemas" Johan While- Reluvas that they had warned i' prechod us and other in habitants with in those Precinct as within Director and Signes as Portable of Sancaflor May the Sintsont 1939 6 The Town Going mot full made Choyer of gation. arhite moderator
2by the Grown Tour 200 to add Sixty Pouris in fils of i ow conuers to 3) fallory of Ris 112: John Prentice for this Vidant your So as to make up his Salling owo hundred and sixty Daniel
3 6 The Town five Pounds for it support of i wadow Hannah Goods tory to be pro in to ij hands of " solart mon for that who
A " Select man Said below " stown i kill of poulet guess as Required by Low for i 5 Towns approbation which was expected
and then " select mon ogiones the meeting for is Choywo of a Representitus. año Cant Ephraim aider was Cholon air Rodiged Then m& gohah White way Choline and defiled, and then it haber Jour bank was Stolen and Returned an the Town Grande a livertive that-m& Guan fair Can't Draw Twenty Pound on of it STown Greatury in advance and to Repay in it Samme when but Chall Row this waye's
Sancafor november 9 th 1939 To Gonation Raly Portable Chowo and. in guy Moyens nam to Royune you to warn the fechations and alla Julia Bitants with in your Precinct Quali how to valo in Town a ferry to much of i moving hous on Guiday the fillworth of this inland at nine of if Plack in the for noon then and there to Choose a collector or Collector to Goother in the Remaining Part of theway Rate and to Contido aww ad Containing what is to bo don in Ewanting a Rate to Dekay Gown Charges allo a Role for i) Suport of the School for i year Inchewing allo to for whom the Town willa low Robert Thomas for Paying Lanul mackdamals Rate alle to for what the Town will allow John 6h Porchon for paying Nathan Bart Rate also to See what is to Godon on the Petition of Gamahier Romany other. which is as follow eth
To the solect mon of Grown of San caller Gentamons are the full entry .- Defier that you would bepleased to Call a Town Meeting as Soon as May found Convenience to see if it Down will Grant this our Petition :vi. to do whenthe Hur Town will by a vote Ist of the Southern Part of it additional Grant to- L'ancalhar and Pair of is of Town Ships co to a Separate OF Graphin By is half- in Such Convenient foton limo as the Great and General PourI Shall fromest 212. That an angle to modes at four miles Bilance from the north well for nos of Sancalor old TownShip and olive to Run over i South er moth wa capacit-quil and foovor is Rockey Will and to to ) Town line and to Dx blond Salt ward in to inou Township one mile and from thomas. that a live the Bu Ran Southerty untill it Comes to a Scar on of South River which is about thirty Rods below is mills belonging to 4 Hours of Polyph furyon Your @ that Stands on Saw River and that the an Ex send to in south line of the Town Ships, I: and if i Town formol that Every man pay for his Imm ou mont or Improved Lands when two wives &C John Bonnet Can callor ys 15 Ch 1737 & have warned the free how ery and. Poliale wohl, other Inhabitants with in my Precinct to mooi of " mooring hous and lime? and Place- a cording to sais warrant Jonathan Boulay Controllo of Lancaster. if Lakes warrants was Given to and Returns made by of other Confiable of f 5 Jours. to woch Jonathan while and Gothua Houghton-
The Town loving most according in full mare chayer of filiale 914 Mars
2. The Julian was put whathas Grown will Choof Collectors to Gather i' areas of if theway Roles and it polo in i offermilione.
3 The nathan was Dul whether there that are Delongment in Chou firmy Rats have three weaks time Quer them from this day to work out this Demander of their Prater and it protec in is ofer milius
4 6They made Chance of & Several fumaryou to Go if follador of in areas of? Itway Rate that that not be wrought out in of space of those vericks vi Ger enich artfor ,u John Pollin darokrak Gator Jonathan Earlier yolu
- gloughton ju año Benjamin Mallard
Grande a tale of Shirts Doused to defran Town Charges
5 vald to alone Golv 6Flaschen and Robert Phelps Somuch os is Roles of nathan Band and Daniel Mackdaniel amounter the voice ofscored 7 other i'myhan var put whoitti in - odour would Grant ' Reany of Game les man and attimes and it pato ine of negative
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San cather Deumber is 10th przy To Golica Houghton Contable you are Required in His majellies name to warn i fice Rates and other Inhabers ants Qualified to vote in Gious affairs within your Precinct to most at & moor ing Hous in Said Lancalies on monday of 19th of this Ptions at lon of is fracks in the four noon 6 Thon and (loro to Consider whothis Town will Chool one or moor agents to appear at the Great and Conoral Court to live in Ro lon while the Petition of David ofgood and others may not be Grande)
also to see what is to Godon Conforming &Petition of Copt Delor Goffin and others which is as followsthe
6To the select mon of in Town of Sancation Can't that are to Proquest and Defier you to putinto your warning for is next morning of the frechalors of ather Inhabitants in Sai Jews Qualified to volo according to Law to Lao whothe How ToAL will find a now meeting hory on the on moving Along Peace By MR. gooker ofgoods for or on if school how hill upMy neck of Such a bignos as the Town Shall think fit; Excuseing the Balforly Part of is Grown already voler of to Go a Township when the General Point Thall think fit to Incorporate thom in to a Town as also in excuper Delitioners living on the south wollonly- part of yl additional Grand now Petitioning to i Gener al Court to to set of as a Grownflips to Exculo them from any Charge to i bulding of Said meeting How. to to bult as allo to See if the Town will act and voto of South wolher by- part of y additional grant that are now Petrhoning to i Gomoral found to the Ist of as a Grown Excepting what of is ow Town " Petitionors alk for Lancaster & myth of Brambor Typy by verhe of this- Johan While. warrant-I have Warned & freehowers and other- In habitants Qualified to voto in Town affairs with- John Bonnet- Elias Sawyer in my Precinct to most at " times and Place apointed to Confidor of several portion lors Setforth in Said Harrand An Ina Houghton Conlable of Lancallos- The like warrants were Given to & other Confiables and Returns made, by thom at a meeting of thechowder and other in Habitants of the Town of Cancale Qualified as i' law Directs to volo in brown affair Going Legally assembled - Decomber of 19th 1734 and in the first Place made Chorych of M& Jonah While for . a maier alos
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