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Lancaster February 28.172: To the Select men of the Town of Lancaster Gentlemen. There are to Signifie that I have received of the following Constables arr mejieury. John Whitney, John Golf & Gabriel Priest the whole of my Gallery for that year which inos July 1+ 1728 of their Recepty will bytifie John Prentice -
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(They made a Highway state & Morty pounds & committed Lifts tory furuniers fancaffor the Judatis to De formuun out in mending the high waysem crown hoy haver alle mane aprovince date of 111-2-8: I have committion gifts to are. Contitables to colort at laid money - Troy have alfa made a mouflores cati d-100-0-0-S committed Cits 9 ) Contitalls with warrant to Correct y fund ordering them to pay in Engel meinticos the one half of the money one or being so foot don of your on 1722 And the other half on or boy is vo field of July: 17200. They have also made ofchool Fate or 50-0-0- 85 Commettre (Which warrants to check yo gam by car, to pay M- and money on to thom
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med mary: 19 172). att a morting of the for herders and other Innb? E newon qualified According to faw, to vdate: most all y- motion huf · Choice of akopacient for and to consider that may be nofactory for the. "is fan and to wart a high way Rato and after the Reading of the procent. - wariant and actions of the Conditions firsty hoy gde Honey Konserter on ;- A meeting
" I was wh alen the Town would Chule one or tow kopiefont color and. "este and it passed in the thematic- format IN the Choice of and i progontative and was brought mand. -
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Jancaptor August : yo: 22:d. 1729: yo forholdlors Is offer Inhabitants of Town Living wolt according to due warning quoon by yo foloct mon of Josown as approved by posting zy att morting Rouge my town & and afterho Loading of yo Narratie-
1: avocats was called for and: Jonas Houghton wis Chalon moderator for to motting 2: yt question was whoathere you town would chufo: a committee of these mon for you, of you grout fridge By the night pafter : it paft myrafirmative. 3. The town voutod: and dracon Jamos wilder Bissleel Sawyer and Thomas couture worry. Chofon a committee: for to dor or for done what is or shall for nord full to Be done to fines for your Safety of passing jurys Same it allod in you Affirmative If they shouldroedores to you committe to take rat 4 Cho toutcoated and Imporre & ys folosit: non of the town In afurry So much as may or thought notsorry for you Racing fyra wal Isauly by you night pastor: Jonas Houghton moderator. Entold: @ mr Jofond of food incafter Wown Cloud-
Lancafter february w DH: 1729/30: The foooholder's and other Inhabitants of to Town Boing mott According to Du warning givon as apoved by the warrants And Returns you- shown boing brought in and Road: The Sown usatod and foromich willfor Son was chofon moderator for Jo marting e-
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The question was whether you Down would knife abate of thirty Eight pounds Sisetorn -. Shillings: and one porny: for to fungly of yo sown groaguay and to pay you folort mon for making yo Rates: and to pay you widdow Annas hofs for Swooping yo mosting house - And to pay Capt Sylvan wilder for Souvis dono for you down in Andworking IRE profont- mont at Choolstown: Court) and to pay me Jamo wilder and me Jonathan Hlouphone And: ME Ehonor wilder An and Jacob Houghton ST. Thomas Contor: for forvis done for yourown: as Agents for bringing on a now County: and it palsod in you negative
2. Att amouting of yo Inhabitants of Sancalfor dryverlovely aformbled: forancry : with; 1729/3050 It was voted that the Soloct mon of Town are Rowsby directed to take SHactual Care yt ME: Josiah-white yo profont doprofontative: be supplied fortiwith with w, fun of Thirty five Pounds out of Town Treafurry to Enable him in yo bischang of his duty for this project your -
3 The question was whouther yo Town would pay yo fovocal forms of money yt was Due to thefo in you formentioned vote: and is passed in yo Affirmative The Town for good all this profont mouthing to kronfidor their first- 4. 5 And Called another for you daijing of a Rate of thirty Eight pounds firetronghillings Note: And onopony: for you supply of yo Town Treasury and to pay not cofory charges That now Que: and yt you folort man shall maken by you profont Envice: And it passed in the Affirmative: Jocomich willfor moderator Entrod & Jojoyk of good Lancaster Down Clock-
Lancaster marchy 2-1727/20 the freeholders of other Inhabitants, qualified according to Law meet aty meeting House upon Que warning given (it being y annual meeting for Choice of (Town officery) and 1. they Chose Faber Fairbank moderater for I meeting ... -
2 the warant for the choyer of a Grand youror way Red. If the Town way waren byty Contable to choje one, and the voly way brought , in I John Beaman was chosen Granijuror for the Town .. then the feled men gave in their account, to y Down of their. their management of y prudential, affairs of (Gown in (y year. 172) which are as followsth vir-
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(They have made a Highway Rate of £60-0 - 0I have Commited Lytt to the fervaing of fo Lancaster. Io Rates to be wrought out in merwing the Highways in Jo Gown
they have also made a Province Rate of £ 115-0-8.4 have Commite Lifts to the Conjuabely to Colect ty Jame.
they have also made a minuters Rate of $100-0-0 & have Comite Lifts to y Contabely to Colect y fame ( viz to John Lawyer the fun of £32-6-0-to Jonathan Wheller the jum of £27-8-8- to Hooker . ofgood the form of £40-5-4) with warranty to Collect for funmg of money If orders to pay the fame into y Rever-m John Prentice. the one halfe they shall to Levey & Collect on or before the first day of January 1729/30. & the other halfe on or before the first day of July 1730-
they have also made a school Rate of £52-8-0.4 have Commites Listy to y Comptablely with warranty to Collect the fame & orders to pay formoney in to Gown Creapurer on or before y first day of January-1729/30- John Lawyers part of School Rate.y £15-12-11. Jonathan whellen part y £ 13-2-3. Hooker Ofgoods part y £22-13-0 They have also made a County Rate of £19-15-9. I have Commited - - Lyfts to y Contables with warranty to Collect y fame. -
They have also made a Computation of money they have Expenses and it is paid of followeth viz.
1 pair bo m' Jam- Willow for keeping School on y neck-£ £ 25-00-00 2 paid to m Jam- Willand for keeping School at Still River-06-05-00
3. pail tom fam Carter the firm of
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4 . paid to my Thomas Prentice for keeping school at bare Hill-05-04-08 5. paid som Thomas Prentice for keeping School at wattaquadock -07-00-05 6. paid tom Hooker Of good Jonay Houghton & James Wilder --- 05-13-00 I want toy widow Ahroma Ross for sweeping & meeting House-02-05-00 00-12.00 8 . pain to Jacob Houghton
I paid to Thoma, Carter 00-10-00
10 . paid to Bezalel Lawyer 00-10-00
11 . paid to Jonathan Houghton 03-16-00 12- paint to fam Carter_ 00-10-00
13- paid to William Lawyer to Repaypin Briant of Schoolmaster - 10- 12-00 14. paid to m Jo jiah White for Extraordinary charge of Representative-12-00-00 15. paul tom Jabez Fox for keeping school only neck 12 - 10-00
16. paint tom Jojiah White according to y order of the Gown- 35-00-00 17 - praw tom James Wilder Barale Lawyer & Thomas Garter. fort-20 - 13-01 Regraring y Great Bridge over (y River at night payter-
18 . paid to y willow Alma Ross for weeping y meting Hauge: 1722-02-05-00
12. paul to Gapt Ephiriam Wilder for anyworin a presentment. £05-00-00 20 . pail to Cart Wilder & June Carter of Myreport 01-05-06 21 pail to Jacob Willand for keeping School at fill River 06-17-10
They have also Reconed with m Hooker osgood Town Greggung for y year- 1728 and fire that he hath paw according to, hij orders the whole of what way Committed to him to Believe
They have also taken a Receipt of y Reve in John prentice & have given if to y Gown Clerk to Record which Receipt theweth that he hath Received the whole of his fallery to the first day of July -1729 - - They have also Reconed with Oliver Wilder Gorytable forty year 1728.I find that he hath Cleaves with y minister & Down Greaper-
They have also Reconc with James Atherton Constable for y year 1728 and find that he hath Cleared withy minister of Town Freanner They have also Reconed with Jeremiah Wilson Cosytable for y year- 1728 and find that he hath Cleared with y minister and Down Freagner
(February 28-5729/2 they have also given in Josiah White order to pay five to m' Ebenezer Wilder Gown Creamer the thirty pounds which he had out of Town Freapurey for the Supply ofy agenty which thirty five pound, Jo Jopak hath paid in to go Ebenezer Wilder forty Gowns use They have also given order to go Ebenezer Wilder Town Reagerer to Receive in the feveral furry of money aforementioned: It to pay out y fame of he Shall Receive orders from y Gown or Select men They have given to Ebenezer Wilder orders to pay out of y Creapiney the feveral firmy following- viz - - -
#17-00-1 1. to him that thall keep school only neck 04-00-2
2- to him that shall keep jehool at wattagnawock 04-15-5 3. to pay him that thall keep School at Barehill 02-01-3 4.40 m James Willer 02-10-11
5. to Jonathan Houghton 00-07-6
6-to Ebenezer Wilder 01-08-8
7- to Jacob Houghton
8- to Thomas Carter
00-08-8 00-17-0
2 - to Cant fame" Willand
01-12-6 10 to Joseph 079000
Jacob Houghton Joseph Ofgood form Willard 5 Select men
The above fair accounts Entre Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
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after the select had given in their accounpts anty 2 of march of aforeg 3. the question way put whether & Gown would give Joseph ofgood twenty Shillings for Serving Gown Clerk for y year. 1729. Hdpagged my affirmative & the question was put whether & Gown would Choose five select men and if payed in a affirmative
5 votes was called for for y Chance of five select men I brought mand Jonathan Houghton William Lawyer Hezekiah Willand Hooker. ofgood Jun- & John Benitt was Choppen forty years inping -- 6- votes was Called for for ty Choyer of a Down Clerk & brought m& Jonathan Houghton way Choggen forty year Enying - 7- votes was Called for for y Chance of a Comptable only west five of y River & brought in & Benjamin Houghton was Chosen but he Refused to Serve. I paid by fine of the law directs- - 8. vote, was Called for for the Choice of a Comptable on (y East five of y River of any north five of Rhode. I brought in & James Willand was Chosen - -
9 · votes way Cales for for y Choyes of a Constable on y East file of y River & ony South five of Rhode. I brought in & Phomay Cooker was Chosen but he agreeing with Jonathan Wheller to jeve in hy khome in cage the Gown would allow of it. the Bow Die allow (by a vote) that you Jonathan wheller Should be Contable
10 votes way Called for for Choyes of a Comptable ony west five of the River (to serve in the khome of Jo Benjamin Houghton) I brought in. and Ebenezer Beaman way choyen - -
12- votes way Caler for for y Choyce of fix fervaing of Highways and brought in & Joseph more. Joseph Whit comb. Leth Walker Jonathan Houghton Im. Jonathan more fun & Joshua Houghton was Chosen -
11- vote, was Called for fory Choyer of a Down Greafurer and brought in & m Bezalel Lawyer was Chosen - -
13- votes was Called for for the choice of two tything men & brought in & James Butter & John Harries way Choppen
14 - the Gown vater # Chose Peter eitherton & John flacher- fence vewery - -
15 Amos Lawyer was Chosen Leader of Leather 16. Joshua Church John Witherbey Peter Joplin & CAmoj Knight was Chosen field Invery- -
- - 17. the question way put whether y Down would allow y select men for laying out of Highways forty years past & forty futer a day for day to be gett off in High way work If it posted in y afirmitive.
18 the question was put whether & Gown would Grant a Highway Rate of Eighty pound & it paft iny affirmative
then in anywor to y proposal of oliver wilder which way that the Gown would Chaing the High way that goes by the youth file of his Lot where he now Lives for one to Goo upon north Live of go Lot
12. the Down voted that y Select men to view the High way proposed for by jo oliver Wilder to be moved of to take it out on y north five of hij lot in Case it be not a Country Road. in Case & oliver Wilder both ment & way ( when it shall be flakes out) So far through y ming Land bey and or any west file of my House of the Select men thall appoint: which vote way Carried iny affirmative
Jabez Fairbank moderater
Entre Jo Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
all the afore Down officers forty year: 1730 of whome If oath if by Low Required : have been from to the faithful discharge of their Respective offices by Joseph Wilder Equier. If it is Entered this. twenty fixthe day of may. 1730 Jonathan Houghton Gown Clerk The Copie of a warrant for Calling a Brown meeting y of followeth. viz. et ing To Elenczer Beaman Gorytable of the Town of kan casher in These are in This majesties name to Require you forthwith to ware the free holder & other Inhabitants of je Gown of Lancaster within. your prefinck that are qualifier according to Law to vote in town affaing to meet at ty meeting House in go Down on monday the Eighteenth Day of may Currant at nine ofy Elook iny fore noon then & there to Choose for men to call y types of y £ 50000 Love money to an. account or act any other way to that y Down may know what money y due toy Down out of Interest. & go to dispose of it as Gown of hell think fitt when go trustees are paid for their trouble also to Consider Conchit & act what may be necessary to prevent the Ineroching upon in or over any High way beyway streator Road info Down . It also to act of to what may be thought proper to be done in order to Remove all of Every Incrochment or Incumbarance that is all redig made you in or over any way or Road of abought and also to petition y Court of General Jeoptions of peace that a Country Road may be laid out through the Town of How and that the yo Road alvery Law out within y Gown of Kan capter of it is Recorded in the Gown Brook. If the Road to Groton be Recorded in County Recordy
you are alicke Required to warn the free holder & other Inhabitan of to Town in your precinct that have an istate of free hold in Land within the Province of forty Shillings per amunaty kraft
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or other Estate to the vallew of fifty pounds fierling to meet at the time. I place of above mentioned then & there to Electr Depute one or more persony being free holders & Refivent in this Town to ferve or & Reprezent y Down in a Great & General Court or agembely to beholier I kept for hy majesties Lervy at Cambridge upon wednesday the twenty Seventh day of may Currant. .
also tower Conclude & act what may then be thought proper to be to schi of a part of Town of of Lancaster by meets and all a devine fine to be made begining at near to the House of Samuel Wilson. & line of Lancaster old Township and fingmentioned. & Run fortheart of ly lagt to
the four of Run west ne 2 then begin at the last line of Township, or to much Land lying on y nootherly five of fo Cangey of may be forged foficient for to make a Township with that part of flow & Groton whose Inhabitants have agreat of Covenanted with the petitioner: namely. John Lawyer John Nicols Hezekiah Willard John Priest Jun-Stephen Houghton Simon Atherton Henry Houghton Jun. James Whit comb Igaiak Whitney John Whitney Robert foghett Jonathan Grouch John Witherbey Benjamin Atherton vial Holt Joseph Atherton. Joshua Church Henry Willand Jun- Joseph Willand Samuel Rodgers Leth Walker Abraham Will and Samuel Rodgers Inn-John Willan Jon ath an Whitney .-
also to add to the Hundred pounds that Town pays to the Revenant m. John prentice yearly So much of the Town hall think proper & Convention also to Grant a School Rate for ty year Enguing also to make fati faction to fuck men of have had any Lands taken into the beyways that way Brought into y Down the Last annual march meeting for choice of Gown officers. & Excepted of by jot Down
Dat Lancaster may y .13-1730
William Lawyer Hooker Ofgood Hezekiah Willard
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the other warranty or the game of this about written Except the Comptabels names
John Bennitt Jonathan Houghton
Entree # Jonathan Houghton Gown Clerk
th Lancaster may y. 18-1730 the Gown meet at the meeting House according to the abousaid warrant. It when the warranty were Red of the Returny on them by Contables made The Gown then Choge James Wilder -- moderator for fit meeting
2. the question was put whether & Gown would grant the Brytes! for the goods Love money. thirty Shillings Each bygg year for the time they have front of thall necesarily trend in fe Jervis. If it payet in the afinitive
3 the question way put to know if the Gown would Chooge three men for a Commity to call the got tryfees to an account . & it payer only affirmative
4 The Gown voted & chose Jacob Houghton Saber fairbank of Lamul Carter for to Commity
5. the question was put whether the go Community thall Call go trytec, to an account. I Receive the money of them that i due to y Gown & Deliver ge money to ty Gown or of they shall order. when Called there to, and it passed in a affirmative
6 . the question was put to know what he Gown Fiferances that are happened betwen about In cumbrances on over or upon and the Kwas to the award of gungment of three in the go Lancaster. If their awant to be a final It to be the man agreat on both by y Down
have all 984 Gown Keyways or Larry of Intryheim Benjamin PrefectEr 2 "Cap Jam Willand andy Down to Choose one man more & Can't Will and the other - The Town Chose: William Want Egg of Can't Willow Chage: Frances (Fullum Eg), It in Case the & arbitrators fay that the Land that Can" Will and hath fenced in only out file or below the witch where the fence of y Land Galler y night = pasture formerly prod. be go Gap Will and, then the Gown i to payly Charge of yo arbitration . but if otherwise fait . Cap Samuel Willand to pay the Charge there of: the award being given in to y select men or fuch men of y Gown thall appoint at on or before the first Day of october next if it - payer in y affirmative .-
> The question way put to know if the Down would Choge two men for. a Committy to go to the General Legion of peace to get a Country Road through flow of to get the country Road in J. Lancaster bath to flow and Groton Recorded in ) County Recordy of they are now Laid out ing Lancaster. I got two men to mannage in the Bowny behalve the .. Diference with Can't" Samuel Willant. I to Receive the award of gaid Benjamin Prescott William Want & Frances Fullum Eggis of abovejant and to bring it in to y Down their next meeting alter y first of october next. If it passer in the affirmative
8. the Downvoted & choje m Jabez (Fairbank & Joseph Wilderig? for yo Commutty to get the Country Roads upon Record. & to mannage in Foury behalte the diference with Capt Samuel Willow. & to Receive the award of the arbitrators of abourgain & to bring it in toy town
15 the Town proceder to Chance of a Representative. If voley was Called for by y Select men fory Choyes of a Representative & accordingly brought m. & m Josiah white was chosen VC:
10 the Brown voted by Dividing the pole ( in anywar toy petition of John Lawyer & others ) to know whether they would feet of a part of ty Down of feet forth in y warming of to meeting in their first Request. If it pays d iny negative-
JJ the Town voted to know if they would fett off that part of the Land mentioned in the warning which lyeth ony East file of penscook River and it passes iny negative
12. the Town voted to know whether they would and fifty pounds for the year injuring to the Hundred pouring that they pay annually to the Rev" in John Prentice If it passed in y negative
13. the Town voted to know whether they would add thirty pounds for forty year inguing. to the Hundre? pounds that they pay annualy to the Rever in John Prentice. & it passed in y negative - then Jonathan Whitney John Lawyer. John Whitney John Witherbey, Ijaïah Whitney. Jonathan Grouch & John nichols. Enhed their defend against giving any more money to y Reverans m- John Prentice.
the Gownvoted to know whether they would ad twenty five pounds forty year injuring to the Hundred pounds that they pay anualy to the Rev" in John Prentice. If it payset ny negative
55 the Down voler to know whether they would and twenty poundly for the year injung to the Hundred pounds that they pay annually to the Rev" in John Prentice. If it passed in y negative
16 the Courvoted to know whether the Committy that are to call the trykey to an account for Intrest of y € 50000 lone money & to Receive the Jame. Shall pay to " Rev~ me John Prentice the form of thirty pounds of fait monney. If it passed in the affirmative
17. the Gown by a vote adjomer this meeting to nine of y block in the Love noon on monday this day fortnight: James Wilder moderater v Entre . Jonathan Houghton Gown Clark monday y first of June 1730 upon adjonement from y. 18 of may Last past the Gown met &C :- J . the question was put to know if y the . Gown would grant a school Rate . of fifty five pounds & it passed in y negative- - -
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2 the question way put to know whether & Gown would Grant a school Rate of fifty pources & it passed infy affirmative - at Request of Themay Wilder & Elias Lawyer to i Town that bey way to threwevery may be altered in some places of it where it goeth through their Land the Town voted that the Clerk Do not Record any ofy bey ways that was brought in Last annual march meeting until & select men have agreed with those men that have Lands taken away in jail bay ways or brough their proposals tory GownJames Willer moderator Entre # Jonathan Houghton Gown Clerk
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middlejex fs. to Ebenezer Beaman Contable of Gown of Lancaster Greeting In his majesties name you are here by Required to warme the freeholders and other inhabitants of Town of Lancaster (in your precinct) that are qualified accounting to Law to vote in Town of ary: to meet at y meeting House in for Lancaster on fryday the Seventh of August next at one of y Glock iny after none. then & there to act of Do what may be necescary to be done Referring to y several things hereafter mentioned. Viz: to thew Cause if any the Down have) by agents or otherwise only Jecon tuesday of y next fession of y General Court. why & prayer of a petition Signer y Jimon fone Jumer. Jonathan Whitney & Thomas Wheller on behalfe of them Selves ( ay they say on behalfe & at y defire of funwery of y Inhabitants of y Gowns of Lancaster flow & Groton) wherein they pray that a Conju. : Derable part of y Gowany of yo Lancaster flow & Groton may be Incorporated into a Destinat of Jeperate Township Should not be Granted .. - -
you are also to ware those in your prejinct to Choose tome persony to take a Jaway of y Lands petitioned for within fail Lancaster. if y Gown Je Gange. and to do what i Gown thall think proper to be done Refering to jepetition you are also to ware the Inhabitants in your prepinet to bring in their Invoice to y assessors of fo Brown (in writing) on jan Say you are alike Required to make Returne of this warrant with your songs thereon to some of my y subscribers . before the Hour of fail meeting - Dated Lancaster July 4.31-1730 .. William Lawyer Jonathan Houghton Hooker Osgood- Hezekiah Willand Select men S
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