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Tally: or to the her that i to ac wat for this years Letter algore Consider, Conclude act & downat onisy that which proper to be done in €
answer to what nath bean brought to the felet men ligne. year I mitnay & others which as fritowith me: (Somme select men at the Town of Lancaster: Groening: Gentlemen: this threadthe inat of the fuscrive 2 others of the Inhabitants of the from: dwind in the toutnia ferta part trennt: Define that you would be nicered to grant awanout for a som mers ini or tha to not the the habitant, in care that to the (Down at their misting may be Ready renser our Request in a petition which will be, fare have oppertunity) can nette faire Down, of new our & give to the left out of appro, inst of a down or avnerthe to Building two Paris meeting houses in Law for - John Whitney, Jeremiah Hormon, timer Kerry Jonathan Theore William favor, foran thriller, Nathaniel Humana tillantique: william Polan. Daniel moment; alje to grant a rate for me Spraying of the mugary Emerges of the crown for the forest my fire school
Entrain these, Thomas Carrer Jonathan houghton Lancaster Hu guy+ 4: 26: 1734 agreable to the asimment of Riotin meeting from in : 13: You may La page: and to in afor mentioned warrants; the freeholder& other inhabitants of lancaster quangis to work in (down affairs) being mule: It No warrant being Read: the Dow prodal & Chefe Capt Ephraim With marilynfor then the conga. " ned the brown to choose a man to leve on the Grandjury next hyperious Court 0 (am out) of Calle's for & & mich in H m'Joseph Whelank way (hoven): ain to Choose one man to to terve on the partit fun an vols was ? led for It is right . and m Jabez (Fairbank 20) (hagen &C.
2= The question way pust onother me (four would make the here ist Prentice, fallery: 160 pounds& it, in the require 3- (The question way pust whether the power words make, and Prentice falling for the portent year : 168 of it payget more negative of - the question was pretty to know if the Town would make, i "gentes fallory for ypresent your: 150: is popped in the negativ The question wong pret to know if youmon to make pom im Prentity fallery for the present your: 140. and it pas ing offormative-
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the questher way out to know whether the town would Grant a Rate God for the report on a school, and buenby pounds for the bepraying in to un Changes: " be made in one Ligt: I'd passed in the affirmative Then the Petition as John whitney & othergin which was mentioned in the Request to the first man Lignes John Whitney & others) was laid before the turic: which pection is af foll with, vir- (It is ciect mon and the Indubitany of the town of Lance ; her greeting Gentlemen , chewith that we the subscribers and other the Inhabi. santy Living in the for theasterly part of put Down, which you Sanat But we ten bleof the Giveningrances of the most of us food (on; devit Living very remate Iam the moting Housean & therefore
uncanale al attending the Patrick worship of Goo without great cutting which man's, waiting in dest a day and the greatest labour to the ha , al uf, which makes my very uniajeg: now it your Request and Drive that you would let us aid for a town er Precies." Left out the found nemal agresiva with the vor as fat Town for time ago Days Except what way taken off for cars, that je a may come in fome (encore not jeayon) to
china mange animatie for the publick worship and Enjoy the Sevilla, minare suchen velice is made a friction: an further. if you nar refined, then it is our defire that there may be two Parisa Meeting Hon as built, Searching the Party has agreat . "he the the army and Each Panich let their rowe" a conting to their own min a theymay aires; & bochme quilt & min, at sibles fonantoine? by the was Foun in General, which we leave you would take into "thing i've on for our Ressite. John Whitney. "IKeyey, Kirmiah riman, Lance Bruce, Philly 3, Aij. Robrancel Ho mar, William Kou Nm Lawyer, Daniel Greenleaf, brian Wheller, Lavil Whitcomb Yapan Wychcomb .. nathania Havana, simon is hetcomb, (Show ; lawyer --- anjomed the aforeje & meeting in the cost tre try or potatoes next to right of theClash in the foreroon to the meeting Har in je Lancaster Intherain bilder moderator, Enbred futon sloughon town
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Be best for the forum in General; which we are as enunion wait for Me Build fie meconna dloulip; ne on the we, byly file to the River - and the other on the Eaglerey i of " River when + man a most Convenient cet of mit,it , nat tanty, & hich fand 7 4. 212 6 . rtin the sound of the Pan the pan tones the Fam honey of Coun Pam a Pitch in the now to it tau House; and if the Geren think they to Build their or in Here's. Separate from other Charges: and allrise, Chansasy Hytte Down in Generale Javez (Fairbank has Agun Men Are, braliAnderen Daniel Greenden Jolin mère, william med resen loyer fun, Igrast Iale, Jonathan ferguson Just, Donation ware, Youcare of us, Milliam Ballan, Jabez Beamin, Timon Butter topat Richa Mon.
to the grenouan and other finn lisant, of the French, va A) qualified of the law Directs to rate in your offering tu Ining mare of fine you are hereby Required to meet at the Martinavionse in summit afarejar on the Last nesway of octobertenant at limit of the Cock in the morning, then and there to compare. it and act upon the liveral vertoning adioumet over to that time & Black. with. if about last fourth in this paper 40 Salgs to you at win Blog, it ain o are abusives to you to other (trong to matting. ; that a Ojosan Lavet at Lanch gres October, 0 : 14: 1734:
(The abovega Entres to Jonathan Houghton grown Stirk - -
The freeholdvery & other Inhabitants of je Town of aforesant; not meeting - at time & place, of above warned to meet , the faut meeting, farike t way toy Ht Here followeth a warrant for Calling a Town meeting &C: To Trich Holt Corytable of Lancaster DC: In hy majesties name you are hereby Required to wame the freeholder and other Inhabitants of jo Town ( living within your precinct) Qualified of the Law Directly to vote in Sown affairs, to meet at the meeting House in got Town on the third monday of December next at nine of the Clock in the morning; then there to Consider of and act upon the feveral Particuliers here after mentioned: viz; on the Defire of Gamaliel Beamong others Garing Date november y: 8: 1734: Requesting, that it might be inserted, in the next warrant for Calling a Down incting; (That is to see if the Down by a vote will felt of a Certain part of it, to be a separate Towns hip by it fell in fuck Convenant time of the General! Court thall fee meet; That is; that an angle be made at four miley Distance from the northwesterly Comer of Lancaster of Township, and a line be Rann over the fourther
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Jourherly wecapequet Hill, and to over the Rockey Hill, & to fill it meet with the Down Line: I 10 Extent Eastward into the old Towny hip one mile: It from there to Run a line fourthwant to a year on the youth River at the Lower in of Joseph Lawyer fan's fence & fo to Extent to the Town Line; also the seine of Colonall Samuel Willant and others baring vate november y: 20: 1734: Requesting the Down might be notified to appear at the meeting house to to somthing that may be best for the Down in General; which they are of opinion will be to build two meeting Hlouges , one on the westerly file of the River , or on the neck. and the other on the Easterly file of yo River where it will be most Convenient for the present Inhabitants and fuck Landy of are likely to be Letter within the bounds of Je Parishes and that the Parryheren of Each Parrish pitch upon the place to felt their House; and if the Town think best. that Each Barriga build their own House generate from other Charges; and all other Charges to bepaid in generaltis- and make Que Return of this warrant. If your Doings thereon: unts fome one of my the fubyerley, before the time fett for go meeting
Haben at Lancaster november y: 2:1734; Thomas Carter- Joseph Wilder.
The other warrants are the game of this JonathanHoughton Jeleitmen Except the Comptables names &C: the Samuel Carter_
of Lancaster Lancaster December the: 16: the Town being mal a heated ( on the third monday of December according to the aforefait warrants) and the usananty with the Return on them being Real: firstly they proceeded to bring in their votes for a moderator; & being brought in & fortest. Joseph Wilder you was Chosen moderator &c: -
2- upon the Request of Colonall Samuel Willan & othery the question way put. whether the four will procede to Build two meeting Hogy the one on the westerly file of the River, or on the neck, and the other on the Easterly five of je River: and it passed in the negative- 3 The question way put to know whether the Request of Gamaliel Teama and othery be granted, & it passed in the negative --
4 The meeting way desolved by a vote of the Bown Joseph Wilder moder Sheaboujou Entre 2 Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk of Lancaster
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Lancaster march the 3:1734/5: She frecholvery of other Inhabitants do of jai Gown qualifier to vote in Town affairs: being meet according to Due warming giver fit being the anual Gown meeting for Choyer of Gown of
they vohen of Chose Jonathan Houghton moderator for fair meeting then the Laws way Read by the Town Clerk of the Law Direct, HC: 2- the Question way put to know if the Down would Choose five Select men for the year infring It it payee in the affirmative 3 - voly way called for; for the Choice of five select men & accordingly brought ino Joseph Willer Ei: Samuel Farter, Jonathan. Houghton, Jojiah White & Hooker ofgood Juner way Choyang 4 - voly was called for for the Choyée of a Down Clerk & Brought in and Jonathan Houghton way Chosen Gown Clerk & :- 5- voly way calles for; for the Chance of a Comptable on the ways five of the River & brought in & Joseph moore way Chojens 6- voly way Called for: for the Chance of aContable on that five of the River Called the neck & brought in & Joseph - Whencomb was Chosen &C.
7 - voly way called for for the Choice of a constable on the East five of i River & brought in William Houghton way Choyon but then the fair Joseph Wheliomb of William Houghton Each of them paw down their five poundy: It :- -
-voly way Called for for the Choice of a Comptable on the neck in the Rhome of Joseph Whit comb; I brought in & Robert Phelps way Chosen-
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) - votes way Called for for the Choice of a Contable on the Eye five of the river in the Rhome of william Houghton. & brought in & William Pollard was Chosen &c !!
10 -voly was Called for: for the Choyce of a Down Greaper. & Brought in: I Cant Oliver Wilder way Chosing Breajurer 11 - voly was Called for for the Choice of a funvaier of Hemp flax and brought in & Jonathan Houghton way Chopenge. 12 - the auction was put whether the Gown would Choose three. Byregion & it palyed in the affirmative -
13- voly way Called for; for the Choice of three assessors & brought in & Joseph Wilder Eig2. Jonathan Houghton & Jonah "White was Chosen fail assessors -
Then Joseph moore paint down five pounds to Clear him from Serving Constable &c.
Then the Comptable; according to his warming given, Called for, voly to Choose two Grandjury ment of votes being Brought in: Jonathan Houghton & Capt Thomas Carter way Chajen Them valy way Called for by the Comptable for the Choice of a pettit Jury man & gounk wheller was Chosense=
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14 voir way Faller lov for the Choice of a Comptable on the west juve of the River in the Rhome of Joseph moore brought in of Samuel Lawyer way Chosen but he pait Down his five pounds to Clear him from fering Comptable etc.
15 - voly way falle I for: for the Choice of a Portable on y west file of the River and brought in & Geryhom Houghton was Chosen but . he Refused to ferverc.
16- voly way Calle for for the Choice of a Contable on the way five of the River & brought in of Ebenezer Polley way Chose
17 - voby way called for for Choice of two Janvary of Highways on the East five of the River I broughtin & Jojiah Richanson and James Houghton Jun way Chosen be.
18 0 votes way called for: for the choice of two Javais of Highways on the neck of Jonathan White & Daniel Knight way Chojen &c" - votes way Called for for the Choice of two favors of Highways or the west jule of the River & Jonathan Baley & Benj ~ Ofgood way Chosen
20. - the Down voted & Chose Eleverer Beaman S. Berya" Atherton fenceveivery".
2., the Townvoted of Mosestaron "Willan, John Lawyer and John Houghton fer- Hogreave & field drivers
22 - the Brown volevo Chore Jonathan Kendol & Engign Peter · Jojlin Bythingmente :-
23 - the Crown voted & Chose Amor Lawyer Leader of Leather &c. Then the fellect men for the year 1734 gave in their accounts of y management of the prewentials affairs of fourin got year: 1734 which accounts are a followeth: Viz: march 4: 11: 5733/4 the
Selectmen met at the House of Can Thomay Carters: 4: first they made a Highway Rate for 9 year- 1734: I Commited Lists to the jarvairs for fait year for them to yee wrought out and select men have given Jonay Houghton the former Down Preajmer orders to pay to Cart James Wilder the fun of Leven shillings & fixpence for the Bowery meaning or gbanda they have also given fait honor Houghton an order to pay unito Jonathan Houghton forty Shillings for fering town Clerk of for Recording of glish vagy in y year: 1933 th may y: 13: 1734: [ Leing (Foron meeting Day) the felcetmon Gave Jonas Houghton y former Down Grea over onfera to pay to William Butrick fixten Shillings for what he had haveto fore paint in our Gowin when he was Rave at Concert
also another order to Deliver twenty pound, unte fan Ephraim Willer our Representative: fle to Return it into y Brown Freageney when we Shall Receive his way of Ex:
Houghton also another order to pay unto Jonathan Twenty shillings for his making of Rates before this day-
August (y:9: 1734 the select men gave Jonay Houghton the former Town Preajurer order to pay to (Phoma, Dick fifteen Shillings and three pence for what he was over Rated the last year They have also Examined the Assessors for the year: 1734 and find that they have made a Province Rate of £ 159-17-4 and that they have Committed lifts to the Constable, to Collect the fame. &c:
and that the fair lysefsong have made a ministers Rate of - £130-0-0: 8 a school & Gown Rate of £81-0 - 0: and that they have given mt- William Richardson our Town free- =furer) ordery to Receive the one half of to ministery Rabe of the Constables the first of January 1934/5 at the time. fait Conytables are ordered by the appelons to pay it in to the fais Gown Creatures: & hey ondres to pay fait half in unto the Rever in John Prentice on to first of January &C and the other half at or before the first day of June: 5735,Qc- The select men have also given fait Town (Greapurer order) to pay out the Jehoold Town Rate to fuck person or persons as he shall Receive orders from the selection pay it to &C. Constable, jonathan Whencook, part of y munytoy Rate is- £ 53-7-3 Contable, John Bemany part of the minyvers " Rate is - - £ 51- 0 -4 Contable, Vrah Holts part of the ministers Rater £35-12-5 Contable Jonathan wherecombs part of the School& Down Rabeig €32-2-10 Confiable John Beamany part of the school &t (Down Rate is £29-0-11 Conjoalles uriah Holly part of the School & Gown Ratey £19-16-3 They also find that the go et reffory have made a County Rute of Twenty fix pounds three Chilling & four pence which they have Committed to the Comptable to Collect with warrant, Requiring them to Gather the fame. It to pay it in unto the County Fre afurer &C .- Contable Jonathan Whencombs part of fe Rate is - £ 10-2-8 Contable John Beamany part of to Rate is £ 9-12-8 Constable vrah Holts part of & Rate is £ 6-8-0 They have also Given & Jona, Houghton Down resguver for the year: 1733: order to pay & Deliver unto Cant" William Richardyon who is Town Brea, uver for the year: 1734: the. fum of twenty three pounds. fix chilling I fix pence: which is the Reminder of the Downy money that ij in, fora Houg hou " Canig: It to take to Richand ony Receipt for the fame &c" also to pay unto in Josiah fare for keeping School in lancaster after the tenth day of may: 1734 the lum of # 26-14-11 ,which Jum is the whole of the fehoo( Rate that Is yonag stoughton Fow .- Greater Did Receive &C: -
They have also given Can't William Richardson Down Breajurer ·for the year: 1734 order to Receive of the aforejai Jonay Bought the aforejail fum of £23-6-6: - --
They have also given jo William Richardfor order to Receive of Jonathan Houghton the Twenty poundy that he Received of the Downy money when he was Chosen Representative &C: - They have also Reconed with jais Jonas Houghton Down Great fun. for the year: 1732.8:5733: and find that when he hath pai according to his orders (og atovegan) together with thinby jeven pounds he nath paid to findtry persony for wolves & wildcats he will have pain the whole of the Town & School Rate: an the thirty fix pounds that he hath Received of the Province (Treasurer for wolves & wildcats: & But he hath Cleared with the Down upon all accounts of the way Breaguver go two years They have also given & William Richardson Down Greajurer for the year: 1734 order to pay unto m' Josiah Swan out of the school Rate for the year 1734: the fun of £3-5-1: which fim is the first of what hath ben ouded to be pain out of fail & GO-0- Rate Grandes o year: and go £3-5-1: payeth jo kwan the whole for keeping of jehool half a year after the tenth day of may: 1734:
(They have also given at William Richardson orders to pay unto the Usersory for the year: 1734: the fun of £3-17-2 : Viz: to yo jeph Wilder Egge the fun of #0-15-0
To Samuel Carter, the fun of
£0-18-0
So Jonathan Houghton the fun of £ 2-4-9
They have also given for William Richardson orders to Receive of Cant inhram Wilder the Twenty pound he Received out of the Down Preajurey when he was Chosen Representative & (They have also Reconed with Jonathan Houghton who Receiver the five pounds that Benjamin Houghton paint unto the Town to Clear him from forving Contable; and also for the five pounds that may Lawyer paid unto the Down to free him from ferving Comptable &C. and they find that the fair ford Houghton hath paid out three pounds of ge money for the Book that y Recept in the meeting house: & the other fever pruning he hath paint to the use of the poor of the Town of the select men have andrew him HE- ,
The abougain accounts Dat Lancaster: march 3:1734/5
Joseph Wilder Samuel Carter Thomay Carter Jonat- Houghton
Selectmen of Lancaster
Lancaster march the 3:17345 it being the anual Town meeting for Choya of Gown officer De and the Bown being meet according to Que warming given : they volevo chose Jonathan Houghton moderator for fait meeting &c: then the Lawy way publickly Real in fair. Down meeting of Required the question was put to know whether the Four would Choose five Select mon to manage the potential of the Town, the year injung and it passed in the affirmative 3- vote, was Called for for the chance of five de lect men. If according brought in, and Joseph Willer Gar Decon Josiah White, Samuel Carter, Jonathan Houghton & Hooker Ofgood Jim was Chosen &c. * voly way Called for, for the Choice of a Down Clerk an I accordingly brought in, and Jonathan Houghton was Chosen -
24 at the afore jour meeting the question being put to know if the Gown Grant Jonathan Houghton forty Shillings for Serving Town Clerk & for Recording of of Highways in the year: 1734 and it payed in the negative -
25 the question was put to know if the Gown would Reconjuter their former vote Relating to the Gown Clerk: If it projed iny affirming 26: the Town valet & gave pv Jonathan Houghton forty shillings for Serving Town Clerk & Recording of Highways in 9 year: 1734 the Down by a vote Granted a Highway Rate of £100-0-0 to be made by the felet men: If they to add what men are
27 Echin. a to allow men what they have over wrought here to fore 28 - the Four volet that fuck men of wrought at High ways in the months of April, may, June, July veAugust Shall be allowed five chilling way: I to proportinable for Cart horse & teame (in fet months) of five thillings is to threefora and for all other times of the year to be alower of here= fotore
2). Then the fair meeting was avjomen (by a vare of the Crown) to the Second monday of may next at nine of the Clock in the fore noon to the meeting House &C: - -
Jonathan Houghton moderator The abovegant interest & Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk Lancaster April the first: 1735 Joseph Willey Swore Jonathan Houghton to theoffice of flax & hemp furvair &C. and also informed that he had from Benjamin oggood to the office of farrar of Ring hu the fair first of April famel Willand Egg? Iwore the agefor to the faithful dycharge of their office of the como director also informed that he had from all the other Down oficer of whome an oath if Required by Law. &C: Entres JonathanHoughton Form tork
Here foliowith the Copy of a warrant for Calling a Town meeting (Fo William Pollan Constable of the Town of Lancaster: Greeting There are in his majesties name to Require you to wame all the freehowers and other Inhabitants of fait (Down that live on the East-file of the River: What are qualified to vale in the Cho of a Representative: to meet at the meeting house in f Lancey on the record monday of may Currant at Eleven of the Clock m the fore noon: then there to Election pute one or more person or persons (being free holdey & Repelent in fol Lancaster to ferve for and Represent for Four of Lancaster in a Great und General Court or assemblely appointed to be Convenes. hell and Rent for hy majesticy fervy at the Court House in Boston mon wednesday the twenty Eight of may Currant and to from time to time algo to warme all the freehaliery & other Inhabitants on go Sajt file on the River (that are qualified to vote in (Sown affairy) H meet at & meetinghouse on Je jecont monday of may at Eighto the Clock in the fore noon, then and there to act of do what the Gown thall think fitt to be done in making an addition to the Revin John Prenticeffallery for this year - - also to act & to what shall be thought proper to be done in anywar to the Request of Ebenezer Beaman & those that vergine the school may be kept among them some time; and make Due Return of this warant with your doing? thereon before the Hours of fait meetings & C: faill not- - Dab at Lancaster may the: 3:1735 -
The other parts of the Gown way wamed to meet at times and place by the other comptables for the Endy a forejail: & all the warrant way Returned in Leajon&c ;--
Joseph Wilder Selectmer
Jojiah White Hooker Osgood | of Lancaster Jonal- Houghton
Lancaster may the: 12:1735 the Town being meet according to the aboutait warnings: &according to the adjonment of the annual you meeting for Choyke of Town officers of the warranty being Real an the Returny the rear &C .- - The Town vale and Chose Jonathan Houghton moderator for fait meeting
2. Four Privalai ways way Read in order for the Downy Exceptance; and accordingly Excepted of them. I also allowed of the firmy of Land that the felct men agreed with the feveral men from whom fair ways hath taken any kant of they are Returned in the account of fait way ge: the alongand way, voted iny affirmeri? which wayy are of followelh viz:
Lancaster october the: 7: 1734 th Then laid out by the select men a privat way, which Began at a privat way by a Rum of water near Ebenezer Beaman' House , & Runett through the Land of to Beaman till it Cometh of Oak Hill fiel & then Cubeth of a price of Last from the pile of his orchan : & is to lye three Roy wide to the west of the marky made for No way, or northwest there of and then it Rung on the Edge of the Land of Ralph Rendol about fixty Rol and then through go Kendoy lan about fixby Rod's farther: till it Cometh to the Land of Dryice Houghton: and then to Run through a Comer of the land of Josiah White to golin the Hill: and then to Run through the Land of Justice Houghton: 120 Rows till it Cometh to the Land of fame, Willant & marthew Stone & then it Runeth through the Land of marthew ftone about: 40 Rody; & then it Runeth on Common Land along by the west End of the Land of William theaff: and from thence to the Land of nathaniel Hubjon it for along by the wep End of jo Hlubjons Land fill it Cometh to the Land of Eliay Lawyer: fair way is to lye on the west jive of the marks made for fait way: which marks are extinguisher from other marks by having three chops on the five of the free : then another way if laid out from where the aforejant way began us by the file of Je Beamary tand about forty Rody to another bye way that Cometh from Henry Willians: which way way fait out by Joseph Wilder & othery: the fair felett men agree with Ebenezer Beaman for the Damage done in laying the way through hij land to let him have a price of Land that lyeth in a three square piece of Lamb at the hed of oakhill field which fand bounds weckerly on the land of jo Beaman and easterly on the land of Anitrew MC murry & if Judges to be about fever or Eight acres: they have also agreat? with Ralph Kendal to give him three acres for one which will be about fix acres & three quarters: also to let Justice Houghton tay out three for one which will be about fix acres & three quarters and mathew ftone to lay out one acre &€ :-
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