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The above fait ways intres June the third 1735 by Jonathan Houghton gojani Wilder Town Clerk of Lancaster - gondt- Houghton Ephraim silver
) Select men of Lamatter
There is also a by way that Cometh from Henry willows to the aforejant way of about fort hood long or above De privat. which way is three Pods wide along on the forthering file of Samuel Johnsony Lan, there being to much to ve dev ucher from This mesure & to be Recomen of Common Land and from, Holmen Lant to the hand of Henry Willand: faire way or Rhove to y on the northerly file of the market ores: and also a way from
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fail privat way acroy fait Johnyony Land Crojing Cumbery Brook above the medow and to on Common Land when pays fair Johnjory Land fill it meet with the land of Ephraim Whellery: fair way to lye three Roty wide & to lys on the westerly file of the marked trees for po way which are dejtingwhen by having three chopy on the five : Dc laid out by Joseph wider & others. Jozeph Wilder Select man The afore jaw four Bye ways way all Recorded the third Day of June: 1735: by Jonathan Houghton Gown Clerk of Lancaster
3 the question way put to know if the Town would and fixty pormi to the one Hundred pounds that if the Downy grabe& gallery for the Rev- in John Prentice for the year injuring of it pagjedingy negative the question to know if the Bown would and fifty pounds for the
4 year Enying to the one Hundred to of to make the Rate for jo m" John Prentice one Hundred & fifty pounds for the year Engiving and it passer in the affirmative.
5- the question was put to know if the Request of Ebenezer Beaman and others be granted which Request is of followeth viz: Lancaster february the 28": 1734/5 we the subscribers with others in the fame quarter of the town of Lanca ver. Define that fo Bown would alow that our part of the next school Rate may be improved by keeping School in the northerly part of the faid Gown at
· the House of Ebenezer Beaman " Henry Willians. Ebenezer Beaman: Aaron Willant, Amoj Knight. Jonathan Herval and it payset in the affirmative -
6. according to the warning given the select men Called for valy for the choice of a Representative Of the voly being brought in and forked it was found that Can't Ephraim wilder way ( Rojen
7 the Down by a vabe gave the jelent men order to advance twenty pounds to Cant Ephraim Wilder: to be by him Repart when he shall Receive his wages for serving Representative UC Ion: Houghton modern The abovejait meeting Entre Jonah Houghton Bown Clerk- Here followeth the warning for a (Down meeting &C .- (Ehoje are intui majestic, name to wam the freehowers and other Inhabitants of the Town of Cama her that are qualific to chatin Four affair to machat the meeting house in folencar on monday the Eight day of Seconver next at hen of the Clock in the fore noon brein If there to Consider Conclude act & Is what he proper to be & one in order to the feveral here after mentioned vizito Grant a school habe for the poport of a school mys- ( town aljo to Grant a Foron Rate for the use of the poor and for betraying of the necessary Charges that are already arrison or may arifein for Sown'- also A grant tome Klu
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Allowance to the present Contables for their Gathering the Last County Rate ( there being another County Rate Grandes which ? Contables muy+ Gather) Josiah White"
Samuel Carter Select men
Dabel Lancaster November: 24:1735: th Jonas- Houghton of Lancaster
Hooker ofgood
The aboujai warrant Entre - Jonathan Houghton Down Clark The freeholders &other Inhabitants of fo Bown being Leagaly met according to the aforejait warrant &C. .. 1 . They volei & Chose Capt oliver Wilder moderator for 10 meeting 2 . the Question way put to know whether the Gown would Grant a school Rate of fixby poury for the foport of a school in pot Brown & it poffer in the affirmative . -
3 - the quetion was put to know whether the Town would Grant a Brown Rabe of thirty pouri & for the use of the Poor t for the Defraying of Town charges Ifc: If it posset in the affirmative 4 - the Four- vale that both fo Rates be made in one Ligt &h. Oliver Willer moderator
Pheabousaid voly Entreffs Jonathan Houghton Four Clerk
( The following is what is the warning for alling a Town meeting in han cajkc. To the free holdey & other Inhabitants of the Townof Lancaster that are Qualified to vote in Town affairy &C: Greeting - - - you & Each of you are Required & warned in his majigties name to meet at the meeting House in Je Lancaster on monday the first day of march next at Eight of the Clock in the fore noon thenot there to Consider. Conclude act and to the feveral things here after mentioned &6: viz: to Choose all Town officers of the Law Directs: also to Choose three persony or more for overjeery of the poor info Bown: algo to Except of fuck Highways (or by ways) of may be brought for Exceptance: algo to Grant forme allow= = ance to the Confiables for the year: 1735: 202: for their gathering two county Rates &C: - also to act of do oy the Gown Shall think fill- upon the petition of Gamaliel Beaman & othery: which petition is of followeth: Lancaster January the 13:1735/6 (To the Select men of Lancaster: Gent" we the fubjerbers in the fourthwesterly part of the Gown. Desire that this our petition be put into your next warrant for Calling a Pour meeting; to Je if the Down will fett off the fourthwant part of the new Grant & that part of theowl Township Commonly Called the mike by a vote according to the lines here aftermentioned to be a Separate Township by it felpe in fuch a time of the Great& General Court thall fre meetic: - that ~~
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That is to gay: that an angle be made at four miles Distance from the north west Comer of the old Townships; and that a line be Run over the fourther. most werea prequest Hill & go over the Rockey Hill & jo till it Cometh to the Gown line: and aljo to Extend Eastward into the old Town one mile and from there that a line be Run foutherly untill it Comes to a fears" at the youth River at the Lower ing of Joseph Lawyers fence, which is about thirty or forty Rody below for Lawyers mily that stand on go River and thaty line Extent to the Down line: If that Each man pay for hij impor = ments in the Township where he lives &C : So we Rejt VC: Gamaliel Berman Benj" Houghton, Ephraim Lawyer. Jacos Kilnbom, Thuball Really. Jamuel Gilys. Jonat Osgood. Jame Lawyer. David osgood John Lawyer Ezra Lawyer. Davut farrar. John forrar: Joseph Bemitt fairbank moore, Phoma, Rajs. John know. John wilder. Jonal- Bigalow.
David nelyon, James will, David Jewet, Ruben Rug: Thomas Lawyer Jonathan Powers Of James Ross
also to act it to what the Town hall think proper to be Done manywor to the petition of Benj" Houghton Jun"-& othery: which petition is asfollows Lancaster, January 13: 1935/6: to the Select mer of Lancaster &c: we the fubyenbers living in the west or South west part of Lancaster Define and Request that we may have our part of the last jehool Rate: Grante in December last &c: to be allowed to be frent among If the jehool keep withry in fuch time & Leajon of Shall be just & seonest: according to our part of the pay to je jehool Rake &C: I af in Duty bound we pray Benjamin Houghton Jun. David osgood. oliver moore. Jonath ofgood Gamaliel Beaman. Ebenezer Prescott. Joseph Jermitt. Samuel Lawyer, Thubael Healey, Josiah willer. Jonat fairbank : John Lawyer - Hezekiah whit comb, John forrar. Ephraim Lawyer. izra Lawyer. Thomay Rafs. Jamy willy Jamy Roff; Jonat" Powery . Jonas fairbank. John frow. John wilder Jun. Thomas Lawyer. Jonath Bigelow. David neljon - -
algo to act & do what the Down thall think fitt to be Done in anywar to the petition of John moore & othery which petition if as followeth: Lancaster february y: 6: 1735/6: To the Select men of Lancaster: Greeting - we the petitioners whoy names are under written for our felles of in the behalf of others our neighbours: the Inhabitants of the fouthigherly part of the Town of Lancaster living to Remove from the publick worship : at least a Great part of in which makes the fableth( which should be a day of Rept) to be a Day of the hardest labour to my. Especialy to our Children if they Come to meeting: and we to look upon our selves bound in city topromote their fuber good & well being of wellayour own. It we think it may be a meany thereof to bring them whilst young to the publick worship. bu while we are at fuck a vytance if i next to Imposable to bring them or many of them: wed, therefore Request that the Town would
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Take it into their feriory Consideration: and felt y off of a Down by our selves: Running the line according to the vote of the town passed before Harand went off: that to we may be providing to build my an House that we of oury may worship God in: and that we may pay of we do now untill we have prepared for our felvy and have the word of Good preached with y: John more. Jeremiah Holman, James Reyes. William Lawyer. John Whitney, nathaniel Holman. William Reyes nathaniel Hapgood, Josiah Whit comb, Igrae. (Heal. william what- Comb, Phillip Brooking, Jonathan Moore, Daniel Greenleaf Abraham. moore. Jabez fairbank, John moore Jun- Josiah wheeler, Jo yiah Richan = Jon. Jonathan Beaman, William Pollart :- -
also to act of do what the Down thall think fitt to be done in Deriving the fourthwant part of the additional Grant to Lancaster (ay it is mentioned in the former part of this warrant) together with the old Townships: into three parry es for prefixct) in Such time of the Town that think fitt & Convenant: and that the other part of fail additional Grant be Reserved for another precinct when the people are able & Really: If that - Commerce of five, fever, nine or Eleven & cimen be chosen to devide of aforejail and bring their doing to the Down for their Exceptance: and when deviled into three parishes of aforgan Each porigh to pitch the place to get their meeting sloup I to Build of finish the game : and all other Charge to be paid by the Down into the Down Preajurey to be pant out of the Down or Select men thallower Bat Lancaster february the: 16: 5735/6; The aboujord warrant Entrec gojiah White Selectmen of Lancaster Agonal Houghton Down Clerk Jam el Cartera 1
Hooker ofgood Jonat- Houghton
Lancaster march the first : 1735 / 6 . the freehowers of other grihabitants of foi Foun qualified to vote in Town afairy. being: being lagaly met according to the aforgant womant &C :-
they vote & chose in Jojiah Wheeler moderator for fail meeting then the Lawy way Read in jo meeting of the Law Directly- then the select men gave in their accounts of the managing of the prudential of the Down in the year: 1735: which account is as followsth vir befiles the warning of Town meetingy VC: march the : 7: 1734/5 the Select men met & mare a Highway Rate of £100-0 - 0 and Commited Listy to the furvairs of Highway &C.
they Have also given Capt william Kichangin Low Frequrer for the year: 1734: owery to pay out of the Down (France! unto Col" fam willow the Jum of £ 1-5-0: for jome plank for the Bridge. also to Decon Jonah white for planck the sum of fa- 16-0 - also to Joseph whitcomb £ 1-10 - 0 for plankvc.
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Also to pay unto Jonathan Houghton for Serving of Town Clerk in the ye. 1734: the fun of £2-0 -0-also to pay unto John Priest the fun of fo- which he way over Rated in the year: 1734; also to Jovial Rechanso & 0-12-2 which he was over Rated in the year: 1734: aly to Catchwild £ 2- 5-0 for tweening the meeting House in the year: 1734
Lancaster April y: 3: 1735 the felect men met at the House of Cap William Richardsong & filled up a woolfet Cat Bill whereis there was Leven Grown woolvy & twenty five grown wildcats
fais felest men have also examine the agressions for fail year and find that they have made a county Rate of #26-3 -4 ans that they have Commited listy to the Contables with warranty Re- = quiring them to pay it in unto the County Preapurer by the last Day of may: 1735
Constable Ebenezer Polleys part of fait County Rateis £1-2-4 Constable William Pollard's part of law County Rate is £10-3-0 Comptable Robert Phelpys part of fail County Rabe i - £ 6-11-0 may the 26: 1735 the select men of Lancaster mett at the House of Cap (Thomas Carter. If they gave Cap william Richardson Down Treasurer &C: order to pay unto m' Josiah fian the firm of £ 15.00-00 for his keeping School the Last quarter of a year Sometime in may: 1735 the feletmen agreat with fait Iwant to keep School at wattaquarock to the value of £ 16-15-0 which is their part of the last School Rate: Johan to begin( 4: 19 of may: 1735 fair felet men have also given fait william Richardson orders to way to the agressores for this at the last years valuation the fun of £2-11-0 { 8-0 -0 viz to Joseph wilder Ege £,-18 -0 to gojiah white £ 3-3-0 to Jonathan Houghton £0-8-0 to Jamuel Carter_
They have also ordret & william Richardson to pray unto Joseph Wilder Eggs £4-0 -0 for the like fum that he paid unto om Rice for preaching two jabaths; viz; before It after the Election- the fair twenty fixth of may they also gave orders to get Richardson to Deliver to capt inhram wilder our present Representative the fun of £20-0 - 0: for je wilder to Repay when he shall Receive his wages &c :-
november 24:1735 the select men met at the House of Decon Josiah whites & they gave owers to go Richardson to pay unto in Josiah fran the jum of £16-15- 01 for his keeping of school at wath - qualoch which fam if the of their part in the last school Rate-
The first men have also Examine the aperson for the year 1735 & fine that they have made a Province Rate of £216-3 4 and have given Lifts to the Contabley in order for their collecting the fame
Comptable william Pollany part of fait Rate y. £87-8-91
Contable Ebenezer Pollyes part of foi Rate if
£77-8-2
Cosysable Robert Thelpaya part of jan Rate is £51-6-5
fair Assessor have also made a ministers Rate for the year that beganJuly the first 1735 which Rate is £140-0-0: and they have Commited Lyby to the Corytably with warranty Requiring them to Collect of pay in the fame unto oliver Willer Down Treasurer for 4. year: 1735 whoy appointed to Receive the fame: viz: the one have at or before the fingsday of January: 1735/6: and the other half af on or before the first day of June: 1736: 4℃: £51-13-8
Contable Ebenezer Polleys part of fail Rate is £53-12-3
Contable William Pollan's part of joint Ratey
Contable Robert Thelpegy part of foi Rabe if £34-7-1 the aforejait assessors have made a County Rate of £ 26-3- 4 and have Committed Listy to the Portable, with warranty Requiring them to way fait Rate in unto the County Treasurer (or order) at on or before the first day of may: 1736:
Comptable william Pallars part of fo Rarey-£ 10-13-0 Constable Ebenezer Polley part of it Rate is £2-10-4
Comptable Robert Thelperis part of it Rate is £6-0-0 fait assessors have also made a Jehool Rate of £ 60 -00 00 and a Gown Rate of £30-0 0: both fait Rates way Granted December: 8: 1735 & andrew to be made in one list of the ij+ Contary £90-0 - 0: which fitfor fight with warrant, to Col at the fame i Commited to the Contable Requiring them to Collect the game and to pay it m unto & oliver wilder Down Treasurer who is ap pron - tev to Receive the fame &C: at on or before the first day of- february: 1735 6:40
Contable william Pollany part of fail Rate is- £36-5-1 Contable Ebenezer Polley, part of fair Rate is - £ 32-5-6 Contable Robert Phelesy part of law Rate is £21-2-5 The fair assessors have taken out of the aforejait school & Town Rate that part of the school have that belongeth to those that keep jehool at wataqualock (to called) which party £15-13-6: the fair agressor have also take that part of to Rate that belongeth to those that sent in their names to keep school at the House of Ebenezer Beaman and their part is
and the Remains for the Rest of the Town is £38-17 - 2
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The Select men have also given Capt oliver wilder Cowon Freaprver for a year: 1735. order to Demand of Recovery Receive of the Contables for the year: 1735 the ministers Rate HC: and to pay in unto the Rev-m Prentice the one half of his fallery at on or before the first day of January: 1735/6 and the other half at on or before the first day of July: 5736 - - They have also given fais Down Breajurer for y year: 1735 orders to Receive the jehool & Town Rate of the aforejai Comptabley & to pay them out of he Shall Receive orders from the Down or Select men The select men have also Examine the appepor it find that got aspasso. have Delivered a list of the jingle Rake to the Down Clerk of the Law Directy VC: for the Downy uge. -
the fair select men have given the aforementioned william Richardson order to pay to Jonathan Rugthefum of one pound. and ten Shillings for to Donate Rugs keeping of the widow Harnal Gouldsvery &C: af u part of what is due to him Ic:
(The fair Select men have also given to Richardson order to pay the agresor of Lancaster for the year: 1735 for their making of Rate, & the Jum al £5-14-0
viz: to Joseph wilder Egg E Z0-4-0
to gojiah white "1 £ 0 - 8 -6
to Jonathan Houghton £ 5-1-6 The je felect men have also given to 19 Cost oliver wilder Creapurer &C; to pay unto the kevin John prentice the fun of tenyoung out of the Town Rate Grandet in December 1735 which £10-0 -0 is the fun that the ministers Rabe was made to little &E; The felut men have also given for william Rich and on order to pay unto Jojima Orgon Contable for the year: 1733: the fum of Zo-15-3: which i" the fur that fai of you have paid for what Bomand Fully way Kater in fait year Etc.
Lancaster Leinung 27:5735/6 the fileet men Reconed with Capt willian Richardson Down Preajurer for the year: 1734: & faw hij Receipty, one of them way in full of what he way to pay unto the Revin John Prem for the Last years fallery which year Ended July I y: 1: 1735 : and when & Richardson hath paint the whole of what he is andrea ropa there will then Remain in his Hands forby light pounds thinken ghith and tenpence which fum of £ 48-13-10 hey andrew to pay unto Cast oliver wilder Town Treasurer for the year: 1735. in which over he is also ordered to pay to Cart Jonay Holighton five point for two wildcats to goziua Houghton & for the young that a mited in the Last Reconing, and the fair oliver wilder if also ordered to Receive Jan £48-13 .- 10: of alondres to Receive £20-0-0 at Court Ephraim wilder when he shall Res hij wave for Serving Representative UC :
and fait oliver wider is also ordres to pay out all jai money that he is to Receive of he shall Receive order of orvery HE"
The felect men have also given faut oliver wilder order to pay to Call of Jacob wilder the fun of forty five Shillings for their Sweeping of the meeting House in the year 1735:
The Select mer have also Receive twenty five pounds of money of Joseph Whit comb. William Houghton, Joseph mooie Samuel Lawyer and Gershom Houghton (of Each five pound) which way pain by them to clear them from Serving Comptablere: which £25-0-0 y law out for the use of the poor HE viz: to Docter Greenleaf for avminytring of fundress m phifick to the willow Elizabeth Harris of family £10-0-0 £1-0-0 to andrew wilder for thingle for Her House
to John Berman for mojforma &C: £1-0-0
£1-0-0
to Jonat." Kendal for nofforing &c; $1-0-0
to Benyamin Ballar for Carpentry HC: £1-10-0
to Joseph Glazier for brick HE: £0-3-6 to Robert Pheliy £46-0 for nearly for go willow Marriages Houge-
to the wivon Karman youle bery for funing of phifick £ 0-16-6 to wwant Thely for meat. 50-6-0 to willow Rugs for her keeping of go Gouldbery £ 2-10-0
70-8-0
to Hooker ofgood for butter &c for her
£1-0-0 to gonal Rugg for keeping fait widow &C: Joseph wilder Jonal" Houghton Josiah white
Lebertmen of Lancaster
2 the question way put to know if the Town would give Jonathan Houghton forty fhillings for ferrydon of Gown Clerk for the year: 1735: and it passed in the affirmative
3 the Town vaku to Choose five felet men for the year injung &c: + valy way Called for: for the Choyer of five select men and they way accordingly brought in: I Joseph Lawyer: Oliver wilder Jonathan Houghton Colon Samuel Willan of Elia, Lawyer way Chosen -
5 voly way Called for; for the Chogy of a Down Clark & brought in and Jonathan Houghton way Chosen &C .-
6 voly way Called for for the choice of a contable & brought in and David Ofgood way Chosen &c:
7. voly way Called for for the Choice of another Contable & brought in & Thomas Houghton way (hojen &c.
8 voly was Called for for the Choice of another con table and brought in and Jacob Houghton Jun was Chosen &C: -
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) vody was called for for the Choice of three appelsory & brought in & Colo Jamues willow. Jonathan Houghton & Cap oliver wilder way Chose 10 voly was Called for for the Choice of a Hemp & flax furvaing brought in and Jonathan Houston way Chozen & C.
| Peber Joj in Juner & Shomay fairbank was Chosen furvairs of Highways of 12. Thomay wider Jun John while was Chosen furvairs of Highways &C. - 13 fimon whitcomb & Jonathan Beaman way Chogen furvary of Highway 14 Jonathan Bealey John Goff was Chosen Bything men &C. - 15 Jamy Houghton gun & John whencomb way Choren foncevewery &c:
16 nathaniel Hutson, nathaniel Carter + Joshua moore was Chosen fie Wdrwers &c: . 17 m Joseph argood way Chosen Gown Creapurer &C: is Amos Lawyer was Chosen fealler of Leather &C:
19 the question was put to know whether the Gown will Grant three pounds to the Comptables for the year : 1735 & it passed in y negative 20 Thomay fairbank saying he thought he was not able to ferve af Jurvair of Highways to which he was Chosen the Town voted & Chose Era Lawyer in hij Rhome &C:
21 the question was put to know whether the petition of Gamaliel Beaman & others be Granted & it passed in the negative
22 the question was put to know whether the petition of John moore & others be Granted & it poppet in the affirmative
23. the question was put to know whether the petition of Benjamin Houghton 2. and othery be Granted & it payset in the affirmative
Lojiah wheeler moderator
The abovejail Entret Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk- of a warrant Heve Followern the Coppy for warning a town meeting which is of followeth 1 Lancaster may the 5: 5736. to Jacob Houghton Jun one of the Constal Greeting: there are in his majestic name to Require you to ware all the freeholder of other Inhabitants Living on the Easterly five of the River in Lancaster) that are qualified to vote in Down affairs; or in the Choyes of a Representative to meet at the meetingHouse in fait Lancaster on monday the fevertenth day of may Currant at nine of the Clock in the forenoon then there to consider conclus actif to what shall then be thought proper to be Done Reforma to the feveral things here after mentioned (viz) to make a proper addition to the Rwere: m' John Prentices yearly (or Toate) gallery; alzo to Grant a Highway Rate of Shall be proper for the menting of Highways & by way & Bruggy if the Town think Litt Convenient or to make a Highway Rate by it felt. If a Rate for the makin or mending of Brnoger genarale from fair Highway Rate in Cage the Town think it proper -
also to Chose one or more person or persory to Represent the Down of Lancaster in the Great & General Court to be holden at the court House in Boston on walne way the twenty fixthe way of may Currant at nine of the Clock in the fore noon & go de vie inviem tuning fail feron & fyrony &C:
and makes Que Return of this warrant with your doings thereon unto fome one of us the Subscribers before the House of fail meeting of you will anywor your default &c:
The other warranty for Calling a meeting of afor jar) y the fame of this Except the Conytables namay- The abougant warrant Entret Jonathan Houghton Letect men Jonatan Houghton Town Clerk
Joseph Langer of Lancaster
fame willand oliver wilder Elias Lawyer
Lancaster may: 17:5736: agreable to the afore gant warning the free. holberg & obter inhabitants of jo Bown Qualifient &C. being Lagaly meet according to the atovej i: I warrant #C.
1 votev & Choje Cant Ephraim moderator for 1 meeting &C:
2 the question way put to know if the Town would ad £ 60-00 00 to the £100-0 0 fallery for the year Enying it paffen y negative
3 the the question way put to know if the Down would au 2 50-0-0 to the £ 100-0-0 fallery for the year injuring & it porsel iny affirmative
4. the question way put to know if the Town would Grant a Rate Rate of £200-0-0; for making of mening of Brivey & High = ways and it payed in the negative
the question way put to know if the Town would Grant a Rake of $150 for the Repairing of nas hua the north Rivers that Bridge over Penecook River of the Bridge over I bil River and for menting of High ways of by way & it project in the affirmative
6. the question was put to know if the Down will Grant that £40-10-6 of the abbugand £150 be paid in money vit, offering negative
7 the question way put to know if the Town will Grant that £ 30-0-0 of the aboveand £ 150-0 - 0 be paid in money & it passed in y negative
8 the question way put to know if the Gown will Grant that Era-o-o; of the above aw € 150- 0 - 0: be paid in money & it project in the affirmative
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