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1. To give in their votes for Governous . tient Governo Councillors and Jenations for the ensuing year 2. To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting in Loun affairs_
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3. To see if the town will crest Grave Stones at the Grave of the late New. Timothy Harrington and raise a sum of money sufficient therefor, or act any thing relating Merito. V" In sec if the Town will, changer the place of helping the Latin Grammar School this year, four months vi, from the first of July sontil the first day of September next following on The first day of January next until the first day of March following to act any thing relating thereto J' % hear the report of their committee upon high ways 6th To see if the Town with order the sales of the land they hold by Deed from one Bootman for ;taxes; laying in the. now the hurt of the Town of act any ting relating Mento. Yh To see if the Town will abate the Taxes set against. the named of the several herrons named hereafter (2) Ignatius "Fuller, Halter Follows, Jonathan Willard and William Longley borns on Benyamin Hysman's Tax till or act any? thing relating thento _
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Given under our hands and seal Mis Seventieth. day of March Anno Domini one thousand seven hu. Doc a minuty seven -
Merrick Rice Veket Oliver Carter men of Jan- Sauter To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualifies as above mentioned- Greeting- You are hereby notified & warned to afserible at the time and place and for the purposes mentioned in the foregoing
My Steeman Town Clerk
warenster , March 20th
Marrant for
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Proceedings of april meets
Lancaster April 8.49%. I have notified & wa . net the free = holders Nother inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualified as within mentioned to afsemble at the times & feines) & for the The roses within directed by posting who this warrant according to ano-
Mr Piiman Town Clart.
If a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualified to vote for Governous Livet Governous , Counsellors Sendetory, ain Town offin legally assembled on the 3 day of April AD. syfy being the first monday in said month at 2 blok.
Votes for the following personas being given in counted sorted & declared use viz .- For Governours
hor Liens: Governoun
Increase Summer 66. Moses Gill 7.
James hillivan . 21. James Sullivan 2.
Samuel adams.
1 ._
James Brodoin 1.
Sonators & Councillors
Daniel Bigelow - 65 Beralice Jaff. 4. Salem Town __ _ 6%. Asternas How- 1. John Spraque - 62. Josiah Stearns 4 Levi Lincoln - - -- 64. Binjamin Reed. 63. Thomas Hale- 1. Voted & chose John Whiting, Moderator
On the Partiste, Voted Mak a committee be appointed to erect suitable grave stones in memory of the late New Timothy Harrington dee. with auch inscriptions Thereon as shall be proper for the subject - and report the expanse thereef to the town. Chose, Yer Nathaniel Thayer, John Phraque & John Whiting said Committee
Voted, " That the consideration of the 4th articles to submitted to & committee consisting of one member from each school district, to report hercon at May meating next .. Chose, John Phraque, Ephraim Carter, Benjamin Houghton John Thurston, " Moves Sauger, Stephen Hilder, Oliver Carter , James Goodwin, Paul Hillary, Henry Haskel said Committee Voted to adjourn this meeting half an hour
The server to which March meeting was adjourned being arrived - the town proceeded in the quienes the of as follows - The report of the committee for visiting the schools being read, + - -
adjourned pro: cerings Moron
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Voted, That the visiting committee be directed to fus: wish the Schoolmasters in the several districts with the regulations adopted by the town for rendering uniform The method of instruction; that the hiring committee of The several school districts be requested to the meet the Visiting committee of the time of their visitation; and that the visiting committee be directed to report at the annual meeting in March or april yearly. The State of the Schools
Voted to accept the report of the Committee appointed to examine the current of expenditures for the year Vi96 - see report at the bottom of the account "
Salmon Hillas d' Fence viewer having removed from town ~ Voted a chose quedes Fisker Fence viewer in his sted
Voted to accept the report of the Committee to whose considerations the 4th article in the warrant was referred respecting singing)- The report follows - viz -
The Commithe to whom was referred the articles rel live to singing big bauer to report , that it will be ex- bedient for the encouragement and hoornation of knowledge in that hart of religious worship , a sur be granted and afpeped with the minister's Jay of seven the dollars for the support of a singing school to be ex- funded and applied by a committee appointed for that purpose - Lancaster April 3.879%.
Granice Ruggen
Voted & chove, John Whiting, Daniel Rugg, Jonathan Hilder, Elisha Bugy & John Thurston, a Committee agreeable to the above report_ _
Voted to raise four hundred Dollars to be laid out in repairs of Highways - to be worked out at Mercon The same rates as at the last year -
Proceedings March meet ".
In account of the expenditures of the Town of Lancaster from March 9. 4196 to March 6. 197~
Foundry orders for the cuspert of for Moresh & Wife - 8.183.60
di. . " for " do- of H Depiction
27.51
of Sally Marini
ning.
16.30
'I' " of fotham Hoods
27. 47
20.1 of For Priest derrife. ... -25.4%
for
of Moses Dickerson 13.61.
of wid Martha Wheelock . . $8.38
For A wind. Many Manning -- 56.91
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for
Nº of Fresha Bigones
3%. 3g.
In order for the suffiront of Respect iklatches prior to 7.23
March 31." ¥196 ..
do for support of wid Priscilla Foule
1. 50
3. .
. .. I Michaux M Potter-
3.9
of tider Nichols -
12.50
of Mathonice Kendall ~
4.25
The Post fireus to Morala 7. 1196.
Sundry order for abatement of Taxes ...
1.75 8.5/6.9%
.25 30
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to defray the expences of the late
New linethy Thering tor's Funeral ...
An order for taking an Invoice datefing Taxes for v/96
19.94
The road from Berlin to Sudbury - - --
do, do for entiFtuining Journ Officers since March 7. 796. do do entertaining Jour Officers Junior Loe March 9. 996.
28.5%
Sundry orders for beencing the Poor.
16.34.
An order for warning Towns meeting
45, -
Jsoudry orders for support of Latin B. School
5,-
271. 74
de " de
" . do & English &. Schools
500. -
Em order for blant books furnished the Town
2.84
269. 49-
Jundry orders for labores done at the Garen way nes- White Bridge.
do for outpart of neck Bridge
47.33
4.67
do for " of timidye near. H.Paraqueis 19.79 I Sawyers Bridge prior to March 7. 1796. undry order for support of amote bridges - - .. 75 do da for support of the Gospel Minist 6.20. In order for recording birthe of deaths - - 125, -
1,44
505,14.
In order for writing " recording Hur Parking Feed- 1,50 di. for balance of ane to prior to x196 - 5 .- Sundry orders for surething & taking care of the meeting house
6.11
12.08
8- 2033, 2_ Merrick Rice
Felertmen
Oliver Carter
John Thurston S Lancaster
for
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Sunday order for services revelared the Trarre respecting
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14.53.
98.7%
$797- March meety.
"Your Committee appointed to examine the prudential accounts adjourned of the Iron hefed by the Seled men the year post have attended the beercoup to and report that said accounts appear to be carefully and regularly Heft and accurately stated to the Tour in the foregoing account. And your Committee are of the pinion that the Gentlemen Select men have merited the thanks & approbation of the Tower, all which is respectfully submitted-
May 12 monday
Sancarlos April 30
timothy Whiting year) Moses Sauger Committee Daniel Hlearns
Voted to adjourn the March meeting to the first monday in May next at 1 black . M. Is meet at this place - John Whiting Moderator -
April meet. The business of april Meeting being resumed- proceedy fixing oted to pass over the consideration of the Starticle there being no report thereon -
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized & directed to dispone of the land mentioned in the Charticle to the best advantage for the town -
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to draw aworder in favour of Benjamin for the amount of the taxes set against The names of those persons named in the y " article _
· Voted to dipolve this meeting - John Writing Moderator. ~ Wmytoman Town Clerk
To William Hedman Esof Town Clerk -
Creetisz 32g- for In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you Warrant are diverted to notify and wann the Freeholden and other Inhabitants of the town of Lancaster qualified to vote for May meeting 1 Representatives to the hen Court of this Commonwealth and in Town affairs to afsemble at the meeting house in Lancaster on Monday the first day of May next at three of the block in the afternoon to act on the following articles 20g -
1st To choose a Representative for the year ensuing ... 2. To choose a Moderator to govern the meeting in town affairs .-
3. To receive the report of their school committee - Given under our hands & seal this seventeenth day of april AD. seventeen hundred a ninety seven - Oliver Garten Selectmen Merrick Rice John Thurston Lancaster.
To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualified as above mentioned_ Greeting- You are hereby notified & warned to afsemble at the time a place d for the purposes mentioned in the foregoing warrant- UnGerman Town plante
Lancaster May 10 4797. Pursuant to the within was. want I have notified & warned the freeholders & other inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster to afterrible at the time & place & for the purposes within directed by posting this warrant according to law _ HoStroman Town Clark.
- At a meeting of the freeholden 'other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancer. ter qualified to vote for a representative & in town affairs legally afsembled at the meeting houn in Lancaster on Monday the first day of Mann 197 9 block P.H.
The whole number of votes hunder in to the Solestmen for a representatives being counted were 63. when ovited were at follows With for John Sprague 56( John Whiting - 5 John Maynard William Starman
Declaration was then made by the Selection of the chinese I the Spraque for expres dentation
Proceedings May meet -
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Voted, a chose John Sprague egy Moderator of the meeting for Jour affairs-
The report of the School committee reformed to in the 3 article in the warrant for this meeting, being read , the town voted to consider it article by article, which was accordingly donc; & after the said report had undergone some alterations d amendments, each article thereof was than voted to be accepted and the said report to amended is as follows viz, -
The commithe to whom the consideration of the four the article in the want for April meeting was committed do thereon repart .
1.Thatin their opinion ) The School law intends that each town shall provide itself with one or with several masters to keep their respective proportions of schooling at such places times & seasons. as may best suit their circumstances & interest , and that the whole amount of the time which each master heeft is the equivalent which the law mentions and accepts in burg a school kept by one master the time required, and that either of Move moder is an entire fulfilment of the law. and on this construction thereef they further report _
" That the Latin & Greet Grammar School be kept the current year by devora masters in several places viz dix months in the Grammar School house by a master provided by the hiring committee; two months in the Neck District, two months in George Hile District , a two months in Halmuch Swamp District, different in time from the said six months; by masters provided by the respective districts & pais out of The school money they y deverally draw -
3. That a portion of the School money be appropriated to defray the expence of the aforesais 6 months schooling und the extra expense if any there be in keeping the other 6 months in the said districts d for compensating those districts for any Latin & Great scholar that shall be sent and taught there, if circumstances stall reader such compensations reasonable -
4. The said Masters in the said districts shall receive only Latin & Greek Scholars from without their districts ... 5." That the deductions herebefore made from the three districts of the. Nek, George Hele & the old Common shale the abodes in proportion To the terne that the Latin & Greek Grammar School shall be left in the Grammar School house -
The committee would also observe that in considering the subject committed to them' they have been led to suppose that a fuer ther Having may be made by keeping a latin & greet Grammar dekol I months in walnych wamp district which they respectfully suggest for the consideration of the town -
In Prague per Beider-
brated to defiolives this meeting In Ihrerque Mode Wy HoSteeman town black
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Proceedings May meety- $797. continued.
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Money risco
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Lancaster on Monday, March ment the first day of May A Daygy, at 4 block AM being an adjun ment of the annual March meeting last_ This town hro=
adjourn .. 1197-
Chose bald Lincoln Found Keeper -
y Whiting jun refusing to serve as one of the Committee for having a Latin Grammar Schoolof The present year- Voted & chose Merrick Rice in his stead
Voted To raise by appement Two thousand five hundred I seventy dollars to defray the expences of the town The current year,
Voter To appropriate four hundred dollars for the fray. ment of Rer A. Thayer Salary the present year-
Voted To appropriate two hundred a fifty dollars for the Support of the Latin Grammar School the present year Voted To appropriate five hundred dollars for the support of the English Grammar Schools the present year- Voted by ballot & chose Buryarin Hyman Contable for the ensuing your - Voted to difichue this meeting JAhn Whiting Moderator~ Att Anthoman Town black_
Lancaster May 8.1799. . Benjamin Hyman personal: By appeared a took the oath required by Law , as a Constable of the Town of Lancaster for the your ensuing. · Before UmRoman Town block_
Lancaster July 29. 1797. Caleb Lincoln personally appeared I was sumon to the faithful performance of the duties of the office of found keeper to which he was elected the infring year Before Waterman Town Bek
To William Stroman Esq" Town Clark, Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Mafrachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warm the freeholder and other inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualifies To vote in Town affair to assemble at the meeting house in Lancaster on Friday " the first day of December next at two of the block in the afternoon to act on the following articles.
First. To choose a Moderator to govern the meeting .- 2. To see if the Town will pay the demand exhibited against there by joshua Fletcher for the support other Sister lately deceased, os act any thing relating Mento. 3. To select and regulate (according to the Law in such case made and provided) The list of such persons as The Selectmen judge well qualified to serve as furor, thena there to be laid before the Town, by them, for that piespose ~ Given under our hands & seals att Lancaster, Novent. 15.0197-
Merrick Nice Selectmen Oliver barter John Thunton Lancaster gli the "freeholden &other in habitants of the town of Lawarter qualified as above mentioned -c. You are hereby notified & warned to a fremble x 1 the times ''lacc for the purposes above directed cm Janeaster Non Me,
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Al mtwoman Town Clerk )
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Lancaster Dec! att egy T have notified at warned the inhale. tants of the town of fame aster to afsemble at the time placed for the freespores mentioned in the foregoing rant, they hasting with the same according to La
Ula meeting of the free holders other in habitants of of the town of Lars ather apalified to vote in town affairs legally when bied of the meeting houses in said Town on Friday the first day of December AD 747-
Voted a chose Que: Joseph Wales Moderator
Voted to chard a committee of theres verrons to take into considerations the account exhibited against the town
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Warrant_ Del: 1. 4.9%.
1797 meeting
Juros _ Selected Deal"1. 1797
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bry loshue ifletcher & enquire into the circumstances relating, to it, areport at march meeting next - Voted & chose, Daniel Stearns Elisha Rugg, In° Whiting.
listed, that the first twenty on the refor ted list for Jurors, be heet into the petit fury box for the (See, sebert on file-)
Voted, that the remainder of the sind List he fut into the petit Jury box for the Court of defions L barmon elleus. - Voter to dificive this meeting Joseph Hales Moderator Wr Ploman Town Clerk
Warrant for March menty 1798.
Jo William Stedman Boy Town Clerk Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Mafrachu
belts you are hereby required to notify and warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancer. ter qualified by law to vote for Representatives and in Town affairs , to afsemble at the meeting house in Lancaster on Monday, the fifth day of March next, at two of the block in the afternoon , to act on the follow = ing articles, viz .~
Just. To choose a moderator to govern the meeting in town affairs .
2. To change Journ Officers for the year covering . 3. To raise such sum, or ours of money as the town shall judy es necesary to defray their expences for the year endring , & appropriate the same- " To give in their votes for a bounty Treasurer .
5." To see if the town will take down & remove one of the Chimneys in their latins Grammar School house & make the necessary repairs provided they should so do. _
Given under our hands
1798 - March.
and Seal this nineteenth day of February AD.4/98 Merrick Rice' Blestmen Oliver barter John Huston ) Lan. aneaster_ To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the town June aster qualified as aformes, Greeting .- You are hereby notified & warned to afemble at the Time place mentioned in the foregoing warrant for the purposes thereeves directed?
Haftoman Town Clerk Feb/ 19.8798 -
Lancaster March 5.8798. Surwant to the warrant to me directed I have notified & warned the freeholders other inhabitants of Lancaster to aformable at the time place & for the purposes Herein mentioned, by posting The within warrant as the law directs -
WySterman Town folk
Proceedings IN a meeting of the freeholders dother inhabitants of The town of Lancaster legally afsembled on Monday the 5th day of March A.D. 279 8.
of Harch meet y. 1 1798.
Voted and chose Samuel Hard Moderator. The Selectmen's account of expenditures for the past year, being read,
Voted to commit the same to a Committee of three. to examined report thereon at the adjournment of this meeting, Chose, John Whiting C
Committee
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Ephraim Carter - Samuel Ward Vited, & &hove William Swoman Town Clark. .. Chose John Maynard, Town Treasurer Chose Merrick Rice Oliver Carter Selectmen - John Thurs ton Ohver barter requesting to be excused from serving asa Selectionan, Voted & chose Joseph Hales a Selectman in the place of Bliver Carter , Vited & Chose Ephraim Carter Jones Jane Paul Willard
Voted & Chave, Thomas Ballard Paul Whiting Masraftak Anight Bony & H. Willard Essa Willard Silas Hurston
Turvey ors
Paul Faulkner Edward Goodwin Isaac Auga Joseph White Highways. John Hurt Edward Fullergian
Chose, Peter Thurston jun, Richard Hausen, Paul Whiting & Sylvester Phelps, Fieldinvest Chose, Daniel Gofs, & Jonathan Whitney Ourney. ar of Cupboards & Shingles he -
Chose, Jonas Fair bank & Joseph Franwell, hence viewer Whose Samuel Wilder, Ubijah White Surveyon of Staves ak Chove Elisha Rugy, Daniel Logo, Tything man Chose Joseph Carter Scaler of Leather Gian Anos Jauges & Jannes Carter jun Magreeves 11
Voted To defer the choice of Found Keeper for the present. Voted & Chose Samuel Hard John Maynard & Oliver Carter a committee for having a Latin Grammar School master Voted, that a committee be chosen to visit the Schools, at. Those, They Nathaniel Thayer John Sprague
Samuel Hard Commit John Whiting.
Sim. Whiting jun the for HrStiman vuiting Jonas Lane Joseph Wales Eben Torrey John Maynard
Voted by ballota Chones John Spraquer, Eben Torrey, Whyhome Merrick Rives, Fish Hardend
Voted To raise Four hundred Dollars for repairing highways , to be worked out thereon at the same rates as at last year. -
Voted To defer the raising of other monies to the adjourn= ment of this meeting-
Votes given in for a bounty Treasurer, being counties "I sorted we're Ninety two for Samuel Allen of Worcester
Voted, to choose a committee of three persons to take into unwideration the fifth article in the warrant, & "sport thereom at the adjournment of this meeting. Chose, John Whiting, Yona Man Whitney de Hores ·Sawyer, oui barraoreiller ---
Loted To adjourn this meeting to the first monday in Samuel Have Moderator
Detty WinStroman Town Clark ,
March met 1798
Adjourned
How To theways. "Dance Gof For the & Whitney, In prague.
a on the & winest. Joseph Fran cercle, a on the Jarmuel Wilder alijah White Bleskas Mug
the duties of the serveral Offices to who
Lamentin May 7.4798.
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To William Hedman esq Town blesk, Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Mafiachusetts you are hereby required to ware the Fresh older and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster, qualified to vote for Governor the and in our Town affairs, to afsemble at the meeting houve in said Town on Monday The second day of april next , at 2 Clock P. M. to act on the following articles, viz.
et 1. To give in their votes for Governor Lient hovenor. Counsellors & Senator , for the year ensuing. - 2. Tachoose a Moderator to govern the meeting. -
3. To hear the report of their Committee on You have Fletcher; account against the Town (choren Det ( V197) or act any thing relations to sais account. .
4. To appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of re- training Halnet- Swamp Road /so called/ or act any thing relative to said road. un
5. I. direct the sale of their Land purchased of Moses Dicharron or act any thing relating thereto. ~ 6th To about the Forces of Not Halland & for " Carrot con- tained in Av Constable Hayman's Rate- List of 1799. I." To give in their notes for or against a seperation of the country of Worcester, into two distinct bounties, agreeably to a resolve of the General Court of this Commonwealth past the 12th ulli". Given under our hands and deal his "] of March AD 1198
the day
Joseph Wales? Lehetmen
John Huston ) 12 master To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualified as aforesaid- Greeting - You are hereby notified & warned to afsemble of the time & placed for the purposes mentioned in the foregoing Warrant. .
I'mSterman Town Blank
Lancaster March 17+ 4798.
Lancaster April 2. 1798. I have notified & warned the inhabitants of Lancaster qualified as within mentions to afemble at the timend place & for the purposes within directed by posting who this warvient according to les Mostwoman Town blesk en
April Med .
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Proceedings Abril. Meety. 798-
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Lancaster qualifica to vote for Governoun Lieut. Governor Counselor + Senators a legally afsembled at the meeting house in said town on the first Monday of anice AD 1798 being the & day of said month. -
The votes given in for Governour dient Governo Counsellon & Senator being sorter d counted are as follow vir.
For Governor
For Lient Goor
His Excelet. Increase Sumner 68 His Honor James Sullivan Moses Gile 64. Moses Gill. . . . 1
Counsellors & Senatora
Salem Town. 55. Levi Lincoln 2%.
Josiah Stearns.
54.
Beralice Saft.
4.
John Spraque.
52.
Berg & Reed-
3
Pling March .
44.
Antenas Howo - 4
Elijah Brigham. 3%
The votes given in upon the expectiency of dividing The bounty of Worcester into two separate & distinct Counties were as follows viz.
For such division. 3. Against sreck division 10%.
Voted & chose Samuel Hard Moderator_ The Report of the Committee on A Joshua Fletchers account expressed in the article of the warrant being ная,
Voted to accept the same. i See this report next after the account of expenditures drehort thereens
On the Wharticle, Voted to raise One hundred dollars. & appropriate the same to the rapairs of Helmut Swamps
Money
repairs Halsur
Voted that the expenditure of that sum be under The direction of some one person
Voted & chose John Maynard for that purpose. On the 5th. "article, Voted to authorize I direct the Selectoran to make sale of the land purchased of Mores Dickerson on the best terms they can for the town wy
Voted to dissolve this meeting - Tam & Ward Moderater Atthe Jmptiernan Town Blank.
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March Meety- At a meeting of the inhabitants of Lancaster on Monday the second day of april AT 198 at 4° block P.M. being an adgovernment of the annual March meeting joursment last. The town proceeded as follows _ viz-
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