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By order of ye select men Benja" Conant Town Clerk
march ye 4th 1745-6
I have according to order within written sited Eben' Ed- munds at time and place in order to take his oath Jonathan newell Constable
Dudley may ye 9th 1746
warrant
Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting you
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are heatby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhab- itants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs .to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye roth day of may instent at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articls
I) to chus a meet person to represent the town of Dudley at the great and general court to be kept at the town house in boston the year insueing
2) to se if the town will give the widow Chamberline her rats
3) to se if the town will hire a reading school the summer insuing and if they Do to grant money to Defray the charg thereof and to chuse a committee to provide sd schooling
4) to se if the town will build a school house at the west part of the town and if they will to grant money to Defray the charg thereof
5) to se if the town will come into some other method for the mending of our highways and make Due return of this warrant with your proceedings as you will answer the same at the peril of the law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant town clerke
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifid the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned
philip Corbin Constable
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting lirly assembled att our meeting house in sd town on monday Je Igth of may 1746
1) vote and chose Cap" Clement Corbin moderater for sd meeting
2)
vote not to send a representitive to the great and general
Court
3) a vote being requested weather the town will hire a
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reading school the summer insuing and the vote past in the negitive
4) voted to come into some other method for the mending. of our highways
5) vote 100 pounds old tenor for the mending of our high- way the present year
6) voted that worke at our highways in the months of may june and july at ten shillings a day and in August and septem- ber at S shilling a Day and after that at six shillings a Day
warrant
Dudley Sept ye 2ª 1746
Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in [ ] town on tusday ye 16th Day of this instent at twelve a clock then and there to act upon the following articls
I) to se if the town will allow Cap" Edmunds five pounds old tenor to serve as constable and the other charge that has arisen on that account or to leave the matter to three men whome sd Edmunds and ye town shall appoint
2) to se if the town will raise money to provide a standerd of weights and measurs for the towns use
3) to se if the town will grant money to defray the charge of John rich
4) to se if the town will agree to hier schooling for this winter and if so then to grant money to defray the charg thereof and also to chuse committees to provid sd schooling
5) to se if the town will proceed build a school house at the west part of the town and make due return of this with your proceeds as you will answer the same at the peril of the Law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerke
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in-
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habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned
philip corbin Constable
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 16th of Sept 1746
I) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting
2) voted not to give Cap" Edmunds five pounds to serve as Constable for the present year nor yet to leave it to men to desid the matter
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 30th Day of Sep" 1746 upon addjurnment from ye 16th day of this instent Sept to the 30th day of sd month
I) voted to have a standerd of weights and measurs pro- vided for the towns use as may be with convinincy
2) voted fourteen pounds old tenor to John Lillie for his charg with John rich
3) voted 19 pounds old tenor to Jams Corbin for his board- ing John rich 19 weeks
a true List of the nams of ye members of the Baptist Church in Dudley Joseph wakefeild Benja" putney paul robinson Silas robinson Jonathan putney and the nams of them that attend the Baptist meeting francisse curtis John Curtis william wakfick this is to sartify the town clerk of Dudley and the assesers of sd town that we have chosen paul robinson and francisse Curtis to se that the assessers give order to the Constable of Dudley not to take any rates of the brethern nor of any of the
List of the baptist
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society of the baptist Church to support your minester or Defray minesteral chargs or erecting any place of worship for your society may ye 4th 1744 Jonathan marsh clerk of the Baptist Church
Jams Coats brother of the Church
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a warrant
Dudley october ye 17th 1746
Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday the 29th of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to se if town will chuse a person to serve a select man instead of John pollice being in his majestys servis
2) to se if the town will agree to remove the school house that is by our meeting house for the better convening the in- habitants belong to sd school or to have ye school removed as they may think fitt
3) to se if the town will allow to our brethren in the west part of the town there proportion in money or labour which they paid to our school house at our meeting house
4) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling for this winter season and likwise to chuse committees to provid sd schooling and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer ye same at the peril of ye law in that case made and provide
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerk
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd ye several inhab- itants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned philip corbin constable
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at a meeting of ye inhabitant of ye town of Dudley town meeting regulerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on wed- ensday ye 29th Day Day of october 1746
I) voted Esq Vintin moderater for sd meeting
2) voted Esqr Vintin select man in the roome of m' John pollice he being in his majestis servis
3) voted that the school belonging to the middle part of the town is to be removed for this year as ye societee shall agree
4) voted that the west society for schooling shall have there part in money or labour which they paid towards the school house at our meeting house
5) voted 50 pounds old tenor to defray the charg of school- ing as far as the money will go
6) voted m' Eben" Bacon and m' John burnul a committee to provide schooling for the middle part of the town
7) voted m' John Curtis and m' Elijah gore a committee to provid schooling for the west part of the town
S) voted m' John Brackit and mr Jacob bradbery a com- mittee to provid schooling for the east part of the town
the sd Esq' Vinton tooke the assessers oath imedeatly upon his being chosen
Dudley December 1746
the rats made for this year with warrants for colecting the same signd by the assessers and deliverd into the consta- bles hands the Sth day of this instent
Constable Eben' Edmunds list to the province & county 25-2-7
and his list to the ministers rate 25-1-II
and his liste to the school rate 6-9-10
and his list for John rich rate 4-17-1
Constable philip Corbins list to ye province & county 25-10-7
and his list to the minester rate 22-19-4
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and his list to the school rate 6-7-6 and his list for John richs rate 4-15-0
our anauel meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday the second day of march 1747
I ) voted Cap" John Vinton moderater for sd meeting
2) voted to have five select men
3) voted Benja" Conant ye first select man
voted Captt Vinton the second select man
4) voted Deacon newell ye third select man
5)
6) voted m' Joseph putney ye fourth select man
7) voted m' Eben' Bacon ye fifth select man
8) voted Benja" Conant town clerke
9) voted m' Sam" newell town treasurer
10) voted m' Elishua Sabin constable for ye west end of the town
II) voted m' Uriah richardson constable for ye east end of the town
12) voted m' Jonathan Hobbs and m' Benja" Davis tything men
13) voted m' Jonathan Hobbs and m' Joseph jewell jun" surveyers of highways
14) voted m' nathan ramsdil and m' Sam" Corbin surveyers . of highways
15) voted m' Joshua Healy sealer of weights and measurs
16) voted m' Elishua Corbin and m' Joseph polly hogreavs for ye insuing year
17) voted that swine shall go at large for ye year insuing
IS) voted m' Jacob bradbery and m' John Curtis at the west end fence vewers
and the several officers above named have taken there oaths as the law directs
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Dudley may ye Sth 1747
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Elishua Sabin or uriah richardson greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye ISth day of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articls
I) to chuse a meet person to represent the town at the great & general court to be held and kept in Boston ye year insuing
2) to chuse a Constable in the room of Constable richardson
3) to se if the town will place them large stons to under- pine our meeting house that m' gleason may have the stons which are now under sd house
4) to see if the town will build the galery stairs and if they proceed then to chuse a committee to procure the stuff and git the work done and also grant money to defray the charge therof
5) to se if the town will grant money to pay the charge of taking care of our meeting house and also releve those consta- bles concerning money they could not recover
6) to see if the town will hier schooling and grant money to defray the charge theirof and likwise to chuse a committee for schooling
7) to see if town will chuse a committee to wait upon the reverd m' gleason to sarch into the fall of money
S) to raise money for the mending our highway and set a price upon labour
9) to chuse a person to take care of the pound
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer the same at the perile of the law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerk
warrant
£
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town meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye ISth of may 1747
I) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting
2) a vote being requested if ye town would send a repre- sentitive and it past in the negitive
3 voted and chose Paul robinson constable for y-e cast end of the town in the roome of uriah richardson
4) voted 100-0-0 old tenor to provide stuff for our galery stairs and to finish the galery flower and do the brest work of the galery or as fare as the money will go
5) voted and chose Esq' Vinton insign newell and m™ Joseph Putney for a committee to procure the above sd stuff and to git sd work donc as soon as they can
6) voted forty shillings old tenor a year to roger cartur for taking care of our meeting house namly for opening ye Doors & sweeping sd house
7) voted 60-0-9 old tenor to Defray the charge of schooling ye year insuing
8) voted m' Thomas newell and m' John Burnul a com- mittee to provid schooling for the senter of the town
9) voted Esq" Vinton and m' Joseph putney a school com- mittee for the west part of the town
10) voted m' John Brackit and m' Jacob bradbery a school committee for the cast part of the town
II) voted m' John Burnul to take care of the pound
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Worcester ss Dudley may ye 22 1747 ye select men of Dudley being Pr[ ] and paul robinson being latly chosen constable in sd town tooke the oath of office for a constable appertaining before sd select men and town clerk being present and at there desire before me
John Chandler justtice apeace
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Dudley November ye 20 1747
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Elishua Sabin or paul robinson greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 16th day of Novr instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
1) to se if the town will grant money to pay m' Hebberd for keeping John rich
2) to se if the town will grant money to procure a standerd of weights and measurs for the towns use
3) to see if the town will consider the revd m' gleason as to his salery as to the deficncy of the money and likwise if m' gleason and and the town seas cause to state his salery by the nesseserys of life
4) to see if the town will chuse a committee to state a place for a school house at the west end of the town and to mak return to the town
and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Default at the peril of ye law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerk
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Elishua Sabin Constable
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y 16th day of november 1747
I) voted and chose Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting
2) voted 29-6-o old tenor to m' Hebberd for his keeping John rich rich three and twenty weeks
warant
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meeting
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3) voted 10-0-0 old tenor to procure a standerd of weights and measurs for the use of the town
4) voted sixty pounds old tenor for the revd m' gleason for the Difictioncy of money for ye time past & till this year is out
5) voted and chose Cap" Corbin m' Sam" Newell and m' John Burnul for a committee to state a place for a school hous at the west end of the town
Dudley December 1747 the rates made for ye present year Constable Elishua Sabins list to ye province and county 35-19-5 and his list for the minester and meeting house 52-18 8 and his list for ye school and for Hebberd and a standerd 13-1-0
Constable paul robinsons list to ye province and county 32-12-4 and his list for the minester and meeting house 41-1-2 and his list for ye school and for Hebberd and for a standerd II-2-3
the several lists above mentioned were compleated in De- cember 1747 with warrents for colecting the same and de- livered into the Constables hand and ye sed lists all in ye new tenor
Dudley march ye 4th 1747-S Then recieved three hundred & eighty five pounds old tenor in full for my settlement and salary from ye last of October 1745 to ye last of Oct" 1746
Charles Gleason
Dudley march ye 14th 1754 Then received ye sum of one hundred and and sixty eight pounds sixteen shillings and eight pence in full of my salary settlement and arrearages to ye last day of October 1753
As witness my hand Charles Gleason
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mnr gleasons grant
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at our aniuell meeting regulerly assembled at our meeting house on the first monday ye 7th 1747-S by a vote of the town
I) voted and chose m' Sam" Newell moderater for sd meeting
2) . voted to have five select men
3) voted Benja" Conant select man
4) voted Deacon Newell select man
5) voted m' Eben' Bacon select man
6) voted m' Sam" Newell select man
7) voted Lef " Healy select man
S) voted the select men to be assessers
9) voted Benja" Conant town clerk
10) voted m' Sam" Newell town treasurer
II) voted m' John Brackit constable for the east part of y-e town 12) voted m' John Curtis constable for the west part of ye town 13) voted m' Jonathan Hobbs tything man
14) voted Lef" Heally sealer of waits and measuerse
15) voted Daniel Harris and Jacob bradbery surveyers of highways east part
16) voted Deacon Edmunds and insign Newell surveyers of highways west part
17) voted Eben' Coburn and Daniel Dodge hogereavs and fence vewers
IS) voted insign Newell and quarter master bacon for Dear reavs
the several officers above named have taken there oaths
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Dudley march ye 15th 1747-8
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley John Curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to, warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house on monday ye 28" Day of march instant at
warrant
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one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the follow- ing articls
I) to se if the town will hier schooling for the year and if so then to grant money to defray the charg thereof
2) if the town shall proceed then to chues a committee or committees to provid schooling
3) for the town to agree upon sume method for the mend- ing of our highways
4) to se if the town will allow swine to go at large and make Due return of your proceeding as you will answer De- fualt at the peril of the law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant town clerk
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within men- tioned
John Curtis Constable
town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 28th day of march 1748
I) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting
2) voted to hier a school master for the year insuing
3) voted 100-0-0 old tenor besids whate is in banke of school money not yet spent in schooling to defray the charg of schooling the year insuing
4) voted m' John Burnul in' Jacob Bradbery and m' Elijah gore for a committee to provid a school master the year insuing
5) voted 200 o-o old tenor for the mending our highways ye year insuing
6) voted labour at our highways from the first of April to the last of August at fifteen shillings old tenor a day and in
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the months of Sep" and october at twelve shillings a day and after that at eight shillings pr Daye
7) voted to have swine go at large ye year insuing
Dudley may ye 4th 1748
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley John curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town in town affairs to meet at our meeting house on monday the 16th day of may instent at three a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
warrant
I) to se if the town will chuse a meet person to represent the town at the great and general court kept and held in Boston for his majestis service to begin the 25th of the instent
2) to chuse a pound keeper and likwise to remove the pound were it may be more convinient
and make Due return of your proceedind as you will answer your Default at the peril of the law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benjan Conant Town Clerk
By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned John Curtis Constable
But no Deputy chosen
Dudley September ye 12th 1748
Worcester ss
to either of the constables of the town of
warrant
Dudley John Curtis or John Brackit greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 26th day
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of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to chuse a committee to build a school house at the west part of the town
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2) to se if the town will grant the east part of the town there proportion in money or labour of what they paid towards our school house at the meeting house and likwise to chuse a commitee to build them a school house
3) to se in whate method the town will mend our meeting house windows
4) to se if the town will grant money to pay the present- ment at Worcester concerning our school
5) for the town to agree upon sume method to provid the revd m' gleason his fire wood
6) to se if the town will consider the revd m' gleason as to his salery and likewise to state his salery by the nesecerys of life and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Default at the Peril of the Law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerk
By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd the several inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned
John Curtis Constable
town meeting . at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 26th day of September 1748
I) voted m' Sam" Newell moderater for sd meeting
2) voted m' Joseph putney m' Joseph Sabin and John Curtis for a commitee to build a school house at the west part of the town
3) voted to the east part of the town there proportion in
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money or labour which they paid to our school house by our meeting house
4) voted m' Jacob bradbery m' John Brackit and m" paul Robinson for a commitee to build a school house at the east part of the town
5) voted that every person haveing a window adjoyning to his pewe in our meeting house shall maintain the glass of sd window against his pew
6) voted ten pounds old tenor to pay the charge of our presentment at Court corcerning our school
7) voted to the revª m' gleason 30 cord of wood for his mr gleasous fires at 30 shilling a cord for the coming year and to be pro- grant vided at his house by ye middle of jant next
8) voted to the revd m' gleason sixty pounds old tenor for the coming year as a consideration for the Dificency of money besids his 200-0-0
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December ye 13th 1748
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of notification
Dudley John Curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday the 20th of this in- stent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to chuse a juryman for february Court at Worcester
2) to grant money for the school at the west part of ye town
3) to se if town will allow the west part of our town some of meeting house glass for there school house
4) to receive the west end committees account of the charge of there school house
5) for town to agree which part of time the school master shall keep at our meeting house and which part at the ends of
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the town and likwise to grant money for our standerd more then has been granted
6) to se if the town will grant money to pay the rev' m' ruggls and the rev' m' howe for there preaching with us one Sabbath and one fast
and make due return of your Doings as you will answer your Default at the peril of the law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerk
By vertue of this notification I have notifyd the several in- habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned
John Brakit Constable
town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 20th of December 1748
1) vote Capt Vinton moderater for sd meeting
2) voted a suficency of money for the west end school to make up whate is wanting with what is in Cap" Edmunds hands
3) voted that the west part of the town shall have of our meeting house glass for there school house
4) voted there acceptance of the west end committees ac- count of the charge of there school house
voted twenty eight pounds old tenor for the middle of
5) the town to pay to the west end school house
6) vote 3-10-0 more old tenor for our standerd & also 12-0-0 old tenor for the rev" m" ruggles and for ye rev' m' Howe
December 174S
Constable John Cortiss list to the province and county 34-3-I new tenor and his list to the minester 34-3-7 new
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tenor and his list in the school rate 13-3-0 new tenor and his list for the west end school house 27-15-S new tenor
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