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and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon . as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law in that case made and provided
Dudley july ye 6th 1758
Joseph upham Sam" Corbin Select men Ezra Conant
july ye 20th 1758 in obedence to the within written war- rant to me directed I have warnd the several persons within
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mentioned to depart according to the tenor of the within written warrant
p' me Eben' Trusdil Constable
This ISth day of may 1758 the Select men of the town of Oxford and Dudley meet at the pond called Charmamagunka- muge and preamblelated the line Between sd Oxford and Dudley from sd pond to Chalton southeast corner and renewed the Bounds according the former preamblation
John Willson Select men
Alixander Campbel of
Eben' Learnerd Oxford
Joseph upham Select men
Sam" Corbin of Dudley
we the subscribers hearunto have preamblelated the Bounds between Dudley and Chalton as follows vz begining at a heap of stons which is the northeast corner of Dudley and the south- east corner of Chalton from thence to a black oak from thence to a white oak from thence to a white oak being m' uphams N. E. corner from thence to a maple tree in a swamp from thence to a white oak from thence to a dry pitch pine on a hill with stones about it from thence to a white oak tree east of m' pairpints medow from thence to a white oak from thence to a black oak and stons about it from thence to a red oak tree in m' pairpoynts wall from to a white from thence to a red oak and a heap of stons by it from thence to a large red oak south of Foskitts from thence to a walnut tree and stons about it from thence to a stump with stons about it from thence to a white oak and black oak together from thence to red oak on the cast side of ye great pond from thence to a gray oak on the west sid of sd pond from thence to a chesnut tree from thence to a great black oak tree on the east sid the little
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pond from thence to a white oak on the west sid the little pond from thence to a white oak on the west sid of a swamp from thence to a heep of stons on the hill south of Bloods from to a heep of stons on a rock from thence to a white oak tree at the south end of Isaiah Bloods land from thence to a walnut tree in Eleazer putney north line from thence to a white oak from thence to a stak and heep of stons from thence to a white oak with a heep of stons about it on a hill north of m' Joseph Sabins from thence to a black oak from thence to a heep of stons by a crathed red oak from thence to a large white pine tree near were trout brook enters the river from thence to heep of stons on the side hill west of the river from thence to a white oak tree from thence to a white oak tree from thence to a walnut tree from thence to a white oak tree from thence to a small crothed white oak tree west of a ledge of rocks from thence to a heep of stons which is Dudley N. W corner and Chalton Sw corner
Dudley Aprill ye ISth 1758
phinehus mixer Joseph upham Richard Dresser
Select men of
Isaiah Blood
Dudley and Chalton
Dudley November 1758 rates made and deliverd into the Constabls hands with warrants for colecting the same
Constable Sam" Robinsons list to the province his list to the minester
his wood list
his school list
85- 2- 2- 1 20- 4- 6- 2 3-16- 5- 3 . 9- 7- 7- 2
his town and county list 7- 0- 4- 1 Constable Eben' Trusdils list to the province S5- 2- 2- I his list to the minester 24- 6-1I- I his wood list
his school list and his town and county list
4-12- 1- 0' 10-15- 1- 0 7-16-11- I .
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Worcester ss to Eben' Trusdil one of the Constables of the town of Dudley in the county of Worcester greeting you are hearby in his majestys name requird forthwith to warn or notify the inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Dudley on monday the fifth day of march next at nine a clocke in the morning then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to chuse a moderater for the present meeting
2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law directs
3) to se what method the town will take for the mending our highways in sd town and to grant money for the mending sd highways
4) to se what sume or sumes of money the town will grant to defray the charg of schooling ye year insuing
5) to se if the town will chuse a committee to provid schooling ye year insuing
6) to se if the town will chuse a committee to reckon with ye town treasurer
for to hear and grant any petition or petitions that may 7) be laid before them at sd meeting
S) to se if the town will vote for swine to go at large
9) to se if the town will accept of any highway or roads laid out by ye select men
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
Dated at Dudley this thirteenth day of February ye 32d year of his majestys reign A D 1759
Joseph Sabin Joseph upham phinehas mixer
Select men
Sam" Corbin
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By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of this town to meet at time and place within mentioned
Eben' Trusdil Constable
warrant
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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 5th day of march 1759
I) voted m' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting
2) voted to have five select men the present ycar
3) voted Benja" Conant select man
4) voted Joseph Sabin select man
5) voted Sam11 Corbin select man
6) voted Sam" Robinson select man
7) voted Joseph jewell jun' select man
8) voted the select men to be assessers
9) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerke
IO) voted Joseph upham Town treasurer
II) voted Nathaniel jewell Constable for the west end of the town
12) voted will™ Cartur Constable and Andrew white by the town in his roome
13) voted Joshua Healy jun' and Nathan jefferds tything men
14) voted John tayler Joseph Burnul Sam" Fairbanks and Sam" Kidder surveyers of highways
15) voted Jonathan Hebberd and Elishua Sabin jun' hog reives
16) voted for swine to go at large
17) voted Cap" Healy sealer of waits and measurs
18) voted Joseph polly sealer of leather
19) voted job ruewe and Jonathan Dennis fence vewers
20) voted Eben' Scott and Eleazer putney dear reives
21) voted 40-o-o lawfull money for to mend our highways
22) voted the surveyers of our highways to be colecters for sd sume granted for that use either in labour or money
23) voted labour at our highways at 0-3-o a day till the last of September and after that at two shilling a day
2.4) voted 20-0-o lawfull money to defray the charge of schooling the present year
25) voted Left Bradbery phillip Corbin and Abijah Newell for a committee to provid schooling ye year insuing
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26) voted and abated m' foster his sons rate that was wounded in the servise
27) voted m' Sam" Corbin m' jedediah marcy and Ezra Conant for a committee to settle with treasurer upham and to make return at may meeting
28) voted by the town there acceptance of a highway laid out for Elishua Corbin by ye selectmen at his request
29) voted to a number of young men the southwest corner of our meeting house over the mens stairs for to build them a pue at there own cost and charge and whenever the town shall cause to improve it any other way they expect there cost back again Joseph upham David Kidder Lemuel Corbin Brown Dodge Eben' tayler Jire Vinton willm morris Stephen Carter
A highway or road laid out for m' Elishua Corbin at his request by the selectmen of Dudley which is as follows
begining at the east end of the road or way which is allready laid out and excepted by the town for him and to extend eastwardly as far as the east end of sd Corbins dwelling house the sd road is to ly south of sd Elishua Corbins south line and to be two rods wide and no more
Dudley February ye 13th 1759
Dudley may ye 15th 1759 ·
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley nathaniel jewell or Andrew white greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thisday ye 24th day of may instent at three a clock after noon then and there to act upon the following articles
warrant
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I) to chuse a person to represent our town at the great and general court to be holden at Boston the year insuing
2) to grant money for nessesery usese
3) to reconsider the vote that was past at our march meet- ing last concerning a road laid out for Elishua Corbin at his request
4) to chuse a person to take care of our meeting house
5) to see if the town will vote the pue in the west gallery of our meeting house to the younge men that built it or pay them there cost and dispose of it in some method as the town shall think fitt
6) to se if the town will devid our middle school ward into two or three parts for schooling
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerke
By vertue of this warrant I have notify the inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Andrew white Constable
meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thisday y 24th day of may 1759 in order to chuse a Deputy and the town declind chusing any
I ) voted m' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting
2 ) voted 12-0-o lawfull money for nessisery usese
3) voted and reconsiderd the vote of acceptance of a road for Elishua Corbin at our last march meeting in 1759
4) voted m' Benja" Davis to take care of meeting house ye year insuing
5) voted that the young men are not to have the pue which they built in the west gallery of our meeting house
6) voted that the young men are not to have there cost for building sd pue
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7) voted that the sd young men may take away the sd pue when they se cause
These may certify whome it may concern that Thomas Cheney Esq' of Dudley doth freequently and usually meet with the Baptist Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is conceinsusly of that perswasion
Henry Fiske ) Chosen
Daniel Fiske for that
Sturbridge july ye 18th 1759
John Newell purpose
Sutton july ye 9th 1759 to the assessers of Dudley these may certify you that Joseph Vinton of sd town has declard to us the subscribers that he is of the Baptis prinsiples and we beleive he is consienciouly in our Baptis perswasion we think he ought to have the privilidg of the law and to be cleard from paying minesteriel chargs
David Harwood ) Benja" marsh by us Joseph Bullen chosen
These may certify whome it may concern Alixander Brown of Dudley doth frequently attend the publicke worship of God with the Baptis Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is concontously inclined to that perswasion
Henry Fiske Chosen Daniel Fiske for y*
Sturbridge july ye 2011 1759 John Newell purpose
These may certify whome it may concern that Elishua Sabin jun" of Dudley doth freequently and usualy meet with the Baptis Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is concienceusly of that perswasion
Henry Fiske ) Chosen Daniel Fiske for that John Newell purpose
Sturbridg july yº ISth 1759
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November 1759 rates made and deliverd into the constables hands for the town of Dudley with warrants for collecting the same
Constable Nathaniel jewells list to the province is 120-12-II- I and his minesters list 24-12- 7- 2
and his wood list 4-18-10- 3
and his school list II- 1- 9- 3
and his town and county list 8-15-II- I
Constable Andrew whits list to the province is 102- 9- 3- 0 and his list to the minester is 20-13- 2- 3
and his wood liste 4- 2- 3- 3
and his list to the school is 9- 6- 8- 3
and his town and county list is 7- 9- 5- 2
Dudley November ye 20th 1759
Worcester ss to Constable Andrew white greeting in his majesty's name you are required to warn all those persons hereafter named to depart out of the town of Dudley forthwith the nams of persons are these mary Sanders and her daughter mary and her son abiding at Abijah Tuckers also Isaac Humphry and his wife and his children Isaac and Elijah and Sam" and David Burril the widow Sarah Southwick and Abigail Noland and her child
and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
Joseph Sabin Sam" Corbin Sam" Robinson Select men Joseph jewell
in obedience to this warrant I have warnd the within named persons to depart out of this town according to the tenner of this warrant
Dudley january ye It 1760
p' me Andrew white Constable
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Dudley January 29th 1760
Then receivd the sum of eighty eight pounds, seventeen shillings and nine pence, in full of my salary to the First day of march 1759, and sixteen pounds in full of my Wood-Rate to the last day of oct 1759
Charles Gleason
Dudley january ye 16th 1760
Worcester ss to either of constables of the town of Dud- ley Nathaniel jewell or Andrew white greeting you are hearby required forthwith to warn or notify the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 29th day of january instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
warrant
I) for the town to hear and act on the proposals which the Revd m' gleason may make relating to the land the town gave him near our meeting house in ye year 1744 in order to build him a house on
2) to se if the town will confirm the agreement the middle school ward made to devide into two part
3) to see if the town will let the money remain in m' Sam" Robinsons hands another year which John Tompson gave the town he paying the interst
4) to hear the committees report relating to the treasurer
5) to se if the town will reconsider the vots the where past concerning the pue in the west gallery of our meeting house and dispose of it as the town shall think proper
6) to se if the town will Build a new pound and wether with wood or stone
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerke
in obedance to this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of
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the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Andrew white Constable
meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 29th of january 1760
. I) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting
2) voted not to purchise that acree and half of land the town gave the revd m' gleason by our meeting house
3) a vote being requested wether the town would confirm the agreement made by the middle school ward for deviding into two parts and it past in the negitive
4) voted that the towns money in m' Sam" Robinsons to remain there another year
5) voted there acceptence of the committees settlement with Treasurer upham
6) voted and reconsider the vots that were past relating to the pue the young men built in the west gallery of our meeting house at a meeting in may last
7) voted the pue in the west gallery of our meeting house to the young men that Built it taking out Robert Webster and John Eams and puting in Left John Cortis Nathaniel jewell and Andrew Coburn jun' they paying sd webster and Eams there first cost in building and it is expected that the owners of sd pue will maintain the glasse adjoyning to sd pue as others do
S) voted not to build a pound for the presente
we the subscribers being chosen as a committee by the town of Dudley to Recken with Treasurer upham have attended that
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service and we find in the treasurers hands the sume of II-2-3-3 lawfull money
Dudley january ye 29th 1760
Sam" Corbin
jedidiah marcy Committee Ezra Conant
Dudley February ye 20th 1760
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Nathanial jewell or Andrew white greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the third day of marchi next at nine a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the following articls
1) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting
2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing
3) to se if the town will chuse a committee to bound out our four acree's of land by our meeting house according to the plan of it and to stake out the revd m' gleasons acree and a half for him on ye sd four acrees
4) to se if the town will reconsider there vote of acceptance
the last part of my Elishua Corbins' road on his brother James Corbins land and to advance the first part of sd road three rods further east
5) to agree on sume method for the mending our highways and grant money for ye same
6) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling and also to chuse à committee for y-e same
(4 to se if the town will accept of the highway laid out by m' David Sternses
8) to se if the town will divid the middle and west school wards into four parts
9) to se if the town will grant money to defray nessisery chargs
warrant
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and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
By order of ye select men
Benja™ Conant Town Clerke
By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Andrew white Constable
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 third day of march 1760
1) voted m' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting
. 2) voted Benjar Conant Town Clerke
3) voted to have but 3 select men seperat from assessers
4) voted Benja" Conant select man
5) voted m' Joseph upham select man
6) voted m' phinehus mixer select man
. 7) voted to have three assessers seperat from the select men
S) voted m' Sam" fairbanks assesser
9) voted m' Sam" Corbin assesser
10) voted m' Joseph Sabin jun" assesser
II) voted m' Joseph upham town treasurer
12) voted m' Joseph Burnul constable for the west end of the town
13) voted m' Timothy foster constable for the east end of the town
14) voted Andrew white and Joseph Healy tything men
15) voted Deacon Newell Sam" fairbanks Andrew white Ezra Conant and Joseph Sabin jun' surveyers of highways and voted them colecters of sd highway lists
16) voted Sam" may and Abijah Newell fence vewers
17) voted Cap" Healy sealer of waits and measurs
IS) voted Joseph polly sealer of leather
19) voted that swine may go at large
20) voted Joseph Edmunds jun' Joseph Stone and Simeon wakfeild for hogreaves
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21) voted the select men as a committee to settle the Bounds of our four acrees of land at our meeting house and to measure out ye revd m' gleasons acree and a half of land on sd four acrees 22) voted and disanuled there vote of acceptance of the second part of Elishua Corbins road laid on his brother James Corbins land and voted the first part of sd road to advance three rods further east
23) voted to mend our highways in the same method as in the year past
24) · voted 50-o-o for the mending our highways and to be workt out at 0-3-0 a day till the last of September and then at 0-2-0 a day
25) voted that the middle and west school wards are divided into four school wards according to the paper now laid before the town
26) voted 30-o-o to defray the charge of schooling the present year
27) voted and referd over the acceptance of the road by m" Sternses for consideration and raising money for nessisery uses to may meeting
note the several officers above mentioned have taken there oaths
Dudley may ye 14th 1760
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Timothy Foster or Joseph Burnul 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 thirsday ye 22 day of this instant may at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
1) to chuse a representitive for the year insuing
2) to se if the town will accept of the committees report relating to ye revd m' gleasons land by our meeting house
3) to se if the town will accept of the highway laid out
warrant
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from Deacon Edmunds south line by David Sternes to the colony line it being referd over from march meeting to this in may for consideration
4) to se if the town will free m' ramsdil and his estate towards the support of the widow rich for the future provided he gives her her board ye present year
5) to grant money for nessisery uses
6) to dispos of our school house by our meeting house as they think most proper
7) to se if the town will build a new pound and wether with wood or stone
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
By order of the select men
Benjan Conant Town Clerke
By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned
Timothy Foster Constable
meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday the 22ª day of may 1760
and it being requested wether they would send a Debputy and the people declined sending
1) voted m' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting
2) voted by the town there acceptance of ye committees re- port relating to ye revd m' gleasons acree and a half of land by our meeting house according to the plan made by m" Theoph- elus Chandler surveyer
3) voted there acceptance of a highway laid out from Deacon Edmunds south line by David Sternses to the colony line it being referd over from march meeting to this in may for consideration
4) voted to clear m' ramsdil and his estate for the future from any further charge towards the support of the widow
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jane rich he gives her her board the present year
5) voted to build a pound with stone within a year from this time
6) voted 14-o-o for the charge of building sd pound
7) voted 4-o-o for nessisery charges
8) voted to set sd pound by m' will™ Carturs
9) voted m' Eben" Bacon m' Joseph upham and m' phine- hus mixer to be a committee to dispose of our school house by our meeting in the best manner they cane and to deliver each part there proportion of the money
Dudley February ye 12th 1760
a highway laid out by the select men of sd town at the re- Dudley Road quest of a number of persons as follows begining at the south- west corner of m' Eben' Bacons farm at the south end of a road formerly laid out and runing about south two rods wide east of m' Joseph Burnuls first lease of m' Dudleys land were the path is now trod to a white oak tree with stons by the side of it from thence by the east end of m' David Sternses house from thence pritty straight to a white oak stump in the middle of the road near the colony line at the little gate that gos out of sd Sternses pasture ye sd road to be two rodes wide
this sd road was brought to the town at our aneuel meeting in march in 1760 and not accepted but referd over to our meeting in may for consideration and then accepted by the town
Benja" Conant
Joseph Sabin Select men
Sam" Corbin Joseph jewell jun
Dudley july ye 1' 1760
Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of warrant
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Dudley Timothy Foster or Joseph Burnul 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 thirsday ye 10 day of this instent july at four a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting .
2) to see if the town will reconsider the vots that were past at our last march and may meetings concerning the division of our middle and west school wards and come into some other or better method to accomedate the whole and also to recon- sider the grant of money that was raised for schooling
3) to se if the town will except of the jury men laid before them
4) to se if the town will set a prise upon labour about our pound or put it out by the great
and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant Town Clerke
By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Timothy Foster Constable
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday ye IOth day of july 1760
I) voted Cap" Sam" Newell moderater for sd meeting
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