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Sam" Robinson of Dudley
Persuent to the within written I have Notified the inhabi- tants-of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentiond
Pr Joshua wetherel Constable
Dudley April 16:1764
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Town meeting Assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 16 day of April AD 1764
I) Voted M' Benjn Kidder moderator
2) Voted Not to allow Daniel Coburn a further Considera- tion for taking Care of Phebe Chamberlain when sick
3) Voted to Dismiss Philip Corbin & Chose Benj" Dennis to Serve in his Rome
4) Voted to Dismis Elijah gore & Chose Jonathan Hibberd in his Rome
5) Voted to allow Timothy Foster £o : 13 :0 out of the high- way Rate for his Repairing the great bridge the Last year
the above Named Benj" Dennis & Jonathan Hibberd have taken their oaths
Worcester ss To Joshua Wetherel one of the Constables of the Town in sd County greeting In his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Duly Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd Town on Wednesday the 23 Day of May Instant at 2 o Clock after
Warrant
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Noon then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to Chuse a Representative to Serve at the great and general Court to be holden at Concord
2) to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting
3) to See what money the Town will grant to Defray the Charge of Schooling for the present Year
4) to See if the Town will Chuse a Committee to provid Schooling for the present Year
5) to Chuse a Surveyer of wheat and flour
hereof fail not as you will Answer your your Default and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon given under our hands this 15 Day of Ma, AD 1764
Phinehas Mixer Sam" Fairbank
Sam" Robinson Select men Joshua Vinton
In obedience I have Notified the inhabitants of this Town of Dudley to meet at Time and place within mentiond pī Joshua Wetherel Constable
Dudley May ye 23 :1764
meeting
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting house in sd Town on Wednesday ye 23 day of May 1764
I) no Duputy Chose
2) Chose M' Joseph Upham moderator
3) Voted 35 £ for Schooling
4) Paul Robinson Abijah Newell Jedidiah Marcy Thomas Sawyer Daniel Newell & Sam" Eames a Committee to provid Schooling for the present year
5) Voted Eben' Bacon Surveyer wheet & flower
Worcest SS to Either of the Constables of the Town of
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Dudley Joseph Healey or Joshua Wetherel Greeting you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the Several inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on monday the Seventh Day of Jan'y Next at two o Clock after Noon then and there to act upon the following Articles
I) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2) to grant money for Necessary uses
and make Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon as you will answer you Default at the peril of the Law
By order of the Select men
Ezra Conant Town Clerk
Dudley Decem' 24th 1764
In obedience to the above warrant I have Notifyed the in- habitants of Dudley to meet at Time and place within mentiond Joseph Healey Constable
Dudley Jan1 7 :1765
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at at our meeting house in Said on monday the 7 Day of Jan'y 1765
I) Voted .M' Phinehas Mixer Moderator for Said meeting
2) Voted to adjourn the meeting to monday the 14 of this instant Jan'y 1765 and then met
3) adjournd to Wm Carters
4) Voted Nine pounds for Necessary uses
February 12th 1765. Then received Ten pounds in full of my Salary, and Wood-Rate to the First day of March 1764. Pr Charles Gleason
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Rates . made and Deliver :d to the Constables of Dudley Decem™ 1764
Province Rate for the west end of ye Town £ 58 8 10:3
Province Rate for the east end of ye Town is 46 7 7:3 Ministers Rate for the west end of the Town is 28 15 II : I Wood Rate for the west end end 4 18 2 :2
Ministers Rate for the east end 24 II 0:3
Wood Rate for the east end
3 16 10:2
School Rate for the west end
19 8 2:1
County Rate for the west end
2 18
School Rate for the east end
15 13 9:1
County Rate for the east end
2 16 II : I
Town Rate for the west end
5 0 I
Town Rate for the east end
4 0 I
Warrant
Worcester ss to Joshua Wetherel one of the Constables of Dudley in Said County Greeting you are hereby Re- quired in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 4 Day of March Next at Nine o Clock in the morning the and there to act upon the following articles viz
I ) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2) to Chuse town officers for the insuing year as the Law Directs
3) to See if the Town agree to let their Swine go a large
4) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will grant for mending our highways the insuing Year
5) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will grant for Necessary uses the insuing Year
for the Town to hear and grant any petitions that may 6) then be laid before them as shall think fitt when met
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon as you will Answer your Default at the
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peril of the Law given under our hand at Dudley Dudley the 12 Day of Feb"y AD 1765
Phinehas Mixer Sam" Fairbank Wm Carter Sam11 Robinson
Select men
Worcester ss In obedience to this warrant I have Notifyd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at Time and place within mentiond
March ye 4 : 1765
Joshua Wetherel Constable of Dudley
at a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs March 4 :1765 meeting
I ) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator
2) Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk
3) Voted to have five select men
4) Voted Phinehas Mixer first select man
5) Voted Ezra Conant second select man
6) Voted Sam" Fairbank third select man
7) Voted Wm Carter 4 select man
Voted Abijah Newell 5 select man
8)
9) Voted the select men to be Assessors
10) Voted Jedediah Marcy Town Treasurer
II) Voted Philip Newell junr west Constable
12) Voted Edward Curtis cast end Constable
13) Voted Joseph Vinton & Elisha Corbin Wardens
14) Voted Philip Corbin and Nathaniel Healey Tithing men
15) Voted Joseph Vinton Nathan Dennis Sam" Eames John
Brack and Joseph Edmunds Jun' surveyors of highways
16) Voted the Surveyors to be Collectors
17) Voted Capt Joshua Healy scaler of weights and measurs
IS) Sam" Kidder sealer of Leather
19) Voted Joshua Wetherel Culler of Shingles and Claboards Shingles
20) Voted Elisha Corbin and Joseph Sabin Jun' fence Viewers
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21) Voted Sam" Robinson and Eben" Scott Deer Rieves
22) Voted Josiah Conant Cullar of Staves and hoops
23) Voted Noah Hall and Isaac Chase hog Rieves
24) Voted Eben' Bacon Survey of wheet and four
25) Voted that Swine go at Large this Year
26) Voted 40 £ for mending our highways this Year
27) Voted 8 £ for Necessary uses
The above Named Officers have taken their Respective oaths
Warrant
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Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Philip Newell Jun' or Edward Curtis Greeting you are hereby Required in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several inhabitants of Said Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Said Town on monday the eighteenth Day of March instant at one o Clock after Noon then and there to act upon the follow- ing articles
1) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2)ly to See if the Town will agree to purchas the Indian Land of Edward Davis Esq' on his proposals or otherwise as my may be agreed on and if the Town Shall agree to pur- chas the Same then to grant Money to Defray the Charge there of and act in all Causes Respecting Said Land as the Town Shall Sce fitt when met
hear of fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon as you answer your Default at the peril of the Law given under our hands & Seal at Dudley this 5 Day of March AD 1765
Phinhas Mixer Ezra Conant Select men Sam" Fairbank
Wm Carter
Worcester ss Dudley March ye IS : 1765 In obediance to this warrant I have Notified the Several Inhabitants of the
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Town Dudley Qulified to vote in Town affair to meet at time place within mentiond př me Edward Curtis Constable of Dudley
at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meet house In Said Town on mond the eighteenth Day of march 1765
I) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for Said meeting
2) Voted not to purchas the Indian Land of. Edward Davis Esq"
meeting
Warrant
Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Philip Newell Jun' or Edward Curtis Greeting In his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or notify the Several inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Sd Dudley on Tuesday the 21 Day of May Instant at two O clock after noon the and there to act upon the following articles
I) to Chuse a Representative to Serve for and Represent our Town at the great and general Court to be holden at the Court house in Boston on wednesday the 29 Day of May in- stant
2)ly to Chuse a mo lerator for Sd meeting
3ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will grant to Defray the Charge of Schooling the present Year
4ly to See at what price p' Day the Town will agree that our highway Rate shall be work out the present Year
5ly to See if the Town will hear and grant any petition that may then be Laid before them
here of fail not and make Return of this warrant with Your Doings there on as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law given under our hands and Seal at Dudley this Sixth Day of May AD 1765
In obedience to this warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants
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£
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Dudley Town Records, 1765-1766.
the Town that are Duly qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at Time and place within mentiond Edward Curtis Constable of Dudley
· Town meeting At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Sª Town on Tuesday the 21 Day of May AD 1765
I) Elected no person to Represen our Town at the great and general Court to be holden at Boston the present Year
2ly Voted M' Phinehas Mixer moderator for Said meeting
3ly Voted 30€ to Defray the Charge of Schooling the present Year
4ly Voted that our highway Rate be workt out at 2 / 6 pr Day till the Last of August and after that at 1 / 6 pr Day
Dudley November 1765 Rates made and Deliverd to the Constables of Said Town
Constable Philip Newell Province List is
£59 5
412
his ministers List is
27 10
014
his wood list
4
I 2 3/4
his School List is
16 6
934
his Town & County List
7
9 10%
Constable Curtis's Province List is
53
7
334
his minister
.26
6
2
his wood List
4
I
514
his School List is
14
4
03/4
his Town & County List
6
5 816
Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Philip Newell Jun' or Edward Curtis greet- ing you are hereby Required in his Majesties Name to
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Warn or Notify the Severall inhabitants of the Town of Dud- ley Qualified Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on monday the third Day of March next at 9 o Clock in the morning then and there to act upon the following articles
1) to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting
2) to Chuse Town officers for the insuing Year
.
3) to Grant money for mending our highways and agree in what manner the Same Shall be work out
4) to grant money to Defray the Charge of Schooling the insuing Year.
5) to hear and grant any Petition that may then be laid before the Town as far as may be thought fitt
6) to See if the Town will agree that their Swine may go at Large
7) to Chuse a Rigester of Deeds for the County of Wor- cester
8) to accept of any Roads that have bin Laid out the Year past
And make Return of this Warrant with Your Doings here- on as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law
given under our hands & Seal at Dudley this 10 Day of FebTy AD 1766
Phinchas Mixer Wm Carter Selectmen Abijah Newell
In Obediance to the foregoing warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within men- tioned
pī me Philip Newell Constable
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Said Town on monday the third day of march AD 1766
1) Voted Capt John Curtis moderator for Said meeting
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2) Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk
3) Voted to have 5 select men
4) Voted Joseph Upham I select man
5) Voted abijah Newell 2 select man
6) Voted Joseph Sabin Jun' 3 select man
7) Voted And' White 4 select man
8) Voted Elkanah Day 5 select man
9) Voted the select men to be Assessors
10) Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer
II) Voted Eleazer Putney Constable for the west end of the Town
12) Voted W" Wakefield Constable for the east end of the Town
13) Voted Jacob Chamber" and Sam" Lamb Wardens
14) Voted Archibald Jewell & Sam" Eames Tithing men
15) Voted W" Carter Elijah Gore Joseph Sabin Jun' Nath" Healey and Edward Curtis Surveyors of highways
16) Voted the Surveys to be Collectors
17) Voted Philip Corbin and Archibald Jewell fence Viewers
IS) Voted Capt Joshua Healey Sealer of weights and measures
19) Voted Sam" Lamb Sealer of Leather .
20) Voted Capt John Curtis Culler of Shillings and Clabords
21) Voted Jacob Chamberlan Surveyor of wheet
22) Voted Josiah Conant Culler of Staves
23) Voted Eben' Scott Deer Riet
24) Voted Josiah Conant & Lemuel Corbin hog Rieves
25) Voted that Swine may go at Large
26) Voted 50 £ for mending our highways
27) Voted that the highway Rate be workt out at 3 shillings
p' Day- and to be workt out by the Last of Sept next
2S) Voted 40 £ to. Defray the Charge of Schooling
29) Voted to abate Joseph Bakers Rates that are in Con- stable Andrew Coburns hands John Coburns Rates that are Joseph Healeys hands
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30) Voted to allow Capt Heleys accompt for Service Done at the great Bridge Sum total is 3
I 41/2 31) Voted to allow M' Eben' Bacons accompt for Service Done at Said Bridge near Capt Edmunds Sum total is I 13 IO
32) Voted to Allow D' Elkanah Days accompt for Service Done at the Bridge near Capt Edmundses total I 6 3
33) Voted to allow And' Coburn for. 600 feet of plank De- liver at the above Said Bridge I II 6
34) Voted that Sam" Kidder & Philip Newell Jun' be Dis- chargd from all highway Rates the present Year
35) Voted to allow Ezra Green Esq for three Sticks of timber Cut on his Land for the great Bridge 0 4 0
36) Voted to accept the Road Laid out from Ensign Fosters a Cross by Lieut Sam" Fairbanks to the Road that goes from M' Isaac Humphreys to in' Robinsons mill as is hereafter Discribd
the above Named officer have taken ther Respective Oaths Except W& Wakefield & Lem" Corbin
A highway Laid out by the Select men of Dudley and ac- cepted by the Town-begining at the Town Road a little above Ensign Fosters house at a Black oak tree markt then Extending Easterly by the South Side of Said Fairbanks house then turning about n : E to a Certain Dug-way a wall being on the East Side of Sa way So Extending as the way is now trod to a Certain Brook from thence assending a hill to a white oak tree markt being west of the N: from where it Crosses the Brook then extending N: to the Edge of a pine hill and then turning westerly till it Reaches m' Humphreys Land then Extend near north to a Road formerly Laid out from Dudley meeting house to Robinson mill
Laid out Feb'y AD 1766
Ezra Conant Wm Carter
Sam" Fairbank Š
Selectmen
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Constable Edward Curtis In his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to Warn Richard More & Margaret More his Wife & Mary his Daughter & Jonathan Williams Isaac Leavens & Mehitabel his wife & Serviah his Daughter forthwith to Depart out of this Town of Dudley .
and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings hereon to our Seves the Subscribers forthwith
Dudley March ye 11 1766
Joseph Upham Abijah Newell Joseph Sabin jun' 1 Selectmen
Fec 0 :9:4
Elkanah Day Andrew White
Worcester ss By Virtue of this Warrant I have Warnd the Several persons within Named to Depart out of this Town forthwith
p' me Edward Curtis Constable for Dudley
Constable Edward Curtis you are hereby forthwith Re- quired in his Majesties Name to warn all those persons here- after mentioned forthwith to Depart out of this Town of Dudley (viz) Andrew Brown & his Wife Anna Brown and his Children John Philip William James Charles Esther Nansey & Hannah
and make Due Return of this warrant with your proceed- ings therein to us the Subscribers forthwith as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law
Dudley March ye 11 : 1766
Joseph Upham Abijah Newell Joseph Sabin Jun' Andrew White Elkanah Day
- Selectmen Fee £o : 14 :4
Worcester ss By Virtue of this writ I have Warned the
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Several persons within Named forthwith to Depart out of this Town
p' me Edward Curtis Constable for Dudley
Constable Eleazer Putney you are hereby Required in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn all those persons hereafter mentioned forthwith to Depart out of this Town of Dudley (viz) John Wiley & his Wife Susannah Wiley and his Child- ren Aldridg Wiley Joseph & Benj" Wiley & Mary Dodge Rachel Fling Sam" More & Zeruiah his Wife Joseph Leavens & Ezra their Children and Susannah Stoddard & William & Betty Wiley
and make Due Return of this Warrant with your proceed- ings therein to us the Subscribers hereof without fail forth- with to us as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law
- Dudley March ye 16:1766
Joseph Upham Abijah Newell Joseph Sabin Jun™ Andrew White Elkanah Day
Selectmen
Dudley March ye 26:1766 In Obediance to this Warrant . I have Warned the persons within mentioned to Depart out of this Town
p' me Eleazer Putney Constable
Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Eleazer Putney or Edward Curtis greeting in his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quali- fied to in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Sd Town on wednesday the 26 Day of March instant at 2 o Clock after noon then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
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2ly to See if the Town will Dismis Wm Wakefield from Serving Constable and Chuse another in his place or to accept Such person as the Said Wakefield Shall bring or present to . the Town to Serve for him
and make Return of this warrant as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law
Dudley March ye 11 : 1766
Joseph Upham Joseph Sabin Jun' { Selectmen Andrew White
Dudley March the 26 1766 In obediance to this warrant I have warnd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentiond
Eleazer Putney Constable
at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley March 26 1766
I) Voted Joseph Upham moderator for Said meeting
2) Voted and adjournd the meeting to monday the 31 day of March instant and then meet
3ly Voted & Chose Edward Davis to Serve Constable for Wm Wakefield who hath take the oath of office
Worcester ss to Edward Davis Constable of Dudley in Sª County greeting you are hereby Required in his Majes- ties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in SA Dudley on monday the 19 Day of May inst at three o Clock after Noon then & there to act upon the following articles
1) to Chuse a Representative to Serve at the great & General Court or assembly to be Convend & held for his Ma-
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jesties Service at the Court house in Boston upon wednesday the 28 day of May inst
2) to Chuse a moderator for S' meeting
3) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will grant to Defray Necessary Charges for the present Year
4 to See what methods or measures the Town will Take to Repair the Bridge over the French River to Sam" Robinsons mill.
hereof fail not & make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon as you will answer your Defect at the peril of the Law givin under our hands & Seal at Dudley this 10 Day of May AD 1766
Joseph Upham And' White Select men Elkanah Day
In obediance to this warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time & place within mentioned Dudley May 19th 1766
př mẹ Edward Davis Constable
at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley regu- larly Assembed at our meeting on monday the 19 Day of May AD 1766
1) Made no Choice of a Representative
2) Voted Joseph Upham moderator for Sd meeting
3) Voted not to Rase money for Necessary uses
4) Joseph Upham Joseph Davis & Sam" Fairbank to View the above mentiond Bridge & make Report at our next meeting
Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Eleazer Putney or Edward Davis greeting yon are hereby Required in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or
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Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quali- fied to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Sª Town on Tuesday the seventeenth Day of June instant at 3 o Clock after noon then and there to act upon the the fol- lowing Articles
I) to Chuse a moderator for Sd meeting
2) to See if the Town will Chuse a School Committee to Serve the Town for the present Year
3) to See what Sum of money the Town will grant to De- fray the Necessary Charges for the present Year
4) to hear the Report of the Committee that was Chose for to View the great Bridge over the french River and to see method the Town will agree to in Repairing Sª Bridge
and make Return of this Warrant with Your Doing thereon to us the Select men on or by Sa Day as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law
Dudley June ye 3 1766
Joseph Upham Joseph Sabin Junt & Select men Elkanah Day
Dudley June 17th 1766
In obediance to this warrent I have warned the persons within mentioned to meet at time and place within mentioned by siting this warrent up at the meeting hous as the Law Directs
př Edward Davis Constable
at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regularly assem- bled at our meeting house in Sd Town on Tuesday 17 Day of June 1766
I) Voted Jonathan Newell moderator for Sd meeting
2) Voted Jacob Bradbury Philip Corbin Acibald Jewell Nath" Healey Joseph Healey & Elisha Sabin a Committee to provide Schooling the present Year
3) Voted not to Raise money for Necessary uses
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4) Voted Sam" Fairbank Andrew White & Joseph Davis a Committee to over see the Building the great Bridge over the french River
Worcester ss to Edward Davis of Dudley in sª County Constable you are hereby in his Majesties Name Required forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd Dudley on tuesday the eighth Day of July Next at four O clock after Noon then & there to act upon the fol- lowing articles
I) to Chuse a moderator for Sd meeting
2) to Chuse County Rigester
3) to See what Sum of money the Town will grant to Defray the Necessary Charges for the present Year
and make Return of this warrant to us the Subscribers
Dudley June ye 24 1766
Abijah Newell Elkanah Day Select men Joseph Sabin
at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley July ye S 1766
1) Voted Eben' Bacon moderator for Sª meeting
2ªly Voted twenty pounds to Defray the Necessary Charges the present Year
We the Subscribers have on this Sth Day of May AD 1766 met and perambulated the Bounds Between Oxford & Dudley and Renewd Said Bounds from a maple tree where the Brook
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runs out of Chaugumagungamug pond till we Came to the South East Corner of Charlton Distrect
as witness our hands
Eben' Learned ) Select men
Eph™ Ballard of Oxford
Joseph Upham ) Select men Andew White ) of Dudley
We the Subscribers according to a Notification given met on the 22 Day of May AD 1766 perambulated and Renewd the Bounds Between Dudley & Charlton begining at a heep of Stones on the North Line of Dudley it being at the South East Corner of Charlton Ending at Dudley Northwest Corner and Charlton Southwest Corner
Joseph Upham ) Select men Andrew White ) of Dudley
Sam" Chamberlain ) Select men Nehemiah Stone S of Charlton
Worcester ss To Edward Davis Constable of the Town of Dudley in sd County Greeting you are hereby in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Sd Dudley on monday the 22 Day of Sept Inst at 2 O Clock after Noon then and there to act upon the following articles (Viz)
1) to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting
2) to hear the Report of the Committee Chose at a meet- ing in June Last having the over Sight of working out ten pounds in bulding a bridge over the french River Leading from our meeting house to Sam" Robinsons
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