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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
16ly Voted and accepted Andrew White to serve Constable for said Conant
IZly Voted Joseph Davis east end Constable
18ly Voted Samuel Farbank & David Kidder wardiens
Igly Voted Samuel Kidder & Timothy Foster Jun' Tyth- ing men
2oly Voted Sam' Farbank Sam" Eames Eleazer Putney Daniel Newell and Edward Curtis Surveyors of highways
2Ily Voted Abijah Newell and Nathan Jeffords fence viewers
22ly Voted Samuel Lamb Sealer of weights and measurs
23ly Voted Samuel Kidder Sealer of Leather
24ly Voted that swine may run at large
25ly Voted Daniel Coburn Jonathan Willard Joseph Upham Jun' John Wakefield & gideon Saben to be hogg Rieves
26ly Voted John Curtis Culler of shingles and Clabords
27ly Voted Daniel Smith Deer Rieve
28ly Voted the Surveyrs of highways to be Colectors of the highway rates
29ly Voted forty pounds for mending our highways at the same per day as last year
3oly Voted not to accept the Road laid out from M' Harskels to M' Phillipses
3Ily Voted not to accept the Road laid out from the east school House to Silas Robinsons
32ly Voted that Nathaniel Davis may Turn the road going from his House to the Road that goes from our meeting House to Sam" Robinsons mill as Described in his petition
33ly Voted to abate M' Joseph Carpenter minister & meet- ing house rates for 1768
34ly Voted not to abate Samuel Kidder & Philip Newell & Obadiah Sabins highway rates
35ly Voted the select men to give an order to Jacob Cham- berlain & Sam" Farbank for one pound nine shillings & seven pence which they say is there due towards what they Expended as a Committee for Clabording and Colouring our meeting House
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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
36ly Voted not to open the Road Requested by Willm & John Wakefield ·
the above Named officers have bin sworn to the faithfull Discharge of their Respective offices Except Jedidiah Marcy gideon Sabin and Abijah Newell
perambulation April 4th 1769 We the Subscribers Select men of Wood- stock and Dudley together with Sam" Chandler Serveyors assistance we Begun at a heep of stones one of the souwest corners of Dudley and N : W : corner of Killingley and in the East line of said Woodstock : and from thence we perambulat- ed Northerly first to a white oak tree in the Norwest Corner of land belonging unto Thomas Dudley Esq" thence to another white oak tree being the norcast corner of Woodstock from thence we turned west 6º North making a strate line 470 rods to a large heep of stones Eastorlee of a broken topt pine and is Dudley southwestermost corner and Sturbridge southeast corner and Erected Staks and Stones Every So Rods as witness our hand
Nathaniel Child ) Select men of Nehemiah Lyon S Woodstock
Ebenezer Bacon ) Select men Joseph Upham of Dudley
perambulation May 17th 1769 We the Subscribers having this day met & Renued the Bounds between Oxford and Dudley begining at a maple tree on the northly side of the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook where it comes out of the Damb thence to a heep of stones on the southerly side of the Brook a little above Rob- insons mill then to a heep of stones on the bank of the River the west side opposit the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook thence Northerly to a heep of stones a few Rods North of the widow Abigail Shumways House thence westerly to a heep of stones on a Rock thence Northerly by a line of marked trees
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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
to a heep of stones which is the north east corner of Dudley then westerly to a large heep of Stones which is the southeast corner of Charlton District
Eph™ Ballard Select men William Watson 1 of Oxford
Joseph Upham 1 Select men Elijah Gore $ of Dudley
May ye 22 : 1769
We the Subscrebers having this Day met and Renued the perambulation Bounds between Dudley and Charlton Beginning at a heep of stones in Dudley line being Charlton southeast Corner and thence on said line Renued the bounds till we Came to a heep of stones Being Dudley northwest Corner and Charlton South- west Corner
Eben' Bacon
Select men Joseph Upham
Elijah Gore of Dudley and Nathaniel Blood ) Select men of Samuel Curtis S Charlton
Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of Dudley in said County Andrew White or Joseph Davis greeting In his Majastyes Name you or either of you are Required forthwith to warn and Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to Vote as the Law Directs to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley on monday the 29th day of may instant at one of the clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
Ist to Elect & Depute one person to serve for and represent us in the great and general Court or assembly to be conveined and held at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday the 318* Day of may instant
warrant
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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
2ndly to Chews a moderator for said meeting
3rdly to grant money for Defraying the charge of School- ing for the Insuing year
4thly to grant money for Defraying other necessary Charges of the town for the Insuing year
5thly for the Town to Chews a Sealer of weights & measures in the rome of m' Sam" Lamb
6thly to hear & act upon any petition or petitions that shall be lade before the town as they shall think proper
and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings . there on to us the Subscribers as you will answer your Defect at the perril of the Law : given under our hands and Seal this 15th Day of may Ano : Domini 1769
Eben" Bacon Joseph Upham Jacob Chamberlain 1 of
Select men
Elijah Gore John Curtis
Dudley
Worcester ss Dudley may ye 29th 1769
In obedenence to the within ritten warrant I have warned & notifyed the Inhabitants qualifyed according to Law to meet at time and place within mentioned by setting this warrant up at the meeting House as usual
Joseph Davis Constable
Town meeting at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regelarly assem- bled at our meeting house in Dudley on monday the 29th Day of may 1769
Ist Voted & did not send a Representative this year 2ndly Voted Joseph Sabin moderator for sd meeting
3rdly Voted £40 for Defraying the charge of schooling the Insuing year
4thly Voted 30£ for Defraying other necessary charges the Insuing year
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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
5thly Voted William Carter sealer of weights & measures in the room of m' Sam" Lamb
6thly Voted to abate Alex' Thompsons Rates in Constable Farbanks lists for the year 1767 Except the rates of a single Poll in said lists
7thly Voted that puc in our meeting house to Edward Curtis that was Cap' Paul Robinsons on the South Side of the East Dore upon the same footing our pues is voted to others
Sthly Voted to abate Philip Newell & Samuel Kidders highway Rates this present year
Warrant
Worcester ss to Joseph Davis Constable of the Town of Dudley in sd county greeting you are hereby in his Majes- tyes Name forthwith Required to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitents of the Town of Dudley Qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in sd Dudley on Tuesday the 19th Day of this instant October at two of the Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
Ist to Chuse a moderator of said meeting
2ndly to see if the Town will raise mony to pay for New glazing our meeting House or Come into some other method for to pay the Commitee that glazed sd house
3rdly to See if the Town will agree to New paint our meeting House & raise money for to Defray the Charge of the same or act upon it as the Town shall think proper
4thly for the Town to here and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they shall see fit
Here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings there on as you will answer your Defect at the perril of the Law
Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 3rd Day of October AD 1769 by order of the Select men
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Dudley October ye 17th 1769 In obedience to the within
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Dudley Town Records, 1768-9.
Warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitants by setting up this warrant according to the usual Custum of this Town by me Joseph Davis Constable of Dudley
Meeting
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regulerly assem- bled at our meeting House in said Dudley October ye 17th 1769 I" Voted Eben' Bacon moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted to new paint our meeting House
3rdly Voted £12 for to Defray the Charge of painting our meeting House
and then adjorned the meeting to Tuesday the 7th Day of November next at two of the clock in the after noon at which time the Town met and Desolved said meeting
the Rates made and delivered to the Constables in the year 1768 is as follows viz
Dd to Constable Nath" Healey
the School rate is 21-15- 5%
Town and County rate is 14-14- 8-3
menisters rate is 2S-IS- 0-1
wood rate is 4- 5- 1-3
meeting house rate is 10- 9-11-
Delivered to Constable Lemuel Corben
the School Rate is 19- 9- 0-3
Town and County rate is
13- 0- 9-3
Menisters rate is 26- 9- 7-1
Wood rate is
4- 0- 5-3
Meeting house rate is 9-16- 7-
the Rates Delivered to the Constables in the year 1769 is as follows (viz
Delivered to Constable Andrew White for the west end of the Town province rate is 31-14- 4-1
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Dudley Town Records, 1768-70.
School rate is
20-14- 3-2
Town and County rate is
17-19- 9-1
minister rate is wood rate is 4- 1- 1-2
26- 8- 2-2
meeting house rate is
6- 2- 5-3
Delivered to Constable Joseph Davis Province Rate is
31- 6-11-2
School rate is
20-13- 1-3
Town and County rate is
17-15-10-
minister rate is
27- 4- 6-3
wood rate is
4- 3- 6-2
meeting house rate is
6- 6- 7-2
Worcester ss to Andrew White one of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester greeting : you are hereby in his Majestys Name Required forth with to warn or notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Dudley aforesaid on monday the fifth Day of march next at nine of the Clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the following articals viz
first to Choose a moderator for sd meeting
2"dly to Choose Town officers for the Insuing year as the Law Directs
3rdly to See if the Town will agree to let their swine run at larg the Insuing year
4ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will grant to Defray the Charge of mending our highways in said Town the Insuing year and to agree how it shall be Expended
5thly for the Town to Choose a School Committee for the Insuing year if they think it proper
6thly for the Town to Choose a Committee to goe to Wor- cester at our next Court of General Sessions of the peace to be holden at Worcester on the Second Tuesday of may next to
Warrant
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Dudley Town Records, 1770.
Represent us at said Court concerning our being presented for not keeping a grammar school if the Town think proper
7thly to See if the Town will come into some method to Repair our School house and to raise money to Defray the charge of the same if they think it proper
Sthly to See if the town will accept of a highway laid out by the Select men begining at the road leading from woodstock line a little west of M' Jeremiah Philips to our meeting house and runing through said Phillips land Norwesterly till it Comes to M' Eben' Edmunds land then on said Edmunds land till it Comes to Ralph Vintons land then between the said Edmunds & Ralph & John Vintons lands till it Comes to John Harskell land
gthly to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out by the Select men begining at the end of the lain west of Colo Thomas Cheneys house and Runing Norwesterly till it comes to Charlton line on through M' Winthrop land
rothly to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out by the select men begining at the road leading from Charlton to Dudley and runing by the east end of Eben" greggs house and Barn on said griggs land southerly till it Comes to Josiah Conants house
Illy to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out by the Select men begining on Eleazer Putneys land by Thomas Taylors house & runing westerly on Putneys land till it Comes to Obadiah Sabins land then on his land till it Comes to Joseph Sabin land then then on his land & land of the heirs of Paul Dudley Esq' Deseased till it Comes to the River then Crosing the River into the road leading from Colo Cheaney to Elisha Sabins the perticulars & bounds of the above roads will be laid before the Town at sd meeting in the Select mens minuts 12thly to See if the Town will Come into som method in order to establish the southerly part of the east line of our Town
13thly for the Town to here and grant any petition or peti- tions that shall be laid before them if they think it propper
and make Due Return of this warrant and of your Doings thereon at or before the said fifth Day of march next
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Dudley Town Records, 1770.
Dated at Dudley afore said the fourteenth Day of February 1770 and in the tenth year of his Majestyes Reign &c
Eben' Bacon Jos : Upham Jacob Chamberlain Elijah Gore John Curtis
Select men
of Dudley
Worcester ss Dudley March ye 5th 1770
In obedience to this warrant I have Notify the Severil In- habitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at the time & place within mentioned according to the usual custom of this Town by Setting up this warront at the sign post in Dudly
Andrew White Constable of Dudley
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At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Town meeting Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on monday ye 5th Day of March 1770
first Voted & Chose Joseph Upham moderater for said meeting
2ndly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
3rdly Voted to have the select men & assessors seperate
4thìly Voted to have five select men
5thly Voted Eben' Bacon first select man
6thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' second selectman
7thly Voted Jos : Upham third selectman
Sthly Voted Jacob Chamberlain fourth selectman
gthly Voted Jos : Healey fifth selectman
rothly Voted to have three Assessirs
Voted Jos : Sabin J' first Assessor
12thly Voted Abijah Newell second Assessor
13thly Voted Edward Davis third Assessor
14tly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasurer
15thly Voted Ichabod Chamberlain west end Constable
Voted Paul Dodge east end Constable
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17thly Voted Nathan Dennis & Lemuel Corbin wardiens
ISthly Voted Lt Sam" Fairbank & Daniel Newell Tithing men
19thly Voted Dea: Jacob Bradbury Nathan Jeffords John Bacon Asa Curtis David Kidder Elijah gore and Elisha Sabin highway surveyers
20thly Voted that the highway surveyors to be colectors of the highway rates
2Istly Voted Eleazer Putney & Nath" Davis fence viewers
22"dly Voted L' Wm Carter Sealer of weights & measures
23nl]y Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather
24thly Voted to let their swine run at large
25th]y Voted Jonas Fairbank Thos : Taylor & John Thomp- son Hogg Rievs
26thly Voted Cap' John Curtis Culler of shingles & Clap- bords
27thly Voted Eben' Bacon Dear Rieve
2Stly Voted to send a committee to Worcester concerning our being presented for not keeping a grammar school
29thly Voted Jos : Upham & Edwd Davis as a committee to Represent us
30thiy Voted fifty pounds for to Defray the charge of our highways this year
31stly Voted to work out the same at 2 / 6 per Day to be worked out before the first of October
32"dly Voted Daniel Newell Jacob Warren John Bracket Eben' Ammidown Jos Vinton & Josiah Conant a School Committe to provide schooling
33"dly Voted thirty pounds for to Repair our School houses and each ward to Draugh their money as they Do the money for Schooling
34thly Voted Colo Thos : Cheaney Jos : Vinton & Eben" Edmunds as a Committee to Repair that school house in the west ward
35thly Voted Capt. John Curtis Jacob Chamberlain & Abijah Newell as a Committee to Repair that school house by sd Chamberlains
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Dudley Town Records, 1769-70.
36thly Voted Nath" Healey Stuckly Arnold & Daniel Newell as a Committee to repair that school house by m' Eben' Bacons
37thly Voted Elijah gore Jacob Warren & John Delremple as a Committee to Repair that School house near said gores
3Stly Voted Jos : Upham Lt Wm Carter & Andrew White as a Committee to Repair that School house near said Whites 39thly Voted Capt Paul Robinson Nath" Davis and John Bracket as a Committee to Repair that School house in the East ward
40thly Voted that each Committee shall Repair said houses by the first of October next insuing
41stly Voted to accept of that Road leading from John Haskell by Eben' Edmunds to Jeremy Phillips as is particu- larly Described hereafter
42ndly Voted to accept of a road leading from Colo : Cheaneys to Sturbridge through m' Winthrops land
43rdly Voted to accept of a road leading from Josiah Conants to Eben' griggs through griggs land Conant paying griggs his Damage and clearing the Town from any cost from griggs
44thly Voted not to accept of that road from Thos Taylors to Colº Cheaneys
45tily Voted for the selectmen to run the East line of our Town and make Report to the Town at our Next meeting
46thly Voted that pue to Edward & Nath" Davis that was Capt. Eben' Edmunds at the east end of the pulpet in our meeting house on the same footing the pues are Disposed of to others as Described in the petition
47thly Voted to abate Joseph Barrets rates for the year 1769 4Sthly Voted to abate Samuel Cooks & Caleb Smiths minis- ter and meeting house rates for the year 1769
the above said officers have taken the oaths of office Except Thos : Taylor & John Thompson
A Road laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley October y' 3ª
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Dudley Town Records, 1769.
1769 begining at a white oake tree & at the end of a road formerly laid out west of Jeremiah Philips from thence about northerly to Woodstock N:E corner from thence to the south side of Ebenezer Edmunds house and east of his Barn from thence about N :W to a Stake and heep stones a Ralph Vintons line and upon said Vintons line west to John Vintons S:E corner and on said John Vinton line to John Haskell land one half on Ralph & John Vintons land and one half on Eben' Edmunds land said road to be two rods wide Eben' Bacon
by us
Jacob Chamberlain & Selectmen Elijah gore
A Road laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley November ye 22™ª 1769 begining at the N : W of Col" Thos Cheaney's lane from thence to a black oak about N:W from thence westerly to heep of Stones from thence northerly to a pitch pine tree from thence about N :W to a small white oake from thence to a heep of stones the south side of a great Rock about a west point from there about northerly to small white oake tree from thence near about as the road is now trod to the corner of the wall of Colo Cheaneys farm that Abijah Sarls now lives upon which is to Charlton line said road to be two rods wide and laid out on the S:W : Sid of the said bounds by Eben' Bacon 1 Jacob Chamberlain & Selectmen John Curtis
A Road laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley Sept ye 29th 1769 begining at the N : E corner of Josiah Conants house from thence Runing northerly to the south end of a stone wall in Ebenezer griggses Pasture on the west side of the path that leads to said griggses from thence to the East End of griggses barn & house from thence to the Town road leading from
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Dudley Town Records, 1770.
Dudley to Charlton Said Road to be two Rods wide and said road is laid out on the East side of the Bounds
by us Jacob Chamberlain r
Elijah Gore Selectmen John Curtis
the above Said Roads was laid before the Town and accept- ed by them at the anual meeting in march 1770
Worcester ss To Ickabod Chamberlain one of the Con- stables of the Town of Dudley in said County greeting you are hereby in his Majestyes Name Required forthwith to warn & Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meet- ing house in sd Dudley on Thursday the 24th Day of may currant at two of the clock in the after Noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
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first to chuse a Representative to serve at the great and general court or assembly to be held at Camebridge the insu- ing year
2ndly to chuse a moderator for said meeting
3rdly to see if the Town will grant money to Defray the Necessary charge of schooling in our Town the insuing year
4thly to See what Sum of money the Town will grant to Defray the Nesessery charges for the insuing year
5thly to see if the Town will come into any method to fence our Buring places
6thly to see if the Town will here and grant any petition or petitions that shall then be laid before them
Hereof fail Not as you will answer your Default at the perril of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doing thereon unto us the Subscribers given under
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Dudley Town Records, 1770.
our hands and Seal at Dudley the tenth Day of may AD 1770
Ebenezor Bacon Joseph Upham Jedidiah Marcy Joseph Healey
Selectmen
Worcester ss May ye 24th 1770 in obediance to this warrant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to appear at time and place by Setting up this warrant at the usual place in sd Dudley
pľ Ichabod Chamberlain Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting House on Thursday the 24th Day of May AD 1770
first Voted and did not send a Representative
secondly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for said meeting
3rdly Voted £40 for to Defray the charge of Schooling the Insuing year
4'hly Voted £25 for to Defray the other Necessary chargs the insuing year
5thly Voted not to fence our Buring Places
6thly Voted to abate John Morriss Rates in Nathll Healey list in the year 1768 it being S / 1
7thly Voted not to grant Philip Newell & Sam" Kidders petition for to have their highway Rates abated
N :B Joshua Robbins & Wife and famaly mooved from Killingly into Dudley in April 1775 and Ichabod Thompson and wife and famaly mooved from Charlton to Dudley in October 1775
Dudley Town Records, 1771.
Worcester ss To Ichabod Chamberlain one of the Con- stables of the Town of Dudley in the County of worcester greeting you are hereby in his majestyes name Required forthwith to warn or Notify the freeholders and other inhabi- tants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Dudley aforesaid on monday the fourth Day of march next at Nine of the clock in the four noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to choose a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to choose Town officers for the Insuing year as the Law Directs
3rdly to see if the Town will make such grant or grants of money as may be thought Needfull for Schooling the chilldren in the Town and for other Necessary charges in the Town for the currant year
4thly to see if the Town will choose a School Committee to provid Schooling for the insuing year
5thly to see if the Town will mend our highways by a Rate or otherways & if by a Rate then to grant money for the same 6thly to see if the Town will let there swine Run at large the Insuing year
7thly to choose a county Register
Sthly to see if the Town will Discontinue the Road that leads from the southwest corner of m' Eben' Bacons Land southerly to the colony line as an open Road but to be con- tinued as a Drist Road : (untill Killingley will open a Road to the county Road
gthly for the Town to here and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see cause
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the selectmen at or before the said fourth Day of march next as you will answer your Defect at the perril of the Law in that case made and provided Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Eighteenth day of February in the Eleventh year of his Majestyes Reign Ano Dominy 1771
by order of the selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
SEAL
DUDI,EY ROAD
Warrant
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Dudley Town Records, 1771.
Worcester ss march ye 4th 1771 in obediance to this warrant I have warned and Notifyed the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place by seteng up this warrant at the usual Place in said Dudley pr Ichabod Chamberlain Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in Dudley on mon- day the fourth Day of march 1771
first Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted and chose Edward Davis Town Clerk
3™ªly Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasurer
4ªhly Voted to have the selectmen and assessors seperate
5thly Voted to have five selectmen
6thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy first selectman
ythly Voted Jacob Chamberlain second selectman
Sthly Voted Willm Larned third selectman
9thly Voted Joseph Healey fourth selectman
rothly Voted Timothy Foster fifthe selectman
IIthly Voted to have three assessors
12thly Voted Samuel Fairbank first assessor
13thly Voted Edward Davis second assessor
14thly Voted David Kieth third assessor
15thly Voted John Bacon west end constable
1 6thly Voted Joseph Upham East end constable and after- wards voted and accepted Nathaniel Davis to serve for said Upham
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