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I7thly Voted Samuel Fairbanks & Nathaniel Davis wardiens
ISthly Voted Timothy Foster Jun' and Asa Curtis Tyth- ing men
19thly Voted Joseph Davis Jacob Warren Philip Corbin Silas Robinson Jacob Chamberlain Jun' Stukely Arnold Daniel Coburn and Gideon Sabin highway surveyors
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20thly Voted that the highway surveyors to be colectors of the highway Rates
21ªly Voted Jonas Fairbank and John Curtis Jun' fence viewers
22ndly Voted L' William Carter scaler of weights and measures
23™ªly Voted Samuel Kidder sealer of Leather
24thly Voted to let the swine run at large
25thly Voted George Robinson Joshua Wetherill Jun Thomas Cheany Jun" moses Corbin and Sam" Newell hog Reives
26thly Voted Capt John Curtis culler of shingles & clap- boards
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27thly Voted Samuel Eames Deer Rieve
2Sthly Voted £go to Defray the charge of highway work this year
29thly Voted to work out the same at 2 / 6 per Day to be work out before the first Day of october next
30thly Voted £30 for Necessary charges in said Town this year
3Istly Voted £40 for schooling the insuing year
32ndly Voted Joshua Vinton Samuel Healy Ebenezer Am- midon Nathaniel Davis Joseph Healy and Eben' Edmunds school committee
33'dly Voted to discontinue the Road leading from m' Eben" Bacons southwest corner southerly to the colony line as an open Road till Killingley will open a Road through to the county Road it to Remain as a Dist Road and good gates and bars to be maintained by m' Stukely Arnold that shall be com- fortable and convenient for Pasing & Repasing
34thly Voted to grant m' Alex' Browns Petition to Put gates and bars across the Road near m' Philips Bridge till further orders
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To Nathaniel Davis one of the constables Warrant
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of the Town of Dudley in said county greeting you are hereby in his majestyes Name Required forthwith to warn and 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 said Dudley on wednesday twenty second Day of may curront at two of the clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to choose a Representative to serve at the great and general court or assembly to be held at Cambridge the Insu- ing year
2ndly To choose a moderator for said meeting
3rdly To see if the Town will continue the old committees to Repair the school houses or choose new ones
4thly To see if the Town will hear and grant any Petition or Petitions that shall be laid before them
here of fail not as you will answer your Defect at the perril of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto us the Subscribers given under our hands and Seal at Dudley the eighth Day of may AD 1771
Jedidiah Marcy
Jacob Chamberlain Select men
William Larned of Dudley
Timothy Foster
Worcester ss may ye 22nd 1771 In obedience to this warrant I have warned and Notifyed the several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according to the usual custom of the Town
Pr Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley
Town Meeting At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on wednesday the 22nd Day of may 1771 first Voted and chose no Representative
· 2ndly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for the rest of said meeting
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3rdly Voted to Dismiss the old Committees and choose new ones to Repair our School houses in said Town
4"hly Voted L' William Carter Lemuel Corbin & Ebenezer Ammidown as a Committee to Repair that School house near said Ammidowns
5thly Voted Joshua Vinton Josiah Conant and Jacob Chamberlain Jun' as a committee to Repair that School house near said Chamberlains
6thly Voted Nathan Jeffords John Bracket and Timothy Foster Jun' as a Committee to Repair that School house in the East ward
7thly Voted to grant Benjamin Coburn and others petition as to be a School ward by them selves and they to build their own School house
Sthly Voted to abate Joseph Putneys Rates in Joseph Davis list for 1769
Worcester ss To Nathanael Davis one of the constables of the Town of Dudley in said county Greeting You are 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 meeting house in said Dudley on monday the second Day of march next at Nine of the clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
Ist to choose a moderator for said meeting
2"dly to Elect and choose Such Town officers for the preasent year as the Law Directs
3rdly to See if the Town will make such a grant or grants of money as may be thought Needfull as for Schooling the children in this Town & for other Necessary charges in Town for the Currant year
4ªhly to make choice of a Committee to provide a proper person or persons to keep the School in Town the present year
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5thly to See if the Town will mend our Roads by a Rate or other ways and if by a Rate to grant money for the same
6thly to See if the Town will let there Swine run at Larg on their Commons this year
7thly to hear and grant any Petition or Petitions that may be laid before then
Hereof fail not as you will answer your defect at the perril of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your doings thercon unto us the Subscribers Given under our and Seal at Dudley the twelfth Day of February 1772
Jedidiah Marcy Jacob Chamberlain William Larned Selectmen
Joseph Healy Timothy Foster
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Worcester ss March ye 2nd 1772 in obedience to this warrant I have warned & Notifyed the several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according to the usual custom of the Town
pī Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley March ye 2nd 1772
I" Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esqr modorator for said meeting
2ndly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esqr first select man
3™ªly Voted Ens William Larned 2 select man
4thly Voted Joshua Vinton 3 select man
5tbly Voted Edward Davis 4 select man
6thly Voted Ens Timº Foster 5 select man
7thly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor Sthly Voted David Keith 2 Assessor
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9thly Voted Joshua Vinton 3 Assessor
Iothly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
IItly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Town Treasurer
12thly Voted Archabild Jewell west end Constable
13thly Voted Nathaniel Davis east end Constable
14thly Voted Josiah Conant & John Bracket wardiens
15thly Voted Danl Dodge & John Curtis Jun' Tything men
16thly Voted Nathaniel Davis Lemuel Corbin Nathan Dennis Samuel Kidder Capt John Curtis Elisha Sabin and Andrew Brown highway surveyors
I7thly Voted that the Surveyors of highways be Colectors of the highway Rates
IStbly Voted Lt William Carter Sealer of weights and measurs
19thly Voted Samuel Kidder Sealer of Leather
20thìly Voted Jacob Warren & Nathan Jeffords fence viewers
21ªly Voted Ens Jacob Chamberlain Deer Reefe
22ndly Voted Ebenezer Foster John Edmunds & John Corbin hogg Rieves
23rdly Voted Capt John Curtis Culler of Shingles & Clap- boards
24thly Voted £50 for Schooling the Insuing year
25thly Voted to put over to may meeting the granting of money for the Necessary Charges of the Town the year
26thly Voted £50 to mend our highways this year
27thly Voted to work said £50 at 2 / 6 per Day from the 18* of may to the Iet of October
2Sthly Voted John Harskel Nathaniel Healy Samuel Eames Eleazer Putney William Guy Nathaniel Davis & Eleazer Jackson as School Committee to provide Schooling the Insu- ing year
29thly Voted to let our Swine run on our Commons the present year
30thly Voted to grant Stookley Arnold & Philip Moreys Petition to turn the Road from the Bridge up to the uper Side of Arnolds moing land to turn up the river till it comes to said moreys South line then by said line till it comes to the
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foot of the hill west of Arnold's house then into the old road it to be two Rods wide and all on Dudley land
Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting
In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to warn or Notify the frecholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in this meeting to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley on Thursday the 21st Day of this Instant may at two of the clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
Ist to Elect and Depute one person to serve for and Rep- resent us in the great and general Court appointed to be con- vened held and kept for his majestyes service at Harvard Collidg in Cambridg upon Wednesday the 27th Day of may Instant
2ndly to chuse a moderator for the remaining part of said meeting
3'dly to grant money for the Necessary charges in the Town this year
4thly to See if the Town will grant more money for Re- pairing our highways in Said Town the present year
5thly to See if the Town will accept of the List of Jurymen that shall be laid before them by the Selectmen
6thly to See if the Town will Excuse the Baptist or any part of them from bringing in their Sertifacats yearly agreeable to the late Law of the Province
zthly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or Petitions that shall be laid before them as they shall see fitt
Hereof fail not as you will answer your Defect at the Perril of the Law in that case made and provided and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen of said Town at or before the said Day Dated
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at Dudley aforesaid the 7th Day of may in the Twelfth year of his majestyes Reign AD 1772
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester ss may ye 21st 1772 In obediance to this warrant I have Notifyed the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according to the usual Custom of this Town
pr Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting House in said Town may ye 21% 1772
Ist Voted and Did Not chews a Representative this year
2ndly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for the Re- mainder of said meeting
3rdly Voted 15£ for Necessary charges for this year
4thly Voted 15£ more for to Repair our highways and to be worked out at the same rate that the other highway money is to be
5thly Voted to accept of the List of Jurymen that was laid before them
6thly Voted to Excuse the Baptists that belong to a Baptist Church from bringing their Sertifacats in to the Assessors yearly During the Continuance of the act made in favor of the Baptists and Quakers
7thly Voted to abate Alexander Thompsons Rates that is Due to Edward Davis which is 10 / 6:2
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June ye 2nd 1772
We the Subscribers have this Day met and Renewed the Bounds between Oxford and Dudley begining at a maple tree on the Northerly side of the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook
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where it comes out of the Pond thence to a heep of stones on the southerly side of the Brook a little above Robinsons mills then to a heep of stones on the Bank of the River oppose to the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook thence Northerly to a heep of stones a few Rods North of the house of the Heirs of Jere- miah Shumaway Jun' Deceased thence westerly to a heep of stones on a Rock thence Northerly by a line of markd trees to a heep of stones which is Dudley North East Corner thence westerly to a heep of stones which is the South East Corner of Charlton Destrict
Ebenezer Learned / Select men William Watson of Oxford
William Larned ) Select men Edward Davis 5 of Dudley
June ye 12th 1772 We the Subscribers have this Day met and Renued the Bounds between Dudley and Charlton Begin- ing at a heep of stones in Dudley North line which is Charlton South East Corner and then westerdly by a line of marked trees and heeps of stones till we came to a heep of stones in Sturbridge East line which is Dudley Northwest corner and Charlton Southwest corner
Jedidiah Marcy 1 Select men Joshua Vinton
Edward Davis of Dudley
Nathaniel Blood ) Select men John Dresser S of Charlton
Worcester ss To Archabild Jewell one of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the county of Worcester Greeting In his majestyes Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn and Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the
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Town of Dudley aforesaid qualifyed to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Monday the first Day of march next at nine of the clock in the forenoon then & there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to chews a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to chews Town officers for the Insuing year as the Law Directs
3rdly to See if the Town will let their Swine run at larg on their commons the insuing year
4thly for the Town to grant money to Defray the charge of mending our highways and bridges this year and to agree how the same shall be Expended
5thly to see if the Town will accept of ye Road as it is now trod leading from the foot bridge over quinnabog River to the Road leading from m' Joseph Vintons to Colo Cheneys farm in leu of the Road laid out and accepted by the Town from said bridge to said Road
6thly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or Petitions that shall be laid before them as they think fitt and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings therein unto the Select men of said Town at or before the said first Day of march next
here of fail not as you will answer your Defect at the Perrill of the Law in that case made and provided Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 15th Day of February in the Thirteenth year of his Majestyes Reign Anno Domini 1773
by order of the Select men
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Dudley march ye Ist 1773 by Virtue of a warrant to me directed I have warned and Notifyed the frecholders and other Inhabitants of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to mecte at time and place within mentioned by setting up a warrant at our meeting house and by Verble Notice
Pr Archabild Jewell Constable of Dudley
Warrant
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At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the first Day of march anno Domini 1773
first Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted to have three select men this year
3rdly Voted to have the select men and Assessors seperate
4thly Voted to have three assessors this year
5thly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
6thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Town Treasurer
7thly Voted William Larned first select man
Sthly Voted Jacob Warren second select man
9thly Voted Edward Davis third select man
Iothly Voted David Keith first assessor
IIthly Voted Samuel Kidder second assessor
1 2thly Voted Nathaniel Davis third assessor
13thly Voted Daniel Newell west end constable
14thly Voted Samuel Eames East End constable
15thly Voted and accepted John Curtis Jun' to serve con- stable for Daniel Newell
16thly Voted Andrew Brown & Eleazer Putney wardien
I'7thly Voted Lemuel Corbin & Samuel Healy Tything men
ISthly Voted Lemuel Corbin Nathaniel Davis Daniel Newell Nathan Jeffords Elijah gore John Edmunds & Thomas Cheney Jun surveyors of highways this year
Igthly Voted Timothy Foster Jun' & Asa Curtis fence Viewers
20thly Voted William Carter sealer of weights and measures
2 18tly Voted Samuel Kidder sealer of Leather
22ndly Voted Capt John Curtis culler of shingles & clap- boards
23rdly Voted Samuel Waldron dear rieve
24thly Voted to let our swine run at large this year
25thly Voted Henry Hooker & Justin Jewell hogreives
26thly Voted £65 to Defray the charge of our highways & bridges this year
27thly Voted to have the same worked out 2 / 6 per Day from the first Day of may to the first Day of october next
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28thly Voted that the Surveyors of our highways be colectors of the highway Rates this year
29thly Voted to Put over to may meeting the fifth articals in the warrant viz concerning Jos Vinton Road
30thly Voted to abate the wido grace Smiths Rates in Con- stable Paul Dodges Lists which is 4" od 2 and 68 of Thomas Hutchins Rates in said Dodges Lists
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We the Subscriber met and begun at a heape of stones one of the Souwest cornerd of Dudley and the norwest corner of Killingley and in the East line of Woodstock and from thence we Perambulated Northerly first to a white oak tree in the Norwest corner of Dudleys farme so called then to a nother white oak tree being the Noreast corner of woodstock from thence we turned west 6º North making a straight line 470 rods to a large heep of stones Easterly of a pine stump and is a nother of the southwest corners of Dudley and Sturbridge Soueast corner and renued the bounds Every So rods
as Witness our hands
Elisha Child > Select men by appoint- Sam" Corbin S ment of Woodstock
William Larned ) Select men Edward Davis S of Dudley
Worcester ss to Samuel Eams one of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester greeting In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to warn and Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in the choice of a Representative to meet at our meeting house in Dudley on Tuesday the 1Sth Day of may Instant at one of the clock in the afternoon then & there to act upon the following articals (viz)
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first to Elect and Depute one person to serve for and Rep- resent us in a great & General Court or assemble to be held at Boston on wednesday the 26th Day of may aforesaid
2ndly to chews a moderator for the remaining part of said meeting
3'dly to grant money for schooling and for other Necessary charges in our Town for the Present year
4thly to chews a school committee to provide schooling in our Town the Insuing year
5thly to here and act upon any Petition or Petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt
here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings there on unto the Select men of said Town at or before the said ISth Day of may corront Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fourth Day of may in the thirteenth year of his majestyes Reign anno : Domini 1773
by order of the Select men
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Dudley may ye ISth 1773 in obediance to the within writ- ten warrant I have warned and Notifyed the several Inhabi- tants within mentioned by seting up this warrant on the sine post by the meeting house as usual to meet at time and place within mentioned
Pr Samuel Eams Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on Tuesday ye ISth Day of may 1773
first Voted for but did not Elect any Representative for this year
2ndly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esqr moderator for the Re- maining part of said meeting
3rdly Voted 40£ for schooling this year
4thly Voted 5 £ for Necessary charges this year
5thly Voted Benjamin morris Jacob Chamberlain Jonathan
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Day Nathaniel Davis Nathaniel Healy Joseph Upham Jun' and Gideon Sabin to be a school committee to provide school- ing for the present year in our Town
6thly Voted to abate all Issachar Rickords rates for the year 1772
7thly Voted to abate Daniel Howard minister Rate for the year 1772
Worcester ss to either of the constables of Dudley in the county of Worcester Samuel Emes or John Curtis Jun' Greet- ing In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to warn or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallefyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 20th Day of September Instant at one of the clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals viz
first to chews a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to chuse an assessor a highway surveyer and a School Committee in the roome of Nathaniel Davis Deceased
3rdly for the Inhabitants to give in to the assessors an in- voice of their personal Estate
4thly for the Town to consult and act upon the letters from the Committee of Corespondants at Boston as they see fitt
here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrent with your Doing thereon unto the select men at or before said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this second Day of Septem- ber in the thirteenth year of his majestyes Reign anno Domini 1773
by order of the select men
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester ss September ye 20th 1773 In obediants to this warrant I have Notifyed the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting up this warrant at the sine post in Dudley according to the custom of the Town
John Curtis Jun" Constable of Dudley
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At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on monday ye 20th Day of September AD 1773
first Voted and chose Capt John Curtis moderator for sd meeting
2ndly Voted Joseph Sabin J' assessor in the roome of Nath! Davis Decest
3rdly Voted Timo : Foster Jr Surveyor of highways in the roome of Dito
4thly Voted Jonas Fairbanks Schoole Committee in the roome of Dito
5thly Voted not to act upon the letters from the Committee of Corospondants at Boston
Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Samuel Emes or John Curtis Jun' Greeting In his majestyes Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley aforesaid qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meete at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the fourth Day of march next at nine of the clock in the forenoon then and there to act upon the following articals viz)
first to chews a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to chews Town officers for the insuing year as the Law Directs
3rdly to see if the Town will let their swine Run at large this year
4thly to see if the Town will accept of a Road laid out by the Select men from m' Daniel Dodges west line of his farm across the Indian land (so called) to the Road leading from Ens : Willlam Larneds house to our meeting house in lue of the Road that leads from the said Dodges Norwest corner to Dea : Edward Davises house
5thly for the Town to grant money to Defray the charge of
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mending our highways and bridges this year and to agree how the same shall be Expended
6thly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or Petitions that shall be laid before them as they thing proper
and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto us the Subscribers on or before said Day Given under our hand and Seals this Eleventh Day of February in the fourtenth year of his majistyes Reign anno Domini 1774 William Larned Jacob Warren Select men of Dudley Edward Davis
Worcester ss march ye 7th 1774 In obediance to the within written warrant I have warned and Notifyed the per- sons within mentioned to meet at time and place herein perfixt by setting this warrant up on our sign post by the meeting house as usual
P Samuel Emes Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday march ye the Seventh anno Domini 1774
first Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted to have the select men and assessors seperate
3rdly Voted to have five select men this year
4thly Voted to have five assessors this year
5thly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
6thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasury
7ªly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' first select man
Sthly Voted Ens : William Larned second selectman
9thly Voted Capt John Curtis third selectman
Iothly Voted Edward Davis fourth select man
I Ithly Voted Joseph Healy fifth selectman
12thly Voted Joseph Sabin Jun' first assessor
13thly Voted Edward Davis second assessor.
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14thly Voted Ichabod Chamberlain third assessor
15thly Voted Timothy Foster Jun' fourth assessor
16thly Voted Jonas Fairbank fifth assessor
1 7thly Voted Ens : Samuel Healy west end constable
ISthly Voted Samuel Waldron east end constable
19thly Voted Asa Curtis and Benjamin Kidder Jun' wardians 20thly Voted Samuel Kidder and Joseph Upham Jun' Tyth-
ing men
218tly Voted Capt John Curtis culler of shingles and clap- boards
22"dly Voted Joseph Edmunds Archabild Jewell Philip Newell Jun' Timothy Foster Jun' Ralph Vinton John Warren and Nathan Jeffords highway surveyors
23rdly Voted that the surveyors of the highways be colectors of the highway Rates
24thly Voted Capt William Carter sealor of weights and measurs
25thly Voted Samuel Kidder sealar of Leather
26thly Voted Jacob Chamberlain Jun' & George Robinson fence viewers
27thily Voted John Bacon Deer Rieve
2Sthly Voted to let our swine Run at large on our commons this year
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