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first Voted Cornet Jonathan Day Representative
2ndly Voted Cornet Day moderator for the Remainder of sd meeting
3rdly Voted £424 for the last years hire of our three years men with the Interest therefor
4thly Voted not to grant primas morney and others petition to abate their poll tax
5thly Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to Draw & Report to the Town Instructions to our Representative
6thly Voted Esq" Fenner m' Elisha Corbin & m' Jonath" Bacon said Committee
7thly Voted to adjorn the Remainder of the meeting to monday the 24 Day of this Instant may at 5 oclock in the after noon
met agreeable to adjornment and Voted to accept the Reporte of the Committee chosen to Draw Instructions to our Repre- sentative
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warn the Inhabitants of the said Town Quallified as the Constitution provides to Vote for Representatives to meet at our Meeting House in said Dudley on monday the Thirtieth Day of August Instant at two of clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- lowing articals viz
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to bring in their Votes in writing for some discreet suitable person to fill up the Vacancy in the office of Register of Deed for said County of Worcester untill the time ap- pointed by Law for a new choice &c
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with
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your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before said 30th Day of August Currant Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 21st Day of August anno Domini 1784
by order of the Selectmen Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester SS August 30th 1784
In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants to meet at our meeting House as the Law Directs by setting up this warrant at the usual place Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallified as the Law Directs to vote for a Regester of Deeds Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on Monday the Thirtieth Day of August Anno Domeni 1784 to Vote for a Register of Deeds for the County of Worcester &c Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for said meeting
The Votes that ware brought in for a Regester of Deeds by said Inhabitants was as follows viz
for Timothy Paine Esq S votes
for Daniel Clap Esq
II votes
for Caleb Ammidown Esqr S votes
for Capt Benjamin Read 2 votes
and for m' Luther Fesk
I vote
Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Directed forthwith to warne the Inhabitants of the said Town Quallified as the Constitution provides to Vote for Representatives to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley on Tuesday the sixteenth Day of November Instant at one of the clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
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first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to bring in their Votes in writing for some discreet faithful person to fill up the Vacancy in the office of Regester of Deed for the said County of Worcester until the time appointed by Law for a new Choice &c
3rdly to grant money for Necessary Charges in said Town
4thly to grant money for schooling the present year and Choose School Committes
5thly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the second Day of Novem- ber Anno Domini 1784
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester SS Dudley November ye 16th 1784
In obediance to the within written Warrant I have Warned and Notified the within mentioned Inhabitants to meet at time and place within perfixtd by setting up this Warrant at the meeting House as usual
Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley
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At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallified as the Law Directs Duly warnet and Regularly as- sembled at our meeting House in Dudley on Tuesday ye 16th Day of November A D 1784 to act upon the articals in the be- fore mentioned warrant &c
first Voted Nathaniel Healy Esq' moderator for said meeting
2ndly the votes that ware brought in by said Inhabitants for a Regester of Deeds for said County was as follows viz for Daniel Clap Esq twenty six Votes for Timothy Paine Esq three Votes & for Capt Benjamin Read one Vote
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3rdly the Town granted £70 for Necessary Charges in said Town
4thly granted £60 for schooling in the year 1784
5thly Chose Capt Chamberlain Capt Eddy Leiut Keith Cornet Day m' Joseph Allen major Healy & Ensign Am- midon School Committee
6thly Voted to abate the taxes that is now Due from Eben" Hebberd to Constable Robinson and the Contenental tax Due to Constable Dodge
7thly Voted to have Constable Jacob Warran suspend Com- mitting m' Daniel Newell to gail for his taxes till after the tenth Day of march next and Newell to remain his presener at large in the mene time
- 8thly Voted that the other Constables are not to distress said Newell for his other taxes till after said tenth Day of march
Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or Either of you are hereby Commanded forthwith to warn or Notiefy the freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Town quallified to Vote in Town affairs or for a Regester of Deeds to meet at our meeting House in in said Dudley on monday the seventh Day of march next at nine of the Clock in the fore- noon to act upon the following articals viz
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to Chuse Town officers &c for the Insuing year as the Law Directs
3'dly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large this year
4thly to grant money for our highways and Bridges for the year Insuing and agree how the same shall be worked out
5thly for the Town to Vote for a County Register for our County of Worcester as the Law Directs
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6th ly for the Town to act Relative to the Deed and agree- ment that was made the Sth Day of September A D 1767 by Edward Davis Esq' late of Oxford Deceased and the Select- men of Dudley Concerning the four acres of land that our meeting House stands upon and to Confirm said Deed and agreement to be the Bounds of said four acres of Land or to Disalow and Disanul the said Deed and agreement as the Town shall think best.
7thly for the Town to accept the Road across the East End of m' Gleasons Land where it is now trod in lue of the road where it was laid out and add the old road to our Buring place
Sthly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day : Dated at Dudley afore said the Nineteenth Day of February Anno Domini 1785
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester SS Dudley march 7th 1785 In obediance to the within written Warrant I have Warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned by seting up this warrant at the usual place
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Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Duly Warned and legally assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on monday the 7th Day of march Anno Domini 1785
first Voted and Chose m' Jonathan Bacon moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted to have five Selectmen this year
3rdly Voted Edward Davis first Selectman
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4thly Voted major Healy second Selectman
5thly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon third Selectman
6thly Voted Cornet Day four Selectman
7thly Voted Leiut Curtis fifth Selectman
Sthly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
9thly Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer
Iothly Voted to have five Assessors this year
IIthly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor
12thly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon second Assessor
13thly Voted major Healy third Assessor
14thly . Voted Capt Chamberlain fourth Assessor
15thly Voted Leiut Foster Jun' fifth Assessor
1 6thly Voted Leiut Eleazer putney west End Constable
Voted Benjamin Edmunds East End Constable
Voted Ensign Amidon & Jedidiah Corbin Wardens
19thly Voted John Vorce & Ephraim Corbin fence viewers
20thly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles Clapboards
& hoops &c
21"]y Voted major Healy Sealer of weights & measurs
22ndly Voted John Vorce Scaler of Leather
23rdly Voted mark Dodge & Leiut Keith Tything men
24thly Voted John Warren John Chamberlain Timothy
Corbin Solomon Wakefield John Bracket Capt Healy
Elisha Sabin & Capt Corbin Survayors of highways &c
25thly Voted that the Surveyors of highways shall be the Collectors of the highway Rates
26thly Voted to let our swine run at large this year
27thly Voted Jabez Vinton Silas Hayden Simeon Upham and Thomas Larned hogg reaves
28thly Voted sixty pounds for the Cost of our highways and Bridges this year
29thly Voted that the same shall be worked out at three shillings per Day from the first of may to the first of october next
30thly Voted for a County Rigester for the County of Wor- cester as follows viz :
for Daniel Clap Esq' 35 Votes
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and for Timothy Pain Esq' 2 Votes
31ªtly Voted to confirm the Deed and agreement that was made the Sth Day of September A D 1767 by Edward Davis Esq' late of Oxford Deceased and the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley Relative to the Bounds and title of the four acres of Land our meeting House stands upon and to make it valid in Law to all intents and purposes
32ndly Voted to accept of the Road where it is now trod by m' Charles Gleasons Wall across the East End of his land in lue of the Road on the ridge a little cast that was accepted by the Town in march 6th 1775 and ad said road to the Bur- ing place
33rdly Voted to Reconsider the vote that past march 2nd 1772 for to alter the Road from the Bridge Near m' Nathan Inmans to m' Samuel mays and to Establish the Road where it is now trod
34thly Voted to abate Ebenczer Hebberds Rates in Consta- ble David Wakefield hands to collect being 19 / 9-1
35thly Voted to abate what is Due of m' Alex' Thompsons taxes in Constable Dodges hands to Collect
36thly to. Direct Constable Warren to suspend Commetting m' Daniel Newell till after may meeting next on the same foot- ing as was voted the last meeting
37thly Voted to adjorn this meeting to monday 21st Day of march Instant at three of the Clock in the after noon met according to adjornment and voted to have m' Eleazer putneys serving as Constable goe for a turn for his son Eleazer
The Several Officers are Sworn
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Required forthwith to warne the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallified to vote for a governor &c agreeable to the Constitution to meet at our meeting House in said Town
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on monday fourth Day of April next at one of the Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following ar- ticals viz
first to vote for a governor for said Commonwealth
2ndly to vote for a Leiutanant governor Do
3rdly to vote of Councillors and Senators for the County of Worcester
4thly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said meeting
5thly to act Relative to m' Jacob Warren and others being set off as a separate school ward as the Town thinks best
6thly to see if the Town will purchis that Land North and west of m' Borlands farm in Dudley that was this Day sold for taxes & bid off by Edward Davis vomoeto Wm Coburns House ontoo being about 18 acres
7thly for the Town to Chuse a Committee to settle with the Revd m' Gleason Relative to his back sallerys &c
Stly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt
here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day ; Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 21st Day of march Anno Domini 1785
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester SS April 4th 1785 In obediance to this warrant I have warned and Notified the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time & place within mentioned by seting up a warrant at the meeting House in said Town as usual
Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the aforesaid Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on Monday the fourth Day of April Anno Domini 1785
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first The Inhabitants brought in there votes for a Governor as follows (viz)
for the Honbl Nathaniel Gorham Esq 38 Votes
2ªdly for a Leiutenant Governor His Hon Thomas Cushing Esq 30 Votes
3rdly for Councellors and Senators as follows viz for the Honble Moses Gill Esq 25 Votes
Do Seth Washburn Esq 25 Votes
Do Jonathan Warner Esq 25 Votes John Fesenden Esq 25 Votes Ebenezer Larned Esq 23 Votes
& Caleb Amidown Esq 2 Votes
4thly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon moderator for the Re- mainder of said meeting
5thly Voted not to set off m' Jacob Warren as a separate school ward
6thly Voted to purchis that Land that was bid off by Edward Davis North and west of mr Borlands farm in Dudley to moove Wm Coburn Houst ontoo and to have the Deed given from the Constable to the Town Treasurer in the Name and behalf of the Town Said land being about 20 acres
zthly Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to settle with the Revd mr Gleason Relative to his back salerys & report to the Town as soon as conveneant may be 8thly Voted Edward Davis John Curtis Jun' and Na- thaniel Healy said Committee
gthly Voted to abate Thomas Dodges soldier Rates being £1 : 3:3: 1
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To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley The Com- plainte of Susannah Sprage of said Dudley humbly Showeth that whereas I am under Difficult and Low circonstances & not capable of providing for myself Therefore I humbly pray that you would take suitable care of me and provide a
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place for me and in so Doing you will oblige your humble complainant
her Susannah X Sprage mark
Dudley April 29th 1785 Amasa Winter A True copy attest Edward Davis Town Clerk
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Directed in Due course of Law to warn the Free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualli- fied according to the Constitution to vote for a Representative to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Monday the second Day of may next at one of the clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to Elect a person to Represent us in the General Court appointed to be convened and held for the Government service at the State House in Boston on the last Wednesday of May aforesaid and so from session to session for one year
2ndly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said meeting
3rdly for the Constables for the years 1781 1782 & 1783 to lay an account before the Town of all the Taxes that they can- not collect in order that they may act thereon as they think best
4thly to hear the Report of the Committee that was Chosen to settle with the Reverend m' Gleason Relative to his back sallaries and to grant money to pay what is Due to him
5thly to grant money for Necessary Charges in said Town and to make up the Deficiency of other grants heretofore made 6thly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with
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your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fifteenth Day of April Anno Domini 1785 Edward Davis
Nathaniel Healy
Jonathan Bacon Selectmen
Jonathan Day John Curtis Jun" -
of Dudley
Worcester SS may yº 2nd 1785
In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting up this Warrant at the usual place to meet according to the time and place within mentioned as the Law Directs
Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our Meeting House in said Town on Monday the 2nd Day of may Anno Domini 1785
first Voted to send a Representative this year
2ªdly Voted m' Jonathan Day for our Representative this year
3"dly Voted in' Jonathan Bacon Moderator for the Re- mainder of sª meeting
4thly Voted to abate Enoch Eagleston and Stephen Spaldings taxes in Constable Robinsons Rate Lists they being £3-0-2-3
5thly Voted to pospone the matter of m" Daniel Newells Rates til the first of october next and he to Remain m' Warrens prisnor till that time
6thly Voted to abate Daniel Waldos Rates in Constable Warrens Rate List they being paid to mr Warren £1-1-0-2 paid
7thly Voted to suspend calling upon Constable Wakefeild for mr Jonathan groo :s Rates till the first of October next they being £1-16-6-1
Sthly Voted to abate Phinchas Allens soldier Rates in Con- stables Dodge & Corbins Lists they being 1-8-2-1
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9thly Voted to abate Adam Whites Rates in Constable Chamberlains Rate Lists they being 3-1-7-I paid
Iothly Voted to see m' Daniel Willcocks forthcoming to Constables Willard and Chamberlain the first Day of October next
IIthly Voted to see Eleazor May forthcoming to Constables Wakefield and Chamberlain the first Day of Ootober next
then adjorned the meeting to monday the 23rd Day of this Instant may at one of the clock in the after noon
met agreeable to adjornment and then the Report of the Committee being red which is as follows (viz)
Dudley April 26th 1785 The Committee appointed by the Town to settle with the Revd m' Gleason Relative to his back salaries beg lieve to Report a state of facts (viz) that it appears to them that there is Due to m' Gleason agreeable to the Law for the year 1780 £25-13-7 and 50 months Interest £6-8-6 making in the whole £32-2-1 and that he is much kept out of the four last years salerys and that it further ap- pears that he has lost by the Depretiation of money that he is cut off by Law as follows (viz) in the year 1777 £45-0-0 in the year 1778 £33-19-8 and in the year 1779 £26-13-4 making in the whole £105-13-0 all which is humbly sub- mitted to the Town
Edward Davis Nathaniel Healy Committee John Curtis Jun"
then the Town first voted a Committee of three to wait upon the Revend m' Gleason
2ndly Voted m' Uphanı m' Day and m' Lem Corbin said Committee
3rdly Voted to grant and Raise Eighty Seven pounds to make up in full of all arrears of the Reved m' Gleasons salery and wood up to the first Day of march 1781
4thly Voted £roo for other Necessary Charges in the Town the year Ensuing &c
then Capt John Eddy made his to Declaration agreeable to the vote of the Town Relative to minister to Rates and gave
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his Right of a pew in the meeting House to the Town build- ing & all
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constable of the Town of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Required forthwith to warne the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallified to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on wednesday the fourteenth Day of September next at one of ye Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- lowing articals (viz)
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly for the Town to Reconsider that vote of the Town which was pased the Twenty third Day of May last past granting the sum of Eighty seven pounds to make up in full of all arrears of the Revd m' Gleasons salary and Wood up to the first Day of march 1781 or act thereon as the Town thinks best
3rdly for the Town to grant such a sum of money as is Due agreeable to the Law unto the said m' Gleason to the first Day of march 1781 and the Interest therefor untill paid (if they see fitt
4thly for the Town to grant money for schooling ye year Insuing
5thly to Chuse School Committees for ye Insuing year
6thly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Thirtieth Day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty five
By order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
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Worcester SS September the 14th 1785 In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting up this Warrant at the meeting House as usual : to meet at the time and place within mentioned as the Law Directs
př Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in said Town on Wednesday ye fourteenth Day of September Anno Domini 1785
first Voted and Chose Edward Davis moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted and Reconsidered that vote of the Town which was pased the Twenty third Day of May last past granting unto the Revend m' Gleason Eighty seven pounds to make up in full of all arrears of his salary and Wood up to the first Day of march 1781 that sum not being Due to him agree- able to the Law-36 yeas & 17 Nays
3rdly Voted & grantd to the Revd m' Gleason Thirty four pounds being the sum that was Due to him on the said first Day of march 1781 for arrears of salary &c agreeable to the Law and the Interest therefor to May next
4thly Voted £60 for schooling the year Insuing
5thly Voted Stephen Coman Leiut Warran Joseph Sabin John Bracket Joseph Allen Jedidiah Corbin and Capt Eddy School Committee for the Insuing year
6thly on the petition of Stephen Coman & others voted that all those persons that have no open Road to their own lands shall have one half of their Highway Rates abated this . year
Dudley November 25th 1785 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley Sirs inasmuch as my Husband phinehas
£
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Allen has gone off and left me the subscriber with eight children in a suffering condition having Nothing to subsist upon therefore I must through my self and family upon the marcy of the said Town of Dudley and pray for support for my self and family agreeable to the Law in that case made and provided
Mary Allen true copy attest E. Davis Town Clerk
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Required forthwith to Warn the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallified to Vote for a Representative to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley on Tuesday the tenth Day of January next at one of the Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly for the Town to act Relative to a Bill that passed the House of Representatives in their last session Relating to the Refugees that was Negatived by the Senate and put over to the next setting of the General Court ; as they think best
3rdly for the Town to Instruct their Representatives in any matters and things as they see fitt
4thly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said . Day : Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Twenty ninth Day of December in the year of our Lord 1785
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk Worcester SS January the 10th 1786 In Obediance to this Warrant I Warned all the freeholder and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting up a Warrant at the meet-
Dudley Town Records, 1786.
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ing House in said Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned as the Law Directs
pī Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on Tuesday the 10th Day of January 1786
first Voted and Chose m' Jonathan Bacon moderator for sª meeting
2ndly the Town voted that they are much Dissatisfied with the proceedings of the House of Representatives at their last sessions in passing a Bill giving Liberty to the Refugees of every Discription to Return in to this Commonwealth
3rdly Voted to Remonstrate to the General Court against said Bill
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