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don sence the Day that I came among you so I shall continue to bare you upon my hart before God Continualy and be Ready to sarve the intrest of your souls & bodeyes both by Day & night according to the best of my ability so Long as God shall continue me amongst you thes things I offer to your Christain Consideration hoping you will not forget the direction of the holy apostil in 6 Glat begin Bretheren if aney man be overtaken in a fault ye which are spiritual restore such an one in the spirit of meekness considring thy self Least thou allso be tempted
Dudley March ye 2ª 1740-41
Then Received of the Town of Dudley in Bills of Creditt the whole of the Salary Granted me by sd town from the Day of My ordination to the tenth Day of March Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & thirty nine, forty, I Say Received Per Me Perley Howe
Worchestor ss A notification for our annuall meeteing this is to notify all the free holders and other inhabitance of the town of Dudley that are quallifyed according to law to Vote at in town meeteings to meete and assemble them selves to gather at our meeteing hous on monday the second Day of march to act on the fowlling Artikls if thay see cause
I to chuse town offerses as the law Directs
2 to see wheather the town will Provoid a stock of amunition
3 to see wheather the Town will give mr Vinton liberty to build a teen foot hous on the fore acors belonging to the town Dudley Febuary ye 23 1741 by order of the select men
John Lilly Town Clark
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At a meeteing of the inhabetents of the town of Dudley annuall Regulerly assembled at our meeteing hous in sd Town on town mecteing monday ye 2 day of march 1741
I Voted and chose Esq" vinton modiator for sd meeteing
2 Voted to have five select men for the year insueing
3 voted Capt Ebenezer Edmunds the first select man
4 voted Clement Corbin the second select man
5 voted mr John Vinton third select man
6 voted Jonathan Newell the forth select man
7 voted Benjamin Newell the fift select man
8 voted the select men to be assesors for the year ensueing
9 voted Jonathan Newell Newell town Clerk
IO voted Clement Corbin town treasurer
II voted Jonathan Hobbs Cunstable for the west end of the town
12 voted Gorge Robison Constable for the east end of the town
13 voted Joshua healy and Joseph Vinton survaors for the west end of the town
14 voted Ebenezer Davison and John Bracket survaors for the east end of the town
15 voted Benjamin Davis and Daniel Coburn Tything men
16 voted Philip Corbin and Jacob Chamberlin fence Vewers
17 voted for hogs to go at large
18 voted nethaniel jewell and Samuel Child hog Reavs
19 voted Ebenezor Bacon and John Bracket informers of those who violate the law in Killing Deear
20 Voted to mr John Vinton to have teen foote of ground upon the north line of the four acors belonging to the town to seet a small hous upon
All these Above mentioned offecers have Taken there oths as the law Directs exsept Daniel Coburn jnir
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warrant for a
Worsester ss To Constable Jonathan Hobbs and Consta- SEAL ble George Robison of Dudley greeteing these are to will and Require you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants that are qualifyed acording to Law to vote in town meeting town meeteings in Dudley to meete at our mecteing hous on munday ye twenty third day of November instant at one of the clock after noon to act on the following articles if they see cause
I To see what the town will add to the Reverend mr Hows sallary for this preasent year
2 to see what meathod the Town will take in procureing mr hows fierwood this year also and make Return of these warrants with you doings thare on to us the subscribers at time and place above mentioned as you will answer your defaults at the pains and penalty of the law in that caus made and provoided Dated att Dudley ye sixteenth day of No- vember 1741 by order of the select men
Jonathan Newell Town Clark
by vartue of these warrants we have warned the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meete att the time and place within mentioned
Jonathan hobbs and George Robison Constables
the town meeting
Att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting hous in sd town on the twenty third day of November 1741
I Voted and chose Deacon Joseph Edmunds modiator for said meeting
2 Voted to add fifty pounds to the Reverend mr Hows sallary for this present year
Voted to cut and cart forty cord of Fier wood to the 3 Reverend mr hows for this present year
Voted that the town shall cut and cart mr hows forty 4 cord of fier wood for this present year to his dwelling hous by the first day of March next ensueing or each man then that is delinquant in cuting and carting his part of said fier wood to
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his mr hows dweling hous by the time a fore said propotioned by the assessors shall pay to mr how at the Rate of fifteen shillings a cord in monny by the said first day of march nex ensueing
The sume total of the town Rate for the west end S4-6-4 Record Rats
The sum Total of the province Rate for the west end 14-4-0
The sum total of the town Rate for the east end was 75-IS-o The sum total for the Provoince Rate for the east end was 12-16-2
which said Rats ware made and delivered into the constables hands with a warrant to each for collecting the same namely to Constable Jonathan Hobbs for the west end and to Constable George Robison for the east end of the town
Dudley Desember the 31 1741
Dudley February ye 22ª, A. D. 1741-2
Then Received of the Town of Dudley in Bills of Creditt the sum of one Hundred & forty pounds being in full for My salary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & forty ; I : E : to the tenth Day of March A : D : 1740-41 I say Received by Me
Perley Howe
Worchester ss
A notification for our anuell meeteing in the year 1742
This is to Notify all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of A Notification the town of Dudley that are quallifyed acording to law to vote in town meeteings to meete and assemble them selves to gather at our mecteing hous on munday the first day of march in the
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year 1742 at nine of the clock in the morning to act on the following articels if they see cause
to chuse town officers for the year insueing as the law I directs
2 for the town to Receive the Committes acount consearn- ing our meeteing hous and also to chuse a man or tow to add to deacon Conant to fill up the vacuncy of that Committee
3 for the town to provoid a standdard of waits and measurs as the law directs
4 to see what the town will do consearning bulding a scool hous or houses and seetting up a scool in the town to prevent the charg of being find for want there of as well as for want of a standdard of waits and measurs for the grand jury man of woodstock is ordered by the inferiour Court of this county to make inquiery into the scurcomstances of towns that have no grand jury man and of this town in particuler and for want there of to present the same Dated at Dudley ye 20 day of Febuary in the year 1741-2 By order of the select men
Jonathan Newell Town Clark
town meeteing . att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley Reg- ulerly assembled att our meeting hous on munday ye I day of march ann Domini 1741-2
I voted and close Capt Vinton modiator for said meeteing
2 voted to have five select men for the year ensucing
3 voted and chose Capt vinton the first select man
4 . voted and chose Capt Edmunds the second select man
5 voted and chose Clement Corbin the third select man
6 voted and chose Benjamin Newell the forth select man
7 voted and chose Jonathan Newell the fifth select man
S voted that the select men should be assessors for the year ensuing
9 voted and chose Jonathan Newell Town Clark
10 Voted and chose Clement Corbin Town treasurer
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II voted and chose Joseph Sabin Cunstable for the west end of the Town
12 voted and chose Jacob Bradbury Cunstable for the east end of the town
13 voted and chose John Burnal and Jacob Chamberlin Survavors of high ways for the west end of the town
14 voted and chose Jeams Corbin and Samuel child Sur- vayors of high ways for the east end of the town
15 voted and chose Ebenezer Bacon Tything man for the west end of the town
16 voted and chose Daniel Doddg Tything man for the cast: end of the town
17 voted and chose Joseph Jewell junr fence vewer for the west end of the town
18 voted and chose Ellick Nicols fence vewer for the east end of the town
19 voted and chose thomas hutchens junr hog Reaf for the west end of the town
20 voted and chose Benjamin Dike hog Reaf for the east end of the town
21 voted for hogs to go at large for the year ensueing
22 voted that Elisah Sabin and Samuel Corbin should be the informers of those that violate the law of those that kill Dear conterary to the act
23 voted that the select men provoid a standdard of waits and measurs on the towns charge Namely a half Bushel a peck and half peck a pair of skails a pound wait a half pound and a quarter of a pound
24 voted and chose Jonathan Newell seailer of waits and measurs
25 voted and chose Joshua healy and Clement Corbin to add to Deacon Conant to fill up the vacuncy there was in that committe concarning finnishing the Body of our meeteing hous
26 voted that the town should buld a scool hous upon the towns four acors of land near our meeteing hous of twenty feete long and fiveteen feete wide
27 voted that Capt vinton and Clement Corbin should be a
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committe to see the scool hous ERected and Enclosd as soon as may be
The above mentioned officers have been sworn to their Re- spective Dutiyes in their offices as the law directs
A warrant for a Worcester ss Town meeting To the constables Joseph Sabin and Jacob Bradbubary of Dudley Greeteing these are to will and Re- quier you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants in said town in either of your wards that are quallifyed as the law directs to vote in town meeteing to meete at our meet eing hous in sd town on fryday the fifteenth day of October instant at teen of the clock in the forenoon to act on the following articals
town meeteing
(1) To see wheither the town will give mr how any more salary for the preasent year then what we agreed with him for when he first settled amongst us
(2) to Raise mony to pay mr Baulding for his work in our meeteing hous
(3) To Raise mony to pay the Committee for bulding the scool hous
(4) For those parsons that are indetted to the town to bring ther money in and to make up with the town Treasurer to prevent further trobule
(5) and also for those parsons that have any demands upon the town to bring in their acounts that they may be adjusted
(6) for the town to Raise money to pay other Nessesary charges that have arisen with in the same :
and make Return of your warrant with your doings theiron to us the subscribers at the time and place above sd as you will answer your defaults at the pains and Pannilty of the Law in that case made and provoided Dated att Dudley the sixth day of october anno Domeni 1742
By order of the select men
Jonathan Newell Town Clark By order of these warrants we have warned the several in-
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haitants of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meete att the time and place within mentioned :
Joseph Sabin Jacob Bradbury Constables
att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeteing hous in said town on frydy the fifteenth day of october Anno Dommeni 1742
(I) voted and chose Capt Ebenezer Edmunds modiator for sd meeteing
(2) voted that the town dont see cause to give mr howe any more sallary for the preasant year then we covenented with him for when he first setteled amongst us
(3) voted and granted thirteen pounds tow shillings and fore pence to pay mr Baulding his due with what is due to the town in Nots in the Treasurers hands
(4) Voted and granted fortey six pounds money to pay the scool hous Committe for Bulding the same :
(5) voted and granted twenty tow pounds Eleven shillings and nine pence mony to fray the other Nessesary charges that has a risen within the town
Worcester ss To Constable Jacob Bradbury of Dudley greeting these are to will and Requier you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants in the town of Dudley that are quallifyed as the Law directs to vote in town meeteing to meete at our meeteing hous in sd town on Thirds- day : the twenty eight day of october instant att teen of the clock in the morning then and their for the town to concur with the vots of the church if they see cause : in the advice of the Reverend mr Cambill of oxford the Reverend mir Rice of Sturbridge the Reverend mr Stiles of Woodstock which which the church here have sent to for advice and judgment under
warrant for a Town meeting
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our difficult surcomstances Relateing to our Reverend pastor mr perly how and the church and town hear
and make Return of this warrant with your doings their on to us the subscribers at the time and place above mentioned here of fail not as you will auswer your defaults at the pains and penalty of the law in that case made and provoided
Dated att Dudley the twentyth day of october Anno Domni 1742 By order of the select men
Jonathan Newell Town Clark
Worcester ss october ye 28 1742 By vartue of this warrant I have warned several of the inhabitants of this town Jacob Bradbury Constble
town meeting
att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley Regulerly assembled att our meeteing hous in sd town on thirdsday the twenty eight day of october Anno Domini 1742 (1) voted and chose Deacon Joseph Edmunds modiator for sd meeteing
(2) the town voted and concord with the vots of the church Relateing to the difficult surcomstances Relateing to our Rev- erend pastor mr pearly howe and the church and town hear
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The sum total of the town Rate for the west end of the town is 114-16-S
The sum total of the town Rate for the east end of the town is IIS-15-1
which Rats ware made and Deliverd to the Constables with a warrant to each to collect the same Namely to Constable Joseph Sabin for the west end of the town and to Jacob Bradbury Consta of the east end of the town November ye 24 1742
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Worcester ss to the Constables Joseph Sabins and Jacob Bradbary greeting these are to will and reqiure each of you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitance in sd town in each of your wards that are qualifyd as the law directs for voting in town afairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye twenty eightth day of march instant at nine a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to chuse town officers for ye year insuing as the law directs
2) for the town to exsept of a roode laid out by the select men four rods wide begining at or near the pattin or collony line to our meeting house
3) for the town to chuse a person or persons to send the next may sessions to se if ye rood that is laid out through our . town by the meeting house to oxford line may serve for the count rood through sd town
4) for the town to come into some method to pay the school master for his labour in scooling our children the winter past either by raising money for the same or to convert the 30 pounds raisd some time past for scooling our children to answer now as fare as it will go and make return of your warrant with your doing theron to us the subscribers at the time and place above mentioned as you will answer your default at the pains and penelty of ye law in that case maid and provided Dated at Dudley the eighteenth day of march and in the sixteenth year of his majestis reigen ano dom 1743
By order of ye select men
Jonathan newel town clerk
march ye 28 1743 persuant to this warrant we have warnd
the several inhabitance in each of our wards
Joseph Sabin and Jacob Bradbery Constables
at a meeting of the inhabitance of ye town of Dudley regu- town meeting
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lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on munday the 28th day of march 1743
I) voted that all the freeholder of sd town should be voters by a graet majorytie and all agreed to it & voted to have five select men this year
2) voted and chose Clement Corbin moderator for sd meeting
3) voted Benja" Conant ye first select man
4) voted Clement Corbin the secound select man
5) voted Richard Kidder the third select man
6) voted Joshua healy the fourth select man
7) voted Benja" newell the fifth select man
8) voted Benja" Conant town clerk
9) voted Clement Corbin town treasurer
10) voted Jonathan hibberd constable for ye east end of the town
II) voted Ebenezer Coburn constable for ye west end of the
town
12) voted John brackit tything man for ye east end of the
town
13) voted John Curtis tything man for the west end of the town
14) voted Jonathan newell sealer of waits and measuers
15) voted nathan ramsdil and Benja" Davis survayers of high ways for the east end of the town
16) voted Joseph Sabin and Joseph jewell survayers of high ways for the west end of the town
17) voted John Davison and Benja" Denis fence vewers
IS) voted philip corbin and paul rich complainers of those that violate the law in killing Dear
19) voted that swine shall go at large ye year insuing
20) voted Elishua Sabin and Elisha Corbin hoge reaves
21) voted and exepted by the town the highway laid out by the select men and brought to this meeting
22) voted and chose Sam" newell to go to Worcester at may court to se if ye highway laid out through our town by the meeting house maye by excepted for the county roode
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23) voted that the money that wase granted some time past for scooling our children shall be colected and paid into the town treasurer to pay m' may for his service in scooling our children the winter past
24) voted the select men to be assesers
memorandum that the several offisers above mentioned
have taken there oaths as the law directs
Dudley march ye 17th 1743
A highway laid out by the select men of sd town begining at or near the colony line a white oke tree markt on the south- east side of sd roade on the tope of a little hill on the north sid of whate is m' morriss little bridg on his roade to our meeting house from thence to a gray oke tree from thence to a white oke tree near Ebenezer Bacons south line of his land and so a crose the south east corner of sd Bacons land from thence along up on the south east side of the Indian hille leiving the crown or height of the hille on the west sid of sd roade as the land will best allowe and so to a white oke tree from thence to another white oke tree from thence to a white oke tree from thence to a black oke tree from thence to a pitch pine tree from thence to a heap of stons four rods east from the south east corner of the towns four acres our meeting house stands on and meets with the road formerly laid out by ye select men of sd town from oxford line to our meeting house this roade being a prity straight course from the first mentioned tree till it meets with the other part of the road being laid out before to our meeting house sd road is four rod wide and the marks being all on the south east side of sd roade this road was brought to our aneuel meeteing in march 1743 and accepted by the town
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Dudley may ye 9th 1743 Worcester ss to the Constables jonathan hebberd and warnt
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Ebenezer Coburn greeting these are to will and require each of you forthwith to warn the freeholders and other in- habitance of sd town qualifid to vote in town affairs in each of your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 16th day of may instant at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articls
I) to chuse a Deputy to represent the town at the great and general Court to be held in Boston for ye year insuing to begin the 25 day of may instant
2) to come into some method for schooling our children ye year insuing
3) to grant mony to Defray the charge of the same
4) to grant mony to pay the charge of our first council and make return of your doings hearon to us the subscribers at the time and place above mentioned as you will answer the same at ye pencalty of ye law in that case made and provided By order of ye select men
Benja" Conant town clerk
By vartue of this warnt we have warnd the several inhabi- tance of ye town of Dudley in each of our wards as the lawe directs
jonathan Hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn Constables
town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 16th day of may 1743
a vote being requird weather they would send a representi- tive or not the vote past in the negitive
1) voted and chose John Lilly moderater for sd meeting
2) voted to have a school 9 months 3 months in the senter of the town and 3 months at each end of the town
3) voted to have a school daime 3 months at each end of ye town and 3 months by a school master in the senter of the town
4) voted to pounds of money old tener to be raised upon
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the inhabitance of this town to defray the charge of schooling for the nine months
5) vote Joseph putney Benja" putney sehr and Sam" Corbin to be a commitee to provid schooling according to ye above mentioned vots
6) voted 51 pounds 12 shilling and 10 pence old tener to be raisd upon the inhabitance of this town to defray the charg of our first council
Jams Corbin and Joseph Sabin do now enter there desent against ye proceedings of the present meeting
Dudley june ye 13th 1743 Worcester ss
to the Constabls Jonathan hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn greeting these are to will and require each of you forth- with to warnd the freeholders and other inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of your wards qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the 20th day of june instant at one a clock after noone then and their to act upon the following articles
I) to agree upon a day of fasting and prayer to God under our dificult surcomstances and to make choice of some minis- ters to carry on the work of sd day
2) to chuse a commitee to supply our pulpit with a good learned and orthodox minister for sume time
3) to grant money to defray the charg of our pulpits being supplied and also to pay the commitee that was last upon the county road and make your return to the select men with your doing theron as you will answer the same at the penalty of the law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benjan Conant town clerk
By vertue of this warrant we have warnd the inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at time and place within mentioned
Jonathan hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn Constables
warrant
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town meeting
at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 20th day of june 1743
I) voted and chose m' nathaniel Dick moderater for sd meeting
2) voted that wedensday the 29th day of june 1743 be a day of fasting and prayer to God for council and direction under our dificult surcomstances
3) voted that the reverend m' Cabbit of thomsen and the reverend m' wymon of the union be the gentlemen to carry on the work of sd day of fasting and prayer for us
4) voted Deceon Edmunds insign Corbin and m' Benja" newell to be a commitee to supply our pulpit with a good learned and orthodox minister from this time to the last of october next insuing
5) voted So pounds old tener Bills to defray the charge of preaching till the last of october next and if that is not suficent that the town will grant more
6) voted a sufficency of money to pay the commitee that . last vewd the county road through our town which was some time last fall
Dudley September ye 21 1743
Worcester ss to the constables Jonathan Hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn greeting these are to will and require each of you forthwith to warn the several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of your wards qualifd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thisday ye 29th of September in at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles
I) to raise money to pay the reverned m' howe what is behind of his salery according to our first covnant with him
2) to raise money to pay the cost of that committee that last vewed the roads through our town for the county and make due return of your doings hearon to the select man as
warnt
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you will answer the same at the penalty of the law in that case made and provided
By order of the select men
Benja" Conant town clerk
By vertue of this warrent we have warnd the inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at time and place within mentioned
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