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Datd Topsfield June 17th 1731 John Hovey
This is a True Copy of the Return Thos Perley
of the settlement of the bounds or Thos Gould Line Between Topsfield & Boxford. Thomas Pearley Jun"
Attest Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
John Andrew John Curtis
The Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield, such as are duly Quallified as the Law directs for voting ; are hereby warned, and Notified to Meet together at ye Meeting house in said Topsfield : on Wednesday, the fifteenth of September Currant at one of the Clock after noon
Ist To see What Advice & Instruction said Town will Give to their Representative Refering to his Majesties Thirteenth Instruction To his Excellency in supplying the Treasarery :
2ndly To Choose Jurymen for Newbery Court. 3rdly To allow bills of Charge
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4 To see if sd Town will Agree to have Contributions for Mr Emerson and how often they shall be: dated Topsfield Sept ye 8th 1731 Benjamin Towne by order
Matthew Peabody Constable of the Selectmen of Topsfield At A Legall Town Meeting in Topsfield Sept 15th 1731.
I Capt John Howlet is Chosen Moderator for this meet- ing
voted
2 John Prichard & William Reddington are Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court to be holden at Newbery voted
3 The Town allowed to Jacob Reddington three shillings for Timber to mend highways in 1731 030
4 The Town allowed Two shillings to George Byxbe for a hollow Log to Lay in a gutter voted 020
5 The Town Allowed one pound Eight shillings and three pence to Eliezer Lake & Joseph Towne Jun" as Surveyuers for Two Tun, & thirty three feet of Timber to Mend the Bridge over ye River in June 1731; voted 1-8-3
6 The Town Allowed Eight shillings to the Heirs of Joseph Commings Late of Topsfield deceased : for About two Rod of stone wall which sd Commings Made about the Parsonage said 8$ to be paid to Jacob Peabody : for the sole Use & benefit of ye sd heirs voted
The freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Tops- field such as are Quallified as the Law directs for voting are Notified and Warned to meet at the Meeting house in said Town on Tuseday the seventh of December Next at Twelve of the Clock on said day : first to see How Much Money said Town will agree to have Raised to defray Town Charges Secondly, To allow Bills of Charge John Howlet
Dated Topsfield November ye 24th 1731 John Wildes Samuel Bradstreet Constable of Benja Towne
Topsfield Selectmen of Topsfield
At A Legal Town Meeting in Topsfield December ye 7th I73I
I Capt John Howlet is Chosen Moderator for this meeting voted
2 The Town Allowed to Jacob Peabody 14-12-7 for Sun- darys bought and work done towards Repairing of the meet- ing house in 1731 voted 14 12 7
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3 The Town Allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey 7-12-2 for several things bought for the Repairing the Meeting house in the year 1731 voted 7 12 2
4 The Town Allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey & Jacob Pea- body To pay for glazzing the Meeting house in the year 1731
voted 7 5 0
5 The Town Allowed to William Reddington o 9$ o for specks to fasten up the Troughs on the Meeting house in ye year 173I voted 0 9 0
6 The Town Allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey & Jacob Pea- body 145-6ª for work done by Nathan Hood on ye meeting house in July Last voted 0 14-6
7 The Town Allowed to Nathaniel Capen 51-0-0 for find- ing materials and building the Pew which Mrs Emerson sits in on Sabbath Days voted 50 0
8 The Town Allowed To Nathaniel Capen one pound for boarding John Safford & keeping his horse while he set the glass in the meeting house in the year 1731 voted 1 0 0 9 The Town Agreed that this Meeting should be Ad- journed to Tuseday the fourteenth Currant at Twelve of the Clock on said day voted
The Moderator Adjournd the Meeting accordingly
At A Legall Town Meeting in Topsfield held by adjourn- ment from ye 7th Day of December 1731 To the 14th day of the same month and then Met, first The Town Allowed to Daniel Gould 28 for Timber to Mend the bridge by Nathan Bixbies in ye year 1730 voted 0-2-0
2 The Town allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey & Jacob Pea- body 14s for half a thousand of short shingles: bought of Daniel Gould to repair the meeting house voted 0 14 0
3 The Town allowed to Jesse Dorman five shillings for two string pieces for the bridge by Jacob Dormans in ye year 1731. voted 0 5 0 4 The Town allowed To Thomas Baker six shillings, for Timber to Mend the bridge by Jacob Dormans in 1731
voted o 6 0
5 The Town allowed to Jacob Robinson four shillings for timber voted 0 4 0
6 The Town allowed to Nathan Bixby five shillings for
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Carting five hundred of board from Salem to the Meeting house this year 050
7 The Town Allowed to Jacob Averill three shillings & 4ª for slabs to mend mile Brook Bridge 0 34
8 The Town allowed to John Perkins one shilling & six pence for Timber voted o I O
9 The Town Allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey & Jacob Pea- body Twenty six pound for work done on ye meeting house by mr John Prichard & his son Eli Prichard in ye year 1731 voted 26 0 0
IO The Town Agreed that the Selectmen shall Levey a Tax of Twenty pound (besides the Bills of Charge that are already allowed ) to Defray Town Charges voted
Topsfield November: 18: 1731 Received of Mr Ivory Hovey Town Treasurer the sum of two pounds Ten shillings in full for my half years Salary from March 2: 1731 to September 2: 1731 by me John Emerson
The receipt Last Entered is a True Copy Attest
Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
These are to Notifie the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Town of Topsfield Quallified as the Law directs for voting to meet at ye Meeting house in said Town on Tuseday the seventh day of March next At Eight of the Clock in ye morning
Ist To Choose Town Officers as the Law directs
2 To Allow bills of Charge, and also to Reckon with the Town Treasurer
Datd Topsfield ffebruary 23rd 1731-2
John Howlett
John Willdes
Benja Towne
Jacob Peabody
Selectmen of Topsfield
At A Legall Town Meeting In Topsfield March 7th 1731-2
I Capt John Howlett is Chosen Moderator for this meet- ing voted
2 Jacob Peabody is Chosen Town Clerk for ye year En- suing voted 3 John Perkins & Aaron Estey are Chosen Constables for ye year Ensuing voted
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4 The said Aaron Estey agreed with: and the Town ac- cepted of Thomas Dwinel to serve as Constable in the room or stead of said Estey voted
5 Ens Ivory Hovey is Chosen Town Treasurer for yo year Ensuing voted
6 Thomas Gould Quartermaster Nathaniel Bordman, George Byxbe Richard Towne, & Joseph Dorman are Chos- en Selectmen for ye year Ensuing voted
7 John Hovey is Chosen Sealer of Leather for yº year En- suing voted
8 John Towne, Thomas Dwinel, & Jacob Dorman, are Chosen Tythingmen for the year Ensuing voted
9 Daniel Redington Jur Jacob Redington, William Rogers & John Towne Jun" are Chosen Surveyars of highways for ye year Ensuing voted
IO Nathaniel Porter, Eliezer Lake, & Thomas Baker, are Chosen fence viewers for ye year Ensuing voted
II Benjamin How, & Joseph Towne Jun" are Chosen Hog- reaves for ye year Ensuing voted
12 John Dwinel & Samuel Curtis are Chosen field drivers for ye year Ensuing voted
The Several Persons above named, that were Chosen to office who the Law Requires to be sworn : All toke the oath belonging to there Respective offices on the seventh & on ye Tenth days of March 1731-2 Except William Rogers and Jacob Dorman
Entred by order of the selectmen
p Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
The Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield such as are Lawfully Quallified for voting are here- by Notified & warned to Conven together at the meeting house on Tuseday ye Twenty first of this Instant att one of the Clock after noon
I To Choose three Jurymen one to Serve on yo Grand Jury and the other on the Jury of Tryalls
2 To see what the Town will do Concerning Reckoning with the Town Treasurer.
3 To see what the Town will do Concerning a School- master.
4 To see if the Town will make Choice of a Committe to
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New Seat the Meeting house and give them Instructions.
5 To see if the Town will Agree yt Hogs shall run at Large
6 To Allow Bills of Charge
Datd Topsfield March ye 17th 1731-2 Richard Towne by order of the Selectmen
Thomas Dwinel Constable of Topsfield
At A Legal Town Meeting in Topsfield March 215t 1731-2 I Mr Thomas Gould is Chosen moderator for this meeting 2 Jacob Peabody is Chosen to Serve on ye grand jury for ye year Ensuing voted
3 Mr Simon Bradstreet & William Perkins are Chosen to ye Jury of Tryalls At the Next Inferior Court to be holden at Ipswich voted
4 Capt John Howlett Mr Eliezer Lake & Mr George Bixby are Chosen a Committe to provide a Schoolmaster for the Town and agree with him for ye year Ensuing voted
5 The Town agreed that the said Committe shall order the School to be kept two thirds of the time on ye North Side the River & one third on the south side of ye River
voted
6 Capt Joseph Gould, Mr Eliezer Lake, mr Jacob Dor- man: mr Joshua Towne And mr Joseph Robinson: are Chosen a Committee to New seat People in the meeting house: and the Major part of them agreing it shall be vallied voted
7 The Town [agreed] that Swine shall goe att Large the year Ensuing according as the Law gives Liberty voted
8 The Town Gave Liberty To Mr Eliezer Lake mr George Bixby, mr Joseph Herrick, Mr Daniel Redington Jun" Phineas Redington to Sit up a stable of thirty foot Long at the south- erly End of Ipswich farmers stable voted
9 The Town Allowed to Capt Joseph Gould one pound twelve shillings and three pence for his Expences in the affair of the fish Corse voted 1-12-3
IO The Town Allowed to Capt Joseph Gould six shillings for Timber to mend the highways in ye year 1731
voted 0-6-0
II The Town Allowed to John Perkins one pound and Eight shillings for sweeping the Meeting house the Last year voted 1-8-0
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12 The Town Allowed to William Redington Ten shillings for Serving the Town as a Schoolmaster in ye year 1731 voted 0-10-0 Topsfield March : 7th 1732: Received of mr Ivory Hovey Town Treasurer the sum of fifty pounds in full for my half years Salary from September 2: 1731 to March 2: 1732 by me John Emerson
A True Copie of the receipt Given by mr Emerson : Attest Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
Boston May 26 1731
Recd of the Trustees of Topsfield by Capt Joseph Gould, Ten Pounds Eleven Shillings & three pence Intrest to the I June 1731, for Mr Treasurer Allen P Eben Swan
A True Copie Attest Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
The freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield such as are Quallified as the Law Directs for vot- ing are hereby Notified and warned to Convene together at the meeting house on Wednesday the seventeenth day of this Instant May; att two of the Clock in ye afternoon
I To Choose a Representative to serve att the great and general Court.
2 To see what the Town will do Concerning their being fined for want of [a] Schoolmaster
3 To see how the Town will Improve the intrest of the Loan Money
Dated Topsfield May the 12th 1732 Thomas Gould
John Perkins Constable of Topsfield Joseph Dorman George Bixby Richard Towne
Selectmen of Topsfield
At A Legall Town Meeting in Topsfield May ye 17th 1732 I Mr John Hovey is Chosen Moderator for this meeting voted
2 Jacob Peabody is Chosen to serve for and Represent the Town at ye General Court voted
3 Capt John Howlett & Ens Ivory Hovey are Chosen Agents for the Town To make Application to the Judges of the Inferior Court at the next General Sessions of the peace in the County of Essex. To try if they can git the fine
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Abated which the Town is fined for want of a Schoolmaster voted 4 The Town agreed yt ye Towns part of the intrest of the Loan Money shall be Disposed of in Manner following viz: Twelve shillings thereof is Allowed to the Trustees for their trouble about the sd Loan in this Instant Month: and the remaining part thereof of which is four pound thirteen shillings & seven pence : the sd Trustees are to deliver to the Committe for the School in order to pay the Schoolmaster as far as that will goe. voted
Boston May 31 : 1732
Recd of the Trustees of Topsfield for the £ 60000. ten pounds Eleven shillings and three pence Intrest to June 1732. by Mr Jacob Peabody, for Mr Treasurer Allen.
Pr Eben Swan Boston May 31st 1732
Recd of Mr Samuel Bradstreet Constable of Topsfield sixty pounds five shillings and Six pence in full: by mr Jacob Peabody, for Mr Treasurer Allen,
Pr Eben Swan
The two Receipts Last Entred are True Copies attest Jacob Peabody Ton Cle
The ffreeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Tops- field such as are Lawfully Quallified for Voting are hereby Notified to Convene together at ye Meeting house on Tuse- day ye fourteenth of this Instant Month at one of ye Clock in ye afternoon on sd day.
I To Chuse Jury men for Newbery Court according to Warrant
2 To See if ye Town will give ye Committy yt was Chosen to seat ye People in the Meeting house, Instructions: or Chuse a New Committe, if they Refuse to serve.
3 To see if the Town will Chuse a man to go and know the Reason yt ye fish Courses upon Ipswich River be not opened according order
and to Doe any other thing or things yt shall be thought Needful on sd day.
And Also to Allow Bills of Charge.
Datd Topsfield September ye gth 1732. Richard Towne by John Perkins Constable of Topsfield order of Selectmen
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At A Legall Town meeting in Topsfield Sept 14th 1732
I Capt John Howlett is Chosen Moderator for this meet- ing voted
2 William Rogers & David Commings are Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court to be holden at Newbery voted
3 Joseph Bordman, John Hovey, John Willdes, Joshua Towne, & E:dmon Towne are Chosen a Committe to New seat ye People ; in ye Meeting house. voted
4 the sd Committe to observe ye following Instructions in seating, viz. To show respect to persons above sixty years of age before Money in younger men and then to seat the rest of ye People according as they or their prede- sessors paid to ye Last years Rates voted
5 Jacob Peabody is Chosen Agent for ye Town; to Joyn with ye Agent for the Town of Reading, to Inquire of the owners of the Severall Mills on Ipswich River, to know the reason why they have not Made Convenient waists in their Respective Mill Dams for a passage for fish, agreeable to an order of the General Court, bearing date January 21 : 1731. And in Case the owners of the several Mill dams, Mentioned in sd order of Court, or Either of them, shall refuse, or any Longer Neglect, to make a Convenient Waist in Each of their Respective Mill dams, for the free passing & repassing of fish According to sd order of the General Court; then ye sd agent is to Petition to ye General Court with ye agent for Reading, in order to git the same Effected voted
6 The Town Allowed Ten pound, six shillings, & five pence, to the Committe for the School, Which (with 11-13s- 7ª which is already allowed) is to pay the Schoolmaster for five Months Service
voted 10-6-5
7 The Town allowed one pound Twelve shillings, to the Committe for ye School to pay the widow Dorothy Robison for boarding the schoolmaster one month this summer
The Town allowed four pounds Nine shillings to Ens Ivory Hovey for work done by Nathan Hood on ye Meeting house & for oyl, Nails & Spanish brown in 1732 voted 4 9 0 9 the Town allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey Ten shillings for his trouble in taking the Care of repairing the Meeting house voted 0 10 0
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IO the Town allowed to Ens Ivory Hovey sixteen shillings for his time & Expences in gitting off the fine which was Laid upon ye Town for want of a Schoolmaster voted o 16 0
II The Town Allowed Sixteen shillings to Capt John Howlett for his time And Expences in gitting off the fine which was Laid upon the Town for want of a Schoolmaster voted o 16 0
12 The Town Allowed Ten shillings to Jacob Peabody for his trouble in taking Care of repairing the Meeting house
voted 0 10 0
The ffreeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield, such as are Quallified as the Law Directs for vot- ing, are hereby Notified, and warned to Conven together, at the Meeting house in Topsfield, on Tuseday the Seventh of this Instant Month, at one of ye Clock in the after noon.
I To see if ye Town will raise money to defray the Town Charges.
2 To see if the Town will see fit To Build seats or pews in the Meeting house or give any other person or persons Leave.
3 To see if the Town will provide Samuel Howlett, a way to Come at his Meadow, on the south side of the River.
4 To Allow bills of Charge
Dated Topsfield November ye Ist 1732. Richard Towne by Thomas Dwinel Constable of Topsfield. order of the
Selectmen of Topsfield
At A Lawfull Town Meeting in Topsfield November 7th 1732
I Capt John Howlett is Chosen Moderator for this meet- voted ing
2 John Hovey is Chosen to Enter the votes at this meet- voted ing
3 The Town agreed to raise sixty five pounds, to defray Town Charges And for our Deputy Dean Jacob Peabody if need be voted
4 The Town allowed to mr Eliezer Lake & mr George Bixby three pound for money they have paid to the School- master voted
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5 The Town agreed that there shall be seats built upon the East, South and West sides of the meeting house where there is Convenient places (not formerly Granted) upon the Towns Cost voted
There is taken up by John Wildes of Topsfield, a Bay horse with a black Tail & Main, about thirteen hands high : the sd horse hath no brand nor Ear mark: but is a very Large Trotter.
Recd to be put on Record November ye 6th 1732
The ffreeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield such as are Lawfully Quallified for voting: are hereby Notified To Conven together at the Meeting house, on Tuseday the sixth of March Next at Eight of ye Clock in the morning
I To Choose a Town Clerk Constables, Selectmen Town Treasurer & other Town Officers as the Law directs. 21y To see if the Town will Grant Liberty to Mr Jacob Towne to Erect a third gate upon the highway between the said Towne and Mr Redington : also to see if the Town will Let them Improve the way in the Common Lott
3ly To Choose Jurymen for Ipswich Court 4ly To allow bills of Charge
Dated Topsfield ffebruary ye 23rd 1732-3 Richard Towne
Thomas Dwinel Constable of Topsfield by order of the selectmen
At A Legal Town Meeting in Topsfield March ye 6th I732-3
I Capt John Howlet is Chosen Moderator for this Meeting voted
2 Jacob Peabody is Chosen Town Clerk for the year En- suing voted 3 Samuel Smith & Doct Michael Dwinel are Chosen Con- stables for ye year Ensuing voted 4 Ens Ivory Hovey is Chosen town Treasurer for the year Ensuing voted
5 Capt John Howlett, David Balch, John Wildes, William Redington, and Tobijah Perkins, are Chosen selectmen for ye year Ensuing voted 6 John Hovey is Chosen sealler of Leather for the year Ensuing voted
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7 Aaron Estey, Jonathan Perkins, & Daniel Gould, are Chosen Tythingmen for ye year Ensuing voted
8 Joseph Andrew, Matthew Peabody, and Joshua Towne are Chosen Survayers of highways for the year Ensuing voted
9 Mr Joseph Herrick, & mr Joseph Towne are Chosen voted fence viewers for ye year Ensuing
10 John Dwinel, & Samuel Boyd, are Chosen Hogreaves for ye year Ensuing voted
II The Town Allowed Twelve pound to the Committe for ye School to pay the Schoolmaster for the Last four Months Service in keeping School voted 12 00 00
12 The Town allowed Ten shillings to Jacob Redington
for a Tun of white oak Timber voted 00 10 00
13 The Town Allowed Ten shillings to Quarmr Nath11 Bordman for his Service at Boston in Trying to prevent Mid- dletons being made a Township voted 00 10 00
14 The Town allowed Twenty shillings to Ens Ivory Hovey for his trouble in Serveing as Town Treasurer for four years Last past voted 1 0 0
15 The Town Allowed Twenty five pounds, thirteen shill- ing to Jacob Peabody for Representing the Town at the General Court in ye year past voted 25 13 0
16 The Town Allowed two shillings to Ens Ivory Hovey for Timber to Mend the high ways in 1731 & 1732
voted 0 2 0
The Several Officers Chosen at the above said Meeting : which the Law Requires to be Sworn : All appeared at the house of Mr Daniel Clark Innholder in Topsfield : immedi- ately after the said Meeting was over and then took the oath belonging to their Respective offices. Excepting Aaron Estey
At a Legal Town Meeting in Topsfield March ye 2011 I732-3
I Mr Joseph Herrick is Chosen Moderator for this meet- voted ing
2 Mr Nath11 Bordman is Chosen to serve on ye grand jury for ye year Ensuing voted
3 Mr Phineas Redington, and mr Solomon Gould, are Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryals at the next Inferiour Court to be holden at Ipswich for ye County of Essex voted
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4 Mr Thomas Gould, Mr Nathaniel Porter & Mr David Balch: are Chosen A Committe to provide a Schoolmaster for the Town. for ye year Ensuing voted
5 The Town agreed that swine shall or May go at Large the year Ensuing they being well yoked and ringed as the Law Directs voted
6 The Town Allowed four shillings to Jacob Peabody for damage done to Joseph Hows Ladder when in the Towns Use voted 7 The Town Allowed to John Perkins one pound Eight shillings for sweeping ye meeting house ye Last year voted
8 The Town Allowed five shillings: to Thomas Perkins for an Iron Cap for the top of the vein post on the meeting house it was put on in 1731
voted
9 The Town Allowed one pound one shilling to Joshua Towne it being an abatement of the Rates for Eben" Rus- sells head voted
We the Subscribers Being appointed by ye selectmen of our several Towns viz Wenham and Topsfield to Renew, & Perambulate bounds between our Respective Towns as the Law directs, have Accordingly Attended sd Service and have Renewed the bounds, according to settlement of the Bounds Between our towns in the year 1682: which bounds we do agree unto as witness our hands.
Datd in Topsfield May ye 2nd 1733
A True Copy of the return of peram- bulation with Wenham attest Jacob Peabody Town Cle :
Tho& Tarbox Benjamin ffisk John Perkins
Will™ Reddington.
The ffreeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield such as are Quallified for Voting as the Law Di- rects, are hereby Notified and warned to Convene together at the Meeting house in Topsfield on Tusday ye fifteenth day of May Currant at one of the Clock afternoon then and there to Elect and Depute a Man to serve for and Represent our Town in a Great and General Court or Assembly to be Convened held & kept for his Majesties service at ye Court house in Boston up [on] Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May Instant, and to see how ye will order or agree that the School shall be kept and in what part of the Town and how often
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to be removed and to see if ye Town will allow a gate to be hanged acrose the Road beyond Nathan Bixbys house and to alow Bills of Charge
John Howlett Tobijah Perkins William Reddington Topsfield
Selectmen of
Michael Dwinel Constable of Topsfild
At A Lawfull Town Meeting in Topsfield May ye 15th 1733 I Capt Joseph Gould is Chosen Moderator for this Meet- ing
voted
2 Jacob Peabody is Chosen to serve for & Represent ye Town at ye Great and General Court to be held & kept at ye Town house in Boston on ye 30th day of May Currant and so in ve several Sessions of sª Court till it be disolved voted
3 The Town allowed six shillings To Nathaniel Porter, Joseph Town and John Wildes for Perambulating with Salem men on ye 30th day of Aprill 1733
4 The Town allowed Eighteen shillings To Eliezer Lake, Tobijah perkins & Jacob Peabody Trustees for ye Towns Last Loan for their trouble in taking in the intrest of said Loan this year voted 00 18 00
5 The Town Allowed to ye Comtee for ye School viz mr Tho" Gould Mr Nath11 Porter, & mr David Balch, four pound Twelve shillings to pay the Schoolmaster for his service one Month in keeping school he boarding himself voted 4-12-0
6 The Town Allowed six pounds to Jacob Peabody for his serving at the General Court in Aprill Last voted 6-0-0
We the subscribers being Appointed to perambulate and renew the Bounds between Salem and Topsfield accordingly mett on the 30th of April 1733 and renewed the bounds Be- gining at a white oak tree marked S. W. T. with a heap of stones round it near Wenham Caseway, and from thence to a black or red oak tree & stump with stones between ye said tree is standing in Bixby's orchard and marked S. T. & from thence to a heap of stones near the Corner of Thom- as Dwinells pasture, and from thence to a heap of stones near Nickols's Brook a little above the saw mill and so on the same course to Nickols's Brook.
Nathaniel Porter
John Higginson
for
Joseph Town
for
John Cabot Jun™
Salem
John Wilds
Topsfield
John Ward
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This is a True Copy of the Return of Perambulation with Salem attest. Jacob Peabody Town Clerk
We the Subscribers being appointed to perambulate and renew the Bounds between Topsfield and Boxford accord- ingly mett on the 4th of May 1733 and renewed the bounds. Begining at the Apple tree in Capt Perleys field to a stake and heap of stones at the southeasterly corner of mr Bakers farm now in Boxford and from thence to a damm called Andrews damm near to mr Thomas Goulds Hous and from thence (being the place where the water now runs under said damm) southerly to a stake and heap of stones by the fishing Brook on the easterly side of the Revolet running into said Brook and thence as sd Brook runs into the River called Ipswich River and thence up said River to Middleton line
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