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(1) To hear the Report of the Committee that Ware Ap- ponted by the Precinct to Make Sale of the Ministeriall Place that the Revd Mr Gibbs Livd in and alfo to Purchafe A More Con- venient Place in Lew thereof to Be A Ministeriall Place.
(2) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether the Reverd Mr Storer Pofsestion of the New Ministeriall Place Lately Bought of Dea Jofeph Coollidge of Cambridge and Mr Daniel Hastings of Watertown Dureing the Time of his Being the Precincts Min- ister Should be Recorded on the Precincts Records & to be in Lew of the Pofsestion which he had by agreement At his Settle- ment of the Ministeriall Place Latly Sold.
(3) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether thay will Make a Sutable Convenient Adition to the Ministeriall houfe.
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(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Esteem the Votes that Pafsed at a meetting of sd Precint Pr adjornment on the Tenth Day of Aprill 1727 Refering To the Pews Ware Good & Reguliar.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this order & of Your Doings thereon to one of the Commtee or Clerk of sª Precinct at Least Four hours Before the Time for sd Meetting.
Pr Order of the Comtee
Watertown May ye 30th 1728. NATH11 HARRIS Cler.
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Att a Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the Tenth Day of June Anno Dom 1728.
(1) Voted & Chofe For a Moderator Dea. Nathan Fisk.
(2) Voted & Accepted the Report the Comtee Made that Ware appointed by the Precinct To Make Sale of the Ministeriall Place that the Revd MT Gibbs Livd in and alfo to Purchafe A more Con- venient One in Lew thereof, the sd Comtee Reported as Follow- eth, that thay had Purchafed of Daniel Hastings late of Water- town and of Dea Jofeph Coollidge of Cambridge A Teniment in Watertown afore sd Where Daniel Hastings Lately Dwelt Con- taining about Twenty one Acres of Land with the Buildings thereon, For the Sum of Four Hundred & Fifty Pounds & had Recieved a Deed of sª Daniel Hastings of Two third Parts of sd Place and a Deed of one third Part of sª Place of Dea Jofeph Cool- lidge.
And, that they had Alfo Sold the Ministeriall Place that the Revd M' Gibbs Livd in Excepting the Marfh to Doct" Richard Checkley of Boston for the Sum of Three hundred & Fifty Pounds and had Given him a Deed thereof.
(3) Voted & Allowed the Comtes the Sum of one Pound Five Shillings & Ten Pence for Writings in & about the Purchafing of the New Ministeriall Place.
(4) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will allow sd Comtee the Sum of Seven Shillings and Six Pence for Writings in the Sale of the Former Ministeriall Place, Past in ye Negative.
(5) Voted & allowed M' William Shattuck the Sum of Fif- teen Shillings for Putting ye Sale of the Former Ministeriall Place into the Publick News Letter Three Times 58 Each Time.
(6) Voted that the Reverd Mr Storer Should have the Pofses- tion of the New Ministeriall Place Lately Bought of M' Daniell Hastings & Dea Jofeph Coollidge Dureing the Time of his Being the Precincts Minister in Lew of the Pofsestion which he had of the Ministeriall Place Lately Sold which he had by agreement at his Settlement.
(7) Voted that the Precinct Will Make A Sutable Adition to the New Ministeriall House.
(8) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Mind of the Precinct that the Addition to the Ministeriall houfe yt was Latly Bought, Should be An End (with A Cellar Under it) Twenty four Feet in Lenth
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and Eighteen feet in Breadth Faceing Easterly well Finished with a Chemney at the North End, and alfo to Raise the Leanter End to the height of the Rest of the houfe, and the Vote Pafsed in the Affermative.
(9) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe a Comtee to Build & Finislı sd adition, and the Vote Paft in the Affer- mative.
(10) Voted And Chofe for a Comtee to Mannage the affair of Building & Finishing the Adition to the Ministeriall houfe Lately Bought Lt Richard Coollidg Corntt Henry Bright & Sergt Jonas Bond.
(II) Voted that it is the Minds of the Precinct that this Comtee Acquaint the Proprietors Comtee of the Ocation for Money to "Make the adition to the Ministeriall houfe.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Efteem the Votes that Past at a Meetting of sª Precinct by adjornment on the Tenth Day of Aprill 1727 Refering to the Pews ware Good & Regaliar, and the Vote Past in the Negative.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby Ordered to Diliver (or Show) to the afsefsors of sd Precinct A Copy of the Grants of Money Made by sd Pre- cinct at their Meetting on the Eleventh Day of March Last Past for the Ends therein Mentioned And Direct them Speedily to Af- sefs the inhabitance of sd Precinct As the Law Directs And to Committ the Rate or Afsefsment to M' Jonathan Stone Jun" the Prefent Collector for sd Precinct With A Lawfull Warrent to Col- lect the Same & to Pay in to the Precinct Treafurer Lt Jofeph Coollidge or to his Succefsor in sd Office So as to Ifue & Make up an account of the Whole of sd Afsefsment At or Before the Last Day or October Next Insuing yº Date Hereof.
THOMAS BOND JOSEPH MASON
SAMUEL JENIfON Comee of the East Precinct in Watertown. -
Watertown June the 12th 1728
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the East Precinct in Watertown. You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give An Order to M' Jo- feph Coollidge Treafurer of said Precinct To Pay out of the Grants of sª Precinct Made the 11th Day of March Last Past & Committed To M' Jonathan Stone Jun" Collector to Collect Viz. To the Reverend M' Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds which is to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To the Comtee for Building & Finishing the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct or their Order the Sum of Ten Pounds Two fhil- lings & Nine Pence To Ballance sd Comtees Accompts And To sª Comtee the Sum of Five Pounds wh was Granted to Whitewash Point And further Finish sd Meetting houfe.
To Conftable Ephraim Cutter the Sum of Three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting.
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To Jofeph Harrington Conftable the Sum of Three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting.
To Lt Richard Coollidge the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine Pence To M' Nath" Bright the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine Pence and To Nath" Harris the sum of Eight Shillings & Nine Pence it Being for their Making the Last Precinct Rate.
THOMAS BOND ) Precinct
Watertown January 27th 1728/9 JOSEPH MASON § Comtee
To M' Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
S' You Are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend M' Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds ( : out of the Grants of Money Granted the IIth Day of March Last Past & Commited to M' Jon- athan Stone Collector to Collect) which is to Compleat his Sal- lary According to Contract.
To the Committee for Building & Finishing the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct the Sum of Ten Pounds Two Shillings and Nine Pence to Ballance sd Comtee Accompts :- And to sd Comtee the Sum of Five Pounds which was Granted to Whitewash Point and Fur- ther Finish sd Meetinghoufe.
To Conftable Ephra Cutter the Sum of Three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting.
To Constable Jofeph Harrington the Sum of Three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meeting.
To Lt Richard Coollidge the Sum of Eight Shillings and Nine Pence To M' Nath" Bright the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine Pence and to Nath" Harris the Sum of Eight Shillings and Nine Pence it Being for their makeing the Last Precinct Rate p order of sª Precinct Comtee. NATH" HARRIS Clerk. [19]
Watertown Feb : 29th 1728/9
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water- town.
You are Hereby Ordered to Write An Order or Warrant & Direct it to M' Jofeph Harrington Conftable for sd Towne Who dwells Within sª Precinct in the Words Following.
You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified According to Law to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet Att the Publick Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Thirsday the 6th Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
First, To Choofe Such Precinct Officers as by Law Are Re- quiered to be Chofen in the Month of March.
Secondly to hear the Propofalls of the Comtee (Who ware Chofen and Impowered to Erect A New Addition to the Minis- teriall houfe) for the makeing the Addition to the Ministeriall houfe More Convenient and accommodateing And to Know the
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Minds of the Precinct 'Whether they Will Alter the Former Scheme they Layed for sd Addition and Come into A New Scheme for the Better Accomodateing & Makeing and making the Minis- teriall houfe More Convenient.
Thirdly to hear the Pettition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of fd Precinct with Refpect to the Vacant Room Under the Gallaries And on Both Sids the Pullpitt in the Meettinghoufe Above sd & to Know the Minds of the Precinct on sd Affair
Fourthly to Grant Such a Sum of Money as is Sofitient to Compleat the Reverend M' Seth Storer Sallary According to Contract & to Pay Such Perfons as ye Precinct Are Indebted to.
You Are Alfo Requiered to Notifie Such Perfons as the Pre- cinct Are Indebted to to Bring in An Accompt of their Credit to the Precinct Comtee on Thursday the Forth Day of March Next at four of the Clock in the Afternoon of Said Day at the houfe of Mr Thomas Bonds.
SAMI JANIfON THOMAS BOND JOSEPH MASON Precinct Comtee
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To M' Jofeph Harrington Constable of Watertown Greeting Sr You Hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance with in the Easterly Precinot in Water- town who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meetting houfe in sª Precinct on Thursday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the After- noon of sª Day for the Ends Following (1) to Choofe Such Pre- cinct Officers as by Law are Required to be Chofen in the Month of March (2) To hear the Propofalls of ye Commtee (Who Ware Chofen & Impowered to Erect a New Addition to the Ministeriall house) for the Makeing the Addition to the ministeriall houfe more Convenient and Accommodateing and to Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will Alter the Former Scheme Laid for fd Addition and Come into a New Scheme for the Better Accommodateing & Makeing the Ministeriall houfe more Con- venient (3) To Grant Such a Sum of money as is Sofitient to Compleat the Revend M' Seth Storers Sallery according to Con- tract and to Pay others that the Precinct are Indebted to : (4) To hear the Petition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct With Refpect to the Vacant Room under the Gallarys & on Both fd the Pulpit in ye meeting houfe abovesd & to Know the mind of the Precinct on fd affair. You are alfo Requiered to Notifie Such Persons as ye Precinct are Indebted to to Bring in an Accompt of their Credits to the Precinct Comtee on Thisday the Forth of march Next at the houfe of M' Thomas Bonds at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of sª Day. Hereof
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Hearof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order And Your Doings Thereon to one of the Commtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of sd Meetting.
Pr Order of the Commtee
Watertown Feb : the Igth 1728/9
NATH HARRIS Clerk.
Att A meetting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who ware Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affaires on the Sixth Day of March Anno Dom : 1728/9.
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator Cornit Henry Bright
(2) Voted and Chofe for a Standing Comtee to Mannage the Prudentialls for Sª Precinct for this Prefent Year Mr Samuel Pirce M' John Stearns & Mr Jonas Bond.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Clerk Nath11 Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer or Reciver Lt Joseph Coollidge.
(5) Voted and Chofe for afsefsors for ) Ebenezer Goddard, this Prefent Year - Henry Bond.
Jofeph Holden,
(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for this Prefent Year Mr Thomas Coollidge.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Choofe another Col- lector the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(7) Voted and Chofe for Saxton for this Prefent Year Mr Nath11 Shearmon.
(8) Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revd Mr Storer to Compleat his Sallery according to Con- tract : and to Pay Others to Whom money may be Due from sd Precinct.
(9) Voted that the Precinct will Come into the Propofalls of the Comtee appointed for the Erecting an addition to the Minis- teriall Houfe : the sd Propofalls Being as Followeth,
Watertown March the 5th 1728/9
Viz : That the Frame for the addition to the Ministereall houfe be of the Following Dementions (viz) 25 feet in Length & 24 feet in Wedth the Posts be 16 Feet in Lenth the Chemney to Stand on the West Side of the Building & to have an entry Way of Seven Feet Wide Betwixt the Old Building and the New : for the ac- comodating the Stareway into ye Chamber, And Further it is Propofed that the Roof on the Front of the Old Building be Raifed So as to Conform to the New Building or addition (which will make a Very Hanfom and Commodious Front Both East and South, and Further that the Leantor or Kichen that is to be Raifed be Raifed to Such a heigth as to Conform to the Other Parts of the Building and to accommodate the Chamber Over the Kichen that their be Built a Small Chemney in sd Chamber : and · that the Whole be well Finished in the Moft Prudent Way and Manner With all Speed.
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(10) Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct will act any thing at this meetting Relateing to the Improveing the Vacant Room Under the Gallerys and on Both fids the Pulpitt in the Meetting- houfe in sd Precinct & the Vote Pafsed in the Affermative.
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(11) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Improve sd Va- cant Room With Pews and the Vote Pafsed in the Affermative.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Adjorn this Meetting to Friday the 14th of March Current at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day and the Vote Pasted in the Affermative.
Att A Meetting of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 14th of March Anno Dom 1728/9 by adjornment at Two of ye Clock in ye afternoon of sd day.
(1) Fut to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Erect & build A Pew for the Reverend M' Storer (Where he Shall Choofe the Same) & for his Succefsors in the Ministry and the Vote Pafsed in the Affermitive.
(2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct as a Precinct Will Build Pews in the Remaining Vacancy under the Gallarys & on Each Side of the Pulpitt (Convenient Allyes Excepted) and Dif- pofe of them as they Shall Think Fitt: the Vote Paft in ye Negative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Minds of the Precinct to Choofe A Comtee of Five Men to Difpofe of sd Vacant Room Under the Callarys & on Each fide of the Pulpitt (Convenient Alley Room Excepted as aforefaid) Pews to Perticular Perfons they the fd Perfons Building the Same; under fuch Reftrictions & Limitations as the Precinct Shall Think Proper the Vote Pafed in ye affermative.
(4) Put to Vote Whether fd Comtee in the Difpofalls of sd Room Shall have Due and Strict Regard to mens Reall & Perfo- nall Eftates wh they now Pofsefs in Fee Simple Within the Bounds & Limits of sd Precinct the Vote Pafed in ye affermative.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the sd Comtee Shall have A fortnight to Difpofe of the sd Room to Perfons tht the Comtee Shall Think they Belong to under the aforesd Limitations and that if the Per- fons to Whom Pews are offered, Shall not See Caufe to Except of the Same Within a Week after they are Offered that the Comtee Shall Give them to Perfons to Whom they Mextly Belong to and the Vote Pafsed in the Affermative.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Perfons that Shall Except of the Refpective Placess Offered them Shall be Obliged to Build their Pews Within One Quarter of a Year and Whether if they Shall Neglect to Build them Within sd Term the sd Room and the Dif- pofall thereof shall Return to the Precinct Again the Vote Pafed in the Affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether that if Perfons that have Pews Shall fel & Dipofe of their Estates in sd Precinct their Pews Shall Re- turn to the Precinct the Vote Past in ye Affermative.
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(8) Voted that thofe Perfons that Accept of A Pew & Build the Same Shall be Obliged to Set in the Same Perfonally.
(9) Voted & Chofe Five men to be a Comtee to manage the affair of sd Pews (Viz) Quat Thomas Larned Cort Henry Bright Jonathan Stone Jun" Edward Harrington and Jofeph Holding.
(10) Voted & Chofe Mr Oliver Livermore Collector for ye year Infuing in Thomas Coollidgs ftead
(11) Voted & Granted the fum of Three Pounds to Build ye Revd Mr Storers Pew.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown You are Hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order to the Constable Within sª Precinct to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance Within sª Precinct Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affars to Meett Att the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the 14th of Aprill Current At one of the Clock in the Afternoon of fd Day for the Ends Following.
(Viz) I To Hear the Pettitions of Sundry of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct Concerning the Vacant Room in the Meetting in sª Precinct Under the Gallaries & On Each side of the Pulpitt that hath lately Bin Lotted into Pew Lotts ; the Pettitioners Being the Perfons to Whom Pew Lotts Ware allotted to.
(2) For the Precinct to Proceed & Difpofe of the aforesd Va- cant Room as they Shall Apprehend Will Conduce Most to the Peace and Comfort of sd Precinct if they Pleafe.
Watertown Aprill the
JOHN STEARNS SAM11 PIRCE Precinct Comtee
4th 1729 JONAS BOND
Middfx fs To Mr Jofiah Perrey Conftable of Watertown Greet- ing. Sr You are hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who are Quallified to Vote in sª Precinct Affairs to meet att the Publict Meetting houfe in Said Precinct On Monday the 14th of Aprill Current At one of the Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following (Viz)
(Ist) For the Precinct to hear the Pettition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of sª Precinct Concerning the Vacant Room in the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct Under the Gallaries & on Each fide of the Pulpitt, that hath Lately Bin Lotted into Pew Lotts the Pettititioners Being the Perfons to Whom Pew Lotts Ware Al- lotted to.
(2) For the Precinct to Proceed & Difpofe of the aforesd Va- cant Room as they Shall apprehend will Conduce most to the Comfort & Peace of sd Precinct if they Pleafe. Hearof Fail Not But make Return of this Order & Your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sª Precinct At Least Four hours Before the Time of sd Meetting.
Watertown Aprill the 4th 1719.
Order of the Comtee NATH" HARRIS, Clerk.
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Watertown Aprill the 14th 1729.
Att A metting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Ware Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs.
(1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for sª Meetting Cornitt Henry Bright.
(2) Voted that Whereas Jonathan Stone Jun' Edward Har- rington & Oliver Livermore have Bin at Cost and Charge in Lay- ing a Platform for Three Pews in the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct that if the sd Precinct Should Build Pews thereon as a Precinct or that sd Platform Should be Difpofed of to any Other Perfons that they shall have Reafonable Pay for What they have Expended On sª three Pew Lotts.
Put to Vote and Voted that the Precinct will adjorn this meet- ting to Monday the 21st Inftant at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sª Day.
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At A Meetting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on the Twentyfirst Day of Aprill Anno Dom 1729 by adjornment.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe A Comtee of Three or five men to Search the Lists of Rates and Find thofe Perfons that have Paid most to ye Building the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct ; and that thofe Perfons Shall Draw Pews Succes- ively According to wt they have Paid ; Allowing But Two heads or Polls to Any (one) Estate. Where it Happens that there is more; and Where the Fathers are Difcafed their Children or Nattural heirs to Draw according to What the Fathers have Paid or Caufe to Be Paid or their Estates have Paid Since their De- ceafe. And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe A Comtee of Five men to Search the Lists of Rates upon the affair of the Pews as aforesd and Any three of them Agreeing to be Difcisive and the Vote Passed in the Affermative.
Voted and Chofe For A Comtee to Search the Lists of Rates Concerning the Drawing of Pews as aforsd Cort Henry Bright Dea Jofeph Mason Nath" Harris M' Samuel Pirce and Lt Jofeph Coollidge.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that after the above Said Comtee have Searhed the Lists of Rates aforesd, and Found out thofe Persons Who Are the highest in sª Lists Who According to the Vote of the Precinct are to Draw the Pew Lotts, that if any of sª Perfons Shall not Accept of a Pew Lot that the Comtee Shall then Offer them, that then the Lot or Lotts so Re- fufed, to be Offered by sd Comtee to the Next Highest Perfons Suc- cessively as they Stand in sd Rates ; and that A Plan of the Pew Lotts be Drawn by sd Comtee and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lott Shall fet his Name in the Spot he Shall Choofe and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot Shall be Obliged to Build his Pew Within three Months at Furthest from the Date
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hereof, or Forfit his Pew Lot to the Hands of the Precinct again to be Difpofed of by the abovesd Comtee as if sd Perfons had Re- fused ; and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot and Builds a Pew Shall be Obliged to fet Perfonally therein, And if any Perfon Perfons Shall See Caufe to Difpofe of his or their Pew that the Precinct Shall have the Refusall Paying the Prime Cost.
And that after the Comtee have Compleated the Plan abovesd according to the Votes of the Precinct that Said Plan Be Recorded in the Precinct Book of Records, as a Finall Settlement of sd Pew Lotts ; the Vote Past in the affermative.
Put to Vote and voted that the Negative Votes that have Pased at this Meetting Shall not Be Recorded in the Precinct Book of Records.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown You are hereby Ordered to Give out An order to Jofiah Perry Constable to Warn the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs according to Law : to meet At the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on the 5th Day of May Next at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following,
(1) For the Precinct to Choofe A Comtee of Five Men & Im- power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo- fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct which the Comtee that was Chofen by the Precinct Att their Meetting on the 21st of Aprill Current by adjornment Declined to Perform and go through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct at their meetting aforesd Voted that their Comtee Should Scearch the Lists of Rates for Building the Meettinghoufe and that Perfons Should Draw Pews according to wt they have Paid : that the Precinct would manifest w+ Per- ticular Rates they will have their Comtee Scearch for their Rule to Act by, that their by they may Prevent Conterary Opinions in their Comtee And Whereas by sd Vote the Children of Deceafed Fathers were to Draw Pews According to wt their Fatheirs have Paid : that if sd Children Should not agree when a Pew Lot is Offered within a week after sd Offer is made then sª Pew Lot to Return to the Precinct Again for their Comtee to Difpofe of to one of sª Children which they shall Think ought In Justice to have the Same.
(3) For the Precinct to hear Mr Jonathan Stone Jun' Accompt and M' Edward Harringtons and Mr Olliver Livermors for Laying the Platform for Three Pews in the meetting houfe and for the Precinct to Take Care how they shall be Paid and order the Con- stable to Notifie Mr Jonathan Stone Mr Edward Harrington & Mr Olliver Livermore to Bring in there accompts to ye Precinct at sª Meetting.
JOHN STEARNS } Precinct
Watertown Aprill 28th 1729 : JONAS BOND Comtee
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To M' Jofiah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. S' You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meett at the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the 5th Day of May Next at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
(1) For the Precinct to Chofe a Comtee of Five Men and Im- power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo- fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sª Precinct wh the Comtee that was Chofen at the meetting of the Precinct the 2 1 st of Aprill Current by adjornment. Declined to Perform and go through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct Voted At their Meetting afore- sd that their Comtee Should search the Lists of Rates and thofe that stood Highest in sª Lists and had Paid Paid most to the Build- ing the meetting houfe should Draw Pews Successively according to wt they have Paid, that the Precinct may Mennafest w' Pertic- uliar Lists of Rates they would have their Comte Search for their Rule to Act by that thereby they may Prevent Conterary Opinions in their Comtee and whereas by sd Vote the Children of Deceafed Fathers Should Draw Pews According to wt their Fathers have Paid that if sd children should not agree within a Weak after they have the offer of a Pew Lot and Except of the Same yt sd Pew Lot to Return to the Precinct again for their Comtee to Difpofe of it to one of sª Children wh they shall Think ought in Justice to have the same.
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