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(3) for the Precinct to hear ME Jonathan Stone Jun' M' Ed- ward Harringtons & Mr Oliver Livermors accompt for laying a Platform for three Pew Lotts & to Take Care how they shall be Paid for ye fame. You are also to notifie sd Jonathan Stone, Ed- ward Harrington & Oliver Livermore to Lay their accompts Before the Precinct at sd meetting, hearof fail not But make Return of this order and your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of sª meetting.
P order of the Comtee NATH11 HARRIS Clerk.
Watertown Aprill 281h, 1729.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown May the 5th anno Dom 1729 Who were Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator Mr Thomas Strait.
(2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act upon the Warrant by wh this meetting was Warned and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Act upon the First Article in the Warrent of this Meetting and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
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(4) Voted and Chofe for a Comtee to go through wth the Ser- vice Relating to the Difpofall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct as Set Forth in the first article in the War- rent for sd meetting Deacon Jofeph Mafon Cort Henry Bright Sert Jonas Bond Sergt John Hastings and Quatr Master Thomas Larnard.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the aforesd Comtee Shall Search all the Lists of Rates that they Can Find for their Rule to Act by and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Comtee aforesd Shall Search the List of Rates for Building the Meetting houfe that was Comted to Constable William Shattuck and the Two Lists of Rates Com- mitted to Collector John Hastings to Collect : for their Rule to Act by and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will act on that Part of the Second Article in sª Warrent Relating to the Children of Deceafed Fathers and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(8) Put to Vote & Voted that thofe Perfons that May have thofe Platforms Allotted to them ; that Mr Jonathan Stone Jun" Mr Edward Harrington and Mr Oliver Livermore Layed upon three Pew Lotts for three Pews in the meettinghoufe : Shall Pay them (viz Jonathan Stone Edward Harrington and Oliver Liver- more) Reafonably ; According to the Vote of the Precinct.
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water- town. You are Hereby Ordered to Diliver (or fhow) to the Afsefsors of sª Precinct A Coppy of the Grants of Money Made by sª Precinct At there Meetting on the fixth Day of March Last Past for the Ends therein Mentioned & Direct them Speedily to Afsefs the Inhabitance of sd Precinct as the Law Directs and to Committ the Rate or Afsefsment to M' Oliver Livermore the Prefent Collector for sª Precinct With A Lawfull Warrent to Col- lect the fame, and to Pay into the Precinct Treafurer Lt Jofeph Coollidge or his fuccessor in sd Office So as to Ifue and Make up An Accompt of the Whole of sª Afsefsment Att or Before the Fourth Day of December Next Infuing the Date Hereof
Watertown November the
Sth 1729
SAM11 PEARCE JOHN STEARNS JONAS BOND
Precinct Commtee
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To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order Forthwith to Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for sd Precinct to Pay out of the Grants of Money Made by sd Precinct the fixth Day of March Last Past and Committed to Mr Oliver Livermore Collector to Collect.
To the Reverd M' Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Jofeph Holding Mr Ebenezer Goddard & Mr Henry Bond One Pound Six Shillings And Three Pence (viz) the Sum
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of Eight Shillings and Nine Pence Each of them for Makeing one Precinct Rate.
To M' Jofeph Harrington for Warning one Precinct Meetting three Shillings.
To M' Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Edward Harrington the Sum of One Pound & Ten Shil- lings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larned Deceafd; the Sum of One Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for the Building the Reverd MT Storers Pew.
To M' Jofhua Grant Jun" the Sum of Two Pounds Four Shillings & Nine Pence for Mending the Glafs on the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct.
Alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of one Pound Two Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money made by sª Precinct on the IIth Day of March annoque Dom 1727/8 wb was Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone to Collect.
JOHN STEARNS Precinct
Watertown January the 6th JONAS BOND SAMI PIRCE Comtee
1729/30
To Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for the East Precinct in Watertown S' You are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverd Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen. Pounds (out of the Grants of Money Granted the 6th Day of March Last Past and Committed to M' Oliver Livermore Precinct Collector to Collect) wh is to Com- pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Jofeph Holding the fum of Eight fhillings and Nine Pence : to M' Ebenezer Goddard the fum of Eight Shillings & nine Pence & Alfo to M' Henry Bond the Sum of eight Shillings & nine Pence for making One Precinct Rate.
To Mr Jofeph Harrington the fum of Three fhillings for Warn- , ing one Precinct Meetting.
To M' Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Edward Harrington the fum of one Pound & Ten in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larnard Deceafed the fum of One Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To Mr Jofhua Grant Junt the fum of Two Pounds four Shillings and nine Pence for Mending the glafs on the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of One Pound Two Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money Made by sª Precinct on the 11th Day of march anno Dom 1727/8 wb was Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone to Collect.
Watertown January the 6th 1729/30
p Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH" HARRIS Cler.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to Mr Jofiah Perry Conftable of sd Watertown to Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitance in sd Precinct Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publict Meettinghoufe in sª Precinct on Fryday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
Viz First, To Choofe a Precinct Committee A Precinct Clerk Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen as the Law Directs, & Requiers :
Secondly, To Grant A fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd Mr Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from sd Precinct.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Pettition of Sam" Bar- nerd John Orms and Sundry Others of the Inhabitance of sd Pre- cinct, Relateing to the Seatting the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct and Repairing of Glafe in sd Meettinghoufe and that the Precinct May Act thereupon as they fhall fee Meett.
Dated att Watertown afore the 20th Day of February Anno Dom 1729/30
JOHN STEARNS SAMU PIRCE Precinct Comtee
JONAS BOND
To Nath Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treasurer of sd Precinct to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant Jun' the fum of Fourteen fhillings Out of the Grants of Money Made by sª Precinct the IIth Day of March 1727/8 and Committed to M' Jonathan Stone Collector to Collect ; for mend- ing Glafe in the ineettinghoufe in sª Precinct.
Watertown March the 6th
JOHN STEARNS Precinct Comtee
1729/30
JONAS BOND SAMII PIRCE
To Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, S' You are hereby Ordered to Pay to M' Jofhua Grant Jun' the fum of Fourteen fhilling out of the Grants of Money Made by sd Precinct on the 11th Day March 1727/8 and Commit- ted to Mr Jona Stone Jun" Collector for sd Precinct to Collect : it Being for mending Glafe in the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct.
Watertown March the 6th 1729/30
p Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH HARRIS Cler
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To M' Jofiah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. S' You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown aforesd who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Precinct affairs
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to meett at the Publict meettinghoufe in sª Precinct on Fryday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following (viz) : I : to Choofe a Precinct Comtee A Precinct Clerk Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nef- safary to be Chofen as by Law Requiered. (2.) To Grant A Sofitient Sum of Money to Pay the Reverd Mr Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from sd Precinct. (3) for the Precinct to hear the Petition of Sam1 Ber- nard John Orms & Sundry others of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct Relateing to the feating the meettinghoufe in sd Precinct & for the maintaining Glafe in sª meettinghoufe in sª Precinct yt sd Precinct may act thereupon as they Shall See meet :
Hereof Fail not But make Return of this Order & your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least Four hours Before the Time of sd meetting p order of the Precinct Comtee NATH11 HARRIS Clerk.
Watertown February the 21st 1729/30
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Att A Meetting of the Easterly Precinct in Wattertown the 6th Day of March Anno Domini 1729/30
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for sd Meetting Dea Jofeph Mafon.
(2) Voted and Chofe for a Standing Comtee for the Infuing year Mr Oliver Livermore M' Samuel Brown and Mr Jonas Bond.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clark for fª Precinct for the year In-, fuing Nath11 Harris.
For Precinct Treafurer was Chofen Jofeph Coollidge
(4) For Afsefsors for the year Infuing ) Ebenezer Goddard
Nath11 Bright Jofeph Holding.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Year Infuing Mr Ebenezer Chenry.
(6) Voted and Chofe for fexton M' Ebenezer Hastings.
(7) Voted that the fexton fhould be Payed by Two Free Con -! tributions : viz : the First on the First Sabath in September and the fecond on the First Sabath in March. -
(S) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revd Mr Storer according to contract and to Pay others to Whom Money May be Due from sª Precinct.
(9) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act on the Petti- tion of Sam" Barnard John Orms and others Relating to the feat- ing the meettinghoufe and Repairing Glafe and the Vote Past in the Negative.
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. . You are Hereby Required to Give out an order Forthwith to Mr Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown aforeid to Warn the Free- holders & other Inhabitants Within the Easterly sd Precinct who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to Meet at the Publict Meettinghoufe in sª Precinct on Monday the Ioth Day of August
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Current at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sª Day for the Ends Following.
Viz) First To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will Releafe their Comtee that Was Chofen to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe & Choofe a New Comtee to Proceed in sd Work & Finish sª Houfe.
Secondly, to Know the minds of sd Precinct whether they will grant a sum of money for Mannageing sd work & Finishing sd Ministerial Houfe & how much they will Grant.
Thirdly, to hear the Return of the Comtee Chofen to fell the Former Ministeriall Place and to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall Place & how they Will Reward them for sd fervice & Whether the Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe :
Alfo to Notifie the Comfee Chofen to Make the addition to the Ministeriall Houfe to Bring in there Accomps of wt they have Done Relateing to sª Houfe.
OLIVER LIVERMORE } Precinct SAM11 BROWN Comtee
Watertown August the 3ª 1730
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To M' Ebenezer Stone, Conftable of Watertown Greetting, Sr You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct of Watertown aforesd Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet At the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the Ioth Current, at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
First to Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will Releafe their Comtee that was Chofen to Make the Addition to the Ministeriall houfe, & Choofe a new Comtee to Proceed in sd Work and Finish sd houfe.
Secondly to Know the Minds of sd Precinct Whether they Will Grant A fum of Money for the Mannageing sd Work & Finishing sd Ministeriall houfe and how much they will Grant.
Thirdly to hear the Return of the Comtee Chofen to fell the For- mer Ministeriall Place And to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall Place, and how they will Reward them for fª fervice ; and Whether sd Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe.
Alfo You Are hereby Ordered to Notifie Lt Richard Coollidge, Cort Henry Bright, & Sert Jonas Bond Who Ware A Comtee Cho- fen for to Make the addition to the Ministeriall houfe, to Bring in . An Accompt to the Precinct of their Proceedings in that affair.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order with your Pro- ceedings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fd Pre- cinct at Least Four hours Before ye Time of sd Meetting.
p Order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown August the 3ª 1730 NATH" HARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, the Tenth Day of August Annoque Dom 1730
(1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for 1ª Meeting Dea Joseph Mafon.
(2) Put to Vote and Voted that the Precinct Will Release their Comtee Chofen to Make the Addition to the Ministerial Houfe.
(3) Put to Vote & Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a New Comtee to Proceed in fd Work and to Finish fª Ministeriall houfe.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Minds of the Precinct to Chofe three Men for a Comtee for that Purpofe and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(5) Voted and Chofe for fª Comtee Dea : Nathan Fisk M' Oli- ver Livermore & Nath" Harris.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will At this Meetting Grant A fum of Money for to Finish the Ministeriall houfe & the Vote Past in ye affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will adjorn this Meet- ting And the Remaining Buisnefs of the fame to FryDay Next At Five of the Clock in the afternoon of sª Day : and their New Comtee in the Mean Time to View the Materialls of sª Ministeriall houfe & Report to the Precinct at their adjornment wt they Are appre- henfive will be Needfull for the Finishing fª Ministeriall houfe And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
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Att A Meeting of the Easterly Precinct of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 14th of August Annoque Dom 1730 by adjorn- ment.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of Two Hundred Pounds to Pay the Arrearages : and for the Finishing the Ministeriall houfe in sª Precinct And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
Voted that the afsefsors for fª Precinct be Directed in there Warrent to the Collector to Order that the sd Sum of Two Hun- dred Pounds to be Collected & Payed in to the Precinct Treafurer by the First Monday of October Next Infuing. And that there Comtee Chofen for the Finishing fª Ministeriall houfe be Impow- ered to Draw id Money Out of the Treafury as fhall be Needfull for the Finishing sª Ministeriall houfe and Paying the arrearages.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will at this Meetting Act Any thing Upon the Third Article of the Warning of fª Meetting And the Vote Past in the Negative.
Watertown, August the 17th 1730
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown aforesd. You are Herby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Af- sefsors for 1ª Precinct A Coppie of the Grant of Money Made by fª Precinct the 6th Day of March Last Past, also a Coppie of the Grant of Money made by 1ª Precinct the 14th of August Current & Direct them fpeedily to afsefs the fame upon the Inhabitance and
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Ratable Estates in 1ª Precinct as the Law Directs ; and to Committ the fd Rate or afsefsment to M' Ebenezer Chenry Precinct Collec- tor With A Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame, and to Pay in to Leut Jofeph Coollidg or his fucceffor in f Office fo as to Ifsue and make up an accomt of the Whole of fu afsefsments at or Be- fore the First Monday of October Next Infuing.
JONAS BOND OLIVER LIVERMORE Precinct Comtee SAM11 BROWN
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give out an order to M' Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown To Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants in the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to meet att the Publict Meettinghoufe in the fd Precinct On Fryday the Twelfth Day of march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon on fª Day for the Ends Following.
First to Choofe a Precinct Contee Clerk and Other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of march.
Secondly, that the Precinct may Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd Mr Seth Storrer according to Contract and to Pay other to Whom Money may be Due from fª Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe A Saxton and Take Care how he fhall be Rewarded for his Labour.
Fourthly to Know the mind of the Precinct whether they will Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafe in the meetting houfe and whether it be there minds to make fhutters or Barrs to Preferve the fame and if it be there minds to Do any thing Fur- ther to Preferve faid Glafs to Grant money for the Preforming the fame.
and alfo to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to bring in there accompts to the Comtee at the houfe of Mr Larnerds on the Fifth Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of fa Day.
Watertown Feb : 22 : 1730/31 :
OLIVER LIVERMORE
SAM BROWN
JONAS BOND
Comtee
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order to Lt Jofeph Cool- lidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown To Pay out of the Grants of money made by the Precinct on the fixth Day of March Last Past and Committed to M' Ebenezer Chenry Col- lector to Collect fª Grant Being Twenty Pounds.
To the Revd M' Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds to Com- pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Ebenezer Goddard the fum of Fifteen fhillings. To Mr Jofeph Holding the fum of Fifteen fhillings. to M' Nath11 Bright the fum of Fiften fhillings for making Precinct Rates.
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To M' Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Ephraim Cutter Jun" the fum of one Pound and Nine fhillings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe it Being in Part : &
Watertown March the 5th 1730/31 SAM11 BROWN Comtee
OLIVER LIVERMORE Precinct JONAf BOND
To Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, Sr Your are Hereby Ordered to Pay out of the Twenty Pound Grant of money made by the Precinct aforesd on the fixth Day of march Last Past and Committª to M' Ebenezer Chenry Collector to Collect.
Unto the Reverend M' Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Ebenezer Goddard the fum of £0-15-0 To Mr Nath" Bright the fum of £o 15-0. To M' Jofeph Holding the fum of £o : 15 :0 : for making Precinct Rates.
To M' Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning Two Precinct meettings.
To M' Ephraim Cutter Jun" the fum of One Pound and Nine fhillings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct : it Being in Part &c :
Watertown March the fixth 1730/31 p Order of the Comtee of fd Precinct. NATH" HARRIS Clerk
Middlx fs To M' Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown, Greetting. S' You are Hereby Ordered and Requiered Forthwith to warn the Freeholders and other inhabitants within the East- erly Precinct in Watertown Who are Qualified according to Law to Vote in Precinct affairs to meet at the Publict meetting houfe Within the fd Precinct on Fryday the Twelfth Day of march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of fª Day for the Ends Fol- lowing.
First to Choofe A Precinct Comtee Clerk & other officers Nefsa- fary to be Chofen in the month of March.
Secondly for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd M' Seth Storrer According to Contract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from fª Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he fhall be Rewarded.
Forthly, to Know the minds of the Precinct Whether they will Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafs on the meetting houfe in fu Precinct : and Whether it be there mind to make Barrs or fhuters to the Windows to Preferve the fame : and if it fhould be there minds to Do Any thing Further to Preferve fª Glafs to Grant money to Perform the fame.
You are alfo to Notifie the Precinct Creditors to Bring in there accompts to the Precinct Comtee at the houfe of Mr Larnerds on the Fifth Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of fª Day : Hereof Fail Not But make Return of this order &
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your Doing thereon to on of the Precinct Comtee or to the Clerk of fª Precinct at Leaft four Hour Before the Time of fl meetting Watertown February the 22ª 1730/31
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH HARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the Twelfth Day of march : 1730/ 31 :
(1) Voted and Chofe for Modderator for faid Meetting Dea John Coollidge.
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comtee to mannage the Prudentialls for faid Precinct the Infuing Year : MT Jofiah Perry Lt Jofeph Coollidge and Mr Jofeph Child.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Clerk Nath" Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer & Reciver Nath11 Harris.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Afsefors for the Infuing Year Ebenezer Goddard.
Samuel Brown
Oliver Livermore
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector James Barnard.
(7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
(8) Voted to Pay fª fexton by Two Contributions as Ufiall.
(9) Voted and Granted the fum of Thirty fhillings to M' Ed- ward Harrington and Mrs Mary Larned in Full with what they Have Had for Building the Ministeriall Pew :
(10) Voted & Granted the fum of Four Pounds Twelve fhil- lings and Ten penfe to Pay Precinct Credditors (viz) for Ephraim Cutter Junr feventeen fhillings for John Brown four fhillings for Isaac Child Ten fhillings : for the Comtee Mr Oliver Livermore Mr Sam" Brown and ME Jonas Bond : the fum of Ten fhillings it being for Hanging the Bell in the Publick meetting houfe. for Mr Willm Shattuck the fum of Fifteen fhillings : for the Comtee Imployed in the fale of the Old Ministeriall Place the fum of feven fhillings & fix pence, for Jofiah Perry three fhillings for Warning one Precinct meetting. for Dea John Coollidge Twenty fhillings for fervice in the Purchafs of the Prefent Ministeriall Place. for Benjamin Hastings the fum of fix fhillings.
(11) Voted and Granted the fum of fixteen Pounds to Pay the Reverd Mr Storer to Compleat his falary according to Contract :
(12) Voted and Granted four Pounds to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from faid Precinct.
(13) Voted And Granted the fum of Ten Pounds to Procure Barrs to Preferve the Glafs on the Meetting Houfe and for the Further Mending of the fa Glafs &c.
Watertown March the 19th 1730/31
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown You are Hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Afsefors of sd Precinct A Copie of the Grants of money Made by sd Precinct on
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the Twelfth Day of this Inftant March and Direct them Speedily to afsefs the fame on the Inhabitants of fd Precinct as the Law Di- rects and to Committ the Rate or Afsefsments to Mr James Bar- nard Collector for fd Precinct with a Law full Warrent to Collect the fame and to Pay in to Nath11 Harris Treafurer for fª Precinct or his fucceisor in fª office the Whole of the fd afsefsments at or Before the First Monday of June Next Infuing.
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