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And Notify fuch Perfons to whom ye Precinct is Indebted to bring in their Acct to ye Committee at fª Meeting at one of ye Clock.
Hereof fail not and Make return of this Ordr to ye Comte or Precinct Clerk seafonably before the time Appointed for fd Meet- ing, Dated in Watertown the 13 Day of Febr A.D. 1735/6. pr order of the Precinct Commtee JOSEPH MASON Pret Clerk
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At a General Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown on Munday the 8th Day of March 1735/6
Voted and chofe Joseph Mason Esq' Moderator for fª Meeting.
Voted and chofe for a Comtee to Manage Dea : Jnº Coollidge,
Mr Jonas Bond,
ye Prudentials of ye Precinct Mr Ebenz Stone,
Voted and chofe Joseph Mason Esq' Precinct Clerk,
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Esq" Precinct Treafurer. - Henry Bond,
Voted and chofe for Afsefsors - John Coollidge Jun™, Ebenez" Goddard,
Voted and Chofe Nathanael Coollidge Precinct Colletor.
Voted and Chofe Ebenez" Haftings faxton, And to be paid as Ufully.
Voted and Granted ye fum of fixteen Pounds to pay ye Revd Mr Seth Storer According to Contract.
Voted and Granted to Mr Wm Williams fix fhillings & fix pence. Voted and Granted to Jonas Coollidge to fatisfy his Acct ye Sum of Three pounds three fhillings and fix pence.
Voted and Granted the fum of four pounds to mend the Glafs on ye Meeting house ; & to pay ye Afsefsors this pfent Year.
Voted and Granted the fum of fifty Pounds at an Addition to the Revd Mr Storers falery for the Prefent Year.
Voted and Granted ye fum of Twenty fhillings to purchase a Book to keep ye Treafurers Accts in.
The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Precinct to Ap- point any Perfon to take ye whole care of ye Mending of ye Meeting houfe Glafs as there fhall be Ocation. And ye Vote paft on the Negative.
Watertown Sep 17th 1736.
To Joseph Mason Esq' Clerk of ye Easterly Precinct in fd Town.
You are hereby Ordered to give the Afsefsors of fd Precinct a Copy of the Grants of Money Made by ye Inhabitants of fd Pre- cinct at their Meeting on the Eighth Day of March Laft past, and Direct them Speedly to Afsefs the fame on the Ratable Inhabi-
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tants & Estates of fd Precinct & Committ the Afsefmt to ye Col- lector of fd Precinct with a Lawfull Warrant to Levy and Collect the fame and to pay in the whole of his Collection to Your felf Treafurer for fª Precinct or to your Succefsor in fª Office & to make up An Acct of the whole of fd Afsefmt at or upon the firft day of Decembr Next.
JOHN COOLLIDGE JONAS BOND Comtee
Which was Done p J : Mafon Clerk
EBENEZER STONE
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Middx fs. To M' Nathaniel Coollidge Collector for ye East Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby Defired to Notify the Freehold's and othr In- habitants in fd Precinct who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affairs To meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in faid Precinct on Munday the Twenty Eigth day of March Currant at Two of ye Clock in the Afternoon for the Ends following vizt
To Chofe a Committee to manage ye prudentials of fª Precinct ye Pfent Year.
To Chofe a Clerk A Treafurer and all other Precinct Officers Necefsary to be Chofen in March.
To Chofe a Sexton ; and take care how he Shall be paid.
To Grant Money to pay the Revª Mr Seth Storer According to Contract.
To Grant Money to pay Such as the Precinct are Indebted to. And to Defray other Necefsary Charges yt may Arise in the Precinct.
To know the mind of the Precinct what Sum of money they will Grant As An Addition to the Revd Mr Storers Salery, for ye prefent Year.
To know the mind of the Precinct whether they will Grant a Sutable Sum of Money to be Improved in the repairing the fences belonging to the Minifterial place in this Precinct.
To Chofe a Comtee to Improve ye money yt may be granted for fd end.
To hear the Accts of the Comtee who were chofen to finifh the Minifteral house, how they have proceeded in yt Affair.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Notification and Your Doings thereon feafonably to ye Precinct Clerk before the time Appointed herein for fª Meeting.
Dated at Watertown the 19th Day of March A.D. 1736/7.
pr order of the Precinct Committee.
JOSEPH MASON Prect Clerk.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown Regurely Afsembled on the 28th Day of March 1737.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Moderator of fd Meeting.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Deacon John Coollidge & Capt Joseph Coollidge to be a Committee to manage ye prudentials of ye Precinct ye Pfent Year.
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Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Precinct Clerk.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Precinct Treafurer.
Voted and Chofe Deacon John Coollidge Joseph Mason & Capt Joseph Coolidge Afsefsors. (who were Sworn by Justice Harris at fª Meeting. )
Voted and Chofe David Sanger Collector for ye Precinct.
Voted and Chofe Ebenezer Hastings Sexton. Voted that there SId be two Contributions as ufal to pay the Sexton.
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixteen pounds to pay ye Revª Mr Storer according to Contract.
Voted and Granted je Sum of Twenty eight fhillings to pay Capt Joseph Coollidge his Acct.
Voted and Granted je Sum of Twenty three Shillings & 4ª to pay Epm Cutters Acct for mending the Meeting houf Glafs.
Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty two Shillings & Sª to . pay Jonas Coollidge for aladd' for ye Ministeral houfe.
Voted and Granted 3/6 to pay Jofiah Perry for a lok.
Voted and Granted 3/ to pav John Bright for warning one meeting. And 3/ to pay Nath1 Coollidge for warning this Meet- ing.
Voted and Granted Six pounds for Necefsary Charges yt may Arife in ye Precinct,
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty Pounds As An Addition to ye Revª Mr Storers Salery for this Pfent Year.
Voted and Granted ye Sum of Twenty pounds to be Improved in repairing the fences belonging to ye Minifteral place.
Voted and chofe Joseph Mafon Dea John Coollidge & Capt Joseph Coollidge to be A Comtee to Improve fd money for fd Ends.
The Committee for finifhing ye Minifteral Houfe laid yr Acct before ye Precinct.
Voted their Acceptance of fª Acct & Voted and Granted ye Sum of Eight fhillings & Six pence Ballance Due to fd Com- mittee.
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Midd11 fs. To M' John Stowel Conftable of Watertown in fd County Greeting.
You are hereby required to Warn the Freeholdrs and other In- habitants in the Eafterly Precinct of fd Town who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affairs to meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe in the fd Precinct on Munday the fifth day of Decembr Next at one of ye Clock in the Afternoon for ye Ends following vizt
To know the Mind of ye Inhabts of fd Precinct, whether they are willing (for ye Sake of peace in the Town) that ye Town of Watertown Sld be Divided and made two Seperat Townfhips Upon the following Conditions vizt
That the fª Town be Divided into Two Townfhips, and the Dividing Line to be as the Precinct Line Now is.
That the Great Bridge over Charles River in fd Town be main- tained by Each Town in proportion as they Shall be Set in the Province Tax.
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That the poor who at prefent are Maintained by the Town be maintained by Each Town in proportion to their Province Tax, and if any Perfon gone out of Town Sid be returned to Watertown and become a Charge that they be maintained by Each Town in like proportion as AforeSd.
That the Towns Stock of Arms and Ammunition be Divided in Equal proportion between Each Town.
That Watertowns part of ye Two Thoufand Acres of Land Granted by the General Court to them and Wefton Be divided in Equal halves as to Quantity & Quallity between the two Towns when Divided.
That the Intereft of Watertowns part of ye fixty thoufand pound Loan be Divided to Each Town According to their Province Tax.
That the Books and records of ye Town of Watertown be De- livered up to a Comte of ye Eaft Town who may be Chofen and Appointed to receive the Same.
That the Debts of ye Town be paid by Each Town in propor- tion to yr Province Tax.
That if any Money upon Ballanceing the Treafurey Acct remain in the Treafurey it be Divided between the Towns in like pro- portion as aforefd.
That the Publick Ways in the Town from Mafterfs Brook to Cambridge, line be Stated and Settled as to their Courfe and wydth as the Court of General Sefsions of ye peace Agreeable to the reporte that be made by their Committee for that purpose Appointed Shall be pleafed to Ord", And if any Lands Now Lying as Ways or reputed as Such Shall not be included in the Ways when Stated as Afored the Same Shall be to and for the Sole Ufe & benefit and at the Dispofal of the Town where in the Same Shall Ly : Provided however that if the Sale of any of the Lands aforesd yt have been Difpofed of by the Towns Comtee (not in- cluded in the ways when Stated as Aforefd) Shall remain good And Valled to the Perfons who have Purchafed ye Same, Alfo yt Each Town Shall have the Benefit of the proceeds of ye Sale of Such of ye Land aforesd as Ly within ye Same. .
That if the fd Ways when Stated as Aforesd Shall Include any Land belonging to any Perticular Perfon the owner of Such Land Shall have Meet recompence made him by the Town wherein the Same Lyes. Hereof fail not and make feafonable Return of this Warrant and Your Doings thereon to the Precinct Comtee or Clerk before the Time Appointed for fd Meeting. Dated at Watertown the 29th Day of Novemb" A.D. 1737.
for Order of the Precinct Committee
JOSEPH MASON Precinct Cler.
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At a Meeting of the Freeholdrs and other Inhabitts of ye Eaft- erly Precinct in Watertown Regularly Convend on the 5th Day of Decembr 1737.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Joseph Mason Esq' Moderator of fd Meeting.
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Whereas Sundry Unhapy Differances have Arifen in Water- town for the peaceable putting and End to the Same ; it is thot that Dividing the Town into Two Townfhips May be very Con- ducive. And in hopes of Obtaining the Valuable Blefsing of peace,
The following Vote was put. vizt Whether it is the Mind of the Precinct (the Weft Precinct in fd Town Petitioning ye General Court therefor) that the Town of Watertown be Divided into Two Townships On the Conditions and provifions following Namely
(1) That the Dividing Line be as the Precinct Line Now is.
(2) That Watertowns part of ye Charge of ye repairs & re- building of ye Great Bridge over Charles River in fd Town be borne by Each Town in Proportion as they Shall be Set in the Province Tax.
(3) That the poor who at prefent are maintained by the Town be maintained by Each Town in Proportion to yr Province Tax, and if any perfons gone out of Town Shall be returned to Water- town and become a Charge, that they be maintained by Each Town in Like proportion as aforefª.
(4) That the Towns Stock of Arms and Ammunition be divided in Equal Proportion between Each Town. (5) That Watertowns Part of the Two Thoufand Acres of Land Granted by ye General Court to them and Wefton Be Divided in Equal halves as to Quantity and Quality between the Two Towns When Divided. (6) That the Intereft of Watertowns part of the Sixty Thoufand pounds Loan be Divided to Each Town in proportion to yr Pre- cinct Tax (7) That the Books records and papers belonging to the Town of Watertown be Delivred up to A Comtee of the Eaft Town who may be Chofen and Appointed to receive ye Same .(S) That the Debts of the town be paide by Each Town in proportion to ye Province Tax. (9) That if any Money upon Ballanceing the Treafurers Accts remain in the Treafury it be Divided between the Towns in Like Proportion as aforefd.
(10) That the Publick Ways in the Town from Mafters Brook to Cambridge line be Stated and Settled as to their Corfe and Wydth as the Court of General Sefsions of the peace Agreeable to the report that may be made by yr Committee for that purpofe already Appointed Shal Order, And if any Land Now Lying as ways or reputed as Such Shall Not be included in the Ways so Stated, the Same Shall be to and for the only Ufe and benefit and At the Dispofe of the Town wherein the Same Shall Ly.
Provided that the Sale of any of ye fd Lands already Dispofed of by ye Towns Comtee (which Shall not be included in the ways when Stated as aforefd) Shall remain good And Valled to the Purchefer of the Same, Alfo that Each Town Shall have the Benefit of the proceeds of ye Sale of Such of the Lands before mentioned as ly within the Same. And if the Ways Stated as Aforefª Shall Include any Lands belonging to Any Perticuler Perfon the owner of Such Land Shall have Meet recompence made him by the Town wherein the Same Lye.
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
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[48] Entries of certificates from the Minifter of ye Cheb of England.
To ye Town treafurer of Watertown.
This may certify that M' Josiah Stowel of Watertown in the County of Middlefex is a profest Member of the Church of Eng- land and Hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Chrift Church in Boston where he has attended the worfhip of God for a confiderable time.
TIMOTHY CUTLER
Boston Sepr 7th 1754. JOHN BAKER Church
Recd the 23ª of Sepr ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN S Wardens
To the Town treasurer of Watertown
This may certify that MT Elijah Bond of Watertown in the County of Middlefex is a Profeft Member of the Church of Eng- land & hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Chrift Church in Boston, where he has attended the worfhip of God for a Confiderable time.
TIMOTHY CUTLER
Boston Sep' 30. 1754. JOHN BAKER ALEXT CHAMBERLAIN S Wardens
Church
Recª Octobr 7. 1754.
To the Town Treafurer of Watertown
This may certify that M' Josiah Bright of Watertown in the County of Midd is a Profeft Member of the Church of England and hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Christ Church in Boston where he has attended the worship of God for a Con- fiderable time
TIMOTHY CUTLER
Boston Sepr 30th 1754. JOHN BAKER
Church
Recª October 7th 1754. ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN Wardens
Boston October 7th 1754.
This may Certify all whom it may Concern that Mrs Elizebeth Vila of Watertown in the County of Middx and Province of ye Mafsachufetts Bay in New England is a proffefsed Member and Communicant of ye Church of England and ufually & frequently attends the Publick Worfhip of God on ye Lords Days at a Church of England in Boston in the Province aforsesd Called Kings Chapel
H CANER Minister & Teft JAMES FORBIS ) Wardens JOHN BOX S of fª Chapel
To M' Jofeph Mafon Treafurer of the Town of Watertown aforesd.
This may Certify that Mr John Coollidge of Watertown is a profeft member of the Church of England and for many years has Attended the Publick Worship of God in Christ Church Boston
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where I ye Subfcriber am a Minifter and has Subjected himfelf to me as his Minifter.
Boston, Oct™ 5, 1754 ALLEX' CHAMBERLAIN Wardens
TIMOTHY CUTLER JOHN BAKER Church To the Clerk and Treafurer of ye Town of Watertown
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Mr James Baily of Watertown hath for many years been a Pro- feft Member of the Church of England According to the Records of Chrift Church in Boston whereof I am Minister, His Daughter Elizebeth was Baptized October Ioth 1731 and before and ever since that time he has been a Profeft Churchman and for a Long time has Ufualy & frequently attended the Publick Worfhip of God in Chrift Church as a Parifhioner of it.
TIMOTHY CUTLER JOHN BAKER Church ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN S Wardens
Boston Octor I. 1754.
To the Clerk and Treafurer of Watertown
This may Certify that Mr William Goding of Watertown is a Profeft Member of the Church of England, and has Subjected himfeif to me the Subfcriber as Minifter of Christ Church in Boston. TIMOTHY CUTLER JOHN BAKER Church
Boston Octor 5. 1754 ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN S Wardens To ye Clerk & Treafurer of ye Town of Watertown.
To the Town Treafurer of Watertown
This to Certify that Silas Bright of your Town is a Profeft Member of ye Church of England, and has Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter where He has Attended the Publick Worfhip of God for two months past.
TIMOTHY CUTLER ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN } Church
Watertown Octor 23. 1754 JOHN BAKER Wardens
This may Certify that Mr Jonathan Brown jun' and MI Jonas Bond jun" both of Watertown are Profeft Members of ye Church of England and for Several months paft have frequented the Wor- fhip of God in Christ Church Boston and have submitted them- felves to me the Subfcriber as Minifter of sª Church.
TIMOTHY CUTLER JOHN BAKER Church ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN § Wardens.
Boston Sepr 14. 1754.
To M' Joseph Mason, Town Treasurer of Watertown.
This may Certify that Sam1 Stratton of Watertown is a profeft member of ye Church of England and hath Attended the Publick Worfhip of God in Christ Church Boston ever since May Laft. TIMOTHY CUTLER JOHN BAKER Church
Bofton Sept 14, 1754 ALEX' CHAMBERLAIN S Wardens.
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The three following Order of Seatings in the Meetinghouse are inserted papers taken from the Town Clerk's file of Original Papers .- EDS.
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The Report of the Comtee chofen to Seat the meeting houfe in East Precinct in Watertown. The Ord' of Seating in as follows.
Seated in the firft Seat below
Mr Wm Shattuck Mr Tho : Straight Mr Henry Spring Mr Simon Tayntor MY Tho : Traine M' Zec Cutting M' Ephm Cutter
in the 2ª Seat
Mr David Stone
Mr Tho : Coollidge Mr Andw White Lt Joseph Coollidge
Mr John Kimbal
Mr Sam1 Pierce Mr John Cunningham
3d Seat
Lt John Fiske Mr Tho : Bond Mª Joseph Child MI John Holland MT Joseph Harrington MT Richd Clark M' Daniel Bond
4th Seat
Mr Joseph Bright Mr Stephen Cooke Mr Benja Whitney Mr Sam1 Parry
Mr Sam1 Warrin Mr Ephm Cutter Junr Mr Joshua Grant
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Mr John Ormes Mr Wm Williams Mr Joseph Holdin Mr David Sanger Mr Jonan Benjamin Mr Wm Goddin M' Isaac Church
6 Seat Mª Nath! Clark Mr Eb : Haftings Mr Geo : Cutting Mr John Beers Mr Theo : Grover Mr John Tayntor Mr Timy Harris
7 Seat Mr Nath1 Stearns
Mª John Coollidge
Mr Benjn Chadwick
Mr Joshua Warrin Mr John Stearns
M' Henry Goddins
Fore Seat in the front Galy Mr Oliver Livermore Mr Nathì Harris
Mr Nath1 Bright
Mr John Haftings
Mr John Stonel
Mr Sam Brown
Mr Dan1 Whitney
fore Seat in ye Side Galy Mr Josiah Perry Mr Eb : Stone
Mr John Bright
Mr John Bond
Mr Benjn Haftings
MT John Maddocks
M' Nath! Norcrofs
Mª Andw White Junr
M' Nath1 Bond M' Sam1 Hager M' Henry Spring Jun
MT Sam1 Stratton Mª John Whitney
Mr Henry Bond Mr Soloman Stoddard M' Jonan Bemis
Front 2d Seat
Mr John Brown Mr Nath1 Coollidge Mr Simon Coollidge Mª Jofhua Learned Mr Sam1 Clark Mª Edmd Dix Mr Sam1 Dix
Front Gallery Pew
Mr John Reed Mr Jofiah Reed Mr Jonan Learned Mr David Learned Mr Isaac Holdin Mr Wm Goddin Mr Tho : Bishop
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Side Gallery Pew Mr Eb : Eddy Mr Jofiah Livermore Mª Jonas Coollidge Mr Nath1 Haftings Mª Edmd Livermore MI Henry Fiske MI Dan1 Fiske MI Joseph Allen MI Jonan Perry M' Wm Murch
In the firft Seat below on ye Womens Side Widow Penneman Widow Convers Widow Bond & ye Gentlems wives yt are Seated in ye fore Seat
2ª Seat Mr Chary Stone Widw Chenry Widow Stratton And the wives of thofe Gen- tlemen Seated in ye Second Seat mens Side
3d Seat Widow Mary Haftings Widow Elizh Benjamin Widow Mary Grant And ye Wives of thofe Seated in ye 3d Seat
4 Seat All ye Wives of thofe Seated in ye fourth Seat & ye Widow Abigail Grant
5 Seat the Wives of thofe Seated in 5 Seat on ye men Side
6 Seat in the Same Ordr
And ye Same Ordr in ye 7th Seat
Fore Seat in ye front Gallery on ye Womens Side Ye Wives of thofe Gentlemn Seat in the fore Seat mens front
Fore Seat on ye Side Gallery on ye Womens Side Mrs Martha Coollidge And ye Wives of thofe Seated in the fore Seat on ye oppofite Gallery
NATHAN FISKE JOHN COOLLIDG JOSEPH MASON JOHN HASTINGS OLIVER LIVERMORE
Comte
Watertown April 24 : 1732
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The Report of the Comtee Cohefen to Seat the Meeting House in Watertown, the Order of Seeting is as follows.
Seated in the first Seat below. Mr Thomas Stright Mr Henry Spring Nath1 Harris Efqr Mr John Hunt Doetr Jofiah Convarse Mr Oliver Livermore Capta Thomas Homans Captn Jofeph Coollidg John Kimball
in the 2d Seat Mr David Stone Mr Andrew White Mr Richard Clark Leut John Fiske Mr Jofeph Harrington Mr John Haftings Mr Jofeph Child Mª William Gooding
3d Seat Mr Isaac Church Mr James Baley Mr Stephen Cooke Mr John Whitney En. Ebenezer Stone Mr Jofeph Bright Mr John Coollidge Jr Mr Daniel Bond
4th Seat Mr Ebenezar Thornton Mr Josiah Perry Mr Sam1 Perry Mr Jacob Parker Mr NathIl Norcrofs Mr John Bond Mr Henry Spring Junr Mr Walter Beath
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5th Seat
Mª John Bell Mr John Becks Mr Jonª Benjamin Mr Samll Warrin Mr Ebenr Hastings Mr David Sangar Mr Joseph Whitney Mr William Goding Jur
the Sixth Seat Below Mr Edmond Livermore Mr Benjamin Whitney Mr Henery Goding Mr NathIl Bond
Mr Joshua Warrin Mr Jofeph Stearns Mr Saml Nutting
7th Seat Mr NathIl Stearns Mr John Stearus Mª Ifaac Holding M' Sam" Stovell
Side Gallery Pew Mr Nath Stone Mr Samll Child M' James Dix M' Joseph Mafon Jr M' David Livermore M' James Hacklton M' Isreal Meed M' Phinias Holding M' John Gleason M' Richard King M' Nathan Parrey
Front Pew Mr Sam" Warrin Jr Mr Thomas Stovell MI Josiah Stovell Mr David Gleason
In the first Seat Below on the Womens Side Widow Rebecak Train And ye Gentlemens Wives that are Seated in the fore Seat
2d Seat Widow Mary Grant And the wives of those Gen- tlmen Seated in the Seckond Seat
3ª Seat Mrs Martha Coollidge And the Wives of those Gen- tlmen Seated in the third Seat
4th Seat Widow Elizabeth Cutting And the Wives of those Gen- tlmen Seated in ye forth Seat
fore Seate in ye front Gallry Mr Daniel Whitney Mr John Stovell MY John Bright
M' John Taintor
M' Jona Bemis
M' Jofeph Willington
M' Benjimin Haftings M' Andrew White Junr
fore Seat Side Gallery Mr Sam" Hager M' Henry Bond
Mr Thomas Saltmarsh M' John Brown
M' Crifterpher Grant David Learned Jona Church Mr Simon Coollidge Mr Sam" Stratton
M' Joshna Learned M' Samll Fiske
M' Amos Bond
M' Nath" Bright
M' David Coollidge M' Samll Prentice M' John Velah
Front 2ª Seat Mr Jonathan Child Mr Stephen Sawin M' Isaac Sanderfon M' William Lawrence M' Samll Cooke M' SamI Whitney M' James Grimes M' Josiah Perry Junr
And the Gentlemens Wives Seated in the other Seats in the Same order
OLIVER LIVERMORE JOHN TAYNTER Comte JONATHAN CHURCH HENRY BOND
Watertown June ye 15th 1741.
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Watertown June 10th 1748
We the Subscribers being a committee appointed by the town of Watertown at a General town meeting on the sixteenth of January last in order to Seat the meeting houfe have Seated it as follows (viz)
In the fore Seat below Docr Josiah Convers Mr John Kimball Mr Richard Clark MI James Bailey Mr Joseph Harrington M' Joseph Child Mr Stephen Coock MI John Bright
In the Second Seat below Capt John Tainter Henry Spring Junr John Whitney Andrew White En. Ebenzr Stone Joseph Bright Sam1 Hagar Benjn Hastings
In the third Seat below Ebenzr Thorington Thomas Saltmarsh Sam1 Parry Sam1 Warrin Josiah Perry John Coollidge Jr Joseph Whitney Sam1 Nutting
In the fore Seat in the front Sam1 Fisk Nath1 Harrington Nath1 Bright Amos Bond Jonas Coollidge William Coollidge David Larnard Wd Elizabeth Larnard
In the forth Seat below David Coollidge David Sangar Sam1 Prentice Sam1 Stratton William Godding Henry Godding Joseph Stearns Simon Coollidge Chriftopher Grant
In the fore Seat in the long Gallirey Jona Stone Junr Jon& Brown Junr Nath1 Stone Seth Hastings Nathan Perry
Edmund Foul
James Dix
Smith Prentice Sam1 Coock
David Livermore Bezalal Larnard
Sam' Whitney
Jona Stone tartus
Jacob Calwell
In the fifth Seat below John Vela Joshua Warring Henry Bond Jona Child Sam1 Child
Uriah Clark
Sam1 Warring Junr William Lee John Clark
In the Second Seat in ye front Isaac Sanderfon Josiah Stowell Henry Larnard John Young Will Gamage Benjn Whitney Isreal Mead Henry Spring tartus
In the hind Seat in the Long Galliery Joseph Hastings Nehemiah Mason Sam1 Coollidge Phenihas Holden Elias Mason Nathan Stone Elifha Coollidge Ephrim Warrin Daniel Bond Junr John Gale Ebenr Stone Junr
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In the hind Seat in ye front Daniel Pierce Jabez Harrington Joseph Chiles Junr Stephen Stearns John McCollifter Charles McCollifter
These Persons who have Wives their Wives are placed in the Oppifite Seats to their Huf- bands in the Womens Seats
NATHI BRIGHT JONATHAN BEMIS DANIEL WHITNEY ANDREW WHITE THOS SALTMARII
Comtee
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To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown afsem- bled at their annual meeting March 2ª 1746/7
Gentlemen, Where is by Reafon of the finking Value of our Paper Currency, the Sums of money annually granted for my Sup- port in the Work of the Miniftry, together with all the Advantages I make by the Miniftry, have for many Years paft, fallen very much fhort of being fufficient to defray the necefsary Charges of my Family : I do hereby requeft you to take the fame into your ferious Confideration, & to do what you may in your Wifdom and Goodnefs, think proper to be further done for the Support of a Gofpel Minifter, who is
Your Affectionate & faithful Paftor
Watertown March 2ª, 1746/7 SETH STORER.
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