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Voted And Chofe for Afsefsors - Mr. Thos: Saltmarsh -Sam11. Fisk
Mr. Nathaniel Harrington
Voted And Chofe for Sealer of Leather M' Edmund Fowle
§ Sam11. Hager
Voted And Chofe for fence Viewers Jofeph Paterfon
Voted And Chofe for Surveyers of Highways 5 Moses Stone
Who are alfo Chofen Collectors- Sam11. Barnard
Voted and Chofe for Tythingmen- S John Cook Bez1. Learned
Thos: Learned
Voted And Chofe for Hogrieves-
Thos: Harrington
Voted And Chofe for Surveyers and
S Jonas Coollidge
Meafurers of Timber Board Plank &c / John Brown S Jofiah Bright
Voted and Chofe for Hawards / Robert Learned
Voted And Chofe Peter Fefsenden Gauger of Cask Voted And Chofe for Culler of Hoops & S Sam". Cook Staves Bez1. Learned
Voted And Chofe Sam". Stratten Saxton-
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Voted that the Saxton Be paid by Two Contrebutions As Ufual
Voted that Swine Run at Large this Year
A under the Regulations of the Law-
Then the Town Treafurer's Accts: were Laid before the Town Read & Accepted
The Town Treafurer's accts: of the Interest money was Read & Accepted-
Voted And Apropriated the Interest Money Coming to the Town This Year the Year beginning the Eleventh of Decbr : Last, (viz) £30- Towards the Revd: Mr. Storer's Salary. And -£ .. -5 .- 8-To the School-
[126] Voted And Granted £66-13-4- for A Salary for the Revd: M' Seth Storer this Prefent Year. The Thirty Pounds of the Interest Money Appropriated for that Ufe to be part of Sd. Sum
Voted And Granted £30 -..-.. for the Support of the School this Prefent Year the Five Shillings & Eight Pence of the Interest Money Appropriated for that Ufe to be part of Sd. Sum
-Voted & Granted £13-To Support the Poor
Then the Accts. of thofe Perfons to whome the Town was Indebted Amounting to the Sum of £10-15-8-2 Ware Read And Alow'd And the Sum of Ten Pounds Fifteen Shillings Eight Pence Two farthings Voted And Granted to Satisfye Sd. Accts-Voted And Granted the Sum of Three Pounds Toward's the Repairing the Great Bridge-in Watertown-
Voted to Mend the ways this Year by a Rate
Voted And Granted the Sum of £40- -: For the Mending the Highways And Town ways to be Afseft on the Rateable Polls And Eftates in the Town
Voted that the Price of Labour for Man and Team in Mending the ways be ye Same it was Last Year-
Voted to Sell the Ministerial Place (Exclufive of the Marsh) Provided the Revd: Mr. Storer Confents to it) And Otherwife Provide for the Revd Mr. Storer-
Put to Vote whether the Town will Choofe a Comtee- for that Purpofe-And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Voted And Chofe Mr. John Hunt Lt. Daniel Whitney And En: Jona" : Bemis A Comtee. for the Ends AforeSd .-
Upon a Motion Made And Seconded the Vote was put whether it is the Mind of the Town to Ajourn the Meeting to Mr. Thos : Saltmarshes there to Meet in About half an Hour to finish the Remaining Businefs of the Meeting And the Vote Past in the Affirmative It was accordingly Ajourned-
At a Gen1: Meeting of the Inhabitants of Watertown at Mr. Thos: Saltmarsh On The Third Day of March 1755 By Ad-
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journmt: The Town proceeded in Acting upon the (14) Article Relating to the Ministerial Place And Directed their Committe on that Affair as follows (viz) To offer the Revd: Mr. Storer the Interest of the Money Arifing by ye Sale of the Ministerial Place in Leiu of the Improvmt : of Sd. Premifes Dureing his Ministry in this Town And in cafe that Don't Suit the Revd: Mr. Storer- Sd. Comtee- Are Directed to Look out and Purchafe a Ministerial Place Convenient to the Meeting houfe Sd. Committe not to Go beyound the proceeds of Sd. Sale in Providing another-And to Make report to the Town at the Town Meeting Next after Sd. Affair is Accomplished-
Voted to Sell Such Pieces of Land belonging to the Town as may be Spaered and that the Interest of the Money Arifing by Sd. Sales of Land be Appropriated to the Support of the Gosple Ministry in this Town
Voted and Chofe Mr. John Hunt Lt. Daniel Whitney & Enn: Jonathan Bemis a Com tec for the Ends AforeSd: Voted alfo that A Said Comtee. be Impower'd
To
[127] To Joine with the Committees that are or may be Chofen By Weston & Waltham to Dispofe of the Farm belonging to Watertown Weston & Waltham-
Voted that the Bond Given to the Town by the Comtee. Chofen by The Town to Remove the Meeting Houfe from Schoolhoufe Hill be Given up to Sd. Committee
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Lett out the Little Island below the Mills and the other Lands by the River which were Lett. Last Year. And the Vote Past in the Negative --
Voted that the Remaining Part of the Charge for Finishing the Meeting Houfe (over and Above the Grant made to Build Sd: Houfe) Be Raised upon the Pews that are to be Built in Sd. Houfe-
Sam". Whitney Late Conftable Pleaded for the Abatement of Sundry Perfons Rates in His List (viz) Henry Seger's Rate of 4. shil: & 9 Pence Gilbert Thorntons .2 shil and 7 pence 1 Farthing Sol: Phips's 3 shil. 9-3-James Dascom's-2 fhil- 7-1 James Huits-2 fhil. 7-1- John Taynter Jun'. 2 shil- 7-1- David Fosters .1 sh: 9 Amounting in the whole to £1 -..- 8-3-which the Town Voted to Abate
John Kembal Jun'. Late Conftable Pleaded for an Abatemt. of Thos: Browns Rate in his List which is 6 fhil. 6- & Jofiah Harris's-5 fhil 2d. .. which Makes -11-8 which the Town Voted to abate --
The Town alfo Abated Daniel Pierces Rate in Conftable Dix's List All which abatements Make £2-17-7-2- Voted and Granted the Like Sum to make Good Sd. Abatements-
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At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the Wd. Mary Learned Inholdr. on Fryday the Seventh of March AD. 1755 The Officers After Mentioned Sworn By Nath1: Harris Efq™ --
The Oath Refpecting the Oth". Govermts. Money was taken By the Selectmen
viz by
John Hunt Nath1. Coollidge
Sam1. Fisk Daniel Whitney Jofiah Stearns
The following Perfon's after They Had taken the Sd. Money Oath were Sworne to the Faithfull Discharge of the offices to which they ware Chofen (viz) Nath1 Harrington to the office of Town Treafurer & Afsefsor-Thos. Saltmarsh And Sam11. Fisk to the Office of Afseisors.
Cornelius Waldo & Richard Clark jun'.
To the Office of Conftables.
Edmd: Fowle To the Office of Sealer of Leather
Joseph Paterfon to the Office of Fence Veiw': Mofes Stone & Sam". Barnard to the Office of Survayers of Highways And Col- lectors-John Cook to the office of Tythingman-Thos. Learned & Thos : Harrington to the office of Hogreavs-Jonas Coollidge & John Brown to the office of Survayer and Meafurers of Timber Board Plank & Slitwork-Josiah Bright & Robert Learned to the Office of Hawards or Field Drivers; Gager of Cask Peter Fefsenden to the Office of Gauger of Casks, Sam11. Cook to the Office of Culler of Hoops and Staves-
[128] To the Selectmen of Watertown
Gentlemen-
This May Certify that We the Subscribers have Afsest the Rateable Polls & Eftates of Watertown in the Sum of Forty Pounds Granted for Mending the High Ways And have Com- mitted Lists of sd. Rate or Afsefmt: to the Several Survayers who are Alfo Collectors (viz) To M' Sam". Barnerd the Sum of Twenty Four Pounds Fifteen Shillings & Seven Pence, And To Mr. Mofes Stone the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Four Shillings & Five Pence With Lawfull Warrants to Collect the Same or Se that it be work't out Agreable to the Votes of the Town-And make up with the Selectmen at or before the Last Day of November Next Enfewing the Date Hereof-
Watertown June 10th. 1755-/ Sam". Fisk
Thos. Saltmarsh
Nath1. Harrington
Afsefsors of Watertown
[129] Att A Meeting of the Select Men of Watertown at the Houfe of the Wd: Mary Learned Inholdr. of Sd. Town March 24th. AD 1775 .- The Surveyers Districts Were Determined as
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followeth (viz) M' Sam11. Barnards District to be the west Part of the Town to the Road that Leads by the Meetinghoufe and So over the Hill where the Meetinghoufe Lately Stood And So to Cambridge Line Near Mr. Thos: Willingtons Mr. Barnard to mend sd: Road And Alfo to work out Two Pounds, Thirteen Shillings & Four Pence of His Rate East of Sd: Road where it may be most needed-Mr. Mofes Stone the Other Survayer to Mend the Roads east of the Road aforesSd_
At Sd. Meeting The Select Men Agreed to Imploy Mr. Jacob Foster To keep the School for Another Quarter. And Appointed Mr. John Hunt & Sam". Fisk to Treat with Mr. Foster And Agree with him to keep the School upon As Reafonable Tearm's as they Can
At Sd. Meeting the Select men Agreed with Capt. Tainter to keep Mr. Sam11. Coollidge One Fortnight from the Above Date at Four Shillings and Eight Pence pr. Week-
Agreed Alfo that Mr. Jofiah Stearns and Sam11. Fisk Go and Discourfe with the Widw. Maddox And Enquire into Her Cir- cumftances and Make Report at the Next Meeting-
Agreed Alfo that M' Neth' Coollidge and Mr. Daniel Whit- ney Go and Enquire of the Wd: Webb to know Whether she is Content to Tarry at Capt. Tainters or whether she is Defierous to Remove to Mr. John Coollidges Each of them offering to take sd. wd: at the Rate of Twenty Four shillings old Ten Pr week
At a Meeting of the Select men at the Houfe of Capt. Nath1. Coollidge the Seventh Day of April: AD. 1755-Jofiah Stearns & Sam11. Fisk Reported on the Affair of the widw. Maddox as followeth-Thay went & Talk't with sd. widw- And find She is very Defierous of having a Room Provided for Her at M' Hinds's where she formerly Lived where she thinks she can Provide for her self If she hath her Health Continewed-Upon which the Select Men Defired Capt. Coollidge to Go and Enquire whether a Room may be Obtain'd of Mr. Hinds for sd- Widw- And to ingage the Rent Provided Sd. Widw. Should not be able to Pay it-It was propos'd to Hire a Room for one Quarter first and Provided sd- widw- Can make it Do Comfortably-then to Have sd. Room ingaged or Hired for another Quarter & So on for the Space of a Year-At Sd. Meeting the Select men Agreed with Mrs. Coollidge the wife of Mr. John Coollidge to Board M' Sam1. Coollidge at the Rate of Four Shillings pr- week for the Space of one Year-Provided he Can't be Got into Some way of Bufinefs whereby he may in some meafure Earn his Living-At Sd. Meet- ing the Select Men Ordered the Treafurer to Pay £5-16 -.. To Capt. Taynter for Boarding Sam". Coollidge to this Date-Thay alfo Orderd the Treafurer to Pay £7-10-4-2- To sd. Capt-
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for His Boarding the Widw- Webb and for Extreaordineries to the 2d. Inftant-Sd. Orders Signed Sam11. Fisk Town Clerk-
[130] At A Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Sam". Fisk on the First Day of May A. D. 1755 The Select Men having Recd. a Precept for Choofing A Reprefentative Ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants for Calling a Town Meeting to Choofe a Reprefentative on the 12th- of this Inftant May at the Publick Meeting houfe at one o-Clock After noone which was Done in the words following-(viz)
Directed to the Conftables Thefe are in His Majesties Name to Will and Require You A forthwith to warn the freeholdrs- and Other Inhabitants of Watertown in Your District who are Qualifyed to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative to Afsemble and Meet at the Publick meetinghoufe in sd. Town on Munday the Twelfth Day of May Inftant at one of the Clock afternoon then and there to Elect & Depute a Sutable Perfon to Serve for and Reprefent them in a Great and General Court or Afsembly to be held Appointed to be Convened Held And Kep't for His Majesties Service at the Court Houfe in Boston on Wenefday the Twenty Eighth Day of May Courant Hereof Fail Not Dated at watertown May the 5th. A D- 1755-Pr. Order of the Select men
Sam". Fisk Town Clerke
At the Select mens Meeting Abovesd. Thay Directed the Clerk to Issue out Warrants for a town Meeting on the 12- Day of May Inftant at Two of the Clock afternoon at the Publick Meetinghoufe in sd. Town For the Ends following-(viz)- (1) To Choofe a Moderator for sd. Meeting-(2) To know the mind of the Town whether they will Dispofe of their Right in the Farm Near Watchufet Hill ( Provided the other Towns Concernd Don't Se Caufe to Joine in Sd. Affair) And to pafs any Vote or Votes on sd. Affair as thay shall Judge propper- (3) For the Town to Manifest whether it is their minds that their Bonds upon Interest in the Treafurie which have one Years Interest or more Due upon them be put in Sute the Next Term Provided the Interest be not paid before-And alfo the Notes of Hand in the Treafurie-(4) To Hear the Petition or Plea of Uriah Clark for a Confideration on the Account of His being over Rated in the Last Town Rate-And for the Town to act their pleafure on Sd. Affair-(5) To Choofe a Saxton-(6) To Hear the Account of the Committe Chofen by the Town to build the Meeting houfe-(7) For the Town to Determin in what way and Manner they will Dispofe of the Pews (Confistant with the Vote already past on sd. Affair) And to pafs Any Vote or Votes on Said Affair as the Town shall Judge propper-
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-Warrants were Issued out accordingly-Attst. Sam11. Fisk Clerk.
At Sd. Meeting the Select Ordered the Conftables Districts to be as follows the East District to be as Ufual with the Addition of Mifsurs- Richard Clark His Sons Thos. and Richard Jonathan Stone John Kembal & John Kemball Jun'. Daniel Bond Jonas Barnard and the Wd. Sibble Bright & their Eftates-the West to be the Remainder of the Town-
[131] At A General Town Meeting of the freeholdrs- & Other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in the Choice of A Representative Regurly afsembled on the Twelfth Day of May A D- At the Publick meetinghoufe in said Town The Selectmen being Prefent Ordered the Clerk to Reed the war- rant for sd. Meeting After which the Votes were Call'd for- which when brought in Sorted And Number It Appeared that Mr. John Hunt was Chose by a Major part of the Votes- At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs- and other Inhabitants of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Publick meetinghoufe on Munday the 12- Day of May A D- 1755-
Voted & Chose Mr. John Hunt Moderator for Sd. Meeting- Upon A Motion Made and Seconded the Meeting and the Bufinefs of it was Adjourned to Munday the Second Day of June Next Two oClock Afternoon then to be held At the Publick Meeting- houfe in Sd. Town .. A
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs- and other Inhabitts- of Watertown, Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meetinghoufe on Munday the Second Day of June A D 1755. By Adjournment
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town to Difpofe of their Right in the Farm Near Wachufet Hill for the most it will fetch in Case the Other Towns Concern'd Dont se caufe to Joine in Sd. Affair-And the Vote past in the Affirmative- Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town that their Comtee- viz Mr. John Hunt Lt. Daniel Whitney & Enn: Jonathan Bemis-Chofen Last March Meeting to Joine with Committees which Might be Chosen by Weston & Waltham, to Dispofe of Sd. Farm Be the Committee to Dispofe of Watertowns Right In Sd. Farm As aforefd. And the Vote Past in the Affirmative-
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town that the Bonds upon Interest in the Treafurie which have one Year's Interest or more Due upon them Be Put in Sute the Next Term Provided the Interest be not paid before-And Likewife the Bonds which may be Look't upon as Hazzardous by the Treafurer
And The Vote Past in the Affirmative Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town that the
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Notes of hand in the Treafurie be Immediatly put upon Interest to the Town or Put in Sute Next Term-and the Vote Past in the Afirmative --
Voted and Granted One Pound Five Shillings Two Pence Three Farthings to M' Uriah Clark on Account of his being over Rated in the Last Town Rate-
Voted and Chofe Mr. Benja. Hastings Saxton-
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town, that those persons who Injoy'd Pews in the former Meetinghouse Should have Pews in in the present Meetinghoufe in the Same place's where their Pews were in Sd. former Meeting houfe Under the Regulations and upon the Terms Other Pews Shall be Dispos'd of And the Vote Pas't in the Negative
Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town that the Pews be Settled upon Real Eftate Perfonal & Faculty And one Head
And the Vote Past in the Negative
[132] Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Town to Settle the Pews upon Real Eftate and one Head And the Vote Past in the Negative-Put to Vote whether it be the mind of the Town that the Pews Should be Settled upon Real & Perfonal Eftate and one Head-
And the Vote Pas't in the Affirmative
Upon a Motion made and Seconded the Vote was put whether it is the mind of the Town to Reconfider the Last Vote
And it Past in the Negative- Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town that the Valuation By which the Rate was made for Building the Meeting- houfe be the Rule by which the Pews shall be Dispos'd of
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town that the Pew nearest the Pulpet Stairs be referv'd for the Ministerial Pew And the Vote past in the Affirmative
Voted that M' John Sawins Real Eftate Set to his Son John in Sd. Valuation Should be Set to the Sd. M. John Sawin in Drawing a Pew
Voted that that part of Mr. Moses Stones Eftate which was Set to his Mother in the Valuation AforeSd. be Set to Sd. Moses Stone in the Dispofition of the Pews-
Voted that the Real Eftate of Mr. Jonathan Brown Set to his Son Jonathan in Sd. Valuation Be Set to the Sd. M. Jonathan Brown in the Adjusting of the Pews-
Voted that the Eftate's of M' Oliver Livermore Mr. Nethaniel Bright and Mr. Sam11. Coollidge Deceas't Have their Chance in Drawing Pews-
Voted that thofe Perfons to whom the Pews shall be Granted
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or who Shall Draw the Pews, Personaly Set in them Ufualy with their Families or Sd. Pews Shall Revart to the town
Voted that when any Perfons Shall Se caufe to Sell their Pews the Town Shall have the Refufal of Sd. Pews Paying the Money Rais'd on Sd. Pews-
Voted that If any Persons Sell their Eftates and Move out of Town, Their Pews Shall Revert to the Town, The Town Paying or Reimburfting to them the Money Paid by them for Sd. Pews-
Voted that thofe Perfons who are Reputed Members of the Church of England have a Chance for Drawing Pews And Enjoy the Pews they Shall Draw So long as they Pay their Proportion to the Meetinghoufe & Support of the Minister in this Town- Which if they Refufe to Do Sd. Pews Shall Revart to the Town for the Town to Dispofe of as they Shall See fitt-
Voted that the Money to be Rais'd upon the Pews be Paid by the Perfons who shall Draw the Pews Each one his proportion by the first Day of July Next Enfewing which if they Refufe or Neglect to Do their Pews shall revert to the Town to be dispos'd of as the Town Shall See fitt
Voted that the Afsefsors be the Comtee. to Make the adjustmt. of the Charge to be Laid upon the Pews And to offer the Pews to
[133] Perfons According to their Pay the highest Payer first and so on Succefsively
Voted And Adjourned this Meeting and the Remaining Bufinefs of the Meeting to Munday the 16 Day of June Inftant Two of the Clock After Noone to this Place-
At A General Town Meeting of the Free holders and other Inhabitants of Watertown, Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick Meetinghoufe in Sd. Town on Munday the Sixteenth Day of June A D. 1755-By Adjournmt- The Accounts of the Committe Chofen by the Town to build the Meetinghoufe Ware Read which in the General are as fol- lows-
To the Contract with Mr. Peirpoint & Evans £4840-Old Ten To Services done by Perfons & Meterials Procured 360-1-1 To Alowance for Finishing the Meetinghoufe 51 -.-
£5251-1
Granted by the Town-£4500-old Ten Meterials of the former 4651-1
151-1 -..
house Sold 4651-1 £0600-0
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Put to Vote whether it is the Mind of the Town to accept the Committes account And that Six hundred Pounds old Ten Be Rais'd upon the Pews for Compleating the Houfe-
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Voted and Adjourned this Meeting to the Second Day of July Next at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon then to Meet at this place-And that the Afsefsors proceed in Adjusting & Disposing of the Pews in the Mean time-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Sam". Fisk the 16 of June 1755-When Mr. Wyeth of Cambridge brought Ruth Maddox who was bound out by the Selectmen & Exchanged In- dentures-at sd. Meeting the Selectmen Agreed to Hire Mr Jacob Foster to keep the School Another Quarter-
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholdrs. and other In- habitants of Watertown Qualifyed to Vote in Town Affairs Regulerly Afsembled at the Publick Meetinghouse in Sd. Town on Wednisday the Second Day of July AD. 1755. By Adjourn- ment-
Put to Vote whether it is the mind of the Town that the Comtee- for Building the Meetinghoufe be the Perfons to Receive the Money Voted to be rais'd Upon the Pews, And the Vote Past in the Affirmative ---
Voted that Capt John Brown be Directed to Give Receipts to Perfons (who Shall Pay their Money for their Pews) in the Name of the Comtee-
[134] Put to Vote whether it be the Mind of the Town to accept of and Confirm what the Afsefsors have Done as a Comtee- in Proportioning the Money Voted to be rais'd upon the Pews, and the Disposition they have made of Sd. Pews,
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
Voted that the Comtee- for Building the Meetinghoufe Be and hereby Are Directed and Impowered to Receive the Money of thofe Perfons who have not yet Paid the proportionable part of the Charge Laid upon the Pews they have Chosen or Pitch't upon Provided the Money be Paid on or before Munday Next, & in Cafe they Neglect or Refufe to Pay by that time Sd. Comtee- Shall offer Sd. Pews to the Next highest Payers and So on Succefsively Untill Sd. Pews are Dispos'd of and the Money Afsest upon them Paid by thofe who shall Receive Sd. Pews-
The following is a list of the Names of the Perfons to whome the Pews were Granted with their Prime Cost 1755
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Names
Invoice
Sums afseft
Leiut
Edw :d Harrington
115
3
25
4
11
wido
Ruth Livermore
114
16
25
3
3
Leiut:
Daniel Whitney
105
8
23
1
11
Richd: Clark
101
18
22
7
-
Mr.
John Hunt
97
10
21
6
11
Jonas Bond Esq'
90
4
19
14
5
Jonan: Bemis
86
4
18
15
10
wido
Sibel Bright
86
4
18
15
10
Sam' Fisk
84
18
18
11
5
Mofes Stone
82
8
18
1
2
Capt
John Brown
80
18
17
12
8
John Kemball
79
2
17
6
6
Henry Spring
78
6
17
2
Jonan: Brown
76
12
16
15
8
Josiah Stearnes
74
16
16
7
11
Nath1 Harris Esq"
74
6
16
7
6
Sam1: Benjamin
73
4
16
1
Josh Harrington
71
13
15
14
Jonan: Stone
68
14
15
10
Amos Bond
65
16
14
8
5
Sam1: Jenifon
65
14
14
7
9
Sam': Barnard
63
16
13
19
7
Andrew White
60
2
13
3
6
Eben' Goddard
59
18
12
19
9
Jonas Coollidge
58
18
12
18
5
Edmund Fowle
57
16
12
13
4
John Cook
57
8
12
10
10
Joseph Patterfon
56
16
12
9
1
Nath1 Harrington
55
10
12
2
8
John Whitney
54
11
16
Nath1 Coollidge
51
4
11
4
4
Sam1: Hager
50
18
11
3
-
John Sawin
50
16
11
2
5
John Coollidge
50
6
10
19
2
Joseph Mason Esq'
50
4
10
18
9
Capt:
John Tainter
49
6
10
15
-
Daniel Bond
49
6
10
15
Nath1 Stone
46
16
10
5
3
Capt :
David Bauldwin
45
6
9
18
10
600" 0
0
..
..
Thos Saltmarfh
Nath1 Harrington
Committee
Sam :! Fisk
£
S
£
S
d
-
-
Capt:
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[136] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House of the wd. Mary Learned Inholder-On Munday the First Day of Sepbr: A D. 1755-To Confider of the List of Perfons Licenced Last Year-The Selectmen in their Return Signifyed they had nothing to Object to their Having their Licences Renew'd-
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Ordered the Clerk to Send Letters to Notify the Selectmen of Weston and Waltham to Meet with the Selectmen of Watertown on Munday the Fifteenth of Sepbr- Inftant, At the Houfe of Mr. Richard Cutten of Sd. Wal- tham, Inhold'- The Selectmen of Waltham to be notifyed to Meet at Sd. Cuttens on sd- Day At one of the Clock afternoon Precisely to Adjust the Charge of the Poor Jointly Supported by Watertown & Waltham-According to the terms on which Wal- tham was Set off From Watertown-The Selectmen of Weston to Meet at three of the Clock sd. Afternoone at sd. Place with the Selectmen of Watertown & Waltham-to Adjust the Accoumpts of the Charge of the Great Bridge in Sd. Watertown mutualy- Suported by Sd. Towns-
And Likewife to Defire the Selectmen of Weston to Infert it as an Article in their warrant for their Next Town Meeting- To know their minds' whether they will Choofe a Comtee- to Joine with Watertown & Walthams Comtee's to Devide the Farm belonging to Sd. Towns-in Cafe they are Determin'd not to Sell their Right in Sd. Farm-Letters were Sent Accordingly pr. Sam". Fisk Town Clerk
At. Sd Meeting the Selectmen ordered the Clerk to Order the Town Treafurer to Pay Mr. Jacob Foster Our prefent School- master for his keeping the School the Second Quarter-
The Selectmen of Weston Sent Letters to the Selectmen of Watertown And Waltham Signifying they Could not attend to Meet at the time Appointed upon the Affair of the Great Bridge and appointed to Meet on Fryday the Ninteenth at one of the Clock afternoon at Richd. Cuttens-
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