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1 Put to Vote whether it is the minde of the town to Dis- pose of the pew yt was Capt John Browns at this time & it past in the affirmative
2 Put to Vote whether it is the minde of the town that the next highest payer to Capt Brown Shall have the pew yt was sd Browns & So on till the whole is Disposed of & it past in the Negative
Put to Vote whether Docter Josiah Convers Shall have the pew that was Capt Browns During his Life or abode in the town he paying the prime Cost & it past in the Negative
Put
[199] Put to Vote whether the town will grant the pew yt was Capt Browns to the heirs of Sam" Coollidge on the Same footing that the other pews ware Disposed of & it past in the Negative-
Put to Vote whether the town will Sell the pews that ware Capt Browns & Capt Bauldwins to the highest bider he being an Inhabitant of the town & the pews to be on the Same footing as the other pews and it past in the affirmative- -
Voted & Chofe a Comtt. for sd affair -
M' John Kemball- Enfn Jona Bemis- -- Capt Jon" Brown-
Put to Vote whether the town will Reconfider the Vote re- lating to Capt Coollidge & Enfign Bemis & it past in ye Negative Put to vote whether the town will Reconfider the Vote relating to M' Storers fence & it past in the affirmative
Put to vote whether the town will Chofe a Comtt to Repair his fence & it past in the affirmative-
Voted & Chofe a Comtt for Said affair-
Leiut Daniel Whitney Capt Edward Harrington M' Moses Stone
Put to Vote whether the town will Reconfider the vote with Regard to m' Hager & it past in the Negative -
The bufinefs of the meeting being over the Moderator declared it Difolved-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of M' amos Bond on Friday the : 27 Day of June: 1760 they agreed to hire Mr Edward Rufsell our prefent School mafter to keep the School three Quarters of a year longer & to give him thirty pounds for his Servis-
[200] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of Mrs. Mary Learneds on Sep' 5: 1760 they gave their Confent to the
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following perfons renewing their licences (Viz) Mrs Mary Learned, & Thomas Saltmarfh, Innholders, John Hunt Esqr. Mifsures Cornelius Waldo, & John Remington & mrs Hannah Livermore Retailors- -
The Selectmen agreed to have a meeting with the Selectmen of Waltham at the houfe of mrs Mary Learned on Munday the at 2 of the Clock afternoon
fifteenth day of this Inftant Sepr A to Settle accounts between the towns & ordered the Clerk to notifie them
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown & Waltham at the houfe of m's Mary Learned on Munday the 15 Day of Sepr 1760 for to Settle accounts betwen the two towns it apeard that
exclufive of M™
thare was due upon Ballance the Sum of 16: 17 : 9 : 3 A
Maddox' Charge
< the Selectmen of Waltham Objected against the adjust- men on Feby 1: 1748 becaufe the Charge of the Wido Maddox was brought in So nothing further was done but the Selectmen of Watertown promis to lay the matter before the town the next meeting
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of Leiut Daniel Whitney on October: 13: 1760 they ordered the Clerk to give the grants to the Afsefsors that ware made last march meeting and Order them to be afsefed directly - -
at sd meeting they gave an order on the town Treafurer to pay or order the payment of the Sum of nineteen pounds fifteen Shillings & Seven pence three farthings to the town Creditors A which was granted to them last march meeting -
They alfo gave an Order on the treafurer to pay Mr Edward Rufsel Schoolmafter the Sum of twenty pounds for his keeping the School the first half year- -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of the widdow Mary Learned on Tuesday December : 2 Day : 1760 the Se- lectmen haveing bin informed that one abijah Hammond & his wife & their two Children ware Come to Refide in Watertown at the houfe of John Hunt Esq' that they came last from Newton abouth the Tenth day of March Last past alfo that one Robert Barry is come to Refide at m' Samuel Mafons he Came last from sd Newton about the month of march Last past and that one Elizabeth Bowman is Come to Refide at the Houfe of Capt Nathaniel Coollidge She Came last from Lexington about the month of march Last past
and
[201] and that one Joseph Wilfon was come to refide in sd Watertown he came last from Danvers in the County of Essex, abouth the month of march Last past, & refides at the houfe of m" Robert Learned, as the Selectmen are Informed, their Circum-
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ftances being Such that thay fearing they may become Chargable to the town if not timely prevented, ordered the Clerk to give out a warrant to M' Ebenezer Stone one of the Conftables to warn all the afore Said perfons to Depart forthwith out of Said town, which was accordingly done the Same week-
Attest Jonathan Brown Town Clerk
at the aforeSaid meeting the Selectmen gave an Order on the town Treafurer to pay the Revd Mr Seth Storer the Sum of £ s d
66 : 13 : 4 which was Granted last march meeting for his Salery for the prefent year - -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs Mary Learned on munday the twenty ninth Day of December 1760 thay gave an order to the town Treafurer to pay m' Edward Rufsel Ten pounds for Keeping the School a Quarter of year-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of M' Amos Bond on Feby: 11: 1761 they gave an order on the Town Treafurer to pay Six Shillings out of the Treafury to augustus Hibbert towards his Support And an Order to pay to Capt Nathaniel Coollidge the Sum of fifteen Pounds Twelve Shillings for Board- ing his Brother Samuel Coollidge from the Seventh Day of March last to the Seventh day of march Next, Likewife they gave an order to Pay to Jonas Bond Esq' nine Shillings & to Leiut Daniel Whitney Eighteen Shillings & eight pence To M' Amos Bond nine Shillings & To m' Jonathan Child eight Shillings which Sums they had Expended in Supporting the French Family- They alfo Ordered the Clerk to write to the Selectmen of Cam- bridge Newton & Waltham to Defire them to Incert an article in the warrants for their next march Meetings to know the minde of their Several towns whether they will Join with Watertown in Erecting a Work houfe
Letters ware accordingly Sent Dated the next Day
Attest Jona Brown Town Clerk
[202] At the Meeting Mentioned last on the last page ye Selectmen Agreed upon a Town Meeting to be on Munday the Second day of March next at nine of the Clock before noon at the Publick Meeting Houfe & Directed the Clerk to Issue out warrants to the Several Conftables to warn the freeholders & Other Inhabitants Quallified to Vote in Town to Meet at time & Place aforesd for the ends following Viz 1 To Chofe a Moderator for sd meeting. (2) To Chofe Selectmen a Town Clerk & Treafurer and all other town officers required by law to be Chofe in the month of march annually (3) To Chofe a Saxton & agree how he Shall be paid for his Servis (4) To Put in their Votes for a County Treafurer (5) To know the minde of the town whether Swine Shall Run at large the enfueing
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accounts
year (6) To Chofe a Committe to examin the Treafurers A & to pafs aney Votes thereon that they may think proper (7) For the town to appropriate ye Intereft money Comeing to them the Prefent year the year begining the eleventh of Decem' Last past (8) To Grant a Salary for the Revd m' Seth Storer for the year enfueing the year begining the first of march next, (9) To Grant money for the Support of the School (10) To grant money for the Support of the Poor (11) To grant money for Repairing the grate Bridge (12) To hear the accounts of thofe Perfons the town is Indebted to & grant money to Pay the Same (13) To Grant money to Repair the Highways & Town ways if the town think proper & to Chofe the Surveyors Collecttors of ye Highway Rate & Determin the price of Labour in working out sd Rate (14) To hear the Pleas of the Prefent or Late Conftables for abateing any Perticuler Perfons Rates & for the town to actt their pleafure thereon (15) To hear the Petition of Nathaniel Harris Esq' praying the town to abate two years Intereft on a Bond which he gave the town for a peice of land lying near the mill Creek for the Reafons Sett forth in sd Pe- tition & for the town to act their Pleafure thereon (16) To hear the Petition of the wido Elizabeth Learned Praying the town to Choofe & Impower a Comtt: to give her a Deed of a Peice of Land bought of the town by her late Hufband or for the town to give Some Directions to the Comtt formerly Chofe for sd affair with refpect to exchaning the Bond & for the town to act any thereon that they may think proper (17) To know the minde of the town whether they will Come into any method to end the Difpute betwixt Watertown & Waltham Relating to Walthams part of the Charge in Maintaining the wido Maddox and for the town to act any thing on said affair they may think proper- (18) To know ye minde of the town whether they will Join with any of the Neighboring towns in erecting a workhoufe, & if other towns Decline, whether they will proceed to Erect or Procure one them Selves & for the town to act < any thing on the affair they may think proper (19) To hear the Report of the Comtt appointed to Sell the pews that ware Capt John Browns & Capt David Bauldwins and for the town to appro- priate the money arifeing by the Sale there of or to act any thing relating there to they may think proper
Likewife to Notifie the town Creditors to bring in their accts to the Selectmen on Fryday the twenty Seventh of this Inftant Feby at 2 of the Clock afternoon at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned
Warrants ware Issued out accordingly
Pr Jona Brown Town Clerk
[203] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Fryday the 27 day of Feby: 1761 for
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takeing in the acctts. of thofe perfons the Town is Indebted to the accounts brought in are as follows (Viz)
To m' Sam" Haftings for mending ye meet- ing & School houfe Glafs 1 :1:1:1
To m' Edward Maning for Botoming Chair for ye School houfe
a 0 : 1 : 10 : 2
To James Barned for Boarding Mary Preift 11 weeks at 3 : 4 pr week 1 :16 : 8 :0
To James Barned for Boarding mary Coollidge & Mary Preift & Sundry other things
To Simon Haftings for work don at the School houfe
To Bezaleel Learned for work don at the greate Bridge Since adjufted
4 : 0 : 5 :0 0 : 13 : 10 . 1 0 : 17 : 0 : 0
To him for warning Sundry Town Meetings & Serving Conftable in ye Year: 1757- 0 :11 : 0 :0 To mofes Stone for warning Sundry Town Meetings & Serving Conftable: 1758 0 : 9 : 0 :0 0 : 9 : 0 :0 0 :17 : 0 : 0
To Jonas White for like Service
To Jona Stone for Serving Conftable in the Year: 1759 & warning Sundry Town Meet- ings & warning eight perfons out of Town To Jedidiah Spring for two Locks for the Pound 0 : 2 : 6 : 0 To Jedidiah Leath for hinges &c for the School houfe 0 : 6 : 3 : 2
To Jonas Coollidge for Planck for Smelt brook bridge
To Simon Haftings for three Stones for a Small bridge
To John Cook for Plank & Stones for a Small bridge
To Simon Whitney for Stones for three Small bridges
To Nath" Harrington for Carrying Sufanna Bollafon to Cambridge
To Jona Brown for Serving Treafurer & afseisor the Year Past
To John Kemball for Serveing afsefsor the Year past
1 :17 : 4:0 0 : 2 : 0 :0 0: 3 : 4 : 0 0 : 10 : 0 : 0 0 : 3 : 0 :0 3: 9.4- 0 :16 : 0 -
To Capt Nath" Coollidge for Serveing afsef- sor the year past-
0 : 16 : 0 - To Amos Bond for Stones for a Small Bridge 0 : 5 : 0 - To m' Samuel Fisk for Stones for a Small bridge 0: 3 : 0 -
19 :11 : 8 :2
At Said Meeting the Selectmen gave an order to the Town
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Treafurer to pay m' Edward Rufsel the prefent School mafter Ten pounds for his last Quarter of a Year in keeping the School it ending the twenty Seventh day of March Next-
At Said Meeting the Selectmen being Informed that one abigail Newton was Come to dwell at the houfe of Mofes Stone She came Last from Southborough in the County of Worcefter: on the thirteenth day of September last past her Circumftances being Such that they would not receive her as an Inhabitant they there- fore Ordered the Clerk to Ifsue out a Warrant to warn her out town which was Accordingly don the Next Day and the Service don and the warrant Returned Entered March Sefsions
Attest Jons Brown Town Clerk
[204] At a Gene !! Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled & meet at the Publick Meeting Houfe in Said Town on Munday the Second Day of March AD 1761 for the Choice of town Officers & Tranfacting other town affairs Mentioned in the Warrants &c-
Voted & Chofe Jonas Bond Esq. Moderator of sd Meeting-
Voted & Chofe A for Selectmen
Jonas Bond Esqr Capt Edward Harrington Mr Jonathan Child Mr Nathaniel Stone L' Daniel Whitney
Voted & Chofe for Town Clerk Capt Jonathan Brown Voted & Chofe for Town Treafurer Capt Jonathan Brown - Capt Jonª Brown
Voted & Chofe for Afseisors Mr John Kemball Capt Nath" Coollidge Voted & Chofe for Conftables Mr Nehemiah Mafon Mr Simon Whitney
Voted & Chofe for Wardens
Mr John Kemball Mr Samuel Cook
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Lether Mr Isaac Sanderfon Voted & Chofe fence Viewers
Mr Richard Clark
Mr Thomas Harrington Mr Oliver Livermore
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Highways
Mr Samuel Whitney
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen
Mr Jonathan Learnen Jun" Mr James Dix Mr William Bond
Voted & Chofe Hogrieves
Mr Jona Coollidge Goding
( Mr Thomas Saltmarfh
Voted & Chofe Deerrieves ¿ Mr David Bemis Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber § Mr Bezaleel Learned Plank &c M' Jonas Coollidge
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Voted & Chofe Howards Mr William Goding juner
Mr Joseph Patterfon juner Voted & Chofe Clerk of the Market Mr Edmund Fowle
Voted & Chofe Gager of Cask Samuel Cook
Voted & Chofe Cullers of Hoops & 5 Mr Bezaleel Learned Mr Samuel Cook
Staves
Voted & Chofe Saxton Mr Simon Haftings
Voted to pay the Saxton by two Contrebutions as Ufual
[205] The Vote was put whether it is the minde of the town that Swine Should Run at Large the prefent Year under the Regulation of the law and it past in the Negative ---
Voted & Chofe a Committe to Mr Sam1 Fisk Mr John Kemball
Mr Nath1 Harrington
Examin ye Treafurers Acctts
Upon a motion made & Seconded the vote was put whether this meeting with the Remaining bufinefs be Adjournd to Mun- day the Ninth Inftant at 1 of the Clock afternoon at this place and it past in the Affirmative --
At a Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Water- town Quallified to vote in town affairs on Munday the Ninth day of March AD 1761 pr Adjournmt
The Comtt appointed to Examin the Treafurers accounts brought in there Report which was Read and is a follows (Viz)
The Report of the Comtts Chofen by the town March the 2 day 1761 To Examin the Treafurs Accts.
Upon Examination of Said Accounts we finde them Right Cast and well Voucht
Watertown March 9: 1761
Nath" Harrington John Kemball Sam" Fisk
Comtte :
Then the Question was Put whether it be the minde of the town to accept of the Report of the Comtt. on the Treafurers ac- counts and it past in the Affirmetive-
The 7 article was Read Put to vote whether the town will appropriate the Intereft money Comeing to the town the prefent Year (the year begining the Eleventh day of December last) as it was the last Year (Viz) five Shillings & eight pence to the School & the Remainder to the minifter & it past in the affeirm- ative-
Voted & Granted the Sum of 66 : 13 : 4 a Salary for the Revd Mr Seth Storer the enfueing Year the Intereft money ap- propriated to that Ufe to be part of said Sum-
Voted & Granted the Sum of 40 Pounds for the Support of ye School
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Voted & Granted the Sum of 40 Pounds for ye Support of the Poor-
Then the accounts of the town Creditors ware Read & accepted & the Sum of : 19 : 11 : 8 : 2 Granted to pay the Same-
[206] The Question was Put if it be your Minds to grant the Sum of : £13 : 6 : 8 to mend the High ways & Town ways & the Surveyors to draw the money out of the Treafury as Need Shall Require-
and the Vote past in the affirmative
Put to vote if it be your minds that the Late Surveyors be Directed work out there Remaining Rates in Six Months & make up there accounts with the Selectmen & it past in the Affirmative Voted to abate Henry Bonds Tax in Conftable David Bemis' List and Granted the Sum of 0 : 7 : 6- to make it good and alfo abated his Tax in Conftable Nathaniel Harringtons Lists & Granted the Sum of 0 : 19 : 6 : 3. to make it good
Voted & abated James Hays Tax, in Conftables Harrington list S d q
& Granted 7 : 7 : 2 to make it good and alfo abated 0:8:0- in Conftable Bemis list and granted the like Sum to make it good-
Voted to abate Abraham Scott Tax in Conftable Bemis' List & Granted 0 : 6 : 3-to make it good-
Voted to abate Mofes Hagers Tax in said Bemis' list and granted 0 : 6 : 3-to make it good- -
Voted to abate Jofhua Whitneys Tax in m' Bemis' list and Granted the Sum of 0 : 13 : 6 : 2 to make it good
Voted to abate Oliver Learneds Tax in Conftable Harrington S d
List & Granted 0 : 15 : 2-to make it good-
The (15) article was Read relating to Nathaniel Harris' Pe- tition and Said Petition being Read & after Debate thereon it was Put to vote whether the town will Refer the further Confid- eration thereof to May meeting and it past in the Affirmative
The (16) article Read relating to the wido Elizabeth Learneds Request and after Debate thereon it was Put to Vote whether the town will abate the fall of money on her late Hufbands Bond which he gave to the town and it past in the affirmative
Put to Vote whether the Comtt formerly Chofe for that
A purpose be Impowrd to proceed to take up the deed which the town gave her Late Hufband and give her a deed in Lieu thereof and. it past in the Affirmetive-
Put to Vote whether the town will Refer the Remaining bufinefs to May Meeting and it past in the Affirmetive-
[207] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Munday the Ninth Day of March AD
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1761 for the Swareing Town Officers all the Selectmen took the oth Relating to other Goverments Bill
Jona Brown took the oths of
Town Clerk Town Treafurer Afsefsor
John Kemball and Capt Nath" Coollidge the oths of afsefsor
Simon Whitney-Conftable-
John Kemball Warden
Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather
Richard Clark &
Thomas Harrington Oliver Livermore
Fence Veiwers
Samll Whitney
Surveyors of Highways
William Bond and
Jona Coollidge Goding
Hogrieves
Jonas Coollidge &
Bezaleel Learned Surveyors of Timber &c
William Goding Juner
Hawards.
Joseph Patterfon Juner
Edmund Fowle Clerk of the Market
Bezaleel Learned Culler of hoops & Staves &c
The above ware all Sworn to there Refpective Offices before John Hunt Justice Peace
After Juftice Hunt was gone home Mr James Dix and M Jonathan Learned Juner appearing offered to take the Oath of Tythingmen and were accordingly Sworn by Jonathan Brown Town Clerk-
Watertown March : 16 : 1761
To Jona Brown Clerk for the town of Watertown
This Certifies that m' Samuel Cook who was Chofen by the town of Watertown Culler of Staves Hoops &c as alfo Warden at their Annuall meeting appeared and was Sworn to the faith- ful Difcharge of his Refpective Trust agreable to Law
Coram J. Hunt J. Peace
[208] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mrs Mary Learned on Tuefday the Seventeenth day of March AD 1761 for Puting out the Poor &c
The Selectmen Agreed with Mr Josiah Bright to Board & take Care of Samuel Coollidge till further orders at four Shillings pr week and Defired Capt Edward Harrington & Miff" Jonathan Child & Nathaniel Stone three of the Selectmen to remove him next morning to sd Brights
They alfo Agreed with Mr Simon Coollidge to take & keep Mary Coollidge (his Sifter) for one Shilling & Nine pence half penney pr week & Said Mary to have what She earns her Self m' Coollidge to keep her till further orders
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As No perfons appeared to take Joseph Stearnes & the wido Maddox it was agreed that the perfons that have the care of them do keep them for the prefent
At Said Meeting they Ordered the Clerk to give the Diftrects to the Surveyors as they were the last Year-
The Selectmen Signed an order on the town Treafure to pay Joseph Coollidge ten pounds eight shillings which is in full for Boarding the wido Maddox till the twenty Seventh day of February last past and to pay to Jonas White Twenty one pounds Nine Shillings & four pence which is in full for Boarding & Cloathing &c for Joseph Stearnes till the fifth day of this Inftant March-
They Likewife Signed an Order on the Treafurer to pay Capt Edward Harrington Eighteen Shillings to purchafe wood for the Nuteral French-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Jonas Bond Esq' on the fourth Day of May AD 1761 .
The Selectmen haveing Received a Preecept from the High Sheriff of the County of Midds Requiring them fourth with to afsemble the Inhabitants of the town in Order to Elect & Depute a Suitable perfon to Reprefent in a greate and General Court or afsembly Appointed to be held & keept at Bofton on Wedenfday the Twenty Seventh Day of this Inftant May In obfervance whereof they ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to the Conftable Requiring him to warn the freeholders & other Inhatn. of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative to Afsemble & Meet together at the publick Meeting houfe in sd Town on Munday the Eighteent day of this Inftant May at one of the Clock afternoon then and there to Elect a Meet perfon to Reprefent the town at a Greate & general Court appointed to be held & kept at the Court Houfe in Bofton on the Twenty seventh Day of this Inftant May A
Likewife
[209] Likewife to Order the Conftable to warn the free- holders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in Sd Town on Munday the Eighteenth day of this Inftant May at two of the Clock afternoon for the ends following (Viz) 1 to Choofe a Moderator for sd Meeting 2ly To act on the fifteenth Seventeenth eighteenth & Nineteenth articles which ware in the warning of last march Meeting which were put of to this Meet- ing sd articles to be the Second third & fourth and fifth articles in the warrant - V
(6ly) To Coofe any town officers in the place of thofe that ware Chofe in the month of march last who refufe to Serve (7ły) To Grant a Sum of Money to Sattiffie the Committe for
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Repairing the fence on the Minifteral place. and to act any thing further on the affair they may think proper-
(8ly) To Grant money to pay the afsefsors for Inquiring into the Rateable Estate of the town as Required by law (9ly) To know ye minde of the town whether they will grant a peice of land to m' Daniel Bond in leiu of a peice he has left out to accomo- date the Road (10ly) To hear the petition of John Warrin pray- ing the town to abate his Rates in Conftable Harringtons Lists for the Reafons Settforth in sd Petition
A Warrant was Issued out accordingly
Attest Jona Brown Clerk
At Said Meeting the Selectmen Defired Leiut Daniel Whitney to Treat with m' Marfhel Spring to keep the School two Months-
At a General Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Regularly afsembled & meet at the publick meeting houfe in sd Town on Munday the Eighteenth Day of may AD 1761 for the Choice of a Perfon to Reprefent them in a Grate & General Court or Afsembly appointed to be held & kept for his Majesties Service at the Court houfe in Bofton on Wedensday the Twenty Seventh day of this Inftant May The Major part of the Selectmen being prefent The Voters ware Called upon to bring their Votes for a Reprefenta- tive and after the Votes were brot in Sorted & Numbered it appeared that Leiut Daniel Whitney was Chofe to Reprefent the town at the Court above sd
[210] At a General Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabts- of Watertown Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled & Meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in sd Town on Munday the Eighteenth Day of may AD 1761 for Tranfacting town affairs as Sett forth in the warrant for sd meeting-
Voted & Chofe m' Nath" Harrington Moderator for sd Meet- ing
The Petition of Nath" Harris Esq' being read & after Debate thereon the Queition was put whether it be the minde of the town to difmifs the petition for this time and it past in the affirmative
Then the Article relating to the wido Maddox was Read & after Debate thereon the Vote was put whether the Committe formerly Chofen for sd affair purfue the matter further as they may think proper
and the Vote past in the affirmative
Then the article relating to erecting a workhoufe was Read & after Debate thereon the Vote was put whether the town will Join with any other towns in Erecting a workhoufe & it past in the Negative
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Put to Vote whether the town will erect one them Selves and it past in the affirmative
Voted & Chofe a Committe for sd affair
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