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Mr Thos Saltmarfh Jonas Bond Esq" Mr Cornelius Waldo
Put to Vote if it be your minds that the Committe draw a Plan of a proper houfe & Se whether they can purchafe a peice of land in a Suitable place for to Erect Such houfe on and Se what the Charge thereof will be and lay the Matter before the town at their next meeting and it past in the affirmative
Then the Committes Report was read relating to the Sale of the Pews that were Capt Browns & Bauldwins then the Vote was put whether the town do accept of the Committes report as now Read and it past in the affirmative
Put to Vote whether the town will appropiate So much of the money arifing by the Sale of sd pewns as to pay the prime Cost and it Past in the affirmative -
Voted & appropiated the Remaining part of the money arifing by the Sale of the pews towards the Repairing the fence on the Minifteral place
Voted & Granted the Sum of four Pounds towards paying the afsefsors for Inquiring into the Rateable estate of the town as Required by law-
[211] Voted that the old Committe lay out a peice of land to M' Daniel Bond as they may think proper .
Voted and abated John Warrins Rates in Conftable Harringtons lists and Granted the Sum of : 1 : 3 : 6 to make it good Upon a Motion made & Seconded the Vote was put whether this meeting with the bufinefs of the Sixth article be adjound to Munday next at Six of the Clock afternoon at this place and it past in the affirmative
The Moderator Declared accordingly adjourned.
At a General Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitant of Watertown on Munday the Twenty fifth day of may 1761 at the Publick Meeting houfe in sd Town pr adjourn- ment
Nehemiah Mafon appearing & promist to take the Oath of a Conftable in a Short time but not Chufeing to do it at this time a Motion was made & Seconded it was put to Vote whether this meeting be Adjourned to the Twenty fifth of august Next at five of the Clock afternoon at this place with any remaining bufinefs and it past in the affirmative -
The Moderator Declared it accordingly Adjournd.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the widow Mary Learned on the Seventeenth Day of June 1761 Jonas Bond
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Esq' Informed them that a poor Child was brought to him from Medford by a due Courfe of Law
The Selectmen Agreed to look out for a place to put out the sd Child to Nurfe at, and when either of them Shall finde a place and agree what they Shall pay a week to lett the Clerk know that he may make a Record thereof
At a Gen" Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Quallified to vote in town 'affairs Regularly Afsembled at the publick Meeting houfe in sd Town on Tuesday the 25 Day of August AD 1761 pr Adjournment
M' Nehemiah Mafon appear'd and offer'd to take ye oath of a Conftable and was accordingly Sworn by Jonathan Brown Town Clerk - - -
Upon a Motion it was put to vote whether this Meeting be adjourn'd to the first monday of October next at 5 of the Clock afternoon at this place and it past in the affirmative - -
[212] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at m' Thomas Salt- marfh's on the 28 Day of August AD 1761
They Gave thare Confent to the wido Mary Learned & m' Thomas Saltmarfh's & John Hunt Esq' m' Cornelius Waldo m' John Remington and mrs Hannah Livermore's Renewing there licences's
at this meeting the Selectmen haveing received an account from m' Jonas Harrington for 354 feet of plank (which he brought to the Grate Bridge in watertown) at 20/1 pr hundred which amounts to three pounds Ten Shillings & nine pence They or- dered the Clerk to write an order to the Selectmen of Weston to pay the Same
At Said Meeting Complaint being made by Several Neighbours that the wido Warrin was in Sufering Circumftances they agreed to meet again on Monday the fourteenth day of Sepr at 4 of the Clock afternoon at the wido mary Learneds to agree with Some Suitable perfon to take care of Said warrin -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Monday the 21 Day of Sep': 1761 the Selectmen Agreed to have a Town Meeting on Monday Next at the publick Meethoufe & Directed the Clerk to Issue out warrants to the Several Conftables to warn the Inhabitants to meet at said time & place to act on the following articles (Viz) (1) to Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting (2) To hear the Re- port of the Committe on the affair of the Work-houfe and for the town to grant money to build Said houfe or do any thing on the affair they may think proper-(3) To know the minde of the town whether they will Choofe a Committe to Settle the bounds of the land which Nath" Harris Esq" gave to Sett the Meeting-
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Houfe upon (4) To know the minde of the town whether they will give Liberty (to Such perfon or perfon as incline) to Erect Stables on the line betwixt the late Nath" Harris Esqrs land and that which he gave to the town-and warrants were Issued out accordingly
Attest J Brown Town Clerk
[213] At Said Meeting they agreed to procure Some Cloathing for the wido Warrin Viz two Shifts a pair of Stockings and a pair of Shoes
At a Gen" Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhab- itants of Watertown Quallified according to law to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled & Meet at the publick Meeting Houfe in Said Town on Monday the 28 Day of Sepr. 1761 Voted and Choofe M' Sam"1 Fisk Moderator for sd Meeting- 1 Then the Second article was read & the Committe Reported that they had Drawn a Plan of a work-houfe which is thirty foot Square to be four Rooms on the lower floor with a fire place in each of them and a Gamber Roof with two fire places above the Charge of the building they are informed will be about one thoufand pounds old Tenor and after the town had Confidered and Debated the affair they purpos'd to add two more to the Committe and the Question was put whether it be the minde of the town to add two more to the Committe and it past in the affirmetive -
Voted & Chofe Capt Edward Harrington & M" John Kemball to be of said Committe
Then the Vote was put whether it be the minde of the town that the Committe look out further for a Suitable place whereon to build the above said work-houfe & Se what they must give for Such a peice of land, and alfo Inquire what the Charge will be if the houfe be built two Storey high more than if it be but one as above said and Report at the adjournment of this meeting & it past in ye affirmative
Then a Motion was made and the Vote was put whether it be the mind of the town that this meeting with the Remaining buifiness be Adjour'd to Monday next at two of the Clock afternoon at this place and it past in the affirmative -
Then the Moderator Declared it accordingly adjourn'd
[214] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Munday the 28 Day of Sepr AD 1761- They agreed with m' Simon Coollidge to Board and take Care of Mrs Warrin one Month at 65/1 pr week & to be paid for Clean- ing her up the month to begin the fifth day of October Next --- At Said meeting the wido Mary Learned Purpos't to take one of the Children of Jonas Learned and m' Bezaleel Learned pur-
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pos'd to take the Son of said Jonas for the prefent with out any Charge to the town they alfo agreed to put the Youngest to m' Sam" Child at 25/8 pr week if he would take. as they were informed he would and lett the mother of Said Children provide for her Self as She purpos'd
at Said Meeting they agreed to allow m' Jonas Berned 13/6
old Tenor P r for keeping Mary Coollidge from the 27 day week of Feby last till further orders -
At a Gen' Town Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown Quallified according to law to Vote in town af- fairs Regularly afsembled and Meet at the publick Meeting Houfe in Said town on Monday the fifth Day of October AD 1761 pr Adjournt
The first article in the warrant was Read and after a long Debate thereon the Vote was put whether the town will grant money to build a work-houfe and it past in the Negative-
(2ly) The Vote was put whether it be the minde of the town to grant the Sum of 13 : 6 : 8 to be improved in part towards hiring a work-houfe and the remainder towards Supporting the poor the prefent Year & it past in the affirmetive- - -
(3ly) The Vote was put whether it be the minde of the town to impower there prefent Committe in the Name of the town to hire a Suitable houfe to be improved as a Work-houfe as Reafon- ably as they can, and it past in the affirmative- -
The third article was Read and after debate thereon the Vote was put whether the town will Choofe a Committe to Settle the bounds of the land which the late Nathaniel Harris Esq' gave to the town to Sett the Meeting Houfe upon and it past in the affirmative-
Voted
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Voted and Choofe-
Lt Daniel Whitney Capt John Tainter Enf Jonª Bemis Capt Edward Harrington Dea. Sam" Fisk
for said Committe
Then the fourth article was Read and after Debate thereon the Quefton was put whether it be the minde of the town to act aney A thing on this article and it past in the Negative
The bufinefs of the Meeting done the Moderator Declared it Defolved
At a Gen" Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Quallified to Vote in Town affairs Regularly afsembled & Meet at the publick Meeting Houfe in
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Said Town on Monday the fifth Day of October AD 1761 pr adjourt -
The Committe appointed to repair the fence on the Minifterel place being prefent informed the town that they had not finifhed Said fence and So Did not know what the Charge would be and therefore did not Defire aney grante at this time and there being no other buifnefs the Meeting was Defolved-
N B the last Mentioned Meeting was begun on the Eighteenth Day of may 1761 and Continued by adjournments to this time
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the 29 Day of October 1761 at the houfe of M' William Bond-
They agreed to bind a Poor Child (Called Mary Mathyrs) to Mr William Goding of Woburn and accordingly Signed the In- dentures and agreed that sd Goding Should have thirteen pounds Six Shillings and eight pence with the Child, he giveing Security to the town to Save the town from any further Cost that may arife by sd Child And ordered the Clerk to take a Bond and a Mortgage Deed on Ten acres of sd Godings Land which Lies. in Woburn for the Towns Security which was accordingly done Pr J Brown T Clerk
[216] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Mr Jona Child on the 16 : Day of Nov': 1761 They ordered the Clerk to Issue out a warrant to warn the several perfons here- after mentioned to Depart out of town Viz Daniel Edds with his wife and Child who came Last from Charlstown about the month of April last & Refide at the Houfe of Jedidiah Leath & Thomas Rufsel who came vast A st from Bofton in the County of Suffolk in the month March last & Stephen Mafon who came from sd Bofton in May or June last and both Refide at the houfe of the wido Mary Learned And Richard Trufdal and his wife and four Children who came last from Newton and Refide in a Houfe that belongs to John Hunt Esq' they came into town in August last past and abiah Foster who came last from Waltham on the Second day of July last and Refides at the Houfe of Andrew White alfo Kezia Rufel who came last from Bofton in the County of Suffolk in the Month of April last to Refide at the Houfe of Samuel Nutting-
A Warrant was Issued out accordingly & given to Conftable Simon Whitney and the Service was done (Except to Kezia Rufsel who Could not be found) and the warrants Returned Cautions entered Dec' Sefsions
Attest Jona Brown Town Clerk
at sd Meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on the town. Treafurer to pay the town Creditors what was granted them last march Meeting also an order to pay the Revd Mr Seth Storer his, Salary for the prefent Year-
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Capt Edward Harrington on Monday the Seventh day of Decr: 1761
They being Informed that on Katherine Draper was come to She Refide at the Houfe of Mathew Johnfon in Watertown came last from Deadham in the County of Suffolk her Circum- ftances being Such that they Refufe to admitt her to be an In- habitant of Said town Ordered the Clerk to Issue out a war- rant to warn her out of town a warrant was Issued out ac- cordingly and given to S. Whitney and the Service done & the warrant Returned and the Caution Entered at December Sessions Attest J Brown Town Clerk
[217] At Sd Meeting the Selectmen being Informed that Kezia Rufsel was Lurking about & Could not be found at prefent ordered the Clerk to give out an other warrant to Mr Simon Whitney to warn her out as Soon as She can be found which was accordingly done
They alfo Agreed that mrs Learned the wife of Jonas Learned Should Continue at m' Jonathan Child's where She now is till further orders And that the sd m' Child and m' Nathaniel Stone who are two of the Selectmen be Defired to gitt what things She has at Cambridge and bring them to m' Childs Houfe
-The Selectmen ordered the Treafurer to Call upon the per- fons, who Received thofe persons into town (that have bin warned out) emediately to pay the Charge thereof. and if any perfon or perfons Refufe or Neglect to pay the Same to Sue them emediate- ly- --
They Signed an order. on the Treafurer to pay the Committe thirteen pounds eleven Shillings for making fifty five Rods of Stone wall and for Posts on the minifteral place
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on the Eighteenth day of January 1762 at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned -
The Select-men ware Informed that Elizabeth Warrin was in a way to Spend what Estate She had they Defired Capt Ed- ward Harrington to go & Inquire into her Circumftances and Report at the Next meeting-
Mr. Nathaniel Coollidge Jun' informed that his Uncle Samuel Coollidge was with him and wanted Some Cloathing
The Selectmen agreed that sd Nath"] Coollidge Jun' Should procure him one pair of Shoes two Shirts two pair of Stockings a Felt hat and a Hanckercheif & a wollen Cap they alfo Agreed to allow M' Coollidge 4s/8 pr week for Boarding Sd Samuel till further orders-
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of Lt Daniel Whitney on Fryday the Nineteenth Day of Febry AD 1762.
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They agreed upon a Town Meeting to be on Monday the first Day of March next at Nine of the Clock before noon at the publick Meeting Houfe And Directed the Clerk to Issue out warrants to the Several Conftables to warn the freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at time Place afore sd for the ends following (Viz) -
(1)
[218] (1) To Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting (2) To Choofe Selectmen a Town Clerk Treafurer and all other town officers Required by law to be Chofe in the month of march annually (3) To Choofe a Saxton and agree how he Shall be paid for his Service (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 Year-To Choofe a Comtt to Examin the Treafurers accounts and pafs any Votes thereon they may think proper (7) For the town to Appropiate the Intereft money Comeing to them the prefent Year the year begining the eleventh Day of December last past (8) To Grant a Salary for the Revd M' Seth Storer for the Year Enfueing the Year begining the first Day 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 Great Bridge (12) To Hear the accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to and grant money to pay the Same (13) To Grant money to Repair the High-ways & town-ways if the town think proper. And to Choofe the Surveyors Collectors of the High-way Rate and Determin the price of Labour in working out said Rate (14) To hear the pleas of the prefent or any of the late Conftables for Abateing any perticular perfons Rate & for the town to act their pleafure thereon (15) To Hear the Petition of a Number of the Inhabitants praying the town to give Liberty to make alterations in the hind Seats in the Gallary in the Meeting-houfe as Settforth in their Petition and for the town to act their pleafure thereon (16) To Hear the petition of ye wido Murch praying the town to Grant her a Small peice of land to accomedate her Houfe as the town may think proper (17) To Hear the Report of the Committe on the affair of the work-Houfe and for the town to make Some further grant of money to hire a Suitable Houfe or to Build one for that pur- pose or do any thing on the affair they may think proper (18) To hear the Petition of Joseph Harrington Guardian to Henry Learned praying the town to take into Confideration the Cir- cumftances of sd Henry as Sett forth in sd petition and for the town to act their pleafure thereon (19) To know the minde of the town whether they will bear any part of the Charge of Supporting Jonas Learned wife and Children or whether Thomas Learned Shall be oblidged to do the whole as he is liable to by
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Law and for the town to act any thing on the affair they may think proper. (20) To Hear and take into Confideration the petition of the Second precinct in in Cambridge preferred to the General Court (a Copy whereof the Selectmen have been Served with) praying that Some
part
[219] part of Watertown may be annexed to them and for the town to do any thing or things they may think proper You are Likewife to order the Conftables to notify the perfons to whome the town is Indebted to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Fryday the Twenty Sixth Day of February Currant in order to there being laid before the town. And to Notify the Surveyors of High-ways who have not made up their accounts to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen at sd time and place-
at this meeting they ordered the Clerk to Issue out warrants to warn Josiah Stone with abigail his wife & Four Children (Viz) Abigail Elizabeth Josiah & Rachal out of town and Jerufha Fuller who came last from Newton about September last and Jonathan Scoot who Came last from Roxbury in the County of Suffolk about September last and Sarah Kendal who Came last from Waltham about September last their Circumftances being Such that the Selectmen Refufe to Receive them to be Inhabitants N B Josiah Stone & Famaly last from Lexington in April Last -Warrants ware Issued out accordingly J Brown T C
The Selectmen Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay m" Nathaniel Stone one pound Twelve Shillings 3/1 farthing for Cloathing which the Selectmen procured for the wido Lydia Warrin
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on Fryday the 26 Day of Febry 1762 at the houfe of the wido mary Learned -
m' Samuel" Soden one of the late Surveyors of High ways Informed the Selectmen that he had worked out his Highway Rate which they Accepted-
At this meeting they Signed on order on the Treafurer to pay the Several Perfons the Several Sums Sett to their names agreable to their accounts which they gave into the Selectmen (Viz)
To Jonas White for Boarding and Cloathing
Joseph Stearns one Year :
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To Jonas Bearned for Boarding Mary Cool- lidge to the 26 of Febry
To Simon Coollidge for Boarding the wido
To Nath' Coollidge Jun' for Boarding Sam !! Coollidge till the first Day of March Next and for a Cap and a pair of Stockings -
22 : 2 : 3
4 : 13 : 7
7 : 2 :6 Warrin 21 weeks -
2:16:1 : 2
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To L' Daniel Whitney for keeping Jonas Learneds wife and Children - - 0 :14 : 8 : 0
To Jonathan Child for Jonas Learneds wife and Children -
To Samuel Child for Jonas Learneds Child- To Joseph Coollidge for Boarding the wido Maddox till the Twenty Seventh Day of February Next -
To m' Marfhal Spring for keeping the School three months To m' Samuel Cotton for keeping the School three Months:
5 : 8:5- 3 :11 : 2 : 2
10 : 4:0- 13 : 6:8 - 13 : 6:8 And
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And To M' Samuel Whitney for work at the Highways & Town ways - 6 : 7: 8:3
To Mr Oliver Livermore for work at Said ways - 6 : 14 : 10 -
To Capt Nathaniel Coollidge for taking the Invoice in May - 1 : 6: 0- To m' John Kemball for taking said Invoice- 1 : 4-0 - To Jona Brown for taking Said Invoice - - 2 : 8 - 0 - alfo Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay L' Daniel Whitney the Sum of five pounds twelve Shillings & 7/2for Labour don by Several perfons at the Great Bridge
Likewife at this Meeting the town Creditors brought in their accounts to the Selectmen in order to their being lay'd before the town which are as follows (Viz)- -
To Dr Josiah Convers for Delivering Jonas Learneds wife : 2 :13 : 4
To Lt Daniel Whitney for Cash paid to Joseph Welfh for mending the Schoolhoufe Glafs- 0: 8 :4 :3
To John Hunt Esq' for Houfe Rent an other Nefcesrys for the french Family - 19 :16:0 To Joseph Whitney for Six large Stones for a
0: 3 : 4 Bridge
To Simon Whitney for Stones for the bridge by Sangers 1 : 0:8-
To Jonas Barned for Sundrys for Mary Coollidge 1 : 9 : 4 : 3
To George Adams for Setting Mary Preifts arm 0 : 4 : 0 - To Cornelius Waldo for powder & ball for Wm White and John Warrin when going on the alarm in 1757 : 0: 6:6-
To Jona Brown for Serving Treafurer & afsefsor the Year past 3 : 9:4- To Sam" and Jonas Barned for Rocks for two Bridges -
0 : 10 : 0 -
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To Jonas Bond Jun' for Serving Conftable &c -- 1 : 0:0- 0 : 9:0- 0 : 9:0-
To Nath" Harrington for like Service - - To David Bemis for like Service - - To Capt Nath11 Coollidge for Serving afsefsor the Year past-
To m' John Kemball for Like Service
0 : 16 : 0 0 :16 : 0
33 : 10 :11 : 2
[221] At a Gen" Town Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallify'd to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled and Meet at the publick Meeting Houfe in sd town on Monday the first day of March AD 1762 for the Choife of Town officers and Tranfacting other Town affairs as Mentioned in the warrant-
Voted & Chofe Jonas Bond Esq' Moderator for sd meeting Jonas Bond Esq" L' Daniel Whitney Voted & Chofe for Selectmen Capt Edward Harrington M' Jona Child Mr Nath' Stone
Voted & Chofe for Town Clerk Capt Jona Brown who was Sworn at this time by John Hunt J Peace
Voted & Chofe for Town Treasure Capt. Jona Brown
Voted & Chofe for afsefsors
Mr John Kemball Capt Jona Brown Mr Mofes Stone 5 Mr Benjn Felton
Voted & Chofe for Conftables
Mr Thomas Harrington
Voted & Chofe for Wardens
S Mr Jona Stone 2 Mr John Cook
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather Isaac Sanderfon 5 Mr Nathan Coollidge
Voted & Chofe fence Veiwers
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of ( Mr Daniel Sawin High ways - -1 Mr Joseph Coollidge
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen
Mr John Stearns M' Sam11 Jenifon Jun'
Voted & Chofe Hogreives-
Mr David Coollidge Jun"
Mr Cornelius Waldo 1 Mr Jedidiah Leath
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber Planck &c-
S M' Jonas Coollidge Mr Bez" Learned
Voted & Chofe Howards - S Mr Sam" Nutting
Mr Edward Harrington Voted & Chofe Clerk of the Market Mr Cornelius Waldo
Mr David Bemis
Mr Jona Bemis Jun"
Voted & Chofe Deerreives
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Voted Gager of Cask M' Samuel Cook
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops & Staves (Mr Sam! Cook
Mr Smith Prentice
Voted & Chofe for Saxton m' Simon Haftings
Voted to pay the Saxton by two Contrebutions as Ufual
[222] Voted that Swine Shall Run at large the prefent Year under the Regulation of the law - -
Voted to Choofe a Committe to Examin the Treafurs accounts and that they make Report at the adjournment of this meeting
Voted & Chofe a Committe for sd affair Dea Samuel Fisk Mr Nath" Harrington Mr John Kemball
Voted to appropriate the Interest money Comeing to the town as it was last Year (Viz) five Shillings & eight pence to the School and the Remainder to the Minifter -
Voted & Granted the Sum of 66 : 13 : 4 a Salary for the Revd M' Seth Storer the enfueing Year the Interest money appro- priated to that ufe to be part of Said Sum
Voted & Granted the Sum of 40 pounds to Support ye School Voted & Granted the Sum of 80 pounds to Support ye Poor Then the Nineteenth Article was Read and after long Debate thereon the Queftion was put whether the town will do any thing towards the Support of Jonas Learneds Family and it past in the Negative- - -
Then the Question was put whether it be ye mind of the town to adjourn this Meeting with the Remaining bufinefs till To mor- row at twelve of the Clock at this place
and it paft in the affeirmative
Then the moderator Declared it was accordingly adjourn'd
At a Gen" Town Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown at the publick meeting Houfe in sd town on Tuesday the Second Day march AD 1762 By Adjourt- the meeting being Opened the town proceed on the Eleventh article and
Voted & Granted the Sum of Six pounds to Repair the great Bridge-
Then the accounts of thofe perfons to whome the town is Indebted were Read to the town and accepted by the town (Ex- cept Eleven pounds Sixteen Shillings in John Hunt Esqrs and Jonas Barneds for Extraordinaries for Mary Coollidge) and the Sum Twenty pounds five Shillings & 6/3 farthings was Voted & Grated to pay the Same-
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