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They ordered the Clerk to Issue out a warrant or Warrants Directed to ye Conftable to warn out of town William Goding A & Sarah his wife and four Children. Viz William & Sarah & Elizabeth Phillips and Mary Mathyrs which are of ye Same Family they Came last from Woburn on the: 17 Day of April last past and Refide at the Houfe which now belonges tu John Chenery and a Child which now lives at Issaac Sanderfons Which was Born at the wido Murches ye Mother Came last from Boston in Decr : on January last, And the wido Mary Goding who Came last from Cambridge on ye. 20th. Day of December last past and Refides at ye Houfe of James Vela in Watertown -
Warrants were Issued out accordingly
Pr Jona Brown Town Cle/
The Service don and ye Cautions Entered Dec' : Court
At this Meeting agreed that the Clerk gitt the Glafs-windows at the Meeting-Houfe Mended as Soon & as Cheap as he Can and that m' Nathaniel Harrington Carry as much Gravil on to ye Great Bridge as he thinks Nefsacery-And agreed that Mifsrs. John Kemball Nath1- Stone & Nath1 Harrington three of ye Se- lectmen go to m' Sewall & take advice Relating to Sarah Learned and Report at the Next meeting, alfo it was agreed that ye Clerk draw orders on Weston to pay Capt. Joseph Harrington 1/8 for 140 feet of plank which He brot. to ye Great Bridge in Water- town S alío to pay m' Benjn. Harrington 1/13 for 165 feet which he S Sent to sd Bridge. and to m' Jonas Harrington 2/0 & Seven
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pence one farthing for 203 feet which which he brot. to Said Bridge-
Nov': ye 1: 1764 I gave an order on the Selectmen of Weston to pay Capt. Joseph Harrington's account
Jona Brown Town Cler ---
[267] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of ye Wido Mary Learned on the 26th. Day of Nov': AD: 1764-Mr Samuel White late Surveyor of High-way appeared and made up his accounts with the Selectmen, at this Meeting ye Selectmen Di- rected the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn the wido Mary Draper out of Town who Came last from Roxbury in the Month A of May last and Ephraim Wheeler & Elizabeth his wife who Came from Bofton in ye Month of February Last And Ben- jamin Fefsenden & his wife Barbara and their Children (Viz) Benjamin Isaac Mary & arthur who Came last from Milton in March Last and Daniel Fullar and Lydia his wife & Isaac Lydia Meriam & Jemina their Children who Came Last from Newton in the Month of June Last, And Stephen Stearns who Came last from Cambridge in the Month of July last Which was accordingly don and the perfons warned out (Except Daniel Fullar & Family) Cautions Entered Decr Court-
at this Meeting it was agreed that m' Moses Stone should provide a pair of Shirts for Samuel Coollidge -
At a meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on the Tenth Day of Dec': Anno Domini 1764 they ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to ye Conftable to Warn Oliver Learned out of town Sd Learned Came last from Deadham Some time in ye Month of April or May Last - - which was Accordingly don.
At this Meeting it was Agreed that M' Moses Stone provide a pair of Stockings for Samuel Coollidge and that Mr John Kem- ball provide a Gown & a hankercheif and an Apron for Mary Coollidge-and it was Agreed yt: Bezaleel Learned put up what old & New planck may be Spared on the West Side of ye Great Bridge to prevent the Snow from Driveing off
[268] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of M' John Kemball on the 21 Day of Dec": 1764 They Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay the Town Creditors the Sum of £ S d q
13 : 11 : 3 : 3 which was Granted to them last march Meet- ing-Alfo Signed an other order to pay ye Sum 0 : 16 : 1 : 3 farthings to m' Simon Haftings for Mending ye Meeting-Houfe Glafs And they Agreed to have a town Meeting on the 31 day of this Prefent Month at one of the Clock in the afternoon at ye Publick Meeting Houfe and Directed the Clerk to Issue out
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a Warrant Directed to ye Conftable to warn the Inhabitants to afsemble at the time & place aforeSaid for ye ends following (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting - (2ly:) For the town to Choofe a Committe to Settle ye Bounds of the Land which Nathaniel Harris Esq' late of Water- town Decft. gave to the town or to Act any thing Elfe on ye affair they may think proper- (3ly:) For to know the minde of the town Whether they will grant Liberty to Sett Stables for Horfes on ye Towns land Near the Meeting-Houfe and for the Town to act any thing on the affair they may think proper (4ly :) For the town to hear & Confider the affair of Sarah Learned a perfon Suppofed to Belong to Bofton, and for the town to provide for the payment of the Charge which has arifen by her being brot. into ye town and Left in the hands of the Selectmen, And for the town to do any thing towards obtaining the Sd. Charge of the town of Boston and Grant money to Carry on the affair in ye law if Need Require-
A warrant was Issued out accordingly
Att: Jona Brown Town Cler
[269] At a Gen": Town Meeting of ye freeholders & othe Inhabitants of Watertown Who are Quallified according to law to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled at ye Publick Meet- ing Houfe in sd Town on Monday the Thirty first day of De- cember Anno Domini 1764-
Voted and Chofe John Hunt Esq" Moderator for sd Meeting Voted to Choofe a Comtt: to Settle the Bounds of ye land Be- tween Stephen Harris's land & ye land that his Father gave to the town-Voted to Choofe Seven Men for Said Committe
Voted & Choofe for Sd. Committe-
John Hunt Esq" Lt. Daniel Whitney
Capt Edward Harrington
Enf Jona Bemis m' Sam1 Fisk
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Capt John Tainter m' Nath1 Harrington
Put to Vote whether ye Town will give Liberty to Sett Stables on ye Towns land Near ye Meeting Houfe and it pafst in the Af- firmative-Voted that there be no Stables Sett on the towns land Untill ye Bounds of sd land be Afsertained-Voted that ye Committe appointed to Settle ye Bounds of ye land above Said Determin where ye Said Stables Shall be Sett-Voted that Such perfons as pay ye largest publick Tax's have the preferances in their Choice in Setting Stables-Voted yt the sd Committe Re- port to ye Town what they do on the affair as Soon as may be-
Voted that the Selectmen Procede on the affair of Sarah Learned as they Shall think proper-
The Bufinefs Being don the Meeting was Defolved-
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[270] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of ye Wido Mary Learned on the 24th. Day of January Anno Domini 1765
They being Informed that one Josiah Stowel was come to Dwell in town who Came last from Boston about the middle of March last And Thaddeus Haftings & Mary his wife from Lex- ington last on the Second day of May last their Circumftances being Such that the Selectmen Refufe to accept them to be In- habitants of Watertown and Ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn them out of town together with Daniel Fullar & his Family which the Conftable Could not finde before-A warrant was Issued out accordingly
At this Meeting they appointed Mr Nath1 Stone and the Town Treafurer to Proceede on the affair of Sarah Learned Directly and Defired them to go to Boston the Next Day with as many of ye Selectmen as Could attend to Treat with the Selectmen of Boston about Sd affair
at this Meeting m' Moses Stone gave a Notification in to Inform the Selectmen that he had Received one John Caldwel to live with him who Came last from Cambridge on the thirteenth Day of September last past-and one Sarah Swan who alfo Came Last from Cambridge on the Second day of April last past and they ordered her to be warned out of town
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at ye Houfe of the wido: Mary Learned on the Eighteenth day of Febry: AD 1765 -
M' John Kemball brot: in an account for two Shifts which he procured for Mary Coollidge ammounting to 16/1 & the Se- lectmen Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay the Same alfo to pay ye Revd: Mr Seth Storer his Sallary for the Year 1764- the Selectmen orderd the Clerk to Send to John Stratton to come and give in the Name of a woman that is at his Houfe or to Sue him for the fine if he Neglects -
[271] At this Meeting ye Selectmen Agreed to have ye an- nual Town-Meeting on the fourth day of March Next at the Publick Meeting Houfe at Nine of the Clock in the forenoon and ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to the Con- ftable to warn the Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to afsemble and Meet together at the time & place aforeSaid to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for Said Meeting-(2) To Choofe Selectmen Town Clerk & Treafurer & all other town officers Required by law to be Chofe in the month of March Annually -
(3)To Choofe a Saxton & agree how he Shall be paid for his Service (4) To put in their Votes for a County Treafurer (5) To know ye Minde of the Town Whether Swine Shall Run at
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Large ye enfueing year (6) To Choofe a Committe Examin ye Treafurers accounts and pafs any Votes on them they may think proper -
(7) For the town to approprate the Intereft Money Comeing to the town ye prefent Year the Year Begining the Eleventh day of Decr. last past (8) To Grant a Sallary 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 of thofe perfons ye 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 & to Choofe ye Surveyors Collectors of ye High way Rate and Determin ye price of Labour in Work- ing out Said Rate (14ly) To hear the pleas of ye prefent or late Conftables for abateing any Perticular perfons Perfons Rates in their lists & for ye Town to act their pleafure thereon (15ly) To know ye minde of the town whether they will have two or more School-Houfes in the Town and if the town Agree there to then to make Provifion for Erecting the Same & Determin where they Shall be Sett and act any thing Elfe on ye affaire they may think proper-
(16ly) To Hear the Report of ye Selectmen of what they have don Relating to the town-way that leads from the South-west Corner of m' David Sangers land down to his Wharf in order to make Said way Certain and for the town to Confirm ye Same or do any thing Elfe on the affair they may think Proper -
(17ly)
[272] (17ly) For the town to do what may be thought Proper to Confirm a Deed which was given Richard King which is though not Sufficiently Executed And for ye Town to Act any thing on the affair they may think Proper (18ly) To Hear ye petition of Nathaniel Sanger Praying the town to give Liberty to finifh his Building Near ye Mill Creek where he has Sett Up a Frame and for the town to Act any thing on ye affair they may think Proper (19ly) To know the Minde of ye Town whether they will Do any thing for the Obtaining the wido Mary Mad- dox's Dowry in her late Hufbands Estate as Nothing appears at prefent to Debarr her from it and for the town to act any thing on the affair they may think Proper (20ly) To know ye minde of the town whether they will Apply to the General Court to have the Fifhery in Watertown put Under Some Regulations that May Prevent the Many Quarrals & Difputes that often arife Between the perfons that Come to fifh and for the town to act any thing on the affair they may think proper -
Likewife to Notify the town Creditors to bring in their Ac-
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counts to the Selectmen at the Houfe of ye Wido Mary Learned on Fryday the first Day of March Next at two of the Clock afternoon
a Warrant Was Issued out Accordingly
Attt Jona Brown Town Clerk
At this Meeting ye Selectmen ordered the Clerk to Issue out a warrant to warn John Foster out of town who Came last from Roxbury on fourth day of April last past and Refides at the Houfe of ye wido Elizabeth Learned-Which was accordingly don Pr Jona Brown Town Cler-
[273] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the first day of March AD 1765 at ye Houfe of ye wido Mary Learned. The perfons that keept ye poor &c Brot. in their accounts which are as follows (Viz)
Jonas Bearne brot. in his account for Boarding Mary Coollidge from ye 27 day of Febry: 1764 to February ye 27: 1765 at thir- teen Shillings Pr Week old Tenor & for Makeing a Gown and Mending Shooes : 33 : 17 : 6 - L: M: 4 : 11 : 7 : 3
John Kemball brot: an account for Cloathing which he pro- cured for sd Mary Coollidge which Comes to ye Sum of-
L: M: 0 : 16 : 0 : 1
Simon Coollidge brot : his account for Boarding and other things for the wido Lydia Warrin to ye: 4 day of this prefent March which Come to the Sum of -
12 :16 :1 :1 Thomas Learned brot: his Account for Boarding the wido Mary Maddox from February ye 29 : 1764 to Febry : ye 28 1765 which Comes the Sum of - 8 : 9 : 10 : 2 Joseph Coollidge brot: an Account for Boarding Samuel Cool- lidge from ye: 28 of February 1764 to ye 28 of Febry: 1765 amounting to the Sum of 13 : 0 :0 - and for Boarding Ruth Maddox Nine Weeks - 0 : 5 : 4 : 3
13 : 5:4:3
£39:19:0=2
All which Accounts were allow'd by ye Selectmen- at this Meeting ye Selectmen ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to Warn Roland Bennett out of town who Came Last from Bofton in the Month of April last past which was don ye Same time
At this Meeting the Selectmen Received the following accounts in order to their being Layed before the Town (Viz) To Dr Josiah Converse for Medicine & at-
tendance on ye french family and the wido Lydia Warrin -
0 : 14 : -
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To Jonathan Stone for Serveing Conftable in ye year 1763 .
1 :0:0-
To John Kemball for Serveing Afsefsor ye Year past - 0 :16 : 0 - 0 :16 : 0
To Mofes Stone for Like Service
To Jona: Brown for Service as Treafurer & afsefsor last Year : - 3 : 9:4 -
To Lt: Daniel Whitney for Houfe Rent for ye french - 1 :15 :6 To Simon Whitney for Carrying ye french mans goods to Bofton : - 0: 6:0 - To Bez": Learned for Labour at ye Great Bridge 2 : 3 : 1 : 2 To Jona: Bemis Ju' for Serveing Conftabl in ye Year 1756 : 0 : 12 : 0 : 0 To Edmund Fowle for what he paid the wido Abigail Livermore - 0 : 2 :9:0
11 :14 :8 :2
the two Last added at ye town Meeting-
[274] At Gen]] Town Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at ye publick Meeting Houfe in sd Town on Monday the fourth Day of March AD 1765 for ye Choice of Town officers & Tranfacting other affairs as Men- tioned in the Warrant for sd Meeting
Voted & Chofe M' Nath" Harrington Moderator for sd Meeting
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen-
Mr John Kemball M' Nath1 Stone Jona Brown Mr Moses Stone M' Jona: Child
Voted & Chofe for Town Clerk Jonathan Brown Voted & Chofe for Town Treafurer Jonª Brown
Voted & Chofe for afsefsors
M' John Kemball Jonª Brown Mr Mofes Stone
Voted & Chofe for Conftables mifrs. Samll- White & Eben' : Stetfon
Voted & Chofe for Wardens mifs Richard Clark & William Bond
Voted & Chofe for Sealer of Leather m' Isaac Sanderfon
Voted & Chofe for fence-Vieuers mifs: Sam" Soden & Nehemiah Mafon-
Voted & Chofe for Surveyors of High-Ways: mifs Thomas Learned & Edward Harrington Jur
Voted & Chofe for Tythingmen mifr: Josiah Bright & Joseph Coollidge-
Voted & Chofe for Hogreives mifs: Nathan Coollidge & Sam1] Warrin-
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Voted & Chofe for Deer-reives mifs Jonas White & Cornelius Waldo-
Voted & Chofe for Surveyors of Timber &c Nath" Coollidge Ju" & Jonas Coollidge Jur
Voted & Chofe for Howards mifs: Josiah Norcrofs & Daniel Whitney JuT-
Voted & Chofe for Clerks of ye Market mifs Edmund Fowle & David Sanger-
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Sam"] Cook & Bez !!: Learned
Voted Surveyor of Wheat m' Elifha Learned
Voted & Chofe m' Simon Haftings for Saxton
Voted that ye Saxton Shall have two Contrabutions as Ufual for his Service-Voted that Swine be Shut up ye prefent Year
Voted & Chofe for a Commtt: to Examin the Treafures Accounts
Mr John Remington Mr Nath1 Harrington M' Mofes Stone
Voted to Appropriate ye Intereft money as it was ye last year (Viz) five Shillings & eight pence to ye School & the Reft to the Minifter
[275] Voted & Granted ye Sum of 66 : 13 : 4 for a Sallary for the Revd m' Seth Storer the Enfueing year ye Intereft money Appropriated to that Ufe to be paid of Said Sum & ye Remainder to be afseft-
Voted & Granted for the Support of ye School ye Sum of - £40:0-
Voted & Granted for ye Support of ye poor 50 : 0 -
3:0 - Voted & Granted for Mending ye High-ways &
Voted & Granted for Repairing ye Great Bridge - Town-ways -
40 : 0 -
Voted & Chofe ye Surveyors of High ways Collectors of ye High way Rate -
Voted that ye price of Labour in Working out ye High-way Rate be the Same it was the Last Year-
Voted & abated in Conftable Isaac Sanderfons List ye Sum of £1 :6:4:2-
and in Conftable Jonathan Stones Lists for ye Year 1763 (Viz) Abel Lorings Rates being 0 : 12 : 3 pence and
Rufsels Rates being . . 0 : 12 : 3 pence Both being -
1 :4 : 6 : -
and Granted the Same Sums to make them good -
Then the 15th: Article was Read and after Debate thereon the Vote was put Whether ye Town will Build any More School- A Houfes at prefent and it Paft in the Negative
Upon a Motion made & Seconded it was put to Vote Whether the town will grant a further Sum of Money to be laid out in
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Such a Manner and in Such parts of the town as ye Selectmen Shall think proper and it paft in the affirmative-
Then it was put to Vote whether the town will grant ye Sum of twenty pounds for sd Schooling it past in ye Negative - - The twelth Article when Read the accounts of thofe perfon to Whome the Town is Indebted were Sevarly Read to ye town the whole amounting to ye Sum of 11 : 14 : 8 : 2 farthings and ye Town Voted and Granted the Same Sum to pay sd accounts- Upon a Motion made & Seconded the Vote was put Whether it be the Minde of the town that ye Remaining Articles in ye Warrant be put of to Next May Meeting to be then acted Upon and it past in the affirmative -
[276] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of ye Wido Mary Learned on the 4:th Day of March AD 1765 for the Swareing ye Town officers after the Selectmen had Taken ye oath Relating to ye Bills of the othe Goverments the perfons after named took the oaths Required by law to Quallified them to to Serve in Several offices to which they were Chofen Viz Jona Brown Town Clerk & Treafurer & afsefsor
Mifs John Kemball & Moses Stone - - - - afsefsors Richard Clark a Warden Isaac Sanderfon Sealer of Leather Sam": Soden fence Viewer, Thomas Learned & Edward Har- rington Jur Surveyors of High-ways & Collectors, Josiah Bright & Joseph Coollidge Tything men, Samuel Warrin Hogreive, Jonas White & Cornelius Waldo Deer Reives, Nath" Coollidge Ju' & Jonas Coollidge Ju': Surveyors of Timber &c Josiah Norcrofs & Daniel Whitney Jur Howards Edmund Fowle & David Sanger Clerks of ye Market, Samuel Cook & Bezaleel Learned Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Elifha Learned Surveyor of Wheat
All Sworn by John Hunt Justice peace-
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Publick Meeting Houfe on ye 4:th Day of March AD 1765 Before the Opening of ye publick Town-Meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on the Town Treafurer to pay out of ye Treafury the Sum of 39 : 19 : 0 : 2 farthings to ye following perfons it being in full of their accounts which they Exhibited to ye Selectmen on the first day of this prefent month See Page. (273) of this Book (Viz)
To mifr. Jonas Berned 4 : 11 : 7 : 3
To John Kemball 0 :16 : 0 : 1
To Simon Coollidge 12 :16 : 1 :1
To Thomas Learned 8 : 9:10 :2
To Joseph Coollidge - 13 : 5 : 4:3-
£39:19=0 :2
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the Eleventh day of March 1765 at the Houfe of ye wido Mary Learned Mr Samuel White took ye Oath of a Conftable & Mr William Bond the oath of a Warden & M' Nathan Coollidge the oath of a Hogreive after they had Taken ye Money oath they were Sworn by-Jona Brown Town Cler-
[277] At Said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with m' Jonas Bearned to take of and Board Mary Coollidge for one Year if She lives at ye Rate of fifteen Shillings pr Week old Tenor - - And with m' John Sawin to take Care of ye wido Lydia War- rin and Board her one year if She lives at ye Rate of thirty two Shillings pr Week old Tenor
And with Mr Jonathan Stone to take Care of & Board the wido Mary Maddox one Year at the Rate of eighteen Shillings pr Week old Tenor -
And with m' Joseph Coollidge to take Care of & Board Samuel Coollidge one Year if he lives at the Rate of twenty Seven Shil- lings pr week old Tenor-And the Several perfons are to be Taken Care as of aboveSaid without any further allowance lett their Circumftances be wt : they will (Except in Case of Sicknefs) At this Meeting ye Selectmen agreed that m' Bezaleel Learned Should take Care of ye Great Bridge the prefent Year provided that he will do it at a Reafonable Rate and be faithfull in the Truft -
And it was agreed by the Selectmen to look out for another School-mafter
at this Meeting they Signed an order on ye Town Treafurer to pay the Sum of one pound to m' Moses Stone for Cloathing which he provided for Samuel Coollidge and one pound Seven Shillings & four pence to M' Nathaniel Stone for Boarding Sarah Learned
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of mr Edward Richardfon on ye 25th : Day of March 1765-agreed that mr Nath"- Stone Provide what Cloathing is Nefsacery for the wid Lydia Warrin Alfo Agreed that m' John Kemball provide a School-mafter that he thinks will anfwer the end, as Cheap and Soon as he Can and make Report to the Selectmen -
Likewife it was agreed that mifurs John Kemball & Nath1. Stone goe and take advice Relating to the Ephraim Warrin & ye Wid: Maddox and Sarah Learned tomorrow and Report at the Next meeting ---
[278] At the Meeting afore Said the Selectmen Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay m' Marfhal Spring ye Sum of thirty pounds which is in full for his keeping ye School in Water- town Nine Months -
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at this Meeting they ordered the Clerk to write an order to the Clerks of ye Market for last year to Diliver the towns Scales and weights to ye Prefent Clerks of ye Markets - - at this meeting ye afsefsors made Return to ye Selectmen of their afsefsing the High-way Rate which they ordered to be Re- corded which is as follows (Viz)-
To ye Selectmen
Gen" :
Thefe may Certify that we ye Subscribers afsefsors have afseft the Ratable Pools and Estates in Water- town in the Sum of forty pounds it being ye Grant made at ye last march Meeting by ye Town for Repairing ye High-ways and town-ways the prefent year and have Committed lists of the Same to the Surveyors who are alfo Collectors of the High-way Rate (Viz)
afsesfors Certificate
To m' Edward Harrington Jur: the Sum of - 20 :18 :10 : 2
and to m' Thomas Learned ye Sum 19 : 1:1:2 of -
with Lawfull warrants to levy & Collect ye Same or See that it be faithfully worked out agre- able to ye Vote of ye Town So as to make up their accounts with your Selves or Succefsors on or before the last Day of November Next Enfueing the Date Hereof
John Kemball
Jonª: Brown Moses Stone
Watertown March ye: 18: 1765
[279] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on ye: 29 Day of March AD 1765 - - Mr John Kemball informed ye Selectmen that he had agreed with Joseph Willard to keep the School three Months for Ten pounds and that he began the Day before
at this Meeting mr Joseph Coollidge informed that he would take a Letter of Guardianfhip for Ephraim Warrin if ye Select-
A men would go to ye Judge with him and git one which they agreed to do the Next tuesday - A
The Afsefsors Diftrects were given as they were last Year See page (259)
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye 8th- day of april 1765 at ye Houfe of Mr Edward Richardfon they Signed an order on ye Treafurer to pay to m' Nathaniel Stone Six Shillings which he
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gave for advice Relating to Ephraim Warrin and to pay m' Mofes Stone two Shillings which he gave to ye County Regifter for Copys Relating to ye wido. Maddox's affair - They agreed that ye Clerk Should Send an order to m' Thomas Learned not keep the wido: Mary Maddox any Longer at the towns Cost which was don the Same Evening -
Mifsrs: Nath": Stone & Moses Stone are to Perambulate lines & Renew Bounds with the adjacent town on Fryday the third Day of May Next (Viz) with Cambridge at Eight of the Clock in the Morning to Begin at ye River, and at Twelve a Clock at Noon with Waltham and at four of the Clock afternoon with Newton and the Clerk is to Notify the Sevaral Towns Accord- ingly Which was accordingly don
By Jona Brown Town Clerk
Perambulation
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the Sixth Day of May 1765 at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned Mifs's: Nath1: Stone & Moses Stone made Verbal Report that they had attended the Service of Perambulating and meet the Perfons Appointed by the Adjacent towns and Renewed the Marks .
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