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Exclufive of Tho' Learneds ye Total is £5:16:2:3 The two last added at town meeting
[295] At this Meeting ye Selectmen Received a Notification from m' John Remington Informing that he had Received one Martha Chadwick into his houfe who Came Last from Cambridge on the fourth day of November last past alfo Leiut Daniel Whit- ney Notified that he had Received on Sarah Chamberlain into his houfe who Came last from Needham on the Twelth Day of this prefent month, and Simon Whitney Notified in writing that he had Received into his Family one Sufanna Willard who Came last from Newton in the month of June or July last past The Selectmen then ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrat to warn the above Said Martha Chadwick out of Town-Which was Done the Same Day-
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At this Meeting Mr: Caleb Prentice Sent to the Selectmen to know whether he Should Continue to keep the School till further Orders or Difmifs it. Where upon the Selectmen agreed that it Should be Difmift till further orders. & that m': Kemball give m' : Prentice notice there of
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Publick-Meeting Houfe on Monday Morning ye 3d: Day of March AD 1766- A
They Signed orders on ye Town Treafurer to pay the Several A accounts which were brot: in to ye Selectmen on ye 28th Day of February last ammounting to ye Sum of 58=18 : 4 : 1- which Accounts were to be paid out of last years grants Said accounts are Entered at pages : (293) & (294) of this Book-
[296] At a Gen"] Town Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting-Houfe in Sd: town on Monday ye Third Day of March Anno Domini 1766 For the Choice of Town Officers &
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Tranfacting ye other Affairs mentioned in the Warrants for Said Meeting- Voted & Chofe M': John Kemball Moderator for sd Meeting
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen
mr John Kemball Capt: Jonª: Brown m' Mofes Stone mr Jonas White m' Jona Bemis Jur
Voted & Chofe for Town-Clerk Cpt: Jona: Brown Voted & Chofe for Town-Treafurer Cpt: Jona: Brown m' John Kemball
Voted & Chofe for Afsefsors-
Capt: Jonª: Brown m' Mofes Stone
Voted & Chofe for Conftables mifs
I David Sanger & Daniel Sawin A
Voted & Chofe for Wardens mifsus Thomas Harrington & Jedidiah Leath
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather m' Thomas Pattin
Voted & Chofe Fence-Veiuers mifs's Thos: Learned & Jona: Stone
Voted & Chofe Surveyor of High-ways mifsrs. Edward Richard- fon & Sam" Hager Jur
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen mifrs Elifha Larned & Stephen Harris
Voted & Chofe Hogrieves mifs's: John Whitney Jur & Ezekiel Whitney
Voted & Chofe Deerrieves mifsrs Thos : Pattin & Jonas White Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber &c mifrs: Nath11. Coollidge Jur Bez! Learned & Jonas Coollidge Jr
Voted & Chofe Howards mifsrs. Jedidiah White & Samuel Sanger
Voted & Chofe Clerks of ye Market mifsrs David Bemis & Abijah Learned
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves Shingles &c mifrs Sam1 Cook & Bez! Learned
Voted & Chofe Surveyor of Wheat m': Nath1: Harrington
Voted Saxton m' Simon Haftings - -
Voted that ye Saxton have two Contrabutions as Ufuall Voted Swine Run at large ye Enfueing year
Voted & Chofe a Comtt- to Examin the m' Nath1: Harrington
Treafurers accounts - m' Mofes Stone m' David Bemis
Put in their Votes for a County Treafurer-
[297] Voted to Appropriate the Intereft money as it was Last year (Viz) Five Shillings & four pence to ye School ye Remainder to the Minifter-
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Voted & Granted ye Sum of £66=13=4 for a Sallary for ye Revd: M' Seth Storer the Enfueing year ye Intereft mony ap- propriated to that Ufe to be part ye Sum ye Remainder to be afeft Voted & Granted the Sum of £40 pounds to Support ye Gram- mer School
Put to Vote whether the town will have any more Schools and it paft in the affirmative-
Voted & Granted the Sum of £20 to Suppor ye other Schools
Voted & Granted ye Sum of £3 to Repair ye Great Bridge
Voted & Granted ye Sum of £30 to Repair ye High-ways & town- ways
Voted that ye Price of Labour in working out ye High-way Rate be 3/ Pr: Day for a man and the Same for a Team-
Voted & Chofe ye Surveyors of High-ways Collectors of ye High-way Rate
Then m': Thomas Learneds account Relating to the widow Mary Maddox was Read to ye Town as was accepted & allowed
Then the town Creditors accounts ammounting to ye Sum of £5=16 : 2=3 was Read and Accepted and the Same Sum granted to pay the Same-See Page (294)
Then the Town Voted & abated Mofes Biglo Rates in Conftable Jona : Stone's lists and Granted the Sum of :0:12:2:2 to make it good-
Put to Vote Whether the town will take m' Joseph Patterfon Pew and pay him the prime Cost it Pafst in ye Affirmative
Put to Vote whether ye town will Choofe a Committe to Manage the Schools in ye Town and it pafst in ye affirmative-
Voted & Chofe for Sd: Committe-
m' David Bemis m' Sam": White m' Jona : Stone m' Nath': Stone m' Nath1 Harrington
Voted to Put of the Seventeenth Article to may Meeting Next Voted & Granted the Sum of £40 to Support poor-
[298] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Abijah Learned on the third Day of march Anno Domini 1766 After the Selectmen had Taken the oath Relating to the other Goverments Bills as Required by law the Following perfons after they had Taken ye Sd: oath were Sworn to the faithfull Difcharge of ye Several offices to which they were Chofen (Viz)
Jona: Brown to ye offices of Town-Clerk Town Treafurer & afsefsor
mifsrs John Kemball & Mofes Stone to ye offices of Afsefsors Jedidiah Leath to ye office of Warden Thomas Pattin Sealer of Leather Thomas Learned & Jonathan Stone to ye office of
A Fence Veiwers-
Edward Richardfon Surveyor of High-ways & Collector
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Elifha Learned & Stephen Harris Tythingmen --- John Whitney Ju' & Ezekiel Whitney Hogrieves Thomas Pattin & Jonas White Deerrieves ---
Nath": Coollidge Ju' Bez !!. Learned & Jonas Coollidge Ju' : Surveyors of Timber
Samuel Sanger a Howard-
David Bemis & Abijah Learned Clerks of ye Market
Samuel Cook & Bezaleel Learned Cullars of Hoops &c Nathaniel Harrington Surveyor of Wheat
All Sworn by John Hunt Justice Peace
They agreed to meet again on Monday Next at this place in order to put out ye poor for ye year Enfueing, and to Sell the Clothing &c of Mary Preift Lately Deceaft (She being a poor perfon) in order to Defray the Charge that She has been to ye Town in times pafst
March ye: 10th: 1766 mifsrs: David Sanger & Daniel Sawin after taking ye money Oath were Sworn to ye office of Conftables and m': Thomas Harrington to ye office of Warden-
and m": Samuel Hager Ju to ye office of Surveyor of High-ways and Collector-
By Jona: Brown Town Cle ---
[299] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye: 10th: Day of March 1766 at the Houfe of M': Abijah Learned-
They Agreed that m': Bezaleel Learned Take care of ye Great Bridge the Enfueing year -
This being ye time for Putting out the poor for ye Enfueing year They Agreed with m': Joseph Coollidge to take care of and Board Samuel Coollidge one year at ye Rate of Thirty one Shil- lings Old Tenor Pr: Week
and they Agreed with mrs: Mary Benjamin to take Care of and Board the wido Mary Maddox one year at ye Rate of 21/4 Pr : week old Tenor sd: Maddox is to have her work herSelf-
alfo Agreed with M': Phinehas Child to take Care of & Board the wido Lydia Warrin one year at ye Rate of 34/1: pr week-old Tenor-And Likewife with m' : Daniel Bond to take Care of & Board Mary Coollidge one year at the Rate of 11/1 Pr-Week old tenor-And it was further Agreed with the above mentioned perfons that their Should be no further allowance for sd. poor perfons lett their Circumftances be what they will (Except in cafe of Sicknefs) and that the Severall perfons that are to Board the poor are to Remove them to their Houfes the Next day or as Soon they can. And ye Selectmen Directed ye Clerk to give them orders to Receive them which was Accord- inly don the Same time - -
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and ye Selectmen Agreed to meet again on Monday Next at m' : John Kemball to Tranfact Some other affairs-
[300] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye: 17th: Day of March 1766 at ye Houfe of m' John Kemball-They gave ye Surveyors their Deftricts as they were last year See ye (259) page of this Book They ordered the Clerk to give ye prefent Clerks of the Markets an order on the last Clerks for the Scales & weights They Likewife ordered that a Letter be wrote & Sent to m' : Jonas Berned not to Entertain Mary Coollidge any longer at ye Charge of the town which was don and Signed By order of ye Selectmen
Jona: Brown Town Clerk
At this Meeting ye Afsefsors made the following Return of their Afsefsing ye High-way Rate (Viz)
Watertown March ye: 17: 1766 To ye Selectmen Gent11.
We the Subscribers afsefsors have afseft ye Rat- able Pools & Estates in Said town in ye Sum of Thirty Pounds being the grant made ye last march Meeting for the Repairing ye High-ways & Town- ways & have Committed Lists of ye Same to the Several Collectors who are Surveyors of the High- ways (Viz)
afsesfors Certificate
To M' : Samuel Hager Ju' : the Sum of- £15=15=10
and to M' Edward Richardion ye
Sum of -- 14= 4 : 2
30:0 : 0 with Warrants to levy & Collect the Same or See that it be faithfully worked out agreable to the Vote of the Town So as to make up their accounts with yourSelves or Successors on or before the last day of November Next Enfueing the Date hereof
John Kemball Jonª: Brown Mofes Stone
[301] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Ed- ward Richardfon on the 20th. Day of March Anno Domini 1766- They Signed an Order on the Treafurer to pay the Sum of twenty eight pounds three Shillings & one penney two farthing to ye following Perfons in ye followning Manner (Viz) To m' Thomas Learned the Sum of 3 : 0=9 : 2 it being in
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full of what the town allow'd him for Board &c for the wido Mary Maddox-To m' John Sawin for mending &c for the wido Lydia Warrin ye Sum of 3/8 To m' John Kemball for money lent to Carry on a law Suit with ye Town of Boiton To m' Caleb Prentifs ye Sum of £20. in part for keeping ye School ye last year and to m' Nehemiah Mafon ye Sum of Two pounds eight Shillings which he paid Kezia Stone for keeping School- And the Selectmen being Informed that there was one Mary Bath Come to Refide in Watertown at ye Houfe of ye wido Murch She came last from Bofton Some time in ye prefent month her Circumitances being Such that they Refufe to accept her her to be an Inhabitant of Watertown therefor Ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn her out of town which was don the Same Evening-
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[302] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of Mr Abijah Learned on the 16th Day of April 1766 - They Agreed that m': Jonas White Notify m': Ephraim Wheeler to Return the Child that he had Taken from ye wido Murch's forthwith as it is thot: ye Mother of sd Child is about to gitt a way & leave it to be maintained by the Town and to lett said Wheeler know that if he Neglects to Return it ye Selectmen are Determined to proceed with him as ye law Directs in Such case-Alfo it was Agreed that M': Jonas White & Jonathan Brown Apply to Samuel Livermore Esq': for a Warrant to Re- move one Mary Bath & her Infant Child to Boston it being ye last place of her Abode-Mr. Moses Stone was Defired to go to ye wido Murches & Inquire from whence a Child which is at her Houfe came from last and its name alfo to carry a Letter to Capt : Nathaniel Coollidge which was Signed by Selectmen Defiring him forthwith to Send any woman or women which are at his houfe out of town and a Child which is at ye wido: Murches which She Says Came from sd: Coollidges-And the Selectmen being In- formed that Samuel Coollidge was in great want of a Coat they Agreed yt: m': Jonathan Bemis Ju': or m': Jonas White provide Some good Strong Cloath &c to make him one Likewife mr Jonas White was defired to Speak to m' Bezaleel Learned forthwith to Mend Some holes that were in the Bridge at this Meeting m': John Sawin Sent in a Notification to acquaint ye Selectmen that he had on ye : 31 day of March Last Received a Boy from Woburn into his Family Named Jonathan Larabee
[303] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of mr Abijah Learned on Monday ye: 12th: Day of May AD: 1766- They Agreed to have a General Town Meeting on Monday the Nineteenth day of this prefen month of may at 2 of ye Clock in
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the afternoon at ye publick Meeting-Houfe and Directed the Clerk to Issue out Warrants directed to ye Conftables to warn ye Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs to Afsemble and meet at sd: Time & place to Act on ye Following Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for sd. Meeting (2) To hear ye Committes Report that were Appointed to Examin the Treafurers Acctts- and to act thereon as the Town think fitt (3) To know the minde of ye Town whether they will Difpofe of any Pews or pews in the Meeting-Houfe which Revert to the town and to act any thing on ye affair they may think Proper --- (4) To Hear ye Report of ye Selectmen Relating to the law Suit with ye Town of Boston and to act thereon as they think fitt (5) To know the minde of the Town Whether they will grant money to pay ye Conftables for Collecting the Rates and do any
thing Relating thereto as they may think proper
(6) To Hear
the pleas of any of The late Conftables for Abating any per- ticular perfons Rates in their lists and to act any thing thereon as they May think Proper (7) For ye town to give their Com- mitte Some Inftructions Relating to ye Schools as they think Needfull (8) To know the minde of the town whether will Purchafe ye the two acres of land (So Called) Near the Meet- ing-Houfe if it may be had for Such Ufes as the town may think fitt. and grant money therefor or Appropriate any money to that Ufe, and do any thing on the affair they may think proper (9) To know the minde of ye town whethe they will grant a Small Slip of land to David Sanger in lieu of a Small peice which he left out to accomodate the Road and act any thing Thereon they may think fitt (10) To país any Vote on a New list of Juriors as they See Mete (11) To agree how Mary Preifts Cloathing Shall be Difposed of-
And
[304] And allfo In Obfervance of a Precept Received from the High Sheriff of ye County of Middlefex for that purpose To Direct the Conftables to warn all the freeholders & others who are Quallified to Vote in ye Choice of a Representative to meet at ye Same place on Sd: Ninteenth day of May at Four of the Clock afternoon to Elect and Depute one Suitable Perfon to Reprefent them in a Great & General Court or Afsembly Ap- pointed to be Convened held and kept for his Majesty's Service at the Court Houfe in Boston on the Twenty eight Day of this Prefent May -
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly
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They Likwife ordered the Clerk to Issue out a warrant to warn out of town one Sufanna Willard who Refides at the houfe A of Simon Whitney who came last from Newton in June or July
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last which was Accordingly don and given to m' David Sanger the Service don Jona: Brown Town Cle-
and Caution Enterd
May Court-
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled and meet at ye Publick-Meet- ing-Houfe in sd town on Monday the 19th. day of May Anno: Domini 1766 for Tranfacting Some town affairs as Settforth in ye warrants
Voted & Chofe m': John Kemball Moderator for sd: meeting Voted and Accepted ye Committes Report on the Treafurers accounts
Said Report is as follows (Viz)
Watertown May 6th: 1766 We the Subscribers Appointed by the Town to Examin The town Treafurers accounts upon Examination find said
[305] Accounts well Voucht and Right Cast
Nath" Harrington Mofes Stone David Bemis
Comtt-
Voted to Choofe a Committe to Sell Mr: Patterfons Pew to the Highest bider
m' Nath": Harrington
Voted and Chofe for sd: Committe - mr Jonas White m' Sam": Fisk
Put to Vote whether the town would act any further on this Article and it past in the Negative -
Then ye Selectmen made Verbal Report Relating to Sarah Learned that they had Obtained Judgment againft the town of Boston and the town Voted and Accepted Said Report - Then the fifth article was Reed-and after Some Debate thereon it was Put to Vote whether ye Town would act any thing thereon and it paft in the Negative-
Then they 6 article was Reed and they Voted and Abated in the Late m' Benjamin Feltons lists Sam11- Raymonds Rates 5 d ą
13 :0 :1
being
and Richard Truefdals Rates it being ye
£0 : 17 : 9 : 0 Sum of
and in Bezaleel Learneds lists Stonings
Rates being 0 : 4 : 5 : 2
and one Honewells Rates being- 0 : 4 : 5 : 2 and Nath" Harris's Town and Minifters Rates being- 0 : 4 : 5 : 2
and Stephen Harris's Rates being 0 : 10 : 5 : 1 and the Same
Sums granted
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Voted not to act on the Seventh Article - -
The eight Article was Reed and after Debate thereon the Vote was put whether the Town will purchafe the two acres of land So Called and it past in the Negative -
Voted that ye Selectmen or a Committe be appointed to lay out a Small Slip of land to David Sanger in anfwer to his Requeft - Voted that ye Selectmen be a Committe for that Purpose - Voted and Accepted a New list of Juriors which was Read Voted to give Mary Preifts Cloathing to her Daughter-
[306] At a Gen11. Town Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled and Meet at the Publick Meeting-Houfe in Said Town on Monday ye Ninteenth day of May AD: 1766-
The Selectmen being Prefent the Votes being Called for and brot: in were Sorted and Counted it Appeared that m': Daniel Whitney was Chofen Representative for ye town by the Major Part of ye Voters then prefent
The Selectmen meet Near the land of m' David Sanger at the Corner near Treadways Bridge So Called and Staked out a Small peice of Land agreable to the Vote of the town at their meeting on ye: 19: day of May last Said peice of land is about ten feet in width in or near ye middle & Sloaps a way So as to Interfect his wall
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Abijah Learned on ye: 23d Day of June AD 1766-
The following Acctts- were Exhibited to ye Select-men
Mr Jonas White for things procured for ye poor. 1 : 5 : 1- M' Jonathan Bemis Jur. for Cloth &c 2 : 1 :10 : 3 for a Coat for Samuel Coollidge - -
Mr Josiah Bifco for keeping School Six Weeks 4 : 10 : - - - M' Jonathan Learned Ju': for work & me- terials at m' Storers 2 : 0:1:3
9 : 17 : 1 : 2
And ye Selectmen gave an order to the Treafurer to pay the Said accounts-And they Appointed to meet again on Wedenfday next at m' Edward Richardfons
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Edward Richardfon on the day of June AD 1766-They ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant to warn Hannah Colman and her Child Called Peter Robarts out of Town which was don on the 4 day of July following
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[307] The 1th- Day of July 1766 the Selectmen meet at the Houfe of M': Phinehas Child to take Some care about the wido Lydia Warrin and found She was in a A A
low State of Health and Directed m': Child to take the Best Care of her that he Could and provide Watchers for her as Need Shall Require and that he A gitt Some Nefsecarys to Entertain Such as take care of her in the Night at m' Jonas White's at the town's Cost and Agreed that m' Child Shall have a proper allowance for his Extraordinary Trouble
And the Selectmen being Informed that m': Samuel Nutting had taken in a Stranger a woman to Lyin at his Houfe and had not Notified the Selectmen thereof as the law Directs They or- dered the Clerk to Send to him to lett him know that Unlefs he came to their next meeting and took Some care to Secure the town they Should proceed as the law provides in Such Cases- Alfo It was Agreed that m': Jonas White & m' Jona: Bemis Ju' go to John Hunt Esq': & See and Inquire into the Circum- ftances of Sarah Learned and Report at their next meeting- Likwife it was agreed that the Treafurer Endeavor to git the Bill of Cost Taxt which was Recovered againft the Town of Boston as Soon as may be- The Selectmen Agreed to meet again on Wedenfday come Sevent : at m' Jonas Whites at : 5 of the Clock afternoon
[308] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of Mt : Jonas White on Wedenfday ye: 9: day of July AD 1766- It was Agreed that m': John Kemball Apply to a Justice of Peace for a Warrant to Remove Sarah Learned to Boston it being ye place to which She belongs
Alfo it was Agreed that m': Jonas White provide Some Cloath for a pair Breeches for Sam": Coollidge & bring in his Account to ye Selectmen at their Next meeting
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Abijah Learned on ye: 30th: day of July AD 1766
Agreed yt. m': John Kemball take advice Relating to ye wido: Boyington who was Brot: from Weston and left with m': Jona- than Bemis Ju' : on ye: 26 day of this prefent month and m' Kem- ball is to make Report at their next meeting
Alfo Agreed that m' Samuel Warrin Shall have what Cloath- ing &c that his mother left at her Death-
And they Appointed to meet again Next Tuesday at 7 of the Clock afternoon at this place-
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m': Abijah Learned on the 5th- day of August AD: 1766 -
M': Kemball Reported that he had not Taken any advice Relating to ye Wido: Boyington as yet and m' Jonathan Bemis
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Jur: Confented to Keep her two or three weeks longer or till another place can be provided -
[309] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of Jona- than Brown on the 19th: Day of August AD 1766 -
They Agreed to have a Town-Meeting on the 22 day of ye Prefent month of August at the Publick-Meeting-Houfe at three of ye Clock in the afternoon to Act on the following Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for sd: meeting-
(2) To know the minde of the town whether they will Receive the wido. Boyington and her Children as Inhabitants of Water- town or whether they will Try the matter in the law with the town of Weston and grant money therefor and Act any thing Relating thereto as they may think Proper-
(3) To know the minde of the whether they will Confent to make good the Damages that Perticular Gentlemen in the town of Boston Suftained in the late Difturbances and to give their Reprefentative Such Inftructions Relating thereto as they may think proper-
At a General Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting-houfe on Fryday the 22 day of August AD 1766-
Voted and Chofe m': Nath1 Harrington Moderator for sd: Meeting-
Put to Vote whether the town will Try ye Matter Relating to the wido Mary Boyington & her Children being Inhabitants of Watertown with the town of Weston and it paft in the Negative
Then it was put to vote whether the town will put of ye Difpute Relating to m' Edmund Fowls being Chargeable with ye Said wido Mary Boyington & her Children till Next meeting and it Paft in the Affeirmative
Then it was Voted yt the Selectmen put out the Children till they Come of age as Cheap as they Can-Then the third article was Read and it was put to vote whether the town do Confent to make good the lofes as mentioned therein & it past in the Negative
[310] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham at ye Houfe of m': Wm- Goodhue in Waltham on first day of Sepr: Anno Domini 1766 The accounts of Repairing ye Great Bridge in Watertown which had arifen Since ye last adjustment which was on ye Second Day of Sepr: Anno Domini 1765 ammounting to ye Sum of £"14"5"2 farthings was Ad- justed and Proportioned and Signed by ye Selectmen of Each town then Prefent
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Thomas Salt- marfh on ye first day of Sep': Anno: Domini 1766
They Approbated mifsur. Thomas Saltmarfh & Abijah Learned & Edward Richardfon to be Inholders and John Hunt Esq' & mifsrs Cornelius Waldo Jonas White & Nathaniel Coollidge to be Retailors
At this meeting they Ordered the Clerk to Issue out a war- rant to warn Abijah Learned & Abigail his wife & Mary & Abigail their Daughters & Nathaniel their Son out of town who Came last from Cambridg in ye month of Nov' : or December last past At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Edward Richardfon on ye 19 day of Sep': Anno: Domini 1766-
They agreed to Binde the Daughter of ye wido Mary Boying- ton to m' Ebenezer Stone Jun' till She is eighteen years of age & he to have eight pounds with her and he to take her the next day alfo to he is to Board Sd: widos Son for ye Prefent as Cheap as he can-
[311] At this meeting ye Selectmen Signed an order on ye Treafurer to pay m' Mofes Stone ye Sum of £1 : 1 : 4 for ye Gloves which procured for ye wido Lydia Warrins funeral alfo the Sum of £12"6=1 to M' Caleb Prentifs it being in full of what is due to him for his Service for keeping School in Water- town-
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