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(4ly) For the town to Appropriate the money Arifing by ye Sale of mr Joseph Patterfons Pew for Such Ufes as they may think proper- (5ly) For to grant money to pay mifs's Ebenezer Stone ju' and Jonathan Whitney for taking two of ye wido Boy- ingtons Children to bring up Agreable to their Contract with the Selectmen (6ly) To know the minde of ye town whether they will Chearge m' Edmund Fowle with the Support of ye wido Mary Boyington and Children & for ye town to act any thing Re- lating thereto they may think proper (7ly) To know the minde of the town Whether whether they will Apply to ye General Court to have the Fifhery in Watertown put under Some Regulation to prevent the many Quarrils & Difputes that arife thereby and to Act thereon as they think best (8ly) For the town to grant money to pay thofe perfons that were Chofen Col- lectors of Tax's if the town think fitt and to give then Such In-
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ftructions Relating thereto as may be thot : proper and for the town to Act any thing thereon as they may think best (9ly) To Hear the Petition of James Hay praying the town to grant him Some Releif under his prefent Needy Circumftances and for the town to act any thing thereon they may think best --
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly
Pr Jona: Brown Town Cle-
[327] At this meeting they ordered ye Clerk to Issue out a warrant to warn Anna Lawrance who Refides at the houfe of mr Jedidiah Leath & Amme Trafk who Resides at the houfe of m' Ebenezer Stetfon & Peter Farníworth who Refides at the houfe Lt: Daniel Whitney to Depart forth with out of Water- town
a Warrant was Issued out accordingly and given to Conftable John Stearns
Pr Jona : Brown Town Cle
And the Selectmen Signed an order on ye Treafurer to pay the Sum of £1" 11" 8 to m': Benjamin Harrington for 156 feet of planck which he brot: to the Great Bridge - -
alfo ye Sum of £3"9" to m' Jonas Harrington jur for 345 feet of planck which brot : to ye Said Bridge -
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in ye Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled and meet at ye Publick Meeting-Houfe on Monday ye Eighteenth Day of May AD 1767 The Votes being Called for were brot: in & Sorted & Counted it appeared that m' Daniel Whitney was Chofen Representative for ye Year Enfueing-
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in Town affairs Regularly Afsembled & meet together at ye publick meeting- Houfe in sd: Town on Monday ye: 18th Day of may Anno: Domini 1767 for Tranfacting Sevaral as Setforth in the War- rants for sd: Meeting
Voted & Chofe m': John Remington Moderator for sd: Meeting Meeting
Voted & accepted ye Committes Report on ye Town Treafurer Acctts- which Report is as follows (Viz) See ye next page-
[328] Watertown May 6th 1767
We the Subscribers Appointed by the Town to Examin the Treafurers Accounts upon Examination find Said Acctts_ well Vouchd & Right Cast --
Nath" Harrington - Comttee_
Mofes Stone
Sam" White
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Then ye Comttee. Appointed to Build a pound Informed ye town that they Could have one Builded with Stone for Ten pounds or of Timber for Six pounds and after Some Debate thereon it was put to Vote whether sd: pound Should be Built with Stone and it paft in the affirmative-
Then Voted and Appropriated the money that arofe by the Sale of mr Patterfons pew (or So much as Needfull to Build sd: pound- Voted & Granted ye Sum of £8 pounds to pay m' Ebenezer Stone ju' for Bringing up one of ye wido Mary Boyingtons Chil- dren-alfo Voted Granted ye Sum of £9 pounds to pay m" Jonathan Whitney an other of sd Children- -
Then the Article Relating to Edmund Fowles being Chearged with the Support of ye wido Boyington & Children was Read and after Some Debate thereon The Vote was put whether it be the minde of the town that mr. Edmund Fowle Shall be Cheargable with the Support of sd: wido Boyington & Children and it past in the Negative-
Then the Seventh Article was Read and after Debate thereon it was Put to Vote whether the town will Apply to ye General Court to have their Fifhery put under Some Regulation and it paft in the Affiermative-
Then Voted and Chofe Jonathan Brown to Joine with the Reprefentative in Petitioning the Great & General Court to have Said Fifhery put under Some Regulation
[329] Then the 8th. Article was Read Relating to the Col- lectors and after Debate thereon Voted and Granted the Sum of Six pounds to pay them for their Service-Then it was Voted that they Should give good Securyty for their good behaviour in sd Truft-Voted that the Selectmen take Said Security - - alfo Voted that ye Selectmen Set the time for ye Collectors to make up their Accounts with ye Treafurer &c-
Then the Ninth Article with m': James Hays Petition was Read and after longe Debate thereon it was Put to Vote Whether the Town will grant the prayer of sd: Petition and it paft in ye Negative-
The Bufinefs of ye Meeting being over the Moderator Declared the Meeting to be Difsolved-
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of ye wido Mary Learned on Monday the 25th Day of may Anno: Domini 1767
They being Informed that the French Family belonging to Watertown were Defirous of going to Settle in Canady & there being an Opportunity therefor it was Agreed that m' Jona- Bemis ju' one of ye Selectmen Should Inquire what the Cost of their Pafsage will be and make Report as Soon as may be to the Selectmen
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the 27th- Day of sd: May at the Same place m" Bemis Informed the Selectmen that he had been at Boston and Confeer'd with the Mafter of the Vefsell that was going to Canady who Informed him that he would Carry them for three Dollars & an half a head-and it was Agreed that m' John Kemball & m' Jona: Bemis ju' Should go to Boston and Agree for their pafsuage &c-
[330] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the houfe of mr John Kemball on the 26th. day of June AD 1767-
They being Informed that Ruth Maddox was Sick at malden It was Agreed that m' Mofes Stone provide at place for her and that m' John Kemball Inquire Whether She can be Re- moved and if So to See that She be Removed as Soon as may be- at this Meeting the Selectmen Signed an order on ye Treafurer to pay m' Jonathan Bemis ju' ye Sum of 3" 12- Shillings which he paid for ye pafsuage of the French Family to Canady-alfo five Shillings & Seven pence one farthing for a Rope for the Meeting Houfe Bell
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on the 24th- Day of August Anno: Domini 1767-at the Houfe of ye wido Mary Learned They Agreed that m' Jonas White Should pay the Sum of Thirty Shillings as Rent for the wido Lydia Warrins thirds-at this meeting they Signed an order on the Treafurer To pay m' : Samuel Mafon the Sum of £0" 10" 10" 2 farthings -
At a Meeting the Selectmen at the Houfe ye wido Mary Learned on the 14th Day of Sepr: 1767 the Confidered the list of licenfed perfons the last year and Signed their approbation of Renewing them again-alfo they Approbated m' Bez]: Learned and Recommeded him to the Sefsions for a licence to Retaile Spiritous Liquors
[331] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham at the Houfe of M' Josiah Gleafon Innholder in Waltham on Monday the 21st Day of Day of Sep': Anno: Domini 1767-
The accounts for Repairing ye Great Bridge in Watertown which had Arifen Since the last Adjustmen which was on the first Day of Sep": 1766 Ammounting to the Sum of £9" 2" 1" 2 farthing were Proportioned & Adjusted and Signed by the Se- lectmen of each Town See Libr the (2) Page ye (67) in ye Treafury-
At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the houfe of ye wido Mary Learned on the 18th- Day of November Anno Domi 1767 the Selectmen took Security of the Collectors of Tax's for their faith- full Performance of their Trust
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[332] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of mr Jonas White on the 4th: Day of January Anno: Domini 1768 They Signed an order on ye town Treafurer to pay the Sum of 10" 18" 5" 2 farthings to the town Creditors which was Granted them the last March meeting
And they Agreed to have a Publick Town Meeting on Mon- day the Eleventh Day of this prefent January at the Publick meeting-houfe at twelve of ye Clock at noon and ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to the Several Conftables to warn all the Inhabitans of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in town affairs to meet at time and place before mentioned to act on the following Articles (Viz)- First to Choofe a Moderator for Said meeting
(2ly) To know the minde of the town Whether they will Build a Work-Houfe this prefent year and if they Agree thereto then to Grant money therefor or Appropriate Some money Be- longing to the town to Said ufe, and act anything Relating there- to as they may think best. (3ly) To know whether ye Town will accept of m' Jonathan Stones Pew in the Meeting-Houfe & if So, then to Determin how they will Difpofe of it again, and Act anything thereon as they may think Proper (4ly) To know ye minde of the town whether they will Agree upon any Meafures to Promote Induftery, Oeconomy & Manufactures thereby to prevent the Unnecessary Importation of European Commodities which threaten this Country with Poverty & Ruin and act any thing Relating thereto as they think fitt
(5ly)
[333] (5ly) For the town to give their Representative Some Inftructions at this time if they think fitt -
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly
By Jona: Brown Town Cler
The Selectmen agreed to meet at Six of ye Clock in ye Evening after the Town Meeting is over (to See what weareing Apparril was left by m' Samuel Coollidge) at the Houfe of mrs: Mary Learned
At a Gen": Town-Meeting of freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in Town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the Publick-Meeting Houfe in Sd: Town on Monday ye Eleventh Day of January Anno: Domini 1768 - Voted & Chofe m' Samuel Fisk Moderator for sd: Meeting
Then ye Article Relating to Building a Work-Houfe was Read and after Some Debate thereon it was Put to Vote whether the town will build a Work-Houfe this prefent year and it paft in ye Negative
Then ye next article was Read and it was Put to Vote Whether the town will Accept of m' Jonathan Stones Pew and that the
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town Treafurer be Directed to pay him his prime Cost and it past in the Affairmative -
Upon a motion made & Seconded it was put to Vote Whether the town will Sell Said Pew to m' Christopher Grant for £8 pounds and it past in the Negative-
alfo it was put to Vote whether sd: Grant Should have it for Ten pounds and it past in ye Negative
[334] Then it was Put to Vote whether Sd: Pew Should be Sold at Publick Vendue as Some others had been and it past in the Affairmative-
Voted & Chofe for a Commtt: to Sell Said Pew -
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m' Samll Fisk Jona: Brown m' Elijah Bond
Then the Article Relating Induftery Oeconomy &c. was Read together with a Letter from ye Selectmen of Boston Directed to ye Selectmen of Watertown with Some Votes past by ye town of Boston, therein Inclofed. and after Some Debate thereon-a Motion was made and Seconded & Put Whether the town will A Choofe a Committed to Draw up a Plan of Proper Meafures for the town to come into Relating to Induftery &c and it past in the affeirmative
Voted & Chofe for sd: Committe r
m': Nath11 Harrington m' Sam" Fisk Jonª: Brown m' John Remington m' Corns : Waldo L': Daniel Whitney John Hunt Esq':
Voted that sd: Committe Draw up Some Proper Inftructions for ye town give their Representative at this time and that they be Ready to lay them before the town at ye adjournment of this meeting
Then Voted & adjorned this meeting to Next Monday at three of the Clock afternoon at this place-
[335] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of ye wido: Mary Learned on the Eleventh Day of January AD: 1767 They Sold What weareing Apparril was left by m' Sam"l Cool- lidge that belonged to the town
At a General Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at Publick Meet- ing Houfe in sd: Town on Monday the Eighteenth Day of January AD 1768 Pr Adjournment
The following Vote was Paft Viz -
The town of Watertown being alarmed at the Late Im-
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posions on the Colonies & perceiving the Streights and Difficulties the People of this province must be brought Into by lefsening the Medium of Trade, Have Considered with pleafure the attempts made for laying afide the ufe of Foreign articles we may well do without, and the Refolutions many Towns have Come into for the promotion of Induftery & the Encouragement of their own Manufactures do alfo Chearfully & Unanimusly Vote That we are Ready to joine in any patriotick Endeavors to Leison our Im- portations and thereby prevent our Gold and Silver from giving us the Slipp, That we Confent to lay afide the ufe not only the Articles Enumerated by the Town of Boston in their Refolves but of all foreign Teas as Expenfive and pernifious as well as unnecessary, this Continent abounding with many Herbs of a more Salubrious Quallity which if we were as much ufe'd to as the poifonus Bohea, would no Doubt in time be as Agreable & perhaps much more So and whilft by a Manly Influence we Ex- pect our women make this Sacrafice to the good of their Country we hereby Declare we Shall highly Honor and Esteem the Encour- agors of our own Manufactures & the General ufe of ye pro- ductions of
this ----
[334] The Continent this being in our Judgment at this time a Necefsary means (Under God) of Rendering us a happy & free people-
The following Inftructions were Unanimously Voted to be Given to their Representative: the prefent Sefsion of the General Court (Viz) -
We your Conftituents the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown; being legally Afsembled : and haveing Deliberatly confidered the Malancholy & Diftref'd Scituation of our affairs as of the Province in General So of our Refpective Towns, & haveing with the Greatest Pleafure & Sattisfaction beheld a Surprifeing Spirit to Promote Oeconomy Induftery. & Frugallity prevail in many of our Towns as Appears by their Refolutions & Inftructions given at Large to their Representatives perticularly by the Refpectable Town of Boston who to their IMMORTAL HONOUR took the lead: many of them Sacra- ficing their private Interest to publick good, have Set us a Glorious Example, which with the utmost Gratitude we Sincearly Adopt-
And therefor Advife and Charge you S': as our Reprefentative to Govern & Conduct your Self agreable to thofe Salutary In- structions given by our Respectable Metropolis to their Repre- fentatives, & we Defire you would be upon Your Guard against any who under false Pretences of Patriotick Zeal to their Country may Endeavour to Draw you into any Rafh or Diforderly Meafures Either Disrefpectfull to the Best of Sovereigns or un- dutifull to our Mother Country, But that you Coolly & Dis-
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pationatly join and Repeatedly join if Expedient in all firm Vigorous but most loyal and peacable meafures in Afsertaining our Charter Priviledges and for Obtaining releif of thofe greiv- ances which otherwife threaten us with Impending Ruin-
[335] Upon a motion made and Seconded it was put to Vote whether the Town will Reconfider their Vote past on the Eleventh day of this prefent month Relating to the Building a work-Houfe this prefent year, and that sd: affair be Refer'd to March Meeting for further Confideration and it paft in the affeirmative ----
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' John Kemball on Monday ye 22th Day of February AD: 1768-
m' Nathaniel Harrington brot: in his account for Keeping the English School Ten Weeks ammounting to the Sum of £6" 6" 8 and the Selectmen Signed an order on ye town Treafurer for the payment of the Same-and m' Jonas Harrington ju' Sent in an account for 295 feet of Planck which he brot: to the Great Bridge ammounting to the Sum of £2" 19" 0 which they ordered the Clerk to Draw an order on the Selectmen of Weston for the payment thereof
At this meeting ye Selectmen Agreed to have a General Town- Meeting on Monday ye: 7th- Day of March next at the Publick Meeting-Houfe at Ten of ye Clock in the forenoon and ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to the Several Conftables to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Qual- lified to Vote in town affairs to Afsemble at time and place afore- Said to act on ye following Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a Moderator for sd: Meeting (2ly) To Choofe Selectmen a Town Clerk & Treafurer and all other town officers that by law are Required to be Chofe in the month of march annually (3ly :) To Choofe a Saxton and Agree how he Shall be paid for his Ser- vice (4ly) To put in their Votes for a County Treafurer (5ly) To know ye minde of the town whether Swine Shall Run at large the prefent year (6ly) To Choofe a Committe to Examin the Treafurers accounts
(7ly :)
[336] (7ly) To appropriate the Interest money Comeing to the Town ye prefent Year the year Begining the Eleventh Day of December last past (8ly) To Grant a Sallary for ye Revd : m' Seth Storer for ye Enfueing year (9ly) To grant money to Sup- port the Grammer School & any other Schools as may be Agreed upon (10ly :) To grant money to Support the poor (11ly) To grant money to Repair the Great Bridge (12ly) To Hear the accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to & Grant money to pay the Same (13ly) To grant money to Repair the High-ways
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and Town-ways and to Choofe the Surveyors Collectors of the High-way Rate & Determin ye price of Labour in Working out Said Rate (14ly) To Hear The pleas of ye Conftables or Collectors for abating any Perticular Perfons Rates in their lists if the town think fitt and grant money to make them Good (15ly) For the town to Choofe a Committe to manage the Schools if they think fitt-(16ly) To Hear the Report of the Committe that were appointed to Sell m' Jonathan Stones pew and to appropriate ye money arifing by the Sale thercof (17ly) For the town to act on the Second Article in the Warrant for the last Town-meeting Relating to the Building a Work-Houfe which was Refeer'd to this meeting (18ly) For the town to Determin whether the pew that was the late m': Henry Springs Reverts to the town and if So then for the town to Difpose of it again as they they think fitt. and act any thing thereon as they may think best
and Likewife to Notifie the Town Creditors to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen on Fryday ye fourth Day of march next at 3 of the Clock afternoon at the Houfe of m' Benjamin Prentice in order to their being laid before the Town-
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly
Pr Jonª: Brown Town Cler
[337] 1767 The Comtee- that ware Chofen by the Town of Watertown at their March Meeting 1767 To take Care of ye Schools and to Improve the money Granted for that purpofe for the Enfueing year, Proceeded as followeth.
At a Meeting of Said Comtee- at the Houfe of mr: Abijah Learned Innhold': March 1767 They Agreed with Mr Nathaniel Bond the prefent School Mafter to keep the Gramer School an other Quarter (the prefent Quarter near Expiring) at the Ufual price (Viz) Ten pounds Lawfull money Pr Quarter --- -
At a Meeting of Said Comtee- at the Publick-Meeting Houfe in Said town on Monday the day of may AD 1767 They Agreed to provide five womens Schools for the Inftruct- ing of Children in the Remote parts of the Town Said Schools to begin on the first day of June Next and to be kept twelve weeks each at forty shillings old Tenor Pr week The School Dames to provide Rooms or pay the Rent for them-Accordingly They agreed with m' Sam" Cooks wife to keep in their Houfe- m' Joseph Hays wife to keep in their Houfe and mis Kezia Stone to keep a School in the School-Houfe near m' John Strat- tons and m' Samuel Mafon's wife to keep in the Houfe where She lives and mif Hannah Bright to keep a School in the Houfe of Mr Phinehas Stearnes --
At a Meeting of Said Comtee- at mrs- Learneds Innholdr- on Monday the 22 Day of June AD 1767- They Agreed to hire m' Nath11: Bond the prefent School-mafter an other Quarter-
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At a Meeting of said Comtee- at mrs Learneds Innholder on Monday the 12th Day of Oct' : AD 1767 they Agreed to hire Mr Nathaniel Bond to keep the Grammer School another Quarter at the ufual price
[338] At Said Meeting they Determined that there Should be a Writing School keept in the west part of the Town for Ten weeks to begin the Ninth Day of Nov" Next and at the Expiration of said Ten weeks a writing School Should be opened at the East part of the Town and kept Ten weeks They agreed with mr Nathaniel Harrington to keep the School in the west part of the Town ten weeks for Forty Seven pounds ten Shillings (old Tenor ) - -
At a Meeting of the School Comtee- at the Houfe of mrs: Mary Learned Innholder Dec': 22: 1767-
They Agreed to hire m': Nathaniel Bond to keep the Grammer School an other Quarter the prefent Quarter being Near out- At Said Meeting they Contracted with m' Nathaniel Harrington to keep the writing School in the East part of the town for the Space of Ten weeks for Forty Seven pounds Ten Shillings (old Ten) To begin Said School the Eighteenth day of January Next Sam": Fisk Pr Ord':
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe M': Benjan Pren- tice on Fryday the 4th- Day of March AD: 1768 In order to take in the accounts of the perfons to whome the town is Indebted, -The following accounts were Exhibited (Viz)
m' Daniel Bond brot. his acctt- for Boarding Mary Coollidge one year and for mending her Clothes and for Some New things which he procured Ammounting to 5-1=9 And m' Stephen Harris brot: his Account for Boarding the wido Mary Maddox one year which ammounts to the Sum of 8=9=10
[339] And m' Joseph Coollidge brot: his account for Boarding & Nurfing Ruth Maddox five Weeks at 4/1 pr Week - 1=0=0
and m' Ebenezer Stone jur brot: his account for Boarding Jacob Boyington 3 Weeks & four Days - - - 0"9"7" 1
Mr Mofes Stone brot: his Account for fetching Ruth Maddox from Malden - 0"4"0
Dr: Marfhal Spring brot : his account for Medecine and Attendance on Ruth Maddox - 0"6"8-
Likwife m' Nath": Stone brot: his Account for Entertaining and taking Care of Ruth Maddox from ye 27 Day of January last to ye 4 Day of March ---
0"6"0
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mr Nehemiah Mafon brot: an account of 12/1 which he paid Nathan Coollidge in ye Year 1766 For a Room to keep a School in - 0"12"0- m' William Bond brot an account for ye Ufe of a Room in his Houfe to keep the School in Ten Weeks at 1/4d pr Week which comes to- 0"13"4-
and mr Jonas White brot an Account for Cash paid to m' Joseph Welfh of Cambridge for Mending the School-Houfe windows 3/1d - 0"3"1-
3"14"8"1
And the following perfons brot: ye following acctts- to be laid before ye town (Viz)
To m'. John Kemball for Serving Afsefsor last year - 0" 16 " 0-
To m' Mofes Stone for like Service ye Same year - 0" 16 " 0
To Jona: Brown for Serving Treafurer & afsefsor
ye Same year 3" 9"4
To m' Isaac Sanderfon for mending Sam" Cool-
lidges Shoes
0" 2"3" To m' Simon Haftings for Labour & Meterials- 0" 9"0"
5"12"8" at this meeting ye Selectmen agreed with m' Simon Hafting to Repair on of mr Storers Glafs windows that his Account may be laid before the Town at their Next meeting - -
[340] At the meeting last mentioned the Selectmen Agreed to Signe orders on the town Treafurer to pay the Revd: m': Seth Storer his Sallary for the year 1767 it being ye Sum of 66" 13"4 and to pay m' Nath" Bond for one years Service in keeping ye Grammer School which Come to 40" 0"-
and to pay the perfons that kept the womens Schools the last Summer to each the Sum of £3"4 Shillings which comes to J
16" 0"-
and the Sum of 17"6"3"1 to the perfons after- Named which is in full of their Accounts brot- into the Selectmen at this time (Viz)-
To m' Daniel Bond ye Sum of 5" 1 " 9
To m' Stephen Harris 8 " 9"10
To m' Joseph Coollidge - 1"0"0
To m' Ebenezer Stone jur
0" 9" 7" 1
To m' Mofes Stone 0" 4" 0" 0 To Dr Marfhal Spring 0" 6" 8
To m' Nath" Stone
0" 6" 0 -
To m' Nehemiah Mafon 0 " 12 " 0
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To m' William Bond 0 " 13 " 4
To m' Jonas White 0" 3" 1
£17"6"3"1
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of M': Benjamin Prentice ye Seventh Day of March AD: 1768 the above Men- tioned orders were Signed-and the Same Day they Agreed to meet at Said Prentices to Sware the town officers and to put out the poor for the year Enfueing-and they ordered the Clerk to Direct the Conftables to Summons ye officers to attend at Said time and place -
[341] At a Gen"]- Town-Meeting of ye freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly Afsembled and Meet at the Publick Meeting- Houfe in Said town on Monday ye Seventh day of March Anno: Domini 1768 For the Choice of Town officers and other affairs as Setforth in ye Warrants for Said Meeting.
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