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Voted & Chofe Dea". Sam": Fisk Moderator for Said Meeting-
Jona : Brown m' John Kemball
Voted & Chofe for Selectmen-
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m' Mofes Stone m' Jonas White m' Jonª Bemis jur
Voted & Chofe for Town-Clerk & Treafurer Jona: Brown
L Dean. Sam": Fisk-
Voted & Chofe for afsefsors-
Jonª: Brown
m' Mofes Stone
Voted & Chofe for Conftables mifss Joseph Coollidge & Jonas Bearned
Voted to Choofe Collectors of Tax's this year
Voted & Chofe mifurs Joseph Coollidge & Jonas Bearned Col- lectors-
Voted & Granted Six pounds for their Service in Collecting Tax's Voted & Chofe for Wardens mifsurs Elijah Bond & Daniel Bond-
Voted & Chofe Sealer of Leather m' Thomas Patten-
Voted & Chofe Fence viewers mifs's Sam1: Cook & Jonathan Learned jur
Voted & Chofe Surveyors of High-ways John Chenery & Stephen Harris
Voted & Chofe Tythingmen mifrs Josiah Norcrofs & Bez !!: Learned
Voted & Chofe Hogrieves Simon Coollidge ju' & Israel Whitney Voted & Chofe Surveyors of Timber planck &c Lt. Nath" !: Cool- lidge David Sanger Bez11: Learned and Jonas Coollidge ju' .-
Voted & Chofe Howards David Coollidge ju' & Jonas Cool- lidge jur
Voted & Chofe Clerks of ye Markent mifsrs Samuel Cook & Jedih Leath
Voted & Chofe Cullars of Hoops Staves &c mifurs Sam" Cook & Bez! Learned
Voted & Chofe Surveyor of Wheat m' Stephen Harris - -
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Voted & Chofe m' Haftings Saxton and that he have two Con- trabutions as ufual for his Service -
Voted that Swine be Shut up the prefent year
Voted & Chofe a Comtt- to Examin ye Treafurers Acctts_
Dean Samll Fisk m' Mofes Stone m': Nath' Harrington
[342] Voted to Appropriate ye Intereft money Coming to the town as it was last Year (Viz) Five Shilling & four pence to the School and the Remainder to ye Minifter
Voted and Granted the Sum of 66"13"4 as a Sallary for the Revd: m' Seth Storer the Enfueing year the Intereft money to be part and the Remainder to be Afseft-
Voted and Abated Joseph Gardiners Rates in Conftable Isaac Sanderfons & David Sangers lists being £1 "2"6"3-
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of the freeholders & othe Inhabitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at the Publick-Meeting Houfe in sd: town on Monday the 14th: Day of March Anno Domini 1768 Pr Adjornment -
They Voted & Granted ye Sum of £33"6"8 to Support ye Gram' School
Then it was put to vote whether they would grant money to Support any other Schools and it paft in ye affirmative - -- Voted & Granted ye Sum of 20 pounds to Support other Schools Put to Vote whether ye town will Choofe a Comtt- to manage the Schools and it past in the affirmative
Voted and Chofe for Said Committe- -
m' : David Sanger m' Jonas Bond m' Sam": Fisk m' Samll White m' Nath11: Stone
Voted & Granted 20 pounds to Support the poor -
Voted & Granted 30 pounds to Repair ye High-ways & Town- ways Voted that ye price of Labour in Working out the High way Rate be the Same as it was last year
Voted to Excuse m' John Chenery from Serving Surveyor of Highways
Voted and Chofe m': Jonas Bond to Serve in his Room
Voted & Chofe the Surveyors Collectors of the High-way Rate Voted & abated Jonas Coollidges & James Hays's Rates in Con- ftable Isaac Sanderfons lists & Granted 2"9"11"1 to make it good-
Voted & accepted the town Creditors accounts and Granted the Sum of £5 " 12"8 pence to pay the Same-
[343] Then the Committe that were Chofen to Sell m'
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Jonathans Stones Pew made Verbal Report that they Appointed the first Day of February last to make Sale of sd: pew and Notified the town in the Ufeull manner of the time and place and put up Said pew to Sale and it was Struck of to m' Christopher Grant for 80 pounds O: T: for which he gave Security to the town Treafurer
Then it was Voted that m' Grant pay So much of the money into Treafury as will pay m': Jonathan Stone his prime Cost - Voted that the remainder may lie for the prefent at Intereft Then the Article Relating to Building a Work-Houfe was Read and it was Voted not to proceed to Build one at prefent
Then the Article Relating to m' Henry Spring Decsts- pew was Read and after Some Debate thereon The town Voted to Choofe a Committe to Inquire further into the Circumftances of Said affair and Report what will be proper for the Town to do Relating thereto-
m': Nath"! Stone
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe -- m' Mofes Stone m' Nath11 Harrington
The Same Day Jonathan Brown was Sworn as Town-Clerk Town-Treafurer & Afsefsor by John Hunt Justice Peace At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Benjamin Prentice the Same Evening after ye Selectmen had taken ye Oath Relating to other Governments Bills then the other Town officers after taking Said Oath were Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the Several offices to which they were Chofen (Viz) mifurs Sam1: Fisk & Mofes Stone Afsefsors -
mifs's Joseph Coollidge and John Stearns Conftables - mifs' Elijah Bond and Daniel Bond Wardens
m' Thomas Patten Sealer of Leather - mifsrs Samuel Cook and Jonathan Learned jur Fence-Viewers mifsrs Stephen Harris Surveyors of Highways & Collectors mifsrs : Josiah Norcrofs & Bez": Learned Tythingmen -
mifsrs Simon Coollidge ju' & Israel Whitney Hogrieves
[344] mifsrs Nath"] Coollidge David Sanger Bez": Learned & Jonas Coollidge jur Surveyors of Timber Planck &c mifsrs David Coollidge jur and Jonas Coollidge ju Howards mifsrs Sam11: Cook and Jedidiah Leath Clerks of the Markets kets
misrs Sam" Cook & Bez11: Learned Cullars of Hoops Staves &c- At this Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with m' Nathan Cool- lidge to take care of and Board the wido Mary Maddox for the Space of one year and he is to have at the Rate of Three Shillings and four pence pr week -
And with m': Daniel Bond to Board and take Care of Mary
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Coollidge one year more at the Rate of two Piftereens pr week- and they are to have no further Allowance Except in Case of Sicknefs ----
At this Meeting the widow Mary Benjamin & Son made Complaint that John Whitney ju' and his wife were Burdenfom to them-and it Appearing to the Selectmen that they were Idle Lazey Perfons They Agreed with m': Thomas Learned to have the man for £6" 14" 8 for the Space of one Year which Sum he is to pay to ye Selectmen for the ufe of the Said Whitneys family provided they can git the Afsiftance of two Justices of the Peace to binde him 3 they alfo Agreed with m' Fanning Learned that A he Should have sd: Whitneys wife one year he paying thirty Shillings for her Service for the like ufes and on the Same Con- ditions
At this Meeting ye Selectmen Approved of m' Edward Richard- fons Removeing his licence to his own houfe and ordered the Clerk to Signe their Approbation for him to Carry to the Quarter Sefsions
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Watertown March ye: 29-1768 To ye Selectmen
Thefe are to Certify that we the Subscribers Afsefsors of Said Town have afseft the Ratable Pools & Estates in Sd: Town in ye Sum of Thirty A pounds And and have Committed lists of sd: Afsefsment to the Surveyors of the High-ways who are Collectors of the High-way Rate (Viz) - - To m' Stephen Harris the Sum of -£15"11 "2"2 And to m' Jonas Bond the Sum of - 14" 8"9"2
Afsesfors Return 1768
30" 0"0"0 with Lawfull warrants to Levy & Collect ye Same or See that it be faithfully worked out agre- able to the Vote of the Town in Repairing ye High- ways & Town-ways So as to make up their Whole account of working or Collecting with yourSelves or Succefsors on or before ye last day of November Next Enfueing the Date Hereof -
Sam": Fisk Jona: Brown Mofes Stone
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Benjamin Pren- tice on ye 30 Day of March AD 1768 -
This being the year for Perambulating lines and Renewing the Bounds Between towns the Selectmen Agreed to do that Service on ye Ninteenth Day of April Next and ordered the Clerk to Notify the Selectmen to Meet at half past Six of ye Clock in in the
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morning at m' Mofes Stones and the Selectmen of Waltham to meet Near m' Joseph Wellingtons at Ten of ye Clock in the fore-Noon alfo the Selectmen of Newton at 4 of ye Clock in the afternoon Near m' Phinehas Cooks
At a Meeting ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Benjn Prentice on Fryday the 8th Day of April Anno Domini 1768
They agreed with m' Bezaleel Learned to Care of the Great Bridge and They Appointed mifsurs Mofes Stone and Jonas White to Perambulate with the perions Appointed by the Adja- cent Town on ye Ninteenth Inftant
[346] At Said Meeting the Selectmen Signed orders on ye town Treafurer to ye Sum of 2"2"4"2 To Bezaleel Learned in full of his last Years account for what he did at the great Bridge and the Sum of £8 pounds to Jonathan Whitney for his Bringing Up Jacob Boyington
And they Agreed that the Surveyors of the High-ways Should have their Deftricts as they were last Year See Page (259) and it being thot Necessary to Rebuild the South Pier of ye Great Bridge as Soon as the Seafon will admit the Selectmen appointed the 19th Day of this prefent month of April to View and Examin the timbers of Said Bridge and ordered the Clerk to Send Notifi- cations to the Selectmen of Weston & Waltham of the time and place of Sd: Meeting that if they thot Proper they might have their Voice in the affair -
Notifications were Sent the Next Day
Accordingly Pr Jona: Brown Town Clerk
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Wal- tham at the Houfe of m': Benjamin Prentice Innholder in Water- town, on Tuesday ye: 19th- Day of April 1768 after Viewing and Examining the Great Bridge they found Several of ye Timbers Defective-and they Agreed with M': Josiah Smith one of ye Selectmen of Weston to Provide
one String peice 23 feet longe & 14 Intches Square one Cap peice 21 feet Longe & 13 Intches Square Eight Braces 12 feet Longe and Nine Intches Square One Pooft 12 feet Longe and twelve Intches Square alfo 3 Poofts Six feet Longe and 12 Intches Square s d
and m' Smith is to have at the Rate of 19/4 p' Ton for Sd: Timber and to Deliver the Same to m' Bezaleel Learned this prefent month of April - -
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Perambulation
At the Said Meeting m' Mofes Stone and m' David Bemis Reported that they had Perambulated the lines with the men Appointed by the Adjacent towns and Renewed the marcks be tween towns
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At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on Monday ye. Second Day of may AD 1768 at the Houfe of Mr Benjamin Prentice Mr Nathaniel Harrington brot in his account for keeping the English School Eleven Weeks which Comes to Seven pounds and the Selectmen Signed an Order on ye Treafurer to pay the Same-and m' Richard Clark Sent in a Notification to Inform that he had taken to live with him one Isaac Peirce who came last from Billerca on the Sixth Day of April Last past The Selectmen haveing Received a Precept from the Sheriff Requiring them to Afsemble the Inhabitants of Watertown to Elect and Depute a Suitable Perfon to Reprefent them in a Great & General Court or Afsembly Appointed to be convened held and kept for his Majesty's Service at the Court Houfe in Boston on Wedensday the 25th Day of This prefent month of may- Therefor They Ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to ye Several Conftables to warn ye Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative to meet at the Publick Meeting Houfe on Monday the 16th- Day of this prefent month of may at 3 of the Clock in ye afternoon for the Purpose aforeSaid- They alfo Agreed to to have an othe General Town Meeting on the Same Day & at the Same place at 4 of ye A Clock afternoon and Directed ye Clerk to Issue out warrants to warn the Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote town affairs to Meet at Said time and Place for ye Ends following (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for sd: meeting (2) To Hear the Report of the Committe appointed to Examin ye Treafurers accounts & act thereon as they See fitt- (3) To pafs on a list of Juriors prepared to be laid before the Town-
[348] (4) For the town to Act any thing Relating to Repairing ye Fence on the minifterial fence farm or Dividing ye fence with any Perfon or Perfons that have Land Adjoining thereto and act any thing Relating thereto as they think Proper (5) To Grant money to Repair the Great Bridge- (6) To Grant money to repair the meeting Houfe or appropriate Some money Arifeing by ye Sale of a Pew for that ufe if they think fitt (7) To Hear a Copy of a Petition of Sundry Towns praying that Some of the Courts of Justice may be Removed from the places where they are now held to the town of Concord & act Relating thereto as they See fitt-(8) For the town to take Some Proper meafures to prevent ye the Town that leads by David San- gers to Samuel Benjamins from being Deftroyed, and Act any thing Relating thereto as they See fitt- (9) For the Town to Accept of a peice of Land Purchafed by Capt- Edward Harring- ton and others if the town See fitt- (10) For the Town to Abate Joseph Jepfas Rates in Edward Harrington jur lists and grant money to make it good (11) To Hear the Report of the Committe that were Chofen last march Meeting to Inquire into
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ye Circumftances of ye late m' Henry Springs Pew and to Act any thing further thereon as they think Proper
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly
May ye: 6: 1768
Pr Jona Brown Town Cler
At a Gen1] Town-Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at ye publick-Meet- ing Houfe in sd: Town on Monday the Sixteenth Day of May AD 1768 For the Choice of a Reprefentativ the Major part of ye Selectmen being prefent the Votes were Called for brot: in Sorted & Counted and it Appeared that m' John Remington was Chofen by ye Major part of ye Electors prefent
[349] At a 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 ye Sixteenth Day of May AD: 1768 for Transacting Sundry Town affairs as Settforth in ye Warrants for sd: Meeting
Voted and Chofe m': Sam" Fisk Moderator for sd: Meeting Upon a Motion made & Seconded the Question was put Whether it be ye minde of ye town to Adjorn this Meeting to monday Next at 2 of ye Clock afternoon to this place in order to transact the businefs of the Meeting and the Vote past in the affirmative- The meeting was Declared Adjorned Accordingly-
At a Gen11 Town-Meeting of ye freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown at the publick meeting Houfe in Said Town on Monday ye 23 Day of May AD 1768 Pr adjornment (2) article Red Relating to the town Treafurers acctts- upon which the Comtees- Report was Read Voted and Accepted-That the town Treafurers accts- were well Vouch't & Right Cast (3) article Read upon which a list of Juriors was Read after which L'. Whitney was Excufed from Serving on Jury of Tryals-and the Remaing List was Voted and accepted-(4) article Read Relating to the ministerial place. Upon which a Vote was past to Choofe a Comtee- and Impower them to Divide fences with thofe that joine upon the Minifterial place and that Sd: Comtte- be Directed to Repair the fence Belonging to the minifterial place-
Voted & Chofe L': Daniel Whitney Captt Edward Harrington and M' Jonas White for Said Comtee-
(5) article Read Relating to the Repairs of ye Great Bridge Voted and Granted the Sum of Eight pounds to Repair the Same
(6)
[350] (6) article Read Relating to the Repairs of ye Meeting-Houfe
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Voted and Appropriated the money Arifing by ye Sale of m" Jonathan Stones pew (that Remains unappropriated - Voted to Choofe a Comttee- to do the Said Service - - - Voted and Chofe m' Mofes Stone m': Jonas White & m' Richard Clark for Said Comtee_
(7) article Read Relating to Removeing ye Courts &c from the Places where they are now kept in the County of Middlefex to the town of Concord- Upon which a Petition was Read from Sundry towns to the Gen11: Court for the Ends aforeSaid Upon which a Vote was put whether it be Agreable to the town that the prayer of sd: Petition be Granted and it past in the Negative-
Voted and Chofe Capt Jonathan Brown to give Reafons in Behalf of the town why the prayer of Sd petition Should not be granted-(8) article Read Relating to the town way by m': David Sangers and after Some Debate thereon the Question was put whether it be the minde of the town to act any thing on sd: article It past in ye Negative-
(9) article Read Relating to the Lands purchafed by Capt Edward Harrington after Some Debate the Vote was put whether the town will act on sd: article and it past in the Negative-
(10) article-Voted & abated Joseph Jepsas Rates in Collector Edward Harrington jurs Lists and Granted ye Same Sum to make it good-0"13"5
(11) Read Relating to the pew that Belonged to m' Henry Spring Deceafed upon which a Copy of a Decree was Produced whereby it Appeared that sd: Pew was Settled upon m' Marfhal Spring : upon which the Question was put whether the Town will act any thing on Said Article & it past in the Negative
Attest Sam11: Fisk Moderator-
[351] Committees Report on the Town Treafurers Ac- counts- Watertown May ye: 16: 1768
We the Subscribers being Appointed by the Town to Examin the Town Treafurers Acctts- have Examined Said acctt- and Find them well Vouch't and Right Cast
Sam" Fisk - Comtte_
Nath11: Harrington
Mofes Stone
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m': Benjn. Prentice on Monday the Sixth Day of June AD 1768-
They haveing Received a Precept from the Speaker of the Honle_ Houfe of Representatives Requiring the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown to be Afsembled to Choofe a Representative (the Choice of m' John Remington being Set a
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Side) they ordered the Clerk to Issue out Warrants Directed to ye Several Conftables to Warn the Freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative to Afsemble at the Publick-Meeting Houfe in Sd: Town on Thursday the Ninth Day of June Inftant for Said Purpofe
Warrants were Issued out accordingly
Pr Jonª: Brown Town Cler
At a Gen": Town Meeting of ye freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in ye Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled at the Publick Meeting in Sd: town on Thursday the Ninth day of June AD: 1768 The Selectmen Opened the Meeting and the Votes were Called for and being brot- in Counted & Sorted it Appeared that m' John Remington was Chofen by the Major part of the Electors prefent
[352] At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m' : Benjamin Prentice on the first Day of July Anno: Domini 1768 They Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay m' Eben": Stone ju' the Sum of Eight pounds fror bringing up Mary Boy- ington and to pay m' Abijah Learned 0"9"4 being ye Expence in Putting out the Poor in ye Year 1767 alfo to pay m' Jonathan Whitney ye Sum of £2 pounds it being Remainder of What was Due to him for taking Jacob Boyington to bring up-
At a meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Wal- tham on Fryday ye Day of August at the Houfe of m' Josiah Gleafon Inn-holder in sd Waltham 1768
They agreed to begin the Repairs of the Great Bridge in Water- town on monday ye fifth Day of Sep': Next (if ye Weather Per- mit) and Appointed one of the Selectmen of Each Town for a Comtt- to Carry on the work (Viz) Capt: Jonathan Brown for Watertown m' Jonathan Stratton for Weston and Capt- William Coollidge for Waltham -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown Weston and Waltham on Tuesday ye: 13th Day of Sepr AD 1768 at ye Houfe of mr Benjamin Prentice in order to View ye Great Bridge & Confider what further Repairs is Necessary they Agreed yt Mr : Jonathan Bemis of Watertown and Capt: William Coollidge of Waltham Should finifh Putting up the Rails and Carry on as much more Gravil as they Shall think Needfull and they Ap- pointed to meet again on the first monday of October Next at 2 of ye Clock afternoon at the Houfe of m' Josiah Smith in Weston to Compleat the Settlement of their Chearge Relating to ye Sd : Bridge -
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[353] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown on Mon- day ye 19th- Day of Sepr AD 1768 at m' Benjamin Prentices Houfe They Approbated m' Thomas Saltmarfh m' Benjamin Prentice m' Edward Richardfon to be Innholders alfo L': Nath11 Coollidge to keep an Innhold and they Approbated m' Cornelius Waldo m' Jonas White John Hunt Esq': and m' Josiah Capen to be Retailors of Spiritous Liquors - -
And they agreed to have a town-Meeting at ye publick Meeting- Houfe on Wedensday the 21st Day of this Inftant September at 2 of ye Clock afternoon to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for sd: meeting-
(2ły) To Confider what is Proper to be don in the Prefent Melancholly Circumftances of this province in Perticular all well as America in General-Efspecially to hear ye late Refolves of ye town of Boston and to Choofe a Committe to joine with ye Com- mitte of Boston and Such other towns as Shall think proper to appoint one to Confider what is proper to be don in the Prefent State of affairs-and Directed the Clerk to Issue out Warrants to Directed to ye Several Conftables to warn the Inhabitants that are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to meet at time and place and for the Ends aforeSd :- which was done the Next Day accord- ingly
Attest Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Gen" Town-Meeting of ye freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the Publick meeting Houfe on Wedensday ye 21st Day of Sepr. AD: 1768-
Voted and Choofe m': Samuel Fisk moderator for sd: meeting Then the Proceedings of ye town of Boston were Read-and after Some Debate Relating to their Defire of Sending a Com- mitte to joine with them and other towns in a Convention-the Vote was Put whethe it be the minde of ye town to Choofe a Perfon to Send to said Convention and it past in the affierm- ative -
Then Voted and Choofe m' John Remington for sd: Committe man
[354] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Watertown Weston & Waltham at the Houfe of mr Josiah Smith Inn-holder in Weston on Monday the Third Day of October Anno: Domini 1768 The Accounts for Repairing the Great Bridge in Water- town Since ye last Adjustment (which was on ye 21 Day of Sepr AD 1767) ammounting to ye Sum of £29=18=6=2 were Proportioned adjusted and Signed by ye Selectmen of the Several Towns-They are Entered at Large in the Second Book in the Treafury Page (68)-
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at this Meeting ye Selectmen of Watertown & Waltham agreed to lay the affair Relating to ye wido Mary Maddox before Each Town at their Next March meeting and Endeavor to git A
a Committe from Each town Chofen & Empowered to Settle the Difpute between ye Two Towns Relating to Said wido Maddox
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' John Kem- ball on ye 5th- Day of December Anno: Domini 1768 They Signed an Order on ye Town Treafurer to pay the Sum of £5"12"8-To ye Town Creditors which was Granted Last march Meeting-alfo to pay m' John Kemball ye Sum of 0"10"10" 3 farthings which he paid m': Samuel Haftings for Mending Glafs at the Meeting Houfe & School-Houfe in ye Year 1765-They alfo Signed an other order to pay the Sum of £27 "16"2 pence to ye perfons that procured the Meterials and Did the Repairs of ye Great Bridge the prefent year-
at this meeting they were Informed the wido Murch was in poor Circumftances and they Agreed that m' Mofes Stone pro- vide her a load of wood and be paid for it by the town-
[355] At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at ye Houfe of m' Benjamin Prentice on Mondy ye: 9th- Day of January Anno Domini 1769
They being Informed that m' William Godding was in low Circumftances & his wife Sick it was Agreed that m' Mofes Stone provide a load of wood and Send to sd: Godding and be paid for it out of the town Treafury
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Mofes Stone on Fryday the 13th- Day of January AD 1769-
They being Informed that Mary Coollidge was in want of a pair of Shifts they Agreed that m' Jonas White Should Provide her Some-and they Signed an order on ye Treafurer to pay mifsurs Edward Harrington jur and Samuel Soden Collectors three pounds each which was Granted them for Collecting the Rates alfo to pay m' Jonathan Learned jur three Shillings & eight pence for mending the pound And they Directed the Clerk to order the Conftables to Notifie the late Surveyors of High-ways to meet them at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on Wed- ensday ye First Day of February Next at one of the Clock after- noon to Settle their Accounts
Notifications were given out accordingly Dated the Same day
Attest Jonª: Brown Town-Cler'
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the Houfe of the wido Mary Learned on ye first day of February AD 1769-
Mr Joseph Wellington m' Thomas Clark Capt: William Cool- lidge M' David Bemis m' William Bond & m' Samuel White
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Sattiffied ye Selectmen that they had finifhed their lists of Rates as Collectors of ye High-way Rate which are Accepted
And m' Thomas Learned, m' Edward Harrington ju", mr Jonathan Bemis m' Joseph Coollidge m' Richard Clark m' Daniel Sawin and m' Phinihas Stearns brot: their lists and it Appeared yt they had not finifhed them
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