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of may at one of the Clock afternoon then and there to Choose one or more fuitable perfons to Reprefent the Town in A Pro- vential Congrefs to be held and kept at Watertown on Wednesday the 31t. Inftant at Nine of the Clock in the forenoon may
they alfo agree to have another Meeting at three of the Clock in the afternoon of the fame Day at the same place & that the Con- ftables be Directed to Warn all the freeholders and Other In- habitants who are Qualified to Vote in Town Affairs to meet at said time and place to act on the following Articles (viz) First to Choose A Moderator for said Meeting
2ª To Choose a Collector of Taxes in the Room of Mr Joseph Coollidge Deceast
3d For the Town to Manifest their Minds Relating to the Pulpit being fupplyed and to act any thing thereon they fhall think fitt
4 For the Town to act on any Matters that they think may be Necessary at this time in such way & Manner as may be thought Best
Warrants were Issued out accordingly Pr Jona; Brown Town-Clerk
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At a Publck Town-meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in the Choice of a Representative Regularly afsembled at the Publick meeting House in Said Town on monday the 29th Day of may 1775 Capt: Jonathan Brown was Chosen to Reprefent the town in a Provincial Congrefs appointed to be Convened at the above Said Meeting-Houfe on the 31th: Day of this Inftant month of may
at a Publick Town Meeting held at the Publick Meeting House in Sd: town on the above Said Day, of The freeholders & others Quallified to Vote in Town affairs being Regularly afsembled They Voted & Chofe Capt: Sam" Fisk moderator for Said meeting
Then the Second article being Read then it was Voted to Choofe a Comtt. to Examin the lists of m' Joseph Coollidge Deceaft. Late Collector of Tax's - Voted & Chofe the present afsefsors for Sd: Comtte - and that they be Impowered to apppoint an other Perfon in his Room and to agree what he Shall have for his
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Service & make Report to the town at the adjournment of this meeting the third article being Read it was Voted that ye Select- men with Dean: Sam" Fisk Continue to Supply the Pulpit till further orders. - Then Voted to adjourn this meeting to this Day Fortnight to this place which was accordingly Don. -
At a Publick Town-meeting on ye 12th Day of ye Next month at the School Houfe nothing appeared necefary to be don it was further Adjourned to the 26 Day of June to meet at the House of mrs: Dorothy Coollidge There being but two Perfons that appeared the meeting Dropt -
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At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of L': Thomas Well- ington on monday the 10th Day of July - AD 1775 They having Recd: a letter from the Colony Congrefs for that Purpofe they agreed to have a Publick Town-meeting at the meeting House on monday the Seventeenth Day of this present month for the Choice of a Reprefentative or Representatives in a 1 Great and General Court Appointed to be held & kept at the th Said Meeting House in Watertown on ye 19 Inftant. and they Directed the Clerk to Issue warrants Directed to ye Several Con- stables to warn all the Inhabitants Quallified to Vote in Said Choice to meet at Sd time place for the Purpofe aforeSaid -
attest Jona: Brown Town Clerk
At a Publick Town-Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in the Choice of a Reprefentative Regularly Afsembled at the Publick meeting- Houfe in Sd town on monday the 17th Day of July 1775 Capt : Jonathan Brown was Chofen to serve them in a Great & Gen !! Court to be held at Watertown meeting Houfe on ye 19th In- Étant-
At a meeting of ye Selectmen on the 7th Day of Sepr: AD 1775. at the House of m': Joshua Davis. They Signed on order on the Treafurer to pay ye Sum of £ 38 : 10 :6 : 2 to the following per- 1 fons each one the Sum affixt to his name being in full of their acctts brot in on the third Day of march last Viz
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To Daniel Bond 1: 8: 4:3
To Elijah Bond 1: 9: 4:0
To David Bemis
2:10 : 6-
To Sam !: White
5: 2: 9:1
To Josiah Capen 9: 4: 4-
To Thos: Learned 11:16: 0-
To Convers Spring
0:18: 0-
To Wm Chenery 0: 3: 4
To David Sanger
5:17:10 :2
38 "10 : 6:2
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen of Watertown, Weston and th Waltham on the 18: Day of Sep": AD. 1775. - at the Houfe of m': Isaac Gleason Inn-holder in Waltham the accounts for Re- pairing the Great-Bridge in Watertown which has arifen Since the last adjustment which was on the first day of Sepr: AD 1774. were adjusted and Signed by ye Selectmen of each town the whole Sum being 9 : 7 : 3
of which Watertowns part is 3 : 7:0 Westons D° is . . 3 : 2:0 Walthams Do is . 2:18 : 3
9: 7:3
See the Settlemen at large in ye ( ) Book in ye Treafury At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of L': Thomas Well- ington on Wednesday the 4th Day of Oct': AD: 1775. it was agreed that the wid: Eunice Coollidge Should take care of and Board Mary Learned from the Second Day of this month at 5/4 pr: week till She lys-inn, then She is to have at the Rate 11/4 Pr week for one month more from that time.
They also Agreed to have a publick Town-meeting at the Publick Middle School-House on monday ye. 16th. Day of this present month at two of the Clock afternoon, and ordered the Clerk to Issue out warrants Directed to the Several Constables to warn the Qualified Voters to afsemble at Said time & place to act on ye the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for Said meeting.
Second
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Secondly To know the minde of the town whethey they will open one or more Schools, & Grant money to Support the Same, and Choofe a Committe to take care of and provide Masters, and to act any thing Relating thereto as the town may then think proper. Third For the town to act on any Matters & things that they may Judge Necessary for the Benefitt of the town
Warrants were Issued out Accordingly attest Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Publick Town Meeting held at the publick middle School- House in Watertown on Monday the 16th Day of Oct' : AD 1775 to Transact the businefs Settforth in the warrant for Calling Said Meeting -
Voted & Chofe Sam": Fisk Esq': Moderator
upon a Motion made & Seconded the Vote was put whether it be the minde of the town that this meeting be Adjourned to monday next at three of the Clock afternoon to this place to transact the businefs contained in the warrant and it past in the affirmative
and the meeting was accordingly adjourned Attest Sam1: Fisk moderator
At a Publick town meeting held & the middle publick School- House in Watertown on monday the twenty Third Day of Oct': 1775 By adjourt.
Sam1: Fisk Esq': being moderator the meeting being opened the town proceeded
and
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The Second article being Read after Debate thereon the Question being put whether they will open any Schools and it paft in the affirmative
Then it was Voted that there be a Grammer Schools kept three months. also Voted that there be kept two Englifh Schools for three months one at each end of the town at the Same time. Then Voted & Granted £ 30 pounds to Support sd: Schools
Then Voted to Choofe a Comtte to provide masters and fire- wood and to Infpect Said Schools
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Voted & Chofe for Sd: Committee
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Mr: Josiah Bright Mr Thos Pattin Mr: Simon Whitney Enfª Edwd: Harrington ju M': Sam11: Soden -
At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House Lt: Thomas Welling- ton on the twelfth Day of Febry: AD. 1776 -
They Signed an order on the Treafurer to pay the Revd. Dr. Samuel Cooper £ 20 pounds in part for his Service in the work of the miniftery in Watertown.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the House of Lt. Thomas Wellington on Fryday the First Day of march AD 1776 - They Agreed to have the Annual march meeting on monday the Eleventh Day of march Inftant at nine of the Clock in the forenoon and Directed the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to Amos Livermore one of the Constables to warn the Inhabitants of Watertown who are Qualified to Vote in town affairs to afsemble at the Publick Meeting House in Sd: town at the time beforementioned to act on the following Articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for Sd meeting. Secondly to Choofe Selectmen Town-Clerk & Treafurer & all other town officers Required by law to be Chofe in the month of march annually.
(3d) To Choofe a Committe of Correfpondance Agreable to a Refolve of the General Court. (4) To Choofe a Saxton & agree how he Shall be paid for his Service. (5) To put in their Votes for a County Register & Treafurer.
(6) To Choofe a Committe to Examin the Town-Treafurer Accounts
(7) To Appropriate the Interest money Coming to the town ye present year.
(8) To Grant money to Support the miniftery the Ensueing year. -
(9) To Grant money to Support the poor the year ensueing
(10) To Grant money to Support the Repairs of the Great Bridge
(11) To Hear the accounts of thofe persons the town is Indebted to & Grant money to pay the Same.
(12) To Grant money to Repair ye High-ways & Town-ways ye
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eusueing year and to act anything Relating thereto as ye town think proper.
(13) To Hear the pleas of any Constables for abating any per- ticular perfons Rates in their lists & to act thereon as they think best.
(14) To Hear the Report of the Comtte that was appointed to Improve the minifterial place the last year, and to Deter- min how it Shall be Improved the year enfueing
(15) For the town to Confirm the town Road to m' Chris" : Grant that was agreed for if they think proper -
(16) To know the minde of the town whether they will Straighten the line between the minifterial place and the Land of m": Bez": Learned. and to act thereon as they See fitt. (17) To know the minde of the town how the Estate of John Stearns Shall be Improved ye year enfueing, and to act thereon as they think best (18) To appropriate any Sum or Sums of money that are unappropriated as the town may think proper. (19) To Determin whether Swine Shall Run at large the enfueing year.
(20)
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(20) To Grant money to Support any Schools that may be Agreed upon & to act any thing thereon as they think Proper - and Likwife to Notify the Town Creditors to bring in their Accounts to the Selectmen at the House of Lt Thomas Welling- ton on Fryday ye 8th Day of this present month of march at two of ye Clock afternoon
A Warrant was Issued out Accordingly Dated the next day Signed by Order of the Selectmen.
Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
The aforementioned meeting was afterward put off to monday the Eighteenth Day -
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of L': Thomas Well- ington on Fryday the 15th Day of March AD 1776 to Receive the accounts of thofe perfons the town is Indebted to the following were brot: in (Viz) - The wido: Eunice Coollidge for Boarding mary Learned 10 days at /8 pr Day 0 :6:8
to Do 24 weeks at 16/ pr week 19 :4:0
19 :10:8
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Wm. Chenery to Nurfing Mary Learneds Child 17 weeks @ 4/ 3: 8:0 Wm Learned to Boarding Mary Learned 6 weeks @ 4/8 1: 8:0 Thos : Learned to providing for & Boarding ye wido
Abigail Learned 27 :11 :4
Jonas White for Beef for James Hay 0 :16 :2
Sam' White for Sundrys for James Hay & others 1:18:4 David Bemis for Do for James Hay & others 1 :10:6
Elijah Bond for Do and others 2: 3:2:1
Mofes Stone for things and Boarding Ruth maddox 1 : 4 : 1 -
Sam' White for wood for the School 0: 6:0-
Josiah Capen for Beef for James Hay 0:11 : 7-
David Sanger for things for the poor 2 :12 :8
£ 63:0:6:1
Dr Marfhal Spring brot in an account of Medecine and attendance on the poor ammounting to - - 9 :14 :8 which was Refered to the town -
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The Accounts following were brot: in to be laid before the town (Viz) There being no grants made to pay them - m' Elijah Bond for 1 Day work @ the Highways 0: 3:0
m' Thos: Clark for Labour at Highways 0 : 8 :0.
m' Richard Clark for Do 0: 6:0
Samuel Fisk Esq': for Do 0: 3:0
Sam": Fisk Esq' for Serving Afsefsor ye year past
1: 0:0
m' Mofes Stone for like Service 1: 0:0
Jona : Brown for Service of afseisor &
Treafurer the year past 3 : 13 : 4
Wido Dorothy Coollidge for Rum ye 19 Day of april for the men in the Lexington Battle
0:12 :8
her other Account for Training Expence 2: 2:3:1
Major Sam1 Barnard Training Expence 0 : 4"0-
Capt Phinehas Stearns for Do 0" 4:0
Lt Edward Harrington jur for Do 0 : 9:4
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Capt Sam" Fisk for Do 2: 8:2:3
m': John Draper for Bread at the Lexington - 1: 1:4-
Battle on ye 19 Day of April 1775 -
£ 13:15:2:0
The above accounts were allowed at march Meeting
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At a Gen1 Publick Town-meeting of ye freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs Regularly Afsembled at the publick meeting Houfe in Sd: Town on monday the 18th Day of march A. D. 1776 - for the Choice of Town officers & Transacting the other business as Setforth in the Warrant for Calling the meeting -
Voted & Chofe Samuel Fisk Esq': for moderator of ye meeting They they Voted & Chofe the following perfons to Serve in the Several offices hereafter mentioned (Viz)
Selectmen
m' Sam1: White Josiah Capen Esq' m' David Bemis mr David Sanger m' Elijah Bond
For Town-Clerk & Town-Treafurer Jonathan Brown Sam1: Fisk Esq' For Afsefsors Jonª: Brown m' Mofes Stone
Constables mifsrs Simon Hastings & John Draper Collectors mifr Simon Hastings & John Draper Wardens mifsrs Eben': Everit & Mofes Coollidge - Sealer of Leather Isaac Sanderfon
Fence-Viewers mifsrs Jonas White & Phinehas Child Surveyors of High-ways mifsrs Elijah Bond & Josiah Capen Tythingmen m' : Amos Bond & Major Samuel Barnard Hogrieves mifsrs Stephen Harris & Thomas Coollidge Surveyors of Timber &c mifs's David Sanger & David Bemis Howards mifsrs William Chenery & Jona. Coollidge Godding - Clerks of the Markets mifs's Sam1. Cook jur & Amos Bond Cullars of Hoops Staves &c mifs's Sam"1. Cook & Seth Norcrofs Then Voted & Chofe m'. Simon Hastings for Saxton and Granted him £ 3 :10 :0 for his Service
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Voted & Chofe a Comtte of Correspondance
Sam1: Fisk Esq" m' Nath1 Stone m' Mofes Stone m' Jedib Leathe m' Richard Clark
Then a motion was made & Seconded that the meeting be ad- journed to three of the Clock afternoon at the House [of] Lt. Thos Wellington which was accordingly don
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Monday afternoon The town being meet according to adjourn- ment & the meeting being Opened
Chofe for a Comtte to Examin ye Treafr acctts
m': David Bemis Sam1 Fisk Esq" m' Nath1 Harrington
Then Voted to appropriate ye Interest money as it was last year (Viz) 6/8 to the School & the Remainder for ye miniftry - Then Voted & Granted the further Sum of £ 40 pounds to be afseft to Support the miniftrey -
Voted & Granted £ 100 pounds to Support the poor - Voted & Granted £ 4 pounds to Repair the Great Bridge Then Sundry accounts of perfons to whome the town is Indebted was Read & accepted and the Sum of £ 13 : 15 : 2 Granted to Sattisfy the Same See page (136)
Then they Voted that the £ 40 pounds Granted last year Should be worked out this year in the Same manner as was agreed upon .
Then it was Voted that the meeting Should be adjourned till Fryday next at two of ye Clock afternoon at this place which was accordingly don
At a Gen1: Town-Meeting on Fryday ye 22d Day of March AD 1776 at the Houfe of Lt: Thomas Wellington by adjourn- ment. The meeting being Opened - Several accounts were Read & accepted & the Sum of 13 : 15 : 2 was Granted to Sattisfie the Same See page ( )
Then the Com.tte appointed last year to Improve ye minifterial place Reported that they had let out part of Said place the year past for £ 20 : 1 :0 which was accepted
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Then it was Voted that mrs Storer have liberty to Improve part of the Houfe During the towns pleafure -
Then Voted to Choofe a Committe to take care of & Improve the minifterial place ye enfueing
mª : Simon Whitney
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe Major Sam1 Barnard L' Edwd: Harrington
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Then Voted to Choofe a Committe with full power to give a Quit Claim Deed to Christopher Grant of a Town way which was agreed with him for ye last year 1
Voted & Chofe for Sd: Committe
Mr: Nath1. Stone m' Mofes Stone mr Elijah Bond
Voted that the Selectmen take care of ye Estate of m": John Stearns for the Benefitt of the town -
Voted to Appropriate any Sums of money that Remain unappro- priated to Discharge the towns Debts -
Put to vote whether Swine may Run at large this year it pafsed in the negative
Then Voted to keep a Grammer School -
Then Voted & Granted £ 3 pounds to each of the Collectors provided they make up their whole accounts with ye Treafurer within Six months after they Receive their lists, & also give Bond as usual -
Then Voted & Chofe m' : David Sanger Constable -
the the Votes were brot in for a County Register & Treafurer The Busines of ye Meeting being don it was Disolved -
March ye 1776 Jonathan Brown was Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the offices of Town-Clerk Town- Treafurer & afsefsor by Abraham Fullar Justs. peace
The Several perfons hereafter Named were Sworn to the Several offices hereafter mentioned (Viz) -
Sam' Fisk Esq': & m' : Mofes Stone Afsefsors ~
m' John Draper Collector of Tax's. Eben': Everit & Mofses Coollidge Wardens
m' Phins Child Fence-Viewer
mrs Elijah Bond & Josiah Capen Surveyors of Highways
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m' Amos Bond Tythingman m' Stephen Harris Hogrieve
m' David Bemis Surveyor of Timber
mifsrs Sam1 Cook ju' & Amos Bond Clerk of ye markents -- Before me Jona: Brown Just: peace
March 1776.
may the 13the Simon Hastings was Sworn to the office of Con- sta [ble ]
by me Jona Brown Jus: peace
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At a meeting of the Selectmen at m' Bezaleel Learned on the 29th Day of April Anno 1776 They ordered the Clerk to Issue out a warrant to Warn one Sarah Fefsenden out of town who came last from Newton or Cambridge in the month of march last past
They Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay m': John Hunt ju' the Sum of £ 7 : 4 : 0 for keeping School three months
At a meeting of ye Selectmen on Monday the 13th Day of May AD: 1776 at the House of m' Wellington
They having Received a precept from the Sheriff of the County Directing to afsemble the Inhabitants to Choofe a Reprefentative or Representatives - They agreed to have a Town-Meeting on Monday the 20the Day of this present month of May for the Choice of a Reprefentative or Reprefentatives to be at the publick Meeting Houfe at two of the Clock afternoon -
Also to have an other meeting at three of the Clock at the Same place on the Same Day to act on the following articles. (Viz)
First to Choofe a moderator for Said meeting. (2ly) To put in their Votes for a County Register (3) To Choofe Town officers in the Room of Such as Refufe to Serve. (4) To Determin whether any Schools Shall be kept and to act anything thereon as they See fitt (5) To hear any accounts that any perfons have against the town and grant money to pay the Same as they may think proper. ~ (6) To hear the Petition of Thomas Learned praying the town to allow him the Household Furniture of his Sifter Learned for the Reafons Setforth in the petition. (7) To
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hear the Report of the Committe appointed to Examin the town A Treafurers accounts & to act there on as they See fitt
(8ly)
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(8) To act on all other matters & things that Properly ly before the town &c -
Warrants were Issued out accordingly Dated the next Day and Signed by order of ye Selectmen Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
At a Publick Town-Meeting of the freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in the Choice of Representatives Regularly afsembled at the publick Meeting House in said town on Monday ye 20th Day of may AD 1776 -
First the vote was put whether it is the minde of ye town to Choofe two persons to Represent the town in the Gen": Court this present year & it past in ye affeirmative.
Then the Votes were Called for & were brot: in Sorted and Counted & it appeared that Jonathan Brown Esq': was Chofen.
Then the votes were Called for one other perfon & were brot: in Counted & Sorted & it appeared that Samuel Fisk Esq': was Chofen
Then a Refolve of the late House of Representatives Relating to the Congrefs of the thirteen united Colonies Declaring them In- dependant of Great-Britain - The Question was put to know ye minde of the town whether they will Stand by & Defend the Same with their lives and Estates & it past in the affeirmative unanimously.
At a meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Water- town who are Quallified to vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the Publick meeting House in Sd Town on monday th the 20: Day of may AD: 1776 - To Transact Sundry town affairs as Setforth in ye warning
Voted & Chofe Samuel Fisk Esq' moderator of ye meeting Then the votes were brot: in for a County Register -
Then ye third article was Read & past over for ye prefent - Then ye 4 article was Read & after Debate thereon it was Voted to Grant money for Support of Schools -
Then they Voted to adjourn the meeting with the Remaining
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bufinefs to Tuesday the 4 Day of June next at 3 o Clock after- noon at the House of m' Wellington -
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may ye 20. 1776 mifsrs William Chenery & Jonathan Coollidge Godding were Sworn to the of office of Howards
by Jona: Brown Just: peace
At a meeting of ye Selectmen at the House of m': Bez": Learned th on monday the 20: Day of may AD 1776 -
They agreed with m': Jonathan Coollidge Godding to take and Board Ruth Maddox one month for which he is to have her Labour & 16/ Shillings p' : Week=old-Tenor.
At a meeting of the Selectmen on Tuesday the 27th day of may at the House of m": Sam' Wellington They Signed an order on the town Treafurer to pay m' Samuel Henfhaw jur The Sum of thirty pounds in full for his preaching in Watertown, and the €
Sum of 21 : 6 : 8 to m': John Eddy which with what m' Capen paid him is in full for his Service in keeping School in Water- town also an other order to pay m': David Sanger ye Sum of £ 16:8 :0 Shillings for what he has Supplyed James Hay with .-
At a Gen1 Publick Town-meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the House of m' Sam" !: Wellington on Tuesday ye 4th. Day of June AD: 1776. Sam1: Fisk Esq' being moderator the meeting being upon an Adjournment - th
The 4: article being Read the Question was put whether their Should be any womens Schools kept this year and it past in the Negative -
Then it was put to vote Whether any School or Schools Should be kept this year & it past in ye affirmative
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Then it was Voted to Reconfider the vote for not keeping womens Schools, and Voted that five be kept for the Space of three months -
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Then Voted to Choofe a Committe of five perfons to take Care of and provide for Said Schools
Voted & Chofe for sd: Comtte
- m': Richard Clark m' : David Coollidge Lt: Edwd: Harrington ju m' Jedih Leathe m': Amos Livermore
Then Dr: Springs Account for medicine & attendance on the poor was Read & Considered & the Sum of £ 8 : 6 : 8 was Granted to pay the Same.
Then m": David Coollidge was Chofen a Fence-Viewer in the Room of m' Jonas White who was Excufed -
m': David Coollidge was Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of Sd: office & m': David Sanger to the office of Constable at the Same time by Jona B :rown Just : Peace -
At a Meeting of ye Selectmen on Fryday ye 21ft Day of June AD 1776 at the House of m': Samuel Wellington They agreed with m': Phinehas Child for a Room in the House where m': Samuel Nutting lately Dwelt for the use of mrs: Hackleton the wife of John Hackleton it being the west lower Room for which he is to Receive of the town at the Rate of Thirty Six fhillings pr year for the time She Improves the Same -
at this Meeting Major Samuel Barnard was Sworne to the office of Tythingman. -
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At a meeting of ye Selectmen on the Second Day of July AD 1776 They agreed to call a Publick Town-meeting to be held the Same Day at the Houfe of m': Sam1 Wellington at four of the Clock in the afternoon -
Fist to Choofe a moderator for the meeting -
(2) To agree upon Some Proper method for Raising Watertowns part of the five Thousand men ordered for the Defence of this Country. and to Grant a Sum of money to forward the affair. and to act thereon as as they See fitt - and ordered the Clerk to Issue out a Warrant Directed to one of the Constables to warn the freeholders & Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to meet at Said time & place. - which was accord- ingly don emediately & Signed By Order of the Selectmen
Jona: Brown Town-Clerk
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At a Publick town-meeting of the freeholders and other Inhab- itants of Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the house of m' Samuel Wellington Inn- holder in sd. Town on the Second Day of July AD: 1776 For encourriaging ye Inlifting men for the Defence of the Country &c
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