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Voted & Chofe m' : Samuel White moderator of ye meeting
Then Voted & Granted the Sum of Six pounds six fhillings & eight pence to each perfon that Shall inlist into the Service for the town of Watertown for the prefent Service till Watertowns pro- portion is Compleated. -
Voted that the Sd: Sum be allowed to thofe that inlist within two Days. -
Voted that all thofe perfons that are now out in the Service & thofe that are going be Excufed from paying a pole tax toward the above voted Bounty.
Voted that the Town-Treafurer be impowered to hire the money to pay the Bounty untill Such time as the money Can be afsest - Voted that the afsefsors be Defired to afsefs the Inhabitants of this town to Raife mony to pay this Bounty emediately in a Seperate list.
Voted
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Voted that the afsefsors be Directed that where any perfons hold lands by lease or otherwise that they lay the tax on the Land- lords. -
attest Sam' White moderator
Then the meeting was adjourned to Fryday next at this place at 6 o Clock afternoon. -
At a Gen1: Publick Town-meeting of ye freeholders and other Inhabitants of Watertown Regularly afsembled on the 5 Day of July AD 1776 at m' Sam! Wellingtons -
m': Samuel White being moderator. The meeting being opened they proceeded to take into Consideration the affair mentioned in the warrant It was moved to allow the bounty Granted at the former meeting to Such as inlist on or before the fifteenth Day of this month which was Voted and allowed - Then it was th
Voted to adjourn this meeting to the 15 Day of this month at Six of ye Clock afternoon at this place which was accordingly don ---
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On the fifteenth Day of the month the town being met according to adjournment-it was
V Voted that the bounty be allowed till the thirty men be inlisted as Required as Watertowns proportion of the five Thousand -
Then the meeting Difsolved
See the Declaration of Independance Recorded in the last Pages of this Book
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen on monday the 23 Day of Septem- ber AD 1776 at the Houfe of m' Samuel Wellington - They Agreed to Call a Publick Town-Meeting to be at the meeting- Houfe on monday the 30th day of this Inftant month of Sepr: at two of the Clock afternoon First to Choofe a Moderator for the Meeting (2) To Consider & agree upon Some Proper Steps to be taken for the Settling a minifter and to act thereon as they See meet (3) To Grant money to Support Schools and to act thereon as they they See best -
(4) For the town to agree upon Some Proper method for Raifing men for the Defence of the united States of America and to act any thing Relating thereto the town may think best. -
(5) For the town to Direct in what manner the Houfehold Furniture of Fanning Learned Deceafed Shall be Dispofed of - (6) To hear the accounts of those perfons the town is Indebted to and grant money to pay ye same
(7) To Choofe a Perfon to take Acknowledgments of Debts &c and also to warn all the Male Inhabitants of the town that are free being twenty one years of age & upwards to afsemble at Said time & place to Consider and Determine whether they will give their Consent that the present House of Representatives with the Council Should agree upon a Form of Goverment for this State and to act thereon as they See best -
and the Clerk was Directed to Issue out warrants Directed to ye Constables to warn the Inhabitants to meet at Said time & place for sd Purpofes. which was accordingly don
By Jona: Brown Town. Cler
The following Accounts were brot in (Viz)
Thomas Pattin for wood for the School. 1:17:0
Simon Whitney for do 1: 4:0
Samuel Soden for Do 1: 7:0
4: 8:0
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At a Gen1: Publick Town-Meeting held at the Publick meeting House in Watertown on monday the 30th Day of Sepr: AD. 1776 to transact Sundry articles as Setforth in the warrants for the Meeting
Voted & Chofe Sam1: Fisk Esq': Moderator for ye meeting Then the vote was put whether the town will proceed to Settle a minifter as Soon as they Conveniently can and it Past in the afirmative -
Then they Voted to Choofe a Committe to look out for and provide Such perfons as they think proper for trial
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe
M': Nath" Stone Sam": Fisk Esq" Mr Mofes Stone
Then it was put to vote whether the town will keep writting Schools this year and it past in ye affirmative
also Voted to keep a Grammer School Some part of ye year Voted that the Schools be opened the first Day of Dec' : next - - - Then the 4th article was Read and after Debate thereon it was Voted to Choofe a Committee to Consider thereon and Report what way they think will be best for the town to proceed in Raifing men for the Defence of america for the Futer & make Report at the adjout:
Voted & Chofe for Sd: Committe m': Sam1: White Mr David Bemis mr Josiah Capen m' David Sanger m' Mofes Stone
Then the meeting was adjourned to monday next at two of ye Clock afternoon at this place -
At
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At a Gen1 Publick town Meeting of ye freeholders and other In- habitants of Watertown Regularly Afsembled at the Meeting House in Said Town on the 7th Day of Oct": A D1776 By Ad- journment Sam1 Fisk Esq' being moderator
Voted that two writting Schools be kept three months Voted & Granted the Sum of £ 60 pounds for the Support of the Schools the firewood Included
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Voted that the first month the Schools be kept once a Day & the other two months twice a Day
Voted & Chofe m': Jonas White for one of ye School Com- mitte -
Then the town took into Consideration a Refolve of the Gen11 Court of the 17th of September last Relating to a Form of Gov- erment and after Debate thereon - They voted unanimously that they give their Consent that the present Houfe of Repre- fentatives with the Council Should Form a plan of Goverment for this State to be laid before the Several towns in the Same for their Consideration before it be Ratified
Then they voted to adjourn this meeting with the Remaining bufines to the first monday in Nov': next at two of the Clock afternoon to be at the House of m' Samuel Wellington Inn- holder in this town which was accordingly don
At a Publick Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhab- itants of Watertown Regularly afsem Id on the 4th Day of Nov' : 1776. By adjournment at the Houfe of m' Sam1: Wellington - Sam": Fisk being moderator
The
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The meeting being Opened There being but a few perfons prefent it was moved to adjourn the meeting to this day three weeks to be held at the meeting House at two of the Clock afternoon and it was accordingly adjourned to finifh the Remaining bufinefs
At a Gen !!: Publick Town-Meeting held at the Publick Meeting Houfe in Watertown on the 25th of Nov': 1776 by adjournment Sam1: Fisk Esq' : being moderator .. The Committe appointed to Confider the matter Relating to Raising men for the Defence of the Country made Verball Report that they had not don any thing on the affair
Thn it was Voted not to act any thing on that article. - - Then it was Voted to adjourn the meeting to Six of the Clock this Evening to meet at the Houfe of m': Sam1: Wellington. - The town being meet. They Proceeded to the Sixth article. Then m': Josiah Capens account was Read & accepted and the Sum of £ 1:18:6 was Granted to pay ye Same
Voted & allowed m': David Bemis account & Granted the Sum £0:17:9 to pay the Same
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Then the account of Sam1: Fisk Esq' : was Read & Voted that the Selectmen Examin the Same & allow what they think is Right. - Then they voted & Chofe John Remington Esq': to take the Confefsion of Debts &c
Then the meeting was Difolved
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen at the Houfe of m' Samuel Well- ington on the 4th Day of march AD 1777. They agreed to have a Publick town-meeting on the tenth day of this present month of march at nine of the Clock in forenoon at the Publick meeting House & Directed the Clerk to Issue out warrants Directed to the Several Constables to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in town affairs to afsemble at Said time & place to act on the following articles (Viz) First to Choofe a moderator for the meeting
(2) To Choofe Selectmen Town-Clerk & Treafurer & all other town officers that are Required to be Chofe in the month of march annually. (3) To know the minde of the town whether they will come into Some method to proportion the Charge that has already been by hireing men to go into the Service. and to act any thing thereon as they think proper ~
(4) To know the minde of the town what method they will take to Raife Watertowns proportion of men to Compleat the Con- tinential Army, and to act thereon as they think proper (5) to Choofe a Committe of Correfpondance &c agreable to a Refolve of the General Court. (6) To Choofe a Saxton & agree how he Shall be paid for his Service (7) to put in their Votes for a County Register & Treafurer (8) To appropriate the Int' : money coming to the town the present year
(9) To Choofe a Committe to Examin the town Treafures acctts
(10) To grant money to Support the miniftery ye year Enfueing
(11) To grant money to Support the poor the year Eufueing -
(12) To grant money to Support the Repairs of the Great Bridg (13) To Hear the accounts of thofe perfons the town is In- debted to & grant money to pay the Same
(14) To Grant money to Repair the Highways and Town-ways the enfueing year and to act any thing Relating thereto as the town think Proper -- (15)
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(15) To Hear ~ of any late Constables for abating any Per- ticular perfons Rates in their lists, and to act thereon as they think best. - (16) To Hear the Report of Committe that was Appointed to Improve the minifterial place the last year, and De- termin how it Shall be Improved the year enfueing (17) To know how the Estate of John Stearnes Shall be Improved the year enfueing and to act thereon as they think best, (18) To appro- priate any Sum or Sums of money unappropriated as the town may think best (19) To Determin whether Swine Shall Run at large the enfueing year -
(20) To grant money to Support the Grammer School & other Schools that may be agreed upon and act any thing thereon as they think Proper And Likewife to notify the town Creditors to bring in their accounts to the Selectmen at the Houfe of mr Bezaleel Learned on Fryday the Seventh day of this present month of march at two of the Clock afternoon
Warrants were Issued out accordingly & Signed
By order of ye Selectmen Jona Brown Town-Clerk
At a Meeting of the Selectmen on Fryday the Seventh day of March AD 1777 at the House of m': Bezaleel Learned for Re- ceiving the accounts of those perfons the town is Indebted the Fol- lowing accounts were brot : in (Viz)
To Samuel Fisk Esq' for entertainment for Preachers from Nov" : the 20th. 1774 to march ye 2d. 1777 14:1:2
To Elijah Bond for his wives keeping School last year
5 : 4:0
To Mofes Hager for Hay for Doc' Cooper 1:4:0
To John Hunt for keeping School 6: 0:0
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And the following accounts were brot in for Charge for the poor (Viz) David Bemis for Supplys from the 15 day of march 1776 to the 7th: of march 1777 7 : 7:5:1
Sam1: White for do: from July 10. 1776 to march 7th. 1777 9 : 0 :1:1
Elijah Bond d°: march. 1776 to march 7th. 1777 3 : 5:7:0 David Sanger for do for the wido murch 0" 18 -
Amos Livermore for Board &c for Ruth Maddox 3 : 13 : 2 : 2
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Sarah Godding Boarding Mary Learned s - 8 : 14 : 0- Child from march ye 14. 1776 to march ye 5th. 1777
Thos Learned for Boarding Aaron Learned th 3 : 4 :6
from march ye 15. 1776 to march the 12- 1777 William Chenery for Boarding & Nurfing Mary Learned s Child from march 15th 1776 to march 7. 1777
10: 1:4
Simon Hastings to Diging the Graves for ye wido Abigail Learned & Tabitha Learned 0: 9:0
Phinehas Child for eight & a half months house Rent for mrs Hackleton 1 : 5:6 wido Hannah Harris for Delivering Mary Learned 0" 6:0
48 : 4:8:0
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Proceedings of the School Committe for the Town of Watertown 1777. - - -
At a Meeting at M' Richardfons June ye 18th Agreed to open five womens Schools & Employ the following perfons (Viz) Mrs : Dorothy Brewer to keep School her Houfe 13 weeks @ eight Shillings Pr week a
mrs Sufanna Shed to keep 1 School in the west School-House 15 weeks & 4 days @ Six fhillings and eight pence Pr week 5: 4:2 m' Elijah Bonds wife to keep a School in his House 13 weeks @ eight Shillings pr week - 5: 4:0 m' Andrew Whites wife to keep a School in his His house 13 weeks @ eight Shillings pr week - --
5: 4:0 and with mrs : Lydia Anderfon to keep a School in the east School House 15 weeks @ Six fhillings and eight pence pr : week 5: 4:2
20 : 16 :4
At a Meeting at mrs : Coollidges December ye Sixth 1777. Agreed with m': John Stratton to keep a School in the East School House three months at four pounds pr month - 12 : 0: 0
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and with m': Josiah Bisco to keep a School in the west School. House three months @ Four pounds ten fhillings &/8
v pr month 13:12:0
and with m': John Remington jur to keep the Grammer School one month for four Pounds
4: 0:0
50 : 8 :4
and accordingly the Schools were opened the 23d Day of De- cember
Jedh ; Leathe Pr Order,
The Committe also brot in an account for wood provided for the School amounting to - 6 :
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At a Gen1 Publick Town-Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of who are Quallified to Vote in Town affairs Regular- ly afsembled at the meeting-House in sd Town on monday the tenth Day of march AD. 1777. for the Choice of Town officers & other affairs as Setforth in the Warrant for Sd: meeting
Voted and Chofe M': Nath': Stone for Moderator
John Remington Esq' :
m': Sam1: Soden
For Selectmen Mr: Elijah Bond m' Nathan Coollidge m' Jedidiah Leathe
NB Meisrs : Sam1: White, Richard Clark & David Sanger were Chofen & at their Request were Excufed -
Town-Clerk & Town-Treafurer
Jonathan Brown
Jona: Brown
Voted & Chose for afsefsors
Sam !: Fisk Esq'
mª: Josiah Bisco -
For Constables & Collectors Mefsrs: Chris Grant jur & Amos Bond
Wardens Mefsrs Edmd: Fowle & William Hunt
Sealer of Leather Stephen Whitney
Fence-Viewers Josiah Capen Esq' & m' : Wm. Hunt
Surveyors of High-ways Meists. Amos Livermore and John Draper -
Tythingmen Mefrs David Coollidge & Jona Child Hogrieves Mefrs Wm Hunt & John Draper
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Surveyors of Timber &c. Mefsrs David Sanger & David Bemis Howards Phins Child & Abraham Whitney Clerks of the markets mefr Amos Bond & John Hunt
Cullars of Hoops Staves &c Seth Norcrois afternoon being meet
m' : Richd Clark m' Josiah Capen
Voted & Chofe Comtte of Correspondance m' Edwd: Richardfon
m' David Sanger m' Stephen Harris
Then the Votes were put in for a County Treafr & Register Chofe for Saxton m' Simon Hastings & granted the Sum of £ 3 pounds for his Service
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Then the 3d article was Read & after Debate thereon it was Voted that the town will beare the whole Charge of the war in Equal proportion as They pay other Tax's
Voted to Choofe a Committe to bring in an account of what has already arifen &c
Voted & Chofe for sd: Committee -
Maj' Sam1: Barnard Capt Phins Stearns Clerk Nathan Coollidge m' David Bemis m' David Sanger Lt: Josiah Capen jur m' Elijah Bond
Voted that ye Committee bring in a perticular account what each man has don
Then the 4th article being Read after Debate thereon
Voted to Choofe a Committe to procure men at ye Expence of the Town
Voted that the Selectmen be a Committee for sd: purpofe - - Voted & added m' : Simon Whitney - - L' : Chris" : Grant ju" Voted that ye Committee give £ 24 pounds Pr man - if they Cannot be had for lefs & have Power to hire money for yt Purpofe in the name & behalf of the Town
Then they Voted and adjourned the meeting to this day week to meet at this place at one of the Clock afternoon
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Middlefex fs Watertown March ye 10th: 1777
Then the perfons afternamed appeared & were Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the Several offices to which they were Chosen (Viz) Chris Grant jur & Amos Bond Constables, Amos Livermore, & John Draper Surveyors of Highways, - David Coollidge & Jona: Child Tythingmen alson John Draper Ho- grieve, and Phins Child Howard, and Amos Bond Clerk of the market
Before me Jona : Brown Just : Peace
March ye 17th. 1777 the following perfons were Sworn into ye offices hereafter mentioned (Viz) Sam1: Fisk Esq': & m' Josiah Bisco afsefsors m' Stephen Whitney Sealer of Leather - mifs"s Josiah Capen and Wm Hunt Fence Viewers Wm Hunt Ho- grieve - mifs's : Dav[id] Sanger & David Bemas Surveyors of Timber &c - M' John * Clerk of ye market
Before Jona: Brown J[ust: Peace]
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At a Publick Town Meeting of the freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown held at the Meeting Houfe on monday ye 17th Day of march AD 1777
By Adjournment m': Nath1 Stone being moderator
John Remington Esq': Refigned the office of Selectman
Then m' Simon Whitney was Chofen who Refused to Serve
Then m" John Cook was Chofen a Selectman -
Then the Comtte appointed to Consider what Services perfons have don in the war & made Report
Their Report being Read after Debate thereon
Voted to Recommit the Report & add four more to the Committe. Voted & Chofe meis's : Sam1: White, Daniel Sawin, Sam1: Fisk Esq' : & mr Wm Hunt
Then m': Edward Richardfon Excufed himfelf from Serving on the Committe of Correspondance and m': David Coollidge was Chosen in his Room
Chofe for a Comtte to Examin ye
Trears acctts : -
Sam1: Fisk Esq" m' Wm Hunt m' Sam' White
Voted to appropriate the Interest money coming to the town a:
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it was last year (Viz) 6/8 to the miniftery & the Remainder to the Grammer School -
Voted & Granted 40 pounds to be afsest for the Support of the miniftery for the year enfueing
Voted & Granted £ 6 pounds to Repair the great Bridge
Voted & Granted £ 3 pounds to each of the Collectors upon the Same Conditions as it was the last year
Then the Vote was put whether Swine Shall Run at Learge & it past in the negative
Then Voted that the meeting be adjourned to monday the 31 Day of this present month at 2 O: Clock at this place
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At a meeting of ye Selectmen on monday ye 17th day of march AD 1777. at m': Bez": Learneds - They Agreed with m': Elijah Bond to take Mary Learned for three months at the Rate of 7/6 Pr week She to have the Benefitt of her Labour. and with m': Samuel Soden to take Mary Learneds Child three months at the Rate of 3/6 pr : week and with m': Thomas Coollidge to take Ruth Maddox for three months at the Rate of pr week he to have her Labour
At a Publick Town-Meeting of the Freeholders & other In- habitants of Watertown who are Quallified to vote in town affairs Regularly afsembled at the publick meeting House in Said town on monday the 31th Day of march AD 1777 - By adjourn- ment m': Nath" Stone being Moderator The meeting opened The 14th article being Read it was Voted that ye Sur- veyors of the Highways work out the Remainder of the last years grant in the highways at the price it was the last year
15th Article was Read and no abatements of Rates made Then the Report of the Committe appointed to take care of the minifterial place the last year was Read and it appeared that a Ballance of £ 25=0 : 8 Remained in the hands of the Comthe Still due to the town which was Voted and accepted - Then Voted to Choofe a Committe to take care of Said place for the year enfueing -
Voted & Chofe for Said Committe mª: Sam1 White mr David Sanger- m' Simon Whitney
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Voted that sd: Committe Repair the Barn & fences on the minifterial place as they think needfull and pay for the Same out of the money coming for Rent last year
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Voted that the Selectmen take care of and Improve the Estate that was m': John Stearn's as usual.
20 article Read and the Town Voted that one School Should be kept the whole year.
Voted & Chofe for a Comtte to take care of & provide for the School
Sam1: Fisk Esq' : m' David Bemis m' Sam1 White
Voted that the Committe may employ either a Lattin or Englifh School-master as they think best
Voted yt the School be kept Some part of the time in each of the three School Houfes
M' John Cook Excufed himfelf from Serving a Selectman and Major Samuel Barnard was Chofen in his Room
Then the Report of ye Comtte appointed to Consider what Services each perfon has don for the town the present war was Read & was Voted & accepted and is as follows (Viz) th Watertown 20 of march 1777
The Comtte: Appointed by the Town to take into Consideration the Services don for the town in the present war, and what each Soldier Shall be allow'd for their Refpective Services, Exclufive of the pay from the Continent or State beg leave to Report as follows (Viz)
(1) That there be paid by the town to each non-Commifsion officer & Soldier that engaged in the Service for eight months in 1775 the Sum of £ 2 pounds each ye Nº 35 is £70:0:0
(2) That there be paid by the town to each non- Commifsion officer & Soldier that marchd from Cambridge to New-York & from thence to Canada twenty pounds each 19 in Number
380 : 0 :0
(3) That there be paid by the town to each Non- Commifsion officer & Soldier that march'd to New-York & engaged in the Service one year £ 10 each being four in Number
40 : 0 : 0
Carried forward £ 490:0:0
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Brot: forward - - 490 : 0 : 0
(4ly) That there be paid by the town to each non-Commission officer and Soldier that engaged for one year & marched for Ticonderoga in augt :
36 : 0:0 1776 £6 each Number being 6 is
(5ly) That there be paid by the town to each non- Commifsion officer and Soldier that engaged in the Service in July 1776 for five months Exclu- five of those yt were 1 hired £ 5 each ye Number being 5 is
-
25:0:0
(6) That there be paid by the town to each non- - Commifsion officer and Soldier, that engaged in the Service for two months and marched for New- York Oct': 1776 £ 5 each (exclufive of those that were hired) being 9 in number is -
45 : 0 :0
(7) That there be paid by the town to each non- Commifsion officer and Soldier that engaged in the Service for three months and marched to New-York in Decr: 1776. Exclufive of thofe that were hired £ 8 one only went
8 : 0:0
£ 604:0:0
(8) That there be paid by the town to the following
Perfons the Refpective Sums affixed against their names, being money Expended by them for the benifet of the present War (Viz)
To Cash paid by David Stone 6" 13 : 4
To Do -- by John Draper - 6 " 13 : 4
To Do by Richard Everitt 6" 13 : 4
To Do by Sam! White 7"13 :4
To Do by Simon Whitney 7 " 13 " 4
To Do by William Leathe 6" 13 " 4 To Do by Nathaniel Bright 6" 13 " 4
To Do by Ezekiel Hall 7" 0"0
To Do by Mofes Coollidge 6 " 13 " 4 To Do by Nathaniel Bemis 6 " 13 " 4 To Do by Joel White 6 " 13 " 4
To Do by Samuel Soden 7" 5:4 To Do by Elijah Bond 4" 6:8 To Doº by Josiah Capen 6:13 :4
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To Do by Samuel Barnard 7:13 : *
To Do by Mofes Stone - 7: 5 :*
To Do by Jonas White no bounty recd from ye Town
3 : *
Carried over £ 11 [2:15:4]
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brot: over 112 : 15 :4
To Cash paid by John Stimson 6" 13 " 4
To Do by Stephen Whitney - 3" 0 :8
To Do by Simon Hastings
6:13 :4 To Do by Daniel Whitney 7 : 5:4
To Do by Nathaniel Coollidge
7: 5:4
To Do by Amos Bond 6" 13 : 4
To Do by Jofiah Norcrois 6 " 13 : 4
7: 5:4
To Do by Thomas Clark
To Do by Thomas Harrington
6" 13 : 4
To Do by John Cook - 6 " 13 " 4 6 " 13 " 4
To Do by Bezaleel Learned
10"13 :4
To Do by Phinehas Stearnes 7" 5"4
To Do by Samuel Hager
11" 0:0
To Do by Samuel Benjamin 6" 0:0
To Do by Edmund Fowle - 4" 18 : 0
To Do by Jonathan Child 4 :17 : 4
To Do by Eires Tainter -
4" 13 : 4
To Do by Peter Harrington
4: 0:0
To Do by Elkanah Wales
10: 0:0 7 "10:0
To Do by Oliver m" Roe
10: 0:0
To Do by Ephraim Jones
4: 0:0 10: 0:0
To Do by Amos Livermore
8" 6:0
To Do by Samuel Fisk Esq"
7:0:0
To Do by Jonathan Brown Esq'
10:12:0
To Do by David Bemis
11: 0:0
To Do by William Cookran 10: 0:0
To Do by John Cookson 10: 0:0
To Do by Marfhall Spring 10:0:0
To Do by Eben' Stedfon -
10: 0:0
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To Do by Elifha Learned
To Do by Samuel Nutting
To Do by Thomas Pattin -
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To Do by Samuel Cook 10: 0:0
To Do by Nathaniel Harrington 10: 0:0
To Do by Samuel Whitney 10: 0:0
To Do by Christopher Grant 10: 0:0
To Do by Solomon Prentice
10: 0:0
Carried up 406 : 0:8
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brot up - 406 : 0 :8
To Cash paid by Isaac Sanderfon
10: 0:0
To Do by Ebenezer Stone -
10: 0:0
To Do by Nathaniel Stone -
8: 12 : 0
To Do by Phinehas Harrington
9: 0:0
To Do by David Sanger
8 : 6:8
To Do by John Chenery
10: 0:0
To Do by Richard Clark 3: 6:8
To Do by Daniel Sawin
0: 6:0
£ 465:12:0
The within Report is Submitted to the town by
their Said Committe
Sam" Barnard Pr Order
Then the Question was Put whether that Deceafd Soldiers &c Taxes Should be Stoped out of their allowance it past in the affirmative
and the meeting was Difsolved
At a meeting of ye Selectmen at m' Bez11 Learneds on the third day of April AD 1777. They agreed with m' John Cook to take care of the Great Bridge the year enfueing
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