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Voted and Chofe For A Comtee to Search the Lists of Rates Concerning the Drawing of Pews as aforsd Cort Henry Bright Dea Jofeph Mason Nath" Harris Mr Samuel Pirce and Lt Jofeph Coollidge.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that after the above Said Comtee have Searhed the Lists of Rates aforesd, and Found out thofe Persons Who Are the highest in sd Lists Who According to the Vote of the Precinct are to Draw the Pew Lotts, that if any of sª Perfons Shall not Accept of a Pew Lot that the Comtee Shall then Offer them, that then the Lot or Lotts so Re- fufed, to be Offered by sd Comtee to the Next Highest Perfons Suc- cessively as they Stand in sd Rates ; and that A Plan of the Pew Lotts be Drawn by sd Comtee and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lott Shall fet his Name in the Spot he Shall Choofe and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot Shall be Obliged to Build his Pew Within three Months at Furthest from the Date
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hereof, or Forfit his Pew Lot to the Hands of the Precinct again to be Difpofed of by the aboves" Comtee as if s" Perfons had Re- fused ; and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot and Builds a Pew Shall be Obliged to fet Perfonally therein, And if any Perfon Perfons Shall See Caufe to Difpofe of his or their Pew that the Precinct Shall have the Refusall Paying the Prime Cost.
And that after the Comtee have Compleated the Plan aboves" according to the Votes of the Precinct that Said Plan Be Recorded in the Precinct Book of Records, as a Finall Settlement of sd Pew Lotts ; the Vote Past in the affermative.
Put to Vote and voted that the Negative Votes that have Pased at this Meetting Shall not Be Recorded in the Precinct Book of Records.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown You are hereby Ordered to Give out An order to Jofiah Perry Constable to Warn the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs according to Law : to meet At the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on the 5th Day of May Next at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following,
(1) For the Precinct to Choofe A Comtee of Five Men & Im- power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo- fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in s" Precinct which the Comtee that was Chofen by the Precinct Att their Meetting on the 21st of Aprill Current by adjornment Declined to Perform and go through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct at their meetting aforesª Voted that their Comtee Should Scearch the Lists of Rates for Building the Meettinghoufe and that Perfons Should Draw Pews according to wt they have Paid : that the Precinct would manifest w' Per- ticular Rates they will have their Comtre Scearch for their Rule to Act by, that their by they may Prevent Conterary Opinions in their Comtee And Whereas by sd Vote the Children of Deceafed Fathers were to Draw Pews According to w' their Fatheirs bave Paid : that if sª Children Should not agree when a Pew Lot is Offered within a week after s' Offer is made then s' Pew Lot to Return to the Precinct Again for their Com'er to Difpofe of to one of s' Children which they shall Think ought In Justice to have the Same.
(3) For the Precinct to hear M' Jonathan Stone Jun' Accompt and M' Edward Harringtons and MF Oliver Livermors for Laying the Platform for Three Pews in the meetting houfe and for the Precinct to Take Care how they shall be Paid and order the Con- stable to Notifie M' Jonathan Stone M' Edward Harrington & M Olliver Livermore to Bring in there accompts to y" Precinct at s1 Meetting.
JOHN STEARNS } Precinct
Watertown Aprill 2S" 1729 : JONAS BOND Com"
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To Mr Jofiah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. S' You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meett at the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the 5th Day of May Next at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
(1) For the Precinct to Chofe a Comtee of Five Men and Im- power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo- fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sª Precinct wh the Comtee that was Chofen at the meetting of the Precinct the 21st of Aprill Current by adjornment. Declined to Perform and go through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct Voted At their Meetting afore- sd that their Comtee Should search the Lists of Rates and thofe that stood Highest in sd Lists and had Paid Paid most to the Build- ing the meetting houfe should Draw Pews Successively according to wt they have Paid, that the Precinct mav Mennafest wt Pertic- uliar Lists of Rates they would have their Comte Search for their Rule to Act by that thereby they may Prevent Conterary Opinions in their Comtee and whereas by sd Vote the Children of Deceafed Fathers Should Draw Pews According to wt their Fathers have Paid that if sd children should not agree within a Weak after they have the offer of a Pew Lot and Except of the Same yt sd Pew Lot to Return to the Precinct again for their Comtee to Difpofe of it to one of sª Children wh they shall Think ought in Justice to have the same.
(3) for the Precinct to hear ME Jonathan Stone Jun" Mr Ed- ward Harringtons & Mr Oliver Livermors accompt for laying a Platform for three Pew Lotts & to Take Care how they shall be Paid for ye fame. You are also to notifie sd Jonathan Stone, Ed- ward Harrington & Oliver Livermore to Lay their accompts Before the Precinct at sd meetting, hearof fail not But make Return of this order and your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of sd meetting.
P order of the Comtee
NATH11 HARRIS Clerk.
Watertown Aprill 281h, 1729.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown May the 5th anno Dom 1729 Who were Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs.
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator Mr Thomas Strait.
(2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act upon the Warrant by wh this meetting was Warned and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Act upon the First Article in the Warrent of this Meetting and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
Gulany Hans
Benjamin Lin
Jonathan
Jamos Bornand
Samuel
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Saft Primetioin Water town June the 15th 17mg.
GThofe Porfons Whole Names are on this Plan and Perfect in the Ironil Pow Spotts'are thee Porfors that have acconten of the Leverage Pow Spotts to which they have affor their formale. Hamos agrosalla & Conformalle to the vote of the Print a love st for bottling It Pow Spotts me Certified Under Our Hands the Day and Date a Gove Said -- >
West Door
Jojoph Patefon
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Rachoce
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glarington
OThomas
Lamano
Ministerial
Pulproti Stains
Door way io Inuto
Is This alloy to be
Rachel Goodand Elena Chany
Jonathan Stone
Richard Coolidge
Samuel Jonfor
golum Saving
mã sime fuchos.
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Thomas Larmet
Honny Bright
Goloph snagom
John Hastings
Five foot alloy
Samura. Boney aming
Jonas Bonds
0 62 mf
East Down
Saccory Stars
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(4) Voted and Chofe for a Comtre to go through with the Ser- vice Relating to the Difpofall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct as Set Forth in the first article in the War- rent for s4 meetting Deacon Jofeph Mafon Cort Henry Bright Sert Jonas Bond Serg' John Hastings and Qua" Master Thomas Larnard.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the aforesd Comter Shall Search all the Lists of Rates that they Can Find for their Rule to Act by and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Comtee afores" Shall Search the List of Rates for Building the Meetting houfe that was Comtel to Constable William Shattuck and the Two Lists of Rates Com- mitted to Collector John Hastings to Collect : for their Rule to Act by and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will act on that Part of the Second Article in sa Warrent Relating to the Children of Deceafed Fathers and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(S) Put to Vote & Voted that thofe Perfons that May have thofe Platforms Allotted to them ; that Mr Jonathan Stone Jun" Mr Edward Harrington and Mr Oliver Livermore Layed upon three Pew Lotts for three Pews in the meettinghoufe : Shall Pay them (viz Jonathan Stone Edward Harrington and Oliver Liver- more) Reafonably ; According to the Vote of the Precinct.
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water- town. You are Hereby Ordered to Diliver (or fhow) to the Afsefsors of s" Precinct A Coppy of the Grants of Money Made by s4 Precinct At there Meetting on the fixth Day of March Last Past for the Ends therein Mentioned & Direct them Speedily to Afsefs the Inhabitance of s" Precinct as the Law Directs and to Committ the Rate or Afsefsment to M' Oliver Livermore the Prefent Collector for s' Precinct With A Lawfull Warrent to Col- lect the fame, and to Pay into the Precinct Treafurer L' Jofeph Coollidge or his fuccessor in s' Office So as to Ifue and Make up An Accompt of the Whole of st Afsefsment Att or Before the Fourth Day of December Next Infuing the Date Hereof
Watertown November the
SAMI PEARCE JOHN STEARNS Precinct
Sh 1729 JONAS BOND Comme
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To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are hereby Orderel to Give Out An Order Forthwith to L' Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for s" Precinct to Pay out of the Grants of Money Made by s Precinct the fixth Day of March Last Past and Committed to M' Oliver Livermore Collecter to Collect.
To the Reverd Mr Seth Storer the Sun of Sixteen Pounds to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Jofeph Holding ME Ebenezer Goddard & M Henry Bond One Pound Six Shillings And Three Perce (viz) the Sam
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of Eight Shillings and Nine Pence Each of them for Makeing one Precinct Rate.
To M' Jofeph Harrington for Warning one Precinct Meetting three Shillings.
To Mr Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Edward Harrington the Sum of One Pound & Ten Shil- lings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larned Deceafd; the Sum of One Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for the Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To Mr Jofhua Grant Jun" the Sum of Two Pounds Four Shillings & Nine Pence for Mending the Glafs on the Meetting houfe in sª Precinct.
Alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of one Pound Two Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money made by sd Precinct on the IIth Day of March annoque Dom 1727/8 wl was Committed to M' Jonathan Stone to Collect.
Watertown January the 6th 1729/30
JOHN STEARNS JONAS BOND SAM11 PIRCE
Precinct Comtee
To Lt Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for the East Precinct in Watertown S' You are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverd Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds (out of the Grants of Money Granted the 6th Day of March Last Past and Committed to M' Oliver Livermore Precinct Collector to Collect) wh is to Com- pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To Mr Jofeph Holding the fum of Eight fhillings and Nine Pence : to Mr Ebenezer Goddard the fum of Eight Shillings & nine Pence & Alfo to M' Henry Bond the Sum of eight Shillings & nine Pence for making One Precinct Rate.
To M' Jofeph Harrington the fum of Three hillings for Warn- ing one Precinct Meetting.
To Mr Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Edward Harrington the fum of one Pound & Ten in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larnard Deceafed the fum of One Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To Mr Jofhua Grant Jun' the fum of Two Pounds four Shillings and nine Pence for Mending the glafs on the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of One Pound Two Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money Made by sª Precinct on the IIth Day of march anno Dom 1727/S wh was Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone to Collect.
Watertown January the 6th 1729/30
D Order of the Precinct Comtee NATH" HARRIS Cler.
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To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to M' Jofiah Perry Conftable of sª Watertown to Warn the Free- holders and Other Inhabitance in s" Precinct Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publict Meettinghoufe in sd Precinct on Fryday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of s" Day for the Ends Following.
Viz First, To Choofe a Precinct Committee A Precinct Clerk Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen as the Law Directs, & Requiers :
Secondly, To Grant A fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd M' Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money may be Due from sd Precinct.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Pettition of Sam" Bir- nerd John Orms and Sundry Others of the Inhabitance of s' Pre- cinct, Relateing to the Seatting the Meetting houfe in s' Precinct and Repairing of Glafe in s" Meettinghoufe and that the Precinct May Act thereupon as they fhall fee Meett.
Dated att Watertown afore the 20th Day of February Anno Dom 1729/30
JOHN STEARNS
SAM" PIRCE Precinct Comtee
JONAS BOND
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to L' Jofeph Coollidge Treasurer of s" Precinct to Pay to M' Jofhua Grant Jun' the fum of Fourteen fhillings Out of the Grants of Money Made by sd Precinct the 11th Day of March 1727/S and Committed to M' Jonathan Stone Collector to Collect ; for mend- ing Glafe in the meettinghoufe in sa Precinct.
Watertown March the 6th
1729/30
JOHN STEARNS Precinct
JONAS BOND
SAMI PIRCE Comtre
To L' Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, S' You are hereby Ordered to Pay to M' Jofhua Grant Jun' the fum of Fourteen fhilling out of the Grants of Money Made by s" Precinct on the 11th Day March 1727/S and Commit- ted to M' Jona Stone Jun' Collector for s" Precinct to Collect : it Being for mending Glafe in the Meetting houfe in sa Precinct.
Watertown March the 6th 1729/30
Order of the Precinct Comter NATH" HARRIS Cler
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To M' Jofiah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. S' You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown aforesa who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Precinct affairs
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to meett at the Publict meettinghoufe in s" Precinct on Fryday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following (viz) : I : to Choofe a Precinct Comtee A Precinct Clerk Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nef- safary to be Chofen as by Law Requiered. (2.) To Grant A Sofitient Sum of Money to Pay the Reverd MI Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from sd Precinct. for the Precinct to hear the Petition of Sam1 Ber- nard John Orms & Sundry others of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct Relateing to the feating the meettinghoufe in sª Precinct & for the maintaining Glafe in sd meettinghoufe in sª Precinct yt sd Precinct may act thereupon as they Shall See meet :
Hereof Fail not But make Return of this Order & your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least Four hours Before the Time of sd meetting p order of the Precinct Comtee NATH11 HARRIS Clerk.
Watertown February the 21st 1729/30
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Att A Meetting of the Easterly Precinct in Wattertown the 6th Day of March Anno Domini 1729/30
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for sª Meetting Dea Jofeph Mafon.
(2) Voted and Chofe for a Standing Comtee for the Infuing year Mr Oliver Livermore MI Samuel Brown and Mr Jonas Bond.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clark for fª Precinct for the year In- fuing Nath" Harris.
For Precinct Treafurer was Chofen Jofeph Coollidge
(4) For Afsefsors for the year Infuing ) Ebenezer Goddard
Nath11 Bright Jofeph Holding.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Year Infuing Mr Ebenezer Chenry.
(6) Voted and Chofe for fexton Mr Ebenezer Hastings.
(7) Voted that the fexton fhould be Payed by Two Free Con-' tributions : viz : the First on the First Sabath in September and the fecond on the First Sabath in March.
(S) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the Revd Mr Storer according to contract and to Pay others to Whom Money May be Due from sd Precinct.
(9) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act on the Petti- tion of Sam" Barnard John Orms and others Relating to the feat- ing the meettinghoufe and Repairing Glafe and the Vote Past in the Negative.
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. . You are Hereby Required to Give out an order Forthwith to Mr Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown aforeld to Warn the Free- holders & other Inhabitants Within the Easterly sd Precinct who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to Meet at the Publict Meettinghoufe in sd Precinct on Monday the Ioth Day of August
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Current at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sa Day for the Ends Following.
Viz) First To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will Releafe their Comtre that Was Chofen to make the addition to the ministeriall houfe & Choofe a New Comtee to Proceed in sa Work & Finish s' Houfe.
Secondly, to Know the minds of s" Precinct whether they will grant a sum of money for Mannageing sd work & Finishing s" Ministerial Houfe & how much they will Grant.
Thirdly, to hear the Return of the Com"" Chofen to fell the Former Ministeriall Place and to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall Place & how they Will Reward them for s' fervice & Whether the Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe :
Alfo to Notifie the Comtee Chofen to Make the addition to the Ministeriall Houfe to Bring in there Accomps of wt they have Done Relateing to sa Houfe.
OLIVER LIVERMORE 1 Precinct SAM" BROWN $ Com'ce
Watertown August the 31 1730
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To M' Ebenezer Stone, Conftable of Watertown Greetting, S' You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct of Watertown afores4 Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet At the Publict Meetting houfe in sa Precinct On Monday the roth Current. at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of s' Day for the Ends Following.
First to Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will Releafe their Comme that was Chofen to Make the Addition to the Ministeriall houfe. & Choofe a new Comtee to Proceed in sa Work and Finish sd houfe.
Secondly to Know the Minds of sd Precinct Whether they Will Grant A fum of Money for the Mannageing sd Work & Finishing s" Ministeriall houfe and how much they will Grant.
Thirdly to hear the Return of the Comtre Chofen to fell the For- mer Ministeriall Place And to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall Place, and how they will Reward them for fl fervice ; and Whether s" Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe.
Alfo You Are hereby Ordered to Notifie L' Richard Coolidge, Cort Henry Bright, & Sert Jonas Bond Who Ware A Comte C'ho- fen for to Make the addition to the Ministeriall houfe, to Bring in An Accompt to the Precinct of their Proceedings in that affair.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order with your Pro- ceedings thereon to one of the Precinct Com' e or Clerk of f Pre- cinct at Least Four hours Before ye Time of s Meetting.
p Order of the Precinct Com'
Watertown August the 34 1730 NATH' HARRIS Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown, the Tenth Day of August Annoque Dom 1730
(1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for 1ª Meeting Dea Josephi Mafon.
(2) Put to Vote and Voted that the Precinct Will Release their Comtee Chofen to Make the Addition to the Ministerial Houfe.
(3) Put to Vote & Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a New Comtee to Proceed in fd Work and to Finish fd Ministeriall houfe.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Minds of the Precinct to Chofe three Men for a Comtee for that Purpofe and the Vote Past in the Affermative.
(5) Voted and Chofe for fª Comtee Dea : Nathan Fisk M' Oli- ver Livermore & Nath" Harris.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will At this Meetting Grant A fum of Money for to Finish the Ministeriall houfe & the Vote Past in ye affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will adjorn this Meet- ting And the Remaining Buisnefs of the fame to FryDay Next At Five of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day : and their New Comtee in the Mean Time to View the Materialls of sª Ministeriall houfe & Report to the Precinct at their adjornment wt they Are appre- henfive will be Needfull for the Finishing fd Ministeriall houfe And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
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Att A Meeting of the Easterly Precinct of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 14th of August Annoque Dom 1730 by adjorn- ment.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of Two Hundred Pounds to Pay the Arrearages : and for the Finishing the Ministeriall houfe in sd Precinct And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
Voted that the afsefsors for fª Precinct be Directed in there Warrent to the Collector to Order that the sd Sum of Two Hun- dred Pounds to be Collected & Payed in to the Precinct Treafurer by the First Monday of October Next Infuing. And that there Comtee Chofen for the Finishing f1 Ministeriall houfe be Impow- ered to Draw 1ª Money Out of the Treafury as fhall be Needfull for the Finishing sd Ministeriall houfe and Paying the arrearages.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will at this Meetting Act Any thing Upon the Third Article of the Warning of fª Meetting And the Vote Past in the Negative.
Watertown, August the 17th 1730
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown aforesd. You are Herby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Af- sefsors for id Precinct A Coppie of the Grant of Money Made by fd Precinct the 6th Day of March Last Past, also a Coppie of the Grant of Money made by 1ª Precinct the 14th of August Current & Direct them fpeedily to afsefs the fame upon the Inhabitance and
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Ratable Estates in 14 Precinct as the Law Directs ; and to Committ the fd Rate or afsefsment to M' Ebenezer Chenry Precinct Collec- tor With A Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame, and to Pay in to Leu' Jofeph Coollidg or his fucceffor in f1 Office fo as to Hsue and make up an accomt of the Whole of fl afsefsments at or Be- fore the First Monday of October Next Infuing.
JONAS BOND OLIVER LIVERMORE Precinct Comlee
SAM" BROWN
To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give out an order to M' Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown To Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants in the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to meet att the Publict Meettinghoufe in the fª Precinct On Fryday the Twelfth Day of march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon on fl Day for the Ends Following.
First to Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk and Other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of march.
Secondly, that the Precinct may Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd M' Seth Storrer according to Contract and to Pay other to Whom Money may be Due from f Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe A Saxton and Take Care how he fhall be Rewarded for his Labour.
Fourthly to Know the mind of the Precinct whether they will Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafe in the meetting houfe and whether it be there minds to make fhutters or Barrs to Preferve the fame and if it be there minds to Do any thing Fur- ther to Preferve faid Glafs to Grant money for the Preforming the fame.
and alfo to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to bring in there accompts to the Comlee at the houfe of M' Larnerds on the Fifth Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of fu Day.
Watertown Feb : 22 : 1730/31 :
OLIVER LIVERMORE
SAMH BROWN
JONAS BOND
Comtee
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To Nath" Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. You are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order to L' Jofeph Cool- lidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown To Pay out of the Grants of money made by the Precinct on the fixth Day of March Last Past and Committed to M' Ebenezer Chenry Col- lector to Collect f" Grant Being Twenty Pounds.
To the Rev M' Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds to Com- pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To M' Ebenezer Goddard the fum ot Fifteen thillings. To M' Jofeph Holding the fum of Fifteen thillings. to M' Nath" Bright the fum of Fiften thillings for making Precinct Rates.
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To M' Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning Two Precinct Meettings.
To M' Ephraim Cutter Jun' the fum of one Pound and Nine fhillings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe it Being in Part : &
Watertown March the 5th 1730/31
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