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Bartholomew Dodge Surveyors Nathanael Bragg of J Highways
Richard Dodge
Samuel Porter
Daniel Porter
Fencviewers
Benjamin Ober
Samuel Tarbox
John Killam Bartholomew Dodge]
HoggReaves
To all which offices they have Been Respectively Sworn Then the Town Proceeded upon the other Business Con- tained in the Warrant & voted as follows
1 That Mess" Ebenezer Waldron Samuel Gott & Jona Porter be a Comtee to make Enquiry Concerning an apple Tree or two Supposed to be the Towns Property that was Lately Taken from or near the Burying Place and make Report to the Town
2 Voted that the Comtee Lately Chosen to Examine the Pew Comtees accounts be further Impowered to Proceed in that affair agreeable to a Late vote of the Town -
Voted that the Selectmen be Impowered to Sell all 3 the Towns Land Adjoyning to their House where Pat- rick Burn now Lives Excepting So much as they may think Necessary to accomodate the House with a yard and Garden
Lastly Voted to Confirm the Late act of the Selectmen in their Laying out a Private way for mr John Gott from his Land to the highway at the West End of the Town March 9 1752 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham Then agreed with Benja Bragg to Keep School in the Town where they Shall appoint the Space of Six months from the 16th Instant in order to Teach Children to Read and write for which Service he is to have the Sum of one Pound twelve Shillings Lawfull money Per month out of the Town Treasury
March 16 1752 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham Then agreed with Samuel Tarbox to Perform the Service of a Saxton for the Ensuing year for which he is to Receive two Pounds Lawfull money at which time the said Tarbox was appointed Pound Keeper for the year
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Ensuing Provided his Demands therefor be agreeable to Law.
May 18 1752 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wenham Regularly warned & Conven'd in order to chuse a Representative after Several Trials were made and no Choisse Could be obtained the town Desisted Sup- posing they were not obliged by Law to Send a Deputy to the Great & General Court - and at said meeting Capt Thº Tarbox being Chosen moderator it was voted that the Swine might go at Large the year Ensuing if yoked and wringed according to Law
June 29 1752 At a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Regularly warned and Conven'd m" Eben" Waldron Being Chosen moderator the following votes were then Past namely
1 Voted to fence the Burying Place
2 Voted to fence Said Burying Place with a Stone wall
3 Voted that mess" Sam" Rogers Sam" Tarbox Jun" and John Friend be a Comtee to Divide the Fence about the Burying Place with the adjacent Proprietors and Proportion Every mans Part thereof agreeable to their Taxes -
We the Subscribers being a Comtee Chosen by the Town of Wenham to affix and Settle the Boundaries of our Burying Place with the adjacent Proprietors having met with Said Proprietors for that Purpose on this first Day of June 1752 Proceeded to do it in the following man- ner viz
Begining at the Seccond Post to the Northward of Capt Dodges wall by the Countrey Road from thence Runing Easterly about nine Poles to a Stake from thence North- erly a Streight Line to a Stake and Stones Standing Be- tween the Burying Place and John Kimballs Land from thence to the North East Corner of the Burying Place to a Stake and Stones from thence Northwesterly as the Post holes of the Late fence about the Said Burying Place now appear to the Countrey Road -
John Dodge 1
as Witness our Hands Jonª Porter
John Kimball Proprietors Sam" Gott Com tee Eben" Waldron]
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A true Copy of the Comtees Return
Attest Jona Kimball Jun" Town Clerk
Oct™ 2 1752 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wenham Regularly Warned and Convened Dea Jona Kimball Being Chosen moderator it was voted as follows namely
1 Voted that the Sum of two Hundred Pounds Lawfull money be Leveyed on the Inhabitants of the Town in or- der to Defray the necessary Charges thereof the Ensuing year
2 Voted that the Late Comtee who were Chosen to Pro- portion the fence about the Burying Place be Impowered to have it Built four foot and an half high from the Sur- face of the Earth
3 Voted to have the fence about the Burying Place fin- ished by the 20 Day of April next Ensuing
Nov" 18 1752 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham then Abraham Kimball Samuel Tarbox Jun' John White and Jona Kimball Jun" Took the oath of Assessors Decr 17 1752 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham Then agreed with m" Benja Bragg to Keep a School in the middle Part of the Town from the 25 Day of Dec" Instant untill the first Day of March next Ensuing in order to teach Children to Read write and Cypher for which service he is to have from the Town the Sum of two Pounds Sixteen Shillings Lawfull money
Benja Bragg Abraham Kimball Selectmen John White of
Jonª Kimball Jun™ JWenham
March 6 1753 At an Annual Town meeting of the In- habitants of Wenham Dea Jonna Kimball Being Chosen Moderator the Persons hereafter named were Chosen to Serve in the Respective offices hereafter mentioned the year Ensuing viz
Mesrs" Josiah Herrick Abraham Kimball Eben" Waldron John White & Jona Kimball Jun" Selectmen Jona Kimball Jun' Town Clerk - John Friend Town Treasurer - Thomas Brown Conble for the West and Abraham Knowl- ton Conble for the East End of the Town
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Mess" Edmund Kimball Robert Baker and Isaac Giddings Surveyors of highways
Mess" Zaccheus Goldsmith Jeremiah Dodge and John Kil- lam Fence viewers
Mess" Samuel Tarbox Jun" and Samuel Goodridge Tyth- ing men
David Batcheller Sealer of Weights and measurers & Jona Kimball Jun" Leather Sealer
Messt James Friend Churchill Knowlton and Amos Batcheller - Hogreaves
Mess" Nathanael Kimball Jun" and Edward Waldron In- formers of Deer to which offices they have all been Sworn excepting Robert Baker
and at the above Said meeting the Town Proceeded to act upon the other articles Contained in the warrant and voted as follows namely
1 Voted that a Process in Law be Brought against the Late Pew Comtee in order to Bring them to account with the Town for the moneys yet in their hands on account of the Pews
2 Voted that m' Richard Dodge be the Towns agent to bring a Suit in Law against the Late Pew Comtee in or- der to Recover the money that appears to be in their hands on account of the Pews
3 Voted that the Selectmen be Impowered to make what allowance they Shall Proper to Lieut William Dodge for those Stones which he Procured for Steps at the meeting- house Doors
4 Voted that the Selectmen be Impowered to make Sale of a Small Strip of Land Laying in the High-way from the Bridge at the East End of the Town against m' Jacob Dodges Land as far as his Barn to the said Dodge Pro- vided the highway be not Discommoded thereby
March 12 1753 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham then agreed with mr Benja Bragg to Keep a School in the middle Part of the Town four months in order to teach Children and youth to Read write & cypher for which Service he is to have one Pound twelve Shillings Per month of the town and also then agreed with Samuel Tarbox to Perform the Service of a Saxton the year En-
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suing for which he is to have two Pounds Lawfull money and Likewise to be Pound Keeper the Ensuing year Pro- vided his Demands Therefor be agreeable to Law. May 17 1753 Att a Town meeting of the Inhabitants Wenham Legaly warned & Convend in order to Chuse a Representative & after Several Trials no Choice obtained the Town then Desisted Supposing they were not under the Injunctions of the Law in that Respect &C: Also at the same meeting. Dea" Jonathan Kimball Chosen mod- erator. Samuel Goodridge Chosen & Sworn to the office of Town Clerk. Robert Baker Chosen Sealer of Leather Voted . that the Swine go att Large Being yoked & wringed according To Law.
May 22 Att A meeting of the Selectmen, Robert Baker appeared & was Sworn to the Respective offices of Sur- veyor of High ways & Sealer of Leather. Also att the Same meeting of the Selectmen they Purchased A Will fix'd Firelock for £1-1-4: & Delivered it to Captn John Dodge to Keep as Part of the Towns Stock
Essex. ss.
To Thos Brown Constable of Wenham Greeting In his majestys name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn & notify the Freeholders & other Inhabitants (Belonging to your ward) who are Qualified by Law to vote in town affairs that they assemble & meet together at our meeting house on Tuesday the Second Day of October next at Two of ye Clock afternoon then & there to act on the fol- lowing Particulars (viz)
First
To See what Sum or Sums of money they will Raise to Pay the Towns Debts & Ingagements the year Currant 2ndly
To Receive the report of M' Richard Dodge the towns Agent To Bring A Process against the Late Pew Com- mittee for moneys In their hands & To act anything Re- lating that affair which the Town Shall think Proper 3rdly To Choose a Committee to Look after all Incroach- ments upon the high ways in the Town
41y To see what Further Steps may be Taken In order to
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the fencing our Burying Place & To Act in that affair as they shall Think Proper
Hereof failnot & make Due Return of this Warrant and your own Doings thereon To the Select men at Time & Place herein Mentioned
Dated at Wenham Septr 24: 1753 : By order of ye Select- men
Samuel Goodridge
Return
Town Clerk
Essex : ss :
Septr 26: 1753 Pursuant to this warrant Ihave warned and notified the Inhabitants of this Town Belonging to my ward who are Qualified by Law to vote in town affairs to meet at Time & Place within mentioned
N.B.
pr me Thos Brown Constable of Wenham
An other Warrant Parralel with ye above was Com- mitted to Constable Abraham Knowlton To warn ye other ward in ye Town
with
With This Return
Essex : ss : Notified and warned the Inhabitants of Wen- ham in my ward according to Law:
by me Abraham Knowlton Conste of Wenham
Wenham Oct. ye 2nd 1753
The foregoing Warrant & Returns & Truly Recorded
Attst Samuel Goodridge Town Clerk
Oct™ 2ndl 1753 5 Upon the foregoing warrant Att a Town meeting Duely Convened
The following votes were Passed (viz)
Dea" Jonathan Kimball Chosen moderator
First: Voted to Raise one hundred & Twenty Pounds by A Tax on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of ye Town & Lands Lying within the Same to pay the Towns Debts & Ingagements the year Currant :
2ndly It was Put to vote whether or no the Town would act anything Upon the Report of m" Richard Dodge the Towns agent to Bring A Process in Law against the Late Pew Comtee for moneys in their hands or anything fur- ther Relating that affair & it Past in the Negative
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3rdly Voted to Choose A Committee to Look after all Incroachments Upon the high ways in the Town
4 Voted the Sª Committee to Consist of five men
51y Voted that m' Jonathan Porter Captn Thos Tarbox m" John White m' John Gott Lieut Josiah Herrick to be the Constituents of the said Committee
6ly Voted that the Said Committee make Return of their Inspection of the high ways To the Town at their Next Annual Town meeting
71y Voted To Proceed To Fence the Burying Place & To Choose A Committee of three men To Proportion the Fence about ye Burying Place to Every man his Lott According To his Tax's
81y Voted that Samuel Tarbox Jun" Samuel Goodridge & John Friend be A Committee for the Same & To have full Power to Divide Fence with the Adjacent Propri- etors, then the meeting was adjourned To the First Tues- day In Novbr Next at 3 of the Clock afternoon To meet att the meeting house
Att A Meeting of the Selectmen Oct" 23: 1753 Abraham Kimball Eben" Waldron John White Took ye assessors oath as ye Law Directs
We the Subscribers Being Chosen A Committee By the Town of Wenham & Impowrd To Divide fence about our burying Place with the Adjacent Proprietors having met for that Purpose on this 24th Day of Oct" 1753 have Divided Said fence in the following manner (viz) Begin- ning with John Kimball, the Length of the Lines against Said Kimballs Land is Twenty five Pole & Six Inches said Kimball is To have Twelve Pole Eight feet six Inches of the Southerly Part of ye fence on the Easterly Side of said burying place for his part of fence.
And Four feet & half of the said Easterly Side of ye burying Place at the Northerly End of Sª Line & the whole Line on the Northerly Side of Said Burying Place is the Towns Part of fence against the sd Kimballs Land The Length of the Lines against Cap'n John Dodges Land is thirteen Pole fourteen feet & half on those Lines the Town is to have for their part on the Southerly Side of Sd Burying Place Begining at the Country Road Ex-
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tending Easterly Six Pole fifteen feet & six Inches the Rest of this Line & the Line on the Easterly Side of Sd Burying Place against the sd Dodges Land which is six pole fifteen feet & Six Inches the Said Dodge is to have for his Part of fence against Said Burying Place In - Confirmation hereof we have hereunto set our hands the Day Above sd
John Kimball Adjacent
Sam" Tarbox Jun")
John Dodge SProprietors John Friend & Com ttee Sam11 Goodridge
A True Entry of the Comtee Return
Attst Samuel Goodridge Town Clerk
Novbr 6.1753: At A Legal Town meeting held by adjournment the following votes were Passed (viz) (Dea" Jonathan Kimball being moderator)
First It was Put to vote Whether or no the Town will have any better fence against the Country Road than against the adjacent Proprietors & it past in the Negative 2 Voted that the Stone wall about our burying Place be built four feet and Six Inches In height from the Sur- face of the Earth
3 Voted that there be a Trench Dug Six Inches from the Surface of the Earth Downwards to Lay the founda- tion of the said wall upon -
4 Voted that the Comtee Chosen To Proportion the fence about the burying Place shall have Power To Place the fence against the Road where it now Standeth or Nigher the Country Road as they think Proper
5 Voted the Price of one Rod of ye said wall Be thir- teen shillings
6 Voted that the fence about the burying Place be built & finished by ye first Day of May Next & that after the fence is Proportioned by the Comtee If any Person shall make up one Pole of fence as before
Voted that then they shall be Intitled To thirteen Shill- ings & so pro Rato according as his Lott shall be & that If any Person Neglect to make Up his fence by the first Day of May Next that then the said Comtee be Impowered to make it Up as soon as maybe
7 Voted that there be a gate made Eight feet wide In-
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cluding the Posts & that ye gate be made in Two Leaves & hung with Iron hinges
8 Voted that there be a Tax (of Twenty four Pound) made for Defraying the Charge of fencing ye burying Place
9 Voted that ye said fence be built To the Acceptance of the said Committee
Wenham Novr 27th 1753
We the Select men have Approbated And Do well approve of M' William Batcheler to Keep A School for our Town for Three months to Come to Learn our Children to Read Write & Cypher
Abraham Kimball | Select Josiah Herrick }men of
Eben' Waldron JWenham
The above is Truly Entered
Attst Samuel Goodridge Town Clerk
At A meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham Jan'y 11th 1754
Then Approbated m" Benj" Rogers To Keep A School in our Town by the Space of Two months Commencing Decr : 31:1753 For which Service he is To have of the Town four Pounds -
Josiah Herrick Eben™ Waldron Selectmen Abram Kimball of Wenham
A True Entry, Exam®
Attst Samuel Goodridge : T : Clerk :
(Seal) Essex : ss :
To Thos Brown one of the Constables of the Town of Wenham : Greeting You are hereby required in His maj- estys Name Forthwith To warn and Give notice to the Freeholders & other Inhabitants Belonging to your Ward that they Assemble & meet To Gether at our meeting house on Tuesday the Fifth Day of March next at nine of the Clock in the forenoon then & there To Act Upon the Following Particulars (viz)
First To Choose Town officers for the year Ensuing
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2ndly To Receive the Report of the Comtee for Inspec- tion of high ways & & act thereon as the Town Shall think Convenient -
3rdly To Choose an agency To Answer A Presentment of the Kings high-way Between Amos Dodge & Benjamin Edwards their Dwelling houses, at the next Inferior Court of General sesions To be holden at Ipswich on the Last Tuesday of march Next
41y To See whether the Town will allow & Lay out A high way at the West End of the Town From Benjamin Fairfields Barn over the Causey To Topsfield Line also To See what the Town will Do Respecting amending & Repairing Sª way
51y To see Whether the town will allow the Time Lim- ited for fencing the Burying Place to be Posponed to A Certain Period beyond the former
Lastly To See what allowance they will make To m™ Josiah Fairfield and others for their Cost & Expence in Building the Pulpit Stairs in our meeting house
Hereof Fail not & make Return of your Doings herein to the Selectmen att Time & Place herein Mentioned
Dated at Wenham Feb : 18: 1754) By order of
the Selectmen
Return Sam11 Goodridge Town Clerk
Essex ss. Feb"y 21: 1754
Pursuant To this warrant Ihave notified the Freehold- ers & other Inhabitants of this Town Belonging To my ward To meet at time and Place within mentioned
per. me Thomas Brown Constable of Wenham
N : B: Another warrant Parralel With the foregoing was Delivered the other Constable For the other Wards with this Return
Essex : ss: By virtue of this Warrant Ihave notified the Inhabitants of our town Belonging To my ward to meet at time & Place within mentoned
Wenham March 5:1754
P me Abraham Knowlton Constable March 5: 1754 Upon the Foregoing Warrants Att An Annual Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Duely Convened on March 5:1754
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To Following Votes were Passed (viz) Dea" Jonathan Kimball Moderator
Firstly
Selectmen
Ebenezer Waldron Benjamin Kimball ¿Sam11 Goodridge Daniel Porter Sam" Tarbox Jr
1
Town Clerk ) Samuel Goodridge Treasurer ) John Friend
SThos Brown : West ) End of
Constables Jacob Dodge East Sthe Town
Surveyors [Bartholomew Dodge West Part of of Highways Nath" Kimball Jr John Killam East J
Middle (the Town
Fence [John Rogers Sealer of 7
viewers James Dodge ¿Weights & }David Batchellor Isaac Dodge Measures J
Sealer of/Robert Baker (Tything ) Josiah Batchellor Leather S
$ men SEdward Waldron
[Benjamin Haggit Deer Caleb Coye
Hogrieves Jeremiah Dodge (Rieves [ Richard Dodge
Edmond Kimball Jr )
Corder & Measurer( John Rogers - of Wood S
To which offices they have Been Respectively Sworn Ex- cept Isaac Dodge & Caleb Coye
Second - Voted that m" Jonathan Porter be the Towns agent To make answer in Behalf of the Town To the Pre- sentment of the Kings high way Between the Dwelling houses of Amos Dodge & Benjamin Edwards at the next Inferior Court of General sessions To be holden at Ips- wich on the Last Tuesday of March Instant
3rdly It was Put to vote whether the Town would Lay out A high way at the West End of the Town over the Causey & so to Topsfield line & it Passed in the negative 41y It was Put to vote whether the Town would Post- pone the time limited for fencing the Burying Place & it Past in the negative
Lastly Voted to allow mr Josiah Fairfield & others
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£4-13-4 for their Cost & Expence in Rebuilding the Pul- pit Stairs in our meeting house
The foregoing is Truly Entered
Attst Samuel Goodridge Town Clerk March 11:1752 At a meeting of the Selectmen then agreed with Samuel Tarbox To Perform the office of A Sexton for the Space of one year from the Date hereof For Two Pounds -
Also to be Pound Keeper For the Legal Fees
Also at the Same Meeting, Eben" Waldron, Daniel Por- ter, Sam" Tarbox J' Took the Assessors oath - March 18: 1754 Benj" Kimball & Sam11 Goodridge were sworn as Assessors
March 7: Isaac Dodge was Sworn To the office of Fence Viewer In Presence of the Selectmen.
We the Subscribers being Respectively appointed by the Selectmen of Wenham & Beverly To Perambulate on the line & Renew the Bounds Between sd Towns of Wen- ham & Beverly have accordingly met on this 23™ Day of April anno Domini 1754 & Being uncertain with Regard To the bounds Between Beverly & Danvers. We Began at the White oak Tree Standing in the wall Between the Land of Isaac Dodge & Captn John Bakers - heirs markd S: W: thence South Easterly To A heap of Stones In Lieut. Josiah Herricks orchard: about seven feet East- ward from a Small Apple Tree markª W : B : Being the Second Tree in the Second Row now Standing in the old Orchard: North ward of the Second Southern Wall, thence North Easterly To A heap of Stones In Isaac Dodges Land thence South Easterly To a heap of Stones in James Meachams meadow thence To the White oak in Raymonds Land markª W & B: Being Formerly A Corner Bounds of -
Salem
Salem Wenham & Beverly thence to a Stump in the Stone Wall Standing To the Northward of Alfords hill thence To the Corner of the Wall on the East Side of the Coun- try Road 31/2 feet Southerly from an apple Tree Stand- ing To the Northward of Freeborn Balch's Barn marked W : B : thence To A Stake & heap of Stones in Peter Wood-
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berrys Land 31/2 feet Northward from a Poplar Tree markd W : B Thence To A heap of Stones on the wall on the Southerly Side of the high way a few Rods to the Eastward of Amos Dodge's house & one Rod Northward from an apple Tree markd W.B: thence to A Stake & heap near Larcums Corner markª W: B: thence To A Stake & heap of Stones on the East Side of Longham meadow thence To a Stake & heap of Stones on the East Side of Raccoon marsh So called thence to a White oak Stump in Nath11 Dodges wall with Stones about it - Formerly a Tree Thence Turning North Easterly To A White oak Tree on Gravelly Ridge markª W: B: with Stones about it thence more Easterly To A Stump In Preston Corner thence Northerly To A Pine Tree with Stones about it markª W: B: In Confirmation of the Foregoing Perambulation we have hereunto Sett our hands
John Leech
[James Kimball
Beverly Benj" Jones Wenham Eben" Waldron
¿ Josiah Batchelder Josiah Herrick
Joseph Wood Edward Raymond
We, the Subscribers being appointed & Impowered by the Selectmen of Wenham & Topsfield to Perambulate & Re- new the Bounds Between our Sd Towns accordingly have meet & Renewed the Bounds as Followeth Beginning att a white oak Stump near theophilus Fisks Barn it Being Danvers Northerly Corner Bounds thence Easterly to A Stake & heap of Stones on the West Side of the Road Leading from Wenham Causey To Bunkars meadow by the Stone wall from thence to the plump of maples or A Stump but now a heap of Stones Lying in the Brook thence as the Brook Runneth To A Stake & heap of Stones at the Going over sd Brook From thence To the South Easterly Corner of Pigdons meadow so Called & So to the River all which is agreeable to To the Settlement in ye year 1740: Topsfield April 23rd 1754.
Thos Tarbax For SRichard Towne
For Benj™ Kimball Topsfield Jacob Dwinel
Wenham Isaac Dodge
Sam11 Tarbox Jr
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We the Subscribers Being Legally authorized have this Day met & Perambulated & Renewed the bounds Between Danvers & Wenham Begining at a white oak Stump with Stones about it Standing about one rod & an half north Easterly from Theophilus Fisks Barn & near the north End of Wenham Causey from thence over sª Causey S: Easterly to a Stake & Stones Standing on the Westerly Side of the South End of Sd Causey which is the Divi- sional Bounds & Between Wenham & Porters farm thence about S: W : To A Stake & Stones Standing near the head of Leechs meadow at the Easterly End of the Divi- sional wall Between Porters & Andrews Land. thence South Easterly To A White oak Tree markª D : W : & B Standing in ye wall Between Isaac Dodge & John Bakers heirs
Danvers Apriel 23: 1754
Thos Tarbox 1
Benj" Kimball |for
Isaac Dodge Wenham
Sam11 Tarbox Jr. J
Daniel Epes Jun"
Sam" Putnam
Eben" Goodel for
Jasper Needham Danvers
James Prince
Israel Andrews
John Andrews
We the Subscribers Being appointed by the Towns of Manchester & Wenham To Perambulate & Renew the Bounds Between our sd Towns Respectively have met this 29 Day of April Anno Domini 1754 at the Pine Tree markª M. W. the Corner Bounds where Wenham meets with Manchester line from thence To Dodges Stump So Called for which we Placed a Stake markd M W witt- ness our hounds the Day above Said -
Jacob Dodge Thos Lee for
Caleb Coye For Jonathan Herrick Manchester
Sam11 Goodridge Wenham
Edward Waldron]
The above & foregoing Return of Perambulation are Truly Entered
Attst Samuel Goodridge Town Clerk (Seal) Essex. ss: To Jacob Dodge one of the Constables of Wenham, Greeting In his majestys Name you are
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hereby Required forthwith to warn & Give notice to the freeholders & other Inhabitants (who are qualified by law to vote) belonging to your Ward that they assemble & meet together at our meeting house on Monday the twen- tieth Instant at one of the Clock in the afternoon then & there to act on the following Particulars - -
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