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Assembled at the Meeting house in said Town according to Law (as by the warrants for Calling the Same may more fully appear) on the nineteenth day of May Anno Domini 1768 &c
The Selectmen Moderator
1st Proxes were brought into the Box for the Election of a Representative
the votes were Counted & Sorted: but no Choice was made.
The Same was done three Times & no Person was Elected 2ly Voted that Mr Benjamin Fairfield be moderator to Act on the other Articles Contained in the warrant for calling this meeting.
3ly Voted that this meeting be Adjourned to monday the thirtieth of this instant may one o clock afternoon : then M' Moderator declared sd meeting to be adjourn'd Accordingly to this Place.
At a Town meeting &c held May 30th 1768 upon ad- journment voted, That the three districts in this Town as they are heretofore, meeted and bounded by, the Town Respecting the Surveyor of Highways, Shall still abide the Same.
2ly Voted that every Person who performs a days Labor upon the sd ways to the acceptance of his Surveyor for the Time being Shall have two Shillings Reward, and in like Manner for every yoke of Oxen one Shilling & four pence, and in like Manner for every cart So imployed one Shilling pr day, and in like manner for every horse So Imployed one shilling & four pence pr day; out of the owners Respective Tax toward Sd way or otherwise out of the Publick Treasury of Sd Town
Whereas the Committee Chosen on the 29th day of Sep- tember 1766 to Settle yee boundaries with Beverly do report that their Number is too Small and their Power Rather too Scant as well in their own, as in the Opinion of the Gentlemen who met them on the Part of the Town of Beverly, and a Proposal was made to add to the Num- ber & Power on both Sides that a Final Settlement be Made of sd boundary line - -
Therefore 3 Voted That Nathaniel Brown Esqr Lieut.
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Josiah Herrick, Ensign John Friend, Deacon Samuel Tarbox, & Ensign Thomas Brown are appointed on the Part of our Town of Wenham, to Act in Conjunction with Such Persons as may be appointed by the Town of Beverly, in Setting the Boundary line between Sd Towns: and they are hereby Impowered to determine, asertain & Conclude Sd line. with Such Persons as on the Part of Beverly afores", may be impowered to join with them for that Purpose.
then M" Moderator Declared Sd Town meeting to be dis- solved, & it was dissolved accordingly
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Legally warn'd and Convened at the Meeting House in Sd Town on Wednesday the 25t day of September Anno Domini 1768 : as per Warrant on File. may fully appear. - M" Benjamin Fairfield was unanimously chosen Moderator. Voted That Mr Benjamin Fairfield be a Committee in the Name, and in the behalf of the Inhabitants of this Town to Convene with Such Persons as Shall be Sent from the Several Towns in this Province, As a Committee of Convention to meet at Faneuil Hall, in Boston on thursday the 22ª day of this Instant September ; that Such Measures May be Consulted & advised as his Majestys Service, and the Peace and Safety of his Subjects in the Province may require. -
Then the Moderator declared this Town Meeting to be Adjourned to Monday the third day of October next at 3 o'clock P. M.
At a Town Meeting held at Wenham Meeting House on Monday the third day of Octobr 1768 : upon adjournment &C. - the Committee for this Town, reported that the Committee of Convention at Faneuil Hall Boston, having finished their Business had dissolved themselves, After receiveing sd report, Mr Moderator Dissolved the Town Meeting. -
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Legally warn'd & Regularly Assembled at out meeting House on Thirsday the thirteenth day of October Anno Domini 1768; in order to Grant Money for the Towns use the year Currant and for Providing a Dwelling House for
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the Revd Mr Joseph Swain &c as by the warrants on file for Calling the Same May appear Nathaniel Brown Esq™ was Chosen moderator.
2ly Granted the Sum of One hundred and Thirty Pounds to be Levi'd on Polls and & Estates and Paid into the Treasury in this Town, for its use the year Currant. - voted That Nathaniel Brown Esq": Lieut Josiah Her- rick ; Ens John Friend, D' Tyler Porter, and Capt. Jacob Dodge be a Committee to treat with the Revª M" Joseph Swain, & Report at the adjournment of this meeting the Issue of the Same.
voted that this Town Meeting be Adjourned to Thurs'd next to meet at this Place 4 o'clock afternoon on sd day, and the moderator Declared the Same be adjourned Ac- cordingly.
At A Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Regularly Assembled at our Meeting House on Thursday the Twentieth day of October A. D. 1768 upon Adjourn- ment
Nathaniel Brown Esqr Moderator.
The Question was Put, whether the Town would Pro- vide A Dwelling House, for the Revª M' Joseph Swain, as Express'd in the warrant of this meeting, And it Pass'd in the negative by Polls 23 to 16
The Committee Chosen to Treat with yee Rev'd Mr Joseph Swain reported in writting under the Gentlemans own hand, Dated October Seventeenth Anno Domini 1768: Shewing upon what Supposition he is willing to be dismissed from this People. - The same is directed to Nathaniel Brown Esqr: the Rest of yee Committee Chosen to Convene with me. - The aforesd writting by the war- rant of this meeting could not be Considered. - The Revd M' Joseph Swain by the Same Committee Sent in to the Town a memorial directed to the inhabitants of the Town of Wenham, dated yee 20th ult. wherein he Pro- posed what is Contained in the Second Article of the warrant of this meeting which memorial was Considered, & Negative.
Then M' Moderator declared this Town meeting to be
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dissolved, and it was dissolved accordingly. - Attest Edwª Waldron Town Clerk
At a Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Regularly Assembled in Our Meeting house on Tuesday the 31 day of Janauary Anno Domini 1769
Nathaniel Brown Esq" moderator
The Question was put whether the Town would Act upon the Paper of the Revd M' Swain mentioned in the war- rant of this meeting: and it Passed in the Negative.
Then the Question was Put whether they would Act upon the third Article of Sd warrant of this meeting, with Re- spect to the Revd M' Swains Maintainance, and it Passed in the Negative Then M' Moderator declared sd Meeting to be dissolved and so indeed it was.
Attest Edwd Waldron Town Clerk.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen Feby 22ª 1769 Then Ap- probated Mr Caleb Kimball, As School-Master for the Town of Wenham the year Current
Sam11 Tarbox Selectmen
Edwd Waldron of | Wenham
At An Annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warn'd and regularly Assembled on the Seventh day of March Anno Domini 1769: At our Meet- ing house. in Order to Choose Town Officers for yee year Ensuing, and Other Town Business as by the warrants of sd meeting on File may more fully appear Nathaniel Brown Esqr was Chosen Moderator
Thomas Brown ) Select
William Fairfield
Edward Waldron Jmen
Nathaniel Brown Esq' Treas"
Caleb Kimball ?
John Dodge S Constables
Peter Dodge Tything
Benjamin Haggit S men
Josiah Herrick Junr)
Paltiah Brown ¿Sur-
Benjamin Dodge veyors
Edward Waldron Town Clerke
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Benjamin Dodge - John Dodge
Thomas Kimball (Fenceviewers Josiah Herrick
John Killam 7 Ebenezer Kimball Hogrieves
Matthew Fairfield J John Perkins / Deerrieves Thomas Fisk S Josiah Ober Sealer of Leather
Amos Batcheller Sealer of Wts & Measures John Dodge 7 Nathaniel Kimball Field Drivers Haffield White
Isaac Giddings
Isaac Kimball Corders of Wood
Daniel Killam Joshue Orne
Voted That the Sum of Fifty pounds be Assessed on Polls and Estates of the Inhabitants of this Town and land ly- ing within the Same, for yee Repairing and Amending the Highways the year Currant, and the Same to be performed with all convenient Speed.
Voted That the Swine go at Large in the legal manner. Then M' Moderator declared this Town meeting to be dissolved and it was dissolved accordingly
The above is a true record Attest Edward Waldron Town CI.
At a meeting of the Selectmen February 5th 1770 Then Approbated Mr Caleb Kimball, to be a School master for the Town of Wenham the year Currant.
Thos Brown ) Selectmen Edwd Waldron } of J Wenham
at a meeting of the Selectmen march 16th 1769 Thomas Senter was Appointed Sexton for the year Ensuing with his Former Allowance for sd Service he being faithfull therein : Also to Ring at 9 o'clock P. M. if the People Subscribe a Suitable Encouragement to him inyt regard .-
Appointed Ebenezer Kimball, Pound Keeper, he Ac-
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cepting the Charge, and Exacting no more than the Law- full fees for his Service.
Essex ss : March 7th 1769
The within mentioned Persons were Sworn according to law, to the faithfull discharge of their respective Offices Except Josiah Herrick Surveyor of highways
by me Nath11 Brown Jusce Peace
The above Certificate is truly recorded
Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk.
We the Subscribers Daniel Bigsby, Stephen Perkins Zac- cheus Gould, Elisha Wilds, Selectmen of Topsfield & Wil- liam Fisk, & Matthew Fairfield, A Committee appointed by the Selectmen of Wenham met and Perambulated the Line, and renewed the Bounds between the sd Towns on this Twenty Seventh day of April 1769: As followeth (viz) begining at a Stake and Stones in the meadow near Wenham Causey the Northerly Corner of Danverse From thence Northerly to a Stump and Stones northerly of Mr Theophilus Fisks Barn. From thence to a Stake, and Stones on the West Side of the Road leading to Bunkers meadow. Thence to a heap of Stones by the Brook at yee end of a wall. From thence to a heap of Stones by the Brook at yce end of a Wall From thence to a heap of Stones on the West of Robnisons Island, From thence to a heap of Stones by the Southeast Corner of Pigeon Meadow, and from thence to the River.
Daniel Bixby Selectmen
Elisha Wilds of
Zaceheus Gould
[Topsfield
Stephen Perkins J
William Fisk ) Committee Matthew Fairfield }appointed Jby the Selectmen of Wenham
We the Subscribers being lawfully Authorized this Twen- ty-eighth day of April 1769: to Perambulate and renew bounds between Wenham and Danverse. begining at a white Oak Tree marked W.B.D. Standing in the Wall between land of Nath11 Brown Esq" and Cornelus Baker
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thence Northwesterly to a Stake and Stones at or Near the head of Leaches Meadow, at the Easterly end of the divisonal Wall between Porter, and Andrews's land. Thence to a Stake & Stone, Standing on the Westerly Side of the East end of Wenham Causey which is the divisional bound between Wenham & Porter's Farm. Thence to a Stake & Stones Standing at the Northerly end of sd Causey, on the Westerly Side of Sd Causey 24 Poles Southard from the Original bounds by Fisks' Barn. Stephen Putnam Committee Wm Fairfield Committee Jeremiah Page ¿for Thos Brown for
Samuel Holton Jun" Danvers
J Wenham
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warn'd and regularly Assembled on thursday the 25th day of May Anno Domini 1769 : for the Choice of a Rep- resentative and Other Town Business as by the warrants of the Same on File May more fully Appear.
Proxes were twice brought into the Box for the Elec- tion afores'd, and counted by the Selectmen by which it appeared that No Person was Elected. Upon a motion made and Seconed, the Question was Put whether Proxes Should be brought in Again for a Third trial, and it Pass'd in the Negative.
Then M' John Friend was Chosen moderator to finish the Remaining Business of the Meeting
Voted that the Highway Tax or Rate Bills Presented by the Selectmen be Accepted.
Voted that Mr Patches Rates mentioned in the warrant of this meeting be not Relinquished.
Voted that Samuel Patches Rates mentioned in the afore- s'd warrant be Abated.
Then the Moderator declared the Meeting to be dissolved and it was so accordingly
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Regularly as the Law directs at Our Meeting House on the Fifth day of June 1769 :
Assembled to Act on yee Request of a numbr of yee in- habitants of this Town, in bhalf of Timothy Patch, his having his rates Abated &c and Other Business as pl yee warrant of the Same May more fully appear. -
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Capt Nathaniel Brown was Chosen moderator The Question was Put whether the Town would recon- sider their former votes respecting M' Timothy Patch's Tax being Abated to him and it Pass'd in the Negative. Voted that the list of Juriors by the Selectmen Presented for Approbation be Accepted. And that Ens' John Friend & Deacon Samuel Tarbox be a Committee to Make a Severation of sd list for yee respective Boxes, which sd Committee immediately did & reported at sd Meeting that they had assign'd.
Assign'd Josiah Herrick, Jacob Dodge, Richard Dodge, Nath11 Kimball, Jonathan Kimball, Benjamin Fairfield, Daniel Killam, Josiah Ober, Samuel Porter, Benjamin Dodge, Daniel Killam Jun", Tyler Porter, and Stephen Dodge Making thir-teen in number, and one Quarter Part of the whole of Sª list, to the Box including Juriors to Serve at the Superior Court, the Remainder of Sd list, being about forty in Number they reported that they as- sign'd to the Box including Juriors for to serve at yee inferior Court. Then the moderator Put the Question whether the Severation or report of Sd Committee Should be Accepted and it Passed in the Affirmative. Voted that the Selectmen Act as they think Proper with Regard to Selling the land to M' Edwards Mentioned in the war- rant in this meeting. Then the moderator declared the meeting to be dissolved and it was dissolved Accordingly-
Wee the Subscribers Constituted by the Selectmen of Wenham and Manchester to preambulate on the line & renew the bounds between sd Towns Agreeable to such appoint ; have Conven'd this Thirteeth day August 1769 : and renew'd the bounds as followeth beginning at yee heap of Rocks at Beverly Corner, and fence to the Pine Tree mark'd W : & M: and from thence perambulated on sd line and Renew'd yee several bounds until we came to Dodge's stump: which is the Corner bounds between Ip- swich Manchester & Wenham for the Town ¿for the Town
Committee Sof Wenham Committee Sof Manchester
Palitiah Brown Jonathan Herrick
Daniel Killam Jun" Benjamin Killam William Tuck
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At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warned & Regularly assembled at Our meeting house on this third day of October (the 3ª day) Anno Domini 1769 : To grant money for discharging the Town's debts &c and other business as Pr warrant on file may more fully Appear &c Nath11 Brown Esqr was Chosen moderator
Voted that the Sum of Eighty pounds be Granted, As- sessed & Paid into the Town Treasurery for the defray- ing the Town's Just debts the year Current.
Voted that Capt Jacob Dodge Deacon Samuel Tarbox, and Doct" William Fairfield be a Committee Impower'd on the Part of this Town to join with Such Committee as are or may be appointed & Impower'd by the Town of Topsfield, in Straitning or altering the line be Sd Towns as they when Convened on that Occasion Shall think Necesary for the Convenience of both. The Question Put Whether A man Should be Sent to Boston as an agent to Perfer a Petetion to the General Court next Sessions Praying An Abatement of interest of our Province Tax in year 1765: (to be Paid this year because no Orders from Sd Court to do it before) and it Pass'd in the Negative.
Then M" Moderator declared this Town Meeting to be dissolved, and it was dissolved accordingly.
Pursuant to a Vote of the Town at their last meeting, we the Subscribers have in Cooderation of Seven shillings and two Pence halfpenny, Sold unto Benjamin Edwards a Small piece of Land Lying in the Highway Adjoining to Sd Edwards land, Near Capt Jacob Dodges, Leaving the highway better than two Poles wide.
Wm Fairfield ) Selectmen Tho& Brown { of JWenham
Wenham Octobr 25th 1769
The above is a True record of yee Original on File Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk.
Pursuant to an appointment of Ipswich & Wenham We the Subscribers have Conven'd this 4th day of January Anno Domini 1770: and Perambulated on the line, & renew'd bounds between Sd Towns begining at yee Vail
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Maple mark'd I W: thence Easterly to A Great White Oak mark'd I W : thence to a Stump on Fowlers Island, mark'd as afores'd, thence to a Beach Stump mark'd as Afores'd, thence to a hemlock mark'd as afores'd near a Stump & Stones upon on hemlock Island thence to a Stump with Stones near Pleasant Pond, thence to a wal- nut tree at Eben' Batchellers Corner - Thence to the board fence by the County-road. Thence to a white Oak Stump in Fairfields Pasture, thence to a wallnut Stump, thence to a white oak Tree mark'd as afores'd, thence to a little white Oak Tree, thence to a heap of Stones, thence to a white Oak Tree by the Gate marked as Afores'd, thence to a Pine Stump with a heap of Stones about it & a Stake marked as afores'd on the northerly Side of Snake hill.
Thence over the Swamp to a Small white Oak in the Wall, thence. Thence to ahemlock Stump with Small Beaches Standing near it Marked as Afores'd. From thence Over the Brook, and a Point of upland to Dodge's Stump Standing by the edge of sd upland
Jacob Dodge Committee John Patch ] Committee
Tho" Brown for John Hubbard { for
Sam" Quarles
Wenham JIpswich
Edwd Waldron J
The above Perambulation is Truly record
attest Edwd Waldron Town Cler At a meeting of the Selectmen March the 12th 1770 Then agreed with Thomas Senter to Perform the Service of Sacristant the year Ensuing for the Sum of Forty Shillings he being faithfull in it
Edwª Waldron | Selectmen Daniel Killam { of Caleb Kimball Wenham
At A meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warn'd and Regularly Assembled at our Meeting House on the 6th day of March Anno Domini 1770: For the Election of Town officers & other Business as pr warrant on file may fully Appear &c
Nathanael Brown Esq" was Chosen for the moderator
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Caleb Kimball 1 Thos Fisk 1 Daniel Killam Jun" (Select Wm Cleaves SDeerieves
Edwd Waldron men
Edwd Waldron T' Clerk
Josiah Herrick Jun™ Joseph Knowlton ¿Fieldrivers Thomas Kimball
Essign John Friend Town Stephen Dodge Treasurer Cornelius Baker Wardens
Josiah Ober
Amos Batcheller Sealer of
Samuel Quarles Constables
Wts & Measure
Joshua Orne Surveyors Josiah Ober Sealers
Daniel Killam Jur of Stephen Dodge of Leather
Samuel Tarbox JH'ways
Matthew Fairfield | Surveyors
Benja Edwards Jun" of
Ebenezer Kimball Fences
Stephen Dodge ) Corders Daniel Killam Jun"} of J Wood
Josiah Herrick Jun"(Tything
John Rogers - - 5 men
Capt Jacob Dodge
Ens' Tho" Brown | Committee Lieut Josiah Herrick , to Seat mr Josiah Ober & the
Dea Sam11 Tarbox j meeting House - -
William Fiske 1 Billy Porter [ Hogrieves
Stephen Dodge Isaac Kimball
Voted, that the Two hind Seats in our meeting house on the Women's Side on the Lower floor, be turned into a Pew to Accommodate the Singers. And that Deacon Sam- uel Tarbox, Nathaniel Brown Esq" and Mr John Friend be a Committee to oversee the doing of it.
Voted that the fourth article in the warrant of this meet- ing be dismiss'd
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Voted that the Reports of the Several Committees with Regard to the Settlement of the Line's between the Towns of Wenham, Beverly & Topsfield be accepted; and that the Same be recorded
That the Sixth Article in the warrant of this meeting be dismiss'd
voted That the List or Lists of Taxes to the Highways by the Surveyors duly returned or that shall hereafter be returned to the Selectmen not Satisfied, and Paid : be by sd Selectmen forthwith Properly Committed to the Con- stable or Constables for the Time being in order that the money may be by them Collected of Such Person or Per- sons as by Sd List, or Lists appear to have Either Neg- lected or Refused to Pay and Satisfy their Respective proportion wherat they are respectively Assembled, and Set in sd List or Lists, to sd Highways: agreeable to the former votes of this Town Respecting the repairing and Amending the Highways within the Same. And that the Selectmen for the Time being Proceed in Like manner in that Case for the Future. And the money so Collected to go into yee Town Treasury for the use of sd Town. - Voted the Selectmen Afford to Thos Senter Necesary Re- lief as one of the Poor of this Town.
Voted that the Sum of Fifty Pounds be Granted for the Repairing and the Amending the Highways the year Cur- rent and that the Same be assessed as usual.
Voted that the tenth Article in the warrant this meeting be dismissed.
Then the Moderator declared the Sd meeting be dissolved and it was dissolved accordingly
Essex ss : Wenham March the 6th 1770
The within Named Persons were Sworn to the faithfull discharge of their respective Offices Except Mathew Fair- field, Billy Porter, Isaac Kimball, Thos Fisk, and William Cleaves. by me Nath11 Brown Jus. Peace.
The transactions of the foregoing meeting and what is Relative to it is truly recorded. Attest Edward Waldron Town Cl'k.
At a Town meeting Legally warn'd held in Beverly, July vee 4th 1769 :
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Voted that Majr John Leach, Ensign Josiah Batcheller, & Capt Caleb Dodge, be a Committee with full Power in Conjunction with a Committee from Wenham; to make a Strait line from the Bounds in Lieut. Josiah Herricks Orchard, to the bounds Call'd Alford's Stump.
As Also to agree upon a Line from the bounds in Lieut Josiah Herrick's orchard afore'sd to the White Oak Tree in Cornelius Baker's Wall. A True Copy as Appears up- on record, this 14th day of July 1769
William Ober T Clerk
We the Subscribers being appointed by the Town's of Wenham, & Beverly to Agree upon and Settle a Strait Line between sd Towns, from the white oak Tree in Cor- nelius Baker's Wall, to abounds in Lieut. Josiah Her- rick's Orchard and Like wise to Make and Settle aStrait line from sd bounds in Herrick's Orchard to a bound Called Alfords Stone or Stump maked W: B: Pursuant thereto we have met together for that Purpose and Settled sd line as followeth (viz)
Begining at sd White Oak in Baker's Wall and from thence on aStrait line to the bounds in sd Herrick's Or- chard, which is a Stone Set in the ground marked W : B: and the Course from sd Tree to sd Stone is South Sev- enty one degrees & Thirty miles east, distance Eighty four Poles. And from sd Stone in Herrick's Orchard to sd Alford's Stone aStrait Line, which is South Eighty degrees & thirty miles East Three hundred and forty one Poles distances Wenham October 4th 1769
John Leech For
Josiah Batchelder (Beverly
Caleb Dodge
Nath11 Brown Committee Josiah Herrick from the Sam11 Tarbox ¿Town of John Friend Wenham
Thos Brown
Whereas the Lines between Wenham and Topsfield, are very Intregate, and the bounds being in such boggy Mea- dows that they could not git at them when they Peram- bulated; Therefore the sd Towns of of Wenham & Tops- field have Impower'd us the subscribers to Straiten the Lines between sd Town, or make Such Alterations as we think necessary we having met for the Purpose aforsd
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and have altered and Straitned sª Lines and made monu- ments as followeth viz - begining at a Stake and Stones near Wenham Causey (so Called) being abound between Wenham, Topsfield, & Danverse From Thence running North Thirty Six degrees, and a half east one hundred & Seventeen Poles, and a half, to a Stake & Stones by awall. Thence North fifteen degrees east Eighty & two Poles, and a half, to a Stake and Stones at yee Northeast Corner of Robinson's Island (so Called) Thence North Twenty degrees & a half east Sixty Poles to a Stake and Stones, at the Southwest Corner of Wenham Island (so Called) Thence North fifty Eight degrees and a half east -Twenty-Nine Pole to the River, at the Northwest Cor- ner of sd Wenham Island. Thence by the River to Ip- swich Line.
Dated December 12th 1769
Jacob Dodge Committee
Samuel Tarbox of
William FairfieldJ Wenham
Elij'ah Porter 7 Stephen Perkins Committee Zaccheus Gould] of Topsfield
The foregoing Settlements and Beverly vote Relative to one of them are Truly recorded
Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warned and Regularly Assembled at Our Meeting-house on Tues- day the third day of April Anno Domini 1770
Nath11 Brown Esqr was Chosen moderator
Voted That a Grammar School be Constantly kept in this Town the year Ensuing.
Voted that Provision be made for the support of the Same.
Voted That a Committee be Chosen to Provide a School- Master, and to apportion sd school According to the Tax or Rate-Bill in this Town
Voted That D' William Fairfield Ensign John Friend, & mª Stephen Dodge, be a Committee to Apportion sd School as abovesd. - Then the moderator Declared the Meeting to be dissolved & so it was
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At A Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham duly warned & Regularly assembled on the 23ª day of May 1770 for for Electing aRepresentative & other business pr Warrant of yee same on File may fully appear &c The Question was Put whether the Town would make Choice of a Person to Serve at yee General Court, yee Present year Pursuant to the Preceipt and it Passed in the Negative.
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