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6 No person to Be accounted to bid Except they Bid five Shillings or more at a Ttime
N. B the Sail is to begin at ten of ye Clock at Sd hows on sd Day in ye morning.
Wenham - Sep 26 : 1748 John Gott 1 the Towns
John Dodge Committee
Jona Porter] for Seting of pews
This is a Copy of the vendue seat up By the parsons named & is a true Copy for Sum & Substance to what was given me to Enter. Errows Excepted Attest David Batcheller Town Clerk) .-
Boston may 4.1753 Recd of m' Nath" Kimball Const11 of Wenham Twenty two Pounds four shillings £M: in Part Wm Foye Treas"
Boston Augst 8: 1753 Recd. of m' Nath11 Kimball Jun" of Wenham Constable
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The sum of Seven Pounds Tew Shillings in part of Taxes for the year 1752
For my Husband Treasurer Gray
Elizabeth Gray Boston Septr 1:1753
Recd of m' Nathaniel Kimball Constable of Wenham by the hands of m' Jonathan Kimball The Sum of Ten Pound six shillings
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H. Gray Treas™ -
The three above Rects
are Truly Entred according To ye original
Attst Sam11 Goodridge Town Clerk Wenham Decr 28th 1753
Then Recd of m' Nath11 Kimball Jr Constable fifty four Pounds one Shilling in full -
By me John Friend Town Treas" the above Rect Is Truly Recorded. Attst Samuel Good- ridge Town Clerk
To The Town Clerk in Wenham Greeting
I The Subscriber have on the 12 of this Instant May Taken up and Impounded a mare of an Iron Grey Colour & Black Mane and Tail with a white Streak in her face Judgd to be about Eight or nine years old and the same is by order of Josiah Fairfield Esq" apprised at the Sum of Two Pounds Ten Shillings May 14:1762 NB 13 hands and 1/2 high
Edward Waldron
Taken up by the Subscriber in April 1763 a Stray white Sheep The Topp of Each Ear Cut off the owner may have her by applying and Paying the Cost To Josiah Trow Wenham April 30:1763
To the Town Clerk in Wenham, Receved the following namely Taken up & impounded in Wenham Town pound a Dark Rone Gelden or of an iron Grey Colour, with four white feet, with a Star in his face between his Eyes, which inclineth a Little to a Blaise, and with a white Spot between his nosstrills: Supposed to be about twelve years old, about fourteen hands hight: without Any Artificial mark. Said Gelden is Apprized at four
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Pounds ten Shillings pr order of Nathaniel Brown Esq. and was Taken up Damage feasant in the inclosure of me the Subscriber: on the fourth Day of this instant October - pr Samuel Porter Junior Wenham October 7th 1766: Truly Enterd
Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk
Taken up by me the Subscriber on the Seventh day of this instant November two Stray Horses the one is a Small dark Coloured horse with a blaize in his forehead, & a short Tail - The Other is a large bay horse with a Star in his forehead & a Short Tail - Said Horses have ben Prised the one (to wit) the Small horse at five Pounds the other at Six Pound thirteen Shillings & four pence .- Pr Thos Brown -
Wenham November 10: 1766
The above is truly Recorded
Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk
Taken up Damage Feasant in Wenham Great Swamp Propriety So Called and Impounded in Wenham Town Pound by me the Subscriber thre yearlings, one a Dark Brown Stear with white face one Brindled heifer, no mark one Red heifer with a Star in the forehead no artificial on Either of them
Wenham Septbr 10th 1773 pr Ebenezer Kimball Hawand The above is Truly Recorded Attest
Tyler Porter Town Clerk Wenham Octobr yº 11th 1758
Upon Complaint made To us the Subscribers Surveyors of fences| by Daniel Killam of Sd Wenham against m" Nath" Fairfield of the Same Wenham for want of A- Division Fence Betwixt the sª Nathanael & himself Re- specting the Divisional Fence Betwixt their Two Home- steads We have therefore in Compliance with the Request of the Said Daniel & also at the Desire & By the Consent of the said Nathanael measured & Divided sd Fence in manner as Followeth (viz) Begining at A Stone Placed in the Ground by the Road at the Southeast Corner of sd fairfields Land thence Runing about Northwest as the sd Fence now stands Twenty three Rods Lacking four Inches to A Stone Placed in the Ground Setting sd 'Twen-
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ty three Rods from the Road afore sd Tosd Stone ToSd Fairfield for his Division thence Runing from sd Stone onward the Same Course To A walnut Stump Being the North West Corner Bounds Betwixt sd Fairfield & sd Killam thence Turning South Westwardly & Runing as the Fence Now Stands Untill ItComes Tothe West- wardly Corner bounds Betwixt sª Parties being twenty Three Rods lacking four inches from sd Stone which Sec- ond Division weSet to Sd Killam thence Turning South- wardly & Runing as the Fence now Stands fourteen Rods & six feet To A Stone - Placed in ye Ground which third Division from Sd Corner Tosd Stone we set To Sd Fairfield thence Runing onward as the Fence now Stands from Sd Stone fourteen Rods & six feet untill weCame Tothe Road aforesaid which Fourth & Last Division from Sª Stone to Sd Road we Sett to Sd Killam
In wittness hereof we hereunto Sett our hands the Day & year above said -
Edwd Waldron Surveyors Thos Brown Wenham April ye 24th 1760 Wee Jacob Dodge, and Edward Waldron, both of Wen- ham afore sd Gent" and yeoman have divided fence be- tween us as followeth, beginning at the Corner by the Highway and Runing Southwest, as the Wall now Stand- eth, to the Hallow on ye Hill to a Stone Set into ye Ground on sd Dodge's Side, which is Eighteen Rods or there Abouts: and then from sd Stone to Mark Dodge's Corner being the same length aforesd . And have Set the Eastwardly End from sd stone, to sd Jacob, and the West- wardly End to sd Edward in Confirmation of the Above we hereunto set our hands the year and day above sd - Jacob Dodge Edward Waldron
Nath11 Hubbard Dodge Barnabas Dodge The above is a True Entery of the Original, Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk
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Wenham November 8th 1768
Taken up Damage Feasant in my inclosure in sd Wen- ham and impounded in sd Town Pound, a Cow of a Black Colour, with a white Face, with a Crop in the Right Ear, and a half penny in the under Side of the Same. And in the Left Ear a half Crop. the Same is Apprized at the Sum of two Pounds ten Shillings and Eight Pence pr warrant from Nathaniel Brown Esqr dated the 11th day of sd November.
Luke Dodge
The above is a true Record of the Original Attest Edw Waldron Town Clerk
Essex ss :
Wee the Subscribers Surveyors of fences for the year Current, upon the Complaint of Capt Jacob Dodge of Wenham, for want of a division of fence between him the sd Jacob, and Peter Dodge of the Same Wenham Have at the Request of the Compainant Repaired to a Place Known by the Name of White's Land in sd Wen- ham, adjoining to the twenty a(cre So Called) near Ipswich line, and have divided fence between the above named Parties as followeth (viz) Beginning at the end of the fence between the sd Jacob, & Peter, next the Lower Corner of sd Twenty Acres and begining at sd Corner we Run westerly upon the fence between ye two Contending Parties Sixteen Rods & a half to a Stake & Stones, which said Sixteen rods and an half we have Set to the sdJacob. - Thence Run onwards Sixteen Rods & an half untill we came to the Land that sd Peter lately purchased of Timothy Patch Late of sd Wenham, which last Sixteen Rods & half we set to the sd Peter as his Part of sd fence. Then we Turned Southerly upon the fence between the sd Jacob Dodges sd White's land and the sd Peters lately Purchased of the sd Patch and Run Seven Rods as the fence now stands which Seven Rods we Set to the sd Peter as his Part of his Second String of fence about sd Premises - Then we Run onward the Same Course Seven Rods to Quarleses land lately Purchased of sd Patch, which last Seven Rods we Set to the above sd Jacob Dodge as his Part of his Second String offence
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about sd Premissess. - In Confirmation whereof we hereunto Set our hands the Second day of May Anno Domini 1767
Josiah Herrick Jun' Survey
Richard Dodge Jun'S of fences f
Wenham
The above is a true Record of the Original Attest Ed-
ward Waldron Town Clerk
Taken up & impounded by me the Subscriber Damage Feasant in my inclosure in Wenham two, two year old Heifers, one of a light Red Colour with a white face with each Ear Cropt. the Othe a Black White faced Heifer Cropt in the left ear, and half Crop on the right ear : and by virtue of a Warrant from Joseph Appleton Esq"; one of his Majesty's Justices for sd County, the same are this day apprized by Deacon Jonathan Kimball, and Edward Waldron in Manner following (viz) the Red one at four Dollars, and the black one at three Dollars, Wen- ham Septem 2ª 1768 the above is truly recorded attst
Edwd Waldron T. C Isaac Giddings May : 1: 1745 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wen- ham m" Jonathan Porter appeared and toak an oath to be a feild Driver of bunckus meadow for ye year Ensuing by me or before David Batcheller Town Clerk Essex ss :
Wenham June ye 8th 1769
Whereas Application has been made to us the Sub- scribers Surveyors of Fences in Wenham in sd County by John Killam, of sd Wenham, that Richard Dodge of sd Wenham, is owner of a Certain Tract, or piece of Land Situate in sd Wenham adjoining to him the sd John, and that he the sd John, never had any division of Fence with him the sd Richard ; nor could obtain any, tho' he has divers Times Notified and requested him the sd Richard, to divide Fence with him yet he the sd Rich- ard, neglects & refuseth to divide sd Fence with the sd John. Wherefore at yee request of the sd John, we have this day Met, and Made a Division of Fence between the sd John & Richard, in the following manner (viz) be- gining at James Dodge's Corner, Adjoining to the land
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sd John Killum lately Sold to sd Richard, and Runing Southeasterly four rods between sd Killum's land, and the land of the sd Richard, Aforementioned and turning easterly Twenty Seven rods, & a Quarter, to a Post Stand- ing in the Meadow Near to the upland, which, thirty one rods & a quarter, we Assign and Set to him the sd Rich- ard Dodge as his Part of Fence to Make and Maintain, between himself, and the sd John Killam . And from the sd Post one rod & a Quarter on the same Course to an elbow, and then Runing about Northeast, between sd Premises about Twenty six Poles to a Stump in the Wall upon Ipswich line which sd last Twenty seven rods & a Quarter we Adjudge to be equal to the aforesd thirty one rods & a Quarter, set to the sd Richard, and Accordinly Set the last sd Twenty Seven Poles and a Quarter to the sd John Killam, as his Part of Fence and sd Premises to Make and Maintain between himself and the sd Rich- ard - And in Confirmation hereof we hereunto Set our hands the day abovesd.
Benja Dodge Surveyors of
Thomas Kimball ¿Fences for Josiah Herrick Jur] Wenham
The above is A True Copy of ye original to me deliverd Attest Edward Waldron Town Clerk -
The Bounds Between Wenham and Beverly perambu- lated, in the year 1745 The Bounds from the White oak in Leftt Nat1 Raiments paster in burch plain So Called and thence to a White oak Stump. By alfords Hill with Stons about it - and thence to apple tree on the Cuntrey Road. - and to a popoller Tree in Woodberys pointe - and thence to a apple tree in and Near Dodges Wall and thence Stake & Stons About it Near Larcoms Corner - and thence to to a a Stake and Stons att Longham Mea- dow - and thence to a Stake and heap of Stons Easter side of Rackcoan marsh and thence to A White oak Marked W and B: and thence turning to a White oak on Gravely Ridge, with Ston about it - and thence to a
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White oak at Presons Corner. So Called - and thence to a Pine : tree marked W and B. - in Captt Woodberys Corner by us.
John Rea
John Herrick for
Joshua Herrick Beverly
John Thorndeck jur]
Thos Tarbox 1 Samuel Gott for
Jonathan Porter Wenham Edmond Kimball J
The above perambulation is Entered as Delivered to me to Enter . Atteste David Batcheller Town Clerk - We the Subscribers A Pointed By the Select-men of Man- chester & Wenham - To Preambulate on the Line and Renew the Bounds Between said Towns have accordingly. Meet to gether this. Twenty-ninth Day of april in the year one Thousand Seven hundred and fortey five - and Renewed the Southerly Corner Bounds . Being a Small White pine : marked with W & M. and from Thence northerly Preambulating on the Line to. Doges Stump in Ipswich Line Being ye norther Bounds. Between sd Towns - viz - - Manchester & Wenham as witness our hands. the Day and year above said. -
Rice Knowlton for Benjamin Edwards Wenham
Richard Dodge. J Richard Coye ] for John Lee ¿Manches Jonathan Herrick J ter
the above Preambulation is Entered as Delivered to me to Enter. Atteste David Batcheller Town Clerk -
May : 15 1745: A Town Meeting Lawfully Assembled to Chuse a Representative.to Represente our Town at a Grate and General Court or Assembly appointed to Be Convened held and Keept for his Majestyes Service at the Court house - in Boston upon Wednesday the Twen- ty-ninth Day of May 1745. -
also Sum other Town busness.to wit Swine going at Large -
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M' Jonathan Porter. is Chosen Representative by a grate maigority of Votes. mr Jonathan Kimball Chosen moder- ator for the Remaining buisness of the a bov said town meeting -
Voted that Swine shall goo at Large this present year being yoked & Ringed in ye noas as the Law hath Di- rected
September 10: 1745. A Town meeting of ye freeholders and other inhabitants of Wenham being Lawfully As- sembled To Rais money to Pay the Towns Debts and Ingagements - and to see what the Town will give m™ Warren this presente year more than his Stated Sallery .- Captt Samuel Kimball Chosen Moderator for the Busness of the Present meeting
Voted to give the Reverend m' Warren : 70 old tenor this present year more than his Stated Sallery - Voted to Raise for Defraing ye Towns Debts : 340f old tenor this year in the hole. as by warrent Derected.
Wenham November : ye 8 : 1745
We the Subscribers being a Committee appointed by the Selectmen of Ipswich and Wenham to Preambulate the Line between said Towns have meet on the above said Day and Renewed the Bounds by marking trees and Laying Stones in The Following manner: viz: begining at a white oak stump by the Grate Swamp so Called and from thence Renewed the the Bound after the former manner to Manchester Line
As Witness our hands
Stephen Patch Timothy Patch of Wenham John Whipple lof John Patch SIpswigh Jonª Kimball ju"]
The above is truly Entered as given me to Enter. Atteste David Batcheller Town Clerk
At a meeting of the Selectmen Desember.2.1745 then the Selectmen Compleated a bargain with mrs Marey Cue. to keep Aron Jones a full year: the time began the 27 Day of April 1745 Sd Cue is to find sd Jones his bord in sickness & helth During sd term and mend his apparil the tearm: & to have for her Service four pounds five
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Shilings : it is to be under stood if sd Jones should be sick within said term the Town ingage to pay the Extrod- enary charges of Doctors & nusses in case he should be sick her Mary M Cue mark
David Batcheller Jonathan Kimball Benjamin Edwards John Gott Josiah Herrick .
December 2 1745 : then mr$ Mary Cue Received one pound fiveten Shilings in part for her keeping Aron Jones and at the end of her year in full by an order from the Selectmen -
At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham Decem" 2 1745 : Then agreed with m" John Hart of Ipswich to keep school in our Town to Teach and Instruct our Children & youth to Read wright and Syfer as the Law Directeth four months. by the weack in ye several parts of the Town as the Selectmen shall Direct & to give the sd hart Thirty three pounds six Shillings & Eight pence for his service old Tener always provided ye sd Harte Continue in Sober Conversation -
David Batcheller Jonathan Kimbell Selectmen Benjamin Edwards of Wenham John Gott Josiah herrick
The above is a true Copy Attest
David Batcheller Town Clerk Att a Meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham february the : 17th. 1745/6 Then agreed with John Jones that he should Live in the hous that his father aron Jones Lived in before he flung him selfe on the Town for maintance: a full year : for a Sum here after named : he is to Enter in to sd hous the first Day of March : 1745/6 and to Depart out of said hous the first Day of march wich will be in the year 1746/7: and to pay to the Selectmen then Being : the Sum of fifteen Shillings : Lawfull money : by ye first Day of march that will be in the year of our Lord anno Dom : 1746/7.
March. 4 1745/6 A General Town Meeting of the free-
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holders and other Inhabitance in wenham qualified By Law to Vote in in the Choice of Town officers and other Bisness as by warrant The Choice as followeth : Ens Samuel Gott is Chosen Modrator for the Busnes of ye prsent ent meeting
Captt Jonathan Kimbel : John Gott : Richard Dodge : James Kimbel and David Batcheller are Chosen Select- men for the year Ensewing - -
David Batcheller Chosen Town Clerk for the year En- cewing and Sworn
Ens Samuel Gott Chosen Town Treasurer for the year Encewing and Sworn.
Ebenezer Batcheller, Chosen Constable for the Weste part of our Town and Sworn. Samuel Porter jur Chosen Con- stable for the East part of our Town and Sworn. Note that the Constables and the other officers here Beloo named : ware chosen By a handy Voats having had a Vote of the Town in sd meeting for it. wich is usuly prac- tissed in our Town. Josiah Herrick : Samuel Batcheller and Bartholomew Dodge. chosen tythingmen and Sworn. Zaccheas Gouldsmith. Ebenezer Waldron and Abraham Kimbell are Chosen - Each of them in the Respective parts of our Town whare they Belong : Survayors of high ways and Sworn -
Joseph Hagget Jacob Dodge & Samuel Tarbox Each are Chosen fencevewers & Sworn. Josiah Fairfeld and Na- thaniel Bragg are Each Chosen feaildDrivers and Sworn. David Batcheller is Chosen Sealer of waits and measurs and Sworn
Jonathan. Kimball jur Chosen Sealer of Leather and Sworn
Benjamin Fairfeild & Richard Gouldsmith are Chosen hogrefs. & only sd Gouldsmith is sworn as yet All the abov Vots & oaths a bove named : ware purformed one ye Day of the above Dated meeting.
Att a meeting of ye Select-men of Wenham. March : ye 10th : 1745/6: Then agreed with Thomas - Senter, to be Town Saxston & to Due for our Town all the Busnes that Belongeth to sd post. for the year Encewing. the
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Town is to give him for his Service one pound two Shill- ings and six pence - and to have the Priviledg to Dige graves for the Town as accation may Be - with this Re- striction : that he Demands no more of such as have occa- tion to use him - 28 -6ª for such as are a bove twelve years of age and one Shilling & Sixpence for Such as are under Twelve year of age.
At a Meeting of the Select-men of the Town of Wenham Then a greed with Samuel Tarbox Son to be our Town - Pound Keeper for the year Encewing - - and to have only the Law full fees - for his Service -
April 21 1746 At a meeting of the Selectmen then Dea- con Kimball John Gott Richard Dodge James Kimbel & David Batcheller Each Toak ye assessors oath.
April 21: 1746. At a meeting of the of the Selectmen - then they aproved of and approbated - - Mrs Eliza- beth Kimbell to keep School in our Town to Teach chil- dren and Youth to Read Shee Having Behaved in Sober Conversation -
Att a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham May 5 1746 - then agreed with Mrs Mary Cue To Keep Aaron Jones a full year Begining at the 5 Day of May : 1746 to the - 5 Day of May wich will be in the year 1747, and to find sd Jones Sutable meat Drink washing Lodg- ing sd term. and mend his appariel as aceation may be .- and to Keep sd Jones in Sickness & helth During sd term. and have the Towns boad Caled Aron boad - & Return the Boad to the Town at ye years End. in Case said Jones. Should be Sick in sd term the Town is to pay the Extroderny charges of Doctors and nursing - and ye a bove said Mary Cue is to have of the Town for her service five pounds - By order of the Selectmen - David Batcheller Town Clerk.
Mary her m mark Cue
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November ye 29: 1746 the mr8 Mary Cue Received a order to our Treasurer for 2£ - 108 - 0ª
May : 14: 1746 A Town Meeting Lawfully assembled to Chuse a Representive to Represent our Town at A Grate and genrael Court or Assembly appointed to Be convened hold and keept for his Majestyes Service at the Court hous in Boston upon Wednesday the twentieth Eighth Day of May 1746: - and other Town Busness as By warrant.
M' Jonathan Porter Chosen Representive to Represent our Town this present year m' Nathanel Brown Chosen Moderator for the Remaining Buisness of ye above sd. meeting But sd Brown would not Excepte : the Town proceded & made Choice of Captt Jonathan Kimball to be Moderator is sd Browns Rome to finish the work of ye sd town meeting The Town proceded and Chose a Committee to vew our meeting house to see what was proper to do to it.
Voted that the folowing persons named Should Be the proposed Committee -
Leftt William Dodge : Nathaniel : fairfeld : Samuel Por- ter : Left benjamin herrick : Josiah herrick : m" John Gott : Phinas Dodge Benjamin Edwards Josiah White : 9 in all : as ye Town voted to chuse :
Voted the Swine should go at Large being well yocked & Ringed in the nose : this year -
June : 30 1746 A town meeting to Receive the Report of a Committee chosen to vew our meeting house to see what is proper to be Dun to sd house - wich Report was to Repair it a Littell for the present. Deacon Jonathan Kimbell chosen modarator for the bus inees of the above sd meeting -
Voted to Receive the Committee Report
Voted that the Selectmen should Repair the meeting house according to the above said Report a Litell for the present.
At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham July the 7th 1746.
Thhen agreed with mr Samuel Goodridg to keep a school
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in our Town - - Four months nexte Comming from this Date. to Larne our Children and youth To Read and Wright as the Law Directs - and to have Reasnable Sattisfaction for his Service of our Town for the same - David Batcheller ) Select Samuel Goodridge Jonathan Kimbell | men of John Gott Wenham
Richard Dodge
The above and foregoing is a true Copy - Atteste David Batcheller Town Clerk
September 5 : 1746 A Town meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants. of Wenham. Lawfully assembled to Rais Money - for to pay our Town Debtes & Ingage- ments and to see what the Town will give the Reverand. m" John Warren. This present year more then his stated Sallery : as By warrant Captt Thos Tarbox Chosen Mod- rator for ye Buisness of the present Town meeting Then the meeting was adurned by ye modratour to the 12 day of this Instant September & then to meet at four of the Clock afternoon for the above menchoned Buisness and then Meet. - the Votes as folooth -
Voted to give m" Warren this present year more than his stated Sallery - 100 pounds old Tenor : for his Surport
Voted to Rais this present year in the hole - 340€ Pounds for the Defraing of our Town Debts and In- gagements -
Att a Meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham November 17th : 1746. then agreed with mr Samuel Goodridg to keep a sChool in our Town to Teach our Children and youth to Read and wright & Syfer as the Law Directeth the hd Goodridg is to begin to keep school the 24 Day of this Instant november and to Continue to keep school tell the 18 Day of April nexte Ensewing at such parts of the Town as the Selectmen shall approve of. and to have for his Service forty shillings per mounth During
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sd termn all ways provided that the sd Goodridg Con- tinueth in Sobear Conversation -
Samuel Goodridge
Jonathan Kimball John Gott James Kimball
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David Batcheller 1 ¿ Selectmen of Wenham
Att a Meeting of the Select men of Wenham - March the 9 Day 1746/7 then Cap Thomas Tarbox and John Kimball Cap John Dodge Ens Samuel Gott and Benja- min Edwards - - Each being present Did toak the assessers oath for the busness of our Town for the year Encewing - -
Received of ye Selectmen of Wenham this: 26th Day of february : 1746:/7 Seven Pounds and Teen Shillings in full of the sum ordered By the ginrall Court - for Patrick Burn on account of his Receiving a wound in the wars att Louisbourge I Say Receved by me -
Wittnessed Sam11 Gott David Dodge
his Patrick + Burn marke.
The a bove is a True Copy of a Receipt from patrick Burn : attest David Batcheller Town Clerk -
March : ye 3 1746/7 A Genrael Town Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants in Wenham - Quali- fied by Law to Vote in the choice of Town officers as by warrant
The Vote as followeth - m" John Kimball is Chosen Moderator En& Samuel Gott John Kimball. Captt Thomas Tarbox Benjamin Edwards . & Captt John Dodge are Chosen Selectmen for the year Encewing. David Batchel- ler Chosen Town Clerke and Sworne ye same Day - Captt Jonathan Kimball Chosen Town Treasurer and sworn ye same Day -
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