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John Ouning Samuel Nickols & Joseph Jones a Committe chosen to Settle Accounts also alow.d 4 months to settle s:d accounts & to be paid by ye Town for their service ye Town is to give Henry Little Constable in 1758 £1-6 Lesides ye Constables pension and to pay for ye Execution & truble thereby: ye Town Treas: is to take propper cair of & Lett ye Ministerial Lott mr Woodbridge Chosen to make Application to ye General Court in order to Obtain Abaitment of our Prov.1 tax at ye nixt May session & if ye Town paye less in preportion of ye tax laid upon ye Prov. c by Reason of s:d Application then ye Town is to pay s:d Woodbridge £6 & if he obtains no Abaltment of s:d tax then he is to have nothing for his service ye above Mention.d Town Officers were [sworn to their respective offices by ye Town Clark there being no Justice of ye Peace nigh to us
Record.d by Wm MCleland] Town- Clark
Voted to raise £30 for Town-Stock for ye Preasant year as above.
New Castle July ye 12th: 1758 page 21
In His Majestys Name you are hereby Required to give Publick Law- full Warning to all ye Inhabitants of ye Town or District of New Castle to attend a Publick Town-Meeting upon Wensday ye 12. of July Next Ensuing at je Meeting-house of s:d: Distriot at ten O Clock In ye fore-noon then and there to act upon ye foloing articles viz .-
1ly to ohuse a moderator to regulat a:d: meeting.
2ty to ohuse a Town.Clark In ye Room of ye former Clark Remov d from us
Bly to appoint ye time when to finish ye Pound & also to Chose a Pound keeper
4ly to Chuse a high-way surveior In ye Room of ye former surveior Re moved from as
bly to see if ye Town shall think it Propper to send for a Justice of ye Pegoe at the Town Charge In order to have Proof made as far as may be found Upon Examination and our Preasant Circumstances will Admitt: of ye Complaints they have against ye Rev.d Alex.r Boyd in order to Lay said Complaints before ye Rev.d Presbytery at the Nixt session and humbly to Insist upon ye Determina. tion of ye same; or otherwise to take what Meathod ye Town thinks most fitt to obtain s:d: proof: Whither at ye Towns Charge or otherwise so yt & Determi.n may be Expected: also to appointt Whom the ye Town shall think propper: to Write In behalf of ye Town to said Rev.d Presbytery what May Concern them In this preasant affait -
Gly to see Whither ye Town &s & Town Desires yt ye Rev d Presby. y shoul i Remove m'r Alex, Bord from them & if it be ye mind of ye Town to put it to Vote if they think propper : also if ye above mentioned removal of m'Alex'r Boyd Cannot be obtain.d for want of ye Evidenoes of som Persons Which Cannot now be had under our preasant circumstances it not being Practicable for them at Preasant to De- clare What they know Concerning this Affair som of them being fure Abroad at Preasant and Consequently Cannot: and also to see if ye Town thinks fit to order ye men whom they appoint to Write to ye Rev.d Presby. y to continue m'r Boyd to supply Elsewhere untill such Proof may be had -
7ly to see whatt ye Town thinks fit to do for m'r Kinelm Winslow In the office of a Constable he being A Usefull man Amongt us in his Prac- tice-
for Which this shall be y'r Warrent New Castle June ye 27:th 1758
James Clark Select-men
Wm MClaland
The foregoing Warrant Was Comitud to m'r Henry Little Constable & Notified by him: Aocord.g to ye several Articles therein Contained-
At & Town-Meeting held upon Wens day ye 12. of July 1758 ye foloing Articles were Voted and Agreed .--
lly Will.m MClaland Chosen Moder.r to Regulat s:d Town -Meeting --
2ly Will. m MClaland Chosen Town. Ciark & sworn to s:d office
Bly John Ouningham Chosen Pound- keeper
4lv Voted and agreed to send for a Justice of ye Peace at ye Towns Charge In order to have proof made as it is specify.d In ye foregoing Warrent --
bly Voted & Agreed yt ye Town- Clark shall Write to ye Rev.d Presby. y Iu behalf of ye Town.
6.y Voted & Agreed to De- sire of the Rev.d Presby . y to Remove m'r Alex'r Boyd trom u: : & if ye said Re- moval Cannot now beobtain d | to desire them to Appoint mu'r Boyd to supply Elsewhere
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Recorded by Will.m MClaland Town-Clark Page 22 New.Castle Sap t ye 28th 1758 York; 89
In His Majestys Name you are here- by required to give Publick Lawfull Warning to all the Inhabitants of ye Town or District of New-Castle to attend a Publick Town Town-Meeting upon Thursday ye 28th of this In- stant at ten Oclock in ye fore-noon at ye Meeting house of said District then & there to Act upon ye following Articles Viz --
liy to chuse a Moderator to Regulate e:d Town. Meeting
2ly to chuse a Commitee to settle Accompte with ye Rev. m'r Alex.r Boyd ys we may kuow how Much of hissellety Rem.s due to him In order to make Payment of ye sale: also to settle Accompts with se selectmen: Treasurer & Conatables in all things Wherein any of y.m hath been Im- ploy d In ye Towns service yt We may know w.t is due to any of them Either by Law or Town vote for ye sanre: & that we may know what is due by any of them to ye Twon --
Bly if it be neccessary: to Chure a Town Treasurer In ye Room of ye former Treasurer Remov.d from us -- for Which this shall by y.r Warrent
James Clark Will.m MOlaland > Select. Men New-Castle Sept.r ye 15th 1758 In the 32th year of His Majestys Reign George ye 2. K: of Brittan & O --
ye foregoing Warrent was Commited to Henry Littie Consatble & notif.d by him as ye Law Directs Accord. to ye several Articles therin Contaln.d --
at a Town-Meeting heid at New- Castle upon Thursday ye 28th of Sep.tr 1758 ye following Articles were Voted & Agreed upon ---
lily James Cargill Chosen Mode.tr to Regulat s:d Town-Meeting ---
2ly James Forbes James Cargill & Will.m M Claland Chosen a Commitee to settle Acc.ts for the Town with ye everal Persons yt are specified in ve bove Warrent ---
also agreed upon with ye several Persons yt are specified In ye above Warrent --
also agreed upon yt ye s:d Com . tee shall give In ye acoount of ye Ascere by ye 9th of nixt month if they know how to Assess ---
Bly Voted to have a New T: Trege.r also David Givin Chosen to be Treasurer New·Castle Oct.r ve 9ch 1758;
We being Appoint.d ye Committee to settle with the Rev.d M'r Boyd & finds owe to him sellary & settlement Money £36. 13: 4 Which We have appoint.d James Clark Rob.t Hodge & James Cargill to Pay ye above to him: & M'r Boyd is Willing to , take ye Above men as security for his pay Which ye Con- stables is order.d to pay ye first Money yt Colect
M'r Alex Boyd also sign.d the above Agreem.t James Forbes W.m MClaland
James Cargill
Committee
After the Above Accou.t pay.d to M'r Boyd as p's his recepts £ 18.7- Ballance due to him £53 7-7-3 Settled by ye above Comm. tee
We ye Above Oum.tee having De- liber:y Consider.d ye Towns Debt finds it Necess.y to Appoint £70 to be forth. with Assess'd for ye payment of ye Fame & We appoint to meet Dec. 25 to settle accounts
At ve Above mention.dfTown Meet- ing We ye subscribers being chosen a Com.tee on ye settl.t of ye Rev.d M'r Alex.r Boyds have this day after giv- ing Every one preasant an Opertunity of seeing ye mann.r of our proceed.g proceed.d to Lott with M'r Bord for Je two lots number.d 15 & 16 & ye Lott number 15 fell to M'r Boyd & Je other Viz numb r 16 Rem.s ye Towns- Commitee to be record.d by James Cargill & Robert: Hodge by his mark -- Record.d by W.m MOIsland) Town- Clark
Newcastle Town Records
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[A]t our Town meeting held in New Castell June the 24th 1756 voted by the majer part of the Enhabitants that the Revd- Mr Aacxander Boyd was not Legally Ressved according to Law or the presbetiren constitutian tho a number of the Enhabitent against the vote Entered a protest and said they had no Right to vote aney such vote 2ly Voted by the majer part that they will Not Reseve the Revd Mr Alexan- der Boyd to be thier minister tho a Number of the Enhabitent protessted they had no Right to vot in that Case aLodging he was Reseved alredy and that they would Leave it with the Revd presbetry to Dasid it
Bly Voted by the majer part that they will not have the Revd Mr Boyd to preach at Damiscotty sid of the Town &t ail and so the meeting was Dismised the warent
you are hearby Required in bis majesty s Neam to give public Lawfull warning to all ye Inhabitants of ye Town or Destrict of New Casel to attend ye public March Anuell town meeting upon Thursday ye 17th of this Instant march at ten oClock in the forenoon at ye Meeting Hona of said Destrict then & ther
lly to chase all Nesesary Town officers for this present year as the Law Derects 2ly to apoint a time to setteil aCounts with Mr Boyd and the Treasurer and aney others who may have payd aney part of thier Rates to Mr Boyd to bring in their acounts it aney bo at or before the time that shall be apoiated for setling aCounts with Mr Boyd that Both minister and peo- ple may know what is Dew for the suport of the Gospeil also to apoint men to settel sayd aCounts 3ly to see if the Town shal Judge it Nesesary to send a man to the ye Revt Presbetry next Aprill in order to have ye Grivences Removed that has Risen between ye Rev. Mr. Boyd and the Town for which this shall be your warent dated New. Castle Match ye 2d 1757 and in ye 30th year of his majestes Reign Georg ye Second of Great Briten france & Ireland king Defender of ye faith
to William Cuningham James Clark
Constabl thes Selectmen
William McClalland
March the 17th 1757
At the Anneul meeting held in New Casile it being Legally warned
1 William McClalland voted to be moderator
2 James Clark and William McClal- land votted to be Selectmen
3 John MoNear votted to be Town Clark
4 Alexander Nickls Janr voted Town treseurer
5 Petter Pattrson votted to bi Con- stabl and sworn
6 John Ward William McOlalland and John MoNear voted and Chosen to Settell with the Ravn Mr Alexander Boyd and the treseurer and the Constabls and then the meeting is ajorned nntill the Twenty second of March
March the twentey second meet acord. ing to ajernment
William Blackston Selectman and 1 Elisha Olark votted to be Constabl for the East sid of the Town John Coningham and David Hopkins votted to be fence vewers
Robert Hodg vottel to be Hcg Con- stabl and Samuell Kenedy votted to be feald Driver and Josia Clark and John Balentin high way surveyors William Hopkins votted to be Toithing man and philip Cooper hog Constabl and Benjamin Speed fet'd Driver and Joseyh Johus fence Viewer and so the meeting is Dismised
In His Majestys Name you are bearby Required to give Lawful Publick warning to all the Inhabiteuts of the Town or Destrect of New Castell to attend a publick Town meeting upon thursday the seventh day of April) at ten oClock in the forenoon as the meeting Hous of sayd Distrect to Act upon thes artickles hearwith Commeted to yo which you are to Insert in the notifeycation for which this shall be your warent
Deated at NewCastl the twenty third day of march in the thirtith year of his majestys Reign A: A 1757 George ye 2 of great Brittand King &c
James Clark Select
William McClalland men
turn over
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to Inquire Into ye Reasons why we have not had the Sacrement of the Lods supper Adminestrid amongst us sence the Revt Mr Airxr Boyds oudana- tion and whither this wish Mr Boyds Conduct amongst us be a greivance or not to the most part of the Town and if Judgd a griveance as aforesaid to put it to vote whither we will sand a man at the Towns Charge to the ERevt Presbytery in order to have thes Greivances Removed as soon as sard Revt Presbytery In thier wisdoms shall Judg proper to determin the same 2ly to Enquire Into the Resons why the Pound was not Balt at the time aud pleace where we formerly Votel it to be don and if not Repugnant to Law to see if they Jedz it necesary to Buld a pound in Eich side of the Destrict also when and where sayd pound or pounds shall be Buit
Bly to vote what sum of money the Town shall Judg necesarey to be Raised for a Town stock to Defray necesarey Town Charges as the Law Directe
New Castle march the 23d 1757 J: O to Mr. Petter Patterson Constabl thes
W: Mo
at a Town metting held npon thursday Aprill the 7-1757 the following artickls wear votted and agreed upon
1 William McClalland Chosen moder- ator for sayd meeting
2 votted and agreed that Mr Alexan- der Boyds Condock is a Grevance and that , ther be a man sent up to the presbetry to heave the agrevances that is aserted in the warent Removed
3 voted and agreed that ther be a pound Bult in Each sid of the Town the one at the Brook Near the Gereson that gos by the Neam of Mr Huchens Garison and the other at the Brook that is Near Jobu Coninghams Hous Both of them to be Bult on the first wersday of this present year
4 voted that ther be 4 pound sesed and Roused for a Town Stock Recorded er me
John McNear Town Clark
Page 13 New-Castle
Jacob Greeley and Mary Lailer both of New-Castle Was Married Sept 18th 1761 by Joseph Pattan Justice peace Samuel Nicko's of New.Castle & Jan. Miller of Walepole was Married Oct. 14th 1761 by John Stinson Justice peace
Samuel Getterson and Jennet Hunter both of New.Castle was Married May 6 1762 by John Stintson
Justice peace
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New Castle In the County of York & Prove of ye Massachussetts Bay The twenty seventh Day of June 1760 Public No ice is hereby Given that I Je subscriber on the 25th day of this Instant took up and Impourdel & bath in ye Pound of New Castle aforesaid a stoned Horse
Judg.d to be about two years old of a Black Ooltour With no other Artificial Marks Vizzable on hi:u then being Olipt on ye Under part of his neck under part of his head & a nick cut In bis left este
and Also one Mare Judg.d to be about four years old Without any Artificial Mark to be seen on her. her Natural Marks is her Main & tail and feet & leggs is Black & a black strick from her Tail over ber Rump & a white Star in her forehead her Chief Collour Otherwise then ye Marks Already Given is Commonly Calle a mouse Collour- - - - - the Owner or Owners of said Horse & Mare is hereby Re quirod Speedaly to make ont their Right to them otherwise they will be proceeded with as ye Law Directs - -.
Will.m Cunningham } field driver
Given In to be Record.das above
W: M: M;L T. Clark
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