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Selectmen
"3d, by vote Chose Sam'l Stevens, Constable.
" 4th, by vote Chose Thomas Gordon, } Survairs of Israel Clifford, highway.
"5th, by vote Chose George Whicher, William Corser,
hawards.
"6th, Voted to raise thirty Pounds L. M. to sup- port highway at Corn 38.Pr. bushel & 3s. pr Day. " Attest :
"NATHANIEL CLARK, Town Clerk."
" March 13th, 1782 .- Chose Benjamin Choat, Mod- erator; Nathaniel Clark, Town Clerk; Israel Clif- ford, Junr, David Hall & Nicholas Hardy, Select- men; John Chouch, Constable ; Berley Hardy & Robert W. Smith, Sessars; George Whicher & John Sawyer, Hawards; 1 Nicholas Hardy, Town Treasurer; Israel Clifford, Jun', Thomas Gordon, Survairs of highway."
"March 31, 1783 .- Chose John Sawyer, Mod. ;
1 Hay-wards or field-drivers, whose duty was to take care of cattle, horses and sheep going astray, doing, damage, owners known or unknown.
Nathaniel Clark, Town Clk; John Couch, Birley hardy, John Quimby, Selectmen ; David Bean, Con- stable. Put to vote to see if the town will raise any money for Schooling and passed in the negative. Voted to raise money to Defray town Charges and for the Selectmen assess so much as they shall think Nes- sary."
"March ye 29th, 1784 .- Chose John Sawyer, Mod .; Sam1 Robie, Town Clerk ; John Chouch, Nicholas Hardy & Reuben Stevens, Selectmen ; Timothy Quimly, Constable. Put to vote to see if the town would carry in votes for a President and County Senator and Passed in ye Negative-
" gthly Voted that ye Selectmen should lay out Roads through town where Wanted."
" March 7, 1785 .- Chose Sam'l. Stevens, Mod. ; Sam'I. Robie, T. C .; Sam'I Robie, Israel Clifford, jr., & John Quimby, Selectmen. Voted to higher four Days Preaching this year & chose Ebenezer Loverin to hire said preaching."
"Sept. 19, 1785 .- Chose David Bean, Delegate, to attend a convention at Hanover. Voted to petition to General Court for a small land tax on Non-resident Land. Put to vote to see if the town would buy a Law book and Passed in the Negative."
" December 15, 1785 .- A Special Town meeting was called and 1stly, Chose Reuben Stevens, Modera- tor of said meeting; 2ªly, by Ballots Chose David Bean for a Justice of the Peace for said Town."
"Dec. 30, 1785 .- Special Town Meeting at the house of Capt. John Quimby. Voted to send Saml Robie as Delegate, with a number of others, on Con- vension ye 3d day of January next, at the house of Coll. Bruster, in Hanover."
" March 27, 1786 .- Benj. Choat, Moderator; Mose Elkins, Town Clerk ; Abraham Sanborn, Nathaniel Clark, & Sam'l Clay, Selectmen ; also chose Survairs of highways & Lumber, Sessors, Scaler of weights & measures, and hogg Reifs. Voted to send a Petition to the General Court for abatement of war tax. Chose Daniel Bean to carry in s'd Petition. It is understood that voting was practiced by proxy this year and that the Clerk was unable to write or read, but Sam'l Robie, post Clerk, officiated as Clerk for Mose Elkins, Town Clk, who was also the Pound- keeper."
" Mar. 26, 1787 .- Benj. Choat, Mod .; Sam'l Robie, T. C .; Mathew Gault, Timothy Quimby & Sam'l Robie, Selectmen. Voted to raise some money for
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Schooling but no money for preaching this year. Chose Reuben Stevens tidings man ; Chose Abraham Sanborn, Grand-Juryman. Voted not to choose a Justice of the Peace. Chose a committee of three to examine Selectmen's ac'ompt. Special town meetings were called to eleet Grand Juryman."
"Mar. 31, 1788 .- Israel Clifford, Jr., Mod .; Sam'l Robie, T. Clerk; Mathew Gault, James Carr Hazzard & Sam'l Robie, Selectmen. Voted to hier four days' preaching, and to raise 12€ for Schooling the Insuing year, to be paid in grain at 48 per bushel. Chose tidingsmen and Haywards as usual."
" Dec. 9, 1788 .- Voted, to build a meeting-house, and that it be set on that Lot of land that the Pound stands on in the Convenient place. Chose Timothy Quimby, Reuben Stevens and Israel Clifford Jun'., Committee men to build said meeting-house. Voted to see if the Town would build a school-house and Passed in the Negative."
"Mar. 30th, 1789 .- Israel Clifford jr., Saml. Robie, T. Clerk ; Abraham Sanborn, Israel Clifford Jun'., Moses Richardson, Selectmen ; Abraham Sanborn, Representative for Protectworth and New Grantham. Voted for President of State, Senator & County officers (first time on record). Voted to raise 3£ for Preaching & no money for Schooling this year."
" Mar. 29, 1790 .- Nathaniel Clark, Moderator ; Saml. Robie, Town Clerk; Theodore Morse, Isaac Noyes & Nathaniel Clark, Selectmen. Voted to raise 3.€ for Preaching & 6€ for Schooling. Voted to divide the town into districts for Schooling."
" Aug. 30, 1790 .- Voted for first time for Repre- sentative to Federal Congress."
" March 28, 1791 .- Israel Clifford, Jr., Mod. ; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Theodore Morse, Israel Clifford, jun'., & Reuben Sanborn, Selectmen. By proces chose Samuel Dunkin, Esq. (Grantham), Rep. for Protect- worth & New Grantham. Voted to raise 6€ for Preaching and 6€ for Schooling, & Voted that each district build their own school-houses. All Town officers Sworn in Presence of the People. Samuel Duncan, Esq., chosen delegate by the District of Protectworth & New Grantham, to Convention, to revise State Laws, August 1, 1791; chose Nathaniel Clark to Serve on the Grand Jury at the Court of General Sessions, for one year, August 18, 1791."
" Mar. 10, 1792 .- Moses Richardson, Mod .; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Nathaniel Little, Jedediah Phil- brick & Theodore Morse, Selectmen. Voted to raise
Six £ for Preaching, half time at Capt. Quimby's & half at Ebenezer Loverin's. Raised twelve £ for Schooling. Voted, That the Selectmen should em- ploy Tilly How to preach so long as the money raised will pay him, provided they can agree with him on reasonable terms. And that they hire Mr. How to teach the school so long as the money raised will pay him."
"Nov. 20, 1792 .- Selectmen Perambulated the town line, from S. E. corner of Grantham to N. W. Corner of Wendell (being 1st record of perambulating town lines)."
" May 17, 1792 .- First Petit Juryman elected at a Special meeting, John Noyes."
"March 11, 1793 .- Moses Richardson, Moderator ; Sam'] Robie, T. Clerk ; Town officers chosen by hand vote; Moses Richardson, Sam'l Robie, Capt. John Quimby, Selectmen ; Caleb Loverin, Constable and Collector, at (9) nine pence upon the pound. Voted to raise twelve pounds for schooling and not any money for preaching. Jedediah Philbrick, Repre- sentative for the towns of New Grantham and Pro- tectworth. Selectmen approved of Jedediah Phil- brick, Charles Hogg and David Bean selling rum and all other spirituous liquors, by retail, being suitable men and living in suitable places to serve the publick ; also, approved of Sam'l Clay selling rum, brandy and all other spirits, by the Retail, by the Gallon and any under, but not to mix with water."
" STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
" In the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred, ninety-four.
" An Act to incorporate the Inhabitants of a place in the County of Cheshire, called Protectworth. Whereas, the said Inhabitants have petitioned the General Court to be Incorporated, of which due notice has been given and no objection been made to the same, and it appearing for their benefit and just.
"Be it, therefore, enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court convened, That there be, and hereby is, a township erected and In- corporated in the said County of Cheshire, by the name of Springfield, Bounded as follows: Begining at a Beech tree at the South-East corner of Grafton ; from thence, runing South thirty-nine Degrees West two miles and forty-four chains, on the Curve Line so called; then South thirty-Seven Degrees West four miles and thirty-seven chains, on said
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curve line; then runing North seventy-four Degrees West five miles and nineteen chains, by Wendell; then runing North Sixteen Degrees East one mile and forty-four chains, to a small rock maple-tree at the southerly corner of New Grantham; then North thirty-one Degrees East five miles and thirty chains, by said New Grantham to a hemlock-tree at the Northeast corner thereof; then runing South twenty- two Degrees East one mile to a small Hackmatack- tree ; then on the same course five miles and thirty- six chains, and one-half chain to the Beech-tree whence it began; and the Inhabitants thereof erected into a body Politic, and are hereby invested with all the Powers, and Enfranchised with all the Rights, privileges and immunities which other towns in this State hold and enjoy. To Hold to the Said Inhabit- ants and their Successors for ever. And Mr. Jedi- diah Philbrick is hereby authorized to call a meeting of Said Inhabitants to choose all necessary and customary town-officers, giving Fourteen days notice of the time and place and design of said meeting. And said officers shall be and hereby are invested with all the powers of the like officers in any other town in this State; and every other meeting, which shall be annually held in said town for that purpose, shall be on the Second Tuesday of March for ever.
"State of New Hampshire. In the House of Representatives, January 21st, 1794. The foregoing Bill having had three Several Readings, passed to be Enacted. Sent up for Concurrence.
"NATHL. PEABODY, Speaker.
" In Senate, January 23, 1794. This Bill having been Read three times. Voted that the Same be Enacted.
" ABIEL FOSTER, President of the Senate.
" Approved 24th January, 1794. " JOSIAH BARTLETT.
" True Copy.
"NATHANIEL PARKER, Dep'y Sec'y."
" Agreeable to the foregoing act of Incorporation, Jedediah Philbrick warned the first annual Town Meeting in the town of Springfield to be holden Mar. 11th 1794. Chose Jedediah Philbrick, Esq., Mod. Voted to chose Town Clerk and Selectmen by proxes. Moses Richardson, Town Clerk ; Moses Richardson, Israel Clifford, Jun', Ens. Nathaniel Little, Select- men; Nathaniel Clark, Constable and Coll. at one penny per pound. Ebenezer Loverin as bondsman for said Clark was accepted. Chose Lient. Sam'l
Robie, Sam'l Clay and David Bean Committee to ex- amine the Selectmen's accompt. Moses Richardson, Town Treasurer; John Muzzey, Ebenezer Noyes, Reuben Stevens, Charles Hogg and Dea" Stephen Kinsman, Surveyors of Highways; Lieut. Sam'l Robie and Moses Elkins, Tything-men ; Eliphalet Quimby and Timothy Quimby, Surveyors of Lumber ; Joseph Nichols and Eliphalet Quimby, hawards; Israel Clif- ford, Junr., Capt. Reuben Hoyt and Jonathan San- born, Fence Viewers; Nicholas Hardy, Pound Keep- er; Lieut. Saml. Robie, Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures; Saml. Clay, Sealer of Leather ; Stevens Colcord, Deer Inspector. All the above were sworn. Voted to raise Fifty pounds for Repairing Highways, Twenty pounds for Schooling, Fifteen pounds for Preaching. Selectmen were chosen a Com. to lay out said money for preaching.
" Voted to build a Pound twenty-five feet square with Hemlock or Pine Sills, Posts eight inches square and eight feet high, Rails to be Spruce, hewed or sawed, four Plates of Pine, twelve inches square eight good and sufficient Braces, and a Gate sufficient for said Pound. The building of said Pound being set up at Vendue, was struck off to John Loverin for three pounds six shillings, his having the three days work due from Moses Elkins, Jr.
" The Honble John Taylor Gilman, 45 Votes for Governor; Daniel Rand, Esq., 39 Votes for Counsel- lor; John Bellows, Esq., 35 Votes for Senator ; John Hubbard, Esq., 38 Notes for County Treasurer; Ben- jamin Bellows, 36 Votes for Recorder of Deeds.
" Voted that the Selectmen find books for ye Town and a Standard of Weights and Measures. The fore- going is the principal part of this first Town Meeting.
" The first Record of Inventory and Taxes which we find was during the present year, and against the following :
Capt. Ephraim Kinsman. John Bachelor. Col. Aaron Kinsman. Zebb Gilman.
Dea" Stephen Kinsman. Joseph Webster.
James Riddell. James McDaniel.
James Riddell, Jr. John Philbrick.
Ephraim Colby. Capt. John Gaile.
Thomas Challace. Silas Barker.
Ebenezer Noyes. James C. Hazzard.
Daniel Cilley. Stephen Sawyer.
John Sawyer.
Ens. Nathaniel Little. John Noyes.
Reuben Stevens.
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Isaiah Johnson.
Jonathan Stevens.
Stephen Webster.
Theodore Morse.
Samuel Clay.
Enoch Heath.
John Karr.
John Heath.
Reuben Sanborn.
Daniel Bean.
Philip Colby.
Dustin Cheney.
Lt. Saml. Robie.
Evan M. Heath.
Moses Richardson.
Thomas Davis.
Joseph Nichols.
William Quimby.
Capt. John Quimby. Elisha Quimby.
Jesse Davis. Daniel Richardson. Jonathan Dudley.
Deputy Bowman. Jacob Ferrington. Moses Elkins.
Israel Clifford.
John Dudley. Stevens Colcord. Tristram Clifford.
Jonathan Sanborn.
Nicholas Hardy. Benjamin Hardy. Eben' Loverin.
Moses Pillsbury.
Joseph Pillsbury.
Caleb Loverin.
Isaae Colby.
Israel Clifford, Jr.
Robert Hogg.
Charles Hogg.
Timothy Quimby. John Loverin.
Moses Merrill.
Nathaniel Clark.
John Stevens.
Osgood Taylor, Esq'.
John Muzzy.
Jedediah Philbrick.
Biley Hardy.
Abraham Philbrick.
Daniel Philbriek.
Jonathan Young. Samuel Stevens.
Amos Flood.
Eliphalet Quimby.
Asa Kinsman.
Jeremiah Fogg, Esq.
John Cilley.
David Bean. Jasson Hazzard.
John Gilman.
"The total County and Town Tax, £40 14s. 11d .; School Tax, £10 78. 5d. 2 far. ; Highway Tax, £51 58. 3d .; Poll Tax, County and Town, 38. 2d. 2 far .; Sehool, 1s. 7d. 1 far. ; Highway, 48. Total Poll Tax, 88. 9d. 3 far.
" Mar. 10, 1795 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Mod .; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk ; Samuel Robie, Jonathan Sanborn, David Bean, Selectmen; Nathaniel Clark, Cons. & Coll. ; Moses Richardson, T. Treas .; Ens. Nathaniel Little chosen by the towns of Springfield and New Grantham, to represent the said towns in General Court. En8 Philip Colby was elected Agent to get the plan of the Salisbury Meeting House.
"We find by the Records, that previous to this
several families and persons had been warned out of town by the Selectmen."
"Sept. 7, 1795 .- Voted to accept the plan of a Meeting House, as laid before the Town by Ens Philip Colby, and that the Constitution of said Meeting House shall be as followeth (viz.) That when said house be built that any Gospel Minister or Preacher of any Denomination shall Preach in said house, he or they being of good caracter, at the Request of any Denomination in said Town, according to their num- bers."
" Mar. 8, 1796 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Mod .; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Saml. Robie, Jedediah Philbriek, Nathl. Little, Seleetmen ; Baraehias Farnum, Cons. & Coll .; Moses Richardson, T. Treasurer. Hog- reeves were chosen this year in addition to other Town officers. Voted to raise forty pounds for school- ing, and no money for preaching. Robert Duncan of New Grantham was chosen to represent the Towns of New Grantham and Springfield in General Court."
" Mar. 14, 1797 .- Saml. T. Clark, Mod., and Select- men as in 1796 ; Nathaniel Clark, Cons. & Coll .; Na- thaniel Little to represent New Grantham and Spring- field in General Court."
" Aug. 28, 1797 .- Prior to this, the Town Meetings have been holden at the houses of Capt. John Quim- by and Sam1 Clay. To-day a Meeting is to be holden in the Meeting-house. Jedediah Philbriek, Mod. Secondly, brought in their votes for Peleg Sprague, Esq'. 27 vote to Represent this State in Congress of the United States."
"Oct. 30, 1797 .- Moses Richardson, Timothy Quim- by and Israel Clifford, Jr., were chosen Committee- men to Convene with Mr. Hibard and see on what terms he will supply us as a Minister."
" Mar. 13, 1798 .- The same Mod. Town Clerk & Selectmen as in 1796-97. Robert Duncan to repre- sent New Grantham and Springfield."
" 1799 .- Jedediah Philbrick. Mod .; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Saml. Robie, Nathaniel Little, Jedediah Philbrick, Selectmen. Jedediah Philbrick was chosen to represent New Grantham and Springfield. It was voted to pay Rev. Solomon Hibard $100 for preaching two-thirds of the time during 1798, and in 1799 they voted to pay him $200 for the year, one-third being in cash and two-thirds in produce. The Meeting-House was Dedicated the last Wed. in Sept., 1799."
" Mar. 1800 .- Nathaniel Little, Mod. ; Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Theodore Morse, Nathaniel Little, Dr. Na-
Moses Elkins, Jr. Doer Will™ Phillips.
Lt. Reuben Hoyt.
Joseph Taylor.
Samuel Evans.
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thaniel Prentis, Selectmen. Voted to allow John Quimby, Jr., one dollar for taking care of meeting- house the past year. No Representative elected."
" 1801 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Mod. Voted to choose all officers by hand vote. Saml. Robie, T. Clerk; Saml. Robie, Jedediah Philbrick & Dr. Nathaniel Prentis, Selectmen ; Osgood Taylor, Cons. and Collec- tor. Voted that the Selectmen make Mr. Dean some compensation for his services for the last Sabbath. (Nov. 13, 1800). In 1801 voted to raise Sixty Dollars for preaching and those who gave their names to Selectmen before the tax was made should have their proportion and the committee lay out the remainder for travelling preachers, unless they otherways agree. Samuel Robie, Representative for towns of New Grantham and Springfield. Voted to dispense with the services of the clerk of the New Grantham & Spring- field Representative district."
"1802 .- Dr. Nathaniel Prentis, Moderator; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk ; Sam'l Robie, Nathaniel Prentis & Charles Hogg, Selectmen ; Reuben Sanborn, Col- lector of taxes at 7d. per £."
" Nov. 18, 1802 .- Called a special town Meeting chose a Moderator and voted to employ Mr. Rolfe to preach one day with us."
" 1803 .- Chose Capt. Charles Hogg, Mod .; Sam'l Robie, T. Clerk; Nathaniel Little, Capt. Charles Hogg, Capt. Philip Colby, Selectmen; and Capt. Ca- leb Lovering, Constable and Collector at 6c. per £. Voted to ehose a Committee of seven men to divide the town into districts for schooling, and that their pro- ceedings shall be valid. Chose Samuel Robie to rep- resent New Grantham and Springfield."
" 1804 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Mod .; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk ; Charles Church, Jedediah Philbrick, Sam'l Robie, Selectmen, who were sworn by Nathaniel Little, he being one of the old Selectmen. Daniel Gilman, Cons. and Coll. at 83e. per £."
" Oet. 20, 1804 .- Voted to petition the General Court to allow the town of Springfield to send a Representa- tive inasmuch as New Grantham has notified us that they have constitutionally gained their freedom."
" 1805 .- Capt. Philip Colby, Mod. ; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk ; Sam'l Robie, Nathaniel Prentis, Samuel Little, Selectmen ; Thomas Coleord, Cons. and Coll. at 9} cts. per £."
" Dec. 25, 1805 .-- Voted to build five school-houses before November next."
" 1806 .- Chose Capt. Reuben Hoyt, Mod .; Sam'l
Robie, Town Clerk; Sam'l Little, John Quimby, Jr., Jedediah Philbrick, Selectmen ; Daniel Gilman, Cons. and Coll. ; Chose Lieut. Daniel Noyes to represent this town in General Court the ensuing year, he being the first Representative chosen by Springfield alone."
"1807 .- Capt. Reuben Hoyt, Mod .; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk. Voted to choose a committee to exam- ine the Selectmen's accounts for last year, and said committee to report to-morrow; they reported, and the report was accepted agreeably."
" Sam'l Robie, Sam'l Little, John Quimby, Jr., Se- lectmen ; Daniel Noyes, Representative. Voted that the Collector of taxes shall be considered as Consta- ble, and the Collecting of Taxes be struck off to the lowest bidder. Enoch Challis, Coll. at 6c. per £., (equal to $1.80 per $100)."
" 1808 .- Capt. Philip Colby, Mod. ; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk ; Sam'l Robie, Dr. Nathaniel Prentis, Lieut. Benjamin Colby, Selectmen ; Capt. Reuben Hoyt, Coll. at 2} ets. per dollar. Daniel Noyes, Esq., Representative."
" Voted to build a Pound with stones."
" May 2, 1808 .- Sold the seventy-five acre lot gran- ted the town by the original proprietors for support of Preaching, at vendue to the highest bidder, being struck off to William Quimby at $5 per acre."
"1809 .- Philip Colby, Mod .; Sam'l Robie, Town Clerk; Sam'l Robie, Jededialı Philbrick, John Quimby, Jr., Telectmen ; Daniel Noyes, Representative. Voted to give Mr. Watson the interest on the town for his services the ensuing year, he being a Resident and Preacher ; Reuben Hoyt, Coll."
"1810 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Moderator; Nathl. Prentis, Town Clerk; Capt. Benjamin Colby, Lieut. Sam'l Little, Jonathan Sanborn, Selectmen ; Capt. Reuben Hoyt, Coll .; Daniel Noyes, Representative ; Nathl. Prentis, Town Clerk; Died Oct. 10, 1810, and Samuel Robie was elected to serve out the year."
"1811 .- Jedediah Philbrick, Moderator; Sam'l Little, Town Clerk ; Sam'l Little, Jedediah Philbrick, Moses Pillsbury, Selectmen; Thomas Colcord, Coll. (8.014) 1 et. & 4 mills per dollar; Col. John Quimby, Rep."
"1812 .- Col. John Quimby, Mod .; Sam'l Little, T. Clerk ; Jedediah Philbrick, Esq., Capt. Benj. Colby, Ens. Andrew Pettingill, Selectmen ; Thomas Colcord, Coll .; Col. John Quimby, Representative. Chose Mr. Josiah Baily, Dr. Amasa Howard and David Col-
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cord a committee to inspect schools, being the first on record."
" 1812, Oet. 10 .- The Warrant for Presidential elec- tion contain the following Article and Request: To see what sum of money the inhabitence of this town will give each Soldier by the month who now stands at a minuits warning to bee Called out in Defence of the Country. And it is earnestly Requested that no person should unnecessarily Bee Detained at Home on said day as it is a day when every man must show himself a friend or an enemy to his Country."
"1813. - Chose Sam'l Robie Mod .; Sam'l Little, T. Clerk ; Sam'l Little, Benj. Colby, John Morrill, Se- lectmen ; Capt. Reuben Hoyt, Cons. and Coll., at 9 mills on a dollar; David Colcord, Representative."
"1814 .- Sam'l Robie, Mod .; Sam'l Little, Town Clerk ; Sam'l Little, John Quimby, John Hoyt, Se- lectmen ; Ens. Andrew Pettingill, Cons. & Coll. ; Da- vid Colcord, Representative."
" Voted to give Elder Elijah Watson the interest that arises from the town lot the year past and what will arise the year ensuing. Sam'l Little died in April, and April 25, at special town meeting, chose Col. John Quimby Town Clerk, pro tem."
" May 16 .- At special town meeting chose Jedediah Philbrick Town Clerk."
"1815 .- Sam'l Robie, Mod. ; Jedediah Philbrick, T. C .; Jedediah Philbrick, Moses Pillsbury and John Morrell, Selectmen. Chose Elder Elijah Watson Rep., and voted to give him the interest arising from the town lot the present year. David Colcord, Coll. & Cons."
" 1816 .- Sam'l Robie, Mod .; John Quimby, Town Clerk. Voted to give Mr. Watson the interest on town lot. David Colcord, Representative, also Cons. and Coll."
" 1817 .- Chose David Colcord, Mod .; John Quimby, T. C .; John Quimby, John Stocker, John Caswell, Seleetmen ; Moses Pillsbury, Coll. & Cons .; Abner Johnson, Reuben Hoyt, Joseph Baily to examine the schools ; John Quimby, Rep."
"1818 .- Dr. Abner Johnson, Mod. ; John Quimby, T. C. and Rep. ; John Quimby, John Stocker, Dr. Abner Johnson, Selectmen."
"1819 .- David Colcord, Mod. ; John Quimby, T. C. and Rep .; John Quimby, Moses Pillsbury, Reuben Hoyt, Selectmen."
"Voted not to raise any money for Preaching and
the interest from the town lot be laid out to repair the meeting-house."
"1820 .- David Colcord, Mod .; John Quimby, T. Clerk; Reuben Hoyt, John Stocker, David Colcord, Selectmen; John Stocker, Rep.
"Voted to lay out the interest arising from the town lot for preaching, and the Selectmen be a committee to lay out the same."
"Sept. 20, 1820 .- Selectmen approve of and license Jonathan Sanborn, Jr., Joseph Goss and Israel San- born to sell spirituous liquors on Muster day, near Jonathan Sanborn's, in Springfield."
"1821 .- Benj. Colby, Mod .; John Quimby, Town Clerk ; John Quimby, John Colby, Reuben Hoyt, Selectmen. Lt. Daniel Heath gave 8 mills on the dollar for the privilege of collecting taxes, and he was chosen Constable, John Quimby, Rep."
"1822 .- Capt. Benj. Colby, Mod .; John Quimby, Town Clerk; John Quimby, Joseph Johnson, John Colby, Selectmen ; Sam1 Stevens, Jr., Collector at one cent on the dollar ; John Quimby, Rep.
"Voted to set up the support of Sally Robie at ven- due, by the week, for one year, should she live so long, while in health, and when sick the Town to pay the Doctor's bill, and was struck off to John Gilman, Jr., at twenty-one cents per week."
"1823 .- Benj. Colby, Mod .; Abner Johnson, Town Clerk; John Quimby, Reuben Hoyt, Benj. Colby, Selectmen ; Sam1 Stevens, Jr., Coll. at 1 ct. on the dollar; John Stocker, Rep.
" Voted to have the Minister money equally divided among the different denominations of Christians in town, each person making known to the Selectmen to what denomination he belongs.
" Voted, unanimously, that we receive Ebenezer Lit- tle and others as inhabitants of this town.
"Voted, unanimously, to receive David Tewksbury and others, now belonging to Grafton, as inhabitants of this town."
The object of the above votes was that those persons should be inhabitants of the town, as they were members of the Congregationalist Church here, of which Job Cushman was the pastor.
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