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Mar. 1782. Ephraim Gile, Clerk.
Capt. George Marsden, Benjamin Philbrook, David Eaton, selectmen ; David Eaton, Constable.
Voted to help Mrs. Critchet and Mrs. Silas Russell during the absence of their husbands in the Army. [The legislature had passed a law, some years earlier in the progress of the war, requiring such action on the part of towns. At this date, though active hostilities had nearly ceased, it was still thought best to keep the ranks of the army full. ]
Mar. 1783. Ephraim Gile, Clerk.
Matthew Harvey, William Pressey, Samuel Andrew, chosen selectmen ; Matthew Harvey, Constable.
Apr. 9, 1784. Meeting held at the residence of Pain Tongue, on the top of Pound Hill, east of the Brickyard. [The town was incor- porated under the name of Sutton.] At meeting held May 20, Ebenezer Kezar, Moderator; Thomas Wadleigh, Clerk. [The record of the proceedings shows that something was done besides making choice of town officers. Before incorporation the people had no power to levy taxes for the making of roads and bridges, or to sup- port schools, but they now proceed to take action looking to the performance of those most necessary duties, as well as some others. At this meeting, the first one held after incorporation], Jonathan Johnson, Caleb Kimball, Phineas Stevens chosen selectmen ; James King, Constable. Voted to raise £60 to repair Roads, £20 to defray Town Charges.
A Com. chosen to "pitch" a place to erect a meeting-house.
Voted that public roads be laid out 3 rods wide, and cross roads 2 rods wide.
March 4, 1785. Meeting held at Pain Tongue's. Thomas
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Wadleigh Clerk. Matthew Harvey, Caleb Kimball, Joseph Wad-
leigh, selectmen. Phineas Stevens, Constable.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Fence Viewer [first chosen].
Raise £60 to repair Roads.
£7 For Town Charges.
March 3rd, 1786. At same place.
Thomas Wadleigh. Clerk.
Caleb Kimball, Asa Nelson, Daniel Messer, chosen selectmen; William Pressey, Constable. Jacob Davis, Benj'n Wadleigh, Tythingmen; Matthew Harvey, David Eaton, Jacob Mastin, Com. to lay out roads.
David Eaton, Daniel Messer, Samuel Bean, Caleb Kimball, Com. to build Meeting Houses.
Voted to raise £5 to defray Town Charges.
£12 For Support of Schools [first raised].
£60 For Highways.
Voted that Benjamin Wadleigh, Phineas Stevens, Thomas Wadleigh, be Com. to resist a Petition to General Court to annex a part of Sutton to New London.
March, 1787. Meeting held at same place. Thomas Wadleigh, Clerk.
Sam'l Bean, Jona. Johnson, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Joseph Wadleigh, Constable.
Jeremiah Davis, Peter Peaslee chosen "Hogreeves," being the first chosen in this town's history.
Voted to raise £15 for Town Charges.
£12 Schools.
£60 For repair of Highways.
1788. Meeting held at Ephraim Hildreth's [George Tilton].
Thomas Wadleigh, Clerk.
Sam'l Bean, Jona. Johnson, Tho's Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Jonathan Page, Constable.
£70 Highways.
£15 Town Charges.
£15 Schools.
1789. Meeting held at Ephraim Hildreth's.
Thomas Wadleigh, Clerk.
Sam'l Bean, Jona. Johnson, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Joseph Johnson, constable.
£9 Town Charges.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
£15 Schools.
£45 for repairs of Highways.
1790. Meeting held at Moses Quimby's [Mill Village ].
Thomas Wadleigh, clerk.
Benj'n Wadleigh, Simon Kezar, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen. £6 Town Charges.
£40 to repair Highways.
£9 Schools.
Voted to allow Phineas Stevens 15 shillings for serving as con- stable, and Samuel Bean 10 shillings for serving as Selectman, ren- dered the previous year.
[At the end of this decade there were 520 inhabitants, including 120 Ratable Polls. No State and County officers had been voted for by this town. No political dissensions of course could have arisen, and there were none. Town officers devoted themselves wholly to the management of local interests. ]
1791. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Matthew Harvey, Benjamin Wadleigh, Jonathan Roby, Select- men.
£80 Highways.
£4 Town charges.
As much as the State law requires for Schools.
Meeting held at Moses Quimby's.
Voted that the selectmen shall procure a suitable piece of ground for a Burying ground on the lot where Ezra Littlehale now lives ; and that they shall also procure a suitable place for a Burying ground in the North part of the town near the mouth of Kezar's pond. [According to the best information to be obtained, Dea. Matthew Harvey gave to the town the North Burial Lot and the Meeting House Lot with the Common around it on condition it shall forever be used for those purposes.]
Several interments had been made in the South Burying Ground before this time.
1792. Meeting held at Moses Quimby's house.
Jonathan Johnson, Mod. Benj. Wadleigh, at adjacent meeting. Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Matthew Harvey. Simon Kezar, Benjamin Wadleigh, Selectmen. 80£ Highway. 30£ School.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
6£ Town charges.
Voted to give Mr. Littlehale 12 shillings for a graveyard. Voted to see whether to build two Meeting Houses.
1793. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Matthew Harvey, Moses Hills, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen.
100£ Highways.
40£ Schools. 6£ Town charges.
1794. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Moses Hills, Asa Nelson, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen.
90£ Highways.
40€ Schools.
6£ Town charges.
Voted to assess £30 for the support of the Gospel, different de- nominations being entitled to their proportion of it, also those living in town who attend worship in New London.
Voted not to build a Meeting House this year.
1795. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk. Moses Hills, Benjamin Fowler, Caleb Kimball, Selectmen.
20£ Highway. 50£ Schools.
6£ Town charges.
Jonathan Roby, constable.
Voted that the Selectmen procure a Burying cloth for the use of the town.
Whereas the Rev. Samuel Ambrose was accepted as a regular minister of the Gospel for the town in 1793, and as he has requested the town to dismiss him from being considered a minister of the town, Voted to grant his request, and that all contracts between him and the town are relinquished.
Voted to support a petition now in the General Court praying for a tax upon all the lands in Sutton for the purpose of building a Meeting House. Committee chosen to lay out the Lord Proprietors' land in lots at the expense of the inhabitants of the same. Voted that the Cent Tax so called be equally divided and laid out on the two Meeting Houses contemplated to be built in said town.
1796. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
Thomas Wadleigh. Town clerk.
Daniel Page, Oliver French, Esq. Wadleigh, Selectmen. 100£ Highways. 50£ Schools.
6£ Town charges.
Voted to choose a Com. or take some other method to district the town throughout for Schooling.
1797. Town Meeting held at Moses Quimby's.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod. Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Daniel Page. Philip Sargent, Micajah Pillsbury, Selectmen.
Voted to build a Pound 25 ft. square at an expense of seven dollars.
100£ Highway.
6£ Town charges. As much as the law directs for Schools.
1798. Town meeting held at Daniel Andrew's.
David Eaton, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh. Town clerk.
Matthew Harvey, Moses Hills, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Voted to raise 900 dollars for School houses.
100£ Highways.
50£ Schools. 10£ Town charges. 1799. Meeting held at South Meeting House.
David Eaton, Mod. Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk. Moses Hills, Oliver French, Thomas Wadleigh, Selectmen. 150£ Highways. 15£ Town charges. 200 Dollars, Schools.
1800. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk. Moses Hills, Green French, Ephraim Hildreth, Selectmen.
Amos Pressey, Collector and Constable.
Voted that the Selectmen shall assess the town $20, for School house on Bean's Hill.
Voted Interest of the Minister Lot for the Minister.
110£ Highways. 50£ Schools.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
10£ Town charges.
1801. Moses Hills, Mod.
Town clerk and Selectmen same as in 1800.
Jonathan Harvey, Constable and Collector
Voted to fence the grave-yards.
400£ Highway.
166£ Schools.
50£ Town charges.
1802. Moses Hills, Mod.
Moses Hills, Jonathan Harvey, Enoch Page, Selectmen.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk.
$400 Highways.
$200 Schools.
$20 Town charges.
1803. Moses Hills, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk and Representative, the first Rep. for Sutton.
Jonathan Harvey, Oliver French, Capt. French, Selectmen.
Voted to build a Pound. Selectmen's bills for their year's service were $16.75 : they hired the teachers. Voted to raise $90 Doll's, for Minister.
$600. Highways
$200. Schools.
$20. Town charges.
1804. Moses Hills, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk and Representative.
Benjamin Evans, Jonathan Harvey, Capt. Oliver French, Select- men.
Voted to allow Benjamin Fowler three dollars for procuring a
"Gift " for the town [i. e., a preacher or gifted brother].
$600 Highways.
$200 Schools.
$20 Town charges.
1805. Moses Hills, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk and Rep.
Moses Hills, Jonathan Harvey, Joseph Greeley. Selectmen.
Voted that if any of the inhabitants are not willing that Mr. Champlin [minister] shall have their respective proportionate share of the minister's money, they shall have liberty to lay out the same to hire any other Gift that shall be more acceptable to them.
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$500 Highways. $200 Schools.
$210 Town charges.
1806. Benjamin Evans, Mod.
Thomas Wadleigh, Town clerk and Rep. Benjamin Evans, Jonathan Harvey, Joseph Greeley, Selectmen. $1000 Highways.
$300 Schools.
$100 Town charges.
Voted that the surveyors of Highways shall work one day with all the hands in their respective districts on the Bridge over the river below Evans Saw-Mill.
1807. Benjamin Evans, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk.
Thomas Wadleigh, Rep. to Gen. Court.
Jonathan Harvey, Joseph Greeley, John Pressey, Selectmen.
$700 Highways.
$200 Schools.
$100 Town charges.
1808. Thomas Wadleigh, Mod. and Rep.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk.
Jonathan Harvey, Daniel Page, Enoch Page, Selectmen.
$900 Highways.
$262 Schools.
$130 Town charges.
Voted the selectmen to hire preaching. [They hired Elder Nathan Champlin. ]
1809. Amos Pressey, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Treasurer.
John Pressey, Moses Hills, Benjamin Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Thomas Wadleigh, Rep. to Gen. Court.
$800 Highways.
$319 Schools.
$100 Town charges.
Elijah Eaton bid off Thomas Walker and wife to board, clothe and nurse comfortably, at 65 cents week. [Probably Mr. W. or his wife, or both of them, were able to perform some labor, although, being at this time quite aged, it was not thought safe to leave them without care.]
1810. Amos Pressey, Mod.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk.
Stephen Pillsbury. Benjamin Wadleigh, John Pressey, Selectmen. Thomas Wadleigh, Rep. to Gen. Court.
$700 Highways.
$320 Schools.
$150 Town charges.
Nathaniel Eaton engaged to provide Rations for Muster Day for $38.50.
Board of Thomas Walker and wife bid off at $1.00 per week. Allowed Benjamin Kendrick 15 cents a week for boarding Mrs. Walker 8 weeks.
1811. Moses Hills. Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk.
Stephen Pillsbury, Moses Hills, John Pressey, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Rep. to Gen. Court.
$820 Highways.
$320 Schools.
$250 Town charges.
12} cents Bounty for Crows Heads.
1812. Dea. Joseph Greeley, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and also Rep.
Capt. James Minot, Lieut. Joseph Pike, John Pressey, Selectmen. $800 Highways, and for Schools such sum as the law directs.
$ Town charges. Interest of Coomer farm.
Thomas Walker and wife bid off, for boarding, nursing, lodging, and mending, including Tobacco for 94 cents per week.
1813. Moses Hills, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Rep.
John Pressey, Benjamin Wadleigh, Jr., John Adams, Jr., Select- men.
$1500 Highways.
Schools as the law directs.
$ Town charges. Interest of Coomer farm.
Walker and wife 70 cents per week.
1814. Thomas Wadleigh. Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk, and Rep.
John Pressey, Benjamin Wadleigh, Jr., John Adams, Jr., Select- men.
$1000 Highways.
$160 Town charges.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
For Schools as much as Selectmen think proper.
Town poor to be furnished with boarding and every thing neces- sary to make them quiet and contented both in sickness and in health.
1815. Moses Hills, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and also Rep.
John Pressey, Benjamin Wadleigh, Jr., John Adams, Jr., Select- men.
$1000 Highways.
$350 Schools.
$ Town charges. Interest of Coomer farm.
[First General Muster this year. ]
1816. Moses Hills, Mod. and Rep.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
Joseph Pike, John Harvey, Jr., Daniel Ober, also Moses Nelson, Selectmen.
$1500 Highways. Interest arising from the sale of the Como (or Coomer) farm for Town charges until otherwise ordered. Samnel Appleby, Preacher for the town.
1817. Moses Hills, Mod. and Rep.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
John Pressey, Benjamin Wadleigh, Jr., John Adams, Selectmen.
Moses S. Harvey, Jonathan Harvey, John Pillsbury, Inspectors of Schools.
$1000 Highway.
$400 and the Coomer farm Town charges.
1818. Amos Pressey, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
Moses Hills, Representative.
John Pressey, John Harvey, Jr., Isaac Bailey, Selectmen. $1000 Highways.
$354 Schools.
$330 Town charges.
1819 Amos Pressey, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
Moses S. Harvey, Elisha Parker, John Pressey, Selectmen.
Moses Hills, Representative.
$1000 Highway.
$455 Schools.
$200 Town charges.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
Board of T- W .- (a destitute girl in her teens) bid off at 7 cents a week. for the year 1820. [She was probably expected to do some work, and this action of the town was chiefly for providing a home and some guardianship for her.]
[Religious Toleration Act passed legislature this year.]
1820. Amos Pressey, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk, and Senator.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Elisha Parker, Moses S. Harvey, selectmen. Moses Hills, Rep. $1000 Highways.
$800 Town charges.
$456 Schools.
Instructors of Schools required to get a certificate from Inspect- ors of schools.
1821. Amos Pressey. Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
Enoch Page, Moses Pillsbury, Asa Nelson, Selectmen.
Thomas Wadleigh, Esq., Rep.
$1000 Highways.
$600 Town charges.
1822. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
Moses Hills. Benjamin Wadleigh, Elisha Parker, Selectmen. Thomas Wadleigh, Rep.
Muster Rations furnished by Joseph Greeley for 20 dollars. Voted to assess inhabitants of the town in a sum equal to amount of taxable Polls and estates for Highways.
$430 Schools. $500 Town charges.
1823. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod.
Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk and Senator.
John Adams, John Pillsbury, Reuben Porter, Selectmen. Benjamin Wadleigh, Rep.
Voted overseers of the Poor to employ Dr. Lane in preference to any other doctor, to doctor the Town's Poor. Highway. Same as 1822. Schools. Same as 1822. $600 Town charges. 1824. Benjamin Wadleigh, Mod. Jonathan Harvey, Town clerk.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
John Adams, Reuben Porter, Elisha Parker, Selectmen.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Representative. $800 Town charges.
$433 Schools. Highways same as in 1822.
All the Town poor to be provided for by one contractor. Reuben Porter bid off the contract for one year for $288.00.
1825. Jonathan Harvey, Mod.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Town clerk.
John Adams, Jr., Reuben Porter, Capt. John Pillsbury, Select men.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Representative.
Highways same as in 1822. $550 Schools.
$800 Town charges.
1826. John Adams, Jr., Mod.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Town clerk.
John Pillsbury, Asa Nelson, Jr., Asa Page, Selectmen.
Reuben Porter, Representative.
$600 Town charges.
As much as the law requires for Schools. Highway tax equal to the Inventory.
1827. Col. Philip S. Harvey, Mod. Benjamin Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Elisha Parker, Asa Page, Selectmen. Reuben Porter, Representative.
$1000 Highway. $600 Town charges.
Schools,-Selectmen to assess what the law requires.
1828. Amos Pressey, Mod.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Town clerk.
Benjamin Wadleigh, Elisha Parker, Moses Pillsbury, Selectmen. Reuben Porter, Representative.
$600 Town charges. $500 Schools.
Highway equal to Inventory. 1829. Amos Pressey, Mod. Reuben Porter, Aspasio Hemphill, Moses Pillsbury, Selectmen. Benjamin Wadleigh, Town clerk.
John Pressey, Representative. $500 Town charges.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
Highway equal to Inventory. Schools,-As the law requires.
1830. Amos Pressey, Mod. John Clark, Town clerk.
Aspasio Hemphill, Samuel Dresser, Daniel Wheeler, Selectmen. John Pressey, Representative. $300 Town charges. Highway equal to Inventory.
School,-As the law requires.
1831. John Adams, Mod.
John Clark, Town clerk.
Reuben Porter, John Adams, John Harvey, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Representative.
$1600 Town charges.
Highway and schools same as in 1830.
1832. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Renben Porter, Asa Page, Joseph Harvey, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Representative.
$800 Town charges. Highways Equal to Inventory.
Schools-as law requires.
1833. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Asa Page, John Pressey, Joseph Harvey, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Representative. $1000 Town charges. Highway and Schools as before. No. voters 342. 1834. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
John Pressey, Samuel Dresser, Moses Pillsbury, Selectmen.
John Pillsbury, Representative.
Renben Porter, Senator.
Appropriations-same as in 1833.
1835. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Sammel Dresser, Moses Pillsbury, Nathaniel Armstrong, Select- men. John Pillsbury, Representative.
Reuben Porter, Senator.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
Appropriations-same as in 1833.
1836. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Nathaniel Armstrong, Jolmn C. Dresser, Erastus Wadleigh, Selectmen.
Moses Pillsbury, Representative.
$2600 Town charges. Highways and Schools as in 1833.
Voted. Sextons to dig graves 4 feet deep from the coffin.
1837. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Jonathan Harvey, Asa Page, John Pressey, Selectmen.
Moses Pillsbury, Representative.
$1500 Town charges. Highways and Schools as before. Poor- House to be ready for the Poor by the 1st of April-To be a House of Correction also.
1838. Asa Page, Mod.
Amos Jones, Town clerk.
Asa Page, John Pressey, John Russell, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Representative.
$1200 Town charges.
Highways and Schools as before.
1839. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Reuben Porter, Samuel Dresser, Jr., Enoch Page, Selectmen.
Jonathan Harvey, Representative.
$500 Town charges.
Highways and Schools as before.
Vagabonds, fortune-tellers, common fiddlers, etc., to be committed to the House of Correction.
1840. Nathaniel A. Davis, Mod.
Amos Jones, Town clerk.
Reuben Porter, Samuel Dresser, Jr., Enoch Page, Selectmen.
Enoch Page, Representative.
$1000 Town charges.
$400 Schools. Highways, Amount of Inventory.
1841. Nathaniel A. Davis, Mod.
Amos Jones, Town clerk.
Benjamin Wadleigh, John C. Dresser, Moses Pillsbury, Select- men.
Enoch Page, Representative.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
$1200 Town charges.
$405 Highways, Am't Inventory.
1842. Nathaniel A. Davis, Mod.
Amos Jones, Town clerk.
Asa Page, John C. Dresser, Erastus Wadleigh, Selectmen. Enoch Page, Representative.
$1100 Town charges.
10 per cent. above what the law requires for schools. Am't of Inventory for Highways.
1843. Asa Page, Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Enoch Page, Erastus Wadleigh, John Felch, Selectmen.
Asa Page, Representative.
$800 Town charges.
$450 Schools.
Highways-Am't of Inventory.
1844. Asa Page, Mod.
Albert P. Richards, Town clerk.
Asa Page, Nathaniel W. Knowlton, Asa Nelson, Selectmen.
Asa Page, Rep.
$1525 Town charges.
$450 Schools.
Am't of Inv. for Highways.
1845. Asa Page, Mod.
Albert P. Richards, Town clerk.
Nathaniel W. Knowlton, Asa Nelson, John Henry Allen, Select- men.
Asa Page, Rep.
$700 Town charges.
$450 Schools. Am't of Inv. for Highways.
1846. Asa Page, Mod.
Albert P. Richards, Town clerk.
John Henry Allen, Harris Burpee, Samuel Dresser, Jr., Selectmen. Albert P. Richards, Representative.
Asa Page, Senator. $1000 Town charges.
$500 Schools. Inv. for Highways.
1847. Asa Page, Mod.
Albert P. Richards, Town clerk and Rep.
Harris Burpee, Asa Page, Nathaniel W. Knowlton, Selectmen.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
Asa Page, Senator. $600 Town charges. $500 Schools. Inv. for Highways. 1848. Asa Page, Mod. Lewis Richards, Town clerk.
Asa Page, Safford Watson, Johnson Colby, Selectmen. Samuel Dresser, Jr., Rep. $1800 Town charges, and for building new Highways. $500 Schools, and Am't Inv. for Highways.
1849. Asa Page, Mod.
Lewis Richards, Town clerk.
Enoch Page, Alfred Richards, John C. Dresser, Selectmen. Samuel Dresser, Representative.
$1.400 Town charges. $500 Schools. Inv. Highway. 1850. Asa Page, Mod.
Lewis Richards, Town clerk.
Johnson Colby, Charles A. Fowler, George C. Eaton. Selectmen. Joseph Harvey, Representative.
$1,000 Town charges. $500 Schools. Inventory, Highways.
1851. Samuel Dresser, Jr., Mod.
Carlos G. Pressey. Town clerk. Stephen Hoyt, Alfred Richards, John Felch, Selectmen. Jacob S. Harvey, Rep.
$600 Town charges. $600 Schools. Am't Int. for Highways.
1852. Samuel Dresser, Jr., Mod.
Enoch Page, Town clerk.
Harris Burpee, Charles A. Fowler, George C. Eaton. Selectmen. Samuel Dresser, Jr., Rep.
$500 Schools. $250 Town charges.
3 Am't of Inv. for Highways.
1853. Sumner O. Marshall, Mod. Enoch Page, Town clerk. Samuel Dresser, Asa Nelson, John G. Huntoon, Selectmen, Lewis Richards, Rep.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
$700 Town charges. $600 Schools. 3 Inv. for Highways.
1854. Sumner O. Marshall, Mod.
Truman Putney, Town clerk.
Harris Burpee, Hiram K. Little, Joseph Greeley, Selectmen.
Lewis Richards, Rep.
$700 Town charges.
$700 Schools.
3 am't Inv. Highway.
1855. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Truman Putney, Town clerk.
Harris Burpee, Hiram K. Little, Emery Bailey, Selectmen.
Lewis Richards, Rep.
$600 Town charges.
Sum required by law for schools. Inv. Highway.
1856. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Truman Putney, Town clerk.
Hiram K. Little, Emery Bailey, Thomas W. Nelson, Selectmen.
John C. Dresser, Rep.
$600 Town charges .- Sum required by law for Schools.
Inv. Highway.
1857. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Truman Putney, Town clerk.
Thomas J. Wadleigh, Thomas W. Nelson, Ephraim Bean, Selectmen.
John C. Dresser, Rep.
$1500 Town charges. As by law required Schools.
§ Inv. Highways.
1858. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Truman Putney, Town clerk.
Thomas J. Wadleigh, Ephraim Bean, Benjamin F. Pillsbury, Selectmen.
Benjamin F. Adams, Rep.
$1500 Town charges .- As by law required for Schools .-¿ Inv. Highways.
1859. Harris Burpee, Mod.
John K. Richardson, Town clerk.
Converse Gage, Benjamin F. Pillsbury, James M. Sargent, selectmen.
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TOWN-MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.
George Putney, Rep.
$1600 Town charges .- As by law required for Schools .- 3 Inv. for Highways.
1860. Asa Page, Mod.
Benjamin Johnson, Town Clerk.
Johnson Colby, George C. Eaton, Moses L. Pillsbury, Selectmen.
John G. Huntoon, Rep. Number of tickets given in for Rep., 370.
$2,000 Town Charges. { Inv. for Highways. As law requires for Schools.
1861. Asa Page, Mod.
Benjamin Johnson, Town Clerk.
Johnson Colby, George C. Eaton, Moses L. Pillsbury, Selectmen.
John G. Huntoon, Rep.
$2000 Town Charges.
{ Inv. for Highways. As law req. for Schools.
1862. Asa Page, Mod.
Benjamin P. Burpee, Town Clerk.
Benjamin P. Burpee, Moses L. Pillsbury, Benjamin Johnson, Selectmen.
$2000 Town Charges. § Inv. for Highways.
As law requires for Schools.
1863. Asa Page, Mod.
Benjamin P. Burpee, Town Clerk.
Benjamin P. Burpee, John Pressey, Asa Page, Selectmen.
Safford Watson, Rep.
$2500 Town Charges.
¿ Inv. Highways. As law requires for Schools.
1864. Asa Page, Mod.
Benjamin P. Burpee, Town Clerk.
Moses Hazen, John Pressey, Asa Page, Selectmen.
Safford Watson, Rep.
$4000 Town Charges. ¿ Inv. Highways.
As law req. for Schools. No. votes, 305.
1865. Thomas J. Wadleigh, Mod.
Benjamin T. Putney, Town Clerk.
Emery Bailey, Converse Gage, Jonathan H. Nelson, Selectmen. Thomas J. Wadleigh, Rep.
$3000 Town Charges. § Inv. Highways.
As law req. for Schools. Town debt, $26,887.96.
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HISTORY OF SUTTON.
No. votes cast, 295.
1866. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Benjamin T. Putney, Town Clerk. Emery Bailey, Converse Gage, Erastus Wadleigh, Selectmen. Dr. Robert Lane, Rep.
$3500 Town Charges.
§ Inv. for Highways. As law req. for Schools.
Town Debt, $34,008.87. No. votes cast, 318.
1867. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Benjamin T. Putney, Town Clerk.
Enoch Page, William Pressey, Reuben B. Porter, Selectmen. Carlos G. Pressey, Rep.
$3500 Town Charges. § Inv. Highway.
As law req. for Schools. Town Debt, $38,641.96.
1868. Carlos G. Pressey, Mod.
Benjamin T. Putney, Town Clerk.
Benjamin F. Pillsbury, William Pressey, Ira Rowell, Selectmen. Carlos G. Pressey, Rep. Town Debt, $39,029.80.1
State Senators resident in Sutton at the time of their election,- Jonathan Harvey, 1816-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22.
Reuben Porter, 1834 and 1835.
Asa Page, 1846 and 1847.
TOWN OFFICERS FROM 1869 TO 1889.
MODERATORS.
TOWN CLERKS.
1869. Carlos G. Pressey.
1869. Truman Putney.
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