Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 131

1756 March 17
Town accounts
1756 April 30
Town accounts
1756 August 31
Town accounts

1756 April 19

Acton/Carlisle town boundaries
1756 May 3 Town accounts

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March ye – 17 – 1756
To an order to Deacon Hosmer of two pounds Eight Shillings and ten pence for keeping School in the Southeast part of the town 2-8-10
March ye 17: 1756
To an order to Capt Davis for one pound six Shillings and four pence for his Son Nathan keeping School in the northeast part of the town :1: 6-4
March ye 17 – 1756 –
To an order to Samuel Wheeler of one pound Six Shillings and four pence for his Service in keeping School in the northeast part of the town 1: 6: 4

April ye 30th – 1756
To an order to mr Francis Eveleth for one pound nineteen Shillings and one penny for his Service in keeping School in Ens Haywards part of the Town it being in full for that part 1–19-1

April ye 30th – 1756 –
To an order to mr Francis Eveleth for one pound Sixteen Shillings and ten pence for his Service in keeping of School in the midle part of the town 1-16-10

August ye 31: 1756
To an order to mr John Adams by Reason of Samuel Wright Rates being Remitted the sum of Eighteen Shillings and three pence 0-18-3

April ye 19/1756
Then the Select of acton and the Select men of Carlisle met to Renew the Bounds Between the town of acton and the District of Carlisle and begun at a black oak Near mr William Connants Standing in the Line between acton and Carlisle and Renewed the Same by Laying Stones about it and from thence Northeasterly to a Rock and a heap of Stones on it and Renewed the Same from thence to a heap of Stones Near John Edwards his house and Renewed the Same and from Thence to a heap of Stones at the Elm stump and Renewed the Same from thence to a white oak stump and heap of Stones on the Same and Renewed it as it was allowed to be the Line between Concord and acton by a Commitee from the great and general Court from thence to a pitch pine tree which acton Challinged for the Line between acton and Carlisle and Renewed the Same by laying of Stones about it from thence to a white oak tree Called Berry Corner which was Renewed by each party
The person that preformed the work from acton was John Davis Jun
and mr John Cragin
and from Carlisle mr Benjamin Brown and mr John Green
and mr William Fletcher


May ye 3: 1756
To an order to Lieu Billings for one pound four Shillings and three pence out of the School money to be kept for the use of the school in that part 1:4:3

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