138 May the 9: 1757
then the Select men appointed a Town meeting to be at the Meeting House in said Town on Friday the twentieth Day of May Currant at three of the Clock in afternoon to Consider and Conclude on the following articles (viz)

1	To See if the Town will agree to Chuse a Representative this present year
2	To See How much money the Town will Raise to Defray the Nesecary Charges arrising in the same this present year
3	To See How much money the Town will Raise to Support a Reading and Writing School this present year and also to See how many parts of the Town shall be Devided into for the School to be Kept in
4	To See if the Town will find the Reverand mr John Swift the Cutting and transport of his firewood for the future by granting annualy money sufficient to Defray the Charges or pass any other vote Relating to that affair that they may think proper when met
5	To See if the Town will agree to Chuse a New Committe to Seat the meeting House this Present year to assign to all the Inhabbitants their Respective Seats Excepting that those that have pews and to give to Said Committe Such order as they Shall think fit and pass any other vote that they may think proper when met and the same was Commited to the Constables

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May ye 20th: 1757
at a General Town meeting at the meeting House in Said Town it being Leagualy warned as appeared by the Constables Returns on their warrants

1	it was propounded whether the Town will Chuse a Representative and it was voted in the Negative and then Deacon Heald was Chosen Moderatour for Said Meeting
2	it was propounded whether the Town will Raise Ten pounds to Defray the Necesary Charges arisening in the Same this Present year and it was voted in the affirmative
3	it was propounded whether the Town will Raise Twelve pounds to support a Reading and Writeing School this present year and it was voted in the affirmative also it was propounded whether the Town Shall be Devided into six parts for the School to be kept in and it was voted in the affirmative

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