Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 139

1757 May 20 Town meeting (continued from previous page)

1757 June 13

Town accounts
1758 March 6 Town accounts

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4 it was propounded Whether the Town will Raise two pounds thirteen Shillings and four pence for the Cutting and transport of the Reverand mr Swifts firewood and it was voted in the affirmative
5 it was propounded whether the Town will Reconsider what was acted on the Fourth article at their annual Meeting Last march Relating to Seating the meeting House and all that has been Done since Relating to that affair and it was voted in the affirmative then it was propounded whether the Town will Chuse a Committe to seat the Meeting House this present year and it was voted in the affirmative and then it was propounded whether the Town will Chuse Deacon Brooks Leit Billings Nathan Robens Samuel Jones Capt Fletcher Ens Hayward John Davis Jun Epraim Hosmer Epraim Hapgood and Nehemiah Wheeler to be a Committe to Seat the meeting House in the ensuing year and it was voted in the affirmative and it was propounded whether the Committe Shall Look back five years upon Real and personal Estate having Resept [respect?] to age and it was voted in the affirmative and then the Meeting was Dismissed

June ye 13:1757
To an order to mr Francis Eveleth for four pounds Seven Shillings and four pence for his Service in keeping School in mr Jones part and Ens Haywards part and in the Middle part it being in full for the three parts 4=7=4

March ye 6: 1758
To an order to mr David Forbush for ten Shillings it Being Remitted on the Rates of mr Nathan Robbins for the year past 0=10=0

March ye 6: 1758
To an order to Lieut Billings for Eight Shillings it being for his Service as Town Treasurer the year past 0=8=0



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