1713-1755 Town Records Book 3 (typed transcription) (TC-53)

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(28) a Meetting of the freeholdere & other inhabitants of the Town Lexington Duly qualified and reguraly assembled represent -on the 27 day of June 1720 for the Choice of a rep- ative resentative; then Chose Leiut Frances Bowman to chose represent them at the great and general' Court At a meeting of the Select men of Lexington June 27 1729 Select the Select men being sent to by the court to take men take care of Rachel Carley, they appointed Decon Mirriam care & Mr Than Bloggett to attend ye Court on the 11 Rachel July at Cambridg to inforiue ye Court of the Circum - Carly stances of the above Sd Rachel Carley At a Meeting of the Select. Dien of Lexington July 25. 1720 - bilis then ordred the Clerk to pass a bill of 1 1-15-d00 past on the town treasurer to pay Mrs. Poulter for Sweeping the meeting house the year past out of the town treasury, alis o ordred the Clerk to send a a caution warrant to the Const. to warne ammi Spencer with against his farly forth with to remove out of town, and Spencer appointed Joseph Fassett to gett the Caution Entred as ye law directs The account of things provided by the Select men things at the towns Charge for william Chamberlin in June provided 1720 - for Chane Dea. John Mirriam a new Shirt 1 00-07-03 berlin ITT. Thom Bloggett a new Shirt 00-07-06 leiut John Munroe a pare of briches S 10 & a pare [thus 8;00-18-00 Benja. Wellington a jackit - - - - - 00-05-00 At a meeting of the Select men of Lexington august 29 1720 meeting Then ordred the Clerk to Send warrants to the to be Constables to warne the town to meet on munday warned the 12 day of September next to agree about a & about Schoole in Sd town and aliso to raise money to ye Schoole defray the charge At a meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the meeting town of Lexington Duly qualified & reguraly the assembled on the 12 day of September 1720 (1) Schoole voted Joseph Fassett ]Iloderater 2 voted to have a grainer Schoole kept in Lexington from ye first of november next until' five months be Expired 3 voted fifteen pounds to Seport the Schoole in sd John town 5 months John Stone juner being present at Stone the above sd meeting Entred his decent against Decent the preceeings of the same becaus he thought the meeting was not leagaly warned At a Meeting of the Select men of Lexington September 12 1720 orderd Then ordred the Clerk to pass a bili on the town a Bill treasurer of twenty pounds in full of Sir Hancocks Salery for keeping Schoole in Sd town the year past. then past the folowing hills to the treasurer (1) to pay Sir hancock 1 20 in full of his Salery for 1 eepin Schoole in sd town out of ye town treasury (2) a bill of thirty five shilings for Sweeping the meeting house to firs Poulter out of the town treasury (3) a bill of ten shilings to Or Daniel White for - serving as Constabel out of the town treasury • Bills paid