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Lexington January 8m 1728®9 Taken up and strayed by Frances <br />Whitmore of D Lexington a reed hefer soposed to <br />be coming in two years' old soar white about her <br />bag with the top of the left ear cut of and a <br />hap peny cut out of the uper side of it and two <br />hslf peny on the under side of the right ear <br />apprised by Edward Winship & john Winship at <br />fourty shiling they ming first sworen <br />(31) <br />At A. Meeting of the Select men of Lexington March 6 1720 <br />Bills Then ordred the Clerk to pass a bill on the town <br />past treasurer of ten pounds in full to Capt Estabrooke <br />for his service for Keeping Schoole this winter <br />in Sd town he first fullfil the time that he was <br />agreed with to keep Sd Schoole <br />allso ordred the Clerk to pass a bill of sixteen <br />shilings & Eight penc on the treasurer to pay <br />Mr John muzzy what remains Due to him for Enter- <br />taining the select men the year past <br />Likewise John Eastabrooke appeared in behalf of his father <br />& Mr Philip Russell Sen with four or five of his <br />neighbours and Desired the way throw sd Estabrooks <br />farm.e lately laid out, might next the County Road <br />high way be altred viz from a Stake & heap of Stones neer <br />altred a walnut tree a old marks to a wallnut tree: $om <br />thence to a white oak neer the pond and then to <br />the fourth post from the Capt wall at the Country <br />road all these marks to be on ye westerly side of <br />sd way: Entred by order of the select men <br />At A Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of ye <br />town of Lex Duly qualified Being regularly <br />assembled in a publick town meeting at the <br />Schoole hous in sd town the 6 dey of march 1720 <br />Town (2) to Ohuse town offesers for the year Ensuing <br />ofeses voted Mr Than Bloggett Moderater 2 voted to <br />Choice have five select men 1 Deac Miriam. 2: Mr Thom <br />Bloggett 3 Benja Wellington 4 John Munroe <br />5® Mr Ssm11 Lock; Town Clerk Benja Wellington <br />allso voted to have three Assessors 1 Benja <br />Wellington 2 Ens William Ifni -roe 3 Ensign John <br />Mason; ConstabeL: Mr Joseph Brown & Mr Jonathan <br />Stone; Town treasurer Leiut John Munroe; Survey- <br />ors of highways Joseph Munroe Wi11m. Reed John <br />Lawrenc ju & Richard Orms; fenc vewers Mr Thomas <br />Miriam. & Joshua Simonds; Tything men Mr John <br />Leighton Jonathan Robenson & Elihu Wardwell; <br />hogreeves; Benja Reed Benja. Smith Benja Muzzy ju <br />& Benja Cutler; Sealer of Lether Mr Joseph Brown <br />Swine to allso voted to have the swine goo at large the <br />go at year Ensuing in this town: & brought in ther vote <br />large for a regester for the <br />At a meeting of the select men of Lexington march 10 1720 <br />/21 in order to sware the above sd offecers they <br />all appeared before the select men & made oath <br />to ther respective offeces Except Joshua Simond <br />Likewise the select men Concluded that Leiut John Munroes <br />Rachel shall be Rachels Carleys home unt.ill.our next <br />Cant's meeting <br />home- <br />