1713-1815 Town Records Book 2A (typed transcription) (TC-51)

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Committee Cambridge bridge: their acount accepted & allowed An order passed Lexington may 20. 1734 Taken up in damage feasant & strayed By daniel Cee a mare of a Bay Culler seposed to Be about 9 or 10 years old docked & trimed her hind feet Cheifly white Taken up & strayed the Begining of april 1734 By Nehemiah Abbott of Lexington a white mare with a tray maine & tail Branded with 4T on the neer shoulder & IC on the neer Buttizck no shuse on ler feet: seposed to Be about twelve years prized By nen upon oath at three pounds Lexington may 13: 1734: Taken up in Damage feasant and Impounded as the law directs By Henry Herring- ton a Black Bone hors seposed to Be about four year old Branded with the letter S apon the left Battuck.: Shod all round and newly Trird: Lexington June 3. 1734 Taken up in damage feasant and strayed according to law a dark Brown mare Colt seposed to be two or three years old with a small star in her forehead Lexington January S 1734/5 Taken up & strayed as the law directs by Donath Raymond ju a d ark Red Stear seposd coming in three years old with a star in his forehead with ell cut out of the under side of her left ear prized by mel fifteen shilings 27 (27) At a meeting of the Select ren of Lexington feb: 26: 1732/3:. the Committee that were ap ointed by ye Town to mannage ye law Suit against Cambridge Town: with Respect to ye Great Bridge carer Charles River in their Town: (viz) Frances Bowman Esqr: Capt Joseph Bowman & mr: Benan Wellington: Came & did Exhibitt in an acount to ye select men how they had Exspended ye 491: 10s: drawed out of the Town Treasury for ye service above sd: and how much more wa ExsPended: which was 171;- 4S - d10: apon hearing sd acount: the Select ten did alow it: --- & ordered ye Clerk to Pass the order for ye Payr&ent of ye 171-45 10d to sd Committee: Entred by order of ye Select men John Mason Town,Cler k March ye 5th 1732/3 ye above sd order was Passed to ye Treasurer at a meeting of the select men of Lexington october 15 1733 then ordred the clerk to send a warrant to con- stable philip Russell(Constable Clark being out of town) to warne all ye Town to meet at the School hous in sd Town novem 2 1733 at one of the Clock afternoon and ordred the folowing articles to be put into the warrant (viz)