1815-1835 Selectmen Records. Vol. 1 (typed transcription) (S-17)

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Bell. Lexington February 16th 1818. The Selectmen. then let out the Ringing of the Bell and the care of the Meetinghouse to Mr Nathan Dudley who was the lowest bidder for Nineteen Dollars 75/100 No 19) An. order February 23rd The Selectmen then granted to pay Mr 'Rufus Meriam Sixty-one Dollars and 50/100 Viz For Forty five Dollars ihich he paid to Mr Moses Parker who taught the Singing School in Decemberand January last Six weeks at seven Dolls 45 00 - 50/100 pr Week. Also to Two dollars which he paid to Abiel Heywood for administering the Poor man's - oath to Samuel Stone a debter in the prison at Concord. ' 2 00 Also to One Doll 50/100 Paid to sd Heywood for 2 Visits and medicine administered to sd Stone and dressing his head while in prison 1 50 Also to Thirteen Dollars which he -paid .to Willa Reed for boarding Jona Bridges Child thirteen weeks, from the 9th of Novbr 1817 to the 9 of Febr 1818. 13 00 61 50 44 No 20) An order to pay Mr Nathan Dudley D Cts Forty four Dollars 6500 Viz To 2 sheep skins found for Stephen Munroe and Stephen Hartwell One Dollar 1 00 To 34 Yds of Cloth found Hannah Champney One Doll. 88/100 1 88 To 1 handkerchief found ditto D0..25/100 0 25 To making a Jacket and finding trimmings for Stephen Munroe ..58 Cts 0 '58 To 22. Yds of Cloth for Stephen Munroe for 1 pr of 2 81 trowsers Two Dollars 81/100 To 1 pr of shoes for ditto 66/100 1 6.6 To making sd trowsers and finding trimmings DO..58/100 0 58 To 6 Yds of Cloth found Stephen Hartwell Three Dollars 3 00 To Footing 2 prs of socks d0..66 Cents 0 66 To footing 2 prs ditto and finding 1 pr for Amasa Adams One Dollar 16/100 1 16 To 7 Yds of Cloth found Asa Robinson Two Dollars 59/100 2 .59 To 7 gds ditto found Stephen Munroe Two Dollars 59/100 2 59 To making 2 prs of Shirts One Dollar 32/100 at 66/100 . pr- pair - 1 32 To 7* Yds of Cloth for Stephen Hartwell - 2 03. 'fie- ag-1-pP-a€-gh te-D9::66 8--66- To makeing a Frock and Trowsers D0..50 0 .50 To Ringing the Bell . and takeing care of the Meeting house for one year Twenty Dollars - 20 00 To 9 mugs of drink found when some of the Poor and the Bell were vendued to the lowest bidder Two Dollars 4/100 2 04 by order of the. Selectmen - - 11 6.5