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

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No 63) Lexington June 18th 1818 The Selectmen then granted an order to pay Mr. Joel Stearns Twenty one. Dollars 58/100 Viz for Boarding the Widow of John Smith Twenty Three weeks & 2/3s Viz from the 16th day Octr. 1817 to the 1st day .of April 1818 at 5/6 pr wk To an Extra allowance of Five Dollars for her being sick in sd time 21 58 5 00 26 58 No 64) An order to pay the Town of Boston Two Dolls Viz For the Widow of Benja Adams being in Bbston- Alr¢s- house one wk Viz from the 10th April 1817 to the 16th of April following at Two Dollars pr Wk 2 00 No 65 An order to pay Mr Levi Bridge Sixty-five Dollars 72/100 Viz For teaching the Eastern District School Two Months -and 1/3 of a Month at Twenty -Eight Dollars pr month 65 72. No 66) Lexington June 26th 1818 The Selectmen then granted an order to pay SvT'r Jonathan Loring Forty two Dollars 96/100 Viz Forty ---- Dollars 25/100 for Boarding Ur Mason from July- 3rd 1817 to the 1st day of April 1818 at One Dollar 25/100 pr Wk - 40 25 Carried over 56 Brought Over 40 25 To 1 pr of shoes found lvrrss Mason One Dollar 42/100 1 42 To 3 yds of Cotton cloth at 25/100 pr Yd 0 75 To i of a Yd of Muslin 54/100 54 42. 96 No 67) An order to pay Jonas Bridge Esq Seven Dollars 95/100 Viz For Cash which he paid Mr Jonathan Loring For Boarding Mrs Mason a short. time. 7 95 Mr Lorings Account was 48 Dolls 20/100 for Boarding her 38 weeks and 4 Days. Esgr Bridge advanced the sura of 7 Dolls 95/100 to Mr Loring before he could have it of the Town Treasurer. No 68) Lexington July 10th 1818. The Selectmen then granted an order to pay Mr John Muzzey Jun One Hundred and three Dollars and 20/100 for Teaching the West District School Sixteen Weeks Viz from December 18th 1817 to the 1st day of April 1818. The sun which was. -on the usual grant was Eighty six Dollars 20/100 and seventeen Dollars on the grant which was not expended the year before 103 20