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<br /> Lexington Town Records <br /> Page <br /> 1755 -1778 <br /> ( 1 ) <br /> At. a Meeting of ye Freeholders & other Inhabitance <br /> • of ye Town of Lexington Duly Warned c Orderly <br /> Deputy assembled at ye Meeting haus in sd Towr on munday <br /> chose ye 19th Day of may 1755: Did first make Choyce of <br /> Capt Benja Reed Esqr: for to Represent them in ye <br /> General Court this year he Promising to Return to <br /> ye town all ye money he shall Reciv'e for sd Service <br /> his Except ye Courts Hold Stated wages per Diem for <br /> promis Somaney Days as he shall actuate attend ye Court & <br /> no more : <br /> Then ye Town Proceeded to act on ye other <br /> L affairs of ye Town first Chose Willa: Reed Esqr: <br /> 120 Moderator for sd Meeting: & then voted: 120: pound <br /> granted to be Raised this year to Defray ye Charg of ye <br /> Selectmen same.: also Voted ye Selectmen shall provide a <br /> to a Schoole-master this year <br /> Scho - <br /> master <br /> the 3d: article in ye warrant was to se if ye Town <br /> would Concur with ye Churches Choyce of Mr; Jonas <br /> Mr Clark Clark for their Pastor ye Congregation concur 'd <br /> Chose So far as they brought in: 51: yeas : but there was <br /> pastor :16: Nays : then ye Town voted : 133. .068: Settle- <br /> his Settle1entfor Mr. Clerk in case he Settles with us as our <br /> ment & Pastor: ye one half of sd. Sum to be paid Six. months <br /> Sallery after his Ordination: ye other moyety 18 mon-611s <br /> Time of after his Ordination: Likewise Voted: 80 pounds to be <br /> payment his yearly Sallery for to Support him in ye work of <br /> to quit ye minestry in this town: also -Toted ye sd. Mr. Clerk <br /> towns in: Case he takes up & is, Settled as our Pastor <br /> Land shall for ever as Such Quit manner of Clain title <br /> Comtee or Intrest in or unto aney part of ye Mdhesteral <br /> Land in this Town: . -then ye Town Chose a Comate to <br /> waite on Mr: Clark with ye above sd: Votes: viz: <br /> Dea Brown Dea: Stone Isaac Boman Willa Reed Esqr: <br /> Capt Saml Stone Mr Robrt, Harrington Josiah Parker <br /> . & IvTr James Prown .& also to Desire Mr : Clarks answer <br /> at or before ye: 14th: Day of July next to which , <br /> Comtee to Day this meeting stands ajourned & also to Supply <br /> Supply in our Pulpit ye mean time: if not ye sd Cocotte. to . <br /> Case Supply with whome thay can git <br /> highways also. Voted to mend our high ways as ye last year <br /> mended Likewise ye town. Granted Mr Jonas .&c Marrit Munroe <br /> Roes Request it being that thay might work out ye Rent <br /> Request thay are to give for ye Improvements on ye towns <br /> Granted Land in fencin ye same <br />