1774-05-05At a meeting of the Selectmen April 5th 1774
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Jonathan Hart for time spent as one of the committee of
inspection about the Small Pox.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Richard Ellis 18/8. 14/8 of said sum was for abatement of his
Province and Town taxes in the year 1773 he being in a poor state of bodily health and has lost his
sight of late -
4/ for one days work a building of the smoke house and [illegible]
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Isaac Chapman five pound eleven shillings and four pence for
keeping the District School two months and one half this winter season in the School House near
Benjamin Larcom’s.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay wid. Jane Rae 2/6 she being over taxed that sum in 1773.