1775-10-03rd
At a meeting of Selectmen October 23 1775.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay wid. Mary Morse 34/8 for keeping of Susannah Patch 2nd
quarter as per agreement.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Dea. Robert Roundy five pounds for keeping Deborah Roundy
his first half year as per agreement.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay John Pickett ten shillings for two and a half days work on the
watch houses.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Moses Brown two pounds two shillings and nine pence
for 85 ½ pounds of cheese had for the people that went on the Alarm at Concord fight.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Edward Ford sixteen shillings 7/6 of said sum for two ½ days
work on the watch houses and eight shillings and six pence for making of a coffin for the body of
Thomas Cleaves.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Butman three pounds to shillings and eight pence in full
for keeping of John Martin his second-quarter as per agreement.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Hovey thirty-six shillings in full for keeping of George
Leech his first half year as per agreement.
At the above said meeting Mr. Samuel Dane was nominated and appointed to be a Measurer
and Sealer of Wood in this town till one other be appointed and sworn in his stead who was
appointed in addition to the number that was heretofor appointed and is to have four pence per cord
for measuring and sealing and no more.