1775-03-20At a meeting of the Selectmen March 20th 1775.
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Ordered that a Town meeting be called, warned and held on Wednesday the 29 instant at
four o’clock in the afternoon at the stated place for holding of Town meetings in said Town for to
act on the request of a number of the Freeholders of said Town as follows, viz.
1ly. To see if the Town will take into consideration the vote passed at a late Town meeting relative
to the enlisting Minutemen and act thereon as they shall see meet or otherwise. To dismiss those that
are enlisted for reasons hereafter mentioned.
1ly. Because upon mature deliberation we find it will be very expensive to said Town and of no
material service.
2ly. We find that few if any seaports in the Province have enlisted any and we are informed from
good authority that they will not enlist any.
3ly. If the Town think it necessary to have a company of men always ready to march to any place at
a minute’s warning where they may be wanted we think those men may be enlisted for that purpose
and obliged to meet together twice a week to discipline themselves without receiving any pay from
the Town.
And there was a warrant issued out to Constable Williams Sears to warn the same accordingly.
Attest. Joseph Wood, T. Clerk.