1777-12-16At a Meeting of the Selectmen Decbr. 16th1777.
Ensign James Woodberry, Surveyor of the Highway, returned and settled his list and the several taxes
not by him crossed returned as not collected and there was due to the said Surveyor for extraordinary
charge etc. 39/ which he now had an order for on the Town Treasurer.
Joshua Balch, Surveyor of the Highway, returned his list and those persons therein not crossed as not
by him collected and due to the Town 8/5 which Joseph Wood received.
Ens. Bartholomew Trask, Surveyor of the Highways, settled his list of Highway tax those of them
not crossed in the list returned as not collected and due to him for extraordinary charge etc. 2/8 which
he then had an order for.
Mr. Williams Taylor, Surveyor of the Highway, returned his list of Highway tax and those taxed not
crossed on said list as not by him collected and there was founded due to said Surveyor for extra
charge 50/8 which sum he had an order for on the Town Treasurer.
To one list of Town assessments committed to Constable Zachariah Gage to£ s d
collect.268-12-4
& To over plus of the state tax in his list41-14-6
& To one list of Town military tax committed to him666-17-6
& added to his lists since signing.15-8-2
To one List of Town assessments committed to Constable Josiah Obear to
collect6-12-6
& To over plus of the state tax in his list20-18-8
& To one list of military assessment152-7-8
& added to his Lists after signing.0-7-5
To one List of Town of assessments committed unto Constable Robert Baker89-10-10
to collect of
& to over plus of the state tax in his list.21-16-0
& To one Town List of military assessments3-5-3
added to said Baker’s list after signing.
To one List of Town assessments committed unto Const. Andrew Cleaves to71-5-10
collect of
& To over plus of the state tax in his list20-2-10
& To one military tax of the sum of 127-11-7
& added to said Cleaves list after signing.2-16-10
To one List of Town assessments committed to Constable Benjn. Woodberry
to collect13-19-18
& To over plus of the state tax in his list.25-9-1
& To one Town List of Military assessment 139-18-1
added to said Woodberry’s list after signing.15-0-11
To cash received of the Constables of the year 1776.287-04-9
To arrears in the Constables’ hands for the year 1774. 2-8-2
To sundry accts. and notes2-6-0
£ 2320-6-8
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen Decbr. 161777.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Dixey 24/ for his wife’s nursing of Lydia Patch one week with
the small pox.
At the above said meeting of the Selectmen they abated a part of the Highway tax for 1777 of the
following persons rates they being over to acts the several sums annexed to each of their names as
followeth viz.
Capt. Elias Smith11-1
Thomas Stephens1-14-10
Livermore Whittridge1-6-7
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John Lovett 41-14-5
Larkin Thorndike1-16-3
John Buckman2-6
Wm. Hazeltine4-1
John Hale12-6
John Dyson3-3-9
Andrew Dennis0-2-10
Benjn. Ives0-12-4
Joseph Batchelder1-10-9
Nathan Leech2-9-2
Ebenr. Ellinwood0-6-4
Edmund Giles1-5-4
Eleazer Giles1-14-5
Joseph Wyer0-11-10
Ezra [illegible]0-10-11
Joseph Orne0-14-0
Benjn. Lovett Jr.2-6-6