1777-03-04th
At a meeting of the Selectmen Mar. 41777.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Mr. Henry Herrick some fifteen pounds for keeping the Grammar
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School three months which commenced Nov. 27 last.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. James Lovett ten shillings for ten quarts of a rum for the
furteige men at Hovey’s.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Standley Jr. 2/8 for extraordinary charges as Surveyor
of the Highways.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable Nathaniel Creesy thirty-five shillings and nine pence
for the following abatements in his list viz.
for Richard Leech Jr. tax 10-7 in captivity.
for Daniel Swift tax 14/7 died in the Army.
for John Smith tax 10-7 died in the Army.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Dea. Caleb Wallis 3/4 for keeping John Martin’s shoes in repair.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Jonathan Conant five pound two shillings for 170 weight of salt
pork for the poor at 7 ½ per pound.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Jonathan Conant six pound in one ordered and three pound &
two pence in one other in full of his account as followeth.
To time spent in making breastworks, procuring and hauling cannon etc..0-8-6
To two ½ days time taking care of the poor.10-6
To 4 days spent at several times about the small pox.0-8-0
To 2 bushels of corn [illegible] Jonathan Boyles1-11-8
To10 ½ feet of wood [illegible] Miss Hale’s.0-10-0
To 2 ½ days numbering the people twice.
To time and expense to Ipswich, Danvers and Lynn about raising the militia and13-0
providing teams & paying their mileage.0- 16-0
To hauling 500 weight powder from Andover.1-4-0
To 5 ½ days making Highway, State & Town rates.8-0
To time spent in delivering out 6 barrels beef.0-10-6
To time spent doing sundry services for the Town.9-0-2
1-14-0