1779-03-05th
At a Meeting of the Selectmen Mar. 5 1779.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Mr. Isaac Thorndike thirty seven pounds four shillings and two
pence together with seven pounds ten shillings for a gound he had of Mary Woodberry’s and one
pound nineteen shillings & 6 for sundry things sold him of Hanna Malloy’s is in full of his account as
followeth viz.
To 1 ½ days taking of valuation copy of taxes and estimates etc.10-14-0
To 6 feet of wood delivered to Joseph Pierce’s wife when sick and very poor.4-1-0
To 5 days regulating Surveyors lists and making Highway Tax.5-0-0
To 9 days making Town and State Tax9-0-0
To 5 ½ days make the War Tax.6-6-0
To 10 ½ days taking care of the poor and about small pox, clothing, sundry
accounts of the Town and sundry other services.11-12-8
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At a meeting of the Selectmen Mar. 5 1779 ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. William Langdell
fourteen pounds 17/ in full to balance the following accounts viz.
To 6 days taking valuation6-12
To 5 days making of War Tax.6-0
To 5 days spent in taking care of the poor, clothing, sundry accounts of the Town6-18-0
etc.19-10-0
credit by sundry things sold him by Selectmen that was Hanna Malloy’s4-13-0
£ 14-17-0
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Stevens in 1/4 £ 92-0-8 and in one of other£ 27-0-0
in full to balance his account as followeth.
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To his account of sundry things found for the wid. Elizabeth Hayward when sick
and died in 1778.12-12-0
To his account for the Selectmen & Assessors expenses at his house and expenses
of Town Meetings etc..83-8-8
To 5 days taking valuation, taking of copy of estimates & taxes.5-17-0
To 4 days appointing Surveyors their districts and making Highway Tax.2-0-0
To 6 days making of the Town and State Tax and estimates etc. 6-0-0
To 1 ½ days making the War Tax.1-13-0
To time spent about the poor, settling of Town accounts and about the small pox
at sundry times and for sundry services down for the Town.9-04-0
To his account of sundries delivered to Joseph Peirce’s wife when she sickened and
died with the small pox.4-1-0
£ 124-15-8
Credit by sundry goods of Hanna Malloy’s bought of Selectmen.5-15-0
£ 119-0-8
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Edmund Giles four pounds he being over taxed that sum
in 1778.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Joseph Wood thirty-one pounds eighteen shillings & 4d in full
to balance the following account of his exhibited and allowed while it is as followeth viz.
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1778 May 5 to cash paid Capt. Langdell for clothing for Susannah Ellinwood’s
child and for John Martin.3-12-0
To cash paid Edward Trask for hauling the militia baggage to Tiverton.18-0-0
2 ½ peck of corn ditto to Joseph Peirce’s wife. 0-8-0
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Sept. 7 to cash paid Capt. Isaac Chapman for the Selectmen’s expenses at his
house & for his time and trouble about Miss Louis’ goods.5-3-0
To 9 days making of the Town and State Tax.9-0-0
The drawing of warrants into the Constables’ List and orders to the Constables.2-5-0
To recording of the Town and State Tax6-0-0
To 20 feet of board and some nails to repair school house.12-0
To 1 day’s time to get said house repaired etc.1-10-0
To 7 days taking of valuation.7-14-0
To cash paid wid. Elizabeth Ellinwood for house rent for Miss Louis in full.2-2-0
To cash paid Dr. Israel Woodberry on Jonathan Boyles account for his account for
doctoring John Edwards when said Boyles stabbed him.3-15-0
To 5 ½ days making of the War Tax.6-12-0
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Jan. 7 to recording of said tax.3-12-0
To cash paid for expense at Shaw’s when settled with the Bass River School
Committee.0-12-0
To time and expense about Hannah Malloy.3-11-0
To cash paid Eben Ellinwood for Continental soldiers expenses at his house.1-10-0
To 5 days settling of Town accounts etc. 6-11-0
To10 quire of paper for Town’s use.4-10-0
To his premium as Town Clerk the year past.20-0-0
To 3 days time spent about the small pox.2- 11-0
To time taking care of the poor and for sundry other services for the Town.8-19-8
Credit by cash received for guns sold etc..116-15-8
By cash received of Daniel Dane on Samuel Dane’s account for the expense of the49-8-0
small pox.4-14-0
By cash received of Capt. Chapman for the Town’s account against Miss Louis.13-6-0
By cash received of Mr. Peter Pride of Israel Boyle on Jonathan Boyle’s account.7-17-6
By cash received of Joshua Cleaves for five years rent of the Upper School House
of the Town.2-8-0
By sundry things bought of Hanna Malloy’s by cash received of Peter Shaw.6-19-0
£ 84-18-6
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Mr. William Hazeltine sixteen pounds to shillings and three
pence 55/7 of said sum for keeping a District School part of the time in the year 1777 in Mackerel
Cove District and £ 6-13-4 for keeping of said District School for 1778 and £ 6-13-4 for keeping of
said District’s School in 1779.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Isaac Chapman ninety-eight pounds six shillings it being
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for money that the Selectmen had of him on the 20 of August 1777 to buy twenty firearms, sixteen
gun locks, about four hundred weight of lead and a number of flints for the use of the Town.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Joseph Osborne 30/8 he being taxed in 1777 that sum for land
he did not own.