1780-11-10th
At a. Meeting of the Selectmen Nov. 101780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay John Lovett 3d three hundred and ninety-nine pounds in full for
the following account viz.
1780 JulyTo 3 1/4 days settling Town affairs at £ 1858.10
Sept.To 3 days making state tax at £ 18 54
To 15 dinners for Assessors at £ 7.10112.10
Oct.To 4 days making beef and clothing tax at £ 18 per72
To drink at sundry times40
To horse to Andover to carry beef money35
Nov.To 1 ½ days about Town’s business27
399.0.0
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Asa Leech four hundred and ninety-two pounds in full for the
following account. Viz.
1780 July
To 1 day at 18 £18.0.0
To expense at Salem when about Derby affair3
To 3 ½ days making State Tax63
Oct.To 2 days at £ 18 36
To 11 dinners at sundry times of the Assessors when making
taxes 99.0.0
To drink ditto for ditto54.0.0
To 3 days making beef and clothing tax54.0.0
To 2 days to Andover to carry money for beef36
To my expense for ditto21.0.0
To 1 day about Town’s business18
To expense paid at Salem about Derby12
To time and expense buying and delivering the horses bought
for the state.78.0.0
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Joseph Baker four hundred ninety-six pounds to shillings£
227.10.0 of it for the expense of the Selectmen and Town meetings and £ 269.12.0 for the expense
of the Committee appointed to procure the militia to go into the public service for this Town to this
date.
Ordered the Treasurer pay Henry Herrick Jr. four hundred and thirty-seven pound fourteen
shillings in full for his keeping school one month expiring the last day of October past.