1780-03-07th
At a Meeting of the Selectmen Mar. 71780.
Ordered the Treasury to pay Paul Haskell 30/ for extraordinary charge as Surveyor of the
Highway in 1779.
Ordered the Treasury to pay wid. Lydia Patch four pound for abatement of her son’s poll, he
being on-board man of war.
Ordered the Treasury to pay Joseph Baker thirty-one pound thirteen shillings in full for the
expense of the Committee appointed to procure the militia in 1779.
Order the Treasurer to pay to the wife of Daniel Woodbury thirty-six pound eighteen shillings
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in full for keeping of Susanna Ellinwood’s child to the 7 of April next.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Benjamin Batchelder 29/ being over taxed that sum in 1779.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Apphia Kennison £30 to enable her to maintain herself and
child, extreme poor.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Josiah Woodberry eleven pound four shillings for his trouble
& in moving when he had the small pox and nine pound for ringing the bell and sweeping the meeting
house for Town Meetings the year passed in full to this day.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Benja. Pickett nine pound for shaving John Martin the year
passed.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Taylor one hundred thirty-one pound twelve shillings
£ 72.3.0 for labor and extraordinary charges as Surveyor of the Highways.
6.0.0 for abatement of Jacob Perry’s tax in his list, taken, extreme poor.
3.9.4 Richard Obear Jr. tax taken, long absent.
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4.0.0 for Joseph Foster 2 tax, absent, if alive.
3.5.0 for Robert Goodrich tax, in captivity, family poor.
30.0.0 for keeping James May the year 1777.
5.0.0 for hauling wood to sundry poor persons
4.0.0 for abatement of a poll tax to John Hale, he being on board a man of war.
3.15.0 for verbally warning of Bald Hill Ward 4 times for Town Meeting and the Farm once.