1781-03-06th
At a meeting of the Selectmen Mar. 61781.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay the wife of Nicholas Carroll £ 22.1.0 for executing the office
of midwifery to Susanna Ellinwood 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Joseph Corning £ 25, over taxed that sum in 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay wid. Mara Butman sixty pound of abatement of part of her tax
in 1780, under poor circumstances.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Benjamin Pickett £ 30 for shaving John Martin one year expiring
on first February last.
Ordered the Treasurer pay Lieut. Samuel Cole £ 764.4.0 as one of the Committee for
procuring the militia in 1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Cleaves fifty pounds, being over taxed that sum in
1780.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Nathaniel Clark three hundred pounds for keeping his mother
three months, expiring on the 7th of March instant.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable Weeden Cole one hundred ninety-seven pounds
twelve shillings being for abatement in his lists as followeth.
47.0.0 Thomas Herrick Cole’s, tax long in captivity.
67.15.0 Joseph Obear’s tax, in the hands of enemy.
20.10.0 Alexander Carrico’s tax, in captivity.
17.0.0 for one Lehay’s tax, absconded.
22.5.0 William Magery’s tax, in captivity.
23.2.0 Jeremiah Thorndike’s tax, died abroad.
£197.12.0
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Henry Herrick one hundred and sixty-seven pounds ten shillings
together with three hundred and thirty-three pounds ten shillings which he discounted on account of
an order of his late father Henry Herrick Esq., late Town Treasurer, gave on Constable Robert
th
Standley in favor of Captain Joseph Rae. Dated November 161780 said order being not accounted
for in the settlement with said Treasurer’s executor, is for keeping Grammar School one month still
8th instant.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable William Hazeltine for abatements in his list of
assessment in year 1780 as followeth. Viz.
179.15.0 Benjamin Woodman’s tax, missing, if alive.
nd
191.14.0 Thomas Davis 2 tax, in the hands of the enemy.
106.13.0 John Pouslan’s tax, it in captivity.
478.2.0
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Stephens thirty-five pounds, abatement of part of his
tax in 1780 on account of losses.
Capt. James Lovett, Town Treasurer ditto.
To over plus due from the several Constables of the State Hard Money Tax made Sept.
th
191780 as followeth.
from Constable Benjamin Obear10.0.8
from Constable Weeden Cole5.18.3
from Constable William Hazeltine10.1.9
from Constable Jonathan Dodge6.15.2
from Robert Standley Constable8.3.8
the above account is posted to page 367 of this book.£ 40.19.6
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable Weeden Cole 20/6 for abatement in his list as
followeth.
6.9d abatement William Magery’s tax, in captivity.
6.9 Joseph Obear’s tax, the being in captivity.
7.0 Jeremiah at Thorndike’s tax, died abroad.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable William Hazeltine 20/1 for abatement in his list viz.
6/9 Benjamin Woodman’s tax, missing, if alive.
5/9 John Pouslan’s tax, taken and in captivity.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Stephens 12/ abatement of part of his tax on account
of losses in 1780.