1784-02-25th
At a meeting of the Selectmen for Feby. 5 1784.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Jacob Herrick seven pounds nineteen shillings and four pence
in two orders in full for keeping of the Grammar School until the 3d of February instant.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Constable John Thissell four pound ten shillings and eleven
pence for abatement in his list.
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1.10.0 Isaac Haskell’s tax, supposed to be lost.
1.0.0 William Groves, deceased, poor circumstances.
0.8.5 Deborah Groves, under poor circumstances.
0.4.0 wid. of John Morse, poor.
0.5.0 Nathan Woodberry, taken by the enemy.
0.17.6 Robert Woodberry, over classed that sum.
0.16.0 for warning 2 wards for town meetings
£4.10.11
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Francis Lamson 30/ being taxed that sum too much by mistake
in 1783.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Capt. Nicholas Thorndike 60/ being overtaxed that sum by
mistake.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Nathaniel Clark£ 12.18.0 in four orders, it being for keeping
and maintaining his mother 43 weeks expiring on the 3d of February instant.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Jeremiah Foster £ 6.13.4 for keeping district school near wid.
Joanna Woodberry’s house this winter.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Daniel Brimmer one pound nine shillings three pence abatement
of part of his taxes, being taken by the enemy.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay wid. Elizabeth Thorndike 57/ - 48/ of said sum for six month
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house rent for Abigail Arbuckle and family expiring on the 25 of January last and 9/ for sundries
found her, being poor.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Elizabeth Conant 10/10 for interest money due to her for a note
of £ 9 from the Town for one year.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Bethiah Conant 10/10 being for interest money due to her on
a note from the Town of £ 9.0.0 for one year.