1784-04-05[Town Meeting April 5, 1784]
At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Beverly legally warned and
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assembled April 5 1784
Voted. Josiah Batchelder Esq. be moderator of said meeting.
Voted. To choose William Herrick Jr. to serve in the office of a constable in the room of Andrew
Cabot refusing to serve it going for the said Cabot’s turn.
William Herrick Jr. and James Patch was chosen to serve as field drivers in the room of those chosen
at March meeting refusing to serve.
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Josiah Bisson and Andrew Elliott 2 was chosen to serve as hogreeves the ensuing year in the room
of those refusing to serve chosen at March meeting.
Mr. Asa Leech was chosen to serve in the office of Selectman and assessor in the room of Thomas
Woodberry refusing to serve.
Voted that Joseph Wood be their agent with full power to prosecute to final issue in the law for their
fines all such persons as have or shall be chosen in any town office the coming year and refuse to
serve in the said town office.
Voted that Col. Larkin Thorndike, their Town Treasurer, be hereby directed to issue out his
executions against all the delinquent constable’s first beginning with those that are longest
outstanding.
Voted that Larkin Thorndike Esq., their Town Treasurer, be and is hereby directed and empowered
in the name and behalf of the Town to hire on interest a sufficient sum of money to pay and discharge
the executions that Capt. Eleazor Giles hath out against the Town and give his securities on behalf
of the said town for the same. And that said securities shall be received by the several constables for
the payment on their Town taxes from time to time so far as to answer the said persons tax.
Voted that their Selectmen be and hereby are empowered in the name and behalf of this Town to sell
and give and execute a good and lawful deed of the Town’s land or interest which they bought of
Susanna Ellinwood as per deed doth more fully appear.