1701-08-26[Selectmen's Meeting August 26, 1701]
At a meeting of the Selectmen who are Assessors by law, on the 26th day of August 1701, was a Province
rate made amounting to 71 pounds 19 shillings 7 pence and committed to Lot Conant, and Benjamin
Ellingwood to collect and pay into the Province Treasurer 68 pounds 2 shillings and the overplus to pay to
the town of Beverly, the list committed to Lot Conant being 35 pounds 9 shillings and the list committed
to Benjamin Ellingwood being 36 pounds 10 shillings 7 pence Constable Lot Conant's part to pay to the
Treasurer being 33 pounds 10 shillings, Constable Benjamin Ellingwood's part to pay to the Treasurer
being 33 pounds 12 shillings.