State of New Hampshire Hillsborough s s To James peirce Constable of Derryfield (Seal) Greeting You are hereby Required in the name of the Goverment and people of the State of New Hampshire to Collect the Several Sums of money Carried against Each mans name in the Within List there with Commeted to you to Collect and you are to follow the Derettions of the Law of this State, Intiteled an act to Astablish an Equetable method of making Rats and Taxes & Determing who Shall be Legel Voters in Town and parrsh offairs passed the Second Day of July 1776. and pay the Sum Tottal to the Select men for the Time Being at or before the Last Day of May next Insuing fail not as you will answer your Defalt under the peneltyes of the Law in that Behalf made and provided, Given under our hands and Seal this 23th Day of fabruary 1778. John Goffe Select Men Record this 26th Day of February 1778 pr David Starret T: Clerk State of New Hampshire Hillsborough s 8 To James Peirce Constable of the Town of Derryfield You are Required in the name of the Goverment and People of the afore Said State to Warn all the Inhabitants and freehoulders Quallifyed by Law to Vote in Town Meetings that they meet at the Meetinghouse in Said Derryfield on Monday the Second Day of March next at teen of the Clock in the forenoon then and there Whan mat, 1st to Chouse a moderator to Goveren Sa Meeting 2-ly to hear the Town accompts Read and Vote thereon 3-ly to make Choice of all Town offecers for the Corrant year 4-ly to See how much money the Town Will Raise to pay for priching to the Inhabitants for the Corrant year. and if aney who Shall Suply the Pulpet and vote thereon 5-ly to See how much Money the Town Will Raise to Defray Town Charges, and for the Support of the poor of the Town for the Currant year 6-ly to See if the Town Will Chuse Som person to take adminrstration on Elisebath Masseys Estate and Quallify him for that purpos that her own Estate may Support her 7-ly to See if the Town will pay the petit Juryares as formerly also to the Select Men Extrordanery Charge 8-ly to Vote how Town Meetings Shall be warned for the futer 9-ly to See if the Town will alow Ebenezer Stavens Consideration for fencing the Grave yeard John Goffe Hillsborough ss Select Men this May Certifi that I have posted Coppyis of this Warrent agreeble to the vote of Said Town Certified by me pr. James Peirce, Constable Recorded this 25th Day of March 1778 pr me David Starret Town Clerk Hillsborough, s s at a meeting of the free foulders and Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Legely Called and Conveind on the Second Day of March 1778 Voted Levta John Hall Moderator of Said meeting then Voted to ajourn this Meeting to Said Halls House Insently met according to ajournment the moderator and Clerk present and the Meeting Called then Voted on the Second articul of the above warrent to alow or Except the Town accompts for the year 1777, as the may hereafter epear in the following order (viz) Hillsborough s s Derryfield February the 23th Day Ad 1778 We the Subscribers Meat on Said Day with the Select men and Constable for the year 1777 and cast Both Lists and finds the Sum of £132-13-4 in the first List which was Commetted by the Select Men to the Constable Bearing Date the 10th of June 1777, and was Laid on the Inhabitants and freeholders of Said Derryfield, on porpose for to Pay the Town Bounty Voted to the Connentel Soldiers Ingaged in the Contenentel Service for three years Said Constable Discharges him Sclef of Said List in the menner following (viz) £ s dt Paid to Levin John Parham for preveledges to Robert McNights wife he being Returned for one of Said Solders the sum of paid to Said Select Men as by there Recept paid to Barber Lessly by abatment of his Rat paid to Alexander Irwing by abatment of part of his Rat. paid to Joseph Griffen by abatment of part of his Rat By Vartue of a Petition which was Laid Before Said town at Said meeting, Signed by, John Griffen, Nethaniel Marten, David Farmer, Benjamin Baker Junier, Benjamin Moor, thomas Newman, William Boyd, & Nethaniel Merrill, Praying for abatment of there Poll Tax which is fifteen and Eight pance, per man after Concederration the Town Voted that they Should be abated which amounts in the Whole to. 2 2 0 0 0980 6540 the Total of what Said Constable has paid of Said List is . and there Remains Due to Balence Said List the Sum of . . Which Sum Said Constable Gave his Note for to the Selectmen, for the Time Being then Likwayes Cast the other List Bearing Date the 24th of December 1777 and finds the Sum of .. 129 5 1 0 3 8 3 0 . . 127 13 50 Said Constable Discharges him Selef of Said Paid to the States Treas' as By his Recept the paid to Jonathan Merrill for Jury Services in Said year .. paid to Micheal McClintok for Jury Services By an order from Said Select Men upon Said paid to Benjamin Crombie for Services as Se- paid to Levin John Perham for Counting alowed to the Revt William Davicon for Prich ing one Day in Said year . paid to Col. John Goffe for his providing for the afore Said Robert McNights wife and femely as by her Recept. 103 18 4 0 00 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 4 10 0 0 4800 0 16 0 0 0800 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 0 8600 alowed to Mr Pilsboury for Priching two Days in February Last to the Inhabitants of Said Town. alowed to William McClintok for Provid for and in Behalf of Said Town for Going to Chas- 3000 2000 1 16 0 0 1 12 0 0 10 13 0 0 £27 7 0 0 the Whole of the above accompt was Exeminged by us David Starret and John Parham who was appointed by a Vote of Said Town for that purpos then Voted on the third Dito David Starret Town Clerk for Sd year Voted three Select Men for the Corrant year Voted Levt John Hall Voted Benjamin Baker and Levin Samuel Boyd Select Men for Said Year but at the adjournment of Sd meeting the Town Voted to Reconcider that Vote of Benjamin Baker being Select Man or to Provide priching for Said year. as he Refusced to take the Oath of fidelity to this State, and Proceaded and made Chouice of Joseph Farmer for Select Man in Said Bakers Rume |