9thly voted that this meeting Be ajourned to thirsday the fifteenth Day of February at this place at two oClock after noon february the 15th 1781 Levt John Halls west Room the Town meet according to ajournment the moderator and Clerk present and the meeting Called voted that Ensign Joseph Sanders Be appointed as one of the affore Said Committy in Stid of Capt John Hervey who Declines the Service Recorded this 16th Day of february 1781 pr me Asael Smith T: Clerk Hillsborough S S To Levt John Hall Constable for the Town of Derryfield greeting you are Hear by Required in the Name of the goverment and people of the State of Newhampshear that you warn all the freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Quallifyed By Law to vote in Town meetings. that they meet at the meetinghouse in Said Town then and there when meet to act on the following articals (viz) 11y to Chooes a moderator to Regulate Said meeting 2dly to Draw two fit men out of the Box to Serve as pettit Juriors at the Next Superior Cort of Judicatuer to be holden at amharst on the Last tuesday of this Instant february and make proper Return of this warrant and your Doings there on to my Self on or before Said Day for holding Said meeting given under my hand and Seal at Derryfield this 7th Day of february 1781 a proper Return made and Signd Asael Smith T: Clerk John Hall Constable Pursuant to the above warrant the town meet at the meeting house on tuesday the 13th Day of february 1781 and proseeded as followeth (viz) 11 voted Colonel John Goff moderator 2ly then Drew from the Box in the face of Said meeting Levt John Hall and Ensign Samuel Stark to Serve as Juriors as was above Required Recorded this 16th Day of february 1781 pr me Asael Smith Town Clerk State of Newhampshear Hillsborough S S To Joseph farmor Constable for the Town of Derryfield Greeting You are hearby Required in the Name of the Goverment and people of this State to warn all the freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Quallifyed By Law to vote in Town meetings that they meet at the meeting house at Said Derryfield to act on the following articals (viz) 1st to Choose à moderator to Regulate Said meeting 2 to See what metthod the town will take to provide the Beaf whitch we are Called upon for By the State 31 to See if the Town will Vote to pay Levt John Perum and Capt Samuel moor for a Solder that they Sent into the Service for three months the year past 4 to See if the Town will vote to purches a Standard of waeghts and measaurs 51 to See if the town will vote to have aney Scoole this year and how mutch make proper Return of this warrant and your Doings unto us on or before Said Day Given under our hand and Seal at Derryfield this fifth Day of March 1781 John Hall Jonathan Russ Select men a Return made sutable to the ocation Hillsborough ss Derryfield march the 224 1781 Pursuant to the fore going warrant the town meet and proceeded to act as followeth (viz) 1st Voted Levt John Hall Moderator Voted to ajourn this meeting to Levt John Halls west Room Levt Halls west Room met according to ajornment the moderator and Clerk present and the meeting opned 2ly voted the Select men provide the Beaf in the Best manner they Can 3ly voted to allow Levt John perum and Capt Samuel moor Six hard Dollars pr month for the three months that they Sent a Soldier into the Service the year past or the value thereof in paper money 4ly Voted that the Town Do not purchas aney Standards this year 5ly Voted not to have aney Scooling this year Recorded march the 23d 1781 Asael Smith Town Clerk State of Newhampshear Hillsborough S 8 (Seal) 1781 To Levt John Hall Constable for the Town of Derryfield Greeting You are hearby Required in the Name of the goverment and people of this State to warn all the freeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Derryfield Qualifyed By Law to vote in town meetings that they assemble and meet at the meeting house in Said Derryfield on monday the fifth Day of march next at nine o Clock in the forenoon of Said Day then and there when met to act on the following articles (viz) To Choose a moderator to Regulate Said meeting Secondly to Choose all the town officers for the Corrant year also to vote for a Counsalor in the Room of mr Ferrer Esq who declineth Serving thirdly to Se if the town will vote have aney preaching this year and how maney Days Preaching they will have and what method the town will take to provide Said Preaching also how those that for us Shall be Entertained and By whome forthly to See if the town will vote to abate oliver Emerson his Rates in the Constables Second List also to See if the town will vote to abate Rates of aney other parson of persons that may Desier for Reasons they may give fifthly to See if the town will vote to pay those that may Serve as Juriors this year and how mutch Sixthly to See if the town will vote to hear the town accompts and how they will Settle the Same Seventhly to See what the town will vote to allow the town. Clerk for his Service Eightly to See what the town will vote allow Levt John Hall for his Extreordanary Service as Constable this year Ninthly to See what method the town will take to warn town meetings this year Ensuing make proper Return of this warrant and your Doings unto us on or Before the Day for holding Said meeting given under our hand and Seal at Derryfield this Sixteenth Day of february 1781 Jonathan Russ John Shelden Samuel moor Select men Returned in proper manner Recorded this 27th Day of April 1781 pr me Asael Smith Town Clerk Derryfield march the 5th 1781 pursuant to the fore going warrant the town meet at the meeting-house and proceed in the following manner (viz) 11y voted Levt John Hall moderator 2ly voted to have three Select men this year 3ly voted Asael Smith town Clerk 4 voted Levt John hall Capt Samuel moor and Jonathan Russ Select men 51 Voted Joseph farmor Constable voted to ajourn this meeting to Levt John halls house west Room Levt Halls west Room the town met according to ajournment moderator and Clerk present and the meeting opned voted John perham thomas Newman James pierce Abreham merrill Junr David Rowel Levt Dan' hall Survayers of high ways voted moses merrill and Enos webster hog Reaves voted to Reconsider that vote Choosing David Rowel Survayer and voted to have Ensign Sam" Stark in his room. voted John Rey and Abel huse tythingmen voted Capt Sam" Moor and Ensign Joseph Sanders Survayers of Lumber voted Isreal Young hogheave in Room of Enos webster who Refuses to Serve in that office voted that the Selectmen Be foncevewers and prisers of Dammage this year voted mr William Nutt hog reave voted that the Select men take the Invoice voted Ensign Joseph Sanders and Asael Smith Be Counters voted to ajourn the third artical to Be acted upon at the ajournment of this meeting voted to abate the Rates of oliver Emerson in the Constables Second List voted to ajourn this meeting two the twenty Second Day of march Instant at twelve oclock in Said Day at this place March the 22th 1781 The town met according to the adjournment the moderator and Clerk presant and the meeting opened the town proceeded to act as followeth (viz) voted to Releas mr abel huse from Being tythingman voted to have Some preaching this year (viz) teen Sundays and that the Same Shall Be procuered Betwixt the first Day of April and the Last Day of october this Present year voted that Levt John Perham Shall provide Said preatching and also that he Shall Entertain the man or men So provided to preach voted to abate mr James pierce his Rates in Levt John Halls Second List voted to a Bate benjamin Pilsberry his Rates for the year 1780 |