town meetings that they assemble and meet at the meeting house In Said town on tusday the Twelveth Day of february the Next at two of the Clock in the after noone of Said Day to act on the following articals (viz) 1ly to Choose a Moderator to Regulate Said Meeting 2dly to Draw one man from the Box to Serve as a Pettit Juryor (?) at the Court to Be holden at amharst on the Last Tusday of february Next. Make proper Return of this warrant and of your Doings to my Self on or Before the Day for holding Said meeting Given under my hand and Seal at Derrifield this 28 Day of february 1782 Asael Smith T Clerk Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the town meet at Time and place and voted Ezekiel Stevens moderator 2ly Drew from the Box mr Benjamen Bakar to Serve as the affore Said Juryor Recorded March ye 2a 1782 pr Asael Smith T. Clerk State of Newhampsher Hills Borough S S To Joseph Farmor Constable of the Town of Derryfield greeting you are hear by Required in the Name of the Gouerment and people of this State to warn all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Derryfield Quallifyed By Law to vote in Town meetings to meet at the meetinghouse in Said Derryfield on monday the fourth Day of march Next at teen of the Clock Before noon to act on the followings (viz) 1rst to Chooes a moderator to Regulate Said meeting 2dy to hear the accompts of the Town for the year past 1781 and to approve or Disapprove of the Same as they think proper 3dly to Choose all The Town officers for the Corrant year 4thly to See if the Town vote to Rais aney money for preching the present year and how mutch 5ly to See if the Town will vote to abate mr Moses Merrall his Rates in the Constables List or aney part there of 6thly to See what Method the Town will take to Preserve a free passage for the fish in Grate Cohass Brook the Currant year rythly to See if the Town will vote to hear the Greevences of the Selectmen about Some money that they Lost in the year that mr James Peirce was Constable 8thly to to See what method the Town will take to Support Elizebath Marcy the Present year 9thly to See what method the Town will take to Call Town Meetings the Present year Make Proper Return of this warrant and your Doings there on on or before Said Day for Said Meeting hearof fail not Given under our hand and Seal at Derryfield this Seventhteenth Day of February 1782 John Hall Select men March the 4th 1782 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Legally warnd and Conveand the Town proceeded in the following manner 1thly voted Levt John Little moderator voted to Carry on by prox 2ly Voted to pospoon the Second artical of the warrant to the ajournment of this Meeting voted to ajourn this meeting to Levt John halls west Room Emediately Levt Halls west Room the Town met according to ajournment the moderator and Clerk present and the meeting opened 31 Voted Asael Smith Town Clerk Voted Capt Sam' Moor Johnathan Russ Ensign Joseph Sanders voted Sam Stark Constable Select men voted to Carry on this meeting By hand vote voted Levt John Perham James Pierce John Russ Theophlis Griffin Nathaniel Merrill Ephraim Stevens John Dustin Survayrs of highways voted Isrial young and Enos webster tythingmen Voted Ensign Joseph Sanders and Capt Sam Moor Survayrs of Lumber Voted Enos Webster and Cesor griffin Ebenezer Newman and Isaac Huse Hog Reaves Voted Levt John Little & John Goffe Counters 4thly Voted to Rais twenty Dollars for preaching 5thly voted not to abate Moses Merrill his Rates Voted Levt John Perham to provide Preaching voted to ajourn this meeting to the 25 Day of this Instant march at twelve oClock of Said Day at this Place March the 25th the town met according to ajournment the moderator and Clerk Present and the meeting opened voted on the Second artical of the warrant that the Town Do exsept of the Report of the Counters and Do allow of the town accompts as they Stand Recorded hear after (viz) Derryfield march the 12th 1782 we the Subscribers Being Chosen as Counters to Recon with the Selectmen in Behalf of the town of Derryfield have Proceeded as followeth (viz) 1ly we have Cast the Several Lists of Rates Committed to the Constables and fiend them thus the Constable Clears himself in the following manner (viz) By Recepts from the States Treasurer By orders of Diferant kinds from the Select there Remains in the Constables hands of paper New Emition £ 8 d f 331 3 2 2 77 7 0 2 162 16 4 85 9 9 13 19 0 2 16 2 Levt John Little and asael Smith Charges the 0 12 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 Asael Smith Town Counters also the Town voted to allow the five men that the Select men hired to Drive Beaf Cattle to Londonderry two Shillings pr man 0: 10: 0 Voted on the Sixth artical that there Shall Be three men Chosen and authorized have full power and Lawful authorrity to Clear the Brook Called Cohaes Brook from all things that Shall ubstruct the Passage of the Elewives up or Down and that the Cost of the Same Shall Be paid By the oner of the Said ubstruction also that no person Shall Ketch aney Elewives within Sixty Rods of the mouth of Said Brook under the penalty of paying a fine of fifteen pounds for Every offence So Committed also voted that Capt Sam Moor Levt John Perham and Mr James Pierce Be a Committy on oth to prosecute the Same ryly voted to Dismiss the 7 article 8 voted Capt wm Perham to have Equill to 20 Bushils of Indeon Corn to Keep Elizebeth Marcy this year 91 voted to warn town meetings as uisual also voted to allow the Constable 20 Dollars for his Servis Recorded this 28 Day of march 1782 pr me Asael Smith T: Clerk |