Chuse men to obetain preching for the town for this presant year 4ly to See how much money the town will Reas to pay the Reegeregs and the necsreys Charges that may arise this year 51 to See what metthod the town will take in order to prevent the Stopege of the fishery upon Macebecke in this town 6ly to See if the town will Rease money to pay Mr John Hogg Highway land 7ly to See if the town will do there Highway work by a Reatt for this Preasent year & to see how much they will Rease upon to Pool for Said work & see how much they will allow p❜ day gly to See if the town will allow the Constables that have been or Shall be hearafter pay for colecting the Reattes of this town and how much And this shall be your Suffint warent Given under our hands and Seeal this Eight day of February 1754 Will Parham John Riddel Provence of New Hampshire March y° 4th 1754 By vertue of this Precept I have warned all the freeholders and Inhabitants of this town of Derryfield to meet at time and place for the End within Exprest per me Archbald Stark Constable pr Alex Mac Murphy town Clark At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitents of the Town of Derryfield held March y° 4th 1754 agrieble to the foregoing Warining meet at the house of Willm mac Clintock in Said Derryfield Voted Capt Willm Paraham Modrator of said metting 21 Votted Alex' MacMurphy town Clark Voted Benjeman Hadley Constable Voted for Servairs of highways Robart Andrson John Harve Dainel MacNell & Thomas Gorge Voted Mickall macClintok and Moses Weells taything men Voted for fence Vers John Riddel Moses Wells Voted for Couller of Staves Benjemen Sevens Voted for Servire of Plank Bourds Joyce & timber Abrham Merrell Voted for Counters Robert Anderson Abrham macNell Voted for Dear Keepers Robert Anderson John Hervey Voted John Hall & Robert Anderson for Invoice men Voted for Hogg Constable Thomas Gilles & Aron Quimbey Votted to Ajourn this meetting till the Eightinth Instant to be held at ye House of Will Mac Clintock at ten of the Clock in y forenoon March y 18th 1754 Meet acording to ajorment from the Fourth of March Instant at the House of Willm Mac Clintock's in Derryfield Voted on the third artickle of the warant that there be money Reased for Preching Voted that there be one Hundred & Fifty pounds old tenor for this year for preching & Charges Arising thereby and that John Goff Esq' is Chosen to obitaine Preching till Said money is Expended in that vee Voted that Willm Parham Willm Mac Clintock & John Hall be a Comitte to hear the Acounts of those that have aney charg against the town and to Prosecut those ye are indeted to Said town to finell Gugement & Execution-lawfull warning first being given by Said Comeety 5 Whereas there has been Incombrance and Still is on the Brook comonly Caled Chohass Brook in Derryfield whereby the Elewives are much hindred in there pasege into Massapissack Pond by reason of Mill Dams & other Incom brance, Therefore if some Method be not Speedely taken in order to remove and amend Such Incumbrance it is altogether likely it will wholely Stop the Corse of Said fish which will be avast Damage not only to Sd Derry field but to all the adjacant towns, for prevention of which Therefore Unanimously Voted That Every person or persons that has any Structns or any Incoumbrance on Said Brook or aney other Person or Persons what Soever whereby the Ele wives have been or shall be Impeded or hindred in there passag from Merrimack River into Massapissack Pond in Derryfield be Remoued so far as to make a free and open passege for said Ele wives from said Merrymack River unto said Pond and if any person or persons who have any Such Incumbrance on Said Chohass Brook or any other person or persons from what please so Ever Sall Neglect or Refuse to remoues Such incumbrance as soon as the Ele wives is Known to Come into Said Brook & so to Continue Removed untill the Said Ele wives have done runing into said pond, Shall for Every Days Neglect or Refusell shall forfitt and pay the sum of fourty Shilling-one half moiety to the use of the poor of the town and the other half to the Complainent to be recovered by Bill plaint or Information Before any of his Majestes Justices of the peace for the Provence of New Hampshire & that no person or persons Shall fish with any net in Said Brook within fiffteen rods of Merrymack River or he Shall the Sum of Fourty Shillings as afine-the one half moiety to the poor of the town, and the half to the complainent to be Recovered by Bill Plaint or Information before any of his Majesties Justices of the peace within the Province of New Hampshire Likwise Unanomosly Voted that Will MacClintock Nethanell Boyd & Will Elot be a Comt to take Care that the fore Going Vote is Complied with 617 Voted that John Hall make aplecation to the Propitors of Chester to have The Benefite of the Land Reserved for Roads Belonging to Chester within the Bounds of Derryfield in order to acomedate the Settlers rly Voted that the High way work be done acording to the law now in forse in this Provence gly & lastly Voted that the Constable have nothing or no pay for Colecting the Reats &c Recorded pr Alex' MacMurphy Town Clark Provence of New Hampshire To Benjmen Hadly Constable for the Town of Derryfield in the Provence of New Hampshire Greeting (Seal) You are Hereby Required In his Majesteyes Neame to warn all the free Holders & other inhabetants of the town of Derryfield that they meett at the Barn of Robert Anderson in Said Derryfield upon Thursday the 5 Day of Septem-1 ber at ten of the Clock in the forenoon then & there when meet to acct on y° following Pertiqulars 1ly To Chose A modrator to Regulat said meeting 21 to see if the town will Vote that there Meeting House for Publick Woship be Bult Some where by the Side of the Highway that Leedes from Londonderry to amosCheeg falls some place Betwixt Will Mac Clintocks & James Umphreys Both of Derryfield 3 To See what Spott they will pick upon to Sett there Said meeting House upon Be twixt ye fore mentoned Willm Mac Clintocks & James Umphreys upon the fore Mensond Road 4 to See what Method the Town will take to Buld said meeting House and How Soon they will proceed to the Bulding of said House 51 to See where the Town will Vote that y0 Publick Worship will be holden Till ye money all Reedey Voted be Expendid or till y town see Cause to alltor said please 6ly to See what method the Town will take about the Cattle that is Brought in on farley to this town to Distroy the food from our own Cattle ryly To heare the town acoumpts Reed & to aproue or Disaprove of them And this Sall be uoyr Sufficent warent Given under our hands & Seel Deated at Derryfield this 20th Day of Agust 1754 Will Mac Clintock John Hall Seelect Men Province of New Hampshir Derryfield September y° 5th 1754 Acording to the within Presept I have warned all the free holders & other Inhabitants acording to y° Vote of y° town of time & pleace of meeting Recorded pr me his pr Benjemen X Hadley Constable mark Alex MacMurphy Town Clark At a Meeting of the free Holders & Inhabettants of the Town of Derryfield Holden September y° 5th 1754 agrable to the fore Going Warant meet at the Barn of Robert Anderson in said Derryfield 1 Voted Willm MacClintock moderator for said meeting 2ly Voted that ye meeting House for publick worship in Derryfield be Bult upon the Publick Road as is mentoned in ye Second Artickl of ye warant 3ly Voted that y° meeting House for publick worship in Derryfield be Bult upon the East Side of Said Road on the nowl Betwixt John Hall & Robert Andersons on John Halls Land 41 Voted that there be a Comett of three men Chosen to See that Said meeting House be Bult To Witt Abrham Merell & Robert Anderson & Will Mac Clintock Allso, Voted that Said meeting House be Bult Forty Five feet in Length & Thiety Five feet wide, the Hight of Posts to be left to y° Discration of Said Comity, Likwis Voted that there be Five Hundred Pounds old tenor be Reased or Taxed upon y said free Holders & Inhabetants of Derryfield, & to be |