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 s (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) 1ly voted Levt John Hall moderator 2ly voted to have three Select men this year 3ly voted Asael Smith town Clerk 41y voted Levt John hall Capt Samuel moor and Jonathan Russ Select men 51y 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 Dan1 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 voted to allow two Dollars the old way for pettit Jurymen that may be obleged to tend Cort this year voted Levt John Little and Asael Smith Be a Committy to Recon with the Select men for the Last year voted to adjourn this meeting to thursday the 26th Day of April Next then to meet at the Place at one o Clock in the after Noon of Said Day April the 26th 1781 Levt Halls west Room one oClock the town meet according to adjournment the moderator and Clerk present and the meeting opened voted Mr Charls Emerson tythingman for this year voted to allow the town accompts as they Stand hereafter Record Derryfield April the 19th 1781 we the Subscribers Being Chosen a Committy to Recon with the Select men and Constable for the year 1780 we fiend thers accompts Stand in the following manner (viz) 1ly Jonathan Russ his Beaf purchas is prime Cost of Said Beaf. 2ly to pastering Said Beaf Cattle 3ly to Cost of purching Said Beaf. 4ly to his Sarvice as a Selectman Secondly for his Service as a Select man Respecting the pastering Beaf Cattle being 294 pounds in the whole therteen pounds is Contained in the accompts following So that 294 pounds is the whole of all Charge of Said Cattle Respecting there pastering for the year 1780 £ 3720 0 0 294 0 0 108 0 0 139 16 0 Likewise we the afore Said Subscribers have Cast the List and fiend the Same as followeth (viz) the Nonresidents Land tax. Beaf Soldier town and County tax in the Sec the Continantal and State tax in the first List is. 743-00 5707-9-0 3105 5951-5-0 the waight of the Beaf we Ware to fiend for the use of the army . . the Continantal and State precept is the Constable produces Recepts of Sundrey payments to the amount of. Likewise he the Said Constable produces the 53-14-6 10981-16-6 53-14-6 Total 11035—11— 0 there Remains Dew 2843—9— 3 Jn° Little also voted to allow Asael Smith for Clerks Service six hundred Dollars whitch Services wos Done in the years 1779 and 1780 voted to allow Levt John hall one thousand Dollars for his Extreordinary Service as Constable Committy 18000 300-00 voted to Reconsider the votes past this meeting (viz) the abatement of James pierce and Benjamin pilsberry there Rates in Levt John halls List Recorded this 30 Day of April 1781 pr me Asael Smith Town Clerk State of Newhampshear Hillsborough S s (Seal) to Joseph farmor Constable for the Town of Derryfield Greeting |