At a meeting of the free Holders and inhabitents of the Town of Derryfield held March the 7th Day A: D: 1768 Voted thomas Russ Moderator Voted David Starrett Town Clerk Voted three Select men for the present year Voted Levin John Hall: Coun1 John Goffe: John Harve Select men Voted William Nutt Constable for the year A: D: 1768 Voted to ajourn this meeting to the Levta John Halls House Meet accorden to ajournment the moderator and Town Clerk being Present and the meeting opned Voted Samuel Boyd: John Perham: Eins James Mc Caley Benjamin Baker Sarveyors of highways for the year A: D: 1768 Voted Henry Blesdel Capt" William perham Tything men Voted the Selectmen fence viewers and prizers of damiges in Corn felds Voted Charles Emerson: Abraham Merrill: David Starrett: Surveyors of Loumber Voted Capt Alexander Mc Murphy: Nathaniel Boyd Town Counters Voted David Starrett Commissioner of Assessments Voted thomas Russ Sealer of Leather Voted Capt Alexandir Mc Murphy Town Trashorer Voted on the third arttikle Not to Reas any money for Priching this year Voted on the forth arttikle to Reas two Pounds to Defray the Charges of the Present year: Voted on the fifth arttikle not to Repair the meeting House this year: Voted to ajourn this meeting to the 12th Day of april insuing at tow o Clock on Said Day Derryfield Apriel the 12th Day A: D: 1768 Meet according to ajouernment the moderator and Town Clerk Both present and the meeting opned william Perham Jun Constable for the Town of Derryfield for the year A: D: 1764 prayes that the following Parsons Contained in his List may be abeted (viz) By a vote of the Town all the aboue Named Parsons which the Constable prayed for are abetd Voted that the above Named Constable is found to be Clear of the List Committid to him by the Committee Namely: Corn John Goffe and William Mc Clintok Comte tee men exsepting £4-3-3-0 Lawful money to balence his List which Sum the a forsaid Constable is stil in Debted for to the Town Cherls Emerson Constable for the Town of Derryfield for the year A: D: 1765 Prayes that the following Parsons contained in his List may be abeted (viz) John mc Caley abeted all but his province tax 0 2 69 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 ) £2 12 6 0 By a vote of the Town all the above Named Parsons which the Constable prayed for are abetd Voted that the aboue Named Constable is found to be Clear of the List commited to him by the Committee Namely Coral John Goffe & William Mc Clintok Committee men Exsepting £0:11:10:1 Lawful money to balence his List which Sum the afore Said Constable is Stil in Debeted for to the Town Voted that the present Select men shall have full power to abet Capt Alexander Mc Murphys Reats which are in John harveys Constable List for the year A: D: 1767 Voted that the warnings for Town meetings for the Curent year shall be Lawful by posten the Copeys of the warent in three Disstint places In Said town (viz) Coral John Goffe thomas Russ and Levin John Halls Recorded this 29th Day of August A: D: 1768 pr me David Starrett Town Clerk Province of New Hampshire To William Nutt Constable for the town of Derryfield Greeting Wheras more then ten of the Inhabitants of Said Town Have Supplicated and Desiered us the Select men of Derryfield to Call a meeting of the Inhabitants and inceirt the following articles in the warrant for Calling Said meeting (viz) 1ly to See if the Town will Chuse a Committee and invest them with power to Settel with the Committee that was Chosen by A vote of the Town in December the 13th Day A: D: 1759: to borrow A Sum of money Consisting of four Hundred and Twenty Three pounds six Shilings old tennor and to Sue for the Same if Refused and make a full and Compleet Settelment of the same and make Report to the Town as Soon as may be 2ly, to See what meathod the town will take to Recover all the money that is Due from former Select men and Constables or wherever their Shall appear any mony to be Due to the Town 3.ly, to here the accounts Read of any that have any Just Demands of the Town and to allow or Disalow of them and Give order for the payment of Such as are or Shall bealowed by the Town You are Therefore Required In His Majestyes Name to warn all the inhabitants and freeholders Quelifyed to vote that they meet at the barn of William Mc Clintoks in Said Derryfield on monday the Eighteenth Day of this Instant July at two of the Clock in the Afternoon then and their when meet to Chuse 1ly a moderator to Govern the Said meeting and then to act on all the three forgouing articles an to Do and act any other thing Tending to the benefit of the Town And this Shall be your sufficent warrant Given under our hands and Seal at Derryfield this first Day of July In the Eighth year of his majestyes Reign anno Que Domni 1768 John Goffe Select men Recorded this 11th Day of janvary A: D: 1769 David Starrett Town Clark Province of New Hamshire July the 18th Day A: D: 1768 By vertue of this warrant I have warnned all the free holders and inhabitantes of Derryfield by Posting the Coppys of the warrants in three Dis Stinct placeses in Said town with both the time and the place of holding Said meeting per me William Nutt Constable Recorded this 11th Day of january A: D: 1769 Pr me David Starrett Town Clerk Derryfield July the 18th Day A: D: 1768 at a meeting Legely Caled and assembled of the free holders and inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Held at wil liam mc Clintoks Barn on Said Day in Derryfield 1ly Voted Capt" John Stark moderator 2ly Voted to ajourn this meeting into william mc Clintoks house then meet acording to ajournment the moderator and Clerk, Being present and the meeting opned 3ly Voted that ther be a Committee of three men (viz) 4ly Voted Corn1 John Goffe Capt" John Stark and william mc Clintok to Be the afore Said Committee 5ly Voted the above Committee, Shall have full powour and athourety to Setel all accounts with that Committee which was Chousen by a vote of the Town in the year A: D: 1759 to Borrow a Sum of money for the Towns youse and Prosecute them if they Shall Refuse a Setelment to final judgment and Execustion and make a report to the Town 6ly Voted on the second articl of the warrant that the afore Said Committee have the Same Powour and athourety as is aboue expressed to Setel and Recover all the money that is Due to the Town from the Former Selectmen and Constable or Elswhare Due 7ly Voted to ajourn this meeting to the Second mondey in September in Suing at two oclock on Said Day at the house of william mc Clintoks afor Said So fare we proseded on the warrant and no farther only the third artical of the warrent Remains and was not actted on Recorded this 11th Day of january A: D: 1769 pr me David Starrett Town Clark Hillsborough s s Derryfield Fabruary the 24th Day 1772 this may Settify all whom it may Concarn that Charls Emerson has paid to the present Select the Balence which was Due on his List Recorded this 24th Day 1772 David Starrett Town Clerk A Coppey of the List in 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