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 Capt Sam" moors Charges. first his Beaf Charges £ 3720 0 0 294 0 0 108 0 0 139 16 0 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 257 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 Second List. 743-00 7428-10-0 the waight of the Beaf we Ware to fiend for the Continantal and State precept is the County precept. the Constable produces Recepts of Sundrey payments to the amount of . . Likewise he the Said Constable produces the there Remains Dew 2843-9-3 3105 5951-5-0 53-14-6 10981-16-6 53-14-6 Total 11035-11- 0 Jn° Little Committy 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 180-0-0 300-00 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 You are hearby Required in the Name of the goverment and people of this State to warn all the free holders and Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield to meet at the meetinghouse in Said Derryfield on thursday the 26th Day of April at at four of the Clock in the afternoon to act on the following articals (viz) firstly to Choose a moderator to Regulate Said meeting Secondly to Choose a man to Send as a Dillegate to a Convention that is to Seet at Concord in this State on the first tuesday of June Next in order to form aplan of govemunt for this State therdly to See what method the Town will take for the Support of Elezabeth massey the present year forthly to See if the town will Choes a Committy to be on on oath to to See if the Elewives may have a free Course up Great Cohass Brook according to an act of Cort Hear of fail not and make Proper Return of this Warrant and your Doings unto us on or Before the Day for holding Said meeting Giveng under our hand and Seal at Derryfield this tenth Day of April A D 1781 John Hall Select men pr me Asael Smith T: Clerk Recorded this 30th Day of April A D 1781 Derryfield April the 26th 1781 pursuant to the fore going warrant the town met at the time and place and proceeded as followeth (viz) 1ly voted Levt John Little moderator 2ly voted to Dismiss the Second article in the warrant 31 voted that Capt wm perham Keep Elizebath massy this year and that he be allowed Six Dollars old way of twelve Bushils of Corn for the same 4 voted Capt Sam" Moor Charls Emerson and James pierce Be a Committy to Clear the fish way up grate Cohass Brook Recorded this 30 Day of April A D 1781 pr me Asael Smith T: Clerk State of Newhampshear Hillsborough S S (Seal) to Joseph farmor Constable of the Town of Derryfield greating you are hearby Required in the Name of the government and People of this State to warn all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield that they Do assemble and meet at the meeting house in Said Derryfield on tuesday the 15th Day of May Instant at fore of the Clock in the after noon to act on the following articals (viz) 1ly to Choose a moderator to Regulate Said meeting 2ly to Draw out of the Box one effective man Lawfully Quallifyed to as a pettit Jurior at the Inferior Court to Be holden at Amharst on the Last tuesday of this Instant may By ajournment make Proper Return of this warrant and your Doings thereon unto myself on or before Said Day for holding Said meeting as you would avoid the penalty of the Law Given under my hand and Seal at Derryfield the Second Day of may 1781 Derryfield may the 15th 1781 Asael Smith T: Clerk at a meeting of the free holders and Inhabitants of the Town of Derryfield Legaly Called and Conveand 1ly voted Jonathan Russ moderator 2ly then Drew from the Box in the face of Said meeting James Pierce to Serve on the pettit Jurey at the Next Inferior Court to Be holden at amharst on the Last tuesday of may 1781 Recorded may the 21st 1781 pr Asael Smith T: Clerk State of Newhampshear Hillsborough S S (Seal) To Joseph farmor Constable of 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 Inhab itants of the town of Derryfield Quallifyed by Law to vote in townmeetings, that they assemble and meet at the meeting house in Said Derryfield on thursday the twelfth Day of July next at one of the Clock in the afternoon to act on the following articals (viz) 1 firstly to Choes a Noderator to Regulate Said meeting 2ly Secondly in as mutch as there hath Bin a verry Suden and unexpected Revelution Respecting the old Continantal money Sence the Rates ware made, and the money Raised to purchas Beaf for the army Doth not answare the Eand desined, therefore to See what vse the Town will vote to make of Said money Raised to purchas Beaf, and also to See what method the town will take to purchas Said Beaf for the army whitch is wanted Emediately 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 the twenty Seventh Day of June 1781 John Hall Select men Recorded July the 13th 1781 pr me Asael Smith T: Clerk Derryfield July the 12th 1781 Pursuant to the within warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitants of the town as is hear in Required according to custom of this town Derryfield July the 12th Joseph Farmor Const Pursuant to the fore going warrant this Town met and the meeting Being Leagelly Called and Convcand they proceed to act as followeth (viz) 1ly voted that Genrill John Stark Be moderator of this meeting 2dly voted that the three Select men Shall Devide the Town into three Classis in order to provide the Beaf for the |