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Acton May ye tenth 1736
Then the Selectmen of Sd Town meet and agreed on a Town meeting to be on ye 17th day of May 1736 and on ye articles following viz
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to see if ye town will Reconsider thare vote that they will Send the widdow Elizebeth Shepard out of ye town of acton by an offiser and instead thareof to Petition ye Court of General Session of ye Peace for Relefe [relief] on her account as also to se if ye Town will agree to Petition the Court for a Part of Mr Peter Wrights Donation and also to se if ye Town will agree to Chuse one or more men separate from ye Selectmen to manage that afare |
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To se if ye town will Chuse one or more men to agree with Maddam Cuming for ye Land that is voted for ye meetinghouse to stand on as allso to se if ye Town will Do anything or things further relating to seting up Sd house |
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To see if ye Town will agree to Purchis a Pound that Daniell Shepard hath Erected on his own Land or to se if ye Town will erect a New one |
and ye warrants was Directed to ye Constables viz Mark White & Simon Hunt and ye Town did asemble on ye Day above Said and made choice of Mr Joseph Fletcher thare moderator and proseded as followeth Propounded whether ye Town will Reconsider thare former vote Relating ye widdow Shepard and petition ye Court for Relef voted on ye afirmitive voted at ye same time ye Selectmen should manage that afare voted ye Selectmen should agree with Madam Cuming for ye Land for ye meetinghouse to stand on |
Propounded whether thay will purchis a Pound of Daniell Shepard voted thay will not voted thay will hier Sd Pound of Sd Shepard at Eight Shillings for this year and acordingly ye town agreed with Sd Shepard for Eigh Shilings then the meeting was dismised
Acton July ye 25th 1736
Then ye Selectmen of Sd Town met and agreed on a town meeting to be on ye second day of August 1736 and on ye articles following viz
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To se what ye Town will agree to Do with ye widdow Elizebeth Shepard she being Sent by a warrant from ye town of Concord to the town of Acton and what instructions ye town will give ye Sele- ctmen Relating to that afare |
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to se what ye Town will alow Daniell Shepard for keeping ye Sd widdow Shepard from ye first of march to ye twentyeth of may insuing and ye warrants was Directed to the Constables |
And ye town did asemble on ye Day above Said and made Choice of Mr Joseph Fletcher moderator and it was Propounded what what they would Do on ye first articule voted they would leve ye matter with ye Selectmen and ye second articule voted ye Selectmen Should do as they though best on afore then the meeting was Dismist
