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Acton November ye 13th 1739
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Then the Select men met and Appinted a town meeting to be
at the meeting House in Said
^town on Thursday ye 22nd of November current
at teen of the Clock in ye fore Noon to Conclude on the Art-icles herafter mentioned viz first to Chuse a Constable in
the steed of Jonathan Knight 2 to Chuse officers to Inspect
the Deer 3 to hear ye Request of a number of Littleton peti [petitioners]
4 to se if ye town will Reconsider a vote that passed on
the twenty third of may Last Concerning ye pews or Pews
Grounds 5 to se if ye town will alow mr Samuel
Prescott & Amos Prescott to Draw but one Pew on both
Their Estates Whare as they might Draw two According
to vote 6 to se if ye town will [allow] mr John Davis to Draw
a Pew notwithstanding ye vote passed at ye Last mee-ting 7 to se if ye town will Chuse a Committee to
Adjust Accounts with ye former Treasurer mr John
Barker: 8 to se if ye town will Chuse or Impower
men to prosecute such persons as Refuse to pay
their Province texes [taxes] Essessed on them also Liberty to
Draw out of ye towns money to Carry on Said affaire if
need be 9 to hear ye Report of the Committee that
Was Chosen to se who should Draw ye Pewes and also
Pass or Confirm any other vote that may be thought proper
when met Relating to that affare
Acton November ye 22nd 1739
At a Ginerel town meeting being Legally warned as
Appered by ye Return of ye Constables warrant at the mee
ting House in Said town met & made choice of mr
Gershom Davis moderator for Said meeting & proseed-ed as folloeth viz first Choose mr Hezekiah Wheeler
Constable in ye Room [stead] of Jonathan Knight 2 Choose mr
Jonathan Wheeler & mr James Jones to Inspect ye
Deer 3 propounded whether ye town will Receive Littleton
Petitioners voted in ye affirmative 4 Propounded whe-
ther ye town will Reconsider their vote Relating ye
Pewes or Pewe Grounds & it passed in ye Negative 5 article
was dismist 6 the sixth article was Read & disputed
and ye night Drew on & ye meeting was Adjorned to ye 3rd
of December Next at ye meeting House in said town
at one of ye Clock in ye after noon
Feubyary ye 29th: 1739/40 to an order to Enoch Cleveland
for one pound & sixteen shillings in full for Keeping ye
Widdo Sheperd to this day to mr Prockter
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