Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts


File/page number: 076

1748 May 18
Town Meeting (continued from previous page)
1748 September 4
Rev. John Swift's directive to Selectmen
1748 May 19
Town accounts
1748 December 27 Town accounts

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Also propounded whether the town will add Two Hundred and Seventy pounds old tenor to the Rev mr Swifts salary this present year in case he gives a discharge voted on the affirmative
3 propounded whether the town will raise seventy pounds old tenor to defrey the necessary charges this present year voted on the affirmative
4 propouned whether the Town will raise sixty pounds old tenor for to support a school this present year voted on the affirmative
5 propounded whether the town will sett off Deacon Healds and others as a town or parrish and it passed in the negative
6 it was propounded whether the town will dismiss mr Emery from serving Constable and it passed in the negative
7 To see if the town will give mr Josiah piper Liberty to set up two gates across the road that comes by his house this Summer Season voted on the affirmative
8 it was propounded whether the town will give those persons Liberty to work out their Highway rates this present year that are behind voted in the affirmative also propounded whether the town will pass any other vote on this article and it passed in the negative
9 and the ninth article was continued to the Next meeting and then the meeting was dismist

Acton September ye 4: 1748
To the Select men of acton Hereby I direct you not to assess the Sixty pounds Granted in Consideration of the last year I remit it to the town and for the towns safety the Clerk of the town may put this my remission on your Town Records and is Impowred hereby so to do this from your Friend and Servant
  John Swift

May ye 19: 1748
To an order to mr John Davis for Twenty two pounds old tenor for Building the pound in full
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December ye 27: 1748
To an order to mr John Cragin for Two pounds five Shillings old tenor for his service upon the Line between Concord and acton in full
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