Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 160

1760 August 26 Selectmen's meeting: warrant for August 28 Town meeting
1760 August 28 Town meeting
1761 February 2 Town accounts

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August ye 26: 1760
Then the Select men met and Appointed a Town meeting to be at the Meeting House on on Thursday ye 28 of this Instant august at Nine of the Clock in the fore noon to Consider and Conclude on the following article (viz)

To See if the Town will accept of those persons whose Names the Select men have taken Down to Serve on the petit Jury at the Inferior Court as they may be Called for from time to time and the Same was Committed to the Constables

August ye 28: 1760
at a General Town meeting at the meeting House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants and proceeded as follows Jonathan Hosmer was Chosen moderator for Said meeting and then it was propounded whether the Town will accept of those mens Names the Select men have taken Down to Serve on the petit Jury at the Inferiour Court as they may be Called for from time to time and it passed in the affirmative and then the meeting was Dismist

February ye 2: 1761
To an order to mr David Brooks for one Shilling and four pence it being for his Service in Runing the Line Between Littleton and Acton 0=1=4

February ye 14: 1761
To an order to mr Ezra Wheeler for two pounds it being for his Service in keeping School in Deacon Brooks Squadron 2=0=0








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