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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 179
| 1763 May 17 | Town meeting (continued from previous page) |
| 1763 January 23 | Town accounts |
| 4 | it was Propounded Whether the Town will Raise Two Pound Thirteen Shilling
and four pence to Procure the Rev mr Swifts fire wood this Presentyear voted on the affirmative |
| 5 | it was Propounded Whether the Town will give those men that
were in his Majestys Service the Last year Libberty to work out
there last year High way Rate under the Present Surveyors
voted on the affirmative |
| 6 | it was Propounded Whether the Town will Sell the Pew Ground Next
to the Weomans Stairs in the Meeting House to the Highest Bidders
and it Passed in the Negative |
| 7 | on the Seventh Article it was Propounded Whether the Town will
abate fifteen Shillings and Nine Pence of mr John Cragins Rates
which he was assessed the year past for his Son Francis Cragins Poll
by Reason of the Said Francis Cragins being in his Majestys Service
the Last Summer and it passed in the Negative and then the
Meeting was Dismised |
| January ye 23 1764 To an order to Lieut Billing for two Pounds Nine Shillings and ten pence half penny it Being for his Service in Building a pound |
2 : 9 : 10½ |
| at the Same time an order to mr Joseph Robbins for two pounds Eleven Shillings and ten pence half penny it Being for his work at the pound | 2 :11 : 10½ |
| at the Same time an order to mr Josiah Piper for two pounds Six Shillings and Six pence it Being for his work at the pound | 2 : 6 : 6 |
| at the Same time an order to mr John Cragin for two pounds Eight Shillings and Eight Pence it Being for his work at the pound | 2 : 8 : 8 |
| at the Same time an order to mr John Heald for one pound Seventeen Shillings and Nine Pence it Being for money which he paid for Supporting a french Child at Concord | 1 : 17 : 9 |
| at the Same time an order to mr John Cragin Jun for one pound it Being for his Service in Keeping School in Deacon Brooks Squadron | 1 : 0 : 0 |
