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Ai a legal meeting of tJie voters of the Town of 
 Dudley /ioldcn November St/i, i8g2^ the following vote was 
 passed: — Voted, That the old records be printed and 
 the town accept of Samuel AI. Conant's proposition, he 
 to have them printed and the town to have two copies 
 free of cost. 
 
 A true copy from the records. 
 
 Attest, LEMUEL HE ALT, 
 
 Town Clerk. 
 
TOWN RECORDS 
 
 OF 
 
 / 
 
 DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, 
 
 1732-17=^4. 
 
 PAWTUCKET, K. I, 
 
 THE ADAM SUTCLIFFE CO. 
 
 1S93. 
 
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28711 
 
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 The Gift of Paul Dudley Esq^ to 
 
 the town of Dudley 
 Roxhury the 17^^ of Novem^' ^73^- 
 
Dudley was incorporated June i'* 1732. 
 
 The Congregational Church was formed 1732. 
 
 M"" Isaac Richardson was called to the Ministry 1732, but was 
 
 not ordained. 
 Rev'' Pearly Howe was ordained i735' 
 Congregational Meeting House erected 1734. 
 The first school in Dudley kept 1739. 
 Rev^ M' Howe was dismissed 1743. 
 Rev^ Charles Gleason ordained Oct' 1744. 
 Rev^ Charles Gleason died Mny 1 7^,0. 
 
 Rev'' Joshua Johnson installed 1790- P"^ J- Johnson. 
 
 Rev. Joshua Johnson dismissed 1796. 
 Rev. Abiel Williams Ordained June 12, 1799. P'' A. 
 
 Williams. 
 Rev. Abiel Williams dismissed March 16, 1S31. 
 Rev. James H. Francis Ordained August 24, 1831. P' J. 
 
 H. Francis. 
 
Dudley Town Records. 
 
 An act for making a new Town in the Countey of Worces- 
 ter called by the name of Dudly. 
 
 Whearas theire are maney Inhabetance alredey settled on a 
 Tract of Land lying betwen the Towns of Woodstock and 
 Oxford in the County of Worcester who together with others 
 on the southwest part of Oxford and ' very remot from aney 
 Place of the Publick worsliip of God are very convenuenth' 
 Scituated for a Township and have petitioned this Court to 
 be erected into a seprate Township accordingly 
 
 Be it enacted by his Exellency the Govener Counsel and 
 Representres in General Court assembled and by the authority 
 of the same that all the Lands lying within the Bounds follow- 
 ing viz : The Coloney or Patent Line and the Township ot 
 Woodstock on the South the Grant made to Medfield on 
 the west the Land of Mr Pumpillions on the north unto the 
 Farm belonging to Paul Dudly Esqr and by the same partly 
 on the east untill it coms to Stoney River and by said River to 
 the Brook Coming out of Chabunagungamaug Pond and oute 
 of said Pond to the Collony or Patent Line be and hearby 
 are Constituted into a Destint and Seprat Township by the 
 name of Dudly and that the Inliabetence of the said Township 
 
Dudley Town Records, 1732- 
 
 be vested with the Powers Privelegs Imunities that the Inhab- 
 etence of any Town of this Province by law are or ought to be 
 -vested with 
 
 Provided and be it further enacted that nothing in this act 
 contained shall excuse or free aney of the Lands or Inhabitants 
 that have been taxed by the Town of Oxford according to the 
 order of this Court from paying all Past Dues but that they 
 and their Lands be Subjected to pay theire Town Countey 
 and Minesteriall Rates and Taxes in the same maner as they 
 would have been if this act had nevr been made 
 
 Passed by the Representves and in Council and Consented 
 to by the Govenour 
 
 Copy Examined J Willard Secry 
 
 This is a true Copey of this act John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 Li the Hous of Representatives Jun i. 1732) Ordred that 
 Joseph Edmunds one of the prinsabel inhabetence of the Town 
 of Dudley in the Countey of Worescster be directed and im- 
 poured to notefie and summon the inhabetence of said Town ot 
 Dudley qualefied for voters to asembel and meet togather 
 somtim in the month of Jun Curent for the choosing of town 
 Ofesers to stand until the next anuell Eleion according to Law 
 aney Law usage or custom to the contrarey notwithstanding :) 
 Sent up for concurence) J Qiiincey Speaker. 
 
 In Counsel June i : 1732 Read and Consented to 
 
 J Willard Secry 
 
 June the i 1732 Consented to J Belcher 
 
 True Copey Exemened 
 
 J Willard Secry 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetince of Dudly for the Choys of 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ -^73-- 
 
 Town ofesers at the hous of Willoni Carters in said Town 
 on Jun the 20 1732 
 
 Chosen moderater Joseph Edmunds then the meeting 
 opned and 
 
 1 vots bronght in for select men first chosen Joseph 
 Edmunds the second James Corbin sen the third Ebenezer Ed- 
 munds the fonrth Georg Robson the fifth John LilHe 
 
 2 votes brought in for Town Clerk Chosen John Lillie 
 
 3 votes brought in for a Constabel Chosen to that ofes 
 Joseph Putney 
 
 4 votes brought in for Survyors of higwayes Chosen for 
 the sam Samuell Neuell and Willom Carter 
 
 5 vots brought in for i'crice \ eirs Chosen Joshua Hele 
 and Clement Corbin 
 
 6 vots brought in for tythen men Chosen for same benji- 
 main Conont and Jonathan Neuell 
 
 7 votes brought in for Hogreves Chosen for the sam 
 David Sandrick and Joseph Wakfeild 
 
 8 vots brought in for feild drivers Chosen for the same 
 James Corbin Jun and Ebenezer Bacon 
 
 9 vots brought in for a Town Treasuer Chosen for the 
 sam Jonathan Neuell ) all these sevearall ofesers took the 
 severall othes belonging to them by the Select men and Town 
 Clerk) 
 
 Mod rater 
 Seleift men 
 
 Town Clerk 
 Constabel 
 
 Survyors of 
 Higwayes 
 
 Fense veirs 
 Tythiu men 
 
 Hogreves 
 
 feild drivers 
 
 Town Tresuer 
 
 Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudly a warant for.a 
 
 T^ 1, T N 1 1 . , . Town mealing 
 
 Greeting Dudly Jun the 22 1732) you are hearby required in 
 his majestes nam to warn the severall inhabetence of this Town 
 to meet at the Hous of William Carters in said Town at 12 of 
 the clock the 29 of this instant Jun then and thare to see 
 whether the Town will consider of hiring a minester for a year 
 to preach the Gospel to them and which way to pay him and 
 to see for a plase to meet at and whare to bord the minester or 
 aney other thing that the Town shall think nedful to act on on 
 
Dtidley Town Records^ I73-' 
 
 said day and to make your return of it to the Seeled men by 
 order of the Select men 
 
 John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 A Town 
 
 June the 39 1732 At a meeting in Dudly at the hous of 
 Willom Carters in said Town at I3 of the clock Chosen 
 modrater for the same James Corbin sen : 
 I voted to hire a minester for a year 
 meeting to 3 voted to raise the money to pay the minester upon Polls 
 a minster .^j-^} Improved Lands ;ind Stock 
 
 3 voted that Willom Carters hous be the hous for to meet 
 in to hear the Gospel preached in 
 
 4 voted that the Select men shall provid the minester for 
 this Town 
 
 5 voted that the Select men shuld provid the plase to bord 
 the minester at 
 
 6 voted that Jonathan Neuell be the man to set the psalm 
 at the Publick Worship 
 
 voted that Joseph Peper be the man to reed the psalm 
 voted that Willam Carters barn yard be the pound for 
 
 this present year 
 
 voted that Willam Carter be tlie pound keeper provided 
 
 the Select men do provid him a lock 
 
 A wareut for a Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley 
 
 Town meeting .... 
 
 Greting you are hearby Required in his majstes nam to 
 
 warn the sevoral Inhabetence of this Town to meet at the hous 
 of Joseph Peppers in said Town on the 1 1 day of this Instant 
 September at 12 of the Clock then and their to see whether 
 the Town will send a man or men to their honours Judg 
 Dudley and Colnel Dudly Esq'' and to Colnel Fich to see 
 whether their honours will do aney thing to wards our settling 
 of a minester and building of a meeting hous and to see 
 
Dudley ToivJi Records^ 1732' 
 
 whether the Town will consider of another plase to meet in on 
 the Sabath for the tim to com and if Mr. Robson dos Refuse 
 to sarve as one of our select men to chuse another and aney 
 other thing that the Town shall think nedfull to be acted one 
 on said day and to mak your return of it to the select men by 
 order of the select men Dudley September the 4: 1732 
 
 John Lille Town Clerk 
 
 MetiuE 
 
 iVt a meetinsT in Dudley at the hous of Joseph Peppers in The Town 
 said Town at 1 2 of the Clock 
 
 Chosen modj-ater for the sam Joseph Edmunds 
 
 1 voted to send 2 men to their honours namly Judg Dudly 
 and Colnel Dudley Esq' and Colnel Fich to see whether those 
 Gentelmen will do aney thing towards our settling of a 
 minester and bulding of a meating hous 
 
 2 voted that Joseph Edmunds and George Rolison be the 
 men to treat with thos Gentelmen for the Town in this afaire 
 
 3 voted that Samuell Neuells hous be the hous to meet in 
 on the Sabath when it is removed from Willam Carters 
 
 4 voted that our Town meetings be warned for tim to Com 
 by setting up a notefication on our publick meeting hous 
 
 Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley a warent for a 
 
 rs ^- 1 1 T> • 1 • 1 • • \ 4. Towu meeting 
 
 Greetnig you are hearby Requu'ed m his majestes nam to 
 warn the sevoral inhabetence of this town to meet at the house 
 of Samuell Neuells in said Town on the sixth day of Novem- 
 ber at teen of the Clock then and their to see whether the Town 
 will raise money to Defray the several Charges arising in the 
 Town and to see whether the Town will send a man to get 
 our nonresidant Lands Taxt at the General Court or aney 
 other thing that the Town shall think nesesarey to be acted on 
 •i 
 
10 
 
 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1732- 
 
 one said day and to mak your Retin^n of it to the select men by 
 order of the select men Dudley October the 28 : 1732 
 
 John Lillic Town Clerk 
 
 modrater 
 
 the Town 
 meating 
 
 November the 6 1732 at a meeting in Dudley at the hous 
 
 of Samuell Neuells at teen of the clock 
 
 Chosen modrater for the same Joseph Edmunds 
 
 I voted that theire shovdd be twentey pounds money * * 
 
 by the select men to defray the several Charges arising 
 
 in * * * town 
 
 A wareut for a 
 
 Dudley November y* 23 1732 
 Town meeting ^'^^ Inhabetence of said Town are warned and required 
 hearby to meet and asembel themselves togather at the dwell- 
 ing hovis of Willam Carters in said Town wensday the 27 of 
 November Instant at eight of the clock in the morning then 
 and there to see wdiether they will act upon the following 
 articles 
 
 ( 1 ) whether thay will reseve what the Honorabel Paull 
 Dudley and Willom Dudley Esq' have ofered to the Town 
 
 (2) to see whether the Town w'ill chuse a plase to set the 
 meeting house on 
 
 (3) to see whether the Towai will prosed in calling a Gospel 
 minester and to see what settlement thay will Give him 
 
 (4) to see wdnetherthe Town will send a man down to the 
 Grat and Genearal Court to get their Land Taxed 
 
 by order of the select men John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 November the 29 1732 there was a meeting of the 
 
 Inhabet of Dudley Regurley asembled at the hous of Willam 
 Carters in said Town on wensday at eight of the clock 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1732- li 
 
 Chosen modrater for the present meeting Joseph Eihnnnds modrater 
 
 1 voted to chusc a plase to sect the niceting- hous on a Town meet- 
 
 '■ " nig for the 
 
 2 voted that the Town excptcd (jf the Gentehnens ofcr to choysofa 
 
 ^ meetiug nous 
 
 the Town Pl'it aud a 
 
 niiuester 
 
 3 voted that the Chovs of the meeting lions phit slionld l)e 
 desitled by a major vot 
 
 4 voted that the north side of tlie Indins Land near ^Vilhlm 
 Carters Land be the plase to set the meeting honse on 
 
 5 voted that the meeting honse be set upon Willam Carters 
 Land upon the w^est end of his Land near the Indian Lantl 
 
 6 voted and Chose the Reverend Mr Isaac Richardson for 
 a Gospel minester to settel in said Town 
 
 7 voted by the Inhabetence of said Town that thay will 
 give to there minester use wen the parson above Exprest his 
 accepting of ovu" call a settelment of one hundred and tiftey 
 pounds money togather with a Lot of Land of one hundred 
 acers given by the honouralK'l Willam Dudley Esqr for that 
 use to the Town 
 
 8 voted bv the said Inhal)etence that Mr Isaac Richardson 
 accepting of there ofer according to there Choys shall have a 
 Salerey or yearly Reward for his Labor in the Gospel (viz) 
 for the first year Eightey pounds for the second Eightey five 
 pounds and so adding five pounds yearly until it rise to an 
 himdred pounds money yearly 
 
 9 voted that the select men namly Joseph Edmunds James 
 Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds Gorg Robson John Lillie togather 
 with Jonathan hobbs Benjman Conant Joseph Putney be a 
 comitey to present there vots to Mr Isaac Richardson and to 
 make there Return to the inhabetence above said 
 
 10 voted that our hall Township of Land be taxt for seven 
 years togather as wild Land at tYk^entey shillings upon one 
 hundred acers 
 
 1 1 voted that Mr Joseph Edmunds be the man to get this 
 tax upon our Lands at the Gencaral ascmbley 
 
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 Dudley Town Records^ ^732- 
 
 A warent for a 
 Town meeting 
 
 Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley 
 
 Greeting you are hearby lequired in his majestes nam to 
 warn the several inhabetence of this Town to meet at the hous 
 of Willam Carters in said Town on monday the 35 of this 
 instant Desember at eight of the Clock in the morning 
 
 (i) then and theire to see if thaire was aney thing acted 
 contrary to Law in our proseding in chusing of a minester at 
 our Last meeting that it may be rectefied 
 
 (2) to hear the act of the Court consarning our Land tax by 
 Mr Joseph Edmunds 
 
 (3) or aney other thing that shall be thought nedf ull on that 
 day consarning high wayes or runing the Lines betwen this 
 Town and the Towns adjoyneng and to make your Retiu'n 
 of it to the select men by order of the select men Dudlc}' 
 Desember 7 173^ 
 
 John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 niodrater 
 
 the Town 
 meting 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetence of Dudley Regiu-ley 
 asembled at the house of Willam Carters in said Town on 
 monday at eight of the Clock in the morning the 25 Desem- 
 ber 1732 
 
 1 Chosen modrater for the present meeting Joseph Edmunds 
 
 2 it being preposed to the Town by the modrater whether 
 aney man was disatestied with our prosedings at our Last 
 meetino" consarning our Choys of Mr Isaac Richardson and it 
 beino- preposed several times to them in the present meeting 
 by the modrater and there being no man in the present meting 
 that obgected against their Choys or Salerey or Settelment of 
 the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardson 
 
 1 voted that the select men with a commite of four men to 
 be aded to them Shall Lay ought the high wayes for this Town 
 
 2 voted that the select men namly Joseph Edmunds James 
 Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds George Robson John Lillie to- 
 father Jonathan Hobbs and Daniel Mackentier and Clement 
 
Diidley Toiv7z Reco7-ds^ 1732 ' 13 
 
 Corbin be a comite witli the select men to Lay ought the high 
 wa}'es for this Town 
 
 3 voted that James Corbin sen one of our select men witli 
 Jonathan Neuell lie the men to Run the Lines and to mak and 
 Renew the bounds betwen this Town and the Towns adjoyning 
 
 4 voted that Mr Morres shall have a hering in this Town 
 at a convenent meeting consarning his joyneng w^ith us 
 
 5 voted that the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardsons Salerey. 
 shall be continued as the money is now and to rise and fall as 
 the valeation of money shall be for time to com 
 
 To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr Captain Genarar^'hj^<j^Petit|on of 
 and Govener in Chef in and over the Prrovince of the Massa- Eduumcis 
 chustts bay the Honouorabel Councill and hous of Representa- 
 tives in Gcnarall Court asembled this i3 of Desember 1732 
 
 The Humbel Petition of Joseph Edmunds of Dudley in the 
 Countey of Worsester for and in behalf of said Town Hum- 
 bly Shueth 
 
 that tliC said Town being as yet but in its Infancy and grat 
 part of the Land theirin owned by persons liveng ought of the 
 said Town and Littel or no Improvement mad thereon and the 
 said Town being about to Buld a House for the Publick 
 Worship and settling a minester of the Gospell by which pious 
 works the Land in that Town in all probability will rise in 
 their value and be much benefited therby and the said Town 
 in a regular meeting have voted with humbel submition to 
 youer Exelencey and honours that a tax be Leveyed on all the 
 Lands in said Town after the Rate of Twentey Shillings to 
 one hundred acres for each year for Spase of five years to- 
 wards the defraying the said charges and imprauid youer 
 Petitioner to apply for 
 
 Wherefor your Petitioner humblcy prays tliat the said Town 
 
14 Dudley Town Records^ 1732- 
 
 may be impouered to Levy and Collect the said Tax or other- 
 wise as youer Excellencey and Honours shall see met 
 
 Joseph Edmimds 
 Theire is in said Township a tract of Land in the posesion 
 of the Indian Natives 
 
 The grant oi In the House of Represcntaves Desember 14"^ i7'^2 Read 
 
 this prayer _ ... i / ^ 
 
 and in answer to this Petitison ordred that the prayer thereof 
 be so far granted as that the select men or asesrs of the Town 
 of Dudley be and hearby are allowed and Impouered to Leve 
 and asess a Tax at Two pence a acer on one hundred on all 
 the Lands lying within the said Township belonging either to 
 the Resident or nonresident proprietors (the Indians Lands 
 Exepted) for the full Spase of Five years next enseweng for 
 the defeying and paying the minestearal and other charges 
 arising therin and the Constabel or Collecters of the said 
 Town are required and directed to Collect and pay in the sum 
 of said Tax accordingly Sent up for Concurence 
 
 J Qiiincy Spker 
 In Council Desember 15"' 1732 
 Read and Concurd 
 
 J Willard Secry 
 
 Consented to J Belcher 
 Copy Examined 
 
 J Willard Secry 
 
 Rates made October the 28 Rates mad and signed by the select men of 
 Dudley and one October the thirth the Lest delivered to the 
 Constabel Joseph Putney with a warent form the select men to 
 gather in the sum total of said Lest 
 
Dudley Town Recoi'ds, ^733- ^5 
 
 This is to notefie the Inhabetence of the Town of Diullev to -^ uote/'cat for 
 
 a 1 own 
 
 meet at the hous of Samuell Neuells in said Town the 5 day metiug 
 of Febuarey next at eight of the Clock in the morning persisly 
 
 (i) then and their to resev^e Mir Isaac Richai'dsons answer 
 Consarning his settling with us in the work of the minestrv 
 
 (3) to agree with him c<:)nsarninghis settling with us if he 
 acepts of our Choys 
 
 (3) and if Mr Isaac Richardson doth accepts of our Choys 
 to see whether the To\vn will find him his wood 
 
 Dudley Januarey the 33 1733 
 
 by order of the select men) John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 At a meeting of the inhabetence of Dudley Regulary 
 asembled at the hous of Samuell Neuells in said Town one 
 Monday the 5 day of Fcbuary 1732-3 at eight of the clock in 
 the morn 
 
 Chosen modrater for the presesent meating James Corbin Modrater 
 
 I voted that the Reverend Mir Richardson shall have a the Town 
 month Longer befor he doth give his answer to the Town 
 
 3 voted that Clement Corbin shall be the man to go to the 
 Honourabel Willam Dudley to see about our Deed of the 
 minester Lot 
 
 3 voted that Mir Morres and Mir Child and Mir Bugl)e 
 shall have a hering at our next meeting consarning their 
 joyning with us 
 
 These may Certifye that being desired by Mir Joseph Ed- ^^J^qfcm'to^ 
 munds to signitie what I was willing to do towards the Buld- tiie Town of 
 ing a meeting hous and settling a minester att Dudley in the 
 Countey of Worsester Do therefore by these presents mak 
 known that I shall make over Convey and Dispose of a cer- 
 tain lott of Land containing one hundred accrs of land att the 
 least lying eastward of Willam Carters in the said Town to the 
 
i6 
 
 Dudley Toivn Records^ J733- 
 
 minestry or minister as the Town shall order and shall give 
 and grant the forfeiture of a Bond for the upholding and con- 
 stantly keeping in good order a Grist mill in said Town 
 amounting to one hundred pounds from Jonathan Bugbe of 
 Woodstock for and towards the Building a meeting house and 
 my lands lying in said Town to be subgect to all legall taxes 
 layed thereon provided the meeting hous be erected on or near 
 the land the Indians now Deuell on as witness my hand 
 this 15* November 1733 
 
 W™ Dudley 
 
 The gift of 
 
 Paul Dudley 
 
 Esqr to the 
 
 Town of 
 
 Dudley 
 
 I also promise to pay all such legal taxes as shall be laied 
 on mv lands lying in the Town of Dudley in preportion with 
 others and further as sown as the meeting hous frame is up 
 and in closed I promise to pay and advaince teen poimds 
 money for that use and if there be aney pine trees in my lands 
 thereabouts the Comite are wellcom to have them and take 
 aney for that use for the meeting hous as wittnes my hand 
 
 17 November 1732 
 
 Paul Dudley 
 
 Dudley February y* 12 1733 
 
 A uoteficatiou The luhabeteiice of said Town are hcarby notefied and re- 
 
 Towu meeting quired to meet at the Dwelling hous of Samuell Neuells in 
 
 said Town the 36 day of February Instant at one of the Clock 
 
 afternoon Then and their to see whether thay will act upon 
 
 the following articels viz : 
 
 (i) to Recave the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardsons answer 
 to said Town and in case his answer be to settle in said Town 
 according to their vots to agre with him about his sallery and 
 setelment 
 
 (2) and in case Mir Ricluuxlsons answer be in the atlarmitive 
 viz to setlele in said Town to see whether the Town will 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1733- ^7 
 
 give him his wood Cut and Carted to his house yearly to- 
 gather with what thay have sigenified that thay will give for 
 his yearly sallery 
 
 (3) and in case Mir Richardsons answer be in the affermative 
 viz : to settle in said Town to see whether the Town will 
 prosed to grant money to Defrey the Charges of the Ordaina- 
 tion and to perfix the Day therfor 
 
 by order of the select men John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 Dudle}- Febuarey the 26 1732-3 at a meeting of the Inhabe- 
 tence of the Town of Dudly Reguraly asembled at the Dwel- 
 ling hous of Samuell Nuells in said Town 
 
 Chosen modrater for the same Mir Joseph Edmunds 
 
 1 voted by the said Inhabetence to give the Reverend Mir 
 Isaac Richardson twentey five Cords of wood Cut and Carted 
 to his house yearly togather with what thay have sigenefied 
 thay will gi\e him for his yearly sallerey 
 
 2 voted that the first wensday in June next ensewing be 
 the day for the Ordai nation of the Reverend Mir Isaac Rich- 
 ardson to the work of the minestrey in Dudley 
 
 upon further considration at the present meeting 
 
 3 voted that the Ordnation of the Reverend Mir Isaac 
 Richardson to the minestearall ofes in said Town be Refered 
 to the Last Wensday in Agust next ensewing 
 
 4 voted by said inhabetence that twentey five pounds be 
 Raised upon the said inhabetence by the select men to defray 
 the Charges of the Ordaination of the reverend mir Isaac 
 Richardson 
 
 5 voted that the select men (viz) Joseph Edmunds James 
 Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds Gorg Robson John Lillie be a 
 commite to agree with mir Richardson about his salerey and 
 setelment 
 
 6 voted that Joshue Heleys hous be the hous to have the 
 Ordainaition in and mir Joseph Edmunds hous to be the hous 
 
1 8 Dudley Totvn Records^ ^733- 
 
 to provid for the minesters and mesheners which Com to atend 
 upon the ordanaitoon 
 
 7 voted that the reverend Mir Fisk of Killingly y^ Rever"* 
 Mr Thair of Roxbury the reve*^ mir Willams of Ponifret the 
 
 • Revd m'' Jackson of Woborn the Revd mr Cambell of Oxford 
 the Revd mr Throop of Woodstock the Revd mr Cabbot of 
 Thomson the Revd mr Printec of Hassanamissco ware Chosen 
 by the Town to asist at the ordainaition of the Revernd mir 
 Isaac Richardson 
 
 8 voted and Chose for to be a Commite to provide for the 
 ordaination of the Reverend mr Isaac Richardson James 
 Corbin Jonathan Hobbs Jonathan Neuell Samuell Neuell 
 Clement Corbin Joshua Heley John Lillie 
 
 A warnt for a Dudly March y* 1 2 1 733 Worsester ss to the Constable 
 Joseph Putny of the town of Dudly greeting you are hearby 
 required in his majesties name to warn the severel inhabetence 
 of west part said town to meet and asemble themselves at the 
 dwelling house of William Carters in sd town on tusday the 
 20 day of March instent at eight of the clok in the morning i 
 then and there to chues town ofisers for this present year 2 to 
 see wether or no the town will grant mr Morrises request namly 
 to move the meeting house place to the * * of the south part 
 of the indian hill 
 
 3 to se wether the town wnll agree that there anewell town 
 town meeting shall be on the first Monday in March for the 
 time to come without any other warning 4 to se wether the 
 town will pass an act to prevent peoples taking in cattel into 
 the town 
 
 5 to se which of the two days which the town bass all redy 
 picht upon for the ordination of the reverend m"" Isaac rich- 
 ardson shall be the day for the ordination it being in contro- 
 versie namly whether the first wensday in June or the Last 
 wensday in August 
 
 6 to se wether the town will impowr the select men to give 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^733- 19 
 
 the revernd m' lichardson a deed of the Lot of Land according 
 to the town vote by order of the select men 
 
 John Lillie town dark 
 Samiel Newell warned the east end of said town to this 
 present meeting by order of the select men 
 
 Dudly March ye 30 our anewell town meeting asembled our aneweii 
 
 , /--i-iT.,,. "" town meeting 
 
 at the hous 01 VV ilham carters 
 
 moderator chosen for the sd meeting m'' James Corbin ^'enior 
 i) voted sleet man Joseph Edmunds 3 Ebenezer Edmunds 
 
 3 Benja Conant 4 Richard kider 5 Joshua healy 
 
 2) voted Benj* Conant town dark for the 3'ear insuing 
 
 3) voted that there shall be two constables in sd town 
 
 4) voted that John ruewe shall be one constable for this 
 year and david Southwick the other constabel for the year in- 
 suing 
 
 5 voted Samuel newell and william Carter be survaers for 
 the hiways for the year insuing 
 
 6 voted that the select men tak care for the Laying out rods 
 
 7 voted that John rich and Daniel Coffin be tiething men 
 for the year insuing 
 
 8 voted that Joseph pepper and James corbin be survaers 
 of i'encs for the year insuing 
 
 9 voted that Jonathan newell be town trasurier for the 
 year insuing 
 
 10 voted that Benja davis and paul rich be hoge reaves for 
 the year insuing 
 
 1 1 voted that clement corbin thomos chenee and nathan 
 denis be hayward or fieldrivers for the year insuing 
 
 12 voted that our anewell town meeting be the first monday 
 in march for the time to come without any further warning 
 
 13 voted that if any person shall tak in cattle except they 
 hire them shall pay ten Shielings peir head 
 
 14 voted that the first wensday in June next be the dav for 
 the ordaination of the reverend mr Isaac richardson 
 
20 Dudley Town Records^ 1733' 
 
 15 voted that the eighteeneth day of AjDril next be the day 
 for our privit fast in this phice 
 
 16 voted that Benja conant shall go down to the honourable 
 curnul dudly for other security for the Lot of Land your self 
 gave to the town and the town voted to the minister 
 
 Thes several ofisers have taken ther oaths relating to there 
 ofice by the town dark for the present year by order of the 
 select men Beni'"' Conant Town Clark 
 
 Dudly April 16 1733 Worsester ss 
 wanit for a To coustable John ruewe greeting you are hearb\' required 
 
 town meeting ... .. ri-i i-ii 
 
 ni his majestis name lorthwith to warn the several inhab- 
 etance of the town of dudly on the east side of the Crok 
 that runs by putneys doun by philip newels to meet at the 
 house of Samuel newels in sd town on monday 23 of April 
 instent at two of the clock in the after noone then and there to 
 se weather they will act upon the following artecells 
 
 as I ) to se what the town will Levey the tax upon to defray 
 the charge of the ordaination 
 
 2) to se what the town will Leavey ye resedue of the hun- 
 dred and fifty pounds upon for the setelment of there minister 
 beside what the Land tax will produce and make your return 
 to the select men by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town dark 
 
 the above writen warent to constable david Southwick greet- 
 ing to warn the inhabetance on the west side of sd Crook in 
 sd town 
 
 town meeting D April 23 1733 'it a meeting of the inbabetance of the 
 town of Dudly I'egulerly asembled at the dewelling house of 
 Samuel newells at 2 of the clock in the afternoon 
 
 I ) voted and chose mr Joseph Edmunds moderater for the 
 sd meetng 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records^ 1733' 
 
 2) voted that if the honoiirble curnul dudly give the town that 
 hundred pounds his honour signefid he would concarning tlie 
 mill that the reverend mr Isaac richardson shall have it and 
 in case the hvmdred pound fail he shall have fifty pund by the 
 30 of november next and fifty pound the next year and fifty 
 pound the next 
 
 3) voted that simon chamberlin and benja" davis with old 
 mr corbin chosen before to run the Line round our township 
 
 4) voted that the charg of the ordaination of the reverend 
 mr Isaac richardson be defrayed by a rate 
 
 Dudly April 33 i733' ^t a meeting of the chruch reguler- 
 ly conved at the house of Joseph putnys on sd day 
 
 1 ) voted and chose mr Jonathan hobs moderrater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted and chose Benja" conant dark for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted and chose the reverend mr Isaac richardson to be 
 our minester in the gospel in sd town 
 
 4) voted that the day for ordaination of the revarend nii 
 Isaac richardson be on the first wensday in June next 
 
 5 voted and chose Joseph putny Joseph Sebin and Banja" 
 conant be the persons to present the chruchs vote to the 
 reverend mr Isaac richardson which vots of the chruch being 
 imeadeitly presented to the town to se weather the town 
 would comply with the chruchs vote for the ordaination wdiich 
 accordingly they votd & concurd with the vote of the chroch 
 that the first wensday in June next be the day for the ordaina- 
 tion of the reverend mr Isaac richardson 
 
 Dudly may the 15 1733 
 
 Worcester ss to the constabls John ruewe and david a wamt for a 
 
 o 1 • 1 • 11 • 1 • 1 • • • town meeting 
 
 bouthwick greetmg you are hearby requu-ed m his majestis 
 name forthwith to warn the several inhabitence of the town of 
 
22 Dudley T'oivn Records^ 1733 • 
 
 dudly in each of your wards to meet and asemble themselves 
 at the dwelling hous of Samuel newels in sd town on 
 tuesday 22 day of may instent at twelve a clock 
 
 i) then and there to se weather the town can make things 
 eassy concerning the ordaination sence there is so much un- 
 easyness about it 
 
 2) to se weather we shall meet at the same hous on the 
 Sabbath we now meet at or weather they will make choice of 
 some other if it may be obtaind 
 
 3) or any other thing the town shall se cause to act upon on 
 the same day and make your return to the select men by order 
 of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town dark 
 
 Dudly may 22 1733 
 town meeting jj(- ^ meeting of the inhabitenceof the town of dudly reguler- 
 ly asembled at the house of Samuel newells in sd town at 12 
 a clock 
 
 i) voted and choose m^ Ebenezer Edmunds moderrater for 
 the present meeting 
 
 2) to se to mak things eassy concerning ordaination wher- 
 upon the church & town all agreed to stand by the vote that 
 was past for the ordaination of the revernd mr Isaac richardson 
 to be on the Last wensday in August next insueing 
 
 3) voted to meet at the hous of william carters on the 
 sabbath after two sabbaths from this time 
 
 4 voted and chose mr James corbin senier and mr Ebe- 
 nezer Edmunds to carry the town vots to curnul John chandler 
 Sqier to have his advice upon them 
 
 warnt for a t-\ n • w ._ 
 
 townmeeting Dudlyjunei5 1 733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John ruewe and david 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required in his majestis 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1733' 2 J 
 
 name forthwith to warn the several inhabitance of the town of 
 dudly in your wards to meet and asemble themselves at the 
 dwelling house of william carters in sd town at 2 of the clock 
 in the after hoone on the 23 day of June instent 
 
 then and thei-e to receive judg chandlers advice concerning 
 the manigment of our offiers as to placeing our meeting house 
 and calling a minester 
 
 and make your return by order of select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 Dudly June 23-1733 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudly asembled towu meeting 
 at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd town at 2 a clock 
 after noone 
 
 I ) voted and chose m'' Ebenezer Edmunds moderater for 
 the sd meeting 
 
 then and there heard judg chandlers advice on our afRers 
 presented to the town by the hands of mr James corbin and 
 mr Ebenezer Edmunds as a comite sent to his honour on 
 that purpos 
 
 Dudley July 31 1733 
 
 to the constables John ruewe and David Southwick greeting a warnet for a 
 
 you are hearby required forthwith to warn the several inhabi- 
 tence in the towni of Dudley in each of your wards to meet and 
 asemble themselves at the dwelling house of William carturs 
 in said town on tuesday the 7 day of August next at one a 
 clock after noone then and there to se if the town will act 
 upon the following articeles 
 
 I ) that wereas it hath been divers debated in town meetings 
 concerning the ordaination of m"" Isaac richardson whome we 
 have chosen to be our minester in the gospel and wereas there 
 still seems to be some persons which think that the town have 
 
24 ' Dudley Tozvn Reco7'ds^ 1733- 
 
 not proceeded regulely in the choice of there minister alltho it 
 was done with the unanimos consent of the inhabitance of sd 
 town as apears from the town record therfore the inhabitence 
 of sd town are hearby warned and requested to either ratify 
 and confirm there call and Settlement to m'' Isaac richardson 
 or to call in the assistence of a counsel to hear and determin 
 all diffirenses that have or may probibly arise concerning the 
 same or the advice of the neighbouring minesters as privit 
 gentlmen and not only as advisers but as judgs of the same 
 and if the town desirs m'' richardson to Leave them to propose 
 some honorable terms to him to preserve the honour and credit 
 of this town as well as the honour and credet of the person 
 whome we have chosen 
 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 Dudley August 7 1733 
 towu meeting .^j- ,^ meeting of the inhabitence of the town of dudley 
 asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd town 
 on tuesday the 7 day of August at one a clock after noone 
 
 chosen moderator for sed meeting m'' Joseph Edmunds 
 
 Dudley Augst 16 1733 
 vvariitfora Worscster ss to the constables John rucwe antl david 
 
 meeting "^ 
 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby reqiiird in his majestis 
 name forthwith to warn the several inhabitance in the town of 
 dudley in each of your wards to meet at the house of william 
 carturs in sd town on thirsday the 33 day of August instent at 
 2 a clock afternoone 
 
 i) then and there to hear whate m"" richardson has to say 
 to the town 
 
 2) to se what honourabe terms the town will propose to 
 m' richardson for there futtuer honour & credit 
 
Dudley Towri Records^ 1733- 2j 
 
 3) to give nottis to every one that has any thing dne from 
 the town to bring in there account 
 
 4) and in case m'' richardson Leavs lis to se if the town 
 will proseed in some method to maintain preaching for the 
 futuer 
 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 Dudley August 23 1733 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley asembled 'o^^" meeting 
 at the dwelling house of william carters in sd town at 2 a 
 clock after noone 
 
 I voted and chose m'' Ebenezer Edmunds moderator for ye 
 sd meeting 
 
 3 voted in answer to mr richardsons request Signeliing he 
 was no ways obliged to the town as to his seteling with them 
 
 3 voted that the town will maintain preaching for the 
 futuer 
 
 Dudley August 27 1733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John ruewe and david wamt for a 
 
 o • . . meeting 
 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthwith to- 
 warn the severale inhabitance in ye town of dudly in your 
 ward to meet and asemble themselves at the dwelling house of 
 william carters in sd town on tuesday the 4 day of September 
 next at 12 a clock 
 
 1 then and there to se if the town will send some person 
 to procure a minister 
 
 2 to se how much money the town will grant to defray the 
 charg of preaching and other nesisery chargs 
 
 3 to se weather the town will use the Land tax to defray 
 the above mentioned chargs or weather they will raise it upon 
 poles stocks and improvements 
 
 4 
 
26 
 
 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1733' 
 
 4 to se if the town will send a person or persons to the 
 honourble judge dudleys to se what incourigment there honours 
 will give us towards our building a meting house and make 
 your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 A town 
 meeting 
 
 Dudley September y^ 4 1 733 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley 
 regulerl}^ asembled at the dwelling house of william carters in 
 sd town at 1 2 a clock 
 
 1 voted and chose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for the 
 sd meeting 
 
 2 voted and chose captain Ebenezer Edmunds to se to 
 procure a minister to preach the gospel to us and Likewise to 
 go to the honourable judg dudleys to se whate incourigment 
 there honours will give us towards our building a meeting house 
 
 3 voted that sixty pounds money shall be raised upon the 
 inhabitance of sd town to pay w'hat the town is now^ in dept 
 and to defray the charg of preaching and other nesesary chargs 
 from this time till march next instieingf 
 
 Dudley October 16 1733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John Reuwe and David 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance in each of your wards in the town 
 of dudley to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on tuesday the 23 of October instent at 1 2 a clock 
 
 1 then and the to se if the town will petition for the heither 
 part of Woodstock to be set of to us to inlarge our town 
 
 2 and also to notefye the inhabitance of sd town to bring 
 in the invice of ther ratible estats on sd day to the select men 
 and also to bring in the account of what quantity of Land they 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1733- ^y 
 
 have in order for the Land tax ' and make your return by 
 order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 Dudley October 23 1733 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley town meeting 
 regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on tusday 33 of October 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Joseph pepper moderater for ye sd 
 meeting 
 
 2 voted against petitioning for the heither part of wood- 
 stock by a great majority 
 
 Dudley november 10 i733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John ruewe and david 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of dudley in each ot 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling hous of william carturs in 
 sd town on friday 16 of november instent at 9 a clock in the 
 morning then and there to se if the town will act upon the 
 following articles 
 
 1 to se if the town will proceed in building a meeting 
 house and what method they will proceed in and if the town 
 see cause to go on with the work to chuse a commitee to take 
 car of the same 
 
 2 to se if the town will chuse a committee to provid a 
 minester for us from this time till march next insueing 
 
 3 to se what place the town will agree to meet at upon the 
 Sabbath and make yovu' return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
28 Dudley Town Records^ 1733' 
 
 Dudley noveiiiber i6 1733 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley 
 regulerly asemblcd at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on friday the 16 of november instent 
 
 I voted and chose m"" Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3 voted and chose m"' Joseph pepper m' John Lilley and 
 m"" Benja newell to be a commitee to provid us preaching from 
 time to time as the town stands in need from this time till 
 march next insueing 
 
 3 voted that m' Joseph Scotts house be the place to meet 
 at upon the Sabbath 
 
 Dudley november 23 1733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John ruewe and David 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance in the tov/n of dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs 
 in sd town on friday ye 30 day of november instent at ten a 
 clock in the morning then and there to se if the town will act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 to give m' moris a hearing concerning his joyning with 
 us in building a meeting house 
 
 2 to establish a plot for our meeting house 
 
 3 to proseed in building a meeting house and to agree 
 what bigness for the house and what method they will proseed 
 in and also to chuse a commitee to manige that afare and make 
 your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley 
 regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on friday ye 30 day of november instent 
 
Dudley Town Records^ i733' 2g 
 
 1 voted and chose m"" Joseph pepper moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2 voted not to oblige m"" moris in seting our meeting house 
 on the south end of the indian hill on the highest part of it 
 
 3 voted that our meeting house shall stand in the senter of 
 our town and if the senter falls in a place not convenient by 
 reason of brook and swamp then it shall stand in the nearest 
 convenient place by a great majority 
 
 Dudley desember 12 1733 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John reuwe and david 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthw^ith to 
 ward the several inhabitance in the town of dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs 
 in sd town on thirsday ye 3oth day of desember instent at 12 a 
 clock then and there to se if the town will act upon the fol- 
 lowing articles 
 
 1 to reconsider the vote that was past the last town meeting 
 concerning the placeing our meeting house and to pich on 
 some other place if not to chus a commitee to measiu'e the 
 town and to find the senter for us 
 
 2 to se if the town will establish the highway laid out from 
 m'' georg robisons over the french river were the brig is raised 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant tow'n clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley towu meeting 
 regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on thirsday ye 20 day of desember 1733 
 
 1 voted and chose m' georg robison moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2 voted that the town reconsidered the vote that w^as past 
 
$0 Dudley Toxvn Records^ iyjJ-4. 
 
 at our last towii meeting for the placeing our meeting house in 
 the senter of our town 
 
 3 voted by a great majority that our meeting house shall 
 stand upon the south part of william carturs land near the 
 Indian line just at the east of the paths that one gose from 
 william carturs to Samael newells and the other croses the 
 hill over to the Indians by the timber that was drawd for m'' 
 Isaac richardsons house were the timber now lise david 
 
 Southwick Joseph Sabin Elisha Sabin Simon chamberlian 
 william cartur these persons hear named now enter there 
 desent ag-ainst this last vote 
 
 Dudley janewary 32 i733~"4 
 
 Worsester ss to the constables John reuwe and david 
 Southwick greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs 
 in sd town on wensday the 30 day of janauary instent at eight 
 of the clock in the morning then and there to se if the town 
 will act upon the following articles 
 
 1 for the town to reconsider that vote that was past last 
 about placeing our meeting house 
 
 2 then for the town to proseed to place the meeting house 
 on the top of that hill that Joshua pegin fencet part 
 
 3 then for the town to receive m'' morris upon his one 
 proposuls if the town sees cause 
 
 4 to se if the town will now proceed to build a meeting 
 house and what bigness and what method to go on in and to 
 chuse a commitee to take care of ye same and make your 
 return l^y order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley 
 regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records^ 1733-4' 3^ 
 
 sd town on wensday the 30 day of jcnauary i733"4 
 
 I voted and chose nV james corbin Senier moderate!" for 
 sd meeting 
 
 3 voted that if these honourable gentlemen namly judge 
 dudley and curnul dudley will procur us land at a reasonable 
 rate for to set our meeting house on in Joshua pegins old field 
 were there is a small walnut tree marked with a heep of stons 
 a little to ye est of it and land convenient for a burying place 
 and a traning field by the same then our last vote is for the 
 placeing our meeting house is reconsidered but if we cant 
 obtain the land as we expect for the aforesd uses then the vote 
 at our last meeting for setting our meeting house on william 
 carturs land is to remain as it was 
 
 3 voted that the town will proceed in building a meeting 
 house 
 
 4 voted that the town will build a meeting house five and 
 forty feet long and forty foot wide 
 
 5 voted that the town will now chuse a commitee to manig 
 the afars in building a meeting house 
 
 6 voted that the town will have five men for a commitee to 
 take care for the carrying on the work of our meeting house 
 
 7 voted that every man shall have liberty to work about 
 the house in proportion to his rate 
 
 8 voted that cap Ebenezer Edmunds m'' georg robuson 
 insign clement corbin m'' Samuel newell m'' thomus cheney be 
 a commitee to carry on the work of our meeting house 
 
 Sixty pound Rats made in november 1733 and delivered to 
 the constables signed by the select men with a warnt to each 
 of the constables John ruewe and david Southwick signed by 
 the select men for the gathering the some total in said list 
 
 the land tax for the town of dudly for the year 1733 our 
 
 land tax made in february 1733-4 signed by the select men and 
 
32 Dudley Tozun Records^ ^734- 
 
 delivered to the constables with a warnt for the gathering of 
 said the tax signed by the select men John ruewe and david 
 SoLithwick constabls 
 
 Dudley March 4 1 734 
 our anauei at a 'meeting of the inhabitance of ye town of dudlev regfu- 
 
 nieeting . -^ jo 
 
 larly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd 
 town on monday ye 4 day of march 1 734 
 
 1 voted and chose m"' James corbin senier modei'ater for 
 sd meeting 
 
 2 voted that the town will have five select-men for the 
 year insuing 
 
 3 voted m"" Joseph Edmunds the first select-man for the 
 year insuing 
 
 4 voted Benja" conant the second select-man for ye year 
 insuing 
 
 ' 5 voted Richard Kidder the third select-man for the year 
 insuing 
 
 6 voted Jonathan Newell the fourth select-man for ye year 
 insuing 
 
 7 voted clement corbin the fifth select-man for ye year 
 insuing 
 
 8 voted Benja" conant town clerk for the year insuing 
 continued « 
 
 9 voted Jonathan newell town treasurer for the year 
 insuing 
 
 10 voted philip newell constable for the weast ward foi 
 the year insuing 
 
 1 1 voted Ebenezer bacon and Benja" Chamberlin survaers 
 of highways for ye insuing year 
 
 12 voted Samuel Scott and Benja" whit howards or feild 
 drivers for ye year insuing 
 
 13 voted Ebenezer Coburn Joseph jewell Simon Cham- 
 berlin and Jonathan wakfield to be hogreavs for the year 
 insuing 
 
D7idley Totvn Records^ 1734- 33 
 
 14 voted Joseph Scott and Jonathan hobbs tything men 
 for ye year insuing 
 
 15 voted that wereas Joseph pepper was chose constable 
 for the east ward the t£)wn thought proper and reconsidered 
 that vote and voted James corbin junir to serve constal:)le for 
 the east ward for the year insuing 
 
 16 voted that no person nor persons shall take cattle into 
 our town without paving teen shillings per head 
 
 17 voted David ^^outhwick and philip Corbin Servars of 
 fence for ye year insuing 
 
 iS voted that the town accepted all the accounts and 
 granted them that was brought to this meeting by the select 
 men treasurer and constaliles 
 
 Dudley march 6 1734 
 
 Worsister Ss to the constables philip newell and James 
 Corbin jun"' greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 sd town on wensday the 13 day of march instent at nine a 
 clock in the morning then and there to act upon the following 
 articles 
 
 i) for the town to grant mony to defray the charg of 
 preaching and and other nessisery chargs for the year insuing 
 
 2) to chuse a committee to provid us preaching for the 
 year insuing and also to provid a place to board the minister at 
 
 3) to pitch upon mr william carturs house to meet at on 
 the Sabbath if it may be obtaind on reasonable terms and if 
 not his house some other 
 
 4) to alter the form of our meeting house if they se cause 
 and to set a price upon labour both of persons and teems and 
 to se if town will now go about the meeting house and to set 
 a time to raise our meeting house 
 
 * * * to chuse a commitee to agiee with pertickeler persons 
 conserning the * * * nty rod 
 
 5 
 
34 ' Dudley Town Records^ 1734' 
 
 * * * chusc a person or persons to go with m'' moris up to 
 judg Chandlers the land of the Indians which 
 
 curnul dudly gave us about for our meeting house 
 
 7) to se weather the town will receive m' morris in his 
 own proposels or part and make your return by order of the 
 select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 towu meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley regu- 
 lerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd 
 tow^n on wensday the 13 day of march 1734 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted and granted by the town one hundred and ten 
 pounds money to defray the charg of preaching and other 
 nesisery chargs for for the year insuing or as far as the money 
 will go 
 
 3) voted and chose m'' James coi^bin m'" william cartur m'' 
 benja" newell for a commitee to provid preaching for the town 
 for the year insuing and also to provid a place to board the 
 minister at 
 
 4) voted 3 pounds to m' william cartur for the use of his 
 house for the year insuing to meet at on the Sabbath and as 
 sd cartur has had the same trouble 2 years past he freely gives 
 the whole to the town which maks nine pound 
 
 5) voted that the town adds five foot to the lengeth of our 
 meeting house and to have it two and twenty foot stude 
 
 6) voted that our town inhabitance are to work about our 
 meeting house at any sort of work accept a master workman 
 for four shillings and six pence a day and find themselves 
 
 7) voted a pair of oxen and cart to work at four shillings 
 a day 2 shillings for each refering to the work of our meeting 
 house 
 
 S) voted that persons shall be at there work at eight a 
 clock in the morning 
 
Diidley Town Records^ 1734- 35 
 
 9) voted that the town will now proceed to fall and hew 
 the timber for our meeting house and after planting to draw 
 the timber togather and after haying to frame and gite it up as 
 soon as may be 
 
 10) voted that capt Edmunds m"" Joseph Scott and m"^' 
 Ebenezer bacon be a commitee to agree with such persons as 
 the county rode gos through there land concerning the same 
 
 1 1 ) voted m^ James corbin m'' Joseph Edmunds for a 
 commitee to go with m'' morris up to judge chandlers concern- 
 ing some land we hope to obtain of the Indians for our meeting 
 house and burying place and training field and also fifty acurs 
 adjoyning for a pasnaig 
 
 12) voted that the town accepted the rode laid out l)y the 
 select men from m"' goerg robusons to our proposed meeting 
 house place as it is alraedy markt 
 
 Dudley march the 12"' 1734 
 
 Laid out bv the select men a four rod road from the east end 
 of the town of Dudley to our proposed meeting house place 
 as follows beginning on m'' georg robusons land near his saw 
 mill at a whit oak tree markt on the north sid of the road by a 
 meadow from thence to a stak and heep of stons westerly from 
 the forementioned whit oak on the north sid the road from 
 thence to a stak and heep of stons from thence to a whit oak 
 tree markt from thence to whit oak markt from thence to a 
 wallnut tree a bound mark georg robusens land and Joseph 
 wakfeilds from thence on sd wakfeilds south line to a whit 
 oak stump markt south from his house from thence Runing 
 southwest by the marks as follows to a whit oak markt from 
 thence to a whit oak growing partly on a rock from thence to 
 a small whit oak markt from thence to a whit oak markt near 
 the est line of the mill lott from thence to a red oak markt on 
 the west sid of the brook in the sd mill lott from thence to a 
 whit oak markt on the est sid of the river from thence to a 
 Brie over the river called the french river at the mouth of 
 
j6 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1734' 
 
 powder horn brook from thence to a pitch pin markt on the 
 west sid of sd river from thence to a pitch pin markt near the 
 cart Road on the northly sid from thence in the cart road to a 
 whit berch markt in the edge of a swamp near Banja davises 
 seniers est Lin from thence to a whit oak markt from thence 
 to a gray oak markt on the esterly side a brook Rnning into a 
 meadow from thence to whit oak markt northly of sd davises 
 honse from thence to a stak and heep of stons near the west Lin 
 of sd Davis from thence to a Stak and heep of stons betwen 
 clement corbins house and barn from thence to a whit oak 
 markt near Sd corbins west Lin from thence to a chesnut tree 
 markt on the Lidians Land from thence to a black oak markt 
 from thence to a gray oak markt from thence to a whit oak 
 markt on fore sids near the cart road that gos from daniel 
 coburns to the Indians from thence norwest to a whit oak 
 markt from thence to a whit oak markt north from Joshua 
 pagins feild from thence to a gray oak markt from thence to a 
 pitch pin markt near collicoms wigwom from thence to a 
 popler markt on the esterly sid of the hill called Joshuas hill 
 from thence to a walnut on the top of the hill to our proposed 
 meeting house place these forementioned marks being all on 
 the north or northly sid of sd Road 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley regu- 
 lerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd 
 town on wensday the 27 day of march 1734 ' this meeting 
 
 being adjurnd from the 13 day of this instent march 
 
 i) voted that the town accepted the 4 acers of Land of the 
 Indians near the north side of there Land on the top of Joshua 
 Pagins hill for a meeting house and burying place and training 
 feild and also to perform the conditions namly to allow the 
 Indians a convinant seat or seats in our meeting house when 
 it is up 
 
 2) voted that m'' Samll Morris Sen"" shall joyn with us in 
 
Dudley T'ow?i Reco7-ds^ 1734' 37 
 
 building a meeting house and to reciev a privilidg according 
 to what charg he is at in building the same 
 
 3) voted that a notifycation set up at our meeting house 
 doore where we meet on Sabbath shall be a sufishent warning 
 for the town to come together about any thing refering to our 
 meeting: house 
 
 Dudley April 3 2 1734 
 
 this is to notify and requir the several inhabitance of the a notifycation 
 town of dudley to meet at the dwelling house of william towumeeting 
 cartm-s in sd town on thirsday ye 3 day of may next insuing 
 at one a clock after none then and there to se if the town will 
 act upon the following articls 
 
 i) to put out our meeting house frame by the great pro- 
 vided the person or persons which take it will take whate 
 labour they want of the town inhabitance acoording to the 
 town vote 
 
 3) to set a price upon slitwork and boards 
 
 3) to add to the commitee that was chose to manige the 
 afairs of our meeting house because some refus that was chose 
 
 4) for the town to agree upon some method to pay what 
 the town is now in dept because it is imediatly wanted 
 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley regu- town meeting 
 lerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd 
 town on thirsday y'' 2 day of may 1734 
 
 i) voted and chose m' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted that the town will put out our meeting house by 
 the great if the commitee that was chose to manaige that afair 
 can procure and agree with sufitient that will take It as to the 
 
j8 Dudley Toxv7i Records^ ^734' 
 
 hewing and framing part and if they cant procur men to take 
 it by the great then to hier some sufitient workman or men by 
 the day to do the work and likwise what labour they want to 
 take of the town inhabitance according to the town vote 
 
 3) voted that the town will Leave the procuring of the 
 slitwork and boards with the comitee to git the same as 
 reasonble as they can 
 
 Dudley august 14 1734 
 
 Worseseter ss to the constables philip newell and Jams 
 Corbin greeting you are hearby required forth with to 
 warn the several inhabitance in the town of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of william carturs 
 in sd town on monday ye 26 day of Augast instent at one a 
 clock after noone then and there to act upon the following 
 articles 
 
 i) to come into some meathod for mending the town high- 
 ways 
 
 2) to raise some money to pay m'' moses marcy for boards 
 and slitword which our commitee has already had of him for 
 our meeting house which amounts to 13- 18-0 
 
 3) to chuse a person or persons to go down to the honour- 
 able judg Dudley and curnul dudley Esqrs concerning the 
 money which there honours gave us incourgment of having 
 towards our meeting house and also to provide meteralse for 
 the meeting house and make your return by order of the 
 select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley reguler- 
 ly asembled at the dwelling house of william cartur in sd town 
 on monday the 26 day of August 1 734 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I734- JQ 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted that the town Leaves it with the select men to 
 proportion every mans labour towards the mending of our higli- 
 ways from time to time as we stand in need according to the 
 rates they pay towards the town chargse 
 
 3) voted that part of our Land tax shall defray the charg of 
 the Slitwork and boards which the commitee has already pro- 
 curd for our meeling house 
 
 4) voted Capt Edmunds to address the honourable judge 
 Dudley and curnul dudley Esqrs in behalf of the town con- 
 cerning the money there honours gave us incourgment of 
 haveing towds our meeting house and also ta provide meterels 
 for our meeting- house 
 
 no pound rate made in September 10 1734 and delivered 
 into the constables hands with a warntto each of the constables 
 philip newell and Jams corbin and these sd Lists and warnts 
 were signd by the select men for the gathering the some total 
 in these lists the Land taxe made in desember 1734 of 100-7-0 
 and delivered into the constables hands philijD newell and Jams 
 corbin with a warent and the List signed by the select men 
 for the gathering the some total in sd list 
 
 tion 
 
 Dudley October ye 4 1 734 
 
 Worsister ss this is to notify and and -require the several » 
 
 '- iioti 
 
 inhabitance of the town of Dudley to meet and asemble theni- fica 
 
 selves at the dwelling house of william carturs in sd town on 
 monday the 14 day of October instent at one a clock after 
 noone then and there to act upon the following articles 
 i) to prefix a time to raise our meeting house 
 2) to conclude in what method they will provid for the 
 
40 Dudley Toxvn Rccoj-ds, ^734- 
 
 raising our meeting house and also to chuse a commitee to 
 take care thereof 
 
 3) to chuse a person or persons to procure nails for the 
 inclosing our meeting house 
 
 By order of the select men Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 noti 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley 
 m^e" regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of william carturs in 
 '"8^ sd town on monday the 14 day of October 1734 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted that wensday the 23 day of October instent be the 
 day for the raising of our meeting house 
 
 3) voted that the town will come togather on tuesday the 
 22 of this instent at 7 'i clock in the morning for the levilling 
 the sills and do what thay can towards raising the house 
 
 4) voted m'' jesse horsmer m'' Joshua heally m'' william 
 Cartur for a commitee to make provision for the raising our 
 meeting house 
 
 5) voted that the charg of raising our meeting house shall 
 be defrayed by a rate 
 
 Dudley Desember 14 1734 
 
 Worsister ss this is to notify and requir the several 
 
 inhabitance of the town of Dudley to meet at the Dwelling 
 
 ficatiou house of Joscph peppers in sd town on monday ye 23 of 
 
 desember instent at ten a clock in the morning then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) for all persons to bring in their account of what they 
 have done towards our meeting house and to see what the 
 town is now in dept concerning sd meeting house 
 
 2) to raise mony to defraye the charg of our meeting 
 house By order of the select men Benja" conant town cleuk 
 
Dudley Totvn Records^ i'/J4-j. 41 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Diullcy ^^^^^^ 
 regulerly ascml:)lecl at tlie Dwelling house of Joseph peppers i"& 
 
 in sd town on monday ye 23 of Dcsember 1734 
 
 I ) voted and chose capt Ebenezer Edmunds moderate!" for 
 sd meeting 
 
 3) voted to have a rate made to defray the whole charg of 
 what the town is is now in dept refering to our meeting house 
 
 January 2 1734* ^i I'^'te made of 57 - 11 - 11 and delivertl 
 into the constables hands namly philip newell and Jams corbiir 
 with the Lists and warrents signd by the select men this rate 
 for the defraying the charg of our meeting house 
 
 ent 
 
 Dudley fabruary 4 1734^ 
 
 Worsister ss to the constables philip newell antl Jams war 
 
 corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn 
 the Saveral inhabitance in the town of Dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at the dwelling house of Joseph peppers in sd 
 town on wednsday the 12 day of fabruary instent at twelve a 
 clock then and their to act upon the following articls 
 
 i) to se weather the town will agree to call and settle a 
 minister as soone as we can conviniently out of those gentle- 
 men we have alreddy herd if not 
 
 3) to se weather the town be of a mind to hear more 
 gentlemen before we settle and if the 2 article is what is agreed 
 upon then thirdly 
 
 3) to chuse a commitee to procure the same and a place 
 for the minister to board at 
 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
42 
 
 towu 
 meet 
 iug 
 
 Dudley Toxvn Records^ iyj4-j. 
 
 at a meeting of the inliabitance ot the town of Dudley 
 regulerly asembled at the dwelling house of Jcjseph peppers 
 in Sd town on wednday the 12 day of fabruary 1734'' 
 
 i) voted and chose capt Ebenezer Edmunds moderate!" for 
 sd meeeting 
 
 2) voted that the town will call and settle a minister as 
 scone as we can conviniently out of those gentlemen we have 
 allready heard in case he axcepts of our choice 
 
 Dudley Fabruary ye 20 1 734' 
 
 Worsister ss to the constables philip newell and Jams 
 Corbin greeting you are hearby required forthwith to warn 
 the several inhabitance in the town of dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at the dwelling house of Joseph peppers in sd 
 town on monday the 3 day of march next at a clock in the 
 mornmg then and their to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers as the Law directs for the year 
 insuing 
 
 2) to establish the several highways Laid out for the towns 
 use nanily for tlie Southwest corner for the west end for the 
 norwest corner for the north side for the Southeast corner and 
 from nathan denises near a south coiirs to Joshua healys 
 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 our 
 aneuall 
 meeting 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of dudley 
 regulerly asembld at the dwelling house of Joseph peppers in 
 sd town on monday ye 3 day of march i735 
 
 1 ) voted and chose m"" Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted m" Joseph Edmonds ye first select man 
 
 3 voted Benja" conant ye 2 select man 
 
 4 voted m"" Jonathan newell ye 3 select man 
 
Dudley Towft Records^ ^735- 43 
 
 5 voted m"" clement coibin ye 4 select man 
 
 6 voted m'' Joshua heally ye 5 select man 
 
 5' voted and continued Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 8 voted m'' Joseph pepper constable for the east ed of our 
 town 
 
 9 voted m'' roger Stevens constable for the west end of 
 our town 
 
 10 voted m"" Jonathan hobbs town treasurer 
 
 11 voted m''Joseph wakfeild & m'' philip corbin survaers of 
 highway for the east End of town 
 
 12 voted m'' Benja" newell m"" Ebenezer Bacon survaers of 
 highways for the west end O'" the town 
 
 13 voted m'' Samuel child m'' Samuel Scott survaers of 
 fence 
 
 14 voted m'' thomus huchins m' Samuel Child hogreavs for 
 ye year insuing 
 
 15 voted m"" David South wick colecter to gather the Land 
 tax out of town and the remainder of ye sd tax in town 
 
 16 voted m"" Joseph Jewell Senier ty thing man for ye year 
 next 
 
 17 voted by the town and concurd with the vote of the 
 church that thirsday ye 27 day of march instent be the day of 
 fasting and prayer in order for the choice of a minester to 
 settle with us 
 
 18 vote m'' Jams Corbin Senier by the town to go with m'' 
 Jonathan hobbs before chosen by the church to interseed with 
 the reverend m' Williams of pomfriet and the revered m'' troop 
 of Woodstock to asist in carrying on the work of day of fasting 
 and prayer before us and also m'' Joseph Scott chose by ye 
 town to go with m' John Lilly before chosen by the church to 
 interseed with the reverend m'' camill of oxford in carrying on 
 the work of the day of fasting and prayer before us 
 
 the several officers above chosen have taken there oaths as 
 the Law directs 
 
44 Dudley Tow7i Records^ 1735' 
 
 Diulley march y'' 13 1735 
 wareut worsistci" ss to the coiistal)lcs Joseph pepper and roger 
 
 Stevens greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 
 warn tlic several inhabitance in the town of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at the dwelling house of Joseph peppers 
 in sd town on thirsday y* 20 day of march instent at three a 
 clock after noone then and there to prefix a day for fasting and 
 prayer in order for the choice of a minister to settle with us in 
 the work of the ministrey by reason our first day we prefixt on 
 this ocation is put by on the account of the publick fast and 
 also to chuse some persons to treat with some gentlemen to 
 carry on the work of the day of fasting and prayer for us and 
 make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 an account of what m'' Samuel moris Senier has done 
 towards liuildind our meeting house is the some of fifteen 
 pounds five shilling 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley rcg- 
 towu meeting ulcrly assembled at the dwelling house of Joseph peppers in 
 sd town on thirsday ye 20 day of march i735 
 
 i) voted and chose m' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted by the town and concurd with the vote of the 
 church that thirsday the 10 day of April next be the day of 
 fasting and prayer with us in oi'der for the choice of a minister 
 to settle with us in the work of the ministry 
 
 3) voted and chose the reverend m"^ williams of pomfrit to 
 asist in carrying on the work of sd day of fasting and prayer 
 with us 
 
 4) voted m'' Jonathan newell by the town to go with m"" 
 richard kidder befor chose by the church to interseed withe 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I735 45 
 
 the reverend m'' caniill of oxford to asist in carrying on the 
 work of sd day of foisting and prayer for us 
 
 5 voted m' Joseph Edmund by the town to go with m'' 
 Jonathan hobbs before chose by the church to interseed with 
 the reverend m'' williams of pomfrit and the reverend m'' troop 
 of Woodstock to asist in carrying on the work of sd day of 
 fasting and prayer for us 
 
 Dudley march y*^ 20 1735 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph pepper and Roger 
 Stevens greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 
 warn the several inhabitance in the town of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirs- 
 day the tenth day of April next insuing then and the to make 
 choice of a minister out of those gentlemen we have already 
 heard to settle with us in the work of the ministry after our 
 fast excirses is over after noone and make your return by 
 order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudlev regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsdav 
 ye tenth day of April 1735 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Jams corbin senier moderater for 
 sd meeting 
 
 2) voted and chose the reverend m'' perlly how to settle 
 with us in the work of the ministry by a great majoritN' both 
 by church and town 
 
 town meeting 
 
 Dudley April ye 11 173=^ 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph pepper and Roger warnt 
 
46 Dudley Tow?i Records^ ^73S- 
 
 Stevens greeting you are hearby required forthwith to warn 
 the several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each ot )our 
 wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday ye 
 17 day of instent at 12 a clock then and there to act upon the 
 following articles 
 
 1 ) to grant what settlement and sallerry you are willing to 
 allow to the reverend m"' perlly how which we have allready 
 chose for our minister 
 
 2) to chuse a commitee to' present the towns call and pro- 
 posals to the sd m'' perlly how and make your return by 
 order of the select men 
 
 Benia" conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 larly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 ye 17 day of April 1735 
 
 1 ) voted and clibse m'' georg robinson moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted to give the reverand m' perlly how which we 
 have already chose for our minister for his settlement the lot of 
 Land that curnel Dudley gave to the town on that account 
 together with on hundred pounds the first year the one half in 
 money and the other half in labour in case the sd m'' how shall 
 settle with us 
 
 3) voted to the sd m' how for his yearly sallerry one 
 hundred pounds a year and the sam to rise and fall as the 
 valleation of money shall be for the futtuer 
 
 4) voted and chose capt Ebenezer Edmunds Benja" Conant 
 and Leftenent Jonathan newell for a commitee to present our 
 call and proposals to the sd m"" perlly how 
 
 Dudley maye y*" 5 1735 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph pepper and Roger 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^735- , 47 
 
 Stevens greeting you are hearby required forthwith to warn 
 the several inhabitance in the town of Dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday 
 ye 14 day of may instent at one a clock after noone then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to receive the reverend m'' hows answer to the town 
 
 2) to grant m"^ howe his yearly fire wood in case the sd 
 m" howe shall settle with us and desire the same 
 
 3) to prefix a day for the ordaination in case m"" hows 
 answer shall be to settle with us 
 
 4) to agree with some pertickeler person to make provison 
 for the sd ordaination if we shall proseed to have one or to 
 chuse a committee take care of the same and also a house 
 for the ministers meesingers and gentlemen to dine at and 
 make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 mr hows 
 auswet 
 
 to the inhabitants of the town of Dudley 
 
 Gentlemen 
 
 Whereas you have been inclind to give me an invitation to ^^ reveud 
 settle with you in ye great work of the ministry when I con- 
 sider my own unworthyness for such a service & my insuffici- 
 ency of my self to perform the same as I ought I cannot but be 
 exceding fearfull of taking such a cliarg upon me But beleiv- 
 ing that the grace of that God who has called me to this work 
 will be sufficient for me and hopeing that you always consider 
 ministers of the gosple as fellow men with your selves and 
 subject to like passion with others and therefore will be candid 
 and ingenuous towards them and so I shall not deny you your 
 request and as to the things of this life neicssiary for human 
 support I have no need to tell you that the price of such things 
 is Daily rising and that there is the prospect of Dearer living 
 still and gentlemen I trust that you are all agreed that A min- 
 ister of Christ ought to liave an honnourable maintainance 
 suitable to his sacred charecter & station that he may not be 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ I735- 
 
 Abligd to intangle himself with the affairs of tliis Hfe and I 
 make no question but hartly willing to communicate to him 
 that teacheth in all good thing for so hath the Lord ordained 
 that those which preach the gosple should live of the gosple 
 perswading my self therefore & depending upon this that as 
 your outward circumstances increase and grow better you will 
 proportionablely & chearfully contribute to the bettering the 
 condition & accomodations of him who labours among you in 
 word and doctrine I say depending upon this that you will not 
 tye me ujd to the Salerry you have already voted me when you 
 shall be able to give more and my necessety requirs the same 
 I accept of yom- call and invitation to settle among you in the 
 great work of the ministry provided you consent to the fol- 
 lowing proposals viz 
 
 I that you secure to me 115 acurs of land designd by 
 coll' Dudley for the help of the town in settleing a minister bv 
 a good warrent fee Deed from your select men 
 
 2) that you hnd and bring to my Dwelling house a sufH- 
 ciency of cord wood for the maintainance of my own fires 
 yearly and wereas you have generously voted me one hundred 
 pounds besids the above sd lott of land as a consideration for 
 my settling with you I would by no means be thought or un- 
 derstood to slight such an offer but when I consider the infancy 
 of your town and the great charg you have been and still are at 
 considering your number and ability & the difficulty of-pro- 
 cureing of money at this day I should chuse that you would 
 not Ablige your selves to pay that hundred pound by a rate 
 but desire to leave every man to his free liberty to give me 
 either in money or in labour as a consideration for settleing 
 with you as much as he pleaseth not desiring any man to give 
 more then he thinks he ought give towards the support of the 
 gosple nothing doubting but that you will all remember that 
 he which soweth plentifully shall reep plentifully thus request- 
 ing an interest in your addresses to heaven at all tims that I 
 may be enabled tto fullfill my ministry and asuring you that I 
 shall bear you upon my heart before god continualy and wish- 
 ing you all imaginable temperal happiness & filicity But 
 
Dtidlcy ToxvH Records^ ^735- 49 
 
 especially most earnestly desiring present future and everlast- 
 ing happiness of your souls I subscribe yours 
 
 for Jesus sake 
 
 perley Howe 
 
 Killingley may y*-' 14: '735) 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meetinghouse in sd town on wedensday 
 ye 14 day of may 1735 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted and chose Jonathan newell clerk for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted that the town will find m'' howe a sutficincy of 
 cord wood for his own firs cut and carted to his dwelling house 
 in sd town and if any person or persons chusis rather to do 
 his proportion in money towards the same there is liberty for 
 it and to do the same yearly so long as the sd m' howe shall 
 be our minister 
 
 4) voted that the second wedensday of June next insuing 
 shall be the day of ordaination 
 
 5) voted and chose clement corliin and Joshua healy to 
 provid for the ordaination 
 
 6) voted that the town will give sd corbin and healy twenty 
 pounds in money to defray the ordaination charge 
 
 7) voted and chose m' williams of pomfrit m"' cambel of 
 oxford m' troop of Woodstock m'' peebody of natick m"" cabit of 
 thompson and m' waiter of Roxbury to asist us in the ordaina- 
 tion of the reverend m"" perley howe to the work of the ministry 
 in Dudley 
 
 the day of the reverend m'' perley hows ordaination to the 
 work of ye ministry in Dudley was on the I3 day of jime 1735 
 and the sd m'' howe was the first minister that ever was settled 
 in sd town and the gentlemen that ordained m"" howe to sd 
 
JO Dudley Town Records^ I735- 
 
 work was the reverend m' troop of v/oodstock the reverend 
 m"" peebody of natick and the reverend ni"" waiter of Roxbury 
 
 Dudley October y^ 3 1735 
 
 Worcester ss to constable Joseph pepper greeting you 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn the several inhabitance 
 in the town of Dudley in your ward to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on friday the tenth day of October instent at 
 ten a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the 
 following articls viz 
 
 i) to se what the town is in dept 
 
 2) to grant money to defray the charge of our town 
 
 3) to chuse a colecter to gather our land tax 
 
 4) to se what proposals the town will make to william 
 cartur for the county rode thats laid through his lot 
 
 5) and that all persons to whome the town is in dept bring 
 in there account to the select men 2 or 3 days befor the meet- 
 ing and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly asembled at oiu" meeting house in sd town on friday ye 
 tenth day of October i735 
 
 i) voted and chose m' Joseph Edmimds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted and grant to defray what charge the town has 
 been at towards our meeting house 313-6-2 
 
 3) voted and chose David Southwick colecter to gather our 
 Land tax within town and out of town and to alow sd South- 
 wick twelve pence per poimd for all the money he colects 
 
 4) voted to william cartur twenty shillings for the county 
 rod thats laid throuirh his lot east from his house 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I733- 5^ 
 
 Dudley April y" 9 1733 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of sd town from the 
 soutliwest corner of the town of Dudley as follows bcgining at 
 Woodstock line south from Ebenezer Edmundscs from thence 
 estward to the river called quinibog wxre there is now a foot 
 brig from the river eastward to a larg whit oak on the south 
 sid the highway from thens to a stak and beep of stons on judge 
 Dudleys land straight to John burnuls bars and then one half 
 on I'udg Dudley land and one half on Joseph Edmiuids land up 
 to the corner of sd Edmundss land from thens nortli between 
 sd Edmundses land and Ebenezer bacons land through there 
 lots and so straight to the south of Joshua healeys house and 
 on the north side of his barn and straight through sd healeys 
 land and philip newells land to the foot brig thats over sd 
 newells brook from thens to our meeting house as the path 
 now <jose 
 
 Dudley April 30 1733 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of sd town bcgining 
 at \Vi pumpilliens land runing south to Joseph putney jun'"s 
 house and from the south sid of sd putneys house about east 
 pritty straight to Ebenezer coburns feild bars and so through 
 the corner of sd coburn feild and so on the southwest sid of sd 
 coburn hill to Jonathan hobbses land from thens to the laine 
 at the west end of nathan denises house one rode on sd denises 
 land and one rode on Ebenezer coburns land and through sd 
 denises land west of his house straight to the north end of 
 roger Stevenses and thomas huchinses laine and so between sd 
 Stevens and huchins and mackintier on the east sid of huchins 
 and mackintiers Staks the whole of this roode is stakt out 
 
 two rod wide down to philip newells land 
 
^2 Dudley Toxvn Records^ i733- 
 
 Dudley may 12 1734 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of said town as fol- 
 lows begining in the north part of Jonathan hobbses land on 
 the southwest sid of his hill and so through his lain by the 
 west end of his house to a larg whit oak tree markt on the east 
 side on the north part of roger stevenses lot from thens straight 
 through Joshua Claflins land to a small whit oak markt on 
 Benja" conants land on the west sid of a small run from thens 
 to the north end of sd conants lain along by several whit oaks 
 markt on the east sid were the lain is now fencet so along the 
 lain by the west end of his house from thence pritty straight to 
 a large chesnut markt on jaazaniah horsmers land west from 
 his house from thens straight to the east end of Joseph peppers 
 house by several markt trees one larg chesnut and two small 
 wallnuts from thens to a larg whit oak stump with a stake and 
 heap of stons southwest from sd peppers swamp from thens to 
 a stake and heap of stons on sd peppers hill at the north end of 
 william carturs lain and so along sd carturs lain to his house 
 this rood being about a southeast corse from sd hobbses and 
 all on the northeast sid of sd marks and this rood is also al- 
 lowed two rode wid and wereas m' Joseph Scott had it pro- 
 posed to him to have a rood on the east end of his lot he 
 utterly refused it and said he desird none any nearer then the 
 select men should lay it 
 
 Dudley April 30 1733 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of sd town begun at 
 the north end of william carturs lain and so east to the end of 
 thomas cheeny lain from thens runing about north on the east 
 end of Joseph peppers land so through Jams corbin jun's land 
 between his house and barn from thens through thomas newells 
 land about north to the southeast corner of nathan ramsdils lot 
 from thence by the east sid of sd ramsdils land north about 
 
Dudley Town Records^ IJSSS- 53 
 
 one lOo rod to a small wallnut tree from thence west to sd 
 ramsdils barn yard or between his house & barn 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of Dudley and consented 
 to by the persons concerned begining at Benja" newells west line 
 and through his feild between the old feild and the new on the 
 back to the brook were the path now is north of his orchard 
 from thence to a markt tree in the northwest corner of samucl 
 Scotts fence in the divition line between sd newell and sd 
 Scott from thence east to the south side of Scotts new house 
 along the lain as tis now fencet over Scotts brook by the bever 
 dame and from the southeast end of the lain straight to the 
 south corner of the great medew to a large whit oake tree 
 markt on the north side of the roode from thence about east to 
 the south side of John richs house from thence southeast to 
 a black oake tree markt on the west side of the roode beyound 
 his barn from thence southeast to a large whit oak tree near 
 Jewells line and to Joseph Jewells line from thence east on sd 
 Jewells land to his northeast corner from thence baring east 
 and beneth a cross Benja" newells and Jonathan newells land 
 pritty straight to the northwest corner of samuel new^ells hun- 
 dred acure lot this roode containinsf two rode in width 
 
 these sevei-al highways hear enterd in this Book an account 
 of them were brought in at our aneuel meeting in march 1735 
 and accepted by the town 
 
 rats made in October 1735 and deliverd into the constables 
 hands constable peppers lists for the minister and town 
 
 130-11-0 constable stevens lists for the minister and town 
 
54 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ I735-^- 
 
 iSo-3-9 these severel lists with wanits for gathering tlie 
 
 same signtl hy the select men and delivered to the constables 
 
 our anauel 
 ineetiug 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitancc of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on nionday 
 the first day of march 1736 
 
 I ) voted and chose m' Jonathan hobbs moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted to have but three select men for the year insuing 
 voted Joseph Edmunds y*' first select man 
 voted Benja" conant y* second select man 
 voted Sam :" Bayley y* third select man 
 voted Benja" conant town clerk 
 voted Jonathan hobbs town treasurer 
 voted Joshua healy constable for the west end of the 
 
 3) 
 4) 
 5) 
 6) 
 7) 
 8) 
 town 
 
 9) 
 10) 
 
 11) 
 
 voted Jonathan newell and williani cartur tything men 
 voted Benja" Davis and nathan denis survaers of fence 
 voted Jonathan newell and thomus cheney survaers of 
 highways for ye west end 
 
 12) voted georg robinson and Sam :" child survaers of high- 
 way for ye east end 
 
 13) voted Benjamin white and Joshua claflin hog reaves 
 
 14) voted that swine shall go at large being yoked and 
 rinered as the law directs 
 
 Dudley march 9 1736 
 
 Worcester ss to constable Joseph pepper and Joshua 
 healy greing you are hearby requird forthwith to warn the 
 
 several inhal)itancc in the town of Dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tuesday y* 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^736. cc 
 
 1 6 clay of march instente at 2 a clock after iioone then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a constable for the east end of the town 
 2) to agree with a person or persons to prepare stuti" for 
 the jiullpit and the body seats and the ministers pue against 
 another year and make your return by order of the select 
 
 men Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- towumeetiug 
 lerly at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 16 day of 
 march 1736 
 
 1 ) voted and chose m' Joseph Edmunds moderatr for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted willlam cartur constable for the east end of y^ 
 town 
 
 3) voted and chose m"' georg robinson to prepare stuff for 
 the puUpit and ministers pue and the body scat against another 
 year 
 
 these several oflicsers above namd have taken there oaths as oaths 
 the law directs 
 
 Dudley maye y*^ 13 i73^ 
 
 Worcester ss to the constal)les Joshua hcaley and william 
 cartur greeting you aie hearby requird forwith to warn the 
 several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on wensday 
 y" 19 day of may instent at three a clock after noon then and 
 there to chuse a deputy for this year and mek your return by 
 order of Joseph Edmunds ) Select 
 
 Sam" Bayley j men 
 
 By virtue of this wurnt we have warnd the several inhabi- vvarnt 
 tance of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at 
 
^6 Dudley Town Records^ I73^- 
 
 time and place within mentioned Joshua healey willlam 
 
 cartur constables 
 
 we the subscribers select men of Woodstock and Dudley 
 have mett on ye 17 day of may 1736 according to y* notifica- 
 tion given agreable to the laws of the province of the massech"' 
 Bay with the assistence of cap' william chandler survayere 
 preambulated and renew the Bounds Between the sd townships 
 of Woodstock and Dudley and begone at a certain heap of 
 stons in the east Bounds of sd Woodstock in the straite line 
 between the sd province of ye massetusetts Bay and colony of 
 coneticut which is also one of southwest corners of sd township 
 of Dudley which we renewed and in the east Bounds of sd 
 Woodstock we next markt a white oak tree which is the north- 
 west comer of the honourable judge Dudleys land we then 
 markt a white oak tree which is the north east corner of 
 Woodstock above sd we then proceaded in the sd preambula- 
 tion and renewed the marks in north bounds of Woodstock 
 above sd the first w^ireof was a white oak tree the next was a 
 hemlock tree in a swomp which we renewed the third was a 
 heap of stons under the top of a fallen whit oak tree the fourth 
 was a heap of stons on the top of pin island medow hill in 
 which sd heap of stons is a stone markt with with the letter 
 following viz W I R I 1715 the next mark was a popler tree 
 which we renewed and then we renewed a ded red oak tree at 
 the west foot of pine island medow hill the next mark was a 
 gray oak tree and then a heap of stons and then another gray 
 oak tree all which sd marks we renewed we then renewed a 
 heap of stons the southwest corner of colonel fichis farm which 
 is also another southwest corner of the township of sd dudley 
 at which corner we left of as wittness our hands the day 
 
 and year above sd Jon'" payson ) Select men of 
 
 Ebenezer child J Woodstock 
 Joseph Edmunds ) Select men 
 Benja" Conant f of Dudley 
 
Dudley Tozcii Records^ lyjS-y. J7 
 
 September ye 23 1736 the ministers rate made and delivered 
 into the constables hands with warnts lor colecting the same 
 signd by the select men 
 
 Constable healys List 63-2-2 
 Constable Carturs List 53-6-3 
 
 Dudley Fabruary ye 25 1736-7 
 
 Worcester ss to constable Joshua healey greeting you are 
 hearby required forthwith to warn the several inhabitance of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at our meeting house in sd town 
 on monday ye 7th day of march next insuing then and there to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for the year insuing 
 
 2) to accept of the several highway laid out for the town 
 use the first from thomus cheneys the secound from samuel 
 childes the third from Samuel richardsons and make your 
 return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley reg- our aneuei 
 
 111 • 1 • 1 1 lucetiug 
 
 ulerly asembied at our meetmg house ui sd town on monday 
 ye 7 day of march 1737 
 
 i) voted and chose m"' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted to have five select men for the year insuing 
 
 3) voted Joseph Edmunds y'^ first select man 
 
 4) voted Benja" conant y* secound select man 
 
 5) voted Samuel Bayley y'^ third select man 
 
 6) voted Samuel newell y*^ fourth select man 
 
 7) voted Jonathan hobbs y* fifth select man 
 
 8) voted Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 9) voted Jonathan hobbs town treasurer 
 
 10) voted nathan ramsdil constable for y* east end of y* 
 
j8 Dudley Toiv?i Records^ ^735-^-7- 
 
 town and also Ebenezer bacon constable for y^ west end of 
 ye town 
 
 1 1) voted Joseph jewell juner colecter to gather our land tax 
 
 12) voted Samuel corbin and Joseph Wakfeild surveyers 
 for highways the east end of the town 
 
 13) voted thomus cheney and Joshua claflin surveyers of 
 highways for y* west end of the town 
 
 14) voted Joseph pepper and Benja" newell tything men for 
 the year insuing 
 
 15) voted Daniel coburn juner and uriah richardson hog 
 reaves for the year insuing 
 
 16) voted Benja" white and paul rich fence veweirs for the 
 year insuing 
 
 17) voted by the town and accepted of the several highways 
 for the towns use namly from thomus cheneys to cornul fichs 
 land and from Samuel childes to the indian land and from 
 Samuel richardsons or from oxford line by kidders and Lillis 
 to our meeting house and also a two rod rood from Benja" 
 whits norwest cornur bounds to the other rood on curnul 
 dudleys land by John Lillis north line 
 
 I Benja" white do now at this present meeting enter my 
 desent against the vote that was past on the highway that corns 
 from oxford line by kidders and lillis to our meeting house 
 the several officers before mentioned liave mostly taken there 
 oaths as the Lawe directs 
 
 Dudley Fabruaray y' 27 1735-6 
 
 a highwaye laid out by the select men of sd town and agreed 
 upon by the persons concernd begining at captain pumpilins 
 line and runing south about sixty rode to a small black oak 
 markit from thence through the cornur of thomus cheneys in- 
 closuer to the brook called seeder swomp brook were the fence 
 now is from thence on the north side of sd cheneys house from 
 thence about south east near as the path now gose to the south 
 side of Elisha Sabins house through his gardin to a small whit 
 
Dtidley Town Records^ ^735-^-?' 59 
 
 oak tree markt on the northeast sid of sd rood and tlirou<j^h the 
 corner of sd Sabins inclosuer by a large whit oak tree on the 
 east side of sd rood from thence to a inarkit pich pine tree on 
 the west side of sd rood near the norwest corner of David 
 Southwick fence and through sd Southwicks inclosuer on the 
 bank by the intervale and so by the east end of his house and 
 barn straight to cornul fichis line and the whole of sd rood 
 from sd cheney to sd fichs line being about a southeast corse 
 and this rood is allowed to be two rod and a half wide 
 
 Dudley november y* 23 1736 
 
 a highwaye laid out by the select men of sd town as follows 
 begining at Samuel childes house north to a black oak stump 
 markt in the line between John brackit and sd childss from 
 thence to a stake and heep of stons in another line between sd 
 childss and sd brackit and straight to a chasnut stump in sd 
 brackits land from thence straight to a white oake tree markt 
 in Benja" Chamberlins land near the path thats now trod and 
 and as the path now gos to a pich pine markt in sd chamberlins 
 land from thence to heeps of stons in sd chamberlins land from 
 thence as the path now gos to clement corbins southeast corner 
 bounds in the path and as the path now gos on John robinss 
 land south of his house and from his house as the path now 
 gos to a sartin white oake tree markt in the north east corner 
 of judge dudley farm and so to the Indian line and this rood 
 being about a northwest corse three rode wid and the above 
 mentioned marks all on the northeast sid of sd rood 
 
 Dudley march y*" 4th 1737 
 
 A highwaye laid out by by the select men of sd town for the 
 tow'ns use as follows begining at oxford line on on the graet 
 hills on this sid oxford brige were the path is now trod and 
 the path now gose to a large white oak tree markt on Samuel 
 
6o Dudley Town Records^ I737' 
 
 richardson land by the south sid of sd path from thence to a 
 large white oak tree markt on sd richardson land a little south- 
 east from his house from thence through richard kidders land 
 by the north end of his house and so by the northwest corner 
 of sd kidders fence were the path now is to a white oake tree 
 markt in sd kidders land from thence to a black oak tree markt 
 on curnul dudleys land from thence to a white oak ti'ee markt 
 near John lillis north line and so by a large white oak tree 
 markt in sd lillis land and so to the north end of sd lillis stone 
 wall and on the east sid of sd wall and so to the brook were 
 the path now is between Samuel corbins two peaces of meddow 
 and from sd brook were the path is now trod through sd 
 corbins land and through william carturs land and through the 
 southeast corner of Samuel bayleys land and through y^ reverend 
 m'' howes land south of his house we say were the path is now" 
 trod and through sd carturs lain to our meeting house and the 
 above mentioned marks are all on the southeast side of sd rood 
 and this sd rood being about a southerly corse baering to the 
 west and is allowed to be four rod wide and allso a rood for 
 Benja" white from the norwest corner of his land on cornul 
 Dudleys land by John Lillis north line by a white oake tree 
 markt near sd line this rood is allowed to be two rod wide into 
 the other rood that corns from oxford line by John lillis to our 
 meeting house and all these fourmentioned roods were all 
 
 brought in at our aneuel meeting in march 1737 and accepted 
 by the town 
 
 Dudley march y* 25 1737 
 warnt Worcester ss to the constables nathan ramsdil and Eb- 
 
 enezer Bacon greeting you are hearl)y required forthwith 
 the several inhabitance in the town of dudley in each of your 
 wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y" 
 4th day of April next at twelve a clock then and there to act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 i) to proseed to do something furthere to our meeting 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^737- 6i 
 
 house vz to build the pullpit the ministers pew and tlie body 
 seats and also to chuse a commitee to git this work done 
 
 3) to hire schoolling for our children a reading school for 
 summer and a writing school for winter and llkwise to chuse 
 a commitee to provide for schooling 
 
 3) to see if the town will give liberty for the building a 
 stable or stables by our meeting house to those persons that 
 shall appear to build the same 
 
 4) to fill up the town with town officers for ye year Insuing 
 and your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the forth day of April 1737 
 
 i) voted and chose m' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) a vote was ask if they would do something further to 
 our meeting house and the vote was on the negitlve 
 
 3) voted that any person or persons that have a mind to 
 ])uild a stable or stables on the fore acurs of land at our meet- 
 ing house on either of the llns they have liberty 
 
 4) voted Elisha Sabin surveyer of highways for y* year 
 insuing 
 
 5) voted Ebenezer davison fence vewer for the year insuing 
 
 Dudley may y* ii"" 1737 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables nathan ramsdil and Eben- 
 ezer Bacoij greeting you are hearby required forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on 
 wensday the iS"' day of maye instent at 3 a clock after noone 
 
62 Dudley Town Records^ 1737- 
 
 tlian and there to chuse a representitivc to atend on the great 
 and and general court to be held in Bostun on the 35 of this 
 instent and also to provid stuff' to do sumthing further to our 
 meeting house and likwise to chuse a commitee for the same 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Bcnja" conant town clerk 
 no meeting nothing acted on this vvarnt 
 
 Sept ye 15th 1737 
 
 The minsters rate made and delivered into the constables 
 hands with warnts for gathering the same 
 the west end list — 54-S-6 
 the east end list — 45-19-6 
 
 Dudley September y'^ 13 1737 
 
 Worcester ss to the constaliles Nathan ramsdil and Eb- 
 
 enezer bacon greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance in each of your wards in the town 
 of Dudley to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday 
 yc 20"* day of Sep' instent at one a clock after noone then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to agree upon some proper nathed for procuring the 
 reverend m"" howes firewood 
 
 2) to se if the town w^ill agree that a notification set up at 
 our meeting house shall be a suficent warning for the inhabi- 
 tance of this town to bring in there invoice for the futuer 
 and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting fjj ^ meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
Dudley Toxv7i Records^ ^737- 63 
 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y*' 
 20"' day of September 1 737 
 
 1 ) voted \vl Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to find y'' reverend m'' howes 30 cord of cord wood 
 by a rate cut and carted to his house and corded up 
 
 3) voted ten pounds ten shilHngs to find m'' hows firwood 
 for this year and that every man shall have liberty to tlo his 
 proportion in labour or monye 
 
 Dudley november y*^ 10"^ ^737 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables nathan ramsdil and Eb- 
 
 enezer bacon greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on friday 
 y*" iS"' of november instent at one a clock afternoon then and 
 there to act upon the following aarticle 
 
 i) to procure stuff' for doing sumthing more to our meeting 
 house namly the pullpit the body seats the ministers pue and 
 deceons seat 
 
 3) to chuse a commitee to git the sd work done 
 
 3) to see if the town will tax the Dudleys Land and 
 
 make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- towu meeting 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on friday y*^ 
 iS"' day of november i737 
 
 i) voted and chose decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted to procure stuff' to do sumthing more to our meet- 
 ing house namly the pullpit the l)ody seats the minesters pue 
 and deceans seat 
 
 3) voted and chose Benja" Conant william cartur and ma- 
 
64 Dudley Town Records^ 1737-8' 
 
 nasah horsmere for a commitee to procure the abo\'e mentioned 
 stutr for our meeting house and to git the sd work done as 
 soone as may be with conveniencey 
 
 our aneuai at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 meetiug . . jo 
 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 6"* day of march 1738 
 
 i) voted and cose m'' Joseph Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 3) voted to have five select men for the year insuing 
 • 4) voted Joseph Edmunds the first select man 
 
 5) voted Benja" conant the second select man 
 
 6) voted Jonathan hobbs the third select man 
 
 7) voted Samuel newell the fourth select man 
 
 8) voted Samuel Bayley the fifth select man 
 
 9) voted Joseph Edmunds town treasurer 
 
 10) voted Joseph Wakfeild constable for the east end of y' 
 town 
 
 11) voted nathan Denis constable for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 12) voted Joseph pepper and Benja" Davis survayers for 
 the east end of y* town 
 
 13) voted John Burnel and Ebenezer coburn survayers for 
 the west end of y** town 
 
 14) voted John Brackit and Elijah Dodge fence vewere for 
 the year insuing 
 
 15) voted Joseph jewel senr and Jacob Bradbery tything men 
 
 16) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 17) voted John robins and John rich jun" hogs reves for y"' 
 year insuing 
 
 18) voted Jonathan newell sealer of waits and maesurs 
 and these above mentioned ofliccers have taken there oaths as 
 the Lawe directs 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I73^- ^5 
 
 Dudley may y^ 15"" 173S 
 
 Worcester ss to eithere of the constables of the town ot warn 
 Dudley greeting you are hearbv reqinrd forthwith to warn 
 
 the several inhabitance of the town of Dudley to meet at our 
 meeting house in sd town on tusday the 23 da}' of may instent 
 at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the fol- 
 lowing articles 
 
 i) tj chuse a I'epresentitive to sarve at the great and 
 general court to be holden at Boston this year during there 
 sesions 
 
 3) to se if town will consider the reverend m'' howe as to 
 mak some addition to his salerry 
 
 3) to propos sume method in disposing the room in the 
 meeting house for the puses and make your return by 
 
 order of the select men 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday the 
 twenty tliird day of may 1 738 
 
 i) voted and Decean Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) a vote was askt weather the town would send a deputy 
 to the general and they declind sending 
 
 3) voted twenty pounds in addition to the reverend m' 
 hows salerry for this year 
 
 4) vote to the reverend m' howe a roome in our meeting 
 for a pue perticlerl}' to himself and fomily on the same footing 
 that the rest of the roome shall Be disposed of this vote con- 
 cerning the 23ue was in answer to m"" hows I'eqest 
 
 5) voted that those persons which have the roome in the 
 meeting house for the pusc shall build the same 
 
66 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ 1738. 
 
 the east end of the town rate to y® minister ^59-1 6-3 
 
 the west end of the town rate to y* minister 73- i-o 
 the east end of the town rate to y® pi'ovince 19-19-5 
 
 the west end of the town rate to y* province 24-10-3 
 these sd rats were made and delivered into the constables 
 hands with a warnt to each for colecting the same namly to 
 Joseph wakfield constable for the east end and nathan Denis 
 constable for the west end of the town 
 Dudley September ye 29"' 1738 
 
 Ddley november y* 24* 1 738 
 warnt Worcester ss to the constables Joseph wakfield and 
 
 nathan Denis greeting you are hearby requird forthwith 
 
 to warn tlie several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each 
 of your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on 
 friday the first day of December next at two ;! ci-ick aflci' 
 noone then and there to act upon the following articls 
 
 viz to chuse a select man in y* roome of m'' Bayley late re- 
 moved and make your return by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 . lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd on friday the first 
 day of December 1 738 
 
 i) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted Jonathan hobbs clerk for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted captain Edmunds select man in m'' Bayleys roome 
 late removed 
 
 warnt 
 
 Dudley December y'^ iS"' 173S 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph wakfeild and 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^73^- ^7 
 
 nathan Denis greeting you are hearby requird forthwith 
 
 to warn tiie several inhabitance of the town of Dudley in each 
 of your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on 
 tusday ye 20"" day of December instent at ten a clock in the 
 fore noone then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se weather the town will give the reverend m"" howe 
 ten pounds to provid his firewood for this year or provid him 
 a sufishencie of firwood according to the town vote 
 
 2) to vote howe many pews they will have in the meeting 
 house 
 
 3) to Dispos of the pews in our meeting house to those 
 persons as the town shall think proper and likewise upon 
 what footing they shall have and injoye them 
 
 4) to chuse a commitee if the town shall think needfuU 
 and make your I'eturn by order of the select 
 
 Benja" conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lely assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday v* 
 26"' day of December 173S 
 
 I ) voted and chose decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted to the reverend m' howe ten pounds in mony for 
 this year to provid his one firwood for this year 
 
 3) voted have seventeen pews in our meeting house on the 
 lower flower 
 
 4) voted and reconsiderd thee vote that past the 23 day of 
 may last that the reverend m' howe should have a pewe in our 
 meeting house to himself and family 
 
 5) voted that those persons that are inhabitance of the town 
 which have been highest in the chargs of the town sence we 
 were incorperated into a township shall have the pews in our 
 meeting house 
 
 6) voted that those persons which the pews are voted to 
 they and there heirs are to inchoye them during there abode in 
 
 raeeiing 
 
68 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ iyj8-(p. 
 
 the town and if they remove out of the town then there pews 
 are to return to the towns disposal the town paying those per- 
 sons there first cost in building the same 
 
 7) voted to the honourable curnul Dudley roome in our 
 meeting house for a pewe if his honour desirs the same 
 
 8) voted to m' Sam" morris senier roome in our meeting 
 house for a pewe for he and his wife during there life to set in 
 the fore seats 
 
 9) voted the select men as a commitee to sarch the lists to 
 find who is highest in the chargs of the town and make return 
 thereof to the town 
 
 Dudley January y* 8* 1 73S-9 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph wakfield and 
 
 nathan Denis greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 wai'n the several inhabitance of Dudley in each of your wards 
 to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday the 16"' day 
 of January instent at one a clock after noone then and there to 
 act on the following articles 
 
 1 ) for the town to receive the commitees return to the town 
 relating to the pews in our meeting house 
 
 2) to confirm the pews to those persons they belong unto 
 according to the town vots and make your return by order 
 of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at oiu- meeting house in sd town on tusday the 
 16"' of January 1738-9 
 
 1 ) voted and chose esq' vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to except of the commitees return to the town 
 relating to the pews in our meeting house 
 
Dudley Tonvn Records^ iyj8-g. 6g 
 
 Dudley janauary y'' iS"* ^73^-9 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph wakficld and wamt 
 
 nathan Denis greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the town of dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on friday 
 the 26"' day of January instent at one a clock after noone then 
 and there to act upon the following articls 
 
 i) to hear the commitees report to the town relating to the 
 pews in our meeting house 
 
 2) to confirm the pews to those persons they belong unto 
 according to the town vote and make your return by order 
 of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 town meeting 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on friday the 
 26th day of January 1738—9 
 
 i) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted in answer to the reverend m' hows request that 
 the minesterial pewe shall be built at the west end of the pulpit 
 adjoning to the pulpit stairs 
 
 3) voted to confirm the pews to those persons which have 
 been highst in the chargs according to the formere vote of the 
 town relating to the pews in our meeting house 
 
 4) voted to the honourable cornul Dudley a pewe adjoning 
 to the east end of the pulpit 
 
 5) voted to Decean Edmunds the norwest corner pewe 
 
 6) voted to william cartur a pewe adjoining to the east sid 
 the front doore 
 
 7) voted to Joshua healy a pewe adjoining to the west sid 
 the front doore 
 
 S) voted to Sam" newell the midle pewe in the north sid 
 of the meeting house east from the pulpit 
 
yo Dudley Town Records^ iyj8-g. 
 
 9) voted to cap' Edmunds a pewe on the south sid the 
 west doore 
 
 10) voted to Esq"' vintin a pewe adjoining on the north sid 
 the east doore 
 
 n) voted to georg robinson a pewe adjoining on the south 
 sid the east doore 
 
 12) voted to clement corbin a pewe adjoining on the north 
 sid the west doore 
 
 13) voted to Joseph Scott Senier y* pewe adjoining to 
 william carturs 
 
 14) voted to Ebenezer Bacon a pewe adjoining to Joshua 
 healys 
 
 15) voted to Benja" Conant a pewe in the northeast corner 
 of the meeting house 
 
 16) voted to Daniel Coburn Sen'^ ye midle pew adjoining 
 to Esq vintins 
 
 17) voted to David Southwick the midle pewe adjoining to 
 clement corbins 
 
 Dudley february y* 8"" 1 738-9 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Joseph wakficld and 
 
 nathan Denis greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to 
 warn the several inhabitance of the tov/n of Dudley in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday 
 the 20th day of february instent at one a clock after noone 
 then and there to act upon the following articiles 
 
 i) to dispose of the pewe we voted to cornul Dudley sence 
 that cornul Dudley has not accepted the towns offore 
 
 2) to dispose of them two pews under the stairs to those 
 persons the town shall think proper and make your return 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Benia" Conant town clerk 
 
Dudley To-uo7i Records^ lyjS-g. 
 
 7^ 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday the 
 20"* Day of febiuary 1 73S-9 
 
 i) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted that m"" Sam" morris Sen'' shall have that pewe 
 adjoining to the east end of the pullpit upon cornul Dudley 
 refusing the same the sd m'' morris and his heirs are to injoye 
 the sd pew upon there paying what is behind towards the 
 chargs of our meeting house in proportion to what another has 
 paid that has a pewe of the like Dignity and also so long as 
 they shall pay towards the chargs of our town refering to 
 finishing the meeting house and the ministers rate and if the 
 sd m' morris or his heirs shall neglect or refuse to pay theere 
 proportion of the sd chargs then the sd pewe is to return to 
 the town again 
 
 3) voted to m^ Jonathan newell that pewe adjoining to the 
 west part of m' Ebenezer bacons 
 
 m' georg robinson Jams corbin Joseph putney nathan denis 
 Sam" Corbin paul robinson & nathan ramsdlll these per- 
 sons above named now at this present meeting do hear enter 
 there desent against this vote relating to m' morrises havino- a 
 pewe in our meeting house 
 
 meetiug 
 
 Dudley march y'^ 21' 1739 
 
 Worcester ss to the constabels Nathan Dennies and 
 
 Joseph Wakfeild greeting you are hearby Required forth- 
 with to warn the several inhabetance of the Town of Dudley 
 in your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd Town on 
 fryday the 30"' day of march instant at eight of the clock in 
 the morning then and there to act upon one of the followino- 
 articls as first to confirm the proceedings of our last meeting- 
 which was on the first monday of this instant march provided 
 that the honourabel judge Chandler shall say that the Towns 
 voting to go on in our former method will qualify our select 
 
 a warut for 
 our auuel 
 
 meeting 
 
^2 Dudley Town Records^ ^739' 
 
 men to dispos of land in order to procure our land taxe and if 
 not then secondly to purge the meeting as the Law directs and 
 com to a new choice of Town officers and make your re- 
 
 turns by order of the select men 
 
 Benjmain Conant Town Clerk 
 by virtue of this warent I have warned the several inhabe- 
 tance of the town of Dudley in my ward to meat at the plac 
 mentioned nathan Denies Constabel 
 
 anuei at a meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of Dudley Reg- 
 
 owu inee ing j^jjgj.j^ .,sembled at our meeting house in sd Town on fryday 
 the 30th day of march 1739 
 
 i) voted and chose Decon Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select men this year 
 
 3) voted John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 4) voted George Robison the first select man 
 
 5) voted John Lillie the second select man 
 
 6) voted Richard Kidder the third select man 
 
 7) voted Benjamien Newill the fourth select man 
 
 8) voted Manasseh Horsmor the fifth select man 
 
 9) voted the select men in assesors 
 
 10) voted Richard Kidder Town Treasurer 
 
 11) voted Samuell Corbin Constabel for the east end of the 
 Town 
 
 12) voted to Samuell Neuell his account of 3 pounds and 
 allowed to him for sarvice done for the Town 
 
 13) voted Samuell Neuell Constabele for the West end of 
 the Town and sd Neuell Refusing to sarve paied his five 
 pounds 
 
 14) voted Joseph Scott Sener Constable for the west end of 
 the Town 
 
 15) voted Jacob Bradbury and philep Corbin survayers of 
 high wayes for the east end of tlie Town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1739- 73 
 
 i6) voted Joseph Putnc}' and Thomas Cheney survayers of 
 high wayes for the west end of the Town 
 
 17) voted Nathan Ramsdil and Nathaniel Juell fens vewers 
 
 iS) voted Joseph Jewell Sener and John Brackit tithying 
 men 
 
 19) voted Benjamin White and Jacob Chamberlin hogreves 
 all these otfisers have taken their several oathes as the Law 
 directs 
 
 Worsester ss To Joseph Scoott and Samnel Corbin of a warnt for a 
 Dudley in sd Countev Constabels for sd Dudley greeting 
 These are in his majesties name to Require you forthwith to 
 
 warn the freeholders and other inhabitence of sd Town in each ^> 
 
 of your w^ards that have Estate so that thay are qualefied ac- j skal l 
 
 cordlng to law to vot to meet at the meeting hous of sd Dudley . __, 
 
 on tusday the 22 of may instant at one of the clock afternon to 
 make choys of a man qualefied according to law to sarve and 
 Represent the sd Towui in a grate and General Court or 
 assembley appointeed to be holden and convend and keept for 
 his majesties sarvice at the Court house in Boston upon Wens- 
 day the thirtyth day of may instant and allso to act upon the 
 following artecls if thay see cause 
 
 i) to see whether the Town will build a pound for sd 
 Town and if the Town see fitt to buld the pound then to agree 
 with a man or men to do the work 
 
 2) to see whether the Town will agree to hire som fite 
 parson or parsons to scholl thair children to reed in the sumer 
 season and allso to see whether the Town will hire som fite 
 parson or parsons to school them to wright in the winter 
 season and if the Town see reason to do either of them to agree 
 whare to meet to school them and allso to agre upon a sum of 
 money to be raised upon tlie inhabetence for defraying the 
 chargres their of 
 
 10 
 
74 Dudley Town Records^ I739' 
 
 We the subscribers select men of Dudly and Oxford have 
 meet on the Eighth day of may 1739 according to the notefi- 
 cations given agreabel to the Law of this provence with the 
 asistons of Luten' Isaac Larned surveiar and Decon 
 preambeiatiou Samuell Davis preambeluated and renued the bounds 
 betwen the Towns of oxford and Dudley and begon 
 at the brook coming out of the pond caled Chabuna- 
 gungamaug and then 2ly runeng westerthly to a stump 
 and a heep of stons 3ly from thense to gray oak tre on the 
 west sid of the brook near the milles of mir Robsons which 
 tree is lettered with O D 4ly from thense to a white oak tree 
 and 5ly from thens to the brook wheare it runs into the River 
 61y then northely partly on the River and partly on the land of 
 Luten' Isaac Larnerd to a heape of stons on the north side of a 
 Lettel brook neare the Rood that goes from oxford to Wood- 
 stock which is sd Larnerd norwest corner yly from thens west 
 to a pich pine tree on a ridged nole in judg Dudleys south 
 Line letterd with O D Sly from thense to a heap of stons upon 
 a Rock which is judg Dudleys southwest corner 9ly from 
 thense to north to a black oak tree in a Lettel swamp loly 
 from thense to a dad white pine tree in the end of a swamp 
 Illy from thense to black barch tree upon a rock near the 
 Rood that goos from oxford to Dudley 1 2 from thense to a 
 white oak tree 13 from thense to a grat heap of stons which is 
 the north east corner of Dudley Town ship and the northwest 
 Corner judge Dudleys farm i4ly from thense west to a white 
 oak tree which is Richardsons northeast corner i5ly from 
 thense to a grate white oak tree on the east side of the Long 
 medow i61y from thense to a white oak tree on the west side 
 of the medow i yly from thens to a reed oak tree with a heape 
 of stons about it iSly from thens to a wallnut tree and a heap 
 of stons about it I9ly from thense to a Read oak tree near the 
 pond 2oly from thense to a black oak tree on the west side of 
 the pond 2ily from thense to a white oak tree on the east side 
 of the letele pond 22ly white oak tre on the west side of the 
 pond 23ly from thense to a white oak tree on the west side of 
 a swamp near to a stak and heap of stons 24ly frorom thense 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^739- 75 
 
 to dad white pine tree neare a Rocke valey 25!}- from thense 
 
 to a white oak tre near Samuell Scotts southwest corner which 
 
 is a stake and heap of stones 261y from thense to a lettele white 
 
 oak tree and a heap of stons at the root of it z^ly from thense 
 
 to a grate white pine tree neare to trout brook near where it 
 
 runs into the River aSly from thense to a waHnut tree and a 
 
 side hill 29ly from thense to a white oak tree 3oly from thense 
 
 to a heap of stons which is Dudleys northwest corner of the 
 
 Township and oxford southwest corner of their Township at 
 
 which corner we left of as Wittnes our hands the day and 
 
 year above said 
 
 Luten' Isaac Larnard , 
 
 Select men of oxford 
 
 Dacon Samu" Davise 
 George Robson | 
 
 John Lillie I ^^^^^^ "'^" °^ ^"^^^^>' 
 
 and make due Returns of these warents with doings their in 
 to us the select men at the time and plase above sd given 
 
 under my hand and seal at Dudley above sd this 1 1"^ day of 
 may 1739 by order of the Select men 
 
 John Lillie Town Clerk 
 by vartue of these warnts we have warned the several in- 
 habetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to 
 meet at time and plase with in mentioned 
 
 Joseph Scott Samuel Corbin Constabels 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabetence of the town of Dudley Regu- Town meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting hous in stl Town on tusday 
 the 22 of may 1739 
 
 1 voted and choos Esqr vintteen moderater for sd meting 
 
 2 voted to biuld a pound 
 
 3 voted to sect the pound uj^on the northeast corner of the 
 four acers that the meeting hous stands on 
 
 4 voted mir manasseh Horsemor to buld a sufisant pound 
 of thirtey foot squar for the Town for six pounds and to main- 
 
j6 Dudley Town Records^ ^739- 
 
 tain it ten years and after the teen years are expired what 
 remains of sd pound to be the Towns 
 
 5 voted to have a school keept upon the four acers be- 
 longing to the Town whear the meeting house stands 
 
 6 voted to biuld a school house twentey too foot long and 
 eighteen foot wide and eighht foot stud and to biuld the sd 
 school house upon the Towns Land 
 
 7 voted by the said inhabetence to raise six and fortey 
 pounds of money to defray the charges of building the sd 
 pound and school house 
 
 8 voted by the sd inhabetence to raise twentey pounds of 
 money to defray the scharges of schooling the sentter part of 
 the Town to have theire part of the above sd money and allso 
 each end of the Town to draw their proportion of the money 
 and to lay it out in schooling their children 
 
 a warent for a Worsester ss to Joseph Scott Sener and Samuell Corbin 
 
 Town nicetiu"' 
 
 of the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worsester the Con- 
 stabels of sd Town Greeting these are in his majesties nam 
 
 to will and Require you forthwith to warne all the freeholders 
 
 and other inhabetence qualefied according to Law to vot in 
 Town meetings in each of your wards to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd Town on thursday tlie 13 day of September Instant 
 at nine a Clock in the morning then and theire to act upon the 
 following artickels if thay see cause 
 
 ily to see whether the Town will adde aney thing to the 
 Revd mr Hows salerey again this year 
 
 3ly to see whether the Town will agree to give teen pounds 
 in money to the Reverd mr How this year instead of his fire 
 wood 
 
 3ly tor the Comitee that was consarned about biulding of 
 the meeting house and Colectors and Town Treasueres to 
 bring in theire acounts to the Town or to such a Comitee as 
 the Town shall chuse consarning what money and work thay 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^739- 77 
 
 have rescved of tlie inhabetence of this Town of theire Land 
 Tax 
 
 4ly vvheareas theire are sundrcy parsons verry uneascy 
 Consarning theire Right in the pne room for the Town to see 
 if thay are wronged and to endever to Right them in som way 
 and maner 
 
 5ly to see whether the Town will Reconsider that vote 
 that was past consarning mr morrises having a pue for himself 
 and heirs and to dispos of it as the Town shall see fite and 
 
 make due Return of these warents with youer dooings their in 
 to us the subscribers at the time and plase above sd as you will 
 answer youer Default at the pains and peanelty of the Law in 
 that case made and provided at Dudley this 7"' day of 
 September A D 1 739 
 
 George Robson ^ 
 
 John Lillie i Select 
 
 Richard Kidder 
 
 \ 
 
 men 
 
 Benjmin Newell J 
 by virtue of these warents wee have warned the sevarall 
 inliabetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to 
 meet at the time and plase within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Scott Sen'' and Samuell Corbin Constal)els 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley Reg- Town meeting 
 ularly asembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on thursday 
 ye j^'h day of September A D 1739 
 
 voted and chose mr George Robson modrater for sd meeting 
 
 ily voted to the Rev mr How twentey pounds to be adtled 
 again to his salerey this year 
 
 3ly voted to give to the Revd mr How teen pounds of 
 money of the old tenor this year insteed of his fire wood 
 
 3ly no vote past upon this artickel 
 
 4ly no vote past upon this artickel 
 
 5ly voted not to Reconsider that vote that was past on 
 
78 Dudley Town Records^ ^739' 
 
 febuarey the 20th 173S-9 relating to mir morrices having a 
 pue for liiniself and heirs 
 
 The west c\\(\ of the Town Rates for the minester— 73-5-1 1 
 
 The east end of the Town Rates for the minester — 64-S-6 
 
 These sd Rats ware mad and Delivered into the Constabels 
 
 hands with a warrent to each for Collectting of the same 
 
 namly to Joseph Scott Constabel for the west end and Samuel 
 
 Corbin Constabl for the east end of the Town 
 
 Dudley October ye 5"' 1739 
 
 The notefications that ware posted up by the assesors of the 
 Town of Dudley of the Delinquent propriters Land in sd 
 Town and at Worsester is as follows 
 
 Worsester ss These are to Cartifie all the Inhabetant 
 Proprietors of the Town of Dudley in sd Countey and allso all 
 the propriatoi's in said Town NonResidants that the asesors ot 
 sd Dudley have asessed theire Lands at two pence par acer for 
 the Bulding the meeting house and other nesesary charges of 
 the propriators of sd Town persuant to a grant or act of the 
 grat and General Court and that the asessors of sd Town have 
 yearly asessed sd Lands Lieng in sd Dudley at at tow pence 
 per acer from the year 1732 until five years ware fully acom- 
 plyshed and fullfiled by a yearly Liste now these are to notifie 
 all the Inhabetant propriators of sd Town and NonResident 
 propriators in sd Town alls that have not paid their Land tax 
 in full as afore said that thay pay it in to the Town Trasuerer 
 of sd Town of Dudley within sixty dayes from the day of the 
 Date of this notification or else the asessors of sd Town wilj 
 proced to sell the Delinquents Lands as the Law of this 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^739- 79 
 
 Provence provids in such Case Dated at Dudley afor said 
 
 the eighth day of august A D 1739 
 
 Gorge Robinson 
 
 John LiUie 
 
 Richard Kidder 
 
 Benjamin Newell j Dudley 
 
 Menasseh Horsniore J 
 
 asessors 
 for sd 
 
 Worsester ss to Joseph Scott of the Town of Dudley in a warent for a 
 
 •^ ^ -^ Towu meeting 
 
 the Countey of Worsester a Constabel of sd Town Greet- 
 ing these are in his Majesties name to will and Require 
 you forthwith to warne all the freeholders and other inhabe- 
 tence qualefied according to Law to vote in Town meetings in 
 the Town of Dudley to meet at our meeting house in sd Town 
 on monday the 10"' day of December instant at one of the clock 
 in the after none then and their to act upon the Following 
 artekel viz to chuse two meet parsons whos care and dutey 
 it shall be to inform of all breaches of the Late act had against 
 killing aney Deear Contarary to sd act and make due 
 Return of this warrent with your doings theire on to us the 
 Subscribers at the Time and plase above sd as you will answer 
 your Defiiult at the pains and penealty of the Law in that case 
 made and provided 
 
 at Dudley this tliird day of December A D 1739 
 John Lillie \ vSelect men 
 
 Richard Kidder > for sd 
 Benjamin Newell ) Dudley 
 by vertue of this warrent I have warned the several inhabe- 
 tence of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time and plase 
 within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Scott Constabel 
 
8o Dudley Town Records, 1739' 
 
 Towu meetiug at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley 
 Kegiihiry assembled at our meeting hows in sdTown on mon- 
 day the lo"^ day of December A D 1739 
 
 1 voted and choose m'' George Robenson modarater fo sd 
 meeting 
 
 2 voted and choose m' George Robenson and Thomas 
 New^ell to be the men to inform of all breaches of the above 
 sd act 
 
 Dudley may y" 8"" 1 739 
 
 We the subscribers select men of the Towns of Woodstock 
 and Dudley according to appointment then meet and with the 
 assistance of Cap Wm Chandler surveyer Preambelated and 
 new markt all the bounds where sd Woodstock and Dudley 
 adjoyns we began at the southwest of sd Dudley it being a 
 heap of stons in the East Bounds of sd Woodstock in the 
 strait line betwen the Coloney of Conetcut and the provence of 
 the masschuset bay which heap of stons we Renewed then we 
 went north in the sd east bounds of Woodstock and new markt 
 a white oak tree the northwest corner of Judge Dudleys Land 
 then we went to the northeast corner of sd Woodstock which 
 was a white oake tree which we allso renewed in new marking 
 and putting stons about it we then proseded in the preambla- 
 tion and new market all the bounds and monements in the 
 north bounds of sd Woodstock untill we come to a heape of 
 stons another corner of sd Dudley it being the southwest corner 
 of mr Vintons Land wheare we left of as wittness our 
 hands the day and year abov said 
 
 Benj Child ) Select men 
 
 Edward Morris 3 of Woodstock 
 John Lillie \ Select men 
 
 Benjamin Newell > of 
 
 menasseh Horsmor ) Dudley 
 
Dudley To%vn Records, iyjg-40. 
 
 81 
 
 a iiotcfication 
 
 This is to notefy all the non Resident proprietors of the 
 Town of Dudlev in the Countey of Worcester that have not 
 payed all their Land Tax that is Taxd by the assessors of sd 
 Dudley at two pence per acre by vertue of an act of the Great 
 and General Court to asses the unimproved Lands of sd Dud- 
 ley from the year A D 1732 until five years are past and gon 
 tliat theire Lands will be sould at a vendue if not speedily paid 
 the tax as much of it a will pay what Remains unpaid and 
 charges of sd Tax to those that will give most for it and the 
 plase of sail wi 1 be at the house of Clement Corbins inholder 
 of sd Dudley on the second Tusday of February next ensuing 
 the dat of this notification at ten of the clock in the forenoon 
 at which time and place the sd assessors will attend and at 
 that time of day until it be sould by order of us assessors of sd 
 Dudley Dated at Dudley aforesaid October the 17"* i739 
 
 George Robinson 
 John Lillie 
 Kichard Kidder 
 Manasseh Horsmor j 
 Benjamin Newell J 
 
 assessors 
 for said 
 Dudley 
 
 Worcester ss to Joseph Scott and Samuell Corbin of the a warent for a 
 Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constaliels of 
 sd Town Greeting these are in his majesties name to will 
 and Require you forthwith to warn all the free holders and 
 other inhabetence qualefied according to Law to vote in Town 
 meetings in each of your wards to meet at our meeting house 
 in sd Town on monday the 3'' day of march next enseuing at 
 nine of the clock in the morning then and their to act upon 
 the following artickels if thay see cause 
 
 1 to chuse Town officers as the Law directs 
 
 2 to see whether the Town will accept of the several higli- 
 
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82 Dudley Totvn Records^ ijjg-40. 
 
 waycs that have been Layed out by the select men this present 
 year 
 
 3 to see whether the Town will come into sum other 
 methood consering mending of our highwayes 
 
 4 to see whether the Town will agree with som fit pearson 
 to take care of the meeting hous doors and key and to swep 
 the meeting house and to bring water so ofen as it is needed to 
 baptize the children and make due return of these warents 
 with your doings thereon to us the subcribers at time and plase 
 above sd as you will answer your default at the pains and 
 peanalty of the Law in that case mad and provided at Dudley 
 this 25 day of February annadom 1739-40 
 
 John Lillie \ Select men 
 
 Richard Kidder > for sd 
 Benjamin Newell ) Dudley 
 by vertue of these wafrents wee have warned the several 
 inhabetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to 
 meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Scoot Samuell Corbin Constabels 
 
 Towu'^meetiug '^^ ^ meeting of the inhabetence ot the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly asembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on mon- 
 day the 3'' day of march annodom 1 739-40 
 
 1 Chosen Capt Ebnezer Edmunds modrator for sd meeting 
 
 2 voted to have five select men this yeare 
 
 3 voted John Lillie Town Clerk 
 
 4 voted John Lillie the first select man 
 
 5 voted Richard Kidder the second select man 
 
 6 voted Benjamin Newell the third select man 
 
 7 voted manasseh Horsmore the forth select man 
 
 8 voted Clement Corbin the fifth select man 
 
 9 voted the select men to be asesors 
 
 10 voted Richard Kidder Town Treasuerer 
 
 1 1 voted Thomas Cheaney Constabel for the west end of 
 the Town 
 
Dudley Tow ft Records^ iyjg-40. 83 
 
 12 voted Tliomas Newell Constabel for the cast end of 
 the Town 
 
 13 voted Willam Carter and Benjamin Putney Surveiers for 
 the east end of the Town 
 
 14 voted Joshua Healy and Elisha Saben Surveiors for the 
 west end of the Town 
 
 15 voted philip Newell and Philip Corbin tything men 
 
 16 voted Ebenezer Coburn and Jacob bradbury fens vewers 
 
 17 voted that the swine should go at Large being youked 
 and ringed 
 
 18 voted Daniel Coburn jun and Frances Carter Hog Reves 
 
 19 voted Joseph Saben and Samuel Child a informers or 
 complaners of any pearsons that kill Deear Conterary to the 
 Lat act 
 
 30 voted that the select men should agree with som parson 
 to tak care of the meeting house 
 
 31 voted by the Town to accept of all the highwayes that 
 ware Layed out by the select men this yeare excepting that 
 throu Joseph Davis without pertickuler men do give him ten 
 pounds in money by the first of may and if thav do then it is 
 exepted and if thay do not then it is to be void and of none 
 efect all these before menteoned officers have taken the 
 aire their oaths as the Law directs 
 
 Dudley Apriel ye 3** 1739 a highway Layed out by the 
 
 select men of sd Town and Exeptq^l by the Town at the anual 
 meeting march 3'* 1740 and is as follows begining at a stack 
 and heap of stons on the west side of quinebouge River which 
 stake and heap of stons staning on the south side of sd river 
 near the foot bridge which is over sd river and from thense 
 runing near northwest by a Line of heap of stons to another 
 stack and heap of stons near Capt Edmunds dwelling house 
 the sd road to be foin- rods wide and all the sd markes are on the 
 southwest side of sd rood and then runing west from sd stak 
 and stons to another stak and heap of stons and from thense to 
 
8 if. Dudley Town Recoi-ds^ iyjg-40. 
 
 Woodstock Line to a Lettel red oak stak with a lieap of stons 
 about it which rood from the stak and heap of stons that is 
 near Capt Edmunds is eight rods wide to Woodstock Line and 
 all these markes are on the south side of sd rood and the wdiole 
 of sd rood is Layed out on judg Dudleys Land 
 
 Dudley November ye 26 1739 '> highway La^ed out liy 
 
 the select men of sd Town and Exeptcd by sd Town at oiu" 
 annual meeting on march the 3'' 1740 : and is as follows begin- 
 ing at Philip Corbins hous and from thense near west to the 
 R*^ mr Hows southeast corner which is a stak and heap of 
 stons and so upon Philip Corbins south Line on the south sid 
 of it to a Lettel white oak tree with a heap of stons about it 
 which is sd Corbins northwes corner of his Lot and from 
 thense near southwest to a black oak tree markt on three sids 
 of it on the Indians Land and from thense to a grate Chusnut 
 tree markt on thre sids and from thense to a walnut tree markt 
 on the east sid on a Lettel Run and from thense to a small 
 read oak and from thens to a small white oak tree and from 
 thense to read oak tree near the rood that comes from mr 
 Robesons mill and goes to the meeting hous and all the sd 
 markes are on the northerly side of sd road and said road to 
 be two rods wide 
 
 Dudley February y"" 27"" 1739-40 a highway Layed out 
 
 by the select men of sd Town and exepted by sd Town at the 
 annual meeting on march the 3*^ 1740 and is as it follows be- 
 gining at Richard Kidders west Line at a black oak tree 
 markt standing in the rood that coms from Oxford to Dudley 
 and so runing near west on the Land belonging the heirs of 
 governer Dudley to a white oak tree markt on the east side of 
 a Letel run and so a Long as tlie path now goes betwen a 
 Lettel medow and swamp and from thense to a Larg white 
 
Dudley Town Records., lyjQ-^O. 8^ 
 
 oak tree markt and so a long as the path now goes to tlie poml 
 brook and then up the brook to the pond and over sd brook 
 clost to the pond and so west to to Thomas Newells Land and 
 throu sd Newells Land to a white oak tree markt near sd 
 Newells twcntey acere Lot and so up Rocke hill as the path 
 nov/ goes to the top of the hill and then in the foot path on the 
 north side of a Letel swamp and so into the rood that comes 
 from James Corbins and so along in sd rood as it was formarly 
 Layed out to Nathan Ramsdels barn yard and thrugh his barn 
 yard west through his Lot to a picii pine tree markt on the 
 north sid of the rood and from thens to his west Line and 
 from his west Line near southwes through mr Ebenezer Goers 
 Land to a chasnut tree markt on the southeast side of the rood 
 near Ebenezer Davisons north Line and from thense straight 
 to a white oak tree markt on the east sid of the rood and from 
 thense through Ebenezer Davisons Land betwen his hous 
 and barn and as the path now goes down to the rood that comes 
 from Jonathan Hobbs and goes to Deacon Conants and the 
 whole of said rood is to be two rods wide and the most of sd 
 markes are on the northerly sid of sd rood 
 
 Dudley February the 28"" 1739-40 a highway Layed out 
 by the select men of sd Town and exepted by the Town at our 
 anual meeting on march the 3'' 1740 'ind is as follows be- 
 gining at white oak teee markt a Lettel northeas of Joseph 
 Vintons hous and from thense near northeast down to the 
 river over sd river to a smal white oak tree markt and so throu 
 Esq Vintons Entervail to his Lane to the Lettel bridge on the 
 west side of the bridge and so through sd Vintons Land under 
 ratelsnake rock as the path now goes to the top of the hill to a 
 heap of stons and from thense near north in James Taylors 
 Land to a white oak tree with a heap of stons about it and 
 from thense to a to a walnut tree in sd Taylors Land with a 
 heap of stons about it and from thense through sd Taylors 
 Land to Joseph Jewells Jun norwest corner and so through sd 
 
86 Dudley Town Records^ jyjg-40. 
 
 Jewells Land on his north Line on the south sid of it tow rods 
 wide to Joseph Jewells sen Land and along on his north line 
 on tlie south side of it two rods wide unto the rood that comes 
 from John Taylors and from a heap of stons in sd Taylors 
 Land runing near southeast through Joseph Jewells sen nor- 
 east corner of his Land straight to a grat chasnut tree in the 
 midel of sd rood and from thense to a wallnut tree markt in 
 the Line betwen sd Jewell and Samuell Newell and from 
 thens straight to a white oak tree markt in Samuell Newells 
 Land on the side of the hill and from thense runing near east 
 on the Line betwen Samuell Newell and Jonathan Newell 
 one rod on Samuel Newell and one rod on Jonathan 
 Newell to a heap of .stons and from sd Line near south- 
 * east to a white oak tree in Jonathan Newells Land and 
 
 from thense to a white oak tree markt and from thens 
 straight to a white oak tree markt and from thense 
 sraight throu Samuel Xewells pastuer and mooing Land to 
 his brook in his Lane near his house and throu his Lane to the 
 end of it and from thense a long by sd Newells Land and by 
 William Carters south Line in the Indians Land to a popel 
 stump with a heap of stons about it and from thense to a 
 straight to a pith pine tree which is the northwest corner of 
 the four acers that was given to the Town and all the sd 
 markes are on the northerly side of sd rood and the whole of 
 sd rood is to be two rods wide the old highway fomorly Layed 
 out by the Select men in the year 1734 wheare it is Recorded 
 from Joseph Jewells seners Land to his north east corner and 
 from thence baring east and benoth accros Benjamin Newell 
 and Jonathan Newells Land pritey straight to the northwest 
 corner of Samuell Newells Hundred acer Lot is void and of 
 none efect by Reason of alltering of it from the above sd 
 Jewells north Line for the more convenence of sd rood 
 
Dudley Toxvii Records^ J 7 40- 87 
 
 Worcester ss 
 
 To the Constabels Thomas Newell and Thomas Cheney of • ■ 
 
 the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Greeting -I skai, J 
 
 for as much as sundrey Parsons being freeholders and other • — ,— - 
 inhabetence of the sd Town of Dudley qualefied by Law to 
 vote in Town affaires have Latly as well at divers times hear-Vowu meetiug 
 tofore made application to us the select men of sd Town that 
 a Town meeting might be called to Reconsider those Divers 
 votes formaly Pased Relating to the Granting of places or 
 spases in the Publick meeting hous erected for the worship of 
 god in sd Town desined for the placing or building Pews or 
 at the charge of the Grantees and it being aledged or suggested 
 that sd votes ware not Regularly mad and jDased and that the 
 rule which ought to have Governed that affaier ware not at- 
 tended or Regarded and for as much as the Grantees have not as 
 yet Expended aney Cost or Charge in Erecting or building aney 
 of sd Pews or the plases or the spases asigned for them to be 
 built as aforesaid to the intent thearefore that justice and Right 
 theirein may now be don and the peace of the Town be 
 joresarved and premoted these are to direct and Require you 
 seasonabley to notefie all the Freeholders and other inhabetence 
 of sd Town of Dudley qualefied as aforesaid in each of your 
 wards to assembel and meet at our meeting hous on tusday the 
 fiftenth day of April at teen of the clock in the fore noon then 
 and theire in a publick and Laful Town meeting to take the 
 Premeses into theire searas wise and just considration that if 
 thay shall see cause and good Reason thay may then and theire 
 Reconsider those former votes and com into aney other or 
 further methods ways or means for the just due peasebel dis- 
 position Granting or determing the said places or spaces as to 
 them shall seme most just meet and convenent Ileareof fail 
 not and make due Return of these warrents with your doin^^s 
 theareon to us the subscribers at the time and place within 
 mentioned as you will answer your default at the penealtev of 
 
88 Dudley Toxvn Records^ ^740. 
 
 the Law in that case dated at Dudley aforesaid the thirtey 
 
 first day of march annodom 1740 
 
 John Lillie ^ 
 
 Richard Kidder 1 gdect 
 
 Clement Corbin ^ 
 
 rnenasseh Horsmorc | men 
 Benjamin Newell J 
 by virtue of these warents we have warned the several in- 
 
 habetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet 
 
 at the time anil place within mentioned 
 
 Thomas Newell Thomas Cheney Constabels 
 
 Town meeting '^^ a meeting of the Inhabetence of the town of Dudley 
 Regularly asembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on 
 tusday y" 15th day "of April 1 740 
 
 1 voted and chose Capt Edmunds modrater for sd meeting 
 
 2 voted and Reconsidered all those former votes Relating 
 to the Granting of plases for the building of pews in our 
 meeting house and to com into the method in disposing of 
 them as folowes 
 
 1 voted that those meen that have payed most to the chai'ges 
 in Town ever sence that we ware incorprated into a Town 
 with one head to an estate 
 
 2 to have a regard to thos men that ware the first setlers 
 in Town 
 
 3 that those that have an estate of freehold in Town shall 
 have the pews 
 
 3 voted to have five men to be a Cometee to search the 
 Lists and to see who the pews do belong to 
 
 4 voted deacon Conant and Esq Vinton and John Lillie 
 and Benjamin Newell and Menasseh Horsmore bethe Comltee 
 to see who is to have the Pews and to mak return to the Town 
 
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 Worcester ss to Thomas Cheney and to Thomas Newell ^ '^^3™* ^^l^ 
 
 ■J Town meeting 
 
 of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels for sd 
 Dudley' and to eacli of them Greeting these are in his 
 
 majesties name to Require you forthwith to warn the free- '^ — ^ 
 holders and other Inhabetence of sd Town in each of your |si;.\i. | 
 wards that have an estate so that thay are qualefied according — ~ 
 to Law to meet at the meeting house of sd Dudley on thursday 
 the twentey second day of may instant at one of the clock 
 afternoon to make choyes of a man qualefied according to Law 
 to sare and Represent the said Town in a grate and General 
 Cort or assembley appointed to be holden and Convened and 
 kept for his majesties sarvics at the Cort hous in Boston upon 
 w'ensday the twentey eight day of may and to act upon the 
 following artecls if thay see cause 
 
 I to chuse a select man in the room of mr Hosmore Late 
 Removed out of Town 
 
 3 to see if the Town will continue mir Hosmore a Commite 
 man Consearning the pews or to Chuse another in his room 
 and make due Return of these warents with your dooings 
 theire on to us the subcribers at the time and plase above sd 
 as you will answer your default at the paine and penealtey of 
 the Law in that case mad and provided given under our 
 
 hands and seal at Dudley above sd this nintenth day of may 
 anno Dom 1740 
 
 Clement Corbin \ Select men 
 Richard Kidder > for sd 
 Benjamin Newell ) Dudley 
 
 hy vertue of these warrents we have warned the sevaral 
 inhabetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to 
 meet at the time and plase above sd 
 
 Thomas Cheney Thomas Newell Constabels 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town ot Dudley '^"'''" '"^■'^^^'"^' 
 
go Dudley Town Records^ I740- 
 
 Regulary assembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on 
 thvu^sday the twentey second day of may 1 740 
 
 1 voted and chose Esq"" Vinton modevater for sd meeting 
 
 2 voted and chose Esq'' Vinton select man in the room of 
 mr Hosmore Lat removed out of Town 
 
 3 voted to Continue m'' Ilosmore a Comitte man Consern- 
 ing the pews 
 
 a wareut for a Worcester ss to Thomas Cheney and Thomas Newell of 
 owu mee in ^j^^ Xown of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels 
 of sd Town Greeting : these are in his majesties name to 
 
 ,^A_, will and Require you forthwith to warn all the freeholders 
 and other inhabetence Qiialefied according to Law to vote in 
 Town meetings in each of your wards to meet at our meeting 
 hous in sd Town on monday the 29"^ day of September instant 
 at nine of the clock in the morning then and their to act on 
 the foiling artkels if thay see cause 
 
 1 to see whether the Town will add aney thing more to the 
 Revd mr Hows Sallerey 
 
 2 to see what method thay will com into to provide him 
 his fire wood 
 
 3 to see whether the Town will do aney thing to provide 
 schooling for their children and if thay do then to grant money 
 to be raised to defrey the charges thearof 
 
 4 for all the inhabetence to bring in an invoice of their 
 Ratebel Estates to the select men on sd day in order for mak- 
 ing of the Cuntrey Tax 
 
 5 to see whether the Town will accept of the Commites 
 Report Relating to the pues and if thay do then to vote them 
 to those pearsons to hom thay do belong and allso to set a 
 time for biulding of them and make due Return of these 
 warents with your doings thearon to us at the time and place 
 above mentioned as you will answer your default at the pains 
 and penalty of the Law in that case mad and provided at 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1740- Qi 
 
 Dudley the 22 day of September Ad ome mi 1740 by order 
 of the select men 
 
 John Lillie Town Clerk 
 by vertue of these warents we have warned the several in- 
 habetence of the Town of dudley in each of our wards to meet 
 at the time and place within mentioned 
 
 Thomas Newell and Thomas Cheney Constabels 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of dudley the Town 
 
 . . meeting 
 
 Regularly assembeled at our meetmg hous in sd Town on 
 monday the 29"^ day of September 1 740 
 
 1 Voted and chose Esq'' Vinton modrater for sd meeting 
 
 2 voted to give to the Rd mr Howe fortey pounds in money 
 this present year in considration of his building 
 
 3 Voted fortey cord of fire wood to the Re*' mr Howe this 
 present year cut and carted to his door fit for his fire 
 
 4 Voted that the fire wood for m' How should be set at 12 
 shillings acord and to be Raised ujoon the inhabetence by a 
 Rate 
 
 5 Voted to raise 30 pounds of money to defrey the charges 
 of schooling the Town to be devided into three parts and each 
 part to draw their proportion of the money and to Lay it out 
 in schooling of their children 
 
 6 Voted Joshua Healy for the senter of the Town and 
 Benjamin Putney for the east end and Benjamin Newell for 
 the west end of the Town to be a Commitey to devide tlic 
 Town into three parts as thay shall subcribe and each part is 
 to pay whear thav subcribe 
 
 7 Voted to accept of the Commites Report Relating to the 
 Pues 
 
 1 Voted to Dacon Joseph Edmunds that Pue in the north- 
 west corner of the meeting house joyning to mr Howes 
 
 2 Voted to Willam Carter that pue on east sid of the 
 front doors 
 
P-2 Dudley Town Reco7-ds, 1740. 
 
 3 Voted to Joshua Healy that Pewe on the west sid of the 
 front doors 
 
 4 Voted to Samuel Newell that midel pue on the east side 
 of the pulpit 
 
 5 Voted to Ebenezer Edmunds that pue on the east side of 
 the pulpit 
 
 6 Voted to John Vinton Esq"^ that pue on the Right hand 
 of the east doors 
 
 7 Voted to George Robenson that pue on the south side ol 
 the east doors 
 
 8 Voted to Clement Corbin that pue joyning Joshua 
 Healeys on the west side of the front doors 
 
 9 Voted to Dacon Benjamin Conant that peue on the north- 
 east corner of the meeting house 
 
 10 Voted to Thomas Cheney thet midel pue on the east side 
 of the front doors joyning to mr Carters 
 
 1 1 Voted to James Corbin that pue on the south side of the 
 w^est doors 
 
 13 Voted to Jonathan Newell that pue on the north side of 
 the west doors 
 
 13 Voted to Benjamin Newell the midel pue on the north 
 side of the east doors betwen Esq Vintons ad Dacon Conants 
 
 14 Voted to Ebenezer Bacon the midel pue on the north side 
 of the west doors 
 
 15 Voted to Samuel Corbin that pue on the south side of 
 the east doors joyning to the womens stairs 
 
 16 Voted to Joseph Putney that pue on the south side of the 
 west doors betwen James Corbins and the stairs 
 
 17 Voted that those pearsons that have the pues shall build 
 them in the spase of one year from this time or els thay shall 
 Return to the Town again 
 
 18 voted and chose Esqr Vinton to go down to adrees Great 
 and General Court to see whether their Honours will abate 
 som thing of our provinc Tax and fine 
 
 Daniel Coburn sener did hear at this present meeting enter 
 
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 his desent against that vote of the Towns accepting of the 
 Commites Report Relating to the Pues 
 
 The sum total of the ministers Rates for the west end : 
 73-1 2-1 I 
 
 The sum total of the provence Tax for the west end 
 
 35-19-4 
 
 The sum total of the school Rates for the west end 
 
 I 5-1 6-3 
 
 The sum total of the minicsters Rates for the east end 
 72-15-0 
 
 The sum total of the provnce Tax for the east end 
 35-1S-6 
 
 The sum total of the school Rats for the east end 
 14-1 I-IO 
 
 these above sd Rates w^are mad and Delivered into the 
 Constabels hands with a warent to each for colecting of the 
 same namly to Constabel Thomas Cheney for the west end 
 and Constabel Thomas Newell for the east end of the Town 
 
 Dudley October ye 13"' 1740 
 
 Worsester ss to Thomas Cheney and Thomas Newell of 
 the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels 
 for the said Town of Dudley and to each of them Greeting -^— 
 
 Whearas our Revd Pastor hath ajcain been Left to fall into the 
 
 ° a warrent for a 
 
 sin of intemjDrance to our Great Greife and sorow and under '^°''^'^ meeting 
 
 a humbel sence theirof earnestly desirs an oppertunity to 
 
 convears with the Church and Congregation of his Charge in a 
 
 publick manner in order to act the part of a Christain towards 
 
 them and see what methoods to come in to for the healing of 
 
 the breach his sin hath mad between him and his pepole so 
 
 that Gods name and the Religon of Christ may not sufer and 
 
Q/f. Dudley Town Records^ iJiO. 
 
 the peace and tranquilety of this Town may yet be continued 
 thearfore 
 
 These are in his majesties name to will and Require you and 
 each of you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other 
 inhabetence of sd Town of Dudley in each of your wards to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd Town on fryday the 7* of 
 November at one of the clock after noon then and theire to act 
 on the following articls if thay see cause 
 
 1 To see if the Town will accept of the satesfaction which 
 the Revd Mr Howe shall then offer unto them and Restore 
 him to their Love and cheai'ety both as a christain and as 
 thayer minister and if not then 
 
 2 To consider what steps the Town shall take in order to 
 Redress the above sd Greviances and mak due Return of 
 these warrents with your doing theiron to us the select men at 
 the Time and place above sd hearof fail not as you will 
 answer your default at the pains and penealty of the Law in 
 that case mad and provided at Dudley the 31 day of 
 October A D 1740 by order of the select men 
 
 John Lillie Town Clerk 
 by vertue of these warrents we have warned all the free- 
 holders and other inhabetence in the Town of Dudley in each 
 of our wards to meet at the time and place within mentioned : 
 Thomas Cheney Thomas Newell Constabels 
 
 Town meeting ^t a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting hous in sd Tow^n on 
 frytlay the 7 of November 1 740 
 
 1 voted and chose Esqr Vinton modrater for sd meeting 
 
 2 voted to forgive the Revd Mr Howe and to Restore him 
 again to our Love and Charety both as a Christan and as our 
 pastor and teacher 
 
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 Bretheren & f rinds 
 
 In as much as I have been Left again to fall into the Heinas 
 sin of intemprence & have been sundrey times too much un- 
 garded & have too much indulged ni}- self in the free use of 
 spiritous Lyquors to the Dishonour of God Discredit of Re- 
 ligion to the wounding of my one soul & the Great Greife & 
 sorow of you & all the pepole of God who are apprized thearof 
 I hope God hath been pleased Graciasly to open my eyes to 
 see my sine in its true colurs I have Reason to hope that he 
 hath touched my hart with true Remors & Godley sorow for 
 my sine and as I have in a humbel sence of my Guilt earnestly 
 sought unto him for his pardaing mercy and sence of his Love 
 & favour so to the Glory of the Riches of his Grace I must 
 acknoledge that by the sweet whispers of his spirit he hath 
 caused the bons which he hath broken to Rejoyce and as I 
 now ask forgiveness of all Gods peapol in Genearal so in as 
 much as my sin & fall very peculiarly & awfully affects vou in 
 pearticular so I humbly ask of you all your forgiveness of 
 these my trespasses against you intreeting you to Restore me 
 to your love & charety asuring you I have an uter abhorrence 
 of those things I have practiced and humbly Relying upon the 
 allsufficent Grace of God I promise to Lead a new & Regular 
 Life determining not only to abstain from the abuse but even 
 from the use of all inebriateing & si^iritous Lyquors unles in a 
 time when sixness or my circumstances may evedently call for 
 it Endeavoring to sett before others an Exampele of sobriety 
 & temprance in all things to adorn the Doctrin of God my 
 savour by a holy & blamelesse Conversation Laboring so to 
 behave my selfe for the futere as that the joy & satisfaction you 
 may have in mee may infinitly exced the Greife & sorow of 
 hart I have brought upon you striveing to approve my selfe 
 faithfuU unto Jesus Christ & faithfull unto all your souls & to 
 walk before God & before you to all well pleasing thus earnest- 
 ly intreeting you to strive togather with me in your pra}'ers to 
 the God of all Grace that I may have Grace to perform these 
 my Resolutions & to walk worthy of that high & holy vocation 
 wherewith I am called &. asuring you that as I have allwayes 
 
g6 Dudley Town Records^ 1^40-41. 
 
 don sence the Day that I came among you so I shall continue 
 to bare you upon my hart before God Continualy and be Ready 
 to sarve the intrest of your souls & bodeyes both by Day & 
 night according to the best of my abilit}^ so Long as God shall 
 continue me amongst you thes things I offer to your Christain 
 Consideration hoping you will not forget the direction of the 
 holy apostil in 6 Glat begin Bretheren if aney man be 
 
 overtaken in a fault ye which are spiritual restore such an one 
 in the spirit of meekness considring thy self Least thou allso 
 be tempted 
 
 Dudley March y" 2'' 1740-41 
 
 Then Received of the Town of Dudley in Bills of Creditt 
 the whole of the Salary Granted me by s*^ town from the Day 
 of My ordination to the tenth Day of March Anno Domini one 
 thousand seven hundred & thirty nine, forty, I Say Received 
 
 Per Me Perley Howe 
 
 Worchestor ss A notification for our annuall meeteing 
 this is to notify all the free holders and other inhabitance of 
 the town of Dudley that are quallifyed according to law to 
 Vote at in town meeteings to meete and assemble them selves 
 to gather at our meeteing hous on monday the second Day of 
 march to act on the fowlling Artikls if thay see cause 
 
 1 to chuse town oflerses as the law Directs 
 
 2 to see wheather the town will Provoid a stock ol 
 amunition 
 
 3 to see wheather the Town will give mr Vinton liberty 
 to build a teen foot hous on the fore acors belonging to the 
 town Dudley Febuary y* 23 1741 by order of the 
 select men 
 
 John Lilly Town Clark 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ I74i- 97 
 
 At a meeteing of the iuhabetents of the town of Dudley ^^^^.^^^-^j^^l^^i.^ 
 Reguleiiy assembled at our meeteing hous in sd Town on 
 monday ye 3 day of march 1741 
 
 1 Voted and chose Esq"' vinton modiator for sd meeteing 
 
 2 Voted to have five select men for the year insueing 
 
 3 voted Capt Ebenezer Edmunds the first select man 
 
 4 voted Clenient Corbin the second select man 
 
 5 voted mr John Vinton third select man 
 
 6 voted Jonathan Newell the forth select man 
 
 7 voted Benjamin Newell the fift select man 
 
 8 voted the select men to be assesors for the year ensueing 
 
 9 voted Jonathan Newell Newell town Clerk 
 
 10 voted Clement Corbin town treasurer 
 
 1 1 voted Jonathan Hobbs Cunstable for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 1 2 voted Gorge Robison Constable for the east end of the 
 town 
 
 13 voted Joshua healy and Joseph Vinton survaors for the 
 west end of the town 
 
 14 voted Ebenezer Davison and John Bracket survaors for 
 the east end of the town 
 
 15 voted Benjamin Davis and Daniel Coburn Tything men 
 
 16 voted Philip Corbin and Jacob Chamberlin fence Vewers 
 
 1 7 voted for hogs to go at large 
 
 18 voted nethaniel Jewell and Samuel Child hog Reavs 
 
 19 voted Ebenezor Bacon and John Bracket informers of 
 those who violate the law in Killing Deear 
 
 20 Voted to mr John Vinton to have teen foote of ground 
 upon the north line of the four acors belonging to the town to 
 seet a small hous upon 
 
 All these Above mentioned oflecers have Taken there oths 
 as the law Directs exsept Daniel Coburn jnir 
 
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 X SEAL V 
 
 Worsester ss To Constable Jonathan Hobbs and Consta- 
 ble George Robison of Dudley greeteing these are to will 
 and Require you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and 
 other inhabitants that are qualifyed acording to Law to vote in 
 
 warrant for a • • r-. n • ^ 
 
 town meeting town meeteings ni Dudley to meete at our meetenig hous on 
 munday ye twenty third day of November instant at one of the 
 clock after noon to act on the following articles it they see cause 
 
 1 To see what the town will add to the Reverend mr 
 Hows sallary for this preasent 3'ear 
 
 2 to see what meathod the Town will take in procureing 
 mr hows fierwood this year also and make Return of these 
 warrants with you doings thare on to us the subscribers at 
 time and place above mentioned as you will answer your 
 defaults at thfe pains and penalty of the law in that cans made 
 and provoided Dated att Dudley y^ sixteenth day of No- 
 vember 1 74 1 by order of the select men 
 
 Jonathan Newell Town Clark 
 by vartue of these warrants we have warned the several in- 
 habitants of the town ot Dudley in each of our wards to meete 
 att the time and place within mentioned 
 
 Jonathan hobbs and George Robison Constables 
 
 the Att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley 
 
 town mee ing jj^gg^j^-^-jy assembled at our meeteing hous in sd tow^n on the 
 twenty third day of November 1741 
 
 1 Voted and chose Deacon Joseph Edmunds modiator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2 Voted to add fifty pounds to the Reverend mr Hows 
 sallary for this present year 
 
 ■^ Voted to cut and cart forty cord of Fier wood to the 
 Revei'end mr hows for this present year 
 
 4 Voted that the town shall cut and cart mr hows forty 
 cord of fier wood for this present year to his dwelling hous by 
 the first day of March next ensueing or each man then that is 
 delinquant in cuting and carting his part of said fier wood to 
 
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 his mr hows dweling hoiis by the time a fore said propotioned 
 by the assessors shall pay to mr how at the Rate of fifteen 
 shillings a cord in monny by the said first day f)f march nex 
 ensueing- 
 
 The Slime total of the town Rate for the west end 84-6-4 Record 
 The sum Total of the provoince Rate for the west end 
 
 14-4-0 
 
 The sum total of the town Rate for the east end was y^^-iS-o 
 The sum total for the Provoince Rate for the east end was 
 
 1 2-16-2 
 
 which said Rats ware made and delivered into the constables 
 
 hands with a warrant to each for collecting the same namelv 
 
 to Constable Jonathan Hobbs for the west end and to Constable 
 
 George Robison for the east end of the town 
 Dudley Desember the 31 1741 
 
 Dudley February y" 22**, A. D. 1741-2 
 
 Then Received of the Town of Dudley in Bills of Creditt 
 the sum of one Hundred & forty pounds being in full for My 
 salary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & 
 forty ; I : E : to the tenth Day of March A : D : 1740-41 I 
 
 say Received by Me 
 
 Perley Howe 
 
 Worchester ss 
 
 A notification for our anuell meeteing in the year 1742 
 This is to Notify all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of a Notification 
 the town of Dudley that are quallifyed acording to law to vote 
 in town meeteings to meete and assemble them selves to o-ather 
 at our meeteing hous on munday the first day of march in the 
 
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 year 1743 at nine of the clock in the morning to act on the 
 following articels if they see cause 
 
 1 to chuse town officers for the year insueing as the law 
 directs 
 
 2 for the town to Receive the Committes acount consearn- 
 ing our meeteing hous and also to chuse a man or tow to add 
 to deacon Conant to till up the vacuncy of that Committee 
 
 3 for the town to provoid a standdard of waits and measurs 
 as the law directs 
 
 4 to see what the town will do consearning bulding a 
 scool hous or houses and seetting up a scool in the town to 
 prevent the charg of being find for want there of as well as for 
 want of a standdard of waits and measurs for the grand jury 
 man of Woodstock is ordered by the inferiour Court of this 
 county to make inquiery into the scurcomstances of towns that 
 have no grand jury man and of this town in particuler and for 
 want there of to present the same Dated at Dudley y*" 20 
 day of Febuary in the year 1 741-2 By order of the select 
 men 
 
 Jonathan Newell Town Clark 
 
 town meeteing att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley Reg- 
 ulerly assembled att our meeting hous on miniday y*^ i day of 
 march ann Domini 1 741-2 
 
 1 voted and chose Capt Vinton mediator for said meeteing 
 
 2 voted to have five select men for the year ensueing 
 
 3 voted and chose Capt vinton the first select man 
 
 4 voted and chose Capt Edmunds the second select man 
 
 5 voted and chose Clement Corbin the third select man 
 
 6 voted and chose Benjamin Newell the forth select man 
 
 7 voted and chose Jonathan Newell the fifth select man 
 
 8 voted that the select men should be assessors for the year 
 ensuing 
 
 9 voted and chose Jonathan Newell Town Clark 
 10 Voted and chose Clement Corbin Town treasurer 
 
Dudley ToivJi Records^ i'j4l-2. 
 
 11 voteJ and chose Joseph Sabin Cunstable for the west end 
 of the Town 
 
 12 voted and chose Jacob Bradbury Cunstable for the east 
 end of the town 
 
 13 voted and chose John Burnal and Jacob Chamberlin 
 Survavors of high ways for the west end of the town 
 
 14 voted and chose Jeams Corbin and Samuel child Sur- 
 vayors of high ways for the east end of the town 
 
 15 voted and chose Ebenezer Bacon Tything man for the 
 west end of the town 
 
 16 voted and chose Daniel Doddg Tything man for the east 
 end of the town 
 
 17 voted and chose Joseph Jewell junr fence vewer for the 
 west end of the town 
 
 1 8 voted and chose Ellick Nicols fence vewer for the east 
 end of the town 
 
 19 voted and chose thomas hutchcns junr hog Reaf for the 
 west end of the town 
 
 20 voted and chose Benjamin Dike hog Reaf for the east 
 end of the town 
 
 21 voted for hogs to go at large for the year ensueing 
 
 22 voted that Elisah Sabin and Samuel Corbin should be 
 the informers of those that violate the law of those that kill 
 Dear conterary to the act 
 
 23 voted that the select men provoid a standdard of waits 
 and measurs on the towns charge Namely a half Bushel a 
 peck and half peck a pair of skails a pound wait a half pound 
 and a quarter of a pound 
 
 24 voted and chose Jonathan Newell seailer of waits and 
 measurs 
 
 25 voted and chose Joshua healy and Clement Corbin to 
 add to Deacon Conant to fill up the vacuncy there was in that 
 committe concarning finnishing the Body of our meeteinghous 
 
 26 voted that the town should buld a scool hous upon the 
 towns four acors of land near our meeteing hous of twenty 
 feete long and fiveteen feete wide 
 
 27 voted that Capt vinton and Clement Corbin should be a 
 
102 Dudley Town Records^ i'/ 4.1-2. 
 
 committe to see the scool hous ERected and Enclosd as soon 
 as may be 
 
 The above mentioned officers have been sworn to their Re- 
 spective Dutlyes in their offices as the law directs 
 
 A warrant for a Worcester ss To the constables Joseph Sabin and Jacob 
 
 iovvii lueetiug _ . . 
 
 Bradbubary ol' Dudley Greeteing these are to will and Re- 
 quier you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other 
 inhabitants in said town in either of your wards that are 
 quallifyed as the law directs to vote in town meeteing to meete 
 at our meeleing hous in sd town on fryday the fifteenth day of 
 October instant at teen of the clock in the forenoon to act on 
 the following articals 
 town meeteing (i) To sec wheither the town will give mr how any more 
 salary for the preasent year then what we agreed with him for 
 when he first settled amongst us 
 
 (2) to Raise mony to pay mr Baulding for his work in 
 our meeteing hous 
 
 (3) To Raise mony to pay the Committee for bulding the 
 scool hous 
 
 (4) For those parsons that are indetted to the town to 
 bring ther money in and to make up with the town Treasurer 
 to prevent further trobule 
 
 (5) and also for those parsons that have any demands upon 
 the town to bring in their acounts that they may be adjusted 
 
 (6) for the town to Raise money to pay other Nessesary 
 charges that have arisen with in the same : 
 
 and make Return of your warrant with your doings theiron 
 to us the subscribers at the time and place above sd as you will 
 answer your defaults at the pains and Pannilty of the Law in 
 that case made and provoided Dated att Dudley the sixth 
 day of October anno Domeni 1742 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Jonathan Xewell Town Clark 
 
 By order of these warrants we have warned the several in- 
 
Dudley Tozuji Records, I742' loj 
 
 haitants of the town of Dudley in each of our wards to nicete 
 att the time and phice within mentioned : 
 
 Joseph Sabin Jacob Bradbury Constables 
 
 att a meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeteing hous in said town on 
 frydy the fifteenth day of October Anno Dommeni 1742 
 
 (i) voted and chose Capt Ebenezer Edmunds modiator for 
 sd meeteing 
 
 (2) voted that the town dont see cause to give mr howe 
 any more sallary for the preasant year then we covenented 
 with him for when he first setteled amongst us 
 
 (3) voted and granted thirteen pounds tow shillings and 
 fore pence to pay mr Baulding his due with what is due to the 
 town in Nots in the Treasurers hands 
 
 (4) Voted and granted fortey six pounds money to pay the 
 scool hous Committe for Bulding the same : 
 
 (5) voted and granted twenty tow pounds Eleven shillings 
 and nine pence mony to fray the other Nessesary charges that 
 has a risen within the town 
 
 Worcester ss To Constable Jacob Bradbury of Dudley warrant for a 
 
 , Tovvu meeting 
 
 greeting these are to will and Requier you forthwith to 
 
 warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants in the town of 
 Dudley that are quallifyed as the Law directs to vote in town 
 meeteing to meete at our meeteing hous in sd town on Thirds- 
 day : the twenty eight day of October instant att teen of the 
 clock in the morning then and their for the town to concur 
 with the vots of the church if they see cause : in the advice of 
 the Reverend mr Cambill of oxford the Reverend mr Rice of 
 Sturbridge the Reverend mr Stiles of Woodstock which which 
 the church here have sent to for advice and judgment under 
 
10^ Dudley Town Records^ 174-2. 
 
 our difficult surcomstances Relateing to our Reverend pastor 
 mr perly how and the church and town hear 
 
 and make Return of this warrant with your doings their on 
 to us the subscribers at the time and phice above mentioned 
 here of fail not as you will answer your defaults at the pains 
 and penalty of the law in that case made and provoided 
 
 Dated att Dudley the twentyth day of October Anno Domni 
 1742 By order of the select men 
 
 Jonathan Newell Town Clark 
 
 Worcester ss October y* 28 1 742 By vartue of this 
 
 warrant I have warned several of tlie inhabitants of this town 
 
 Jacob Bradbury Constble 
 
 town meeting ''^^^ ^ meeteing of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled att our meeteing hous in sd town on 
 thirdsday the twenty eight day of October Anno Domnini 1742 
 
 (1) voted and chose Deacon Joseph Edmunds modiator 
 for sd meeteing 
 
 (2) the town voted and concord with the vots of the church 
 Relateing to the difficult surcomstances Relateing to our Rev- 
 erend pastor mr pearly howe and the church and town hear 
 
 The sum total of the town Rate for the west end ot the 
 town is 1 1 4- 1 6-8 
 
 The sum total of the town Rate for the east end of the 
 town is 118-15-1 
 
 which Rats ware made and Deliverd to the Constables with 
 a warrant to each to collect the same Namely to Constable 
 Joseph Sabin for the west end of the town and to Jacob 
 Bradbury Consta of the east end of the town November ye 
 24 1742 
 
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 Worcester ss to the Constables Joseph Sabins and Jacob warut 
 Braclbary greeting these are to will and reqiure each of 
 you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitance 
 in sd town in each of your w'ards that are qualifyd as the law 
 directs for voting in town afairs to meet at our meeting house 
 in sd town on monday ye twenty eight"' day of march instant 
 at nine a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the 
 following articles 
 
 1 ) t?o chuse town officers for y^' year insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 2) for the town to exsept of a roode laid out by the select 
 men four rods wide begining at or near the pattin or collony 
 line to our meeting house 
 
 3) for the town to chuse a person or persons to send the 
 next may sessions to se if ye rood tliat is laid out through our 
 town by the meeting house to oxford line may serve for the 
 count rood through sd town 
 
 4) for the town to come into some method to pay the 
 school master for his labour in scooling our children the winter 
 past either by raising money for the same or to convert the 30 
 pounds raisd some time past for scooling our children to 
 answer now as fare as it will go and make retiu'n of your 
 warrant with your doing theron to us the subscribers at the 
 time and place above mentioned as you will answer your 
 default at the pains and penelty of y" law in that case maid and 
 provided Dated at Dudley the eighteenth day of march and 
 in the sixteenth year of his majestis reigen ano dom 1743 
 
 By order of y^ select men 
 
 ■ Jonathan newel town clerk 
 march y*" 28 1743 persuant to this warrant we have warntl 
 the several inhabitance in each of our wards 
 
 Joseph Sabin and Jacob Bradbery Constables 
 
 at a meeting of the inliabitance of ye town of Dudley regu- town meet iug 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1743' 
 
 lei'ly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on munday 
 the 28"" day of march 1743 
 
 1 ) voted that all the freeholder of sd town should be voters 
 by a graet inajorytie and all agreed to it & voted to have five 
 select men this year 
 
 2) voted and chose Clement Corbin moderator for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant y^ first select man 
 
 4) voted Clement Corbin the secound select man 
 
 5) voted Richard Kidder the third select man 
 
 6) voted Joshua healy the fourth select man 
 
 7) voted Benja" newell the fifth select man 
 
 8) voted Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 9) voted Clement Corbin town treasurer 
 
 10) voted Jonathan hibberd constable for ye east end of the 
 town 
 
 11) voted Ebenezer Coburn constable for ye west end of the 
 town 
 
 12) voted John brackit tything man for ye east end of the 
 town 
 
 13) voted John Curtis tything man for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 14) voted Jonathan newell sealer of waits and measuers 
 
 15) voted nathan ramsdil and Benja" Davis survayers of 
 high ways for the east end of the town 
 
 16) voted Joseph Sabin and Joseph jewell survayers of high 
 ways for the west end of the town 
 
 17) voted John Davison and Benja" Denis fence vewers 
 
 18) voted philip corbin and paul rich complainers of those 
 that violate the law in killing Dear 
 
 19) voted that swine shall go at large y* year insuing 
 
 20) voted Elishua Sabin and Elisha Corbin hoge reaves 
 
 21) voted and exepted by the town the highway laid out by 
 the select men and brought to this meeting 
 
 22) voted and chose Sam" newell to go to Worcester at may 
 court to se if y* highway laid out through our town by the 
 meeting house maye by excepted for the county roode 
 
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 33) voted that the money that wase granted some time past 
 for scooling our children shall be colected and paid into the 
 town treasurer to pay m"" may for his service in scooling our 
 children the winter past 
 
 24) voted the select men to be assesers 
 memorandum that the several offisers above mentioned 
 
 have taken there oaths as the law directs 
 
 Dudley march y" 17'*" 1743 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of sd town bcgining 
 at or near the colony line a white oke tree markt on the south- 
 east side of sd roade on the tope of a little hill on the north sid 
 of whate is m"' morriss little bridg on his roade to our meeting 
 house from thence to a gray oke tree from thence to a white oke 
 tree near Ebenezer Bacons south line of his land and so a crose 
 the south east corner of sd Bacons land from thence along up 
 on the south east side of the Indian hille leiving the crown or 
 height of the hille on the west sid of sd roade as the land will 
 best allowe and so to a white oke tree from thence to another 
 white oke tree from thence to a white oke tree from thence to 
 a black oke tree from thence to a pitch pine tree from thence 
 to a heap of stons four rods east from the south east corner of 
 the towns four acres our meeting house stands on and meets 
 with the road formerly laid out by y^ select men of sd town 
 from oxford line to our meeting house this roade being a prity 
 straight course from the first mentioned tree till it meets with 
 the other part of the road being laid out before to our meeting 
 house sd road is four rod wide and the marks being all on the 
 south east side of sd roade this road was brought to our 
 
 aneuel meetcing in march 1743 '^i^<^l accepted by the town 
 
 Dudley may y*' 9'*" 1743 
 
 Worcester ss to the Constables Jonathan lieblierd and 
 
io8 Dudley Town tlecords^ 1743- 
 
 Ebenezer Coburn greeting these are to will and require 
 
 each of you forthwith to warn the freeholders and other in- 
 habitance of sd town qualifid to vote in town affairs in each of 
 your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 ye 1 6"^ day of may instant at two a clock after noone then and 
 there to act upon the following articls 
 
 i) to chuse a Deputy to represent the town at the great 
 and general Court to be held in Boston for ye year insuing to 
 begin the 25 day of may instant 
 
 2) to come into some method for schooling our children 
 y* year insuing 
 
 3) to grant mony to Defray the charge of 'the same 
 
 4) to grant mony to. pay the charge of our first council 
 and make return of your doings hearon to us the subscribers at 
 the time and place above mentioned as you will answer the 
 same at y* penealty of y^ law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of y*^ select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 By vartue of this warnt we have warnd the several inhabi- 
 tance of y'' town of Dudley in each of our wards as the lawe 
 directs 
 
 Jonathan Hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn Constables 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y*' 16"* day of may 1743 
 
 a vote being requird weather they would send a representi- 
 tive or not the vote past in the negitive 
 
 i) voted and chose John Lilly moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have a school 9 months 3 months in the senter 
 of the town and 3 months at each end of the town 
 
 3) voted to have a school daime 3 months at each end of 
 ye town and 3 months by a school master in the senter of the 
 town 
 
 4) voted 40 pounds of money old tener to be raised upon 
 
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 the inhabitance of this town to defray the charge of schooling 
 for the nine months 
 
 5) vcjte Josepli putney Benja" putney se""" and Sam" Corbin 
 to be a commitee to provitl schoobng according to y*^ above 
 mentioned vots 
 
 6) voted 51 pounds i3 shilling and 10 pence old tener to 
 be raisd upon the inhabitance of this town to tlefrav the charg 
 of our first council 
 
 Jams Corbin and Joseph Sabin do now enter there desent 
 against y*" proceedings of the present meeting 
 
 Dudley June y'^ 13"^ i743 Worcester ss 
 
 to the Constabls Jonathan hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn 
 greeting these are to will and require each of you forth- 
 
 with to vvarnd the freehoklcrs and other inhabitance of the 
 town of Dudley in each of your wards qualifid to vote in town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting hovise in sd town on monday the 
 20'" day of June instant at one a clock after noone then and 
 their to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to agree upon a day of fasting and prayer to God under 
 our dificult surcomstances and to make choice of some minis- 
 ters to carry on the work of sd day 
 
 3) to chuse a commitee to supply our pulpit with a good 
 learned and orthodox minister for sume time 
 
 3) to grant money to defray the charg of our pulpits being 
 supplied and also to pay the commitee that was last upon the 
 county road and make your return to the select men with 
 
 your doing theron as you will answer the same at the penaltv 
 of the law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 By vertue ol this warrant we have warnd the inhabitance ol 
 the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Jonathan hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn Constables 
 
no Dudley Town Records^ ^743- 
 
 town meetinpr at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y" 20'''' day of June 1743 
 
 i) voted and chose m'' nathaniel Dick moderate!" for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted that wedensday the 29"' day of June 1743 be a day 
 of fasting and prayer to God for council and direction under 
 our dificult surcomstances 
 
 3) voted that the reverend m'' Cabbit of thomsen and the 
 reverend m"' wymon of the union be the gentlemen to carry on 
 the work of sd day of fasting and prayer for us 
 
 4) voted Deceon Edmunds insign Corbin and m'' Benja" 
 newell to be a commitee to supply our pulpit with a good 
 learned and orthodox minister from this time to the last of 
 October next insuing 
 
 5) voted So pounds old tener Bills to defray the charge of 
 preaching till the last of October next and if that is not suficent 
 that the town will grant more 
 
 6) voted a sufficency of money to pay the commitee that 
 last vewd the county road through our town which was some 
 time last fall 
 
 Dudley September y* 21' 1743 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Jonathan Ilebberd and 
 
 Ebenezer Coburn greeting these are to will and require 
 
 each of you forthwith to warn the several inhabitance of the 
 town of Dudley in each of your wards qualifd to vote in town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 y« 29"* of September in at two a clock after noone then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to raise money to pay the reverned m'' howe what is 
 behind of his salery according to our first covnant with him 
 
 2) to raise money to pay the cost of that committee that 
 last vewed the roads through our town for the county and 
 make due return of your doings hearon to the select man as 
 
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 you will answer the same at the penalty of the law in that case 
 made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 By vertue of this warrent we have warnd the inhabitance of 
 the town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Jonathan Ilebberd and Ebenczer Coburn Constables 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley rcgu- towu meetiug 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 the 29"^ of September 1743 
 
 i) voted and chose John Lillie moderater for sd meeting 
 3) voted the present select men of the town of Dudley to 
 be a committee to treat with the rev"^ m"" perly howe of sd town 
 concerning what is behind of his salerry and to make report to 
 the town of there agreement with him upon thirsday y" 6"' day 
 of October next and then the moderater adjournd this meet- 
 
 ing to thirsday the sixth day of October next at nine a clock in 
 the mornin<r 
 
 Dudley October y*" 3d 1743 to the inhabitance of Dudley 
 
 in pursuance of the vote paseil at a meeting of the inhabitance 
 of Dudley on y^ 29* day of. Sep' last appointing us the sub- 
 scribers a committee to treat with y* revd m'' perly howe upon 
 is due from sd town to him lor salery according to there 
 covnant with him we have been with sd m"" howe upon sd 
 affair and upon our treaty with him we are of opinion that 
 the town ought to grant him forty pounds more in Bills of 
 credit of the old tener in the whole than hath been already 
 granted him and the sd m'' howe declared that upon the re- 
 
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 ceiving the sd sunie with what wos before gVanted him he 
 would give the town a full and final descharge 
 
 Benja" Conant Clement Corbin 
 Joshua healy Riehard Kidder 
 
 meetiug at a meeting of y* inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 ye (^th j,^y Q^ October 1 743 upon adjournment from y* 29"^ day 
 of September last and then voted to the rev*^ nV howe of sd 
 town 40 pounds in Bills of credit of the old tener for what is 
 behind of his salery for the quarter of a year still behind and 
 the defishence of the money upon y'' sd m'' hows giveing the 
 town a full and finnel discharge relating to his salerry 
 
 Dudley October ye 19*'' 1743 
 
 Worcester ss to the constables Jonathan Heberd and 
 
 Ebenezer Coburn greeting this is to will and require each 
 
 of you forthwith to warn the several inhabitants of ye town of 
 Dudley in your wards qualifide to vote in town affairs to meet 
 at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday the 27"* day of 
 October instent at two a clock afternoone then and there to act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a committee to supply our pulpit with a good 
 learned and orthodox minister so long as the town thinks 
 proper and that they be upon probation 
 
 2) to raise money to defray the charg therof and make 
 due return of your doings hearon to the select men as you will 
 answer the same at the penelty of the law in that case made 
 and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 By vartue of this' warent we have warnd the several inhabi- 
 
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 tants in each of our wards to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned 
 
 Jonathan Hebberd and Ebenezer Coburn Constables 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitant of the town of Dudley regu- town mcttiug 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 the 27"* day of October 1743 
 
 i) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted and chose Joshua healy Sam" Newell and Benja" 
 Conant to be a committee to suply our pulpit with a good 
 learned and orthodox minister from the last of October 1743 to 
 the begining of march next insuing 
 
 3) voted 80 pounds in Bills of credit of ye old tener to de- 
 fray the charg of preaching from the first of november 1743 to 
 the begining of march next insuing 
 
 The sume total of the list lor the east end of the town in the 
 great rate in the year 1743 is ii9~5~3 ol<^l tener 
 
 .The sume total of the list for the west end of the town of 
 Dudley in the great rat in ye year 1743 is 1 17-5-4 old tener 
 
 These lists made in October 1743 and deliverd in to the 
 constables hands with a warnt to each of the constables for 
 colecting the same 
 
 Constble Jonathan Hebberds list 119-5-3 old tener 
 
 Constable Ebenezer Coburns list 11 7-3-4 old tener 
 
 The province rate for the east end of ye town 70-S-i i old 
 tener 
 
 The province rate for the west end of ye town 66-1 8-2 old 
 tener 
 
 The 80 pound rate for ye east end of ye town 41 -15-8 old 
 tener 
 
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 The So pound rate for ye west end of ye town 43-14-5 old 
 tener 
 
 The county rate for the east end of ye town 3-16-2 ohl 
 tener 
 
 The county rate for the west end of ye town 3-12-6 old 
 tener 
 
 These several lists were delivered into the above named 
 Constables hands in January 1 743^ 
 
 Dudley February y* 20"* 1 743'' 
 notifycationfor Worcester ss these are to notify several inhabitance of 
 
 our aiieual 
 
 meeting the town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in town aflairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in sd town on mondav the fifth day of 
 March next at nine a clock in the morning Then and there 
 to act upon the following articels 
 
 i) to chuse town officcers for the year insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 2) To see if the town will except of a highway laid out by 
 the select men of sd town from the east end of Joshua hcalys 
 farm to our meeting house 
 
 3) to see if the town will grant money to defray the charge 
 of the county Road throw our town last fall 
 
 4) to se if the town will vote that a notifycation set up at 
 our meeting house a sutable time shall be sufficant warning 
 for our town meetings for time to come 
 
 5) to se if the town will come into some agreeable method 
 concerning our shool house 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 meetiug^' At a meeting of the inhabitence of the town of Dudley Reg- 
 
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 ulerly assembled at our meeting liousc in sd town on monday 
 ye t^th (lay of March 1 744 
 
 I ) voted John vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant the first select man 
 
 4) voted Joseph Edmunds the second select man 
 
 5) voted John vintin the third select man 
 
 6) voted Ebenezer Edmunds the forth select man 
 
 7) voted Benja" Newell the fifth select man 
 
 8) voted the select men assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 10) voted Clement Corbine town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Jacob Chamberlen Constable for the west end of 
 the town 
 
 12) voted Joseph ayrs Constable for the east end of the town 
 
 13) voted nathan Ramsdil and John Burnel Surveyors of 
 high ways for the est end of the town 
 
 14) voted Jonathan newell and Joseph Sabins surveyors of 
 hygh ways for the west end of the town 
 
 1 1^) voted Benja" Davis and Joseph Jewell Juner ty thing men 
 
 16) voted Jacob Bradbery and John Curtis fence vewers 
 
 17) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 iS) voted Sam'' Child and nathanel Jewell hog reaves 
 
 19) voted Jonathan newell sealer of waights and measures 
 
 20) voted and excepted of a high way laid out from Joshua 
 Healys farm to our meeting house 
 
 21) voted and raised fourteen Pounds old tener bills to de- 
 fray the charge of the committey coming upon the county 
 roade through our town last fall namly Curnal dwite Curnal 
 ward and Capt Conners 
 
 22) voted that a notification set up at our meeting house a 
 suttable time shall be a suffisent warning for our town meetings 
 for time to come 
 
 23) voted John bracket surveyor for the highways for the 
 est end 
 
 24) voted to have the school house opened two hours a 
 Sabbath day noons 
 
ii6 Dudley Town Reco7'ds, 1^4^-4. 
 
 the several officcers above named have taken there oaths to 
 serve in tlie offices they are chose unto exept Benja" Davis and 
 nathaniel Jewell 
 
 Dudley February y^ 20"" 1 743* 
 
 A highway laid out by the select men of sd town Begining 
 at the est end of Joshua Healys lain at a small black oake tree 
 in the corner of sd healys fence Runing east to a white oake 
 tree markt from thence to a small black oak tree mtirkt from 
 thence est to a little white oak stadle with heep of stons about 
 it from thence to a small Black oak tree markt by the south- 
 west corner of the four acres at our meeting house and the 
 above mentioned marks are all on the north side of sd hig way 
 and the sd highway to be two rods & a half wide 
 
 The above mentioned highway was brought in at our anuel 
 meeting in March 1744 and exepted by the town 
 
 Dudley March y* 6"^ 1 744 
 
 Worcester ss to the Constabls Jonathan Hibbert and 
 
 Ebenezer Coburn greeting you are hearby Required forth- 
 
 with to warn the several inhabatence in the town in your 
 wards qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on thusday the 13"" day of March instent at 
 one Clock after Noon then and there to act upon the following 
 articls 
 
 i) To see if the town will make choyce of sume of those 
 gentelmen we have already heard to preach with us upon 
 Probation in order to settle with us in the ministry 
 
 2) To chuse a committy to Procure those gentelmen to 
 Preach with us 
 
 3) to grant money to defray the sd charges 
 
 4) to chuse a Person to take care of our school house upon 
 the Sabbath 
 
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 5) to raise money for the relefe of marv weller she having 
 become a town cliar^^e 
 
 and make due Return of 3'our warrants with 3'our doings 
 liearon to the select men as you will answer the same at the 
 Penelty of the Law in that case made and Provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benjamen Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this we have warned the several inhabitance of 
 the Town of Dudley in our wards 
 
 Jonathan Hibbert Eben'ezer Coburn Constables 
 
 at a meeting of the inliabitance of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tucsd;iv 
 the i^*** day ot march 1744 
 
 i) voted John vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to hear mr burbeen fore Sabbaths upon Probation 
 in order to settle with us in the ministry and Provided the 
 gentleman is not to be obtand the same Committee To Procuer 
 mr Leaslen to preach with us under the same head of settleing 
 with us 
 
 3) voted John vintin Ebenezer Edmunds tSc Ebenezer 
 Bacon to be a Committee to Procuer the above mentioned 
 Gentlemen to Preach with us fore Sabbaths apeace upon Pro- 
 bation in order to settle with 
 
 4) voted 44 Pounds old tcner Bills to defray the charge of 
 Preaching 8 Sabbaths 
 
 5) voted iS Pounds old tener Bills for the reletT of mary 
 weller she having become a town charge 
 
 Dudley may y*^ 7"^ 1 744 
 
 whereas the Brethren of the Chh in Dudley propose to notification 
 assemble to gather on thirsday the 17"" day of may instent in 
 order to agree upon a day of fasting and prayer in order to ask 
 
ii8 Dudley Town Records^ J744- 
 
 Direction and presents of gods spirit in the great and impor- 
 tant affair of making choice of a meet person to l)e set over 
 them in the pastoral office 
 
 These are therfore to notify and request the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at our meeting house in sd town 
 on thirsday y* ly"* day of may current at three a clock after 
 noone with the sd Chh to se if they will concur with them in 
 appointing and keeping a solemn fast unto the Lord upon sd 
 important ocasion as the Chh shall agree 
 
 By order of the Select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town Clerk 
 
 Chh meetins At a meeting of the Chli in Dudley regulerly assembled at 
 our meeting house in stl town on Thirsday y*" 17"' day of 
 may 1744 
 
 i) voted Decean Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant Clerk for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted unanemusly to hold a day of fasting and prayer 
 to god for Direction in the great and weighty affair of calling 
 and settleing a minister 
 
 4) voted that thirsday the 24"' day of may instent to be 
 held as a Day of solemn fasting and prayer to god for councel 
 and Direction in the great and importent affair before us 
 
 5) voted the rev** m'' Camble of oxford y" revd m'' rice of 
 Sturbrig y^ revd m'' Stills of Woodstock to be the gentlemen to 
 carry on the work of our fast for us 
 
 6) voted Benja" Newell Eben' Bacon and John Burnul 
 jun"" to be a commitee to treat with those gentlmen concerning 
 carrying on the work of sd day 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitant of the town ot Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meting house in sd town on thirsday 
 the 17"' day of may 1744 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ 1744- 119 
 
 i) voted Decean Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 3) voted and concord with the church in holding and keep- 
 ing a Day of fasting and prayer to god for Direction in the 
 great and weighty aflairs be fore us and also unighted in the 
 choice of those gentlmen to carry on the work of sd day 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley May y® 26 1744 
 
 To the Constable or Constables of the town of Dudley 
 greeting you are here by Required to Notify and warn 
 [ jholders and other Inhabitance Qiuilified as the 
 
 [ ] to vote in town atlairs to Assemble and meet 
 
 at our meeting house in Dudley on the eleventli Day of June 
 at one of the clock after Noon then and there if thay shall see 
 cause to concur with the Bretheren of the Church in the choice 
 of a Person to settle hear in the work of the gosple ministry 
 provided they shall confine there choice to some one of these fol- 
 lowing m'' Easterbrooks m"" wenchester m'' Addams m' gleason 
 and m'' Burbean and also to agree upon some sutable settlement 
 and salery for the incuragment of the gentleman then chosen 
 and also to chuse a comm"*^" to inform the gentlman that shall 
 tlien be chosen as above sd 
 
 Eben^ 
 Job 
 
 en"" Edmunds ^ 
 nivintin '"^^^^^'^^ 
 
 Benj" newell ■ 
 
 Joseph Edmunds 
 Juney" 11"' 1744 
 
 I have warnd by setting up the notifycation according to the 
 agreement of y* town the freeholders and other inhabitants of 
 y* town of Dudley according to the Directions in y'' warrant 
 
 Jacob Chamberlin Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudlev regu- towu meeting 
 
120 Dudley Toivn Records^ 1744- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 
 the eleventh day of June 1 744 
 
 I ) voted Decean Joseph Edmunds moderator for sd meeting 
 3) voted and chose m"' Charls gleason of Brookline to the 
 
 work of the gospel ministry in sd town by a great majority of 
 
 vets 46 vots out of 54 
 
 3) voted to give the sd m'' gleason as a consideration for 
 his settleing v^^ith us in sd w^ork the sume of 350 pounds in 
 Bills of Credit of the old tener 
 
 4) voted to give the sd m"" gleason 150 pounds per annum 
 in Bills of jDublick Credit of the old tener for his salery 
 
 5) voted and chose Leiu* Joshua healy and John Burnul 
 jun' a com"** to wait upon the sd m'' gleason with a copy of 
 y* foregoing vots 
 
 Dudley July ye i6th 1744 
 
 To either of the Constables of the town of Dudley Joseph 
 ayrs or Jacob Chamberlin greeting you ai"e hearby requird 
 forthwith to notefy by setting this up at the meeting house or 
 warning the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd 
 to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town 
 on thirsday the 26"* day of July instent at two of the clock 
 affternoon then and their to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will make any additions to what they 
 have already offered to m' gleason for his settlement and salery 
 
 2) to chuse a committee to wait upon the honourable judge 
 Dudley [ ] if his honor will afford sume releife under 
 our present [ ] settleing a gospel minister 
 
 3) to chuse a committee to address the great and general 
 Court to se if we can have our province tax abaited for y* 
 present year and mak Due return of your proceedings to 
 the select men as you will answer the same at the jDenelty of 
 the law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
Dudley To-ivn Records^ ^744' i^i 
 
 By vertiiL' of this warrant I have warnd the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley by setting this warrant up at the 
 meeting according to the towns agreement 
 
 Joseph ayrs Constable 
 
 at a nieeting of tlie inhabitants of tire town of Dudley regu- town meeting 
 lerly assembld at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 ^.e 25th ^|,^^, of July 1744 
 
 i) voted and chose Esq vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to give m'' Charls gleason of Brookline as a con- contract with 
 sideration tor his settling with us in the work of the ministry 
 
 400 pounds in Bills of Credit of y*^ old tener 
 
 3) voted to give the sd m"" gleason yearly for his salery so 
 long as he shall carry on the work of the ministry with us iSo 
 POUUlIs in Bills of Credit of the old tener for the first year and 
 to add five pounds a year in sd Bills till it coms to two huntlred 
 pounds and to keep the money as good as it now is 
 
 4) voted to give the sd m' gleason after the expiration of 
 four years 20 cords of wood yearly for the support oi' his fire 
 cut and carted to his house 
 
 5) voted m"" Sam" newell a Comittee man to wait upon the 
 honourable judge Dudley of Roxbury to sc if he will alford us 
 any releife under our present chargs in settleing a minister and 
 also to address the great and general Court to se if we can 
 have our province tax abaited for the present year 
 
 6) voted Cap" Edmunds and Benja" Conant a Comittee to 
 wait upon m"^ gleason with a copy of the town vots 
 
 Dudley Septeml^er y*" 4"' 1744 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph ayrs or Jacob Chamberlin greeting you are 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify by posting this up 
 at the meeting house the several inhabitants of the town of 
 
 16 
 
122 Dicdlcy Toxvn Records^ 1744' 
 
 Dudley qiialifyd to vote in town aflairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on thirsday y* 13"' day of Sep"'instent [ 
 
 ]ne a clock after noone then and there to act upon the follow- 
 ing articls 
 
 i) To se if the town will dispose of some part of the four 
 acres of Land at our meeting house upon some reasonable 
 terms for m"" gleason to build him a house on provided he shall 
 settle with us 
 
 2) To se if the town will state m'' gleasons salerry at silver 
 so much an ounce as m' gleason and the town shall agree 
 
 3) for the town to receive m'' gleasons answer provided he 
 is disposd to give it 
 
 4) To se if the town will give to m"" Jonathan newell and 
 m' Benja" newell of that pew which m"" Joseph Scott Built in 
 our meeting house there paying the first cost in Building the 
 same 
 
 5) To se if the town will give to m'' Thomus Cheeny of 
 Dudley that sd Cheeny built on David Southwicks grant 
 
 6) To chuse a person to address the general Court to se if 
 we can have our province tax abated for the present year 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings to the select men 
 as you will answer the same at your peril 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benj" Conant town Clerk 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warntl the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley by posting this up at our meeting 
 house according to the towns agreement to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph ayrs Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town oi' Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 y'' 13"' Day of Sep"" 1744 
 
 I ) voted and chose Cap" Eben' Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ ^744- 123 
 
 2) voted to give m' Chails gleason of Brooklin one acree 
 of land sqaur of at the south end of tlie four acres of the tcjwns 
 Land at our meeting house and hah' an acree adjoining- lying 
 about three sqaur on the \vest of sd foiu" acrees provided he 
 shall settle with us in the work of the ministry 
 
 3) voted that silver shall be the standard for m' gleasons 
 salerr}' 
 
 4) voted that m"^ Jonathan newcll and m^ Benja" newell of 
 Dudle}' shall have that pew that m' Joseph Scott built in our 
 meeting house upon the same footing the rest of the pews are 
 disposd of there paying the first cost in Building the same 
 
 5) voted that m'' Thomus Cheeny of Dudley shall have 
 that pewe which sd Cheeny Built in our meeting house on 
 David Southwicks grant upon the same footing that the rest of 
 the pews are disposed of 
 
 6) voted not to send any person to the general Court con- 
 cerning our province taxe 
 
 7) voted our axceptance of m' gleasons answer as well 
 satisfied with it to settle with us in the work of n*" ministry 
 
 answer 
 
 To the Church and town of Dudley gentlemen mr gleasons 
 
 The first offers you made me to settle with you in the ministry 
 were such as I verily beleive it was not my Duty to accept 
 and though you have since made some addition yet I have at 
 present that charity for you as to think you have not increased 
 them as you would have done hade not your circomstances 
 been so difficult as I perceive just now they are I have taken 
 into serious consideration your invitation and ofleres y* cir- 
 comstances of the tims and of your town and have concluded 
 to answer as follows viz 
 
 I as to the settlement you offer though it is small yet what 
 some persons not living in the town have given encourgment 
 they will do for me besids y*" four hundred which you offer 
 moves me to except it and rune the risque which I think is not 
 small of gifting Land by and by to settle upon 
 
124 Dudley Town Records^ 1744- 
 
 3 as to the salary it is so small that were you a large and an 
 able people I would not except it but I expect that you will 
 keep up y'^ value of it by making it yearly equal to silver at so 
 much an ounce as it is at this time and also that in case my 
 circomstances by & by call for & yours will admitt it youU 
 make further additions to it I fully expected you would 
 
 have given me some wood at my first settling with you but 
 since you have not done it I wont now insist upon it but I 
 would let you know that I depend upon your giving me a 
 sufficincy of fire wood yearly after the expiration of y* four 
 first years for I am fully perswaded y' y* salary you ofler me 
 will barely anough serve to provid other necesiceries upon the 
 whole I would Let you know y' I depend much upon your 
 generiosty towards me in case you shall be able and I stand in 
 need and nowe hoping I am in y* way of my duty I hearby 
 declare y' I except your invitation to settle with you in y*^ work 
 of y* ministry entreeting of god to furnish me for and assist me 
 in this great and and important work and imdertaking and to 
 make me an instrument of promoting your unity peace and 
 comfort & everlasting salvation in fine Begging of god to Bless 
 and prosper you in all your lawfull interst and concerns & to 
 inable us to live in love and peace while on earth and at death 
 to translate us to his heavenly kingdom and glory I subscrib 
 your aftectionat freind and servent 
 
 Dudley Sept' y* 13"* 1744 Charls gleason 
 
 Dudley Sept')'^ 17"" 1744 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph ayrs or Jacob Chamberlin greeting you are 
 hearby required forthwith to warn or notefy by posting this 
 up at our meeting house the several inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley qualitid to vote in town atl'airs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on monday y* 24 day of Sepf instent at one 
 a clock after noone Then and there to act upon the Ibllow- 
 ino; articles 
 
Dudley Torvii Records^ J 7 44- 125 
 
 i) To iii^rcc upon a day for the ordnination of 111'" Charls 
 gleason to the work of the ministry amongst us 
 
 2) to raise money to Defray y*" charge of the sd onlaination 
 
 3) to chuse a committee to make provition for ye sd Day 
 
 4) to agree upon a pkice were entertainment shall be made 
 ^) to agree upon whate Churchs to send to to assist us in 
 
 the ordainatiou 
 
 6) to se if the town will part with any of that box of glass 
 in our meeting house to m'' John pottee and make Due return 
 of your pi'oceedings to the select men as you will answci' the 
 same at your peril 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 By yertue of this warant 1 ha\'e warnd the seyeral inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley by posting this up at our meeting- 
 house according to the towns agreement to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph ayrs Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- town meeti 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the 24"' day of Sep'' 1 744 
 
 i) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted that wensday the 31' day of October 1744 shall be 
 the Day for the ordaination of m' charls gleason to the pasteral 
 office amongst us 
 
 3) voted and chose the rev'^ m'' Alline of Brooklin the rev'' 
 m' nathanael waiter of roxbury y^ revd m"" Cambel of oxford 
 y'^ revd m' Stills of Woodstock ye revd m' rice of .Sturbrig 
 the revd m'' biigam of brimfeild to be the gentlemen to assist 
 us in the ordaination of m'' Charls gleason of Brooklin to the 
 work of y'' ministry amongst us 
 
126 Dudley Town Records^ ^744' 
 
 Dudley Novcinl)er y'' 15"' ^744 
 warrant Wovcestei" ss to cithcr of the Constables Josepli ayrs or 
 
 Jacob Chamberlin greeting j^ou are hcarby requird forth- 
 
 with to warn or notify by posting this up at our meeting house 
 the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote 
 in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on 
 friday y^ 23*^ Day of november instent at one a clock after noone 
 then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 I ) to grant money to Defray the charg of preaching from 
 the first of July last to y" first of november instent 
 
 3) to grant money to pay m"" horsmere for building the 
 poinid and make Due return of your proceedings to the 
 select men as you will answer the sam at the peril of the Law 
 in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of y^ select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley by posting this up at our meeting 
 house according to the towns agreement to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph ayrs Constable 
 
 nothing acted upon this warrant because people Declind 
 there atendence at the meeting 
 
 Dudley november y^ 39"' i744 
 
 the Lists made for the province county and town rates and 
 Delivered into the constables hands with a warrant for collect- 
 ing the town rates 
 
 Constable ayrses List for the province sume total 22-6-S 
 and to the County 1-8-9 
 
 Constable ayrses List for the town rate sume total 57-19-11 
 
 Constable Chamberlins List for y' province sume total 
 21-0-0 and to the County 1-7-6 
 
 Constable Chamberlins List for the town rate sume total 
 75-18-6 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^744- 127 
 
 and the several List above named are all in y*^ new tenor 
 m"' gleasons salary to begin at his ordaination 
 to make the town rates for this year 200 pounds of m"' glea- 
 sons settlement iSo pounds for his salary 44 pounds for m'' 
 binbeen and [ ] upon probation and 56 pounds for 
 
 nV gleason from [ ] last to his ordaination and 30 
 
 pound for m"' howe for [ ]eason the same time and 
 
 iS pound for the support of [ ] and about 14 pounds 
 
 for the charg of y^ county [ ]he old tenor 
 
 Dudley noveniber y^ 29"' 1744 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town oi' 
 Dudley Joseph ayrs or Jacob Chamberlain greeting you 
 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday the 6"" day 
 of December next at at one a clock after noone then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will agree to hier a school master for 
 the winter season 
 
 2) if they Do agree thereto then to grant money to Defray 
 the charg thereof and also to chuse a committee to provid a 
 schoolmaster and Likwise a place for him to board at and 
 make Due return of your proceedings to the select men as you 
 will answer the same at the peril of the law in that case made 
 and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned by posting this up at our meeting house according 
 to the towns agreement 
 
 Jacob Chamber], liii Coustalile 
 
J28 Dudley 7^ozvn Records^ iy44-§. 
 
 iiitetiug at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley rcgu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 yc (5th j),^y (^f December 1744 
 
 1 ) yoted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted 50 pounds in money of the old tenor to be raisd 
 upon the inhabitants of Dudley to Defray the charg of school- 
 ing as far as the money will go and each part of ye town to 
 pay there proportion of money for schooling were they se 
 cause to subscribe 
 
 3) voted Captt Corbin Leften" healy and Leften" newell 
 for a committee to provid a schoole master for the senter of 
 the town and a place for hi me to board at 
 
 4) vote Esq'' Vintin m'^ Joseph putney and m'' Joseph 
 Sabin for a committee to provid a school master for the west 
 c\\i\ of the town and a place [ ] him to board' at 
 
 Dudley January y' 7"' 1744-5 the school rate for ye east 
 end of the town of Dud'ey Delivered to ye Constable Joseph 
 ayrs sume total of his List 6-19-S new tenor 
 
 Dudley January y^ 7'^ ^744~5 ^^^ schoole rate maid for 
 
 ye west end of the town of Dudley and Delivered to the Con- 
 stable Jacob Chamberline sume total of his List 7~"~3 '^^^^' 
 tenor 
 
 to make up the sume in these List is 50j)ounds for schooling 
 and 6 pounds to m'' horsmere for building the pound old tenor 
 
 Dudley Feb y'= 20"' 1 744-5 
 
 Then Received of the Town of Dudley the whole of all the 
 Salary granted to Me by said Town unto this Day 
 
 I Say Received by Me 
 
 Perley Howe 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ 1^44-5. I2g 
 
 Dudle}^ February y^ 25"' 1744 5 
 
 Worcester ss to eitlier of the Constables of the Town of warrant 
 Dudley Joseph Ayrs or Jacob Chamberlin Greeting you 
 
 are hearby Required forthwith to warn or Notify by Posting 
 this up at our meeting house the several inhabitance of y'' town 
 of Dudley Qiialifyd to vote in Town atlairs to meet at our 
 meeting house in sd Town on monday the forth Day of march 
 next at ten a clock in y*^ morning then & there to act upon the 
 following articles 
 
 1 ) To chuse Town officers for the year insuing 
 
 2) to see if the town will establish such highways as then 
 shall be brought in to the town meeting for there acceptance 
 
 3) to see if ye town will allow m'' horsemore account and 
 money and make Due Return hearof to the select as will 
 answer the same at the Peril of the Law in that case made and 
 Provided 
 
 Bv order of y*^ select Men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 By vartue of this warrant I have warned the several inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned by Posting this up at our meeting house 
 
 Joseph Ayrs Constable 
 
 At a meeting of v'' inhabitance of y^ town of Dudley Regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the y" 4"^ Day of march 1 745 
 
 i) voted Capt Corbine moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have 5 select men for the year insuing 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant y* first select man 
 
 4) voted Deacon Edmunds y^ second select man 
 
 5) voted Capt Corbine y*" third select man 
 
 6) voted Benja" Newell y"^ forth select man 
 
 7) voted Samuel Newell y^ fifth select man 
 
 8) voted Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 9) voted Capt Corbine town treasui'er 
 
 17 
 
IJO Dudley Town Records^ 1^44-3. 
 
 10) voted Lef Newell Constable for y* west end of y*^ town 
 
 1 1 ) voted Sam" Fairbank Constable for y'' est end of y*" town 
 * 12) voted Jonathan Hobbs & John Burnel Sener survayers 
 
 of high ways for y** west end of y^ town 
 
 13) voted John burnal junr & John bracket survayers ol 
 highways for the est end of y* town 
 
 14) voted Philip Corbine & Eligah gore tything men 
 
 15) voted Let" Healy & Josep Putney fence vewers 
 
 16) voted Lef" Newell sealer of wats & measurers 
 
 17) voted to have swine shut up 
 
 iS) voted Daniel Harrise Joshua vintin Andew White 
 Habakkuk Davison hog reves for the year insuing 
 
 19) voted and accepted that sed ' higway from mixers saw 
 mill to a highway formerly Laid out from nathan Ramsdills 
 to Ebenezer Davsons this Road to be two Rods wide 
 
 20) voted and allod m'' horsemores account of fore Pounds 
 and five shiling and sum odd pence old tenor 
 
 These several officers above chosen have taken there oaths 
 as the Law Directs 
 
 Dudley may y'' 2^ ^744 then a highway Laid out bv the 
 
 select men of sd town begining at phinahas mixers saw mill 
 through sd mixers Land by the west end of his house to a large 
 chasn[ ] tree in sd mixers Land markit on the east 
 
 sid of sd road [ ] thence pritty straight through the 
 
 norwest corner of nath[ ] Land to a large chasnut 
 
 tree by tlie east sid of a [ ] markit on the west sid 
 
 of sd road on Capt [ ] and from sd rune the whole 
 
 to go on Capr gores Land to a road formerly Laid out by the 
 select men from nathan ramsdils to Eben'' Davisons and this 
 road from mixers about a southerly cors to the othere road and 
 to be two rod wide and this road was brought to anueil meet- 
 ing in march 1745 ^ntl establisht by the town 
 
Dudley Toiv7i Records^ ^745- ^3^ 
 
 April y* 19"" 1745 then the select men made a rate for to powedtr rates 
 
 procur a town stock of ammonition and sume total of the east 
 end List is 6-13-0 newe tenor 
 
 and the sume total of the west end List is 6-17-3 new tenor 
 
 and these several Lists were Compleated and Delivered into 
 
 the Constables hands with warrants for colecting the same 
 
 namlv Constable Sam" fairbanks for the east end and Constable 
 
 Jonathan newell for the west end of the town of Dudley- 
 
 Dudley may y*^ 2'' 1745 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan Newell greeting you 
 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify by posting this 
 up at our meeting house the several inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on thirsday y^ ninth Day of may instent at 
 three a clock after noone then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articles 
 
 I ) to chuse a sutible person to represent our town at y® great 
 and general court to be held and kept at the town house in 
 Boston for y*" year insuing for his majestys services 
 
 3) to se if y" town will pay to m"" Joseph ayrs of Dudley 
 the sume of two hundred pounds old tenor Bills it being the 
 one half of the revd m'' gleasons settlement and to pay one 
 hundred pounds in november 1746 and the other hundred in 
 november 1747 with the interst thereof 
 
 3) to se if the town will reconsider the vote that was past 
 at our Last anneueal meeting concerning the shuting up of 
 our swine and to Let them go at Large 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings to the select men 
 as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the Lawe in that 
 case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the inhabitants of 
 
132 Dudley Town Records., ^745- 
 
 the town of Dudley by posting this up at our meeting [ 
 to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Sam" fairbanks Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of y* town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd Town on thirsday 
 y«9"' Day of may 1745 
 
 i) voted and chose Cap" vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) a vote being requested wether the town would send 
 a representitive to the general court and the vote past in the 
 negitive 
 
 3) agreed that nothing should be acted on y* 2^ article in 
 ye warrant 
 
 4) voted that swine shall go at Large being regulated ac- 
 cording to Law 
 
 April y* 17"^ ^745 then we the subscribers select men ot 
 
 oxford and Dudley preabelated and renewed the Bounds 
 between our sd townships of oxford and Dudley begining at a 
 heep of stons on the. north sid of a Little brook in judge Dud- 
 leys south Line of his farme and being the Northwest corner 
 of Lef Larnerds Lot from thence west to a heap of stones on 
 a Rock it being the southwest corner of Judge Dudleys farm 
 from thence North to a heep of stones which is the northwest 
 corner of Judge Dudleys farm & thence runing about west to 
 the Southwest corner of oxfod and Northwest corner of Dudley 
 adjoining upon Sturbrig 
 
 Benja" Conant "\ Select men 
 Clement Corbine >■ of 
 
 Samuel Newell J Dudley 
 
 Ebenezer Learned ) Select men 
 Israel Town j of Oxford 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^745- I33 
 
 May y^ 3 : 174^1 after Lawfull warning Given wee the 
 
 subscribers select men of Woodstock & Dudley meet and per- 
 ambulated y*^ Bounds Between sd Towns we begun at a heep 
 of stones in v^ east Line of Woodstock being one of y*^ south- 
 west corners of Dudley & from thence to a larg w' oak Being 
 y* N : E corner of Woodstock thence in y*^ north line of wood- 
 stock untill we come to a large heap of stons wcstterly'to y'' 
 utmost south w* corner of sd Dudley By a large w' pine tree 
 we renewed y* Bounds formerly maid within the Dementions 
 above mentioned 
 
 Henry Bowen | Select men for 
 Dan" paine j Woodstock 
 
 Joseph Edmunds [ Select men 
 Benja" newel 1 ) for Dudley 
 
 Dudley November y^ 2^ 1745 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan newell greeting you 
 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify by posting this 
 up at our meeting house the several inhabitants of Dudley 
 qualifid to Vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house 
 in sd town on tuseday y** 13"' day of november instant at one a 
 clock after noone then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will agree to have a schoole and in 
 what method to have it kept 
 
 2) to grant money to Defray the charge thereof 
 
 3) to chuse a committee to provid schooling and a place 
 for the schoole master to board at 
 
 4) to se if the [ ] will consider and help the treasurer in 
 what is Lost of the Land tax and also to releve some of the 
 Constables in there rates which they cannot recover 
 
 and make Due return of this warrant as you will answer the 
 
134 Dudley Town Records^ ^745- 
 
 same at the peril of the Law in that case iiiaide and provided 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 by vertue of this notifycation I have notifid the several in- 
 habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Sam" Fairbanks Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tuesday 
 the 1 3"* day of november 1 745 
 
 1 ) voted and chose Cap" Corbin moderater for sd meeting 
 and by reason y" peoples not being more generaly together 
 
 we thought fitt to adjoinn the sd meeting to monday the eight- 
 teenth Day of november instent at one a clock after noone 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regulerly 
 assembled at our meeting house in sd town upon the adjourn- 
 ment from y*" 12"" day of november i745 to monday y*^ 18'^ of 
 this instent november 
 
 i) voted to have a school kept three months this winter 
 season at our school house 
 
 2) voted 30 pounds in old tenor bills to Defra}' the charg 
 of a schools being kept at our school house this winter season 
 
 3) voted LeF Joshua healy and m"^ Sam" Corbin to be a 
 Committee to provid a school master and also a place for him 
 to board at 
 
 Dudley November y* 23'' 1 745 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan newell greeting you 
 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 2** daye 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^745' 135 
 
 of December next at one a clock after noone then and there 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will reconsider or Disanul the vots at 
 our Last towai meeting concerning our having a school kept 
 
 2) to come into sume other method for schooling 
 
 3) to grant money to Defray the charg tliereof 
 
 4) to chuse a committee or committees to provide schooling 
 and likwise a place or places for sd person or persons to board 
 at and make Due return of this warrant as you will answer 
 y^same at the peril of the Law in that case made and provided 
 
 Bv order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 \\\ obedience to this warrant I have notifyd y*^ inhabitants of 
 this town according to the custum of y'^ place By posting of it 
 at the publick meeting house 
 
 Sam" fairbanks constable 
 
 school wards 
 
 at a meeting of y'^ inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the 2^ day of December 1 745 
 
 i) voted and Cap" Vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to belong to the west end of the town for school- Division 01 
 ing to begin at Elijah gores from thence to John Davisons and 
 to nathaniel Jewells from thence to philip newells these familys 
 with all li\ing in the westerly part of the town from them to 
 be a society for schooling by themselves 
 
 3) voted to belong to the east end of the town for schooling 
 to begin on the west Line of old m'" Dickes farm from to m'' 
 Bastose and these with all on the east sid the french river to be 
 a sosiety for schooling by themselves and that the tow'n remain 
 so Devided for schooling for the future 
 
 4) voted that both y* west and y'' east en.d of the town shall 
 have there proportion of the thirty pounds of money granted at 
 our Last towai meeting for to Defray y* charg of schooling 
 
 5) voted m'' Joseph putney and m' Benja" newell to be a 
 
7jd Dudley Town Records^ i'/43-6, 
 
 committe to provid schooling for the west end of y*" town 
 
 6) voted old m"" Dicke and Jacob bradbery to be a com- 
 mittee to provid schooling for the east end of the town 
 
 Dudley December i745 
 
 the Lists made by the assessers of sd town for the province 
 county and town rates with warrants for colect[ ] the 
 
 town assessments and Deliverd into y'' Constabls han[ ] 
 
 Constable Sam" fairbanks List to the province som total 
 26-17-9 new tenor and to the county 1-7-4 new tenor and in 
 his town List the sume total 44-14-3 new tenor and in his 
 school List y^ sume total 4-0-1 
 
 and Constable Jonathan newells List to y'' province sume 
 total 24-4-9 new tenor and to the county 1-4-11 new tenor 
 and his town List the sume total 52-0-1 new and in his school 
 List sume total 3-14-6 new tenor 
 
 and the sume to make up these great List of the town rats is 
 \Vi gleason his salary 185 pounds and 200 pounds of his settle- 
 ment ■ 
 
 Dudley January y* 22*^ 1745-6 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of ye town of 
 
 Dudley Sam" Fairbanks or Jonathan Newell Greeting you 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warn or notify the several 
 inhabitance of the Town of Dudley qualified to vote in town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 
 3 day of fabruary Next at two a clock after Noone then and 
 there to act upon ye following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a committee to settle acompts with the town 
 treasurer Relating to the tows money and to make report to 
 the town of there setlement with the treasurer at our next 
 aneual meeting 
 
 2) to see if the town will build a school house at the west 
 
Dudley Taivti Records, ij4^-6. I37 
 
 Part of the town and make Due Retin-n of this warrant as 
 
 you will answer the same at the Peril of the Law in that case 
 made and Provided 
 
 By order of ye select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 In obediance to this warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitance 
 of this town according to the Late custom of this Place By 
 posting a coppy of the articles within mentioned 
 
 P : '" Sam" fairbanks Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- towmueetiug 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 ye 3*^ of february 1745-6 
 
 1 ) voted mr Nathanel Dike moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have 3 men for a committe to settle with the 
 town treasiuer 
 
 3) voted and chose m'' Benj" Conant mr Sam" Xewell «S: 
 xW John Lillie for a committee to settle acompts with the town 
 treasurer relating to the towns money and make report to the 
 town at our Next aneuel meetingr 
 
 Dudley February y" 14 1746 
 
 Worcester ss io either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley To Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan Newell Greeting 
 you are hereby Requird forthwith to warn or notify the several 
 inhabitance of ye town of Dudley qualif3'd to vote in town 
 affairs to meet att our meeting house in sd town on monday y'' 
 3'' Day of march Next at nine a clock in the morning Then 
 and there to act upon the following articals 
 
 i) to chuse town ortiiers for the year insuing as the law 
 Directs 
 
 2) to see if the town will establish the several highways 
 
 18 
 
JjS Dudley Town Records^ i'/4j-6. 
 
 which are then to be brought to the town for there acceptence 
 and make Due Return of this warrant as you will answer 
 y'' same at the peril of the Law in that case made and Provided 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 In obediance to this warrant I have notified the several in- 
 habitance of this town that are quallified to vote in town atlairs 
 l)y Posting a notification spacifing the time and Place where 
 and the several artticals to act upon at meeting according to 
 the custom of the Place 
 
 pm Sam" fairbanks Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitance of y^ town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 3"' Day of march 1745 
 
 i) voted m' nathaniel Dicke moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted there non accepttence of the commettees account 
 from \-^ treasurer 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 4) voted to have five select meu 
 
 t) voted Benja" Conant y* first select man 
 
 6) voted John Lillie the 3'' select man 
 
 7) voted richard kidder y' 3"* select man 
 
 8) voted Joseph putney the 4"' select man 
 
 9) voted John pollie the 5"' select man 
 
 10) voted Sam" newell town treasurer xoled y'' select 
 men to be assesers 
 
 11) voted Cap" Ei:)en' Edmunds Constable for the west end 
 of y" town 
 
 \ z) \()te<l pbilip C(Hl)in Constable r<»r the east end of tlie 
 town 
 
 13) voted Elijah gore .ind uriah ricliardson (ything men 
 
 14) voted Sam" fairba.nks sen' and Jacob bradbery surveyers 
 of highways for the east end of the town 
 
Dudley Tozi'ti Records ^ ^745- I39 
 
 15) voted Eljen'' Hac<»n and Elij.ili Ood<^o smvevers of Iiigli- 
 way lor v* west end 
 
 16) N'otcil that s\\ Inc sliall t^o at Twai^x- Ikmiii;- yoked i\: 1 iiiL;(l 
 as y* Law Directs 
 
 17) voted Eben"" grigs to be liogc reves 
 
 18) \-oted John Curtis and Sam" fairbanks jun' to be fence 
 vewers 
 
 19) voted there acceptance of the too highways one from 
 Daniel Col^urns sen"" to our meeting house and one from 
 [oseph putnevs to nathan Denises 
 
 the several officers above named ha\e taken there oaths 
 accept Cap" Edmunds 
 
 Dudley november y* 4"^ ^745 
 
 A highwav laid out by the select men of sd town begin ing' 
 at the west end of Daniel Coburn Sen's house runlng about 
 north to a little wight oak stadle with a beep of stons about it 
 between the road and his old feild fence at the north part of 
 his feild from thence runing about north straight to a chasnut 
 tree with a beep of stons about it standing by the road that 
 coms from Cap" Clement Corbins to our meeting house near 
 the little l^ridge and the above sd marks ai'e on the east sid 
 of sd road and sd road to be four rod wid from sd Coburns to 
 our meeting house 
 
 .Some time in the fall in the year 1744 the select men of 
 Dudley were up at m' Joseph putneys house in sd town 
 in order to alter the road that was formerly laid out 
 by the select men of sd town from m"" putneys bv Eben"" 
 Coburns and we thought it most convinient to have it from 
 m'' putneys house runing about southeast through sd putnevs 
 land by a cuple of walnut stadles and over the brook at the 
 south part of his medow^ at a place calld the bever Dame and 
 from thence near as the path nowe is to a little gate between 
 sd putneys land and Eben'' Coburns land and so through the 
 south west corner of sd Coburns as the path is now trod into 
 
140 Dudley Toivn Records^ 1745-6 . 
 
 (lie norfli end of natlian DcMiiscs lain and this allcration was 
 maid lor these reasons nam!}' it l)ein<4' most agreeable to the 
 neighbourhood that imbroved it and Least charge in mending 
 and tlie straightest road 
 
 and these above sd roads were brought to our aneual meeting 
 in marcli 1746 and accepted by the town 
 
 Sturbrige January y* 30"^ 1 745-6 
 
 then received of Jonathan and Benja" aewell of Dudley the 
 sume of seven pounds old tenor which is in full for a pewe 
 which I the subscriber built in Dudley meeting house and am 
 now satisfid for sd pewe which is the hrst cost therof accord- 
 ing to the town vote concerning the pews I say receivd 
 by Joseph Scott which is in full 
 
 £ s d 
 1 — o — o 
 
 Dudley march y*" 3*^ 1 745-6 
 
 Constable Jonathan newell you are hearbv requird forthwith 
 to notify Eben'' Edmunds gent" to appear at the house of m'' 
 Sam" newells in sd town on wedensday y' 5"^ Day of this in- 
 stent at 5 a clock after noone in order to take the Constable's 
 oath 
 
 By order of v*" select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 march y*" 4"' 1745-6 
 
 I have according to order within written sited Eben"" Ed- 
 munds at time and place in order to take his oath 
 
 Jonathan newell Constable 
 
 Dudley may y* 9*'' 1 746 
 warrant Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting 
 
Dudley Tozv?i Records^ I74^- I4t 
 
 arc- iit'arl)\' rc(]iiiril forthwith to warn or notifv the several inhab- 
 itants ol" thf town ol" Diulk'v (jnalilid to vote in town affairs 
 to meet at our nicetin<;- house in stl town on mondav \'' ff)"' ila\' 
 of niav instent at two a clock after noone then and there 
 to act upon the following articls 
 
 I ) to chus a meet pei'son to represent the town of Dudley 
 at the great and general coint to be kept at the town house in 
 boston the year insucing 
 
 3) to se if the town will give the \yidow Chamberlinc her 
 rats 
 
 3) to se if the town will hire a reading school the summer 
 insuing and if they Do to grant money to Defray the charg 
 thereof and to chuse a committee to provide sd schooling 
 
 4) to se if the town will build a school house at the west 
 part of the to\vn and if they will to grant money to Defray the 
 charg thereof 
 
 5) to se if the town will come into some other method for 
 the mending of our highways and make Due return of this 
 warrant with your proceedings as you will answer the same at 
 the peril of the law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerke 
 By vertue of this notification I have notifid the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 philip Corbin Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- town meetini: 
 lirly assembled att our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 19"' of may 1746 
 
 i) vote and chose Cap" Clement Corbin moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) vote not to send a representitive to the great and general 
 Court 
 
 3) a vote being requested weather the town will hire a 
 
142 Dudley Town Records^ ^74^- 
 
 reading" school tlu' siimnier iiisniui^ and the vote jiast in the 
 negitive 
 
 4) voted to come into sonu' oilier method tor the mending 
 of our highways 
 
 5) vote 100 pounds old tenor for the mentling of our higli- 
 way the present year 
 
 6) voted that worke at our highways in the months of may 
 June and July at ten shillings a day and in August and Septem- 
 ber at 8 shilling a Dav and after that at six shillings a Day 
 
 Dudley Sep" y" 3" 1 746 
 
 Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting 
 you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several 
 inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town 
 aflairs to meet at our meeting house in [ ] town 
 
 on tusday y* 16"' Day of this instent at twelve a clock then and 
 there to act upon the following articls 
 
 1 ) to se if the town will allow Cap" Edmunds five pounds 
 old tenor to serve as constable and the other charge that has 
 arisen on that account or to leave the matter to three men 
 whome sd Edmunds and y* town shall appoint 
 
 2) to se if the town will raise money to provide a standerd 
 of weights and measurs for the towns use 
 
 3) to se if the town will grant money to defray the charge 
 of John rich 
 
 4) to se if the town will agree to hier schooling for this 
 winter and if so then to grant money to defray the charg 
 thereof and also to chuse committees to provid sd schooling 
 
 5) to se if the town will proceed build a school house at 
 the west part of the town and make due return of this with 
 your proceeds as you will answer the same at the peril of the 
 Law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 Bv vertue of this notifvcation I have notifvd the several in- 
 
Dudley To%v?i Records^ IJ44-6. i^j 
 
 habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and phice 
 within mentioned 
 
 philip corbin Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of tiie town of Dudley regu- towu meeting 
 leily asembled at our meeting house in sd tow'n on tusday 
 v' 1 6th of Sep" 1746 
 
 1 ) voted Deacon Edmunds moderate!" for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to give Cap" Edmunds five pounds to serve as 
 Constable for the present year nor yet to lea^'e it to men to 
 desid the matter 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y*" 
 30"' Day of .Sep" 1746 upon addjurnment from v*" 16"' dav of 
 this instent Sep" to the 30"' day of sd month 
 
 i) voted to have a standerd of weights and measurs pro- 
 \ ided for the towns use as may be with convinincv 
 
 2) voted fourteen pounds old tenor to John Lillie for his 
 charg with John rich 
 
 3) voted 19 pounds old tenor to Jams Corbin for his board- 
 ing John ricli 19 weeks 
 
 a true List of the nams of y*" members of the Baptist Church i-'*' "*" "'e 
 in Dudley Joseph wakefeild Benja" putney paul lobinson Silas ''^P"''^ 
 robinson Jonatjian putney and the nams of them that attend the 
 Baptist meeting francisse ciulis John Curtis william waklield 
 this is to sarlify the town clerk of Dudlev and the assesers 
 of sd town that we have chosen paul robinson and francisse 
 Curtis to se that the assessers give order to the Constable of 
 Dudley not to take any rates of the brethern nor of any of the 
 
7^^ Dudley To%vn Recoi'ds^ 1244-6. 
 
 society of the baptist Church to support your minester or 
 Defray minesteral chargs or erecting any place of worship 
 for your society may y*' 4"* 1 744 
 
 Jonathan marsh clerk of the Baptist Church 
 
 Jams Coats brother of the Church 
 
 Dudley October y"^ 17"' 1746 
 a warrant Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting 
 
 you are hearby require! forthwith to warn or notify the several 
 inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town 
 atiairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday 
 the 29"' of this instent at one a clock after noone then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 I ) to se if town will chuse a person to serve a select 
 man instead of John pollice being in his majestys sei"vis 
 
 3) to se if the town will agree to remove the school house 
 that is by our meeting house for the better convening the in- 
 habitants belong to sd school or to have y* school removed as 
 they may think fitt 
 
 3) to se if the town will allow to our brethren in the west 
 part of the town there proportion in money or labour which 
 they paid to our school house at our meeting house 
 
 4) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling for 
 this winter season and likwise to chuse committees to provid 
 sd schooling and make due return of your proceedings as 
 vou will answer ye same at the peril of y'' law in that case 
 made and provide 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant _ Town Clerk 
 By vertue of this notifycation 1 have notifyd y*^ several inhal)- 
 itants of Dudley to meet at time antl place within mentioned 
 
 philip corbin constable 
 
Dudley Joxvfi Records^ 174^- ^45 
 
 at a meeting of y^ inhabitant of ye town of Dudley town meeting 
 regulerlv assembled at our meeting house in sd town on wed- 
 ensday y^ 29"' Day Day of October 1746 
 
 i) voted Esq Vintin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Esqr Vintin select man in the roome of m' John 
 pollice he being in his majestis servis 
 
 3) voted that the school belonging to the middle part of 
 the town is to be removed for this year as y*" societee shall 
 agree 
 
 4) voted that the west society for schooling shall have 
 there part in money or labour which they paid towards the 
 school house at our meeting house 
 
 5) voted 50 pounds old tenor to defray the charg of school- 
 ing as far as the money will go 
 
 6) voted m'' Eben'' Bacon and m"" John burnul a committee 
 to provide schooling for the middle part of the town 
 
 7) voted m'' John Curtis and m"" Elijah gore a committee 
 to provid schooling for the west part of the town 
 
 S) voted m"" John Brackit and m" Jacob bradbery a com- 
 mittee to provid schooling for the east part of the town 
 
 the sd Esq"^ Vinton tooke the assessers oath imedeatly upon 
 his beins: chosen 
 
 Dudley December 1746 
 
 the rats made for this year with warrants for colecting the 
 same signd by the assessers and deliverd into the consta- 
 bles hands the S"^ day of this instent 
 
 Constable Eben'' Edmunds list to the province & countv 
 25-2-7 
 
 and his list to the ministers rate 25-1-11 
 
 and his liste to the school rate 6-9-10 
 
 and his list for John rich rate 4-1 7-1 
 
 Constable philip Corl)ins list to y'^ province & county 
 25-10-7^ 
 
 and his list to the minestcr rate 22-19-4 
 
 19 
 
14(> Dudley Town Records^ ij^d-y. 
 
 and his list to the school rate 6-7-6 
 and his list for John richs rate 4-15-0 
 
 our auauel 
 meeting 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on-monday 
 the second day of march 1747 
 
 1) voted Cap" John Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant y^ first select man 
 
 4) voted Cap" Vinton the second select man 
 . 5) voted Deacon newell y* third select man 
 
 6) voted m"" Joseph putney y*" foiu'th select man 
 
 7) voted m"" Eben'' Bacon y^ fifth select man 
 
 8) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 9) voted m'' Sam" newell town treasurer 
 
 10) voted m"' Elishua Sabin constable for y^ west end of the 
 town 
 
 11) voted m'' Uriah richardson constable for y*" east end of 
 the town 
 
 12) voted m"" Jonathan Hobbs and m"^ Benja" Davis tything 
 men, 
 
 13) voted m'' Jonathan Hobbs and m"" Joseph jewell jun'' 
 surveyers of highways 
 
 14) voted m' nathan.ramsdil and m"" Sam" Corbin surveyers 
 of highways 
 
 15) voted m'' Joshua Ilealy sealer of weights and measurs 
 
 16) voted m'' Elishua Corbin and m"' Joseph polly hogreavs 
 for y'' insuing year 
 
 17) voted that swine shall go at large for y"' year insuing 
 
 18) voted m'' Jacob bradbery and m' John Curtis at the 
 west end fence vewers 
 
 and the several officers aljove named have taken there oaths 
 as the law directs 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^747- ^47 
 
 Dudley inay y'' S"' 1747 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of warrant 
 Dudley Elishiia Sabin or uriah richardson greeting you are 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y" 18"* day 
 of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act 
 upon the following articls 
 
 i) to chuse a meet person to represent the town at the 
 great & general court to be held and kept in Boston y® year 
 insuing 
 
 2) to chuse a Constable in the room of Constable richaixlson 
 
 3) to se if the town will place them large stons to under- 
 pine our meeting house that m'' gleason may have the stons 
 which are now under sd house 
 
 4) to see if the town will build the galery stairs and if they 
 proceed then to chuse a committee to procure the stuff and git 
 the work done and also grant money to defray the charge therof 
 
 5) to se if the town will grant money to pay the charge of 
 taking care of our meeting house and also releve those consta- 
 bles concerning money they could not recover 
 
 6) to see if the town will hier schooling and grant money 
 to defray the charge theirof and likwise to chuse a committee 
 for schooling 
 
 7) to see if town will chuse a committee to wait upon the 
 rever^'^ m'' gleason to sarch into the fall of money 
 
 8) to raise money for the mending our highway and set a 
 price upon labour 
 
 9) to chuse a person to take care of the pound 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 the same at the perile of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
148 Dudley Toxvfz Records^ ^747- 
 
 town meeting jjj; ^ meeting of tlic inhabitants of the town of Dndlcy rcgii 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y^ 
 18"^ of may 1747 
 
 1 ) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) a vote being requested if y^ town would send a repre- 
 sentitive and it past in the negitive 
 
 3 voted and chose Paul robinson constable for y*' east end 
 of the town in the roome ot uriah richardson 
 
 4) voted 1 00-0-0 old tenor to provide stuff' for our galery 
 stairs and to finish the galery flower and do the brest work of 
 the galery or as fare as the money will go 
 
 5) voted and chose Esq'' Vinton insign newell and m"" 
 Joseph Putney for a committee to procure the above sd stuff 
 and to git sd work done as soon as they can 
 
 6) voted forty shillings old tenor a year to roger cartur for 
 taking care of our meeting house namly for opening y* Doors 
 & sweeping sd house 
 
 7) voted 60-0-9 ^^'^ tenor to Defray the charge of schooling 
 y^ year insuing 
 
 8) voted m'' Thomas newell and m'' John Biu-nul a com- 
 mittee to provid schooling for the senter of the town 
 
 9) voted Esq'' Vinton and m' Joseph putney a school com- 
 mittee for the west part of the town 
 
 10) voted m'' John Brackit and m'' Jacob bradbery a school 
 committee for the east part of the town 
 
 11) voted m' John Burnul to take care of the pound 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley may y° 22 1747 y® select men of 
 Dudley being Pr[ ] and paul robinson being latly clTosen 
 
 constable in &d town tooke the oath of oflice for a constable 
 appertaining before sd select men and town clerk being present 
 and at there desire before me 
 
 John Chandler justtice apeace 
 
Dtidley Town Records^ I747- ^49 
 
 Dudley November y*" 20 1 747 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town ot waraut 
 Dudley Elishua Sabin or paul robinson greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd to\vn on monday y*^ 16"' day 
 of Nov'' instent at one a clock after noone then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will grant money to pay m'' Hel)berd 
 for keeping John rich 
 
 3) to se if the town will grant money to procure a standcrd 
 of weights and measurs for the towns use 
 
 3) to see if the town will consider the rev"^ m'' gleason as 
 to his salery as to the deficncy of the money and likwise if 
 m'' gleason and and the town seas cause to state his salery by 
 the nesseserys of life 
 
 4) to see if the town will chuse a committee to state a 
 place for a school house at the west end of the town and to 
 mak return to the town 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Default at the peril of ye law in that case made and 
 provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- 
 habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Elishua Sabin Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 16"' day of november 1747 
 
 i) voted and chose Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted 29-6-0 old tenor to m"^ Hebberd for his keeping 
 John rich rich three and twenty weeks 
 
ij;o Dudley Town Records^ ly^y-S. 
 
 3) voted lo-o-o old tenor to procure a standerd of weiglits 
 and measurs for the use of the town 
 inrgieasous 4) voted sixty pounds old tenor for the rev"^ \Vi gleason for 
 the Difictioncy of money for y*^ time past & till this year is out 
 
 5) voted and chose Cap" Corbin m' Sam" Newell and m"' 
 John Burnul for a committee to state a place for a school hous 
 at the west end of the town 
 
 iraut 
 
 Dudley December 1747 the rates made for y* present 
 
 year Constable Elishua Sabins list to y*^ province and county 
 35-19-5 and his list for the minester and meeting house 52-18 8 
 and his list for y* school and for Hebberd and a standerd 
 13-1-0 
 
 Constable paul robinsons list to y^ province and county 
 33-12-4 and his list for the minester and meeting house 41-1-2 
 and his list for y^ school and for Hebberd and for a standerd 
 1 1-2-3 
 
 the several lists above mentioned were compleated in De- 
 cember 1747 with warrents for colecting the same and de- 
 livered into the Constables hand and y* sed lists all in y* new 
 tenor 
 
 Dudle}' march y^ 4"' 1 747-8 Then recieved three hundred 
 & eighty five pounds old tenor in full for my settlement and 
 salary from y^ last of October 1745 to y'^ last of Ocf 1746 
 
 Charles Gleason 
 Dudle}' march y^ 14"^ ^754 Then received y® sum of one 
 
 hundred and and sixty eight pounds sixteen shillings and eight 
 pence in full of my salary settlement and arrearages to y'' last 
 day of October 1 753 
 
 As witness my hand Charles Gleason 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy4/-8. 151 
 
 at our aniuell meeting regulerly assembled at our meeting 
 house on the first monday y' 7"' 1747-8 by a vote of the town 
 
 i) voted and chose m"" Sam" New^ell moderater for sd 
 meeting 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 4) voted Deacon Newell select man 
 5") voted m' Eben"' Bacon select man 
 
 6) voted m'' Sam" Newell select man 
 
 7) voted Lef " Healy select man 
 
 5) voted the select men to be assessers 
 9) voted Benja" Conant town clerk 
 
 10) voted wl Sam" Newell town treasurer 
 
 11) voted m'' John Brackit constable for the east part of y'^ 
 town 
 
 12) voted m'' John Curtis constable for the west part of y^ 
 town 
 
 13) voted m"^ Jonathan Hobbs ty thing man 
 
 14) voted Lef" Heally sealer of waits and measuerse 
 
 15) voted Daniel Harris and Jacob bradbery surveyers of 
 highways east part 
 
 16) voted Deacon Edmunds and insign Newell surveyers of 
 highwa3's west part 
 
 17) voted Eben"^ Coburn and Daniel Dodge hogereavs and 
 fence vewers 
 
 iS) voted insign Newell and quarter master bacon for Dear 
 reavs 
 
 the several ofiicers above named have taken there oaths 
 
 Dudley march y*" \~^^^' i747-S 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley John Curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby 
 requiixl forthwith to \varn or notify tlie several inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley ciualifytl to vote in town afiairs to meet at 
 our meeting house on monday y'' 28"' Day of march instant at 
 
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 one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the follow- 
 ing articls 
 
 i) to se if the town will hier schooling for the year and if 
 so then to grant money to defray the charg thereof 
 
 2) if the town shall proceed then to chues a committee or 
 committees to provid schooling 
 
 3) for the town to agree npon sumc method for the mend- 
 ing of onr highw^iys 
 
 4) to se if the town will allow swine to go at large and 
 make Dne retnrn of your proceeding as you will answer De- 
 fualt at the peril of the law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 By vertue of this notifycatlon I have notifyd the several in- 
 habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within men- 
 tioned 
 
 John Curtis Constable 
 
 towu meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 28"' day of march 1748 
 
 i) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to hier a school master for the year insuing 
 
 3) voted loo-o-o oM tenor besids whate is in banke of 
 school money not yet spent in schooling to defray the charg of 
 schooling the year insuing 
 
 4) voted m'' John Burnul m' Jacob Bradbery and m'' Elijah 
 gore for a committee to provid a school master the year insuing 
 
 c;) voted 200-0-0 old tenor for the mending our highways 
 y'' year insuing 
 
 6) voted labom- at our highways from the lirst of April to 
 the last (jf August at iifteen shillings old tenor a day and in 
 
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 the months of Sep" and October at twelve shillings a day and 
 after that at eight shillings p'' Daye 
 
 7) voted to have swine go at large y'' year insuing 
 
 Dudley may }■" 4"" 1 74S 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley John curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby 
 requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of 
 the the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town in town aflairs 
 to meet at our meeting house on monday the 16"' day of may 
 instent at three a clock after noone then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will chuse a meet person to represent 
 the town at the great and general court kept and held in Boston 
 for his majestis service to begin the 35"^ of the instent 
 
 2) to chuse a pound keeper and likwise to remove the 
 pound were it may be more convinient 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedind as you will answer 
 your Default at the peril of the law in that case made and 
 provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- 
 hal)itants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 John Curtis Constable 
 
 But no Deputy chosen 
 
 Dudley September y'' 12"' 1748 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley John Curtis or John Brackit greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y"^ 26"' day 
 20 
 
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 of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a committee to build a school house at the west 
 part of the town 
 
 2) to se if the town will grant the east part of the town 
 there proportion in money or labour of what they paid towards 
 our school house at the meeting house and likwise to chuse a 
 commitee to build them a school house 
 
 3) to se in whate method the town will mend our meeting 
 house windows 
 
 4) to se if the town will grant money to pay the present- 
 ment at Worcester concerning our school 
 
 5) for the town to agree upon sume method to provid the 
 rev'' m'' gleason his fire wood 
 
 6) to se if the town will consider the rev** m'' gleason as to 
 his salery and likewise to state his salery by the nesecerys of 
 life and make due return of your proceedings as you will 
 answer your Default at the Peril of the Law in that case made 
 and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd 
 the several inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 John Curtis Constable 
 
 towu nieetiug at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y" 
 26'*" day of September 174S 
 
 1 ) voted m' Sam" Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted m"" Joseph putney m"' Joseph Sabin and John 
 Curtis for a commitee to build a school house at the west part 
 of the town . 
 
 3) voted to the east part of the town there proportion in 
 
Dudley Toxvii Records^ ^74^- I55 
 
 money ov labour which they paid to our school house by our 
 meeting house 
 
 4) voted m'' Jacob bradbery m' John Brackit and m"" paul 
 Robinson for a commitee to build a school house at the east 
 part of the town 
 
 5) voted that every person haveing a window adjoyning to 
 his pewe in our meeting house shall maintain the glass of sd 
 window against his pew 
 
 6) voted ten pounds old tenor to pay the charge of our 
 presentment at Court corcerning our school 
 
 7) voted to the rev'^ m"" gleason 30 cord of wood for his mrgieasons 
 fires at 30 shilling a cord for the coming year and to be pro- 
 vided at his house by y* middle of jan'' next 
 
 S) voted to the rev*^ m"' gleason sixty pounds old tenor for 
 the coming year as a consideration for the Dificency of money 
 besids his 200-0-0 
 
 December yM3"' 1748 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of notification 
 
 Dudley John Curtis or John Brakit greeting you are hearby 
 requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in sd town on tusday the 20"^ of this in- 
 stent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a juryman for february Court at Worcester 
 
 2) to grant money for the school at the west part of ye 
 town 
 
 3) to se if town will allow the west part of our town some 
 of meeting house glass for there school house 
 
 4) to receive the west end committees account of the 
 charge of there school house 
 
 5) for town to agree which part of time the school master 
 shall keep at our meeting house and which part at the ends of 
 
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 the town and likwisc to grant money for our standerd more 
 then has been granted 
 
 6) to se if tlie town will grant money to pay the rev'' m"' 
 ruggls and the rev'' m'' liowe for there preaching with us one 
 vSabbath and one fast 
 
 and make due return of your Doings as you will answer 
 your Default at the peril of the law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this notification I have notifyd the several in- 
 habitants of Dudle}' to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 John Brakit Constable 
 
 town meetiug at a meeting of the inhabitants of tlie town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at meeting house in sd town on tusday y" 30"' 
 of December 1748 
 
 i) vote Cap" Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted a suficency of money for the west end school to 
 make up whate is wanting with what is in Cap" Edmunds 
 hands 
 
 3) voted that the west part of the town shall have of our 
 meeting house glass for there school house 
 
 4) voted there acceptance of the west end committees ac- 
 count of the charge of there school house 
 
 5) voted twenty eight pounds old tenor for the middle of 
 the town to pay to the west end school house 
 
 6) vote 3-10-0 more old tenor for our standerd & also 
 12-0-0 old tenor for the rev"" m'' ruggles and for y'' rev'' m'' 
 Howe 
 
 December 174S 
 
 Constable John Cortiss list to the province and county 
 34-3-1 new tenor and his list to the minester 34-3-7 new 
 
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 tenor and his list in tlie school rate 13-3-0 new tenor and liis 
 list for the west end school honse 27-1 5-S new tenor 
 
 Constable John Brakits list to the province and county 
 79-16-3 new tenor and his list to the minister 30-17-5 ii^w 
 tenor and his list in the school rate 13-17-r new tenor and his 
 list for the middle of y*^ town to the west school house 7-0-0 
 new tenor 
 
 and these several lists were made in December 1748 'i'^'^ 
 Deliverd into the Constables hands with warrants for Colect- 
 inof the same 
 
 Dudley february y'' 27"' 174S-9 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley John Curtis or John Brackitt greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the sixth Day 
 of March next insuing at teen a clock in the forenoone then 
 and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 3) to se if the town will alter the road formerly laid out 
 through David Southwicks land which in now Cap" Thomus 
 Cheeneys and to have it on the west side of his wall and also 
 anther road to be alterd which was laid out through the north 
 east corner of Jonathan Newells land and through m'' Sam'' 
 Newells paster and mbwingand to have it in or near where the 
 path is now trode 
 
 3) to se if the town will accept of a roade through Leftenent 
 Healys land from the south end of John Davisons laine to in"" 
 Sam" Newells gate 
 
 and make Due return of 30ur proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the Law in that case provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd 
 
IS^ Dudley Town Records^ ij^S-g. 
 
 the inhabitants of Dudley qualifid to vote in town allairs to 
 meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 John Ciu'tis Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 larly assembled at our meeting house in sJ town on mondayye 
 six**" Day of march 1749 
 
 1 ) voted and chose Esq'' Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select me for the year insuing 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 4) voted Esq*" Vinton select man 
 
 5) voted Benja" Xewell select'man 
 
 6) voted John pollie select man 
 
 7) voted John Brackit select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 10) voted Benja" Newell town treasurere 
 
 11) voted Rihcard kidder constable for the east end of ye 
 town 
 
 13) voted Elijah gore constable for the west end of the town 
 at a meeting on the 20* of this instent 
 
 13) voted m"^ Joshua Healy sealer of waits and measuers 
 
 14) voted m'' Jon'° Hobbs and paul rich surveyers of high- 
 ways for y* west end 
 
 15) voted m"^ Sam" fairbanks and m"" James Corbin siuveyers 
 of highways for y*^ east end Jams Corbin being chosen at a 
 meeting on the 20**^ of this instent march 
 
 16) voted Eben'' Coburn and Eben' Davison tything men 
 
 17) voted Daniel Harris and Elijah Dodge fence vewers 
 
 18) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 19) voted Joshua Healy jun'' and Eben' robinson hoge reves 
 
 20) "voted by the town there acceptence of a highway 
 through Cap" Cheenys farm which he hade of m"' David South- 
 wicke and to have it on the west sid of sd Cheenys wall two 
 
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 rode wide and to release the road formerly laid out through sd 
 farm by the interveile 
 
 21 ) voted by the town there acceptance of a highway from 
 the south end of John Davisons laine through Liftenent Joshua 
 Healys land two rode wide to m"" Sam" Newells gate 
 
 the several officers above named have taken there oaths as 
 the Law Directs 
 
 m"" Sam" Newell treasurer his account for y'^year 174S whate 
 I have received into the treasury and paid out 
 
 to the rev** ni'' gleason the svmie of 255-0-0 old tenor 
 
 to the meetinghouse committe the sume of loo-o-o old tenor 
 to Jonathan Hebberd the sume of 39-6-0 old tenor 
 
 to the west school committee the sume of 20-8-8 old tenor 
 to the midle school committee y^ sume of 32-5-8 old tenor 
 to the east school committee the sume of 7-5-8 old tenor 
 to the select men to provide a standerd 1 0-0-0 old tenor 
 to roger Cartur for taking care of y*' meet- 
 ing house 6-0-0 old tenor 
 
 may y«8"^ 1749 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Richard Kidder or Elijah gore greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at meeting house in sd town on wedensday y*^ 17"^ day of 
 this instent at three a clocke after noone then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a meet person to represent our town at the 
 great and general court to begin on the last wedensday in this 
 month in Boston and so through the year 
 
 2) to agree upon some method for the mending of our 
 highways 
 
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 3) to see if the town will hiere a school Dame the sumer 
 insuing and grant money to Defray the charge thereof if need be 
 
 4) to chuse a person to repair our meeting house as to the 
 claboards shingles and glass 
 
 5) to grant money to pay for taking care of our meeting 
 house and sweeping 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of law in that case made and provided 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerke 
 By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd 
 the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned 
 
 Elijah gore Constable 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday 
 
 1 ) voted Deacon Edmunds modei-ater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to send a Deputy to the general court this year 
 
 3) voted loo-o-o old tenor for the mending our highways 
 this year with whats behind 
 
 4) voted labour this summer at twenty shillings old tenor a 
 day and in Sep" and October at fifteen shillings a day and after 
 that at twelve 
 
 5) voted to have a school Dame or Dames for the summer 
 season 
 
 6) voted and chose Cap" Corbin to repaire the outsid ot 
 meeting house as to the claboards shingles and glass 
 
 7) voted 60-0-0 pounds old tenor for schooling 
 
 8) voted 2-10-0 old tenor a year for taking care of our 
 meeting house & sweeping 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^749- ^^^ 
 
 Dudley August y'^ 21' 1749 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of warrant 
 
 Dudley Richai'd kidder or Elijah gore greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualify d to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y* 29"^ of 
 August instent at one a clock after noone then and there to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to se if the town will state the rev*^ m'' gleasons salery 
 by the nessiserys of life 
 
 2) to chuse a committee to treat with the rev'' m"" gleason 
 concerning his salery 
 
 3) to chuse a person to be a grave Diger in sd town 
 
 4) to chuse a surveyer or two for highways 
 
 5) to chuse a committee to provide schooling for the insu- 
 ing year 
 
 6) to grant money to Defraye charge of schooling and also 
 sume money to pay for ye repairing of our meeting house and 
 likwis sum more money for the committee that was to gite the 
 galery stairs and front work of our galery done 
 
 7) to chuse a pound keeper 
 
 and make Due return of your proceeding as you will answer 
 your Defa't at the peril of the Law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Elijah gore Constable 
 
 this meeting is adjurnd by the moderater to thirsday next at 
 four a clock after noone to receive the Committees return from 
 y* rev'' m'' gleason 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meetiug 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y® 
 29"' of August 1 749 
 21 
 
l62 Dudley Town Records^ iy4g~50. 
 
 i) voted Esq'' Vinton moderate!" for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to chuse a committee to treat with y* rev"^ m' 
 gleason concerning his salery 
 
 3) voted Esq' Vinton Cap" Corbin and Left" Newell for a 
 committee to treat with y® reverend m' gleason concerning his 
 salery and to make there return at the adjurnment of this 
 meeting 
 
 4) voted m"' John Burnul grave diger for y* midle part of 
 the town 
 
 5) voted Lef " Healy a surveyer of highways for y'' midle 
 of y* town 
 
 6) voted Cornit Bacon m'' Joseph Sabin and m"" Jacob 
 Bradbery for a committee to provid schooling y^ year insuing 
 
 7) voted So-0-0 old tenor to Defray y" charge of schooling 
 y* year insuing 
 
 8) voted 30-0-0 old tenor to pay Cap" Corbin for repair of 
 our meeting house and for our committee that was to gite our 
 galery stairs and front worke of our galery done 
 
 9) voted m' John Burnul pound keeper 
 
 mrgieasons lo) voted four hundred pounds old tenor for the rev** m' 
 ^^^^ gleasons salery for the insuing year at the adjurnment of y* 
 meeting above sd 
 
 Dudley november 1749 
 
 Constable Elijah gores list to the province is 67- 1S-7 and 
 his list to the minester 56-7-2 and his list to the school 24-10-1 1 
 
 Constable richard kidders list to the province 67-4-0 and 
 his list to the minester 47-3-0 and his list to the school 22-14-1 1 
 
 these list new tenor these list delivered to these sd con- 
 
 stables with warrants for colecting the same in november 1749 
 
 Dudley February y^ 20'^ 1749-50 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables Elijah gore or 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy4g-jo. j6j 
 
 Richard Kidder greeting you are hearby requird forthwith 
 
 to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley 
 qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house 
 in sd town on monday the fifth day of march next at ten a 
 clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 
 lowing articls 
 
 i) to chus town officers for the year insuing 
 
 2) to se if the to will except of the several highways 
 which are to be laid before them on sd day 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defualt at the peril of the Law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of the within written notifycation I have notifyd 
 the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned 
 
 Elijah gore Constable 
 
 aueual 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the to^vn of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday "leeting 
 y^ 5"' Day of march 1 749-50 
 
 i) voted Cap" Cheney moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select men for the year insuing 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 4) voted Deacon Newell select man 
 
 5) voted Cap" Corbin select man 
 
 6) voted John Brackit select man 
 
 7) voted Lef " Healy select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 10) voted Joseph putney town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Elisha Corbin constable for the east end of y^ 
 town 
 
 12) voted Elijah Dodge constable for the west end of y* 
 town 
 
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 13) voted Joseph upham and phinehas mixer tything men 
 
 14) voted John Curtis and Nathaniel Jewell surveyers of 
 highways 
 
 15) voted philip Corbin and Silas robinson sui"veyers of 
 highways 
 
 16) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 17) voted Benja" Edmunds and will"" wakfeild hogereavs 
 
 18) voted Benja" Davis and Jacob Chamberline fence vewers 
 
 19) voted by the town there exceptence of the highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town from the coloney line by 
 Cap" Browns and Benja" putneys and by Silas robinsons to m' 
 george Robinsons mills 
 
 20) voted by the town there non exceptence of a Bridle road 
 through philip amidowns and timothy fosters land fory^ present 
 
 21) voted by the town there non exceptence of a highway 
 laid out from Cap" Chenys land to Joseph Vintons house for 
 y" present 
 
 the several officers above named have taken there oaths as 
 the Law directs 
 
 Dudley February y* 19"' 1749-50 
 
 a highway Laid out by select men of sd town of Dudley be- 
 gining at the Colleny Line by the house of Cap" Browns and 
 runing as the road is now fencet by the house of Benja" putney 
 and so by the house of Thomus Halls between his house and 
 sd putneys land and then as the road is now trode west by 
 where the house of John tompson stood and as the road is now 
 trod to Silas robinsons on the west side his old feild fence as 
 he hath begune to build a stone wall and as the road is now 
 trod between m"' george robinsons old house and barn and as 
 the road is now trod strate down to sd robinsons mills sd road 
 to be two rods wide 
 
 this highway was brought to our aneual in march 1 749-50 
 and excepted by the town 
 
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 Dudley may y'' 10"^ ^'IS^ 
 
 Worcester ss to either of tlie constal)les of the town of warant 
 
 Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwithe to warn or notefy the several inliabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the twenty 
 first day of may instent at two a clock after noone then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a person to i-epresent our town at the great and 
 general to be held in Boston y*^ year insuing * 
 
 2) to agree on sume method for the mending of our high- 
 ways and grant mony to Defray y^ charge thereof 
 
 3) to grant money to pay for the pound and stocks and 
 also to pay the assessers for there last years service 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 By vertue of the within written notifycation I have notifyd 
 the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time 
 and place within mentioned 
 
 Elijah Dodge Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 21' day of may 1750 
 
 1 ) voted not to send a representitive to y^ general Court 
 
 2) voted Cap" Corbin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted to mend our highways in y'' method we have done 
 of late 
 
 4) voted labour at our highways at three shillings lawfull 
 money a Day for the three sumer months and for Sep' and 
 October at two shillings a Day in y^ same money •> 
 
 5) voted twenty five pound lawfull money for the mending 
 our highways the year insuing 
 
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 6) voted three pound lawfull money for rectifying the pound 
 and inakino- the stocks 
 
 Dudley October y* 15"' 1750 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are 
 
 hearby required forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town atlairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y*^ 30"' day 
 of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 1) to chuse a committee to treat with the rev*^ m'' gleason 
 concerning his salery and fire wood 
 
 2) to see if the town will hire schooling and grant money 
 to Defray the charge thereof and likwise to chuse a committee 
 to provide schooling 
 
 3) to se if the town agree to Build the seats in y^ gallerys 
 of our meeting house if so to grant money to Defray the charge 
 thereof and also to chuse a committee to provid stuff' and se 
 the work done 
 
 and make due retui-n of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the Law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 By vertue of the within written I have notifyd the inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned 
 
 Elijah Dodge Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house In sd town on tusday y* 
 30''' day of October 175° 
 
 i) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
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 2) voted and chose m' Joshua Healy va' John Brackit and 
 \W Jacob Bradbery a committee to treat with rev*^ m'' gleason 
 concern his salery and fire wood 
 
 this meeting is adjuornd to monday next at three a clock 
 after noone 
 
 i) voted at the adjuornment by the town to chuse a com- 
 mittee to settle with the rev'' m"" gleason concerning his salery 
 from his first setleing with us to now 
 
 2) voted Cap" Newell Deacon Newell and m'' Joseph 
 upham for the above sd committee 
 
 3) voted to have schooling the year insuing 
 
 4) voted 13-6-S lawfull money for schooling the year 
 insuing 
 
 5) voted m'' Joshua Healy m"" John Curtis and nV Jacob 
 Bradbery for committee to provid schooling the year insuing 
 
 Dudley December y*^ iS"' 1750 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudey Elijah Dodge or Elishau Corbin greeing you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town aflairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y® 25"^ of De- 
 cember instent at one a clock after noone then and there to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) for the town to receive the committees report from y*^ 
 rev^'^ m"^ gleason concerning his salery and if they agree well 
 and if not then 
 
 2) to se if the town will state the rev'' m"" gleasons salery 
 by the nesseserys of Life and if need be to chuse a committee 
 to settle the affaire with the sd lii' gleason 
 
 3) to grant m' gleason his fire and whate a cord 
 
 4) to se if the town will allow Constable Ellshua Corbin 
 his charge for transporting a poor traviler from town to town 
 
 5) to se if the town will allow the path as it is now^ trod 
 from the house of philip amidowns acrose the french river to 
 
j68 Dudley Town Records^ ^750. 
 
 the house of thnothy fosters to be mended by the surveyer as 
 highway work so as to be comfortable pasing with horse 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings asyou will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of y^ law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 I have warnd y* inhabitantes of the town of Dudley accord- 
 ing to the within written 
 
 Elijah Dodge Constable 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y" 
 25"" of December 1750 
 
 i) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 2) voted by the town there non acceptence of the com- 
 mittees report from y^ rev*^ m"" gleason concerning his salery 
 mrgieasous 3) voted to the rev*^ m' gleason 30 cords of wood fit for his 
 grant ^,.g brought to his house at five shillings and four pence a cord 
 in lawfull money 
 
 4) voted thirteen shillings and four pence to constable 
 Elishua Corbin in lawfull money for his charge in transporting 
 a traviler from town to town 
 
 5) voted that a few of the neighbours over the french river 
 shall be allowed so much of there highway work as is nessisery 
 to make convinent pasing for hors or man where the path now 
 is from philip amidowns to timothy fosters 
 
 December 1750 the school rates made and deliverd into 
 
 the constables hands with warrants for colecting the same and 
 in constable Elijah Dodges list to the school sume total 
 10-17-10 and constable Elishua Corbins list for y® school 
 i-ates sume total 9-7-8 lawfull money 
 
 in which list were put in the county rats and for the pound 
 
Dudley Totvn Records^ I "j 40-51. i6g 
 
 and stocks and for Elishua Corbin for his transporting a 
 traviler 
 
 Dudley January y'' 28"' 1740-51 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifvd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* ii"' Day 
 of february next at twelve a clocke then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will alter the standerd of the rev'' m'' 
 gleasons salery and state it upon the necesarys of life 
 
 2) to grant the sd m'' gleasons salery for the present year 
 
 3) to se how much the town will grant to make up the 
 Deficiency of his salery in years paste 
 
 4) to se if the town will allow the widow polley what her 
 husband left on booke against the town for serveing as assesser 
 
 5) to se if the town will abate m"" Bastow his rates assesst 
 upon him in constable Brackits list 
 
 and make due retin'n of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the Law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertvie of the within writen I have notifyd the inhabi- 
 tants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Elishua Corbin Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y'' II* day of february 1750 51 
 
 I ) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 22 
 
ijo Dudley Town Records^ I'j^o-^i. 
 
 2) voted 44-8-0 Lawfull money for the rev'' m'' gleasons 
 salery for the present year 
 mrgieasous 2) voted 44-S-o Lawfull money to make up the Deficiency 
 of the sd m' gleasons salery in years past 
 
 4) voted not to allow the widow polleys account nor to 
 abate m"' Bastows rats 
 
 Dudley february y'' 22*^ 1750-51 
 
 Worcester ss to eithere of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elishua Corbin greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to' warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on the first monday in 
 march next at nine a clock in the morning then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for y'' jear insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 2) to se if the town will establish the several highways laid 
 out by the select men of sd town which are then to be laid be- 
 fore them 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the law in the case maid and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 Elisha Corbin Constable 
 
 aneuai ^^ ^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 meeting- Jerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 4* day of march 1 75 1 
 
 I ) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^751' 171 
 
 2) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conaiit select man 
 
 4) voted Deacon Newell select man 
 
 5) voted Esq"^ Vinton select man 
 
 6) voted Leftenant Healy select man 
 
 7) voted John Brackit select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 10) voted Joseph Upham town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Silas robinson constable for y* east end of y"^ town 
 
 12) voted Joseph Vinton constable for y^ west end of the 
 town 
 
 13) voted John Burnul and Joshua wxatherel surveyers of 
 highway 
 
 14) voted Joshua Vinton and Joshua healy jun' surveyers of 
 highways 
 
 15) voted Sam" Corbin and Eben'' trusdil tything men 
 
 16) voted Let" Healy sealer of waits and measurs 
 
 17) voted Elijah Dodge and Eben"" Davison fence vewers 
 iS) voted Jedediah marcy and will'" Cartur hogreivs 
 
 19) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 20) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town west from Esq'' Vintons 
 house over the river through Joseph Vintons land to the road 
 that corns through Cap" Cheenys farm 
 
 21) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town from Elijah Dodgs house to 
 the town road that coms Irom Jacob Chamberlins to Jolm 
 Cui'tises 
 
 22) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town from the colony line runing 
 about north between pavil robinsons and John Brackits land 
 and through frances Curtiss land east of his house and throucrh 
 Jacob Bradberys land and through Stepehn Chapmens land 
 and through John Curtises land in or near where y*^ path is 
 now trod to the road that coms from the meeting house to m"" 
 george robinsons 
 
172 Dudley Town Records^ 1730-51. 
 
 the several officers chosen at this meeting have taken there 
 oaths to there several offices as the law directs axcept some of 
 y'' lesser officers Decline! taking y® preveus oath 
 
 Dudley August y^ 17"* 1750 a highway laid out bj- the 
 
 select men of Dudley begining at or near a little Bridge about 
 fifty I'ods east of the great Bridgthat is over the french river on 
 the town roade from thence about south to John Curtises feild 
 east of sd feild where or near the path thats now trode thence 
 to a certain whit oake tree near the line Between Jacob Brad- 
 burys and Stephen Chapmuns land from thence to the northeast 
 corner of sd Bradburys feild from thence to frances Curtises 
 laine and through sd lain east of his house from thence to paul 
 Robinsons northwest corner thence to John Brackits north east 
 corner in or near the path thats now trode from thence Between 
 sd robinson and sd Brackit on the Devision line and so to the 
 colonny line this roade to be two rod wide and were itgos 
 
 between two persons a rod out of each mans land 
 
 Dudley December I'f^ 1750 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of sd town begining at 
 m"" John Vintons house from thence to quineboge river about 
 two rods above the old board way and so over the river to a 
 white oak tree stand on the bank of the river from thence about 
 west to the ridge of upland Between the intervail and upland 
 from thence straight a crose Joseph Vintons improved land to 
 the south end of a cartain peace of ston wall of Joseph Vintons 
 that stands By the roade thats nowoccupid from Cap" Cheenys 
 cammile farm to Joseph Vintons house and from the south end 
 of sd stonwall to the south end of the town roade thats already 
 establisht through y^ sd cammil farme 
 
 Dudley December 1750 a highway laide out by the select 
 men of sd town begining at the north end of a ston wall a 
 little distance from Elijah Dodges house about south east from 
 sd Dodgs house from the end of sd wall upon the Devision 
 line Between Elijah Dodge and Nathan Dennises farm laitly 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lyso-ji. 173 
 
 pinxhast of Collonel Chandler or formerly richs farm to the 
 town road near the south end of the great medow this roade is 
 two rods wide and all upon the west side of sd line mostly 
 out of Dodgs land the rest is out of a little wedge of land and 
 a cros the end of it y' belongs to the ayrs of the great lot and 
 if any charge arise from the same it is to be understood that 
 Elijah Dodge is to pay the same 
 
 note that the three road hear enterd was brought to our annual 
 meeting in march y^ 4'^ 1750-51 and axcejDted by the town 
 
 Dudley march y* 25"' 1751 
 
 Worcester ss to eithere of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph Vinton or Silas robinson greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town afiairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the S"' day of 
 April next at one a clock after noone then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to se if the town will accept of the proposals which the 
 rev*^ m"" gleason made the town at our last anneule meeting 
 with respect to his salery or 
 
 2) to se if the town will grant y^ rev^ m'' gleason 41 -13-4 
 lawfull money for his salery for the present year and 23-6-8 
 lawfull money for arerages 
 
 3) to se if the town will agree on sume method for y*" mend- 
 ing of our highways 
 
 4) to chuse pound keeper also a person to dige graves 
 
 5) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling 
 
 6) to recken with the meeting house committee 
 
 7) to se if town will chuse a committee to vewe a peace of 
 country land between our town and Duglis in order to petion 
 for a school farm 
 
 and Due return of proceedings as you will answer your 
 Defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
1^4 Dudley Town Records, 1751- 
 
 By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd 
 the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and pLace within 
 mentioned 
 
 Joseph Vinton Constable 
 
 meeting ■; ^t a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 ye gth ^^y of April 1 75 1 
 
 i) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 tnrgieasons 3) voted for the rev*^ m'' gleasons salery for the present year 
 
 grant ' ^ h 
 
 25-13-4 in lawfull money and 15-0-0 lawfull money to y® rev" 
 m'' gleason for y'' Deficiency of the same 
 
 3) voted 23-6-8 lawfull money to y^ rev*^ m' gleason for 
 the Deficiency of his salery in years past 
 
 4) voted 60-0-0 lawfull money for y" mending of our 
 highways 
 
 5) voted labour at our highways from April to the last of 
 Augst next at 0-2-6 a day and after that at 0-1-6 a day in 
 lawfull money 
 
 6) voted will™ Cartur pound keeper and John pettis to dig 
 gravs 
 
 7) voted 13-6-8 money to Defray the charge of schooling 
 
 8) voted Esq"" Vinton lef ' Healy and m' paul robinson for 
 a committee to vewe a peace of country land between our town 
 and Duglis and make report to the town at our meeting in may 
 
 Dudley may y^ 10* 1751 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph Vinton or Silas Robinson greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 20*'' day of 
 
Dudley Toivji Records, I75i- lys 
 
 this instent at four a clock after noon then and there to act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a meet jierson to represent our town at the 
 great and general court the year insuing to be held in Boston 
 which begins the last wedensday of this instent 
 
 2) to receive the committees report concerning the land 
 Between our town and Duglis which they have vewed 
 
 and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 ye 3Qth (-j.^y q£ may 1751 
 
 i) voted Esq"" Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 2) voted not to send a Deputy to the general court 
 this meeting is adjurnd to monday y® 27"^ of may instent at 
 four a clock after noone to conclud on sumthing about the land 
 our committee vewed between our town and Duglis and noth- 
 ing done because people Declind there atendence at the meeting 
 
 the minesters and school rates maide in june 1751 
 
 the minesters rate for the west end of the town to constable 
 Joseph Vinton is 36-19-2 lawfull money and his school rate is 
 7-6-5 lawfull money 
 
 constable Silas robinsons minesters rate for the east end of 
 the town is 29-3-9 lawfull money and his school rate is 6-1 1-2 
 lawfull money 
 
 and these lists with warrants for colecting the same where 
 maid in june 1751 and deliverd into y*^ Constables hands 
 
 note these minesters rates above mentioned is his salery from 
 
 town ineetiiu 
 
iy6 Dudley Town Records^ I75i- 
 
 October 1750 to October 1751 with the old arereges allowd him 
 
 these are to certify the people in there town meeting this 
 day that if they will give me 53-6-S lawfull money salery this 
 year and so much the next year I will sign the town Book as I 
 offord in the paper that was read at your last annual meeting 
 But if the people chuse to pay all the arrearegse this year I 
 now Declare that if the people will vote 41-13-4 lawfull money 
 for my salery this year which is 31 2-10-0 old tenor and will 
 vote me 23-6-8 lawfull money which is 175-0-0 old tenor for 
 y^ Deficiency of my salery in years past I will signe the town 
 Book as I promisd to do in y'= paper that was read at the 
 annual meeting wdiat I now ask and ofier freely to take up 
 with for arreareges y's thirty pound old tenor lese then Cap 
 Newell owns I ought to have by a list of the price of silver in 
 his hands and according to his own way of reckening 
 
 Dudley April y'' 8"' 1751 
 
 Charls gleason 
 
 Dudley November y^ 21 1751 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph Vinton or Silas robinson greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the second 
 day of December next at one a clock after noone then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to grant the rev** m'^ gleason his fire wood for the year 
 insuing and the number of cords and the price and set a time 
 when it shall be brought to his house 
 
 2) to chuse a school committee for the year insuing and to 
 grant more school money if it is needed 
 
Dudley Towfi Records^ I75i- ^77 
 
 3) to call the meeting house committee to an account how 
 they have expended the towns money 
 
 4) to se if the town will impower sume person or persons to 
 procure that track of country land Between our town and Duglis 
 for the towns use which committee vewed sume time past 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the Law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of y* within written notefication I have notifyd the 
 inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Vinton Constable 
 
 grant 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the second day of December 1751 
 
 i) voted m'' John Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to the rev*^ m'' gleason thirty cords of wood for his mrgieasons 
 fire cut and brought to his house by the last of January next or 
 else to pay the money 
 
 3) voted sd fire wood at 0-5-4 ^ cord in lawfull money 
 
 4) voted m' John Burnul m'' Elishua Sabin and m"" Jacob 
 Bradbery for a committee to provid schooling for the year 
 insuing 
 
 5) voted to chuse a committee to procure a tracke of 
 country land Between our town and Duglis for the use of the 
 town 
 
 6) voted m"" John Lillie m'' Joseph Upham and m'' paul 
 robinson for a committee to address the gi-eat and general 
 court in order to procure that tracke of country land Between 
 our town and Duglis for the use and benlfit of our town 
 
 23 
 
I'jS Dudley Town Records^ i'j§i-52. 
 
 October 1751 the province and county rates made the 
 
 province list sume total for y*3i-3-io lawfull money the 
 province list for east end of y^ town 26-0-6 lawfull money the 
 county list for y* west end sume total 1-4-6 lawfull money the 
 county list for y* east end sume total 0-19-8 lawfull money 
 
 these above sd lists all deliverd into constable Joseph Vintons 
 hands 
 
 Dudley February y'^ iS"" 1752 
 
 Worcester ss to constable Joseph Vinton of the town of 
 
 Dudley greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn 
 
 or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifid 
 to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town 
 on monday y^ second day of march next at nine a clock in the 
 morning then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law 
 Dirrects 
 
 2) to chuse a committee to recken with the trausures 
 namly m' Benja" Newell m"^ Joseph putney and m"" Joseph 
 upham and also to I'ecken with the meeting house committee 
 and to lay the accouns Before the town at our next town 
 meeting 
 
 3) to se if the town will axcept such highways as may then 
 be laid before the town 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the Law in that case made and 
 provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 I have warnd or notifid the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at 
 time and place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Vinton constable 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^75 2- 179 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- ^°"^^" meeting 
 lerly' assemble! at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 2d day of march 1752 
 
 i) voted m'' John Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 3) voted to have five select men ' 
 
 4) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 5) voted m' John Vinton select man 
 
 6) voted m"' John Lillie select man 
 
 7) voted m'' John Brackit select man 
 
 8) voted m'' Joseph upham select man 
 
 9) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 10) voted m' Joseph upham town treasurer 
 
 11) voted m'' Joseph putney constable for the west end 
 
 12) voted m'' Daniel harris constable for the east end 
 
 13) voted Cap" Edmunds and nathan Dennis surveyers ot 
 highwaj's 
 
 14) voted Benja° Dennis and Sam" Robinson surveyers of 
 highways 
 
 15) voted Eben' trusdil sealer of leather 
 
 16) voted John Curtis and Ezra Conant tything men 
 
 17) voted m"" Joshua Healy sealer of waits and measures 
 
 18) voted Daniel Smith and Eben"' Davison fence vewers 
 
 19) voted Alexander tompson and Joseph Edmunds jun' 
 hogreivs 
 
 20) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 21) voted Deacon Newell Cornit Bacon and m"" Sam" may 
 for a committee to recken and settle accompts with our treas- 
 urers namly m' Benja" Newell m"" Joseph putney and m' Joseph 
 upham and also with our meeting house committee and to lay 
 the accounts before the town at our next town meeting 
 
 this meeting is adjurnd to monday next at three a clock after 
 noone if need be 
 
 i) voted and reconsiderd ye vote of m'' harrises being con- 
 stable and dismist him for the present year 
 
 2) voted phinehus mixer constable for the east end in y'= 
 roome of harris 
 
j8o Dudley Toivn Records^ ^TS^- 
 
 3) voted Ezra Conant surveyer of highways in the roome 
 of Sam" robinson 
 
 y® several officers before mentioned have taken there oaths 
 to there several offices as the law directs except Ezra Conant 
 with some of the lesser officers Declind taking y* preveus oath 
 
 April y^ 21' 1753 we the subscribers being a committee 
 
 appointed by the select men of Oxford and a committee ap- 
 pionted by the select men of Dudley mett and preambelated 
 the line and renewed the bounds between the townships of 
 Oxford and Dudley pursuant to the trust reposed in us in 
 
 wittness whereof we have hearunto set ovu" hands the day and 
 year above mentioned 
 
 Sam" Davis ) Committee 
 John Willson j for Oxford 
 
 John Lillie | Committee 
 John Vinton ) for Dudley 
 
 Dudley may the 6"^ 1752 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph putney or phinehus mixer greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on wensday the twenth 
 day of may instent at one a clock after noone then and there 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a person to represent our town at the great and 
 general court for the year insuing to be convend and held for 
 his majestys servis at the court house in Concord 
 
 2) to agree on sume method for the mending of our 
 highway 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^752- i8i 
 
 3) to receive the committees report and to grant money to 
 make up what is fell througe if it be needed 
 
 4) to se if the town will grant money to Defray the charge 
 of schooling 
 
 5) to se if the town will agree to build the galler seats and 
 if so then to chuse to procur stuff' and se the work done and 
 also grant money to defray the charge thereof 
 
 6) to grant money to carry our pittion at the general court 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 Dudley may the 30"^ '^']S'^ ^ have notifyd the inhabetants 
 of Dudley to meet at time and place within mention 
 
 John Cortis Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on wensday 
 y" 20"' day of may 1752 
 
 1 ) voted not to send a representitive 
 
 2) voted Cap" Newell moderater for sd meeting voted 
 John Brackit clerke for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted 13-6-8 lawfull money for the mending of our 
 highways besids whats not workt out last year and to expend 
 sd money in the method we did last year 
 
 4) voted there axceptance of the committees account 
 
 1^) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money to defray y* charge of 
 schooling y* year insuing 
 
 6) voted to build the galler seats 
 
 7) voted 13-6-S lawfull money to defray y^ charg of build- 
 ing sd seats 
 
 8) voted m'' Joshua healy Deacon Newell and m' Eben' 
 Bacon to be a committee to provid y^ stufie and git the above 
 sd seats built 
 
i82 Dudley Town Records^ ^752- 
 
 9) voted 4-0-0 lawfull money to carry our pittlon at the 
 general court 
 
 Dudley November ye 3*^ 1752 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joseph putney or phinehus mixer greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notefy the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday y* 9"* day of 
 this instent at four a clock after noone after lectur then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to agree on sume method to provid the rev*^ m'' gleason 
 his fire wood y^ year insuing and to set a price ther 
 
 2) to se if town will allow m'' gore m"" Hobbs rates in his 
 list when he was constable which he says he cant procur 
 
 3) to se if the town will continue of school committee in 
 there office till march next 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the Law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 Dudley November y* 9"' 1752 I have warnd the inhabi- 
 
 tants of this town qualifyd for voting to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 phinehas mixer Constable 
 
 town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 y^ 9* of November 1752 
 
 i) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 
 nirgieasons 2) voted 30 cords of fire wood for the rev*^ m'' gleason for 
 
 grant 
 
 the year msumg 
 
 3) voted sd fire wood at 0-5-4 a cord in lawfull money 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^73'^' ^^3 
 
 and to be deliverd at the sd m'' g^leasons house by the last of 
 janauaiy next or to pay the money 
 
 4) voted to continue our school committee in there office 
 till march next 
 
 Dudley November y* 10"' 1753 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the tow^i of 
 
 Dudley Joseph putney or phinehas mixer greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd .town on monday the 20"' of 
 this instent at 3 a clocke after noone then and there to act 
 
 upon whate follows 
 
 for the town to consider the matter of m' morrises suing our 
 meeting house committee and to grant money to pay the dept 
 and charges if need be 
 
 and make due return of you proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of y^ law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 November y* 20"^ ^752 I have warn the inhabitants of 
 
 this town qualifyd for voting to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned 
 
 phinehas mixer Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meetinge in sd town on monday y^ 20* 
 day of Novemer 1752 
 
 i) voted John Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 this meeting is adjournd to friday next at three a clocke after 
 noone by the moderater 
 
 2) voted 8-5-4 l''iwfull money at this adjuornment to pay 
 
184 Dudley Toxvn Records^ IYJ2-J. 
 
 the dept and charges of m"" morrises suing our meeting house 
 committee 
 
 Dudley June 1752 
 
 the town rates made and dehverd into the Constables hands 
 with warnts for colecting the same 
 
 Constable putneys list for the minester 24-19-6 
 
 his school list 1 2-1 3-7 
 
 his meeting house list 8- 4-9 
 
 and his towMi list 2- 9-0 
 
 Constable mixers list for the minester 18- 4-3 
 
 his school list 10- 8-8 
 
 his meeting house list 6- 0-2 
 
 and his town list 2- 2-0 
 
 Dudley November 1752 
 
 the province rates made and deliverd into the Constables 
 hands 
 
 Constable putneys province list 24-16-0 
 
 and his town rate list 6- 6-1 
 
 and his wood list . 4- 8-8 
 
 Constable mixers province list 23- 8-7 
 
 his town list 5- 1-6 
 
 and his wood list 3-1 1-6 
 
 Dudley february y* 19"' 1753 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the conststables of the town ol 
 
 Dudley Joseph putney or phinehus mixer greeting you are 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town afiairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y® 5'^ day of 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1753' ^^5 
 
 march next insueing at nine a clock in the morning then 
 
 and there to act upon y* folHng articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 2) to se if the town will accept of the roads laid out by y** 
 select men 
 
 3) to se if the town will raise money to defray the charge 
 of schooling for the year insuing and if so then to chuse a 
 committee to provid schooling 
 
 4) to se what method the town will go in for the mending 
 our highways the year insuing and also if need be to grant 
 money to defray the charge thereof 
 
 5) to se if the town will allow m"" John Lillie richard 
 kidder Joseph upham Benja" Dennis and Eben' Scott for time 
 to come to draw there own school money to keep a school 
 amonge themselves 
 
 6) to se if the town will abait m'' Eben"^ Scotts rate to the 
 west end school house 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your Defalt at the peril of the Law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 Dudley march y* 5"^ ^7^3 persuent to this warrent I have 
 warnd the inhabitants of this town to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 phinehus mixer Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 y* 5"^ day of march 1 753 
 
 i) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted m"^ John Lillie select man 
 
 4) voted m'' Joseph Sabin select man 
 
 5) voted m'' Eben' Bacon select man 
 
 6) voted m' Jacob Bradbery select man 
 
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i86 Dudley Town Records^ 1753 • 
 
 7) voted m'' John Brackit select man 
 S) voted the select men to be assessers 
 9) voted Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 10) voted m'' Joseph upham Town treasurer 
 
 1 1 ) voted m"" John tayler constable for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 12) voted m' Benja" Dennis Constable for the east end of 
 the town 
 
 13) voted m'' Elijah Dodge and David Cuttin tything men 
 
 14) voted m"' Joseph Vinton and Jonathan Dennis surveyers 
 of highways 
 
 15) voted m' paul robinson and Elishua Corbin surveyers 
 of highways 
 
 16) voted m'' John Curtis and Sam" Corbin fence vewers 
 
 17) voted m' Joshua Healy sealer of waits and nieasurs 
 iS) voted m' Eben"" trusdil sealer of leather 
 
 19) voted to have swine go at large 
 
 20) voted Andrew white and Edmun town hoge reaves 
 
 21) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out from the county road by Andrew whits and Sam" Corbins 
 down to the road that coms from Sam" robinsons to our meet- 
 ing house 
 
 22) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out throgh the Indian land from there south line in or near 
 where the path is now trod from m' hebberds to our meeting 
 house 
 
 23) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money to defray y^ charge of 
 schooling this year 
 
 24) voted Sam" Chamberline Sam" Corbin and paul robin- 
 son for a committee to provid schooling the year insuinge 
 
 25) voted 40-0-0 lawfull money for the mending our high- 
 ways and to be expended as follows at 0-2-6 a day in the 
 spring and summer months and 0-1-6 a day in the fall 
 
 the several officers above named have taken there oaths to 
 * there several offices as the law directs axcept same of the 
 lesser officers declind taking the preveus oath 
 
Dudley Town Records^ z/j^-j. 187 
 
 Dudley June y^ 8"" 1753 a highway laid out by the select 
 
 men begining at the county Road at a gray oake stadle with a 
 heap of stons about it on the south sid of the county road then 
 runing near southeest to a white oake stadle with a heep of 
 stons about it and so along near as the road is now trod down 
 through Carturs land and through whits land near the west end 
 of his house then near south then near south along by the west 
 end of his barn and through whits and Corbins land by the 
 west end of Sam" Corbins house and from his house through 
 his land by the east sid his barn to Benja" Davises land and 
 through Davises land near south as y*^ road is now trod to a 
 white oake tree markt and from thenc to a stake and heap of 
 stons standing on the north sid of the road which comes from 
 m"^ robinsons mills to our meeting house and the whole of 
 
 the road to be two rods wide 
 
 John Lillie '\ 
 John Brackit >- Select men 
 Joseph upham ) 
 Dudley june y® S"^ ^IS'^ '^ highway laid out by the select 
 
 men Begining at the Indian south line at the road that coms 
 from thimothy fosters at a chasnut stadle with a heap of stons 
 about it and so runing as the road is now trod to a walnut tree 
 with a heap of stons about it and from thence as the road now 
 is to a black oak tree with stons about it near the road that 
 coms from Benja" Coburns all the above mentioned marks 
 
 are on the north sid the sd road the sd road to be the same 
 wedth with the other formerly laid out 
 
 John Lillie \ 
 John Brackit V Select men 
 Joseph upham ) 
 these roads where laid before the town at our aneual meeting 
 in march 1753 and axcepted by the town 
 
 Dudley Sep" y^ 26"^ 1 753 
 
 Worcester ss to the constable or constables of the town of warreut 
 
1 88 Dudley Town Records^ ^753- 
 
 Dudley Benja" Dennis or John tayler greeting you hearby 
 
 requird to warn or notify the freeholders and other inhabitants 
 of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affares to meet 
 at our meeting house in sd Dudley on monday the 8* of Octo- 
 ber next at two a clocke after noone then and there to act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to se what method the town will go in to provide the 
 rev"^ m'' gleasons fire wood the year insuing 
 
 2) to se if the town will omitt sending a pettion to the 
 court for a school lot and convert the money that was raisd to 
 Defray the charge therof to svune other use 
 
 3) to se if town will chuse sume person to sweep and take 
 care of our meeting house and also to grant money to defray 
 the charge thereof 
 
 4) to se if the town will grant sume money for the support 
 of the widow rich 
 
 and make due return of the warrent with your doings therin 
 as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of ye law 
 
 By order of 
 
 John Lillie 
 
 Jacob Bradbery [• Select men 
 
 John Brackit 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 8* of October 1 753 
 
 i) voted m"" Eben' Bacon moderater for sd meeting 
 mr gleasons 2) voted to the rev** m' gleason thirty cords of wood for 
 grant j^jg ^^.^ |.|^g year insuing cut and carted to his house by the first 
 of february next at five shillings and fovu" pence a cord in law- 
 full money 
 
 3) voted to omitte sending in our pettion for the school land 
 and to improve y* four pounds of money granted fore that end 
 to sume other use 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 17JJ-4. i8g 
 
 4) voted m'' will'" Cartur to take care of our meeting house 
 and to sweep it when it needs 
 
 5) voted 0-10-8 lawfull money to Cartur for sweeping and 
 taking care of our meeting house y® year insuing 
 
 6) voted 6-0-0 lawfull money for the support of the widow 
 rich 
 
 Dudley march y^ 21' 1753 
 
 rates made by the assessers the sum total of the minesters 
 rate for the east end 19-18-3 
 
 the minester rate for the west end 24- 4-2 
 
 the school rate for the west end i i-i 1-4 
 
 the school rate for the east end 10-14-7 
 
 October 26 1753 Constable Dennises province list for the 
 east end of the town sume total 9-1 S-o 
 
 his town list 3-17-6 
 
 and one of his county lists 4- 4-9 
 
 the other of his county lists i- 5-8-3 
 
 October 26 1753 Constable John Taylers province list for 
 the west end of the town 11- 4- 7 
 
 and his town list 4- 3-1 1 
 
 and one of his county lists " 4-12- i 
 
 the other of his county lists i- 7- 7 
 
 Dudley February y^ 20"' 1 754 
 
 Worcester ss to the constable or constables of the town 
 
 of Dudley Benja" Dennis or John Tayler greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify y* freeholders and 
 other inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd Dudley on 
 
jgo Dudley Town Records^ ^754-' 
 
 monday y*^ 4"* day of march next insuing at nine a clock in y® 
 foor noon then and there to act upon y^ following articles 
 
 i) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as y^ law 
 directs 
 
 2) to chuse a school committee for the year insuing 
 
 3) to se whate method y^ town will go in for y" mending 
 of our highways the year insuing 
 
 4) to se if the town will axcept of the highways which 
 may then be laid before them for there axceptance 
 
 and make due retvnn of this warrant with your doings thei'e- 
 in as you will answer your default at y^ peril of y* law 
 By order of 
 
 Jacob Bradbery -\ 
 Joseph Sabin \ Select men 
 Eben' Bacon J 
 By vertue of the within written warrant I have warnd or 
 notifyd the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Benja" Dennis Constable 
 
 ouraneuel at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 ee ing jgj-jy assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 4"* day of march 1 754 
 
 i) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meetinge 
 
 2) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted Joseph Upham select man 
 
 4) voted phinehus mixer select man 
 
 5) voted John Curtis select man 
 
 6) voted Sam^' Corbin select man 
 
 7) voted jedediah marcy select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 10) voted Joseph Upham Town treasurer 
 
 1 1 ) voted Eben' grigs constable for y^ west end ot y^ town 
 
 12) voted Andrew white constable for y^ east end of the town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iY^j-4. jgi 
 
 13) voted Joseph Vinton and Timothy [ ] tything men 
 
 14) voted Joshua Healy sealer of weights and measurs 
 
 15) voted Eben'' trusdil sealer of leather 
 
 16) voted philip Corbin Jacob bradbery Sam" may and 
 Joseph Burnul surveyers of highways 
 
 17) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 iS) voted Eben'' robinson and Sam" Burnul hog reavese 
 
 19) voted paul robinson and Jacob Chamberlin fence vewers 
 
 20) voted paul robinson Joseph jewell jun"" and Eben'' Da- 
 vison for a committee to provid schooling y'' year insuing 
 
 21) voted 40-0-0 lawfull money to worke out on our high- 
 ways 
 
 22) voted worke at our highways at 0-2-6 a day for y"^ 
 spring & summer months and after that at 0-1-6 a day lawfull 
 money 
 
 23) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town begining at oxford line in the 
 old road from kingsberys to Nathan jefterds through Sam" 
 robinsons land two rod wide 
 
 24) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid 
 out by the select men of sd town begining at the south end of 
 Sam" mayses lain runing near south through Lef* Joshua 
 Healys land and through Cap' Sam" Newells land and down 
 to Deacon Newells two rod wide 
 
 the officers before mentioned have taken there oaths to there 
 several officeses 
 
 Dudley march y* 22'^ 1753 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of Dudley through m' 
 Sam" Robinsons land begining at a white oake tree near the 
 southwest corner of m' Josiah Kingsburys land ware oxford 
 left there road then runing as the way is now trod to a white 
 oake tree markt and so on to a blacke oak tree markt near the 
 uper end of a swamp which is on the east of sd road and then 
 on to a pine stadle markt which is near the line Between sd 
 
ig2 Dudley Town Records, ij^j-4.. 
 
 robinsons land and the land of m'' jefterds by the side of the 
 road allready laid out sd road to be two rods wide and all 
 
 on the east of sd marks 
 
 Jacob Bradbery \ 
 John Brackit \ Select men 
 John Lilliee ) 
 Dudley February y® 20''' 1754 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of sd town Begining at 
 a stake and heap of stons standing in the southeast corner of a 
 lot of land that was John Dickermans runing near south 
 through Joshua Healys land to Cap" Sam" Newells land to a 
 stake and heap of stons and straight through sd Newells land 
 to a little wallnut in sd Newells fence the sd road to be two rode 
 wide and all the marks on the west side of sd road 
 
 John Lillie ~] 
 
 Joseph Sabin | 
 Eben"" Bacon 
 Jacob Bradbury 
 John Brackit 
 
 These highways above mentioned were bi^ought to our 
 aneuel meeting in march 1754 ^nd axcepted by the town 
 
 ^ Select men 
 
 END OF THE FIRST BOOK. 
 
TOWN RECORDS 
 
 OF 
 
 DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, 
 
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 PAWTUCKET, R. I. 
 
 THE ADAM SUTCLIFFE CO. 
 
 1894. 
 
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Dudley Town Records. 
 
 Dudley may y*" 3'' 1754 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 Dudley Andrew White or Eben'' grigs greeting you are 
 hearby required forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in sd town on Tuesday y'' 14* 
 of may instent at two aclock in the after noone Then and 
 there to act upon the following articls 
 
 i) to chuse a representitive to serve at the general court 
 the year insuing 
 
 2) to se whate mon-ey the town will grant for the rev** nv 
 gleasons sallery from October 1754 to march i755 
 
 3) to see if the town will accept the committees accompt 
 for finishing the meeting house gallerys 
 
 4) to see what the town will do concerning the road thats 
 laid out through Cap" Newells uper lot 
 
 5) to se if the town will grant money for schooling the 
 year msuing 
 
 6) to se if the town will grant to the widow Newell two 
 pounds old tenor for work done at our meetinge house 
 
Dudley T'owfi Records^ i754- 
 
 7) to see if the town will chuse a committee to seat our 
 meeting house 
 
 8) to see if the town will accept of treasurer upham ac- 
 compt and if not to chuse a committee to settle with him 
 
 9) to se if the town will agree to have three school houses 
 one near m' [ ] one near Ezra Conants and 
 near philip corbins 
 
 10) to see if the town will allow to m'' gore m'' Hobbes rats 
 when sd gore was constable and make due return of 
 
 your proceedings as you will answer your dcfalt at the peril 
 of the law 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the inhabitants 
 of Dudley to meet at the time and place witliin mentioned 
 
 andrew Whit(; Constable 
 
 meetiug . -,.,,. ~ . i-t^h 
 
 at a meetmg of the mhabitants of the town o± Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house [ ] on tusday 
 
 y*^ 14''' day of may 1754 
 
 1 ) voted not to send a representitive [ 
 
 2) voted Deacon Newell moderater [ 
 
 mrgieason* ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^, gleason f o [ ] last of October 1 75 [ ] 
 
 to the [ ] 410-15-4 of old tenor [ ] of 
 
 march [ 
 
 4) voted [ ] the [ 
 
 5) voted [ 
 
 6) voted to chuse a committee to settle with treasurer up- 
 ham and to bring in there accompt at our next meeting 
 
 7) voted insign Chamberline m'' Samuel may and Ezra 
 Conant a committee to settle with treasurer upham 
 
 the ninth article dropt by a vote 
 
Dudley Tow?i Records^ ^754- 
 
 Sutten July ye*" 6"' 1754 
 
 These may certify the assessers or whomsoever it may con- 
 cern that the Baptist Church in Sutten have taken the steps 
 of the last adishenal act of the general court made for the ac- 
 cenpting of the people commonly called anobaptis and are 
 capeble of giving certificets to all our members in naibouring 
 towns to clear them from paying any thinge to support minis- 
 ters of another denomination and therefore do certify you that 
 paul Robinson of Dudley belongs to our Church in Sutten and 
 as usely atends our meetings on the Lords day for the worship 
 of God as we cane expect considering the distance he lives from 
 us and further we beleive him to be consenouse of the religon 
 commonly called the anobaptis religon and therefore insist 
 upon it that he \% clear from all ministeral charges of minesters 
 of another denomination by the act made by y'^ great and & 
 general court of the masetusits Bay in New England for ex- 
 emting commonl}' called anobaptis 
 
 Benja" marsh Elder 
 Joseph pullen 
 Jonathan goold 
 
 Dudley Sep' ye*" 13*'' 1754 
 
 Worcester ss to cither of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Andrew white or Eben"" grigs greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town allairs to meet at our 
 meeting house in sd town on wedehsday y'' 25* of this instcnt 
 at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articles 
 
 1) to se whate money the town will grant to make up the 
 deficiency of the town stock of amunition 
 
 2) to se whate money the town will grant to provid y'' rev'' 
 m'' gleasons fire wood the year insuinge 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^754' 
 
 ] the town to hear and except the committees 
 report [ ] the [ Jasurer and to grant such sume or 
 
 sums of [ ] be found wanting 
 
 ] will grant money to finish the backe 
 [ ] chuse a committee to gite y^ work done 
 
 ] the senter school 
 ] one or more 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew White Constable 
 
 grant 
 
 meetm^ at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday 
 y'' 25"' day of Sep' 1 754 
 
 i) voted m"" John Brackit moderater for sd meeting 
 2) voted 1-4-0 lawfull money to provid amonittion to 
 supply the town stocke 
 mrgieasons 3) voted S-O-O lawfull mouey to provid y"" rev*^ m' gleasons 
 fire wood y^ year insuinge 
 
 4) voted 2-0-0 lawfull money to defray the charge of seal- 
 ing up the back sid of our pulpit 
 
 5) voted Lef* curtis insign Chamberline and m' phiehus 
 mixer for a committee to git the above 
 
 6) voted not to fit up the senter school house were it now 
 stands 
 
 7) voted not to dispose of our school house 
 this meeting is adjurnd to this day fortinight the ninth of 
 
 October next to four after noone 
 
 at our meeting on the adjurnment voted and referd the 
 committees accompt from the treasurer to our next aneual 
 meeting and the committee to stand as they were 
 
Dudley TovjJi Records^ 1754- 
 
 November 1754 rates made and deliverd into the constables 
 hands with warrants for colccting the same 
 
 Constable Andrew whites list for the province 
 and his list for the minesters rates 
 and his list for the wood rate 
 and his list for the town rate 
 and his list for the county rate 
 
 Constable Eben' griggs list for the province rate 18-14- 9-3 
 and his list for the minesters rate 31- 3- 3-3 
 
 and his wood list for that rate 4- 8- 8 
 
 and his list for the town rate 13- 2-10 
 
 and his list for the county rate 2- 7- o 
 
 15- 9- 
 
 • 6- 
 
 -3 
 
 25-14- 
 
 ■ 8- 
 
 -3 
 
 3-13- 
 
 ■ 2 
 
 
 10-14- 
 
 10 
 
 
 1-18- 
 
 . 6- 
 
 -3 
 
 This may certify the assessers of the Town of Dudley [ ] 
 Cap" Thomas Cheney of sd Dudley doth fre[ ] atend 
 
 the publick worship of God on the Lo[ ] society at 
 
 Sturbridge and we beleive him [ ] that pcrswasion 
 
 Henry [ ] 
 
 Sturbridg may y® 6"' [ ] 
 
 Killingly October y' 5"' 1754 these lines are to notify the 
 
 Honourable select men of Dudley that Silas Robinson frequent- 
 ly attends our meeting and we beleive he conseinusly absented 
 from you as witness our hands Atest 
 
 Jams Gleason 
 
 Jams Coats 
 
 Killingly October y" 14"" 17S4 these lines are to notify 
 
 the Honourable select men of Dudley that will'" wakfeild 
 
 frequently attends our meeting and we beleive that he con- 
 
 seienusly absented from you as witness our hands Atest 
 
 Jams gleason 
 Jams Coats 
 Killingly October y'' 14'*' 1754 these lines are to notify 
 
 the Honourable select men of Dudley that Sam" Robinson 
 2 
 
JO Dudley Towjt Records^ iy§4'§. 
 
 frequently attends our meeting and we beleive that he con- 
 seinusly absented from you as witness our hands 
 
 Jams gleason 
 Jams Coats 
 
 Dudley December y"" 23*^ 1754 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Eben"" grigs or Andrew white greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday the seventh 
 day of janury next at one a clock after noone then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to se if the town will send a man to Worcester Court to 
 git of our fine for not having a school 
 
 2) to se if town will agree that ye constables shall strain 
 vipon the sept, rats in our town for the minesters rate and if 
 they do to se whate method the town wdl take to defend them 
 
 3) to se if the town will hear and exept the committees 
 accompt for finishing the back sid of the pulpit 
 
 4) to se if town will pay Doctor green six shillings and one 
 penv lawfull money for Doctering the widow rich 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1755' . ^^ 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y*" 
 ■f^ day of January 1 755 
 
 ]on Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 ]nd a man to Worcester Court to git of our 
 
 ] a school if any should be laid upon us 
 
 ] answer the complaint at Worcester 
 
 ] any should apear against us 
 
 ] strain on the person colld 
 
 ]sters rats 
 
 ] and a peny for 
 
 we the subseribers as a committee chosen to git the back 
 
 side of the pulpit finished we have agreed with m"" John tayler 
 
 to do the work and to find nails and brads and board himself 
 
 for two pounds lawfuU money 
 
 phinehus mixer 
 
 T 1 r-i ,• I Committee 
 
 John Curtis 
 
 Worcester ss to Andrew white one of the constables of 
 
 the town of Dudley greeting you are hearby requird forth- 
 
 with to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on monday the 3d day of march next at nine 
 a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the 
 
 foiling articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing 
 
 3) to se if the town will reconsider there vote they past on 
 the seventh day of January last past (viz) that the constables 
 should not make distress upon the seperats 
 
 4) to se if the town will such grant or grants of money as 
 may be thought needfull for schooling of our children and 
 other nessesery chargs the currant year 
 
 5) to chuse a committee to provide schooling y"^ present 
 year 
 
12 Dudley Town Records^ 1755- 
 
 6) to se if the town will mend there higlnvays bv a rate or 
 other ways if by a rate to grant money for the same 
 
 7) to se if the town will allow swine to rune at large 
 
 S) to se if the town will allow m"" Bacons accompt for 
 keeping y* widow rich 
 
 9) to se if the town will build a school house in the senter 
 of the middle part of the town 
 
 10) to se if the town will hear and axcept the committees 
 report from treasurer upham 
 
 11) to se if the town axcept of a highway laid out for 
 Elishua Corbin he being at all the cost and charge 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 Joseph upham \ 
 phinehus mixer >■ Selectmen 
 John Curtis ) 
 
 february y" 13"" 1755 
 
 By vertue of the warrant I have warnd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley [ ] 
 
 at our meeting house In sd town on monday y'' 3" [ ] 
 
 i) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have 5 select men five 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 4) voted Deacon Newell select man 
 
 5) voted Lef Healy select [ ] 
 
 6) voted phinehus mixer s[ ] 
 
 7) voted John Brackit se[ ] 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 o) voted Benja" Conant town clerke 
 
 10) voted ni' Jacob Chamberline town treasurer 
 
 1 1 ) voted m' Sam'^ may Constable for y^ west end 
 
 12) voted m' Daniel Harris Constable for y* east end 
 
Dudley Toivti Records^ 1755- H 
 
 13) voted m'' Benja" Dennis and m' Joseph burnul tything 
 men 
 
 14) voted m'' Elisbua Sabin and m' Sam" Chamberline snr- 
 veyers of highways 
 
 15) voted m' paul robinson and m"' David Coilin surveyers 
 of highways 
 
 16) voted ni"" philip amidown and Silas robinson fence • 
 vewers 
 
 17) voted Lef ' Healy sealer of waits and measuers 
 iS) voted m'' Eben' trusdile sealer of leather 
 
 19) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 20) voted Clement Corbin jun'^ and John webster Hogreaves 
 
 21) voted and reconsidered the vote that was past y^ 7"* 
 January last (viz) that the constables should not straine on the 
 persons called seperats in the warrant for tliat meeting for 
 there minesters rates 
 
 I paul robinson now enter my desent against this last vote 
 concerning the seperats 
 
 22) voted 30-0-0 lawfull money 20-0-0 for schooling and 
 ten for other nessesery charges 
 
 23) voted Elijah Dodge Lef Bradbery and Eben'' Davison 
 for a committee to provide schooling the presente year 
 
 24) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money for the mending our high- 
 ways and workc frome may to the last of August at 0-2-6 a 
 day and after that worke at 0-1-6 a day 
 
 25) voted there axceptence of the committees report from 
 treasurer Upham 
 
 26) a vote being requsted wxather the town would axcept 
 of Elishua Corbins highway and it past in the negetive 
 
 the officers above have taken there oaths as the law directs 
 
 Dudley march y^ 3*^ ^755 
 
 we the subscribers Jacob Chamberlien Sam" may and Ezra 
 Conant chosen a committee to examine the tieasurers accompt 
 we have made strict examination and report [ ] and 
 
/^ Dudley Town Records^ 1755- 
 
 we find that treasurer upham has been (aithfull [ ]i"g 
 
 hi his acoimts to us and we find that the whole [ ]at 
 
 he hade ordere to colect of the several constables [ ] 
 
 chosen treasurer till this day and the [ ]ceived of the 
 
 former Constables namly [ ] sume 
 
 total of all we find to be [ ] find that 
 
 • has paid by order the [ ] remains in 
 
 constable [ ] 44-04-4-3 
 
 [ _ _ ]r 
 
 sume of 36-09-6-3 and in Constable Joseph Vintons hands 
 y* sume of 1-3-7- 1 and in Constable Benja" Dennises hands 
 y'' sume of 0-18-6- and we have substracted the whole and he 
 has paid out 3-10-8-3 more than he has received of the several 
 constables Atested 
 
 Jacob Chamberlin 
 
 Sam" may [• Committee 
 
 and Esra Conant 
 
 Dudley may y" 13* 1755 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Daniel Harris or Sam" may greeting you are hear- 
 by required forthwith to vvarn or notify the several inhabitants 
 of the town of Dudley to meet at our meetijig house in sd town 
 on friday the 23** of may instent at three a clocke after noone 
 then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a meet person to serve representitive at the 
 great and general court the year insuing 
 
 2) to make y® rev*^ m' gleason sume addition to his salery 
 the present year considering the charge of his famely 
 
 3) to grant money for the widow richs soninlaw at Stur- 
 bridg in case he will clear the town of her 
 
 4) to move the middle school house or repair it where it 
 stands 
 
 5) to chuse a committee to manage that affair 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1755- J 5 
 
 6) to se if the town will allow m'' Sam" Halls rates in con- 
 stable mixers lists 
 
 7) to se if the town will grant same money to be asscst on 
 the east school ward for building them a school house 
 
 and make due return of your proseeding as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of y® select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 Dudley may y* 23^ 1755 by vertue of this warrant I have 
 
 warnd the inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet according 
 to time and place within mentioned 
 
 Daniel Harris Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on friday y'' 
 23'' of may i755 'iiid a vote being requested wether the town 
 
 would send a Daputy to the general court and it past in y'' 
 negitive 
 
 i) voted Cap" Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) a vote being requested wether they would make any 
 addition to y" rev*^ m"" gleasons salery the pi'esent year and it 
 past in* the negitive 
 
 3) voted 13-6-S lawfull money for the support of the widow 
 rich her life time to her soninlaw at Sturbridg in case he will 
 clear the town of Dudley from any further charge about her 
 
 4) voted 90-0-0 old tenor to be assest on the east school 
 ward for build them a school house 
 
 Sept ye 4th j^^^ 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Daniel Harris or Sam" may greeting you are hearby 
 requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs to meet at 
 
i6 Dudley Town Records^ I755- 
 
 our meeting house in sd town on tusday y" 1 6"^ day of Sep' 
 instent at two a clock after noone then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to se whate salery y'^ town will give y"' rev*^ m' gleason 
 for y* present year 
 
 2) to agree on sume method to provide y' rev'' m"" gleason 
 his fire wood 
 
 3) to se if the town will allow that hundred pound that 
 was voted for the support of the widow rich or any part of it 
 to defray nessesery chargs or grant other money for such uses 
 
 4) to se if town will reconsider the vote that was past not 
 to move nor mend our school house where it stands and to 
 move it down towards or to repair it where it now stands 
 
 5) make choice of sume person to dige graves 
 
 6) to chuse a person to take care of our meeting house and 
 sweep it when it needed 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant town clerk 
 Dudley Sep' y*^ 15"^ By vertue of this warrant I have 
 
 warnd the inhabitants of the town to meet at time and place 
 w^ithin mention 
 
 Daniel Harris Constable 
 
 meetiug ,^j. ^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y*-' 
 16"^ of Sep' 1755 
 
 i) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting 
 2) voted the rev*^ m"^ gleason the same salery he had the last 
 year 
 '"'^|raut°"^ 3) voted the i-ev*^ m' gleason 30 cords of cord wood brought 
 to his house by the third monday and tusday of October next at 
 forty shillings a cord old tenor or to pay the money 
 
 4) voted six pound lawfull money out of that hundred 
 
Dudley T'oivn Records, 1755-6. 17 
 
 pound that was granted for the support of the widow rich to 
 defray other nessesery charges 
 
 5) voted and reconsiderd that was past not to move nor 
 mend our school house where it now stands 
 
 6) voted to repair our school house by the meeting house 
 where it now stands 
 
 7) voted m" will"' Cartur to dige graves 
 
 8) voted m"' will'" Cartur to take care of meeting house and 
 sweep it » 
 
 Sep' y* 16'*' 1755 this may cartify the assessers of the '^*'*P"^'[^^^>'^ 
 
 town of Dudley that Cap" Thomas Cheney of sd Dudley doth 
 frequently attend the pul)lick worship of God on the Lords 
 days at the Baptis society in Sturbridge and is a member in 
 full comunion with the Baptis church in Sturbridge and we 
 beleave him to be consienusly of that perswasion and we 
 furtlier certify that the Baptis Church in Sturbrig hath re- 
 ceived the aprobation of three other Baptis Churchs according 
 to the late act of this province Jonathan perry Henry fisk 
 
 Dan" fiske chosen for this purpos 
 
 November 175^ rates made and deliverd into the constables 
 
 hands with warrants for collecting the same 
 
 and Constable mays list to the pro\ince rate 51-1S-10- 2 
 and mays list for the minesters rate 2S- 5-10 
 
 and mays list for the school rate 21- i- i 
 
 and mays list for the wood rate 4-10- S 
 
 and Constable Harrises list for the province rate 51-7-9 
 and Harrises list for the minesters rate 19-14- 4 
 
 and Harrises list for the school rate 16- 9- 5 
 
 and Harrises list for the wood rate 3-12- 4- i 
 
 Dudley January y* 22'' ^75^ 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Daniel Harris or Sam" may greeting you are hearby 
 3 
 
1 8 Dudley Town Records^ IJS^- 
 
 require! forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town afiairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 2"^ day of february 
 next at one a clocke after noone then and there to act upon 
 the following articles 
 
 1 ) to se if the town will Disannul the last vote concerning 
 the Baptis paying there minesters rate 
 
 2) to see if the town will hear and allow the select mens 
 accompt for repairing our meeting hous and grant money to 
 pay y*^ same and also for repairing our middle school house 
 and vote money to be assest on the middle school ward to pay 
 the same 
 
 3) to se if town will allow m' Fairbanks to belong to y« 
 middle school 
 
 4) to se if the will grant money to pay Cap" Newell for 
 the road laid out through his upper pasture 
 
 and make due return of your doings as you will answer your 
 defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Daniel Harris Constable 
 
 meeting 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday y* 
 2d day of February 1756 
 
 1) vote Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted and disannuld the last vote concerning y* Baptis 
 paying there minesters rates 
 
 3) voted 0-16-9 lawfull money for repairing our meeting 
 house glase 
 
 4) voted 3-7-0 lawfull money to be assest on the middle 
 school ward for repairing our middle school house 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^75^- ^Q 
 
 5) a vote being requested wether m'' Fairbanks should be- 
 long to the middle school and it past in y* negetive 
 
 February y*^ 2'' 1756 
 
 gentlemen there is a sunie of money due from the town of 
 Dudley to me which sume you ought honesly to have payed 
 long ago 3'ou well know that I never had one peney from 
 
 you however Knowing the curcomstances of some and the 
 
 Disposition of some others I hearlw freely aquit and Discharge 
 the account to this day but if you think it to mean to receive a Captt Cheneys 
 
 . T-v ■ " Discharge 
 
 gift m that case I Desire you to pay the sume due to me to 
 m' gleason madam gleason has been a long time in a poor 
 
 state of helth and I hope you have a suteble sence of it I 
 
 am gentlemen your most Humble and most obedient Servant 
 Thomas Cheney to the town of Dudley 
 
 Dudley February y'' 19"' 1756 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Daniel Harris or Sam" may greeting you are hearby 
 requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants ot 
 the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town atTairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in sd town on monday y" first day of march 
 next at nine a clocke in the morning then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for stl meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for y** year insuing as y'' law 
 directs 
 
 3) to grant such sume or sums of money as the town shall 
 think needfuU for schooling y'' year insuing and to chuse a 
 committee to provide schooling 
 
 4) to grant such sume or sums of money as the town shall 
 think needful! for mending our highways the year insuing and 
 to agree on how much a day and when to worke 
 
20 Dudley Town Records^ 175^- 
 
 5) to see if the town will allow swine to rune at large or not 
 
 6) to se if the town will chuse a committee to seat our 
 meeting house and prescribe a method for them to walke by 
 
 7) to se if the town will accept of Cap"Cheen3's gift to the 
 town and whate part they will give to y" rev'' m'' gleason 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as vou will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 Jonathan Newell \ 
 Joshua Ilealy V Selectmen 
 phinehus mixer ) 
 Dudley march y*^ i' 1756 in obedience to this warrant I 
 
 have notifyd the inhabitants of this town to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned 
 
 Sam" may Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 larly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* i' day of march 1756 
 
 i) voted m'' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 4) voted Joseph upham select man 
 c;) voted phinehus mixer select man 
 
 6) voted Jacob Chamberline select man 
 
 7) voted Sam" Corbin select man 
 
 5) voted Elijah gore select man 
 
 9) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 10) voted Joseph upham town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Eben"" Davison constable for the east end 
 
 12) voted jedediah marcy constable for the west end 
 
 13) voted Archible jewell and Andrew white tything men 
 
 14) voted Eben"^ Bacon Abijah Newell Joshua wetheril and 
 will"' Cartur surveyers of highway's 
 
 ^5) voted Elijah Dodge and Elishua Corbin fence vewers 
 16) voted Joshua Healy sealer of weights and measurs 
 
Dudley To%vn Records^ I75^' 21 
 
 17) voted Joseph pollie sealer of leather 
 iS) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 19) voted Joseph putney and John tompson for hoge revease 
 
 20) voted John Curtis John Brackit and Joshua Healy jun"" 
 for a committee to provid schooling Y year insuii>g 
 
 21) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money for school schooling y* 
 yeare insuing 
 
 22) voted 30-0-0 lawfull money for mending our higlnvays 
 ye insuing year and to go on in the method as in time past 
 
 23) voted to chuse a committee to seat our meeting house 
 
 24) voted to have five men for sd committee 
 
 25) voted John Curtis philip Corbin Elijah Dodge Sam" 
 may and Elishua Corbin for a committee to seat our meeting 
 house antl the method to go by is age and estates 
 
 26) voted there acceptance of Cap" Cheenys gift to the town 
 
 27) voted to the rev^ m'' gleason the overplus above Cap" 
 Cheenys minesters rates 
 
 the several officers above mentioned have taken there oaths 
 as the law directs 
 
 Dudley may y*" 5"' 1756 
 
 Worcester ss to jedediah marcy constable of the town of 
 Dudley greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn 
 
 or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd 
 to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town 
 on monday y* 17*'' of may instant at one a clocke after noone 
 then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to make choice of person to represent our town at the 
 great and genera] court to be held at the town house in Boston 
 the year insuing 
 
 2) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) to se whate sum or sums of money the town will grant 
 to defray town charges for the present year 
 
 4) to se if the town will dismise m' Sam" fairlianks Bcnja" 
 Davis Timothy foster Benja" fairbanks and Levi fairbanks from 
 paying there money to the east end of the town for Building 
 
22 Dudley Town Records^ ^75^- 
 
 of there school house and supporting there school and to add 
 y'' above named persons to the middle school ward 
 
 5) to se if the town will grant to m' phinehus mixer and 
 Benja" Dennis sume consideration for what they have been out 
 in recovering Sam" Halls rates 
 
 6) to see how much^ money the town will grant for y'' rev^ 
 m' gleasons salery for the present year and to grant money to 
 make good his salery for time paste 
 
 7) to se if the town will vote to m"" John Ruewe and his 
 son the pue that was Cap" Corbins there paying hime the cost 
 of building sd pue 
 
 also to se if the town will grant m'' Jacob Chamberlin the 
 sd pue his paying the cost of building 
 
 8) and if the town dont se cause to grant either of these 
 persons the pue above mentioned to chues a committee to sell 
 the pue to the hiest bidder of the town inhabitants and to be 
 sold at a publicke vandue and y" money to be disposd of as 
 the town shall think fitt 
 
 9) to se if the town will grant Cap" Newell thirty five 
 pounds old tenor for the road through his uper lot 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 phinehus mixer j 
 Sam" Corbin >• Selectmen 
 Elijah gore ) 
 
 according to the within written warrant I have warnd the 
 inhabitants of this town to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned may y^ 1 7"' 1 756 
 
 jedediah marcy constable 
 
 meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the tov/n of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meetinghouse in sd town on monday the 
 17"" day of may 1756 
 
 i) voted to send a reprcscntetive 
 
 2) voted Cap" Chceny representetive the year insuing 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 175^- 2J 
 
 3) voted Cap" Cheeny moderater for sd meeting 
 
 4) voted S-0-0 Inwfull money to defray town charges for 
 y* present year 
 
 5) a vote being requested wether m"^ fairbanks and others 
 should be removed from y*" east to y'' middle school and it past 
 in the negetive 
 
 6) a vote being requested wether the town would allow m' 
 mixer and m' Benja" Dennis any thing towards the charge of 
 gitting Sam" Halls rates and it past in the negetive 
 
 7) voted to the rev*^ m"" gleason the salery we covnanted mrgieasons 
 with him for and to make good the salery for two years and '^"^ 
 four months last past according to our contrakt with him 
 
 8) votes being requested wether the town would grant to 
 m'' John Ruewe and his son or to m' Jacob Chamberlin that pue 
 that was Cap" Corbins during there abode in the t-wn there 
 paying the cost in building and it past in y'' negetive 
 
 9) voted not to act any thing on the S"' article 
 
 10) a vote being requested wether the town would grant 
 Cap" Newell 35-0-0 old tenor for the road through his upper 
 lot and it past in the negetive 
 
 November 1756 rates made and deliverd into the constables 
 hands with warrants for collecting the same 
 
 Constable jedediah marcys list for the province 58-16- 4- 2 
 
 his list for the minester 30-10- i- i 
 
 his wood list 4-18-10 -o 
 
 his school list 11-14- 6- 3 
 
 his town list 5- 3- 9- 3 
 
 his county list 3-10-10- 3 
 
 Constable Eben'' Davisons list for y* province 44-15- 9- o 
 
 his list for the minester 20-19- o- i 
 
 his wood list 3- 9- 8- o 
 
 his school list 9- o- 3- 1 
 
 his town list 3-18-11- i 
 
 his county list 1-19- 5- 2 
 
24 Dudley Toivti Recoi-ds, iyj6-y. 
 
 warrant Worcester ss to Eben'' Davison one of the constables of 
 
 the town of Dudley greeting you are hearby require! forth- 
 
 with to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in sd town on monday the seventh day of march next at 
 nine a clocke in the morning then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing 
 
 3) to se if the town will except of the lists of mens names 
 laid before tliem to serve as pety jurers at Worcester Courts 
 
 4) to se what sume or sums of money the town will grant 
 to defray the charge of schooling y^ present year 
 
 5) to se what sume of money the town will grant for 
 mending the highways the year insuing and agree on whate 
 method 
 
 6) to se if the town will vote that there swine shall rune 
 at large 
 
 7) to se if the town will axcept of such highways as are 
 lately laid out by the select men of sd town 
 
 S) to se if the town will hear and grant such pettion or 
 pittions as shall be laid before them at sd meeting 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 Dudley February y® 33'' 1756 
 
 Joseph upham \ 
 
 Jacob Chamberline > Select men 
 Sam" Corbin ) 
 
 by vertue of this warrant I have notify the inhabitants ot 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Eben'' Davison Constable 
 
 nieetiug at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at oin' meeting house in sd town on moiiday 
 ye ytii ^f march 1757 
 
Dudley Tozun Records^ ^757- 2j 
 
 i) voted Jonathan Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerk 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 4) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 5) voted Joshna Healy select man 
 
 6) voted Jonathan Newell select man 
 
 7) voted Eben"^ Bacon select man 
 
 8) voted Eben'' Davison select man 
 
 9) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 10) voted jedediah marcy town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Ezra Conant Constable for the east end of the 
 town 
 
 12) voted Joshua vinton Constable for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 13) voted Jonathan Hebberd and Joseph burnul tything men 
 
 14) voted Joseph upham and Jams fuller sui'veyers of high- 
 ways 
 
 15) voted Eben"' trusdil and obediah Sabin smveyers of 
 highways 
 
 16) voted Cap" Healy sealer of weights and measurs 
 
 17) voted Joseph poUy sealer of Leather 
 
 18) voted Elijah Dodge and David Cuttin fence vcwers 
 
 19) voted Daniel Harris and David .Sterns hogrevs 
 
 20) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 21) voted by the town there axceptance of the nams of the 
 persons to serve on tiie pettee jury at Worcester Courts 
 
 22) voted 20 0-0 lawfull money for schooling year insuing 
 
 23) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money for the meuing our high- 
 way 
 
 24) voted to go on in the same method to mend our high- 
 ways as in time past 
 
 25) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway for 
 Elishua Corbin he p;i}ing tiie cost if any be 
 
 26) voted by the town there axceptance of a highwav laid 
 out from m'' Joseph land to Abijah Ne wells 
 
 27) voted to a number of persons the south part of our 
 meeting house in the mens gallery to build a pew namly 
 
 4 
 
26 Dudley Town Records^ ^757' 
 
 Jonathan Dennis Josejjh Healy Sam" Earns Nathaniel Healy 
 mark Elhvell Daniel newell philip Newell 
 
 zS) voted to Benja" morris and Sam" Fairbanks jtm'^ the 
 south east corner of our meeting house ovr the wemans stairs 
 to build them a pew they not discommoding the stairs nor 
 windows on the terms they requested 
 
 29) voted to job ruewe and Jams fuller that pew in our 
 meeting house that was Cap" Clement Corbins on the same 
 footing that the others were disposd of vz they to injoy it 
 
 during there abode in the town and at there leaving y^ town 
 sd pew to return to the town again the town paying them the 
 cost of building sd pew 
 
 the town officers chosen at this meeting have taken there 
 oaths Cap" Newell chosen Constable at this meeting and 
 
 dismist by a vote 
 
 Dudley march y** 7**^ '757 '^ highway laid out by the 
 
 select men of sd town begining at Eleazer putneys southwest 
 corner thence runing upon his line northeast to a heap of stons 
 thence east to a whit oake tree marked thence southeast to 
 another whitoake tree marked south to a maple tree marked 
 east to a blackoake tree marked northeast to a blackoake tree 
 marked east to another blackoak tree marked east to another 
 blackoak tree marked from thence to a roade formerly laid out 
 through the land of m'' Benja" Newells late of Dudley Disest 
 
 sd road to ly on the south side of sd marks and to be two 
 rods wide 
 
 Dudley February y'^ 28"' 1757 a highway laid out by the 
 
 select men of sd town for Elishua Corbin at his desire as fol- 
 lows begining on the east side the highway that leads from 
 David Cuttins to our meeting house at the corner between 
 Jams Corbins and Thomus Newells land from thence runing 
 east by the line between sd Corbins and Newells land to a 
 lilackoak s-tub which is the corner bounds of sd Newells land 
 then runing north till it corns to Elishua Corbins land 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1757- ^7 
 
 tlie above mentionod roade to be on the south side of sd 
 Newells line and sd voadc to be two rods wide sd Elishua to 
 be at the cost of sd road if any be 
 
 these above mentioned roads were laid before the town at 
 our aneual meeting in march i757 ^^^^ axcepted by y*^ town 
 
 to the gentlemen of the town of Dudley m' moderater 
 
 Si'' we the subscribers being verv ill accomodated to atend 
 the publicke worship at our own parish do humbley beg a 
 continuance. of the previlidge that we have injoyed in congre- 
 gating with you as in years past and in order to convene our 
 selves and familys we desire a privilidge of building a p( w^ 
 over the wemans stairs and if it please the gentlemen of this 
 town to grant sd pittion to us we beg an unmolested use of sd 
 pew till such time as it is wanted for the towns use and at the 
 request of the townsmen we promise to resign sd pew in good 
 repair to them provided y* sd towsmen paye us the first cost 
 and further we promise to come into and joyn in any reason- 
 able method to obligate our selves to pay y*^ town rates for our 
 heads so long as the above stl prelidge is aflbrded to us tliis 
 our petition or petitions from us which we ever humbly pray 
 
 Benja" morris 
 Sam" fairbanks jim"^ 
 
 Killingly march y' 7"* 1757 
 
 may y^ 3" 1757 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Joshua Vinton or Ezra Conant greeting 30U are 
 
 hearby requird lortinvith to warn ox notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifytl to vote in town aOairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y*^ 16"' of 
 may instant at three a clock after noone then and there to 
 
 act on the foUowiuif articles 
 
28 Dudley Town Records^ ^757- 
 
 i) to chuse a reprcsentitive at the great and general Court 
 the year insuing 
 
 2) to chuse a school committee for y*^ present 3'ear 
 
 3) to se if the town will agree that the count}- rate may 
 be put into- sume otlier rate and paid out of y*" town treasury 
 
 4) to se if the town will grant money for nesisery usscs 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 B)- onler of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 By virtue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhaliitants of 
 Dudle}' to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 at a meeting of tlie inhabitants of the town of Dudley rcgu- 
 lerly assem])led at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 16"' day of may 1757 
 
 i) voted Cap" Thomus Cheeney representeti\c for y*" year 
 insuing 
 
 3) voted m' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted nV philip Corbin m' Joseph vinton and m"' Sam" 
 Robinson for a school committee the present year 
 
 4) voted that the county rate may be put into sume other 
 rate and payd out of the town treasury for y*" future 
 
 c;) voted 7-0-0 lawfull money to defray nessery charges 
 for the present year 
 
 December 1757 y"^ rev'' m"" gleasons salery is 44-S-10-2 
 
 lawfull money or 333-6-S-o old tenor 
 
 December 17=57 the rates made for that year and deliverd 
 into the constables hands with warrants for collecting the same 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records^ 7757-^. 2g 
 
 Constable Joshua Vintons list for the province is 103- 3- o- o 
 
 and his list for the minesters rate is 35-14- 9- o 
 
 and his list for the wood rate is 4-13- 7- o 
 
 and his list for the school rate is lO-iS- i- i 
 
 and his list for the town rate is 5- S- 9- 3 
 
 Constable Ezra Conants list for the province is S3- 17- o- o 
 
 and his list for the minesters rate is 30-13- o- 3 
 
 and his list for the W'ood rate is 3"I4~ o~ 3 
 
 and his list for the school rate is 9- 4- "]- o 
 
 and his list for the town rate is 4-1 1- S- 3 
 
 Dudley February y'' 14"^ 1758 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 Dudley Joshua Vinton or Ezra Conant greeting you are 
 
 hearby reciuird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhab- 
 itants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday y*" 6"' dav of 
 march next at nine a clock in the morning then and the to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town ofHcers for the year insuinge 
 
 3) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling 
 
 4) to chuse a committee to provide schooling the present 
 year 
 
 5) to agree on some method for mending our highways 
 and to grant money to defray the charge thereof 
 
 6) to hear and grant any petition which may then be laid 
 before the town if they see cause 
 
 7) to chuse a committee to reckon with m' Joseph upham 
 who hath servd as treasm-er for this town 
 
 S) to se if the town will devid the middle school ward in 
 this town 
 
JO Dudley Town Records^ I75^- 
 
 and make due return of jour proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the inhabitants of 
 this town to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Ezra Conant Constable 
 
 meetiug ^^ ^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* 6"' of march 175S 
 
 i) voted m'' Joseph Sabin moderatcr for sd meetinge 
 
 2) voted to have five select men the year insuing 
 
 3) voted m"' Joseph Sabin select man 
 
 4) voted m'' phinchus mixer select man 
 c;) voted m'' Joseph upham select man 
 
 6) voted m' Sam" Corbin select man 
 
 7) voted Ezra Conant select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 10) voted m' Joseph upham town treasurer 
 
 1 1 ) voted m"^ Sam" Robinson Constable for the east end ol 
 the town 
 
 13) voted m' Eben'' trusdil Constable for the west end of the 
 town 
 13) voted Joseph Jewell jim^and timothy foster tything men 
 i^) v^oted Cap" Healy sealer of weights and measuers 
 I ^ ) voted Joseph policy sealer of leather 
 
 16) voted Elijah gore and Eben' Edmunds junr surveyers of 
 highways 
 
 17) voted Lef Bradbery and Andrew w^hite surveyers of 
 highways 
 
 18) voted the surveyers of highways to be colecters of the 
 highway rates in labour and if not in money 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^75^- 31 
 
 19) voted Jacob Chamberline and Elishua Corbin fence 
 vewers 
 
 20) voted that swine shall go at large 
 
 21) voted Jonathan Hebberd and Thomas Hochins hoge 
 revevs 
 
 22) voted Sam" Chamberline and Eben' Scott dear revevs 
 
 23) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money to defray the charge of 
 schooling 
 
 24) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money for mending our highwa3-s 
 
 25) voted labour at the highways at 0-2-6 a day from the 
 first of may to the last of September and after that at 0-1-6 
 a day 
 
 26) voted to dismise the petition relating the west pew in 
 our meeting house gallery for the present 
 
 27) voted to dismise deviding the middle school ward for 
 the present 
 
 28) voted m'' Sam" Corbin m' Sam" may and Andrew white 
 for a committee to settle with the town treasurer and make 
 report at our may meeting 
 
 29) voted m"' John Curtis m' Eben' Bacon and m' paul 
 Robinson for a committee to provid schooling the vear insuing 
 
 the several officers Ijefore mentioned have taken there oaths 
 as the law directs accept Sam" Chamberline being moved out 
 of town 
 
 Dudley may 4"* 175S. Then receivd y* Sum of one hun- 
 
 dred and forty-eight pounds, three shillings and two pence two 
 farthings in full of my Salary and arrearages to y* first day ot 
 march 1757 Wood Excepted 
 
 P"^ Charles Gleason 
 
 Dudley may y*" 13"' i 75S 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables town of Dudley ■"'^^rant 
 
3^ Dudley Town Rccoi'ds^ 1758- 
 
 Sam" Robinson or Ebcn' triisdil greeting you are bearby 
 
 required forthwith to warn or notify y" several inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in sd town on monday y® twenty second 
 day of may instent at two a clock after noone then and there to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse a person to represent this town at the great and 
 general court to be holden at the Court house in Boston the 
 year insuing 
 
 3) to grant money for necissery uses 
 
 4) to se what the town will do relating to y" I'ev'^ m'' 
 gleasons fire wood 
 
 5) to se whate the town will do concerning y" arereiges of 
 y* highway rates 
 
 6) to se if the town will allow the school money given by 
 John Thompson to ly in m'' Sam" Robinsons hands he paying 
 the use 
 
 '/) to hear the report of y* committee that was chosen to 
 settle with treasurer upham 
 
 8) to chuse a pei'son to take care of our meeting house and 
 dige graves when needed 
 
 9) to hear and grant any petition that may then be laid 
 before the town if they se fitt 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants ol 
 this to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Eben"' trusdil Constable 
 
 meeting _^^ _^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly asseml)led at our meeting liousc in sd town on monday 
 y« 22'' day of may 1758 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1758- 33 
 
 i) voted not to send a Deputy 
 
 2) voted ni' Joseph upham modern ter for sd meeting 
 
 3) voted S-0-0 lawfull money for nessisery uses 
 
 4) voted that the present surv^eyers collect the ereriges of 
 the highway lists and vvorke it out on our highways in the 
 method they work this year 
 
 5) voted that the money in m' Sam" Robinsons hands be- 
 longing to the town to ly in his hands a year after it is payable 
 he paying the interest 
 
 6) voted there acceptance of the committees report in 
 settling with treasurer upham 
 
 7) voted there acceptance of three quarters of an acre of 
 land which Cap" paul Robinson reservd in nathan jefl'erds land 
 for a burying place and gives that to the neighbourhood for 
 that use reserving a priviledge for himself and family 
 
 8) voted m' will*" Cartur for to dig graves 
 
 9) voted the rev"* m'' gleason 30 cords of fire wood brought mrgieasous 
 to his house by the last of January next at forty shilings a cord 
 
 old tenor 
 
 10) voted m' Alixander Thompson to take care of our 
 meeting house this year 
 
 A settlement with the treasurer m' Joseph upham 
 Dudley April 13 1758 
 
 and we find in his hands the sume of 4~i4- 4" o 
 
 and remaining in Constable Eben''Davisons hands 14- 4-1 1- 3 
 and in Constable jedediah marcys hands 16- S-ii- 3 
 
 and in Constable mays hands 1-5-4-2 
 
 Sam" Corbin 1 
 
 . , \ -u c Committee 
 
 Andrew white \ 
 
 Worcester ss to Constable Sam" Robinson you are 
 
 hearby requird in his majestys name forthwith to warn the 
 5 
 
34 Dudley Town Records^ IJS^- 
 
 sevearal familys hear after mentioned to depart ont of this 
 town vz Sam" Chubb with his wife prudence and children 
 rebeckah mary and Lucy moses mackclallen and mary his 
 wife and child mary James Shafter with Esther his wife 
 
 and children Simon Lois mary and Esther and likewise 
 
 Hezekiah Belles 
 
 and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law in that 
 case made and provided 
 Dudley July y'= 6"^ 1758 
 
 Joseph upham "j 
 Sam" Corbin >- Select men 
 Ezra Conant ) 
 By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the several jDersons 
 within named to depart out of this town of Dudley as the law 
 directs July y' 24"" 1758 
 
 Sam" Robinson Constable 
 
 Worcester ss to Constable Eben' trusdil you are 
 
 hearby requird in his majestys name forthwith to warn the 
 several familys hearafter mentioned to depart out of this town 
 vz John wiley with his wife Rachel and children Robin 
 Susannah and Robert John Scott with his wife mary and 
 
 child Sam" palmer with Rachel his wife and children 
 
 Rachel mehitebel Sam" comfort Silas and hannah John 
 
 Coburn and Deborah his wife and his children zeruiah John 
 and Joseph and likewise susannah wiley 
 
 and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law in that 
 case made and provided 
 
 Dudley July y" 6"^ 1758 
 
 Joseph upham "x 
 
 Sam" Corbin > Select men 
 
 Ezra Conant J 
 
 July y'' 20"^ 1758 in obedence to the within written war- 
 
 rant to me directed I have warnd the several persons within 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ 1758- 35 
 
 mentioned to depart according to the tenor of the within 
 written warrant 
 
 p"^ me Eben"^ Trvisdil Constable 
 
 This 1 8'** day of may 1758 the Select men of the town of 
 Oxford and Dudley meet at the pond called Charmamagunka- 
 muge and preamblelated the line Between sd Oxford and 
 Dudley from sd pond to Chalton southeast corner and renewed 
 the Bounds according the former preamblation 
 
 John Willson ^ Select men 
 
 Alixander Campbel > of 
 
 Eben' Learnerd J Oxford 
 
 Joseph upham ] Select men 
 
 pham ] 
 rbin ) 
 
 Sam" Corbin ) of Dudley 
 
 we the subscribers hearunto have preamblelated the Bounds 
 between Dudley and Chalton as follows vz begining at a heap 
 of stons which is the northeast corner of Dudley and the south- 
 east corner of Chaltott from thence to a black oak from thence 
 to a white oak from thence to a white oak being m"" uphams 
 N. E. corner from thence to a maple tree in a swamp from 
 thence to a white oak from thence to a dry pitch pine on a 
 hill with stones about it from thence to a white oak tree east 
 of m' pairpints medow from thence to a white oak from thence 
 to a black oak and stons about it from thence to a red oak 
 tree in m*^ pairpoynts wall from to a white from thence 
 to a red oak and a heap of stons by it from thence to a large 
 red oak south of Foskitts from thence to a walnut tree and 
 stons about it from thence to a stump with stons about it from 
 thence to a white oak and black oak together from thence to 
 red oak on the east side of y^ great pond from thence to a gray 
 oak on the west sid of sd pond from thence to a chesnut tree 
 from thence to a great black oak tree on the east sid the little 
 
^6 Dudley Town Records^ 175^' 
 
 pond from thence to a white oak on the west sid the little pond 
 
 from thence to a white oak on the west sid of a swamp from 
 
 thence to a heep of stons on the hill south of Bloods from 
 
 to a heep of stons on a rock from thence to a white oak tree 
 
 at the south end of Isaiah Bloods land from thence to a walnut 
 
 tree in Eleazer putney north line from thence to a white oak 
 
 from thence to a stak and heep of stons from thence to a white 
 
 oak with a heep of stons about it on a hill north of m' Joseph 
 
 Sabins from thence to a black oak from thence to a heep of 
 
 stons by a crathed red oak from thence to a large white pine 
 
 tree near were trout brook enters the river from thence to heep 
 
 of stons on the side hill west of the river from thence to a 
 
 white oak tree from thence to a white oak ti-ee from thence to 
 
 a walnut tree from thence to a white oak tree from thence to a 
 
 small crothed white oak tree west of a ledge of rocks from 
 
 thence to a heep of stons which is Dudley N. W corner and 
 
 Chalton S"^ corner 
 
 Dudley Aprill y<= i8"> 1758 
 
 phinehus mixer ^ Select men 
 
 Joseph upham ■ of 
 
 Richard Dresser ; Dudley and 
 
 Isaiah Blood J Chalton 
 
 Dudley November 1758 rates made and deliverd into the 
 Constabls hands with warrants for colecting the same 
 Constable Sam" Robinsons list to the province 85- 2- 2- i 
 his list to the minester 20- 4- 6- 2 
 
 his wood list 3-16- 5- 3 
 
 his school list 9- 7- 7- 2 
 
 his town and county list 7~ ^~ 4" ^ 
 
 Constable Ebcn' Trusdils list to the province 85- 2-2-1 
 
 his list to the minester 24- 6-1 1- i 
 
 his wood list 4-12- i- o 
 
 his school list . 10-15- i- o 
 
 and his town and county list 7-16-11- i 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^759- 3*1 
 
 Worcester ss to Eben"' Trusdil one of the Constables of vv.-irrant 
 
 the town of Dudley in the county of Worcester greeting you 
 are hearby in his majestys name requird forthwith to warn or 
 notify the inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote 
 in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in Dudley on 
 monday the fifth day of march next at nine a clocke in the 
 morning then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for the present meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law 
 directs 
 
 3) to se what method the town will take for the mending 
 our highways in sd town and to grant money for the mending 
 sd highways 
 
 4) to se what simie or sumes of money the town will grant 
 to defray the charg of schooling y'' year insuing 
 
 5) to se if the town will chuse a committee to provid 
 schooling y*" year insuing 
 
 6) to se if the town will chuse a committee to reckon with 
 y" town treasurer 
 
 7) for to hear and grant any petition or petitions that may 
 be laid before them at sd meeting 
 
 8) to se if the town will vote for swine to go at large 
 
 9) to se if the town will accept of any highway or roads 
 laid out by y" select men 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 Dated at Dudley this thirteenth day of February y*" 32(1 year 
 of his majestys reign A D 1759 
 
 Joseph Sabin "^ 
 Joseph upham '■ 
 phinehas mixer f ^'^^'^^^ "^^" 
 Sam" Corbin J 
 Bx vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhaliitants of 
 this town to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Eben' Trusdil Constal)le 
 
j8 Dudley Town Records^ ^759' 
 
 meetiiiR ^t j^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y*' 5* day of march i759 
 
 1 ) voted m"' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select men the present year 
 
 3) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 /\) voted Joseph Sabin select man 
 
 5) voted Sam" Corbin select man 
 
 6) voted Sam" Robinson select man 
 
 7) voted Joseph jewell jun'' select man 
 
 8) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 9) voted Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 10) voted Joseph upham Town treasurer 
 
 11) voted Nathaniel jewell Constable for the west end of 
 the town 
 
 12) voted will" Cartur Constable and Andrew white by the 
 town in his roome 
 
 13) voted Joshua Healy jun'' and Nathan jefferds tything 
 men 
 
 14) voted John tayler Joseph Burnul Sam" Fairbanks and 
 Sam" Kidder surveyers of highways 
 
 15) voted Jonathan Hebberd and Elishua Sabin jun' hog 
 reives 
 
 16) voted for swine to go at large 
 
 17) voted Cap" Healy sealer of waits and measurs 
 
 18) voted Joseph poUy sealer of leather 
 
 19) voted job rue we and Jonathan Dennis fence vewers- 
 
 20) voted Eben' Scott and Eleazer putney dear reives 
 
 21) voted 40-0-0 lawfull money for to mend our highways 
 
 22) voted the surveyers of our highways to be colecters for 
 sd sume granted for that use either in labour or money 
 
 23) voted labour at our highways at 0-3-0 a day till the last 
 of September and after that at two shilling a day 
 
 - 24) voted 20-0-0 lawfull money to defray the charge of 
 schooling the present year 
 
 25) voted Lef Bradbery phillip Corbin and Abijah Newell 
 for a committee to provid schooling y* year insuing 
 
Dudley Town Records, 173Q. 39 
 
 26) voted and abated m'' foster his sons rate that was 
 wounded in the sei'\'ise 
 
 27) voted m"' Sam" Corl)in m' jedediah marcy and Ezra 
 Conant for a committee to settle with treasurer upham and to 
 make return <it may meeting 
 
 28) voted by the town there acceptance of a highway hiid 
 out for Elishua Corbin by ye selectmen at his request 
 
 29) voted to a number of young men the southwest corner 
 of our meeting house over the mens stairs for to build them a 
 pue at there own cost and charge and whenever the town 
 shall cause to improve it any other way they expect there cost 
 back again Joseph upham David Kidder Lemuel Corbin 
 Brown Dodge Eben'' tayler Jire Vinton will'" morris Stephen 
 Carter 
 
 A highway or road laid out for m"^ Elishua Corbin at his 
 request by the selectmen of Dudley which is as follows 
 begining at the east end of the road or way which is allready 
 laid out and excepted by the town for him and to extend 
 eastwardly as far as the east end of sd Corbins dwelling house 
 the sd road is to ly south of sd Elishua Corbins south line and 
 to be two rods wide and no more 
 
 Dudley February y^ 13"' 1759 
 
 Dudley may y" 15th 1759 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of warraut 
 
 Dudley nathaniel jewell or Andrew white greeting you are 
 hearby requirtl forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualitid to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday y* 34* day 
 of may instent at three a clock after noon then^and there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
40 Dudley Town Records^ I759- 
 
 I ) to chuse a person to rejDresent our town at the great and 
 general court to be holden at Boston the year insuing 
 3) to grant money for nessesery usese 
 
 3) to reconsider the vote that was past at our march meet- 
 ing last concerning a road laid out for Elishua Corbin at his 
 request 
 
 4) to chuse a person to take care of our meeting house 
 
 5) to see if the town will vote the pue in the west gallery 
 of our meeting house to the younge men that built it or pay 
 them there cost and dispose of it in some method as the town 
 shall think fitt 
 
 6) to se if the town will devid our middle school ward 
 into two or three parts for schooling 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defelt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notify the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 meetiujr j^]- .^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 y" 24"" day of may 1759 in order to chuse a Deputy and the 
 town declind chvising any 
 
 1 ) voted m"' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted 12-0-0 lawfull money for nessisery usese 
 
 3) voted and reconsiderd the vote of acceptance of a road 
 for Elishua Coi-bin at our last march meeting in 1759 
 
 4) voted m'' Benja" Davis to take care of meeting house y' 
 year insuing 
 
 5) voted that the young men are not to have the pue which 
 they built in the west gallery of our meeting house 
 
 6) voted that the young men are not to have there cost for 
 building sd pue 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I759- 4i 
 
 7) voted that the sd young men may take away the sd pue 
 when they se cause 
 
 These may certify whome it may concern that Thomas 
 Cheney Esq'' of Dudley doth freequently and usually meet 
 with the Baptist Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is 
 
 conceinsusly of that perswasion 
 
 Henry Fiske ■\ Chosen 
 
 Daniel Fiske )- for that 
 
 Sturbridge July y* i8"' 1759 Jol^i^ Newell ) purpose 
 
 Sutton July y^ 9"' 1759 to the assessers of Dudley these 
 
 may certify you that Joseph Vinton of sd town has declard to 
 us the subscribers that he is of the Baptis prinsiples and we 
 beleive he is consienciouly in our Baptis perswasion we think 
 he ought to have the privilidg of the law^ and to be cleard from 
 paying minesteriel chargs 
 
 David Harwood ^ 
 
 Benja" marsh ' ^^ "^ 
 
 T -,1 r> II \ chosen 
 
 Joseph Builen j 
 
 These may certify whome it may concern Alixander Brown 
 
 of Dudley doth frequently attend the publicke worship of God 
 
 with the Baptis Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is 
 
 concontously inclined to that perswasion 
 
 Henry Fiske ~\ Chosen 
 
 Daniel Fiske >- for y' 
 
 Sturbridge July y^ 20"" 1759 John Newell ) purpose 
 
 These may certify whome it may concern that Elishua Sabin 
 jun"" of Dudley doth freequently and usualy meet with the 
 Baptis Church at Sturbridge and we beleive he is concienceusly 
 of that perswasion 
 
 Henry Fiske ~\ Chosen 
 Daniel Fiske (- for that 
 John Newell J purpose 
 Sturbridg July y' iS"' 1759 
 
42 Dudley Town Records^ iy^g-jy6o. 
 
 November 1759 rates made and deliverd into the 
 
 constables hands for the town of Dudley with warrants for 
 
 collecting the same 
 
 Constable Nathaniel Jewells list to the province is 1 30-i 2-1 1- i 
 and his minesters list 24-13- 7- 3 
 
 and his wood list 4-18-10- 3 
 
 and his school list 11- i- 9- 3 
 
 and his town and county list 8-15-11- i 
 
 Constable Andrew whits list to the province is 102- 9- 3- o 
 and his list to the minester is 20-13- 2- 3 
 
 and his wood liste 4- 2- 3- 3 
 
 and his list to the school is 9- 6- 8- 3 
 
 and his tovs^n and county list is 7- 9- 5- 2 
 
 Dudley November y* 20"^ ^759 
 
 Worcester ss to Constable Andrew white greeting in 
 his majestys name you are required to warn all those persons 
 hereafter named to depart out of the town of Dudley forthwith 
 the nams of persons are these mary Sanders and her daughter 
 mary and her son abiding at Abijah Tuckers also Isaac 
 Humphry and his wife and his children Isaac and Elijah and 
 Sam" and David Burril the widow Sarah Southwick and 
 Abigail Noland and her child 
 
 and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 Joseph Sabin ^ 
 
 Sam" Corbin 1 
 
 c„^ii r> 1 • r Select men 
 
 bam" Kobmson \ 
 
 Joseph Jewell J 
 
 in obedience to this warrant I have warnd the within named 
 
 persons to depart out of this town according to the tenner of 
 
 this warrant 
 
 Dudley January y* i' 1760 
 
 p' me Andrew white Constable 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ iy6o. 43 
 
 Dudley January 29"* 1 760 
 
 Tlien receive! the sum of eighty eight pounds, seventeen 
 shilHngs and nine pence, in full of my salary to the First day 
 of march 1759, and sixteen pounds in full of my Wood-Rate 
 to the last day of ocf 1759 
 
 p'' Charles Gleason 
 
 Dudley January y* 16"' 1760 
 
 Worcester ss to either of constables of the town of Dud- 
 ley Nathaniel jewell or Andrew white greeting you are 
 hearby required forthwith to wai-n or notify the se\eral in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs 
 to" meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y* 39* day 
 of January instent at one a clock after noone then and there 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) for the town to hear and act on the proposals which the 
 Rev*^ m' gleason may make relating to the land the town gave 
 him near our meeting house in y* year 1744 i'^ order to build 
 him a house on 
 
 2) to se if the town will confirm the agreement the middle 
 school ward made to devide into two part 
 
 3) to see if the town will let the money remain in m"^ 
 Sam" Robinsons hands another year which John Tompson 
 gave the town he paying the interst 
 
 4) to hear the committees report relating to the treasurer 
 
 5) to se if the town will reconsider the vots the where 
 past concerning the pue in the west gallery of our meeting 
 house and dispose of it as the town shall think proper 
 
 6) to se if the town will Build a new pound and wether 
 with wood or stone • 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 in obedance to this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 
^4- Dudley Town Records^ iy6o. 
 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 meeting ^^ ^ meeting of the inhabitants of the. town of Dudley regu- 
 
 leily assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y'' 
 29"* of January 1760 
 
 1 ) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to purchise that acree and half of land the 
 town gave the rev*^ m"^ gleason by our meeting house 
 
 3) a vote being requested wether the town would confirm 
 the agreement made by the middle school ward for deviding 
 into two parts and it past in the negitive 
 
 4) voted that the towns money in m"" Sam" Robinsons to 
 remain there another year 
 
 5) voted there acceptence of the committees settlement 
 with Treasurer upham 
 
 6) voted and reconsider the vots that were past relating to 
 the pue the young men built in the west gallery of our meeting 
 house at a meeting in may last 
 
 7) voted the pue in the west gallery of our meeting house 
 to the young men that Built it taking out Robert Webster and 
 John Eams and puting in Lef John Cortis Nathaniel Jewell 
 and Andrew Coburn jun' they paying sd webster and Eams 
 there first cost in building and it is expected that the owners 
 of sd pue will maintain the glasse adjoyning to sd pue as 
 others do 
 
 8) voted not to build a pound for the presente 
 
 we the subscribers being chosen as a committee by the town 
 of Dudley to Recken with Treasurer upham have attended that 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy6o. 
 
 service and we find in the treasurers hands the same of 
 
 1 1-2-3-3 lawfull money 
 
 Dudley January y* 29"^ 1 760 
 
 Sam" Corbin 
 
 jedidiah marc\- \ Committee 
 
 Ezra Conant 
 
 Dudley February y* 20"* 1760 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town ol 
 
 Dudley Nathanial jcwell or Andrew white greeting you 
 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the third 
 day of march next at nine a clock in the morning then and 
 there to act upon the following articls 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing 
 
 3) to se if the town will chuse a committee to bound out 
 our four acrees of land by our meeting house according to the 
 plan of it and to stake out the rev'' m'' gleasons acree and a 
 half for him on y"^ sd four acrees 
 
 4) to se if the town will reconsider there vote of acceptance 
 the last part of m^ Elishua Corbins road on his brother James 
 Corbins land and to advance the first part of sd road three rods 
 further east 
 
 5) to agree on sume method for the mending our highways 
 and grant money for y* same 
 
 6) to grant money to defray the charge of schooling and 
 also to chuse a committee for y' same 
 
 7) to se if the town will accept of the highway laid out by 
 m' David Sternses 
 
 8) to se if the town will divid the middle and west school 
 wards into four parts 
 
 9) to se if the town will grant money to defray ncssisery 
 chares 
 
Dudley Town Records^ jy6o. 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of y* select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this v/arrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 meeting lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the third day of march 1760 
 
 1 ) voted m"" Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 3) voted to have but 3 select men seperat from assessers 
 
 4) voted Benja" Conant select man 
 
 5) voted m' Joseph upham select man 
 
 6) voted m' phinehus mixer select man 
 
 7) voted to have three assessers seperat from the select men 
 S) voted m'' Sam" fairbanks assesser 
 
 9) voted m' Sam" Corbin assesser 
 
 10) voted m"" Joseph Sabin jun'' assesser 
 
 11) voted m'' Joseph upham town treasurer 
 
 12) voted m'' Joseph Burnul constable for the west end of 
 the town 
 
 13) voted m' Timothy foster constable for the east end of 
 the town 
 
 14) voted Andrew white and Joseph Ilealy tything men 
 \$\ voted Deacon Newell Sam" fairbanks Andrew white 
 
 Ezra Conant and Joseph Sabin jun'^surveyers of highways and 
 voted them colecters of sd highway lists 
 
 16) voted Sam" may and Abijah Newell fence vewers 
 
 17) voted Cap" Ilealy sealer of waits and measurs 
 
 18) voted Joseph polly sealer of leather 
 
 19) voted that swine may go at large 
 
 20) voted Joseph Edmunds jun'' Joseph Stone and Simeon 
 wakfeild for hosrreaves 
 
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 21) voted the select men as a committee tc\ settle the Bounds 
 of our four acrees of land at our meeting house and to measure 
 out y' rev*^ m' gleasons acree and a half of land on sd four acrees 
 
 22) voted and disanuled there vote of acceptance of the 
 second part of Elishua Corbins road laid on his brother James 
 Corbins land and voted the first part of sd road to advance 
 three rods further east 
 
 23) voted to mend our highways in the same method as in 
 the year past 
 
 24) voted 50-0-0 for the mending our highways and to be 
 workt out at 0-3-0 a day till the last of September and then at 
 0-2-0 a day 
 
 25) voted that the middle and west school wards are divided 
 into four school wards according to the paper now laid l^efore 
 the town 
 
 26) voted 30-0-0 to defray the charge of schooling the 
 present year 
 
 27) voted and referd over the acceptance of the road by m' 
 Sternses for consideration and raising money for nessisery 
 uses to may meeting 
 
 note the several officers above mentioned have taken 
 
 there oaths 
 
 Dudley may y* 14*'' 1760 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town ot 
 
 Dudley Timothy Foster or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday y® 22 day of 
 this instant may at tw-o a clock after noone then antl there 
 
 to act upon the follow'ing articles 
 
 1) to chuse a representitive for the year insuing 
 
 2) to se if the town will accept of th6 committees report 
 I'elating to y* rev*^ m' gleasons land by our meeting house 
 
 3) to se if the town will accept of the highway laid out 
 
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 from Deacon Edmunds south line by David Sternes to the 
 colony line it being referd over from march meeting to this in 
 may for consideration 
 
 4) to se if the town will free m' ramsdil and his estate 
 towards the support of the widow rich for the future provided 
 he gives her her board y* present year 
 
 5) to grant money for nessisery uses 
 
 6) to dis^pos of our school house by our meeting house as 
 they think most proper 
 
 7) to se if the town will build a new pound and wether 
 with wood or stone 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Timothy Foster Constable 
 
 meeting jjj ;i meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 the 22'^ day of may 1760 
 
 and it being requested wether they would send a Debputy 
 and the people declined sending 
 
 i) voted m"' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted by the town there acceptance of y" committees re- 
 port relating to y* rev** m"" gleasons acree and a half of land by 
 our meeting house according to the plan made by m"" Theoph- 
 elus Chandler surveyer 
 
 3) voted there acceptance of a highway laid out from 
 Deacon Edmunds south line by David Sternses to the colony 
 line it being referd over from march meeting to this in may for 
 consideration 
 
 4) voted to clear m' ramsdil and his estate for the future 
 from any further charge towards the support of the widow 
 
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 jane rich he gives her her board the present year 
 
 5) voted to build a pound with stone within a year from 
 this time 
 
 6) voted 14-0-0 for the cliarge of building sd pound 
 
 7) voted 4-0-0 for nessisery charges 
 
 S) voted to set sd pound by nV will'" Carturs 
 9) voted m"" Eben'' Bacon m'' Joseph upham and nV phine- 
 hus mixer to be a committee to dispose of our school house by 
 our meeting in the best manner they cane and to deliver each 
 part there proportion of the money 
 
 Dudley February y^ i 2"" 1 760 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of sd town at the re- i^"diey Road 
 quest of a nvmiber of persons as follows begining at the south- 
 west corner of m'' Eben'' Bacons farm at the south end of a 
 road formerly laid out and runing about south two rods wide 
 east of m'' Joseph Burnuls first lease of m'' Dudleys land were 
 the path is now trod to a white oak tree with stons by the side 
 of it from thence. by the east end of m"" David Sternses house 
 from thence pritty straight to a white oak stump in the middle 
 of the road near the colony line at the little gate that gos out 
 of sd Sternses pasture y* sd road to be two rodes wide 
 
 this sd road was brought to the town at our aneuel meeting 
 in march in 1760 and not accepted but referd over to our 
 meeting in may for consideration and then accepted by the 
 town 
 
 Benja" Conant ^ 
 
 Joseph Sab in • 
 
 o 11 /"< 1 • f Select men 
 
 Sam" Corbm J 
 
 Joseph Jewell jun"' J 
 
 Dudley July y*^ i' 1760 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town ol 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1760. 
 
 Dudley Timothy Foster or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 hearby require! forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd towni on thirsday y* 10 day of 
 this instent July at four a clock after noone then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to see if the town will reconsider the vots that were past 
 at our last march and may meetings concerning the division of 
 our middle and west school wards and come into some other 
 or better method to accomedate the whole and also to recon- 
 sider the grant of money that was raised for schooling 
 
 3) to se if the town will except of the jury men laid before 
 them 
 
 4) to se if the town will set a prise upon labour about our 
 pound or put it out by the great 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Timothy Foster Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday y* 
 10*'' day of July 1760 
 
 i) voted Cap" Sam" Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted and reconsiderd the votes that were past at our 
 last march and may meeting relating to the division of our 
 middle and west school wards 
 
 3) voted by the town their exceptance of the jury men laid 
 before them this meeting is adjurend to y* 26"" day of 
 August next at two a clock after noone 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
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 lerly assembled at our meeting in sd town on y^ 36"' day of 
 August 1760 upon adjurnment from y'' 10*'' of July last 
 
 i) voted to put out the Building of our pound by the great 
 2) voted 9-10-0 lawfull money to m"" Elishua Corbin for 
 building a good stone pound By m'' will"' Carturs sd pound to 
 be 3 foot and a half thick at bottom of said wall and about 
 eighteen or twenty intichs thick at top and six foot and a half 
 high with a teer of good flatt stons on the wall above the six 
 foot and half high sd pound to be two rod squar within the 
 walls with a good gate well hangd the town finding the irons 
 sd pound to be compleated by the first of may next 
 
 Dudley August y^ 30"' 1760 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constaliles of the town of 
 
 Dudley Timothy foster or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y^ 9"* day of 
 Sep" next at three a clock after noone then and there to act 
 upon the following ai'ticles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to se if the town will agree to the division of our middle 
 and west school wards as they where laid before the town at 
 our last aneual meeting in march or come into some other 
 method as they shall think fitt 
 
 3) to se if the town will grant any sume or sumes of money 
 to be assest on each or either of sd divisons to build there 
 school houses and also to build sd houses 
 
 and make due return of our proceedings as you will answer 
 your defalt at the peril of law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Timothy foster Constable 
 
52 
 
 meeting 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ 1760. 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 larly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday 
 y* q"* day of Sep" 1760 
 
 i) voted vn' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to stand by the division of our middle and west 
 school wards as they where laid before the town at our last 
 march meeting 
 
 3) voted 13-6-S to be raisd upon each division for building 
 sd school houses 
 
 4) voted phinehus mixer Eben*^ Davison Sam" may Joshua 
 Healy jun"" Joseph Burnul Eben'' Edmunds jun'' Sam" Corbin 
 philip Corb and Joseph upham for three committees to build 
 sd school houses 
 
 Dudley September y^ 23'' 1760 
 
 Know all men by these presents that I will'" Cartur of 
 Dudley in the county of Worcester do hearby give grant and 
 discharge for myself and heirs all my right and tittle to a 
 certain peace of land on the west side the road near my house 
 oposit against the old pound containing thirty eight foot squar 
 whereon to set a pound for the towns use during the towns 
 pleasure and whenever the town ses cause to remove the pound 
 sd land to return to sd will'" Cartur as wittness my hand 
 
 Andred Darby 
 
 John Nickolls 
 
 William Carter. 
 
 Worcester ss To Duncan Campbell Esq'' one of his 
 
 majestys justies of peace for sd county shew our earnest request 
 and desire of us the subscribers inhabitants of the town of 
 Dudley in sd county and being freeholders in sd town whereas 
 we the subscribers aforsd made application to the selectmen of 
 sd Dudley several tims in writinge under our hands by us 
 subscribers desiring the sd selectmen to call a town meeting as 
 
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 soone as could be by law to act upon the following articles vz 
 
 i) to cbuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) to se if the will reconsider the votes that were past 
 at our last town meeting on September y*' 9"^ 1760 
 
 3) to se if the town will sete of a number of subscribers a 
 school ward to keep a school in the house that was our old 
 school house by our meeting house and to draw there propor- 
 tion of school money yearly they paying the other inhabitants 
 there just proportion of the money the old school house was 
 sold for 
 
 4) to se if the town will cluise a committee to provide 
 schooling 
 
 5) to se if the town will allow those persons on the west ^ 
 side of quineboge River to draw there own school money to 
 
 be laid out in schooling amongst themselves 
 
 and we the subscribers pray that you would grant us a 
 warrant for calling a town meeting to act on the articles above 
 mentioned on the eighteth day of December next at ten a clock 
 in the forenoone 
 
 Sam" Newell 
 
 Joseph Sabin 
 
 Sam" Corbin • 
 
 Jacob Chamberline 
 
 Joshua Vinton 
 
 Hezekiah Bellus 
 
 Elezer putney 
 
 James Corbin 
 
 Wiir Cartur 
 
 Andrew white 
 
 Sam" Eams 
 
 Eben"^ Bacon 
 
 Joshua Healy jun'' 
 Worcester ss to Joseph Burnul one of the constables oi 
 
 Dudley in sd county of Worcester greeting in his majestys 
 
 name you are hearby requird agreeable to law to notify and 
 warn the freeholders and other inhabitants of Dudley qualilyd 
 by law to vote in town aflairs to meet at the meeting house in 
 
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 Dudley on monday the eighteth day of December next at ten 
 a clock in the forenoone then and there to transact on each and 
 every of the perticulers within mentioned and fail not and 
 have you then this warrant with your doings thereon timly 
 
 Dated in oxford this twenty eighteth day of November in 
 the 34'** year of his majestys reign georg the second 
 
 Duncan Campbell justice of peace 
 Worcester ss Dudley December y^ 8"^ 1 760 
 persuant to this above warrant to me directed I have warnd 
 the freeholders and other inhabitants qualifyd by law to vote 
 in town aflairs to meet at the meeting house in dudley and on 
 the day and clocke aforesd as above mentioned for the ends 
 above specified 
 
 Joseph Burnul Constable of Dudley 
 
 Meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 the 8* day of December 1760 
 
 i) voted m' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted and reconsiderd the votes that where past at our 
 last town meeting on Sep" y* 9"* 1760 relating to schooling 
 
 3) voted Cap" Healy m'' mixer m"^ upham m'' Joseph Vinton 
 and m'' Sam" Robinson for a committee to provide schooling 
 till the money is expended thats. now assest for schooling 
 
 4) voted that the inhabitants of Dudley on the west side of 
 quinebog river shall draw there own school money thats now 
 assest to expend amonge themselves in schooling 
 
 December y* 8"* 1760 rates made and deliverd into the 
 
 constables hands with warrents for colecting the same 
 
 Constable timothy Fosters province list 84-13-11- 3 
 
 and his minesters list 20-13- ^~ 3 
 
 his wood list 3-10- o- 2 
 
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 his school list 14- 2- 7- 3 
 
 and his town and county list 10-10- o- i 
 
 and Constable Joseph Burnuls list for the province 95- 9- 6- 2 
 
 his list for the minesters rate 23-15-10- 2 
 
 his wood list 3-19- 5- 2 
 
 his school list 15-18- 7- o 
 
 and his town and county list 11-17- i- 2 
 
 Dudley February y* 20"' 1761 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Timothy Foster or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town aflairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in said town on monday the second 
 day of march next at nine a clocke in the morning then 
 
 and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town officers for the year insuing 
 
 3) to grant money for schooling and other nessisery chargs 
 
 4) to se if the town will agree to settle our school wards if 
 not to chuse a committee 
 
 5) to se if the town will exept of a road or road which 
 may then be laid before them 
 
 6) to se if the town will agree on some method for the 
 mending of our highways and grant money to defray the 
 charge thereof 
 
 7) to se if the town will allow swine to go at large 
 
 8) to chuse a committee to settle with treasurer upham and 
 make report at may meeting and make due retinn of your 
 proceedings as you will answer your default at the peril of the 
 law in that case made and provided 
 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 
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 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Joseph Burnul Constable 
 
 towu meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y"" 2*^ day of march 1761 
 
 i) voted m' Joseph Sabin moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 3) voted to have five select men 
 
 4) voted Benja" Conant select man and dismist by a vote 
 
 5) voted m'' Joseph Sabin select man 
 
 6) voted Deacon Jon" Newell select man 
 
 7) voted m"" Sam" Corbin select man 
 
 8) voted m"" Silas Robinson select man 
 
 9) voted Ezra Conant select man 
 
 10) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 11) voted Cap" Sam" Newell town treasurer 
 
 13) voted Joseph Edmunds jun"" constable for y" west end 
 and Joseph Burnul exepted in his room 
 
 13) voted job ruewe constable for the east end and Andrew 
 white exepted in his room 
 
 14) voted Timothy Foster and Abijah Newell tything men 
 
 15) voted Cap" Healy sealer of waits and measiu's 
 
 16) voted Joseph polly sealer of leather 
 
 17) voted Elezer putney and Eben'' Edmunds jun'' surveyers 
 of highways 
 
 1 8) voted m'' Benja" Kidder Elijah gore and Sam" Robinson 
 surveyers of highways 
 
 19) voted m"" Jacob Bradbery and m'' Nathaniel Healy fence 
 vewers 
 
 20) voted that swine may go at large 
 
 31 ) voted Joseph putney and Fesenden hogreves 
 33) voted to have three wardens 
 
 23) voted Lef Bradbery Lef Curtis and m'' phinehus mixer 
 to be wardens 
 
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 24) voted to have five schools this year Between quinibog 
 river and the east school ward one at the old school house by 
 our meeting house one at or near Deacon Edmundses one at 
 m"" phi lip Corbins one at our school house near m' gores and 
 one at the school house near m' Jacob Chamberlins 
 
 2^) voted the select men to provide a schoolinge the year 
 insuing and to devid our school money that may be granted 
 for schooling most lor the publicke benifit in schooling our 
 children 
 
 26) voted by the town there axeptance of a highway from 
 Chalton line at m'' Fosdicks south line to the south end of m' 
 mixers saw mill dame 
 
 37) voted -^o-o-o lawlull money for the mending ol our 
 highways in the same method they did last year labour at 
 0-3-0 a day from the firs of may to the last of September and 
 then at 0-3-0 a day 
 
 3S) voted that the first monday in march shall be our aneuel 
 meeting for the future and that a notifycation set up at our 
 meeting house shall be a sufficent warning for calling town 
 meetings 
 
 39) voted insign Corbin Lef " marcy and m"^ Joseph Sabin 
 jun"" a committee to settle with treasurer upham and make 
 report at may meeting 
 
 the town officers above mentioned have taken there oaths 
 
 february 1761 a highway laid out by the select men of 
 
 Dudley begining at a whit oake stub in the line Between 
 Chalton and Dudley near the southwest corner of m' Eben'' 
 foskits land runing southerly to a whitoak tree markt from 
 thence to a Blackoak tree markt from thence to a whitoak tree 
 markt from thence to another whitoake tree markt from 
 thence to a chesnut stadle markt from thence to a walnut stadia 
 markt from thence to a small blackoak tree markt from thence 
 to the south end of m' phinehus mixers sawmill dam and these 
 sd markt trees all on the east side of sd road and sd road to be 
 
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 two rod wide and in or near where the path is now trod and 
 this above mentioned road was brought to our aneuel meeting 
 in march 1761 and exepted by y*^ town 
 
 warrant Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Andrew white or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in Dudley on Wednesday y^ 20"' day 
 of may instent at two a clock after noone then and there to 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse a representitive to represent our town at the 
 m-eat and gfeneral court to be holden at the court house in 
 Boston on Wednesday y^ 27"" of may instent 
 
 3) to se if the town will give the rev*^ m"" gleason somthing 
 more then his salery for the present year 
 
 4) to se if the town will do somthing towards finishing our 
 meeting house 
 
 5) to grant such sume or sums of money for schooling 
 and other nessisery uses as may be thought proper 
 
 6) to se if the town will agree that m'' Benj" Davis shall 
 draw money out of our town treasury to purchise him a cowe 
 during the towns pleasure 
 
 7) to hear and exept the Committees report relating to 
 tliere settlement with treasiu'er upham 
 
 8) to se if the town will do anything further relating to our 
 old school house by our meeting house 
 
 and make due return of vour proceedings as you will answer 
 your def alt at the peril of the law 
 
 Dudley may y* 12'^ 1761 by order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 may y'' 20"' 1761 
 by vertue of this warrant I have notify the inhabitants of 
 
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 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on Wednesday 
 ye 2Qih ^^^y q£ YYxay 1 76 1 
 
 a vote being requested weather the town would send a 
 Deputy and it past in y*' negitive 
 
 1 ) voted m"" Benja" Kidder moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to raise money to finish our meeting house 
 
 3) voted not to raise money for schooling 
 
 4) voted not to act any thinge relating to m'' Davises affair 
 concerning a cowe 
 
 c;) voted not to act any thing relating toy'' old school house 
 by our meeting house 
 
 April y*^ 20"^ 1 76 1 
 
 the assessers of the town of Dudley personally appeard 
 before me Benja" Conant Town Gierke namly m'' Sam" 
 Corbin m*" Sam" fairbanks and m"" Joseph Sabin jun"" and tooke 
 there oaths to the faithfull discharge of there office in taking 
 an invoice for the general court 
 
 Dudley may y*" 25"' 1761 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Andrew white or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday y" 4"^ day of 
 June next at three a clocke after noone then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles 
 
 meetius; 
 
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 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to se if the town will do any thing towards finishing 
 our meeting house and if they do to grant money to defray the 
 charge thereof and also chuse a committee to procure the stuff 
 and to gitt the worke done 
 
 3) to grant money for schooling and other nessisery charges 
 and also chuse a committee to provide schooling and agree 
 were and how the money shall be spente 
 
 4) and also that the committee that sold the old school 
 house b}' our meeting house pay the money to those the house 
 belonged to 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 your defolt at the peril of the law 
 By order oi" the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 meeting ^t a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerlv assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 the 4"^ day of June 1761 
 
 1) vote m'' Joseph Sabin moderatar for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted not to do any thinge towards finishing our meeting 
 house at presente 
 
 3) voted to raise money for schooling 
 
 4) voted 30-0-0 lawfull money to defray the charge of 
 schooling the present year 
 
 5) voted the select men a committee to provide schooling 
 and to spend the money thats now granted for schooling a 
 fifeth part thats now raisd Between quinebog river and the east 
 school ward at the five placeses as the town agreed upon at 
 our last march meeting a fifeth part at each of those placess 
 
 6) voted 6-0-0 lawfull money for nessisary charges 
 
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 Dudley December 1761 rates made and«deliverd into the 
 
 constables hands with warrants for collecting the same 
 
 Constable Joseph Burrnuls list to the province rate 87 1 1-7-1 
 his list for the minesters rate 24-iS-i-i 
 
 his list for the wood rate 4-10-S-1 
 
 his list for the school rate 1 7-10-2-0 
 
 and his list for the town and county rate 7-1 2-1-3 
 
 and his list for the meeting house rate 1^5- 2-1-0 
 
 Constable Andrew whites listforthe province rate 70- 0-0-0 
 and his list for the minesters rate 1 9-1 6-0-0 
 
 his list for the wood rate 3-1 1-4-0 
 
 his list for the school rate 13- 8-2-2 
 
 and his list for the town and county rate 6- i-o-i 
 
 and his list for the meeting house rate 44-10-5-1 
 
 Dudley December y^ 15"^ 1761 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Andrew white or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to w'arn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y'' 29'^ day of 
 this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act 
 upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to se if the town will proceed to do any thing further to 
 our meeting house either the inside or outside or both 
 
 3) and if they do proceed in the affair to chuse a commit- 
 tee to procure the stuff and to gitt the worke done 
 
 4) and to grant money to defray the charge thereof 
 
 5) to se in whate method y^ the town will dispose of y'' 
 widow richs cloathing 
 
 and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer 
 defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
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 Dudley December y'' 39*'' 1761 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 meetiu? ^^ a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday y® 
 29"' of December 1761 
 
 i) voted m'' Benja" Kidder moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to do sumthing further towards finishing our 
 meeting house 
 
 3) voted to shingle the roofe of our meeting house and to 
 claboard }'^ gable ends 
 
 4) voted to finish the inside of our meeting house by lathing 
 and plastering the walls and under the great beems 
 
 5) voted three men for a committee to gitte the above sd 
 work done to our meeting house namly m'' phinehus mixer m'' 
 John tayler and m'' will"' Cartur and to se that the worke is 
 well done 
 
 6) voted loo-o-o towards finishing our meeting house 
 
 7) voted to give the widow richs cloathing to her daughter 
 or daughters 
 
 Dudley February y^ 16* 1762 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 
 Dudley Andrew white or Joseph Burnul greeting you are 
 
 hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- 
 tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house iii said town on monday the first 
 day of march next at nine a clocke in the morning then 
 
 and the to act upon the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chusc a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) to chuse town ofliesers for the year insueinge 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1^62. 63 
 
 3) to chuse a committee to recken with the town treasurer 
 Cap" Newell and also to reckon with the school committees 
 that were chose lor the years 1759 and 1760 
 
 4) to se if y^ town will except of the highways that have 
 been laid out y^ present year 
 
 5) to se if y*' town will agree to move our meeting house 
 to the center of the town or repair it in any other manner then 
 hath been voted 
 
 and make due return of this warrant with your doing thereon 
 as you will answer your defalt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew white Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhal)itants of the town of Dudley regu- meeting 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday 
 y* first day of march 1763 
 
 i) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting 
 
 2) voted to have five select men 
 
 3) voted phinehus mixer select man 
 
 4) voted Sam" Corbin select man 
 
 5) voted Benja" Kidder select man 
 
 6) voted Ezra Conant select man 
 
 7) voted Sam" Fairbanks select man 
 
 8) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 9) voted and adjurnd this meeting to the house of m"" will'" 
 Carturs in Dudley 
 
 10) voted the select men to be assessers 
 
 1 1 ) voted Joseph upham town treasurere 
 
 12) voted Andrew Coburn constable for the west end of the 
 town 
 
 13) voted Nathan jefferds constable for the east end of the 
 town 
 
6^ Dudley Tovjn Records^ 1^62 . 
 
 14) voted Cap" Healy sealer of waits and measurs 
 
 15) voted Sam" Kidder sealer of leather 
 
 16) voted Lef ' John Curtis culler of shingles 
 
 17) voted David Stodder philip Corbin Joseph Healy Na- 
 thaniel Healy Cap' paul Robinson and Sam" Robinson survay- 
 ers of highways 
 
 18) voted Timothy Foster and Sam" may fence vewers 
 
 19) voted Daniel Newell and Steven Cartur hogrevs and 
 that swine may go at large 
 
 20) voted Eben'' Davison and Sam" Fairbanks tything men 
 
 21) voted Joseph upham Sam" Corbin and Joseph jewell 
 jun' wardens 
 
 22) voted Eben'' Scott and Joseph Sabin jun"" to take care of 
 the Dear that thers no str ] 
 
 23) voted Sam" may Sam" Fairbanks and jedediah marcy 
 for a committee to recond with Cap" Newell town treasurer 
 and with the school committees in the years 1759 and 1760 
 and to bring in there account at our next my meeting 
 
 24) voted by the town there exceptance of a highway from 
 Cap" paul Robinsons to timothy fosters were the foot bridge 
 is over the french river 
 
 2=;) voted not to move our meeting to the center by 39 to 14 
 26) voted to repair our meeting where it now stands by 29 
 
 to 17 
 
 note that the above named officers have taken there oaths as 
 
 the law directs 
 
 Dudley February y" 24"^ 1762 
 
 a highway laid out by the select men of sd town begining 
 at the north end of Cap" paul Robinsons house from thence 
 about a west point acros sd Robinsons corn feild by the south 
 side of a certin stone wall to the town road that gos from 
 Brackits to Sam" Robinsons cornmill from thence north in sd 
 road to Edward Curtises south line from thence westerly on the 
 divition line Between John Stone and Edward Curtis 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy62. 65 
 
 the whole of sd road hear to be on Stons land till it corns to 
 sd Curtises southwest corner from thence about northwest to 
 Jacob Bradbery line from thence about west to the east end of 
 the foot bridge over the french river this road hear to be 
 parti}' on Stons and partly on Bradbery land and so over the 
 river and from the west end of sd bridge westerly on the old 
 dam over the Brook from thence west northwest from thence 
 to the east end of Timothy Fosters house and so to the road 
 laid from there to our meeting house the whole of this 
 road to be 2 rods wide all persons consenting that are con- 
 cernd in sd road provided the subscribers fullfill there promise 
 this road was brought to our anewell meeting in march 1762 
 and excepted by the town 
 
 Worcester ss to eithere of the constables of the town of warrant 
 Dudley Andrew Coburn or Nathan jefibrds greeting you 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday the 
 20"' day of may instent at one a clocke after noone then 
 and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a representative to represent our town at the 
 great and jeneral court to be holden at Boston on wedensday 
 the 26'*^ may instent 
 
 2) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) to chuse a select man and also a warden in the roome 
 of m"" Sam" Corbin 
 
 4) to grant money for schooling and to agree in how many 
 parts of the town sd money shall be expended 
 
 5) to grant money for mending our highways antl how sd 
 money shall be workt out and also to agree on sume method 
 for repairing the bridges ovr quinibog river 
 
 6) to agree on sume method and to dispose of the pewes 
 in our meeting house that are at the towns disposal as they 
 shall think proper 
 
 9 
 
66 Dudley Town Records^ 1762. 
 
 7) to hear and grant any pitition that may then be laid 
 before the town 
 
 8) to hear the report of the committee that was chose to 
 recken with treasurer Sam" Newell and with the school com- 
 mitee 
 
 and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 as you will answer your del'alt at the peril of the law 
 Dudley may y* 12"' 1763 
 By order of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew Coburn Constable 
 
 towu meeting jjj- ^ meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday 
 y* 20"" day of may 1762 and it being askt wether they would 
 send a representitive to the general court and the people de- 
 clind sending as not being ablidge by law to send 
 
 I ) voted m'' Joseph upham moderater for sd meeting 
 3) voted m' Silas robinson a select man and assessor in 
 the roome of insign Corbin 
 
 3) voted 30-0-0 lawful! money to defray y* charge of 
 schooling this year 
 
 4) voted that the people on the west side quinibog river 
 shall draw there own school money to expend among them- 
 selves and the east school ward to draw there own school 
 money as before 
 
 and the rest of the school money to be expended in foiu' 
 other parts of the town equely as follows one fourth part 
 at or near Cap" Heal3's and one fourth part at the school house 
 by insign Chamberlins and one fourth part at the school 
 house between m' gores and Ezra Conants and the othere 
 fourth part at m"" philip Corbins or were they propose to 
 build there school house 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1762. 6y 
 
 5) voted 40-0-0 for tlie mending of onr highways 
 
 6) voted that labour at our highways shall be three shill- 
 ing a day till the last ot September and after that at two 
 shillings a day 
 
 7) voted to dispose of tliose pewes which was mr' Sam" 
 Corbins and m"" job ruewes 
 
 8) voted to m''phillip Corbin that pewe under the wemans 
 stairs which was m'' Sam" Corbins on the same footing I he 
 other pewes were disposed of he paying y^ first cost 
 
 9) voted to m'' Jacob Chamberline behind the west meet- 
 ing house doore that was formerly Cap" Clement Corbins on 
 the same footing the other j^ewes were disposd of he paying 
 the first cost 
 
 10) voted to abate m'' James Shafter and m"" John Scott 
 what there pols were assest at towards j-epairing our meeting 
 house 
 
 11) voted and excpted the committees settlement with 
 Cap" Newell town treasurer 
 
 12) voted to refer the committees account in settleing withe 
 school committee to our next meetinsr 
 
 Dudley Worcester ss to either of the constables of the 
 town of Dudley Andrew Coburn or Nathan jefferds greet- 
 ing you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the 
 several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in 
 town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on 
 Wednesday y^ 15"' day of Sep* instante at three a clocke after 
 noone then and there to act uj^on the following articles 
 
 1 ) to chuse some meet person to be regester of Deeds and 
 Conveyances of land for the county of Worcester in the roome 
 of the honourable John Chandler Esq'' late regester Deceast 
 
 2) to chuse a moderater for si meeting 
 
 3) to se if the town will vote to pute the county rate into 
 some other town rate 
 
 4) to see if the town will agree to set up a sign post near 
 our meeting house whereon to post our notifycations 
 
68 Dudley Town Records^ 1^62. 
 
 and make clue return of this warrant with your doing thereon 
 as you will answer your neglect at the peril of the law 
 
 Dudley September y" i' 1763 
 
 By order of the select men Benja" Conant Town Gierke 
 
 By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of 
 the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mention 
 
 Andrew Coburn Constable 
 
 meeting At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- 
 
 lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on the 15 day 
 of September in 1763 
 
 i) voted m"" Benja" Kidder moderater jfor sd meetinge 
 3) voted to put our county rate into some other town rate 
 3) voted to set up a sign post near our meeting house 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 Dudley Andrew Coburn or Nathan jeftbrds greeting you 
 are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town 
 atlairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the 
 35*'^ day of October instent at 3 a clocke after noone then 
 and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 I ) to chuse a moderater for sd meeting 
 
 3) to se if the town will allow the committees accompt for 
 finishing our meeting house 
 
 3) to se if the town will agree to collour our pulpit and 
 the brest worke of our gallerys 
 
 and make due return of your doings thereon as you will 
 answer your defalt at the peril of the law 
 
 by oi'der of the select men 
 
 Benja" Conant Town Clerke 
 
 Dudley October y* 15"' 1763 
 
 By virtue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants to 
 meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Andrew Coburn Constable 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1^62-3. ^g 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley vegu- meetiug 
 lerlv assembled at our meeting house in sd on monday y* 35"' 
 October 1762 
 
 i) voted and chose m"" Benja" Kidder moderatcr for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2) voted to adjurn this meetingc from our meeting house 
 to m'' will'" Carturs 
 
 3) voted by the town there axceptance of the committees 
 accompt as to the finishing our meeting house the ct)st 624-7-9 
 old tenor 
 
 4) voted to culour our pulpit the canopee and the brest 
 work of our srallervs 
 
 Dudley November 1762 rates made and dcliverd into the 
 
 constables hands wnth warrants for collecting the same 
 
 Constable Andrew Coburns list for the province rate S4- 14-7-2 
 
 and his list for the ministers rate 24-1-0-0 
 
 his list for the wood rate 4-5-2-1 
 
 and his list for the school and county rates 17-1S-6-3 
 
 Constable Nathan jefferds list for the province rates 72-10-3-2 
 
 his list for the minesters rate. 20-1S-4-2 
 
 his list for the wood rate 3-15-1-1 
 
 and his list for the school and countv rate 15-7-6-0 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of 
 Dudley Andrew Coburn or Nathan Jeffords Greeting you 
 are hearby Required forthwith to warn or notify the several in- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley Qiialified to vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on mon- 
 day y*' 7 Day of March Next at Nine o Clock in y*^ morn- 
 ing then and there to act upon the following articles 
 1) to chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 3ly) to chuse Town officer for the insuing year 
 
•JO Dudley Town Records^ 17^3- 
 
 3ly) to Grant money for schooling & also to to chuse a Com- 
 mittee to provid schooling the insuing year 
 
 4ly) to see what the Town will do Resj^ecting the bridges 
 over Qiiinebog River 
 
 5ly) to grant money for meen ding our highways and to 
 agree on what method sd money shall be work out 
 61y) to Grant Money for Necessary uses 
 vly) to hear the Report of the Committee that was chose 
 to Reckon with y'' school Committee 
 
 Sly) to hear and Grant anny Petitions that may then be laid 
 fore the Town as far as they shall think proper 
 
 oly) to see if the Town will allow Do' Waldrons accompt 
 tor Doctring the widow Jane Rich 
 
 I oly) to see if the Town will agree to pay M' Benja" Roth 
 for the pew that was Ensign Sam' Corbins 
 
 and make Return of this warrant with your proceedings 
 thereon as you will answer your defalt at the perrill of the law- 
 Dudley Feb^y^ 17 1763 
 
 Phinehus Mixer 
 
 Benj" Kidder 
 
 Sam" Fairbank [■ Selectmen 
 
 Silas Robinson I 
 
 Ezra Conant j 
 
 Worcester Ss In obediance to the within warrant I have 
 Notified the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 p"' me Nathan Jeffords Constable of Dudley 
 
 Dudley February y'^ 24 1763 
 
 Towu meeting At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly Assembled at our meeting house in sd Town on 
 monday y* 7 day of march 1 763 
 
 i) Voted M"' Benjn Kidder moderator for y*" present meet, 
 in^ 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records, 1763. yr 
 
 2ly Voted to have five Selectmen 
 
 3ly Voted M' Benj" Kidder Phinehas mixer Ezra Conant 
 W™ Carter & Sam" Fairbank Selectmen Dismisd Sam" 
 
 Fearbank and chose Silas Robinson in his Rome 
 
 8 Voted the Select men to be Assessors 
 
 9 Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 loly Voted AF Benj" Kidder Town Treasurer 
 Illy Voted Sam" Farbank Constable for the east end of the 
 Town 
 
 12 Voted Abijah Newell Constable for the west end of the 
 Town 
 
 13 Voted Mr Eben"' Bacon & Nathan Jeftbrd Wardins for 
 the year in suing 
 
 I4ly Voted Lieut John Curtis Elkanah Day Elijah Gore 
 Sam" Eames Tim° Foster & Benj" Dennis surveyors of highways 
 Voted the surveyors of highways to be Collectors 
 
 15) Voted Eben"" Scott Archibald Jewell and Eben' Child 
 tithing men 
 
 16 Voted Nathan Jefford and Joseph Healey fence 
 Viewers 
 
 17 Voted Cap' Healey Sealer of weights & measures 
 iS Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 
 19 Voted that swine go at large 
 
 20 Voted Benj" Dennis 8z. Jacob Chamberlain Cutters of 
 shingle and Claboards 
 
 21 Voted Eben' Scott Deer Reave 
 
 22 Voted 3^ £ for schooling the preson year 
 
 23 Voted Lieut Curtis l^am" Robinson Elisha Corbin 
 Nathaniel Healey Andrew Coburn & Joseph Healey a School 
 Committee 
 
 24 Voted this meeting adjourned to monday the 14 Day of 
 this instant march at twelve oclock then met and adjonrned 
 to Wm Carters 
 
 25 Voted the bridge Near Cap' Edmunds to be complcatcd 
 for a Cart bridge 
 
 261y Voted 40 £ pounds for mending our highways y^ pres- 
 ent year 
 
y2 Dudley Town Records^ 17^3 - 
 
 27ly Voted highway work at 3 shilHngs a day from the first 
 of may Next to the last of Sep' after that at 2 shilHngs pr day 
 
 28 Voted not to accept Joseph Vintons accompts as a 
 school committee 
 
 29 Voted to accept Capt Healey accompt 
 
 30 Voted to accept Treasurer Joseph Uphams accompt 
 
 31 "Voted to accept Sam" Robinsons accompt 
 33 Voted not to accept Sam" Waldrons accompt 
 
 33 Voted not to pay JSr Benj" Roth for the pew tliat was 
 M' Sam" Corbins 
 
 34 Voted to open the Road from Deacon Edmunds to the 
 Colony Line as it hath bin Laid out 
 
 35 Vote to allow Sarah Curtises accompt for nursing M' 
 Benj° Putney Dec"^ 
 
 36 Voted not to allow Do' Garfield & Do"" Gleasons ac- 
 compt for Doctering M"" Putney 
 
 37 Voted to allow Daniel Coburn 25 dollai-s towards his 
 accompt for taking care of Phebe Chamberlain in her sickness 
 
 38 Voted 15^ for necessary uses 
 
 Note that the above named officers have all taken their oaths 
 
 Town meeting Worcester Ss To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley Sam" Fairbank or Abijah Newell Greeting you 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warn or notify the several 
 inhabitants of y*^ Town of Dudley qualified to vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on thirsday 
 y* 12 day of May next at four O clock afternoon then and 
 there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderater for said meeting 
 
 2) to chuse a representative to represent our Town at the 
 Great & General Court to be holden at the Court House in 
 Boston on Wednesday y* 25 day of May next 
 
 3) to chuse a Committee to oversee and order the building 
 the bridge near Capt Edmundses over the river 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^3' 73 
 
 4) to hear and grant any petition that may then be laid be- 
 fore the Town so far as tlie Town shall think proper 
 
 and make leturn of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 as you will answer your default at the peril of the law 
 
 By order of the Select men 
 
 Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley April y'^ 30 1763 
 
 By virtue of this warrant I have notified the inhabitants of 
 Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 Abijah Newell Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley reg- Town Meeting 
 ulerly assembled at our meeting house on thursday the 12 
 day of May 1763 
 
 1 ) No vote for a Deputy 
 
 2) Voted Deacon Newell moderater for the present meeting 
 
 3) Cap' Healey Cornet Bacon & Dor Elkanah Day a com- 
 mittee for building the bridge over the river near Capt Ed- 
 mundses 
 
 4) Voted to abate M' Sam" Chubbs meeting house rate 
 
 Worcester Ss to either of the Constables of y* Town of warrant 
 Dudley Sam" Fairbank or Abijah Newell Greeting you 
 are hereby required in his Majesties Name to warn or notify 
 the several inhabitants of y'' Town of Dudley qvialified to vote 
 in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Tuesday the ninth day of August 1 763 at 5 O clock after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articles 
 i) to chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 2) to see if the Town will accept of the persons draw"* by 
 the Selectmen to serve as jourors bothe at the Superior Court 
 to be holden at Worcester for said county 
 
 and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon 
 10 
 
•j^ Dudley Town Records^ 17^3 • 
 
 as you will answer your defavilt at the peril of the law 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 Dudley August y^ i 1763 
 
 In obediance to y* within written warrant 1 have notifyd the 
 inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within men- 
 tioned. 
 
 Sam" Fairbank Constable 
 
 Town meeting At a meeting of the inhabitants of y** Town of Dudley reg- 
 uarly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on Tues- 
 day y* 9 day of August 1 763 
 
 i) Vote M' Benj" Kidder moderator for sd meeting 
 2) Voted & accepted of the persons whose names were 
 the put into boxes for jourors 
 
 Perambulation between Woodstock and Dudley April 26 
 1763 Nath" Child one of the Selectmen of Woodstock & 
 Eliphelet Carpenter by appointmen met Phinehas Mixer & 
 Ezra Conant Selectmen of Dudley at the southwest corner ot 
 Dudley at a heep of stones in Ephraim Bacons stone wall 
 formerly Eliphelet Carpenters hedge fence 1^ to a white 
 oak tree mark** and stones about it west of Capt Ed- 
 mundses 3'' a white oak tree mark tS: stones about it it 
 being Woodstock north east corner 4* a white oak with 
 stones about it to the west of s*' corner 5"" a hemlock tree 
 in a swamp 6"* a stake & stones near Brackits 7 a stake 
 & heep of stones a little S : E of Andrew Coburns on a sid 
 hill 8 a poplar stump with stones about it to the west of 
 s^ Coburns 9 a white oak stunip & stones west of a small 
 run in a hedge fence 10 a heep of stones in Na"' Bacons 
 
 fence 1 1 a heep of stones near a chestnut tree 12a heep 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^3 • 75 
 
 of stones near a path 13 a large heep of stones near a large 
 
 white pine tree which is the sothwest corner of Dudley 
 
 Nath" Child 
 
 ) Selectmen 
 
 Eliphelet Carpenter 
 
 of 
 
 by appointment 
 
 ) Woodstock 
 
 Phinehas Mixer 
 
 \ Selectmen 
 
 
 of 
 
 Ezra Conant 
 
 ) Dudley 
 
 We the subscribers met on the 3 day of May 1763 & per- 
 ambulated the line betw^een Oxford and Dudley begining at 
 a maple tree with stones about it near where the brook nms 
 out of the great pond to M"^ Sam" Robinsons mill & renu'^ the 
 bounds from thence to Dudley north east corner which hath 
 bin establish'^ from time to time and erected sundry new 
 bounds with the help of the surveyor 
 
 Eph"^ Ballard ) Selectmen 
 of 
 
 Eben'^ Learned ) Oxford 
 
 Benj" Kidder ) Selectmen 
 \ of 
 
 Ezra Conant ) Dudley 
 We the subscribers according to a notifycation given met on 
 the 9 day of May 1 763 and perambulated & Renu*^ the bounds 
 between Dudley & Chai'lton begining at a heep of stones in 
 the north line of Dudley it being the sotheast corner of Charl- 
 ton thence westerly to a black oak thence to a white oak then 
 to a white oak being jSP Josiph Uphams N : E corner then to 
 a maple in a swamp then to a white oak then to pitch pine 
 with stones about it then to a white oak on the east side M"' 
 Pierponts meddow then to a white oak then to a red oak in 
 s*^ Pierponts wall then to a white oak then to a heep of stones 
 near a red oak tree then to a great red oak south of M"" Fos- 
 kitts then to a walnut tree then to a stump with stones about 
 then to a white & black oak together then to a red oak on the 
 
y6 Dudley Town Records^ 17^3- 
 
 east side of the great pond then to a gray oak on W : side ol" 
 y* pond then to a chestnut tree then to a great black oak on the 
 east sid of the little pond then to a white oak on the west side 
 of s*^ pond then to a white oak on the west side of the swamp 
 then to a heep of stones soth of M"" Bloods then to a heep of 
 stones on a rock then to a white oak south of Isaiah Bloods 
 land then to a walnut tree in Eleazer Putneys north line from 
 thence to a white oak then to a stake and stones then to a 
 white oak with stones about it on the hill N : of M' Joseph 
 Sabinses then to a black oak then to a heep of stones by a 
 crotched red oak then to a large white pine near where trout 
 brook enters into the river then to a heep of stones on the side 
 hill on the west sid of the river then to a white oak tree then 
 to a white oak then to a walnut tree then to a white oak then 
 to a small white oak west of a ledge of rocks then to a heep of 
 stones which is Dudley north west corner and Charlton south 
 west corner 
 
 John Dresser -^ Selectmen 
 
 Edward Chamberlain l of 
 
 Daniel Williams ) Cherlton 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ) Selectmen 
 Ezra Conant ) Dudley 
 
 On the 17 day of May 1763 the Selectmen of Sturbridge and 
 Dudley met and perambulated the lines between said Towns 
 begining at a heep of stones which is Dudley N :W corner 
 then run S : 2 :<» 20m E to the great moniment being Oxford 
 old S :W : corner then E : 8 :" 15N to a larg white oak then S : 
 8 :" 30m E 400 rods to Woodstock line to a large heep of 
 stones near a large white pine tree and found bounds every 20 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ lySj-jySg. 77 
 
 rods on tlie last line which is suppos'^ to be the west line ot 
 
 Vintons farm 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ) Selectmen ot" 
 William Carter ) Dudley 
 
 Ezra Conant Surveyer 
 
 Sam" Freeman "j 
 
 T->, . , 17- 1 f Selectmen of 
 
 Uamel r isk > Oi. i • i 
 
 I Sturbndge 
 Ezekiel Ui^ham j 
 
 the persons hereafter mentioned mooved out of Stnithfield in 
 Rhod Island government into our Town in the year 1 769 viz 
 Caleb Smith and his wife Martha Smith and their children 
 Patience & William Shadrick Russel & Caleb-and Samuel 
 Cook and his wife Sarah Cook and their children Juday Joseph 
 Tamer Lydia Eli & Sarah and Suruiah Sayls 
 
 Dudley March y*' 19*'' 176S then I the subscriber having 
 
 Received one pound four shillings in full of my Right for my 
 labour a building of that pue on the east side ef the pulpett in 
 the meeting house in Dudley I quit my Right to Edward Davis 
 of Dudley as witness my hand 
 
 Ebenezer Edmunds 
 
 Ebenezer Edmunds Jun"" 
 
 Cornelius White 
 
 Worcester ss to either of Constable of the Town of Dud- 
 ley Sam" Fairbank or Abijah Newell Greeting you are 
 hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the several in- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to Vote in Town 
 
yS Dudley Towji Records^ 17^3- 
 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on Wednes- 
 day y'^ 23 Day of November courant at three oClock after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following article 
 
 1 ) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2) to see what addition the Town will make to y° Rev*^ 
 M' Gleasons salery 
 
 3) * to see if the Town will agree to send a petition to the 
 General Court for a committee to establish the line at the east 
 end of our Town 
 
 4) to hear and allow any accompts that may then be laid 
 before the Town if they think proper 
 
 and make Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon 
 as you will answer your Neglect at the peril of y® Law 
 By order of y*^ Select men 
 
 Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 Return Dudley November y'' 23 : 1 763 
 
 In obediance to this warrant I have Notified the inhabitants 
 of this Town to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 
 pr me Abijah Newell Constable 
 
 Town meeting j^f ^ meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Re- 
 gularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Wednesday 23 November 1763 
 
 i) Voted Deacon Jonathan Newell moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2) Voted to add so much to y*^ Rev*^ M' Gleasons salery as 
 
 Mr gleasons i i r« ^ o 
 
 grant to make the whole ±.53 o o 
 
 3) Voted to do nothing Respecting the east bound of our 
 Town 
 
 4) Voted not to allow any accompts at present for Do' 
 Phebe Chamberlain 
 
Dudley Toiv7t Records^ 1163-4. yg 
 
 Rates made made and Deliver'' to y^ Constables of Dudley 
 Decem^ y® 2 :i763 Viz 
 
 Constable Fairbanks Province List 
 
 his minister Rate 
 
 Wood rate 
 
 School Rate 
 
 Town & County Rate 
 Constable Ne wells Province List 
 
 his minister Rate 
 
 Wood Rate 
 
 School Rate 
 
 Town & County Rate 
 
 £48 
 
 4 
 
 9% 
 
 -4 
 
 5 
 
 234 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 1% 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 6% 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 11}^ 
 
 56 
 
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 234 
 
 28 
 
 5 
 
 9% 
 
 4 
 
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 S% 
 
 18 
 
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 5% 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley Sam" Fair bank or Abijah Newell Greeting you 
 
 are hereby Required forthwith to Warn or Notify the several 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiilified to Vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on monday 
 y^ 5 Day of march Next at 9 oClock in the morning then 
 
 and there to act ujDon the following articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2) to Chuse Town officers for the insuing Year 
 
 3) to see what money the Town will grant for mending 
 our high ways and in what method the same shall be workt out 
 
 4) to see if the Town will agree that Swine may go at Large 
 this Year 
 
 5) to if the Town will Discontinue the Road between 
 Dec" Jacob Bradburies & John .Stones and also accept of any 
 other Road that may then be. Laid before the Town 
 
 6) to hear and Answer any Petition or Petitions that may 
 then be laid before the Town 
 
 7) to see if the Town will accept of the Road as it is Now 
 trod through Capt Sam" Newells Land and Discontinue part 
 of the Road as it was formerly Laid out 
 
 Hereof fail not as You will Answer your Default at the peril 
 
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 of y* Law Given under our hand at Dudley this 14 day of 
 
 March 1764 
 
 Return made by Sam" Fairbank Constable 
 
 Town meeting at A meeting of y* inhabitants of the Town of Dudley regu- 
 larly Assembled at our meeting house in said Town on monday 
 ye 5 day of march 1764 
 
 1 ) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for said meeting 
 
 2) Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 3) Voted to have 5 Select men 
 
 4) Voted Phinehas Mixer Sam" Fairbank W™ Carter 
 Joshua Vinton & Sam" Robinson Select men 
 
 5) Voted the Selectmen to be Assessors 
 
 6) Voted Benj" Kidder Town Treasurer 
 
 ^) Voted Joseph Healey west end Constable 
 
 8) Voted Joshua Wetherel est end Constable 
 
 9) Voted Philij) Corbin & Joseph Sabin Jun' Wardins 
 
 10) Voted Elijah Gore and Andrew White Tithing men 
 
 1 1 ) Voted Jacob Bradbury Nathan Jeffords Andrew Coburn 
 Jun' Jacob Chamberlain Elisha Corbin & Thomas Gould 
 Sui*veyors of highways 
 
 12) Voted Capt Joshna Healey Seler of weights & measures 
 
 13) Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 
 14) Voted Silas Robinson & Benj" Dennis Cullers of 
 shingles clabords 
 
 15) Voted Jedediah Marcy & Elisha Corbin fence Viewers 
 
 16) Voted Eben'' Scott Deer Reif 
 
 17) Voted Benj" Dennis & Stephen Carter Cullars of lioops 
 and Staves 
 
 18) Voted Ephraim Corbin & Eben"" Bacon Jn"" hog Reivs 
 
 19) Voted to raise 40 £. for mending our high\va3's 
 
 18) Voted Labour to be at o :2 :6 pr Day from the tirst of 
 April to Last of Sep' 
 
 19) Voted that Swine may Run at Large 
 
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 20) Voted to Discontinue the Road between Jacob Brad- 
 buries & John Stones 
 
 21) Vote to accept the Road that is Laid out though John 
 Brackitts & John Stones Land 
 
 22) Voted to Give M'' Robins of Douglas =£1 :o :o for taking 
 Care of Phebe Chamberhiin part of her Last Sickness 
 
 23) Voted not allow M : D Greens accompts for Doctering 
 Phebe Chamberlain 
 
 24) Voted to Discontinue the Road as it was formerly Laid 
 and accept it as it Now trod iVom Capt Sam" Newells to 
 Daniel Newells 
 
 25) Voted to discontinue the Road as it was formerly Laid 
 and accept it as it is Now trod from Silas Robinsons to Noah 
 Halls 
 
 Paul Robinson hath Enter'^ his Decent against the proceed- 
 ings of the within meeting 
 
 The Officers within mention** have all taken their oaths Ex- 
 cept Philip Corbin & Elijah Gore 
 
 A highway Laid out and accepted by the Town begining 
 at the West End of the Lane that Comes from Paul Robin- 
 sons to John Brackitts and Runs 46 Rods a straight Course on 
 said Brackitts Land partly on Land that Brackit purchased of 
 Amidown then Runing upon Mr Stones Land about 3 or 
 4 Rods then W : N : W a Crost an old field from thence N : 
 N :W in the most convenient place on the Brow of the hill till 
 Comes to Deacon Bradburies Land then west on Dea" Brad- 
 buries Land till it Comes to the bridge the whole of the 
 Road to be 2 Rods wide 
 
 Worcester ss to Joseph Healey one of the Constables of 
 
 Dudley Greeting 
 
 In his Majesties Name you are Required to warn Ebcn'' 
 11 
 
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 Searls & Hannah Searls his wife so called to Depart the Town 
 of Dudley forthwith they being Stagling persons and Residing 
 in said Dudley at the House of Eben' Griggses and you are 
 also Required to make Return of this wan-ant and your Doings 
 thereon to us the Subscribers as soon as may be given 
 
 under our hands and seal at Dudley afforesaid this 5 Day of 
 April 1764 
 
 persuant to the within written I have made Dilligent Search 
 for the with named Eben' Searls and he is not to be found 
 I have warnd the within Named Hannah Searls to Depart out 
 of Dudley forthwith 
 
 Joseph Healey Constable 
 
 Dudley April y" 5 :i764 
 
 Worcester ss To Joseph Healey one of the Constables 
 of the Town of Duley in the County of Worcester greet- 
 ing you are in his Majesties Name Required forthwith to 
 warn or Notify the severeal inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qiialified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house 
 in said Town on monday the 16 day of April instant at three 
 O Clock after noon then and there to act upon the follow- 
 ing articles 
 
 i) to chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2) to See if the Town will gran<" Daniel Coburn a fur- 
 ther Consideration for taking Care of Phebe Chamberlain 
 when sick 
 
 3) to See if the Town will Excuse Philip Corbin & Elijah 
 Gore from paying their fines for Refusing to Serve in the 
 offices where to they have bin Chosen 
 
 4) to See if the Town will agree and Chuse other persons 
 to Sei-ve in the Rome of M' Corbin & Gore 
 
 5) to hear and grant any petition or petitions that may then 
 be Laid before them if they shall think fit 
 
 hereof fail not and make Return of this warrant with your 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^4' 83 
 
 doing hereon as you will answer your Default at the peril of 
 y" Law 
 
 Dated at Dudley y"^ 3 Day of April AD 1764 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ) 
 
 T 1 AT- . f Select men 
 Joshua V niton V 
 
 Sam" Robinson ) ^ 
 
 Persuent to the within written I have Notified the inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mention'' 
 
 Pr Joshua wetherel Constable 
 DutUey April 16:1764 
 
 At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Town meeting 
 Assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday 
 the 16 day of April AD 1764 
 
 i) Voted JN'P Benjn Kidder moderator 
 
 2) Voted Not to allow Daniel Coburn a further Considera- 
 tion for taking Care of Phebe Chamberlain when sick 
 
 3) Voted to Dismiss Philip Corbin & Chose Benj" Dennis 
 to Serve in his Rome 
 
 4) Voted to Dismis Elijah gore & Chose Jonathan Hibberd 
 in his Rome 
 
 5) Voted to aHow Timothy Foster £0 :i3 :o out of the high- 
 way Rate for his Repairing the great bridge the Last year 
 
 the above Named Benj" Dennis & Jonathan Hibberd have 
 taken their oaths 
 
 Worcester ss To Joshua Wetherel one of the Constables 
 of the Town in s'^ County greeting In his Majesties Name 
 
 you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the 
 several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Duly Qiialified to 
 Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in s** Town 
 on Wednesday the 23 Day of May Instant at 2 o Clock after 
 
84 Dudley Town Records^ 17^4- 
 
 Noon then and there to act upon the following articles 
 I ) to Chuse a Representative to Serve at the great and 
 
 general Court to be holden at Concord 
 
 3) to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 3) to See what money the Town will grant to Defray the 
 Charge of Schooling for the present Year 
 
 4) 2" to See^if the Town will Chuse a Committee to provid 
 Schooling for the present Year 
 
 5) to Chuse a Surveyer of wheat and flour 
 
 hereof fail not as you will Answer your your Default and 
 make Due Retinn of this warrant with your Doings thereon 
 given under our hands this 15 Day of iVlay AD 17% 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ) 
 
 Sam" Fairbank ! 
 
 o 11 T> I • r Select men 
 
 oam Kobmson 1 
 
 Joshua Vinton J 
 
 In obedience I have Notified the inhabitants of this Town 
 
 of Dudley to meet at Time and place within mention'* 
 
 p"" Joshua Wetherel Constable 
 
 Dudley May y'^ 33 :i764 
 
 meeting At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 
 Regularly Assembled at our meeting house in s** Town on 
 Wednesday y^ 33 day of May 1 764 
 i) no Duputy Chose 
 
 2) Chose M"' Joseph Upham moderator 
 
 3) Voted 35 £ for Schooling 
 
 4) Paul Robinson Abijah Newell Jedidiah Marcy Thomas 
 Sawyer Daniel Newell & Sam" Eames a Committee to provid 
 Schooling for the present year 
 
 5) Voted Eben' Bacon Surveyer wheet & flower 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
Dudley Town Rccoi-ds^ lyd^-iyd^. 8s 
 
 Dudley Joseph Healey or Joshua Wetherel Greeting you 
 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the Several 
 inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiialified to Vote in Towai 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Town on monday 
 the Seventh Day of Jan'^ Next at two o Clock after Noon 
 then and there to act upon the following Articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 3) to grant money for Necessary uses 
 
 and make Return, of this warrant with your Doings thereon 
 as you will answer you Default at the peril of the Law 
 
 By order of the Select men 
 
 Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley Decem'' 24"* 1764 
 
 In obedience to the above warrant I have Notifyed the in- 
 habitants of Dudley to meet at Time and place within mentiond 
 
 Joseph Healey Constable 
 
 Dudley Jan'' 7 : 1 765 
 
 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at at our meeting house in Said on 
 monday the 7 Day of Jan'''' 176^ 
 
 i) Voted M' Phinehas Mixer Moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2) Voted to adjourn the meeting to monday the 14 of this 
 instant Jan''^ ^765 and then met 
 
 3) adjournd to W'" Carters 
 
 4) Voted Nine pounds for Necessary uses 
 
 February iz"* 1765. Then received Ten pounds in full 
 
 of my Salary, and Wood- Rate to the First day of March 1764. 
 
 P"^ Charles Gleason 
 
86 Dudley Town Records^ lyd^-iyd^. 
 
 Rates made and Deliver :'' to the Constables of Dudley 
 Decem"^ ''764 
 
 Province Rate for the west end of y^ Town £. 
 
 Province Rate for the east end of y'' Town is 
 
 Ministers Rate for the west end of the Town is 
 
 Wood Rate for the west end end 
 
 Ministers RateTor the east end 
 
 WoodRate for the east end 
 
 School Rate for the west end 
 
 Connty Rate for the west end 
 
 School Rate for the east end 
 
 County Rate for the east end 
 
 Town Rate for the west end 
 
 Town Rate for the east end 
 
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 Worcester ss to Joshua Wetherel one of the Constables 
 
 of Dudley in Said County Greeting you are hereby Re- 
 
 quired in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the 
 Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on 
 monday the 4 Day of March Next at Nine o Clock in the 
 morning the and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 viz 
 
 1 ) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2) to Chuse town officers for the insuing year as the Law 
 Directs 
 
 3) to See if the Town agree to let their Swine go a large 
 
 4) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant for mending our highways the insuing Year 
 
 5) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant for Necessary uses the insuing Year 
 
 6) for the Town to hear and grant any petitions that may 
 then be laid before them as shall think fitt when met 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon as you will Answer your Default at the 
 
Dudley To-wn Records^ ^7^5- ^7 
 
 peril of the Law given under our hand at Dudley 
 
 Dudley the i3 Day of Fely^ AD 1765 
 
 Phinehas Mixer "^ 
 
 Sam" Fairbank o , , 
 
 „ V select men 
 
 W"' Carter \ 
 
 Sam" Robinson j 
 Worcester ss In obedience to this warrant I have Notify'' 
 the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at Time and place within 
 mention*^ 
 
 Joshua Wetherel Constable of Dudley 
 March y*" 4 : 1 765 
 
 at a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qualified to Vote in Town affairs March 4:1765 meeting 
 
 i) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator 
 3) Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 3) Voted to have five select men 
 
 4) Voted Phinehas Mixer first select man 
 
 5) Voted Ezra Conant second select man 
 
 6) Voted Sam" Fairbank third select man 
 
 7) Voted W"' Carter 4 select man 
 
 8) Voted Abijah Newell 5 select man 
 
 9) Voted the select men to be Assessors 
 
 10) Voted Jedediah Marcy Town Treasurer 
 
 11) Voted Philip Newell junr west Constable 
 
 12) Voted Edward Curtis east end Constable 
 
 13) Voted Joseph Vinton & Elisha Corbin Wardens 
 
 14) Voted Philip Corbin and Nathaniel Healey Tithing men 
 
 15) Voted Joseph Vinton Nathan Dennis Sam" Fames John 
 Brack and Joseph Edmunds Jun'' surveyors of highways 
 
 16) Voted the Surveyors to be Collectors 
 
 17) Voted Cap' Joshua Healy sealer of weights and measurs 
 
 18) Sam" Kidder sealer of Leather 
 
 19) Voted Joshua Wetherel Culler of Shingles and Claboards 
 Shingles 
 
 20) Voted Elisha Corbin and Joseph Sabin Jun' fence 
 Viewers 
 
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 21) Voted Sam" Robinson and Eben"" Scott Deer Rieves 
 
 22) Voted Josiah Conant Cullar of Staves and hoops 
 
 23) Voted Noah Hall and Isaac Chase hog Rieves 
 
 24) Voted Eben' Bacon Survey of wheet and four 
 
 25) Voted that Svs^ine go at Large this Year 
 
 26) Voted 40 £, for mending our highways this Year 
 
 27) Voted 8 £ for Necessary uses 
 
 The above Named Officers have taken their Respective oaths 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
 Dudley Philip Newell Jun' or Edward Curtis Greeting you 
 are hereby Required in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn 
 or Notify the Several inhabitants of Said Dudley Qualified to 
 Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Said 
 Town on monday the eighteenth Day of March instant at one 
 o Clock after Noon then and there to act upon the follow- 
 
 ing articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2)ly to See if the Town will agree to purchas the Indian 
 Land of Edward Davis Esq"^ on his proposals or otherwise as 
 my may be agreed on and if the Town Shall agree to pur- 
 
 chas the Same then to grant Money to Defray the Charge there 
 of and act in all Causes Respecting Said Land as the Town 
 Shall See fitt when met 
 
 hear of fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with 
 
 your Doings thereon as vou answer your Default at the peril 
 
 of the Law given under our hands & Seal at Dudley this =; 
 
 Day of March AD 1 765 
 
 Ph'inhas Mixer ^ 
 
 Ezra Conant ! o 1 i. 
 
 o n T^ • , 1 r >5elect men 
 
 Sam" Fau'bank ' 
 
 W™ Carter j 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley March y^ 18 :i765 In obediance 
 
 to this warrant I have Notified the Several Inhabitants of the 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^5' ^9 
 
 Town Dudley Qiiliiied to vote in Town affair to meet at time 
 place within nicntiond 
 
 p' me Edward Curtis Constable of Dudley 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at oiu" meet house In Said Town on 
 mond the eighteenth Dav of march 1765 
 
 i) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for Said meeting 
 2) Voted not to purchas the Indian Land of Edward 
 Davis Esq'' 
 
 V. orcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley Philip Newell Jun'' or Edward Curtis Greeting In 
 his Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to 
 warn or notify the Several inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qiialified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in S*^ Dudley on Tuesday the 21 Day of May Instant 
 at two O clock after noon the and there to act upon the 
 following articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a Representative to Serve for and Represent 
 our Town at the great and general Court to be hoklen at the 
 Court house in Boston on Wednesday the 29 Day of May in- 
 stant 
 
 2)lv to Chuse a mo:lerator for S** meeting 
 
 3ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant to Defray the Charge of Schooling the present Year 
 
 4ly to See at what price p"" Day the Town will agree that 
 our highway Rate shall be work' out the present Year 
 
 5ly to Se'e if the Town will hear and grant any petition 
 that may then be Laid before them 
 
 here of fail not and make Return of this warrant with Your 
 Doings there on as you will answer your Default at the peril 
 of the Law given under om* hands and Seal at Dudley 
 this Sixth Day of May AD 1 765 
 
 In obedience to this warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants 
 12 
 
 meeting 
 
go Dudley Town Records^ iy6j;-jy66. 
 
 the Town that are Duly qualified to Vote in Town affairs to 
 meet at Time and place within mention*^ 
 
 j/ Edward Curtis Constable of Dudley 
 
 Town meeting ^^ .^ meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in S'' Town on 
 Tuesday the 21 Day of May AD 1765 
 
 I ) Elected no person to Represen our Town at the great 
 and general Court to be holden at Boston the present Year 
 
 2ly Voted M' Phinehas Mixer moderator for Said meeting 
 
 3ly Voted 30JE to Defray the Charge of Schooling the 
 present Year 
 
 4ly Voted that our highway Rate be workt out at 3 / 6 p' 
 Day till the Last of August and after that at i / 6 p^ Day 
 
 Dudley November 1765 Rates made and Deliverd to 
 the Constables of Said Town 
 
 Constable Philip Newell Province List is £59 5 4)^ 
 
 his ministers List is 37 10 o^ 
 
 his wood list 4 i 2^ 
 
 his School List is 166 9^ 
 
 his Town & County List 7 9 lojA 
 
 Constable Curtis's Province List is 53 7 334; 
 
 his minister 26 6 3 
 
 his wood List 4 i 51^ 
 
 his School List is 14 4 o^ 
 
 his Town & County List 6 5 8^4 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley Philip Newell Jun"^ or Edward Curtis greet- 
 ing you are hereby Required in his Majesties Name to 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy66. gj 
 
 Warn or Notify the Severall inhabitants of the Town of Dud- 
 ley Qiialified Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting- 
 house in said Town on monday the third Day of March next 
 at 9 o Clock in the morning then and there to act upon 
 the following articles 
 
 1 ) to Chuse a moderator for .Said meeting 
 
 2) to Chuse Town officers for the insuing Year 
 
 3) to Grant money for mending our highways and agree in 
 what manner the Same Shall be w'ork out 
 
 4) to grant money to Defray the Charge of Schooling 
 the insuing Year. 
 
 5) to hear and grant any Petition that may then be laid 
 before the Towmi as far as may be thought fftt 
 
 6) to See if the Town will agree that their Swine may go 
 at Large 
 
 7) to Chuse a Rigester of Deeds for the County of Wor- 
 cester 
 
 8) to accept of any Roads that have bin Laid out the Year 
 past 
 
 And make Return of this Warrant with Your Doings here- 
 on as you will answer your Default at the peril of the Law 
 
 given under our hands & .Seal at Dudley this 10 Day of 
 Feb'-y AD 1 766 
 
 Phinehas Mixer 1 
 W" Carter t Selectmen 
 
 Abijah Newell ) 
 In Obediance to the foregoing warrant I have Notified the 
 Inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place w ithin men- 
 tioned 
 
 p' me Philip Newell Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Said Town on 
 monday the ihii'd day of march AD 1766 
 
 i) Voted Cap' John Curtis moderator for Said meeting 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy66. 
 
 2) Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 3) Voted to have 5 select men 
 
 4) Voted Joseph Upham i select man 
 
 5) Voted abijah Newell 2 select man 
 
 6) Voted Joseph Sabin Jun'' 3 select man 
 
 7) Voted And' White 4 select man 
 
 8) Voted Elkanah Day 5 select man 
 
 9) Voted the select men to be Assessors 
 
 10) Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer 
 
 11) Voted Eleazer Putney Constaljle for the west end of the 
 Town 
 
 12) Voted W" Wakefield Constable for the east end of the 
 Town 
 
 13) Voted Jacob Chamber" and Sam" Lamb Wardens 
 
 14) Voted Archibald Jewell & Sam" Eames Tithing men 
 
 15) Voted W" Carter Elijah Gore Joseph Sabin Jun'' Nath" 
 Healey and Edward Curtis Surveyors of highways 
 
 16) Voted the Sui-veys to be Collectors 
 
 17) Voted Philip Corbin and Archibald Jewell fence 
 Viewers 
 
 18) Voted Cap' Joshua Healey Sealer of weights and 
 measures 
 
 19) Voted Sam" Lamb Sealer of Leather 
 
 20) Voted Cap' John Curtis Culler of Shillings and 
 Clabords 
 
 21) Voted Jacob Chamberlan Surveyor of wheet 
 
 22) Voted Josiah Conant Culler of Staves 
 
 23) Voted Eben"' Scott Deer Rief 
 
 24) Voted Josiah Conant & Lemuel Corbin hog Rieves 
 
 25) Voted that Swine may go at Large 
 
 26) Voted 50 £ for mending our highways 
 
 27) Voted that the highway Rate be workt out at 3 shillings 
 p' Day— and to be workt out by the Last of Sept next 
 
 28) Voted 40 £ to Defray the Charge of Schooling 
 
 29) Voted to abate Joseph Bakers Rates that are in Con- 
 stable Andrew Coburns hands John Coburns Rates that are 
 Joseph Healeys hands 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy66. gj 
 
 30) Voted to allow Cap' Heleys accompt for Service Done 
 at the great Bridge Sum total is 3 i 4^/^ 
 
 31) Voted to allow AP Eben"" Bacons accompt lor Service 
 Done at Said Bridge near Cap' Edmunds Sum total 
 is I 13 10 
 
 33) Voted to Allow D' Elkanah Davs accompt for Service 
 Done at the Bridge near Cap' Etlmundscs total 163 
 
 33) Voted to allow And"' Coburn for 600 feet of plank De- 
 liver at the above Said Bridge i 1 1 6 
 
 34) Voted that Sam" Kidder & Philip Newell Jun'' be Dis- 
 charg** from all highway Rates the present Year 
 
 35) Voted to allow Ezra Green Esq for three vSticks of 
 timber Cut on his Land for the great Bridge o 4 o 
 
 36) Voted to accept the Road Laid out from Ensign Fosters 
 a Cross by Lieu' Sam" Fairbanks to the Road that goes from 
 M'' Isaac Humphreys to m^ Robinsons mill as is hereafter 
 Discribd 
 
 the above Named officer have taken ther Respective Oaths 
 Except W"^ Wakefield & Lem" Corbin 
 
 A highway Laid out by the Select men of Dudley and ac- 
 cepted by the Town — begining at the Town Road a little 
 above Ensign Fosters house at a Black oak tree markt then 
 Extending Easterly by the South Side of Said Fairbanks house 
 then turning about n :E to a Certain Dug-way a wall being on 
 the East Side of S*^ way So Extending as the way is now trod 
 to a Certain Brook from thence assending a hill to a white oak 
 tree markt being west of the N: from where it Crosses the 
 Brook then extending N : to the Edge of a pine hill and 
 then turning westerly till it Reaches m"' Humphreys Land then 
 Extend near north to a Road formerl_v Laid out from Dudley 
 meeting house to RoV)inson mill 
 Laid out Feb^y AD 1766 
 
 Ezra Conant ~j 
 
 W" Carter V Selectmen 
 
 Sam" Fairbank ) 
 
g^. Dudley Town Records^ iy66. 
 
 Constable Edward Curtis In his Majesties Name you are 
 hereby Required forthwith to Warn Richard More & Margaret 
 More his Wife & Mary his Daughter & Jonathan Williams 
 Isaac Leavens & Mehitabel his wife & Serviah his Daughter 
 forthwith to Depart out of this Town of Dudley 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 hereon to our Seves the Subscribers forthwith 
 
 Dudley March y* 1 1 1 766 
 
 Joseph Upham ^ 
 Abijali Newell I 
 
 Joseph Sabin jun'' ^ Selectmen 
 Fee o :9 14 Elkanah Day | 
 
 Andrew White J 
 Worcester ss By Virtue of this Warrant I have Warn'' 
 
 the Several persons within Named to Depart out of this Town 
 forthwith 
 
 p'' me Edward Curtis Constable for Dudley 
 
 Constable Edward Curtis you are hereby forthwith Re- 
 
 quired in his Majesties Name to warn all those persons here- 
 after mentioned forthwith to Depart out of this Town of 
 Dudley (viz) Andrew Brown & his Wife Anna Brown and 
 his Children John Philip William James Charles Esther 
 Nansey & Hannah 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your proceed- 
 ings therein to us the Subscribers forthwith as you will answer 
 your Default at the peril of the Law 
 Dudley March y* 11 :i766 
 
 Joseph Upham ~] 
 . Abijah Newell | 
 
 Joseph Sabin Jun"" )■ Selectmen 
 Fee £0:14:4 Andrew White I 
 
 Elkanah Day J 
 
 Worcester ss By Virtue of this writ I have Warned the 
 
Dudley Town Records^ J'/66. 95 
 
 Several persons within Named forthwith to Depart out of this 
 Town 
 
 p' me Edward Curtis Constable for Dudley 
 
 Constable Eleazer Putney you are hereby Required in his 
 Majesties Name forthwith to warn all those persons hereafter 
 mentioned forthwith to Depart out of this Town of Dudley 
 (viz) John Wiley & his Wife Susannah Wiley and his Child- 
 ren Aldridg Wiley Joseph & Benj" Wiley Si Mary Dodge 
 Rachel Fling- Sam" More & Zeruiah his Wife Joseph Leavens 
 & Ezra their Children and Susannah Stoddard & William & 
 Betty Wiley 
 
 and make Due Return of this Warrant with your proceed- 
 ings therein to us the Subscribers hereof without fail forth- 
 with to us as you will answer your Default at the peril of 
 the Law 
 
 Dudley March y^ 16 :i766 
 
 Joseph Upham ^ 
 Abijah NeAVell j 
 
 Joseph Sabin Jun"" \ Selectmen 
 Andrew Wliite [ 
 Elkanah Day J 
 
 Dudley March y*^ 26 11766 In Obediance to this Warrant 
 I have Warned -the persons within mentioned to Depart out of 
 this Town 
 
 p"" 4116 Eleazer Putney Constable 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
 Dudley Eleazer Putney or Edward Curtis greeting in his 
 
 Majesties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or 
 Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quali- 
 fied to in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in S"* Town 
 on Wednesday the 26 Day of March instant at 2 o Clock after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
Q(f Dudley Town Records^ iy66. 
 
 2ly to See if the Town will Dismis W" Wakefield from 
 Serving Constable and Chuse another in his place or to accept 
 Such person as the Said Wakefield Shall bring or present to 
 the Town to Serve for him 
 
 and make Return of this warrant as you will answer yovu" 
 Default at the peril of the Law 
 Dudley March y' 1 1 : 1 766 
 
 Joseph Upham \ 
 Joseph Sabin Jun'' >• Selectmen 
 Andrew White ) 
 Dudley March the 26 1766 In obediance to this warrant I 
 have warnd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and 
 place within mentiond 
 
 Eleazer Putney Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 March 26 1766 
 
 i) Voted Joseph Upham moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2) Voted and adjournd the meeting to monday the 31 day 
 of March instant and then meet 
 
 3ly Voted & Chose Edward Davis to Sei-ve Constable for 
 W"' Wakefield who hath take the oath of office 
 
 Worcester ss to Edward Davis Constable of Dudley in 
 
 S'' County greeting you are hereby Required in his Majes- 
 
 ties Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley Qualified to Vote in Town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in S* Dudley on monday the 19 
 Day of May ins' at three o Clock after Noon then & there 
 
 to act upon the following articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a Representative to Serve at the great k. 
 General Court or assembly to be Convend & held for his Ma- 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1^66. gy 
 
 jesties Service at the Court house in Boston upon Wednesday 
 the I'i day of May ins' 
 
 3) to Chuse a moderator lor S*^ meeting 
 3) to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant to Defray Necessary Charges for the present Year 
 
 4 to See what methods or measures the Town will Take to 
 Repair the Bridge over the French River to Sam" Robinsons 
 mill 
 
 hereof fail not & make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon as you will answer your Defect at the 
 peril of the Law givin under our hands & Seal at Dudley 
 
 this 10 Day of May AD 1766 
 
 Joseph Upham ~\ 
 And' White >- Select men 
 Elkanah Day ) 
 In obediance to this warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants 
 of Dudley to meet at time & place within mentioned 
 Dudley May 19"^ 1766 
 
 p' me Edward Davis Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley regu- 
 larly Assembed at our meeting on monday the 19 Day of May 
 AD 1766 
 
 i) Made no Choice of a Representative 
 
 2) Voted Joseph Upham moderator for S"* meeting 
 
 3) Voted not to Rase money for Necessary uses 
 
 4) Joseph Upham Joseph Davis & Sam" Fairl)ank to 
 View the above mentiond Bridge & make Report at our next 
 meeting: 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
 Dudley Eleazer Putney or Edward Davis greeting yon are 
 
 hereby Required in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or 
 
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q8 Dudley Towti Records^ jy66. 
 
 Notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley (^laH- 
 fietl to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in 
 S'' Town on Tuesday the seventeenth Day of June instant at 3 
 o Clock after noon then and there to act upon the the fol- 
 
 lowing Articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for S*^ meeting 
 
 3) to See if the Town will Chuse a School Committee to 
 Serve the Town for the present Year 
 
 3) to See what Sum of mone}- the Town will grant to De- 
 fray the Necessary Charges for the present Year 
 
 4) to hear the Report of the Committee that was Chose 
 for to View the great Bridge over the french River and to see 
 method the Town will agree to in Repairing S*^ Bridge 
 
 and make Return of this Warrant with Yovu" Doing thereon 
 to us the Select men on or by S'' Day as you will answer your 
 Default at the peril of the Law 
 Dudley June y'' 3 1766 
 
 Joseph Upham ^ 
 Joseph Sabin Jun' > Select men 
 Elkanah Day ) 
 
 Dudley June 17"' 1766 
 
 In obediance to this warrent I have warned the persons 
 within mentioned to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 by siting this warrent up at the meeting hous as the Law 
 Directs 
 
 \)^ Edward Davis Constable 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regularly assem- 
 bled at our meeting house in S*^ Town on Tuesday 1 7 Day of 
 June 1766 
 
 i) Voted Jonathan Newell moderator for S** meeting 
 
 2) Voted Jacob Bradbury Philip Corbin Acibald Jewell 
 Nath" Ilealey Joseph Healey & Elisha Sabin a Committee to 
 provide Schooling the present Year 
 
 3) Voted not to Raise money for Necessary uses 
 
Dudley To'W7i Records^ iy66. gg 
 
 4) Voted Sam" Fairbank Andrew White & Joseph Davis 
 a Committee to over see the Building tlie great Bridge over 
 the french River 
 
 Worcester ss to Edv^'ard Davis of Dudley in s** County 
 Constable you are hereby in his Majesties Name Required 
 forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Inhabitants of Dudley 
 Qiialified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in s'^ Dudley on tuesday the eighth Day of July Next at 
 four O clock after Noon then & there to act upon tlie fol- 
 lowing articles 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for vS** meeting 
 
 3) to Chuse County Rigester 
 
 3) to See what Sum of money the Town will grant to 
 Defray the Necessary Charges for the present Year 
 
 and make Return of this warrant to us the Subscribers 
 
 Dudley June y* 24 1766 
 
 Abijah Newell 
 
 Elkanah Day |- Select meii 
 
 Joseph Sabin 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley July y** S 1766 
 I ) Voted Eben'' Bacon moderator for S'* meeting 
 3''ly Voted twenty pounds to Defray the Necessarv Charges 
 the present Year 
 
 We the Subscribers have on this 8"' Day of May AD 1 766 
 met and perambulated the Boimds Between Oxford & Dudley 
 and Renew'^ Said Bounds from a maple tree where the Brook 
 
J 00 Dudley Town Records^ iy66. 
 
 runs out of Cliaugumagungamug pond till we Came to the 
 South East Corner of Charlton Distrect 
 as witness our hands 
 
 Eben'' Learned | Select men 
 Eph"' Ballard j of Oxford 
 
 Joseph Upham | Select men 
 Andew White j of Dudley 
 
 We the Subscribers according to a Notification given met on 
 the 22 Day of May AD 1766 perambulated and Rcnewd the 
 Bounds Between Dudley & Charlton begining at a heep of 
 Stones on the North Line of Dudley it being at the South East 
 Corner of Charlton Ending at Dudley Northwest Corner and 
 Charlton Southwest Corner 
 
 Joseph Upham \ Select men 
 Andrew White j of Dudley 
 
 Sam" Chamberlain ] Select men 
 Nehemiah Stone j of Charlton 
 
 Worcester ss To Edward Davis Constable of the Town of 
 Dudley in s'' County Greeting you are hereby in his Majesties 
 Name forthwith to warn or Notify the Several Lihabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Qixalified to Vote In Town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in S*^ Dudley on monday the 22 
 Day of Sep* Ins' at 2 O Clock after Noon then and there 
 to act upon the following articles (Viz) 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2) to hear the Report of the Committee Chose at a meet- 
 ing in June Last having the over Sight of working out ten 
 pounds in bulding a bridge over the french River Leading 
 from our meeting house to Sam" Robinsons 
 
 3dly to See if the Town will grant any money for Com- 
 pleating or finishing vS** Bridge 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy66. loi 
 
 /\\y to See if the Town will grant anv petition or petitions 
 then Laid before them 
 
 Hereof fail not & make Return of this warrant with your 
 Doings thereon as you will answer your Defect at the peril of 
 the Law 
 
 givin under our hands & Seal at Dudley this i3 Day of 
 Sep' AD 1766 
 
 And"" White \ 
 Elkanah Day >• Selectmen 
 Abijah Newell ) 
 Dudley Sep' 23 1766 
 
 In obediance to this warrant I have Notity** the inhabitants 
 of S** Dudley to meet at time & place within mentionetl 
 
 Pr Edward Davis Constable 
 
 at a meeting Regularl}' assembled at our meeting house in 
 s*" Dudley Sep' 23 1766 
 
 i) Voted Jacob Bradbury moderator for s*^ meeting 
 
 2) Voted their acceptance of the Committees Report 
 
 3) Voted ten pounds for finishing the above mentionetl 
 Bridge 
 
 4) Voted to Discount Seven Shillings in Sam" Robinsons 
 highway Rate for what he over paid the Last Year 
 
 On the 19"' of November 1766 the Select men of Dudley 
 and Sturbridge met at the N : W Corner of Dudley which is 
 also the S : W Corner of Cherlton from thence Run S 2" : 30"' 
 E 439 Rods to the great monement & Set up Stake E\ery 20 
 Rods from thence E 9" :N 451 Rods to a white oak tree markt 
 with Stones about it & Set up Stake Every 20 Rods from 
 thence S 8° 130 E 400 Rods to a Large heep of Stones in 
 
202 Dudley Toivti Records^ lydd-iydj . 
 
 Woodstock North Lane & Rcnevv'^ Bounds Every 20 Rods 
 
 Abijah Newell \ Select men 
 Joseph Sabin Ju'' S of Dudley 
 
 Sam'' Freeman ) Select men 
 Joseph Cheney ) of Sturbridge 
 
 Rec'' of ]M' Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer the Sum of 
 Fifty three pounds six shillings & eight pence in full of Salery 
 From March y^ i 1764 to March 1" 1765 and the Sum of Eight 
 pound in full of my wood Rate for the Same Year 
 
 Dudley March i^' 1766 
 
 p' Charles Gleason 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
 Dudley viz) Edward Davis or Eleazer Putney Greeting In 
 his Majesties Name you are Required forthwith to warn the 
 Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Dvily Qyialified to 
 Vote in Town aflairs to meet at our meeting House in S'' Dud- 
 ley on monday the Second Day of March Next at 9 O Clock 
 in the forenoon then and there to act on the following 
 
 articles 
 
 1st to Chuse a moderator for S'' meeting 
 
 2\y to Chuse Town officers for the Year insuing as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3ly to See if the Town will abate M' Sam" Robiusons 
 Rates to the Minister for the Towo years past provided he pay 
 his othe Rate of his whole Estate for the Future to this Town 
 
 4ly to See what method the Town will Come into to mend 
 the highways this present Year and to Rase monev to Defray 
 tlie Charge of the Same 
 
 sly to See if the Town will allow Swine to Run at Large 
 
 61y to See if the Town will Come into any method to 
 Build a work House in S*^ Town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 17^7- 103 
 
 /ly to See if the Town will hear and Grant any Petition or 
 Petitions then Laid before them 
 
 and make Return of this warrant with your Doing thereon 
 as given under our hands & Seal this 13 Day of Feh''-^ 1767 
 
 Joseph Upham j 
 Elkanah Day >■ Selectmen 
 And-- White' ) 
 Worcester ss Dudley March y* 2 :i767 In obedience 
 
 to this within warrant I have warnd the Several inhabitants 
 within mentioned to meet at Time and place within mentioned 
 by Sitting a warrant up at the meeting house as usual 
 
 p'' Edward Davis Constable of Dudlev 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley '^*°"" "'eetiug 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in Sd Dudlev on 
 monday the Second Day of March AD 1767 
 
 i) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for S** meeting 
 
 2ly Voted Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 
 3ly Voted Phinehas Mixer Select man 
 
 4ly Voted Eben' Bacon Select man 
 
 5ly Voted John Curtis Select man 
 
 61y Voted Abijah Newell Assessor 
 
 7ly Voted Joseph Sabin Jun*^ Assessor 
 
 Sly Voted Joseph Davis Assessor 
 
 9) Voted Jed' Marcy Town treasurer 
 
 10) Voted Edward Davis west End Constable 
 
 11) Voted John Brackit Est End Constable 
 
 12) John Taylor & Daniel Coburn Wardens 
 
 13) Voted Sam" Kidder and Sam" Healy Tithing men 
 
 14) Votie'd & accepted of Sam"Fairbank to Serve Constable 
 for John Brackit 
 
 15) Voted Sam" Fairbank Elea/er Putney James Corbin 
 David Kidder and Eben"" Bacon Jun"" Surveyors of highways 
 
 i6)ly Voted the Surveyors to be Collectors 
 
 i7ly Voted And' White & Archibald Jewell fence Viewers 
 
104- Dudley Toivn Records^ 1^66-176"/. 
 
 1 Sly Voted Joshua Healey Sealer of weights & measures 
 igly Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 
 2oly Voted John Curtis Culler ot Claboards & Shingles 
 
 3ily Voted Joseph Conant Culler of Staves 
 
 2 2ly Voted Eben*^ Bacon Survey er of wheet 
 33ly Voted Abijah Newell Deer Reeve 
 
 24ly Voted Isaac Chase & John Bacon hog rieves 
 
 2sly Voted that Swine may Run at Large 
 
 261y Voted to abate M' Sam" Robinsons ministerial Rates 
 the two years past 
 
 27ly Voted 35 pounds for mending our highways the present 
 year 
 
 2Sly Voted the highway Rates to be workt out at 2 / S pr 
 day by the Last of Sept Next 
 
 29ly Voted not to build a work house 
 
 3oly Voted to abate Philip Newell Jun' & vSam" Kidders 
 highway Rates this Year 
 
 the above mentioned officers have all taken their Respective 
 oaths 
 
 the Rates made and Delivered to the Constables for the 
 Year 1766 is as follows Viz 
 
 Constable Eleazer Putneys Province Rate 47- 7- 9^ 
 
 his minister Rate 27- 6- 8 
 
 his wood Rate 4- 7- 7 
 
 his Town and County Rate 17-19- 2^ 
 
 his School Rate 20-17- 4^4 
 
 to Edward Davis for the East End his Provence 
 
 Rate 43- I -10^ 
 
 his Minister Rate 26- 4- i 
 
 his Wood Rate 3-17-10^ 
 
 his Town Si County Rate 16-15- 9^ 
 
 his School Rate 19- 2- 2^^ 
 
Dudley Toxun Records^ ^7^7' lO^ 
 
 By Veitue of a warrant from the vSelect men to Constable 
 Edward Da\ is the following persons were warnd out of Dud- 
 ley (Viz) John Leavens John King Simeon Bakeck Eunice 
 Peass Issecar Reacords and his Wife & Children Jonathan 
 Willard and his Wife and Children and Mary Willard and 
 Mary Pierce 
 
 all warnd by Edward Davis Constable 
 
 Feb^-^ 18:1767 
 
 Worcester ss to Edward Davis one of the Constables of 
 
 Dudley in S*^ County you are hereby Required in his maj- 
 
 esties name forthwith to warn or Notify the free holders & 
 other inhabitants of the Tow of Dudley Qiialified to Vote in 
 Town aftais to meet at our meeting house in S** Town on 
 Wednesday the twentieth Day of may instant at two O Clock 
 after Noon Then and there to act upon the following ar- 
 
 ticles (viz) 
 
 I ) for the Tovvn to Chuse a Representative to Serve at the 
 great and General Court the insuing Year 
 
 3ly to Chuse a moderator for S'^ meeting 
 
 3ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant to Defray the Charge of Schooling the insuing year 
 
 4ly to See if the Town will grant money to Defray the 
 necessary Charges of the Town the insuing year 
 
 5ly for the Town to hear and grant any petition that mav 
 then be Laid before them as the Town may think fitt 
 
 hereof fail not as you will answer your Defect and make 
 Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon 
 
 given vmder our hands and Seal at Dudley this fifth Day of 
 May AD 1767 
 
 Phinehas Mixer \ 
 
 Eben'' Bacon > Select men 
 
 John Curtis ) 
 
 Dudley IVIay y^ 20 :i767 In obedience to this within 
 
 warrant I have warn"* of Notifyed the Several Lihabitants 
 
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io6 Dudley Towfz Records^ lySy-ijdS. 
 
 within mentioned to meet at time place within mentioned by 
 Setting this warrant at the meeting house as usual 
 
 p"" Edward Davis Constable 
 
 at meeting Regularly assembled at our meeting house in 
 Said Dudley on the 20 Day of May 1767 
 i) made no Choice of a Representative 
 2ly Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator 
 3ly Voted 35J£ for Schooling the present Year 
 4ly Voted S£ for Necessary uses 
 
 Worcester ss to Edward Davis one of the Constables of 
 
 the Town of Dudley in S*^ County Greeting In his Maj- 
 
 esties Name you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or 
 notify the Several inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qtialified 
 to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in S*^ 
 Dudley on monday the Eighteenth Day of Jan''^ instant at one 
 O Clock after Noon then and there to act on the following 
 articles viz 
 
 i)st to Chuse a moderator for S"^ meeting 
 
 2ly to See if the Town will agree to New Clabord our 
 meeting house or any part thereof 
 
 3ly to See if Town will agree to Newbuild the front Door 
 in S*^ house with a New Cap over the Same and to do any 
 thing to the other two Doors as the Town Shall think Neces- 
 sary 
 
 4ly to See if the Town will vote and agree to make New 
 window fraims and Sashes and Glase the above Sd house with 
 24 Squares of glass in each window 6 by 8 Glass 
 
 5ly to See if the Town will Grant to Defray the Charge of 
 Repairing the above S*^ house 
 
 61y to See if the Town will agree to Chuse a Committee 
 
Dudley Towtz Records^ iy68. 107 
 
 to provide Stuff and to Do any thing- to vS** liouse as the Town 
 Shall agree 
 
 yly to See if the Town will Concur with the Votes past by 
 the Town of Boston on Wednesday y*^ 28 Day of October 1767 
 
 hereol" fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 
 your Doings there on unto us the Subscribers as you will 
 
 answer your Default at the peril of the Law Given under 
 
 our hands antl vSeal at Dudley the first Day of Jan''-^' 176S 
 
 Phinehas Mixer 1 
 
 -^, ^ „ I Select men 
 
 li-ben"^ liacon 
 
 -r , ^ . \ of Dudley 
 
 John Lurtis ; 
 
 Dudle}' Jan'-^' 18 :176s In obedience to the abo\e warrant 
 
 I have warn'' and Notified the fieeholders and other inhabitants 
 
 of Dudley qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our 
 
 meeting house as within mentioned by sitting this warrant up 
 
 at the meeting house Door as usual 
 
 p"" Edward Davis Constable of Dudlev 
 
 At Meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley on monday the 18 
 Day of Jan-'y AD 176S 
 
 i) Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for S'^ meeting 
 2ly Voted to New Claboard the body of our meeting liouse 
 3IV Voted to New build the front Door of our meeting- 
 house with a Cap over the Same and to Do what is Necessary 
 to the other Doors of s'' house 
 
 4ly Voted Not to Glase our meeting house 
 5ly Voted to Raise 4o£ for Repairing our meeting house 
 61y Vote to have 3 Committee men to provide for and 
 Repair our meeting house 
 
 7ly Voted Jacob Chamberlain Philip Corbin & Sam" Fair- 
 bank a Committee to Repair our meeting house 
 
 Sly Voted to Concur with the Votes pas'' in Boston Respect- 
 ing the manifactory business 
 
io8 Dudley Town Records^ iy6']-iy68. 
 
 Rates made and Deliver*^ to the Constables of Dudley De- 
 cember 1767 
 
 to Constable Davis Province List 46- 2- 9^^ 
 
 to the meeting house Rate 20-18- 7^ 
 Province List Committed to Constable Fairbank 41- 8- 2^ 
 
 to the meeting house Rate 19- 2- i^^ 
 
 Worcester ss to Sam" Fairbank one of the Constables of 
 
 the tovsai of Dudley Greeting his Majesties Name you are 
 
 hereby Required to warn or Notify the Severall Lihabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley Qrialified to Vote in Town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting at our meeting house in Dudley on mon- 
 day the Seventh Day of march next at Nine o Clock in y* 
 morning then and there to act upon the following articles 
 
 I ) to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2I3' to Chuse Town officers for the insuing year 
 
 3ly to See if the Town will agree to Let their Swine Run 
 at Large 
 
 4ly to See if the Town will Grant money to Defray the 
 Charge of mending our highways 
 
 5ly to See what method the Tow^n will come into for 
 mending our highways 
 
 61y to See if the Town will accept of a Road or higway 
 Laid out from Cap' Paul Robinsons Eastwardly to the Road 
 Leading from Silas Robinsons to Killingly partly on Land be- 
 longing to Cap' Paul Robinson and partly on Land belonging 
 to Co" Dudleys heirs and partly on Land belonging Silas Rob- 
 inson and Tim"* Foster Jun' and partly on Land belonging to 
 Noah Hall 
 
 7ly To See if y^ Town will accept of a Road Laid out by 
 the Select men Northwest corner of Stephen Browns Improve- 
 ments Northwardly into y* S west Corner of Noah Halls Land 
 partly on Land belonging to Nath" Brown and partly on Land 
 belonging to Tim° Foster J'' 
 
 Sly to See if the Town will accept of a Road Laid out by 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy68. log 
 
 y* Select begining at a Chesnut tree markt Standing on the 
 South Side of the Road Laid out from Cap' Paul Robinsons 
 to Tim"' Foster Ju"' from thence Runing North ward 
 about 2 Rods below Silas Robinsons medow Damb from 
 thence Eastward to the Road Leading from Silas Robinsons 
 to Killingly Near where the old Road is now trod 
 
 9ly to see if y* Town will accept of a Road Laid out by - 
 the Select men begining at y*^ S west Corner of the Land be- 
 longing to the Heirs of M'' Eben'' Pierpont from thence Runing 
 Southward to the Road Leading from Nathan Ramsdels to M'' 
 John Lillies from thence turning and Runing westerly to the 
 Road Leading from Nathan Ramsdels to our meeting house 
 
 the perticuler times when the above mentioned Roads were 
 Laid out together with their Respective bounds will be more 
 fully Set forth at the above S'^ meeting 
 
 loly for the Town to hear and Grant any Petition or Peti- 
 tions that may be Laid before the Town at Said meeting 
 
 hereof fail not as you will answer your Defect at the peril of 
 the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with Your 
 doings there on unto us the the Subscribers Given under 
 
 our hands-and Seal at Dudley this 15 Day of Feb'^ AD 176S 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ) Select men 
 John Curtis j of Dudley 
 
 March y"" 7:1768 
 
 Worcester ss In obedience to this Warrant I have Noti- 
 
 fied the Several of this Town that are qualified to Vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at time and place within mentioned 
 p"' me Sam" Fairbank Constable for Dudlev 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in S*^ Town on 
 mondav y^ 7 of March i 76S 
 
 1 ) Voted and Chose Phinehas mixer moderator for S*^ 
 meeting 
 
 2) Voted Phinehas Mixer first Select man 
 
no Dudley Town Records^ iy68. 
 
 3ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy second Select man 
 4ly Voted Archibald Jewell third Select man 
 5ly Voted Joseph Sabin Jun' Assessor 
 61y Voted Abijah Newell Assessor 
 7IV Voted Edward Davis Assessor 
 Sly Ezra Conant Town Clerk 
 9ly Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer 
 loly Nath" Healey ^^pest End Constable 
 Illy Voted Lemuel Corbin East End Constable 
 i2lv Voted Sam" Fairbank & Elijah Gore Wardens 
 I3ly Voted Stcplien Carter and Nathaniel Davis Tything 
 men 
 
 i4ly Voted Jacob Bradbury Eben' Bacon Sam" Fairbank 
 Jacob Chamberlain and Daniel Smith Surveyors of highways 
 I5ly Voted Sam" Lamb Sealer of weights and measures 
 i61y Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 i^ly Voted Sam" Eams & Joseph Healey fence viewers 
 I Sly Voted Eben"" Scott Deer Rieve 
 
 i9ly Voted Jacob Chamberlain & John Foster hog Rieves 
 2oly Voted that Swine may Run at Large 
 3ily Voted 40JE for mending our highways this Year 
 22ly Voted to work out the highway Rates at 3/6 per Day 
 from the first of May to the Last of Sep* 
 
 23ly Voted to accept of the Road Laid out from Capt Paul 
 Robinsons Easterly to Killingly Road as Discribed in y^ 
 minutes 
 
 24ly Voted to accept of the Road Laid out from Stephen 
 Browns to Tim'' Fosters Jun' as hereafter described 
 
 25ly Voted not to accept of the Road Laid out from Paul 
 Robinsons to Silas Robinsons 
 
 261y Voted not to accept the Road Laid out from Eben-" 
 Scotts to our meeting house 
 
 27ly Voted to Discontinue the old Road from Eliakim Rob- 
 insons vs^esterly to the Great Road leading to our meeting 
 house 
 
 2Sly Voted to abate Sam"Kidders and Philip Newells high- 
 way Rates this Year 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ lydy-iydS. iii 
 
 the above mentioned officers have all been Sworn to the 
 faithful! Discharge of their Respective offices Except Elijah 
 Gore 
 
 A Road Laid out by the Select men of Dudley on the 17 
 Day of December 1 767 as follows beging at the N :W 
 
 Corner of Stephen Browns Improvements from thence Runing 
 Northerh" to a l)lack oak tree from thence to another black oak 
 tree markt from thence to another black oak from thence to 
 another black oak tree markt from thence to the S : W : Corner 
 of Noah Hall Land to the Road Laid out from Paul Rol)in- 
 sons to Tim" Fosters Ju'' the above S** Road is Laid out 
 
 two Rods wide and is Laid on the East Side of Sd Bounds 
 
 John Curtis 
 
 ■rri r T3 I Select men 
 
 Eben"^ Bacon ) 
 
 A Road Laid out by the Select men of Dudley December 
 y^ 17 1767 begining at the N : E : Corner of Cap' Paul 
 
 Robinsons Dwelling house from thence Runing Eastwardly 
 over a Damb belonging S'' Robinson to a Chesnut tree marked 
 from thence eastwardly to a black oak tree marked from thence 
 to another black oak mark' from thence to a walnut from thence 
 to a black oak from thence to a white oak from thence to an- 
 other white oak Staddle from thence to a black oak from thence 
 to another black oak to another black oak then to a white then 
 to a black oak from thence to the S : W : Corner of Noah 
 Halls Land from thence Eastwardly on the Line between 
 Noah Hall & Tim° Fosters Land to the Road that Leads from 
 S*^ Fosters to Killingly the S'' Road to be 2 Rods wide the y^ 
 on S*^ Halls Land the other ^^:: on S** Fosters Land and is Laid 
 on the North wSide of the above mentioned bounds 
 
 John Curtis ] 
 
 t:-! r T3 r Select men 
 
 Eben"^ Bacon ) 
 
 Worcester ss To Nath" Healey one of the Constables of 
 
 the Town of Dudley in Sd County Greeting you are hereby 
 RecjuireJ in his Majesties Name forthwith to warn or notify 
 
J 12 Dudley Town Records^ 1768. 
 
 the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting houe 
 in S*^ Dudley on tuesd the Seventeenth Day of May Next at 
 two O Clock after noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 lowing articles viz) 
 
 ist to Chuse a man to Represent our Town at the great 
 and general Court or assembly to be held at boston the Insuing 
 Year 
 
 zly to Chuse a moderator for S'' meeting 
 
 3ly to grant money to Defray the Charge of Schooling the 
 Insuing year 
 
 4ly to See if the Town will agree to Cholour the body of 
 our meeting house 
 
 5ly to Grant money to Defray the Charg of Cholouring 
 our meeting house and Chuse a Committee to Do the Same 
 
 61y to Grant money to Defray Necessary Charges the Insu- 
 ing year 
 
 7ly to See if the Town will Consent that three of the 
 County Courts be held Every Year at Lancaster for the future 
 
 8) to Chuse a Comittee to Provide Schooling the Insuing 
 Year 
 
 9ly to See if the Town will accept of a List of mens 
 Names for jurors 
 
 hereof fail not as you will answer Defect at the peril of the 
 Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 thereon to us the Subscribers given under our hands and 
 
 Seal at Dudley y" 28 Day of April AD 1768 
 
 Phinehas Mixer 1 
 Jedidiahe Marcy [• Selectmen 
 Archibald Jewell ) 
 
 Worcester ss ^'^^y y^ 17 :i7^^ ^^^ obedience to the 
 
 within warrant I have warnd and notifyd the Inhabitants 
 
 within mentioned by Siting this warrant up at the meeting 
 house as usual 
 
 p'' Nath" Healy Constable for Dudley 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ ijdS. iij 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley on the 17 Day of 
 May AD 1 76S 
 . 1st) Voted Phinehas mixer moderator for S** meeting 
 
 2ly Voted 4o£ to Defray the Charge of Schooling the In- 
 suing Year 
 
 3ly Voted Elijah Gore Nath" Davis John Curtis And'' 
 white Nath" Healy and Elijah Sabin a Committee to provide 
 Schooling the present Year 
 
 4ly Voted to Cholour our meeting house with an orange 
 Cholour 
 
 5ly Voted Philip Corbin Jacob Chamberlain and Sam" 
 Fairbank a Committee for to Cholour Sd House 
 
 6) Voted 1 2£ to Defray Necessary Charges 
 
 7ly Voted not to Remove any of the County Courts from 
 Worcester to Lancaster 
 
 Sly Voted to accept the Nams of the Jurors Laid before 
 the Town at the present meeting 
 
 Worcester ss To Lemuel Corbin one of the Constables 
 
 of the Town of Dudley in S"^ County Greeting you are 
 
 hereby in his Majesties Name Required forthwith to warn or 
 notify the Several Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified 
 to Vote in Town atlairs to meet at our meeting house in Dud- 
 ley on thirsday the Tenth Day of November next ^at one 
 O Clock after noon then and there to act upon the follow- 
 
 ing articles Viz 
 
 i) to Chuse a moderator for Sd meeting 
 
 2)ly For the Town to hear and accept of the Committees 
 accompt for Clabording and Coulouring our meeting house 
 
 3ly to See if the Town will new Glaze our meeting house 
 with twenty four Squares of glass in Each window 6 by 8 
 Glass or to make new Casments and fix in the old Glass 
 
 4ly to See if the Town will Chuse a Committee to new 
 Glaze our meeting house or do anything to the windows in 
 Sd house as the Town Shall order 
 
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11^ Dudley Towii Records^ iy68. 
 
 5ly To See if the Town will grant money to Defray the 
 Charge of new fixing and Coulouring our meeting house and 
 other necessary Charges arising in our Town 
 
 61y for the Town to hear and Grant any Petition that may 
 be laid before them as they Shall think fit 
 
 here of fail not as you will answer your Defect at the peril 
 of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your 
 Doings there on Given under our hands and Seal at Dudley 
 the eighth Day of Octo"" 1 76S 
 
 Phinehas Mixer ] 
 
 T Tj- 1 AT r Selectmen 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ) 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley Novem y'' 10 :176s by Virtue of 
 this Warrant I have w^arned the freeholders and other Inhabi- 
 tants of S*^ Dudley qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at 
 our meeting house at the time within mentioned by Sitting up 
 this warrant at the Sine post as usual 
 
 Lemuel Corbin Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regularly assem- 
 bled at our meeting house in S'^ Dudley on thirsday the tenth 
 Day of November 1 768 
 
 I :st Voted Phinehas Mixer moderator for S*^ meeting 
 
 3ly Voted to accept the Committees accompt for Clabord- 
 ing and Couloring our meeting house viz £58 : 7 : 11}^ 
 
 3ly Voted to new Glaze our meeting house 
 
 4ly Voted that any person that puts a new window into our 
 meeting house Shall have the benifit of the old window 
 
 5ly Voted Joseph Upham W" Carter & Nath" Healey a 
 Committee to See the meeting house Glaz*^ 
 
 61y Voted 2oiC for to finish Repairing our meetin house 
 
 7ly Voted io£ for necessary uses 
 
 Warrant Worcester ss to Nathaniel Healey one of the Counstables 
 
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 of the Town of Dudley in Said County greeting you are 
 
 hereby in his Majesties Name Required foilhwitli to warn and 
 Notify the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley quallifyed to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 in Dudley aforesaid on monday sixth Day of March next at 
 nine of the clock in the morning then & there to act upon 
 
 the following articals viz first to Choose a moderator for 
 
 said meeting 
 
 2nd ly to Choose town officers for the ensuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3rd ly to see if the Town will agree to Let the Swine Run 
 at large the Ensuing year 
 
 4th ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the town will 
 grant to Defray the charge of mending of our highways in 
 said town the insuing year 
 
 5th ly to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid 
 out by the Select men from the North East Corner of M"' 
 Harscall land runing East in the line between the land of 
 Ebenezer Edmunds & John Vinton & Ralph Vintons unto the 
 North east Corner of the land y' Ebenezer Edmunds bought of 
 AT White one rod out of M'' Edmonds land and one rod out of 
 the above said John & Ralph Vintons land then turning a little 
 towards the southeast where the road is now trod untill it comes 
 to the land of M"" Jeremiah Phillips then turning South and 
 runing in the line between the land of Ebenezer Edmonds & 
 Jeremiah Phillips one rod on Edmonds land and one rod on 
 M' Phillips land until it comes within a few rods of the Brook 
 from thence where the road is now trod on Phillips land untill 
 it comes to Woodstock line 
 
 6thly to see if the Town will accept of a highway laid out 
 by the select men from the road that leads from the east school 
 house to Samuel Warrins begining at the corner of m"^ War- 
 rins land from thence runing east in the line between the land 
 of Deacon Jacob Bradburys Northeast corner one rod on Dea° 
 Bradburys land and one rod on Capt Paul Robinsons land 
 from thence still eastwardly partly on land belonging to M"' 
 Dudleys heirs and partly on Cap' Paul Robinson land partly 
 
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 on the land of M'' Silas Robinson by a line of marked trees 
 untill it comes to the south side of M' Silas Robinsons Dwell- 
 ing House and so on till it comes to the road that leads Oxford 
 to Ki^lingly meeting House 
 
 7thly for the Town to hear and grant any Petition or Peti- 
 tions that may be laid before them at said meeting 
 
 here of fail not as you will answer yovir Defect at and make 
 due Return of this warrant given under our hands and 
 Seals at Dudley y^ iS'^ Day of February AD 1769 
 
 Phinehas Mixer | 
 Archabell Jewell j ^^^^^^ '^^^^ 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley March y** 6"' 1 769 
 
 In obedence to the within warrant I have warned the In- 
 habitants of this Town to meet according to the tenner of the 
 within warrant by me 
 
 Nathaniel Healey Constable 
 
 Town meetiug At a meeting of the Inhabetents of Dudley Regurlarly assem- 
 bled at our meeting House in said Dudley on monday the 
 sixth Day of March 1769 
 
 ist Voted Joseph Upham moderator for said meeting 
 2ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 3ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer 
 4ly Voted select men and assessors separate 
 5ly Voted to have five select men 
 61y Voted Ebenezer Bacon first select man 
 7ly Voted Joseph Upham second select man 
 Sly Voted Jacob Chamberlain third select man 
 9ly Voted Elijah Gore forth select man 
 loly Voted John Curtis fifth select man 
 1 1 ly Voted to have three assessors 
 I2ly Voted Samuel Farbank first assessor 
 i3ly Voted Edward Davis second assessor 
 I4ly Voted Joseph Sabin Jun' third assessor 
 i5ly Voted Josiah Conant west end Constable 
 
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 i61y Voted and accepted Andrew White to serve Constable 
 for said Conant 
 
 lyly Voted Joseph Davis east end Constable 
 
 i81y Voted Samuel Farbank & David Kidder wardiens 
 
 iply Voted Samuel Kidder & Timothy Foster Jun'' Tyth- 
 ing men 
 
 2oly Voted Sam' Farbank Sam" Fames Eleazer Putney 
 Daniel Newell and Edward Curtis Surveyors of high\vays 
 
 2ily Voted Abijah Newell and Nathan Jeffords fence 
 viewers 
 
 22ly Voted Samuel Lamb Sealer of weights and measurs 
 
 23ly Voted Samuel Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 
 24ly Voted that swine may run at large 
 
 25ly Voted Daniel Coburn Jonathan Willard Joseph Upham 
 Jun'' John Wakefield & gideon Saben to be hogg Rieves 
 
 261y Voted John Curtis Culler of shingles and Clabords 
 
 27ly Voted Daniel Smith Deer Rieve 
 
 2Sly Voted the Surveyrs of highways to be Colectors of the 
 highway rates 
 
 29ly Voted forty pounds for mending our highways at the 
 same per day as last year 
 
 3oly Voted not to accept the Road laid out from Ar Harskels 
 to M'' Fhillipses 
 
 3ily Voted not to accept the Road laid out from the east 
 school House to Silas Robinsons 
 
 32ly Voted that Nathaniel Davis may Turn the road going 
 from his House to the Road that goes from our meeting House 
 to Sam" Robinsons mill as Described in his petition 
 
 33ly Voted to abate M"' Joseph Carpenter minister & meet- 
 ing house rates for 1 76S 
 
 34ly Voted not to abate Samuel Kidder & Philip Newell & 
 Obadiah Sabins highway rates 
 
 35ly Voted the select men to give an order to Jacob Cham- 
 berlain & Sam" Farbank for one pound nine shillings & seven 
 pence which they say is there due towards what they Expended 
 
 as a Committee for Clabording and Colouring our meeting 
 
 House 
 
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 361y Voted not to open the Road Requested by Will'" & 
 John Wakefield 
 
 the above Named officers have bin sworn to the faithfuU 
 Discharge of their Res|>ective offices Except Jedidiah Marcy 
 gideon Sabin and Abijah Newell 
 
 perambulation April 4"' 1 769 We the Subscribers Select men of Wood- 
 stock and Dudley together with Sam" Chandler Serveyors 
 assistance we Begun at a heep of stones one of the souwest 
 corners of Dudley and N :W : corner of Killingley and in the 
 East line of said Woodstock : and from thence we perambulat- 
 ed Northerly first to a white oak tree in the Norwest Corner of 
 land belonging unto Thomas Dudley Esq'' thence to another 
 white oak tree being the noreast corner of Woodstock from 
 thence we turned west 6° North making a strate line 470 rods 
 to a large heep of stones Eastorlee of a broken topt pine and is 
 Dudley southwestermost corner and Sturbridge southeast corner 
 and Erected Staks and Stones Every 80 Rods as witness 
 
 our hand 
 
 Nathaniel Child ) Select men of 
 Nehemiah Lyon i Woodstock 
 
 Ebenezer Bacon ) Select men 
 Joseph Upham j of Dudley 
 
 perambulation May 1 7"' 1 769 We the Subscribers having this day met 
 
 & Renued the Bounds between Oxford and Dudley begining 
 at a maple tree on the northly side of the mouth of Robinsons 
 mill Brook where it comes out of the Damb thence to a heep 
 of stones on the southerly side of the Brook a little above Rob- 
 insons mill then to a heep of stones on the bank of the River 
 the west side opposit the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook 
 thence Northerly to a heep of stones a few Rods North of the 
 widow Abigail Shumways House thence westerly to a heep of 
 stones on a Rock thence Northerly by a line of marked trees 
 
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 to a heep of stones which is tlie north east corner of Dudley 
 then westerly to a large heep of Stones which is the southeast 
 corner of Charlton District 
 
 Eph" Ballard ) Select men 
 William Watson / of Oxford 
 
 Joseph Upham ) Select men 
 Elijah Gore ) of Dudley 
 
 May y" 23 w^df) 
 
 We the Subscrebers having this Day met and Renued the perambulation " 
 Bounds between Dudley and Charlton Beginning at a heep of 
 stones in Dudley line being Charlton southeast Corner and 
 thence on said line Renued the bounds till we Came to a heep 
 of stones Being Dudley northwest Corner and Charlton South- 
 west Corner 
 
 Eben"^ Bacon -, 
 
 T 1 TT 1 / Select men 
 Joseph Upham ( , 
 
 Elijah Gore j °^ ^"^^^^^ 
 
 and 
 
 Nathaniel Blood \ Select men of 
 
 Samuel Curtis S Charlton 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of warrant 
 
 Dudley in said County i\ndrew White or Joseph Davis 
 greeting In his Majastyes Name you or either of you are 
 
 Required forthwith to warn and Notify the fi'eeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to Vote as 
 the Law Directs to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley 
 on monday the 29"" day of may instant at one of the clock in 
 the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals (viz) 
 
 1st to Elect & Depute one person to serve for and represent 
 us in the great and general Court or assembly to be conveined 
 and held at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday the 
 31'' Day of may instant 
 
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 2'"^lv to Chews a moderator for said meeting 
 3"'Iy to grant money for Defraying the charge of School- 
 ing for the Insuing year 
 
 4'4y to grant money for Defraying other necessary 
 Charges of the town for the Insuing year 
 
 5"'ly for the Town to Chews a Sealer of weights & 
 measures in the rome of m"" Sam" Lamb 
 
 6"'ly to hear & act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be lade before the town as they shall think proper 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 there on to us the Subscribers as you will answer your Defect 
 at the perril of the Law : given under our hands and Seal 
 
 this 15* Day of may Ano : Domini 1769 
 
 Eben' Bacon "^ 
 
 Joseph Upham | Select men 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain \ of 
 
 Elijah Gore I Dudley 
 
 John Curtis J 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley may y* 29"* 1769 
 In obedenence to the within ritten warrant I have warned 
 & notifyed the Inhabitants qualifyed according to Law to meet 
 at time and place within mentioned by setting this warrant up 
 at the meeting House as usual 
 
 p"^ Joseph Davis Constable 
 
 Town meetmg at a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regelarly assem- 
 bled at our meeting house in Dudley on monday the 29*** Day 
 of may 1769 
 
 jBt Voted & did not send a Representative this year 
 2"'Uy Voted Joseph Sabin moderator for s*^ meeting 
 3"'ly Voted £40 for Defraying the charge of schooling the 
 Insuing year 
 
 4"'ly Voted 30JE for Defraying other necessary charges 
 the Insuing year 
 
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 5"'ly \"()tctl William Carter scaler of weights & measures 
 in the room of m' Sam" Lamb 
 
 6"'ly Voted to abate Alex'' Thompsons Rates in Constable 
 Farbanks lists for the year 1767 Except the rates of a single 
 Poll in said lists 
 
 7"'ly Voted that pue in our meeting house to Edward 
 Curtis that was Cap' Paul Robinsons on the South .Side of the 
 East Dore upon the same footing oiu" pues is voted to others 
 
 8'^ly Voted to abate Philip Newell & Samuel Kidders 
 highway Rates this present year 
 
 Worcester ss to Joseph Davis Constable of the Town of ' '^^''*''''''"" 
 
 Dudley in s'' county greeting \ou are hereby in his Majes- 
 
 tyes Name forthwith Required to warn or Notif\- the Several 
 Inhabitents of the Town of Dudley Qiialifyed to vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting House in s'' Dudley on Tuesday 
 the ly"* Day of this instant October at two of the Clock in 
 the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals (viz) 
 
 i" to Chuse a moderator of said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly to see if the Town will raise mony to pay for New 
 glazing our meeting House or Come into some other method 
 for to pay the Commitee that glazed sd house 
 
 'i^^Xy to See if the Town will agree to New paint our 
 meeting House & raise money for to Defray the Charge of the 
 same or act upon it as the Town shall think proper 
 
 4"4y for the Town to here and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they shall see fit 
 
 Here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on. as you will answer your Defect at the 
 perril of the Law- 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 3"' Day of October AD 1769 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edwaid Da\ is Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley October y'' 17"' 17*^9 '" obedience to the within 
 
 Ki 
 
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 Warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitants by setting up this 
 warrant according to the usual Custum of this Town 
 
 by me Joseph Davis Constable of Dudley 
 
 Meeting At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Dudley Regulerly assem- 
 
 bled at our meeting House in said Dudley October v* 17"* 1769 
 i" Voted Eben' Bacon moderator for said meeting 
 2°'^ly Voted to new paint our meeting House 
 -^rrtjy Voted £'12 for to Defray the Charge of painting our 
 meeting House 
 
 and then adjorned the meeting to Tuesday the 7"' Day of 
 November next at two of the clock in the after noon at whicli 
 
 time the Town met and Desolved said meeting 
 
 the Rates made and delivered to the Constables in the vear 
 176S is as follows viz 
 
 D** to Constable Nath" Healey 
 
 the School rate is 2\-\^- ^y^ 
 
 Town and County rate is 14-14- 8-3 
 
 menisters rate is 28-1 S- o-i 
 
 wood rate is 4- 5- 1-3 
 
 meeting house rate is 10- 9-1 1- 
 
 Delivered to Constable Lemuel Corben 
 
 the School Rate is 19- 9- 0-3 
 
 Town and County rate is 13- o- 9-3 
 
 Menisters rate is 26- 9- 7-1 
 
 Wood rate is 4- o- 5-3 
 
 Meeting house rate is 9-16- 7- 
 
 the Rates Delivered to the Constables in the year 1769 is as 
 follows (viz 
 
 Delivered to Constable Andrew White for 
 the west end of the Town 
 
 province rate is 3i_i4_ 4-1 
 
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 School rate is 20-14- 3"^ 
 
 Town and Comity rate is 17-19- 9-1 
 
 minister rate is 26- 8- 2-2 
 
 wood rate is 4- i- 1-2 
 
 meeting house rate is 6- 2- 5-3 
 DeHvered to Constable Joseph Davis 
 
 Province Rate is 31- 6-1 1-2 
 
 School rate is 20-13- '~3 
 
 Town and County rate is 17-15-10- 
 
 minister rate is 27- 4- 6-3 
 
 wood rate is 4- 3- 6-2 
 
 meeting house rate is 6- 6- 7-2 
 
 Worcester ss to Andrew White one of the Constables of 
 
 the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester greeting : 
 you are hereby in his Majestys Name Required forth with to 
 warn or notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in town affairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in Dudley aforesaid on mondav the fifth 
 Day of march next at nine of the Clock in the fore noon then 
 and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for s'' meeting 
 
 2"^ly to Choose Town officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3''''ly to See if the Town will agree to let their swine run 
 at larg the Insuing year 
 
 4ly to See what Sum or Sums of money the Town will 
 grant to Defray the Charge of mending our highwavs in said 
 Town the Insuing year and to agree how it shall be Expended 
 
 5"'ly for the Town to Choose a School Committee for the 
 Insuing }ear if the)' think it proper 
 
 6"'ly for the l^own to Choose a Committee to goe to Wor- 
 cester at our next Court of (ieueral Sessions of the peace to be 
 iioldeii at Worcester on the Second 'I'uesdav of may m-xt to 
 
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 Rcprcsciit us at said Court conccrninii^ our l^eintj presented for 
 not keeping a grammar school if the Town tliink proper 
 
 7"'ly to .See if tlie Town will come into some method to 
 Repair our School house and to raise money to Defray the 
 charge of the same if they think it proper 
 
 S^'ly to See if the town will accept of a highway laid out 
 by the Select men begining at the road leading from Woodstock 
 line a little west of M' Jeremiah Philips to oiu" meeting house 
 and runing through said Phillips land Norwesterly till it Comes 
 to M'' Eben"' Edmunds land then on said Edmunds land till it 
 Comes to Ralph Vintons land then between the said Edmiuids& 
 Ralph & John Vintons lands till it Comes to John Harskell land 
 9'*'ly to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out 
 by the Select men begining at the end of the lain west of CoP 
 Thomas Cheneys house and Runing Norwesterly till it comes 
 to Charlton line on through M"" Winthrop land 
 
 io"'ly to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out 
 by the select men begining at the roatl leading from Charlton 
 to Dudley and runing by the east end of Eben"" greggs house 
 and Barn on said griggs land southerly till it Comes to Josiah 
 Conants house 
 
 Illy to See if the Town will accept of a highway laid out 
 by the Select men begining on Eleazer Putneys land l)y Thomas 
 Taylors house & runing westerly on Putneys land till it Comes 
 to Obadiah Sabins land then on his landfill it Comes to Joseph 
 Sabin land then then on his land & land of the heirs of Paid 
 Dudley Esq' Dcscased till it Comes to the River then Crosing 
 the River into the road leading from Col" Cheaney to Elisha 
 Sabins the perticulars & bounds of the above roads will be 
 laid before the Town at s'' meeting in the Select mens minuts 
 
 I2"'ly to See if the Town will Come into som method in 
 order to establish tlie soutlui 1\' part of the east line of our 
 'J'own 
 
 I3"'ly tor the Town to here and grant any petiticni or peti- 
 tions that shall i)c laid before them if thev tiiink it propper 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant ami of \(>ur I^oings 
 thereon at or before the said iifth Day of march next 
 
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 Dated at Dudley afore said the Iburteenth Day of Februnry 
 
 1770 and in the tenth year of his Majest}es Reign &c 
 
 Eben'' Bacon ^ 
 
 Jos : ITpham 
 
 \ , ^, 1 1 • L Select nu-n 
 Jacob Chamberlaui < 
 V-,.. , ^ of Dudley 
 
 Lbjah Gore I -^ 
 
 John Curtis J 
 
 Worcester ss Dudley March y^ 5"' 1770 
 In obedience to this \varrant I have Notify the Severil In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley qualilVed to vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at the time & place within mentioned according 
 to the usual custom of this Town hy Setting up this warront 
 at the sign post in Dudly 
 
 Andrew White Constable of Dtidlev 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the 'I'own of Dudle\ ''■""" '"eeting 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on monda}- \'' ^"' 
 Day of March 1770 
 
 first Voted & Chose Joseph ITpham moderater for said 
 meeting 
 
 2'"^ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 3'''^ly Voted to have the select men & assessors seperate 
 
 4"'ly Voted to have five select men 
 
 5"'ly Voted Eben'' Bacon first select man 
 
 6'*'ly Voted Jcdidiah Alarcy Esq'' second selectman 
 
 7"'lv Voted Jos : Upham third selectman 
 
 S"'ly Voted Jacob Chamberlain fourth selectman 
 
 9*''ly Voted Jos : Healey filth selectman 
 io"'lv Voted to have three Assessirs 
 I i"'lv Voted Jos : Sabin J'' first Assessor 
 I 2"'lv Voted Abijah Xewell second Assessor 
 I3"'ly Voted Edward Davis third Assessoi' 
 I4"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esc]'' Town Treasurer 
 j-th]^. Voted Ichabod Chamberlain west end Constable 
 l6'"lv Voted Paul Dodge east l-\\C\, Constable 
 
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 i7"'ly Voted Natliaii Dennis & Lemuel Corbin wardiens 
 
 i8'My Voted Lt Sam" Fairbank k. Daniel Newell Tithing 
 men 
 
 i9"'ly \"oted Dea : Jacob Bradbury Nathan Jeflbrds John 
 Bacon Asa Curtis Da\id Kidder Elijah <^ore and Elisha Sabin 
 highway surveyers 
 
 20"*^ Voted that the highway surveyors to be colcctors of 
 the highway rates 
 
 2i''ly Voted Eleazer Putney & Nath" Davis fence viewers 
 
 2 3'"'ly Voted L' W"' Carter Sealer of weights & measures 
 
 23"'ly Voted Sam" Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 
 24"'ly Voted to let their swine rim at large 
 
 3-"'ly Voted Jonas Fairbank Thos : Taylor & John Thomp- 
 son Hogg Rie\ s 
 
 26"'ly Voted Cap' Jolm Curtis Culler of shingles «.\: Clap- 
 bords 
 
 27"'ly Voted Eben"' Bacon Dear Rieve 
 
 28"'ly Voted to send a committee to Worcester concerning 
 our being presented for not keeping a grammar school 
 
 3C)">iy Voted Jos :Upham & Edw'' 'Davis as a committee to 
 Represent us 
 
 3o"'ly Voted fifty pounds for to Defray the charge of our 
 highways this year 
 
 3i"ly Voted to work out the same at 2/6 per Day to be 
 worked out before the Hrst of October 
 
 32"''lv Voted Daniel Newell Jacob Warren John Bracket 
 Eben'' Ammidown Jos Vinton &. Josiah Conant a School 
 Comniitte to provide schooling 
 
 33"'lv Voted thirty pounds for to Repair our .School houses 
 and each ward to Draugh their money as they Do the money 
 for Schooling 
 
 34"'lv A^oted Col" Thos:Cheaney JosrVinton iV Eben' 
 Edmunds as a Committee to Repair that school house in the 
 west ward 
 
 35"'ly Voted Ca[)t. John Curtis Jacol) Chamberlain cS: 
 Abijah Newell ab a Committee to Repair that school house by 
 sd Chamberlains 
 
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 36"'ly Voted ::ath" Ilealey Stuckly Arnold & Daniel Newell 
 as a Committee to repair that school house bv m'' Eben'' 
 Bacons 
 
 37"'ly Voted Elijah gore Jacob Warren & John Delremplc 
 as a Committee to Repair that .School house near said gores 
 
 38"^ly Voted Jos :Upham Lt W" Carter & Andrew White 
 as a Committee to Repair that School house near said Whites 
 
 39"'lv Voted Cap' Paul Robinson Nath" Davis and John 
 Bracket as a Committee to Repair that School house in the 
 East ward 
 
 4o"'ly Voted that each Committee shall Repair said houses 
 by the first of October next insuing 
 
 4i"ly Voted to accept of that Road leading liom John 
 Haskell by Eben'' Edmunds to Jeremy Phillips as is particu- 
 larly Described hereafter 
 
 42"''ly Voted to accept of a road leading from Colo : 
 Cheaneys to Sturbridge through m' Winthrops land 
 
 _l^^>-d|y Voted to accept of a road leading from Josiah Conants 
 to Eben"" griggs through gi'iggs land Conant paying griggs his 
 Damage and clearing the Town from any cost from griggs 
 
 44"'ly Voted not to accept of that road from Thos Taylors 
 to Col" Cheane3's 
 
 45"'ly Voted for the selectmen to run the East line of our 
 Town and make Report to the Town at our Next meeting 
 
 46*''ly Voted that pue to Edward & Nath" Davis that was 
 Capt. Eben'' Edmunds at the east end of the pulpet in our 
 meeting house on the same footing the pues are Disposed of 
 to others as Described in the petition 
 
 47"'ly Voted to abate Joseph Barrets rates for the year i 769 
 
 48"4y Voted to abate Samuel Cooks & Caleb .Smiths minis- 
 ter and meeting house rates for the year i 769 
 
 the above said officers have taken the oaths of oifice Except 
 Thos :TayIor & John Thompson 
 
 A Road laid out bv the .Selectmen of Dudle\ October 
 
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 1769 begining at a white oake tree &; at the end of a road 
 
 formerly hiid out west of Jertniiah Pliillps from thence about 
 northerly to Woodstock N:E corner from thence to the south 
 side of Ebenezer Edmunds house and east of his Barn from 
 thence about N :W to a Stake and heep stones a Ralph 
 Vintons line and upon said Vintons line west to John Vintons 
 S :E corner and on said John Vinton line to John Haskell 
 land one half on Ralph & John Vintons land antl one half on 
 El)en'' Edmunds land said road to be two rods wide 
 
 by us Eben' Bacon 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain \ Selectmen 
 Elijah gore 
 
 A Road laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley Noveinl)er y*" 
 22'"' 1769 begining at the N :W of Col" Thos Cheaneys 
 
 lane from thence to a black oak about N:VV from thtnce 
 westerly to heep of Stones from thence northerly to a pitch 
 pine tree from thence about N :W to a small white oake from 
 thence to a heep of stones the south side of a great Rock about 
 a west point from there about northerly to small white oake 
 tree from thence near about as the road is now trod to the 
 corner of the wall of Col" Cheaneys farm that Abijah Saris 
 now lives upon which is to Charlton line said road to be 
 
 two rods wide and laid out on the S :W : Sid of the said 
 bounds liy Eben' Bacon 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain \- vSelectmen 
 John Curtis 
 
 A Road laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley Sep" y" 29"' 
 1769 begining at the N : E corner of Josiah Conants house 
 from thence Runing northerly to the south end of a stone wall 
 in Ebenezer griggses Pasture on the west side of the path that 
 leads to said griggses from tiicnce to the East End of griggses 
 barn <S: house from thence to the Town road leading from 
 
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 Dudley to Cliailton Said Road'to be two Rods wide and 
 
 said road is laid out on the East side of the Bounds 
 by us Jacob Chamberlain 'j 
 
 Elijah Gore >• Selectmen 
 
 John Curtis , 3 
 
 the above Said Roads was laid before the Town and accept- 
 ed by them at the anual meeting in march 1770 
 
 Worcester ss To Ickabod Chamberlain one of the Con- 
 
 stables of the Town of Dudley in said County greeting you 
 are hereby in his Majestyes Name Required forthwith to warn 
 & Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meet- 
 ing house in s'' Dudley on Thursday the 24*'' Day of may 
 currant at two of the clock in the after Noon then and there to 
 act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to chuse a Representative to serve at the great and 
 general court or assembly to be held at Camebridge the insu- 
 ing year 
 
 2'"iiy (-Q ehuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 3'^''ly to see if the Town will grant money to Defray the 
 Necessary charge of schooling in our Town the insuing year 
 
 4"'ly to See what Sum of money the Town will grant to 
 Defray the Nesessery charges for the insuing year 
 
 5"'ly to see if the Town will come into any method to fence 
 our During places 
 
 6"'ly to see if the Town will here and grant any petition or 
 petitions that shall then be laid before them 
 
 Hereof fail Not as you will answer your Default at the 
 perril of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 vour Doing: thereon unto us the Subscribers <jiven under 
 
ijo Dudley Town Records^ 1770. 
 
 our hands and Seal at Dudley the tenth Day of may AD 1770 
 
 Ebenezor Bacon "^ 
 
 Joseph Uphani [ „ , ^ 
 
 T A-A- 1 AT r oelectmen 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy I 
 
 Joseph Healey J 
 
 Worcester ss May y* 24"^ 177° i'^ obediance to this 
 
 warrant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 
 of the Town of Dudley to appear at time and place by Setting 
 
 up this warrant at the usual place in s*^ Dudley 
 
 p' Ichabod Chamberlain Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting House on Thursday the 
 24"* Day of May AD 1770 
 
 first Voted and did not send a Representative 
 
 secondly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 -^rdjy Voted £40 for to Defray the charge of Schooling the 
 Insuing year 
 
 4"'ly Voted £25 for to Defray the other Necessary chargs 
 the insuing year 
 
 5"'ly Voted not to fence our Buring Places 
 
 6"'ly Voted to abate John Morriss Rates in Nathll Healey 
 list in the year 176S it being S / 1 
 
 7"'ly Voted not to grant Philip Newell & Sam" Kidders 
 petition for to have their highway Rates abated 
 
 N:B Joshua Robbins & Wife and fa ma ly mooved from 
 Killingly into Dudley in April 1775 and Ichabod Thompson 
 and wife and famaly mooved from Charlton to Dudley in 
 October 1775 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^77^' 
 
 131 
 
 Worcester ss To Ichabod Chamberlain one of the Con- 
 
 stables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester 
 greeting you are hereby in his majestyes name Required 
 
 forthwith to warn or Notify the freeholders and other inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in Dudley aforesaid on mondaj' 
 the fourth Day of march next at Nine of the clock in the four 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articals (vi/) 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly to choose Town officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 n^^Xy to see if the Town will make such grant or grants of 
 mone}' as may be thought Needfull for Schooling the chilldren 
 in the Town and for other Necessary charges in the Town for 
 the currant year 
 
 4"'ly to see if the Town will choose a School Committee 
 to provid Schooling for the insuing year 
 
 5**'ly to see if the Town will mend our highways by a Rate 
 or otherways & if by a Rate then to grant money for the same 
 
 '6"^ly to see if the Town will let there swine Rim at large 
 the Insuing year 
 
 7"My to choose a county Register 
 
 S'hjy |-Q ggg j£ tj-jg Town will Discontinue the Road that 
 leads from the southwest corner of m^ Eben' Bacons Land 
 southerly to the colony line as an open Road but to be con- 
 tinued as a Drist Road : (untill Killingley will open a Road to 
 the county Road 
 
 9'My for the Town to here and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see cause 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the selectmen at or before the said 
 fourth Day of march next as you will answer your Defect at 
 the perril of the Law in that case made and provided Dated 
 at Dudley aforesaid the Eighteenth day of February in the 
 Eleventh year of his Majestyes Reign Ano Dominy 1771 
 
 by order of the selectmen 
 
 Ell ward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 I SEAL I 
 
 DUDLEY 
 ROAD 
 
132 Dudley Toxvn Records, 177I' 
 
 Worcester ss march y* 4"' 1771 in obediance to this 
 
 warrant I have warned and Notifyed the freeholders and other 
 inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 by seteng up this warrant at the usual Place in said Dudley 
 p"^ Ichabod Chamberlain Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Rcgulerly assembled at our meeting house in Dudley on mon- 
 day the fourth Day of march 1771 
 
 first Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"'ily Voted and chose Edward Da^ is Town Clerk 
 3'^ly Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq"' Town Treasurer 
 4"'ly Voted to have the selectmen and assessors seperate 
 5"'ly Voted to have five selectmen 
 6"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy first selectman 
 ythjy Voted Jacob Chamberlain second selectman 
 8"^ly Voted Will"' Earned third selectman 
 9"'ly Voted Joseph Healey fourth selectman 
 lo'^ly Voted Timothy Foster fifthe selectman 
 I I'^'ly Voted to have three assessors 
 jjthjy Voted Samuel Faii'bank first assessor 
 j^thjy Voted Edward Davis second assessor 
 i4"'ly Voted David Kieth third assessor 
 I ^"'ly Voted John Bacon west end constable 
 i6"'ly Voted Joseph Upham East end constable and after- 
 wards voted and accepted Nathaniel Davis to serve for said 
 Upham 
 i7"'ly Voted Samuel Fairbanks & Nathaniel Davis wardiens 
 iS'^'ly Voted Timothy Foster Jun' and Asa Curtis Tyth- 
 ing men 
 
 i9"'ly Voted Joseph Davis Jacob Warren Philip Corbin 
 Silas Robinson Jacob Chamberlain Jun"" Stukely Arnold Daniel 
 Coburn and Gideon Sabin highway survevors 
 
Dudley Toivn Records, m^- ^33 
 
 2o""ly Voted that the highway surveyors to be colectors ol" 
 the highway Rates 
 
 3£"ly Voted Jonas Fairhank and John Curtis Jun'' lence 
 view'ers 
 
 22"'^ly Voted L' WilHam Carter sealer of weights and 
 measures 
 
 23"'ly Voted Samuel Kidder sealer of Leather 
 
 24"'ly Voted to let the swine riui at large 
 
 25"'ly Voted George Robinson Joshua Wetherill Jun 
 Thomas Cheany Jmi" moses Corbin and Sam" Newell hog 
 Reives 
 
 26"'ly Voted Cap' John Curtis culler of shingles & clap- 
 boards 
 
 2<f^\y Voted Samuel Eames Deer Rieve 
 
 2S"'ly Voted £90 to Defray the charge of highway work 
 this year 
 
 29"^ly Voted to work out the same at 3 / 6 per Da\' to be 
 work out before the first Day of October next 
 
 30*''ly Voted £30 for Necessar}' charges in said Town this 
 year 
 
 3i''ly Voted £40 for schooling the insuing vcar 
 
 32"*^^ Voted Joshua Vinton Samuel Ilealy Ebenezcr Am- 
 midon Nathaniel Davis Joseph Healy and Eben'' Edmunds 
 school committee 
 
 33''''ly Voted to discontinue the Road leading from xW Eben'' 
 Bacons southwest corner southerly to the colony line as an 
 open Road till Killingley will open a Road through to the 
 county Road it to Remain as a Dist Road and good gates and 
 bars to be maintained by m' Stukely Arnold that shall be com- 
 fortable and convenient for Pasing «& Repasing 
 
 34"'ly Voted to grant m' Alex'' Browns Petition to Put gates 
 and bars across the Road near m'' Philips Bridge till further 
 orders 
 
 Worcester ss To Nathaniel Davis one of the constables warrant 
 
JJ4 Dudley Town Records^ i77I- 
 
 of the Town ol' Dudley in said count}' greeting you are 
 
 herel)y in his niajestyes Name -Required forthwith to warn and 
 Notify tlie freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudle} qualifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meet- 
 ing house in said Dudley on Wednesday twenty second Day of 
 may curront at two of the clock in the afternoon then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to choose a Representative to serve at the great and 
 general court or assembly to be held at Cambridge the Insu- 
 ing year 
 
 3'"'ly To choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 3'"''ly To see if the Town will continue the old committees 
 to Repair the school houses or choose new ones 
 
 ^thly To see if the Town will hear and grant any Petition 
 or Petitions that shall be laid before them 
 
 here of fail not as you will answer your Defect at the perril 
 of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your 
 Doings thereon unto us the Subscribers given under uwx 
 
 hands and .Seal at Dudley the eighth Day of may AD 1771 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ~) 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain -^ Select men 
 William Larned j of Dudley 
 
 Timothy Foster J 
 
 Worcester ss may y*^ 32"** 1771 In obedience to this 
 
 warrant I have warned and Notifyed the several Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according 
 to the usual custom of the Town 
 
 P'' Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley 
 
 Town MeeUng At a meeting of the Inhabitants of tiie Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on Wednesday the 
 ;23'"' Day of may 1771 
 
 lirst Voted and chose no Representative 
 
 2"''ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for the rest of 
 said mectin<r 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ iyyi-J2. 7J5 
 
 3"^ly Voted to Dismiss the old Committees and choose 
 new ones to Repair our School houses in said Town 
 
 4"'ly Voted L' William Carter Lemuel Corbin & Ebenezer 
 Ammidown as a Committee to Repair that School house near 
 said Ammidowns 
 
 5"'ly Voted Joshua Vinton Josiah Conant and Jacob 
 Chamberlain Jun"" as a committee to Repair that School house 
 near said Chamberlains 
 
 6"'ly Voted Nathan JeHbrds John Bracket and Timothy 
 Foster Jun'' as a Committee to Repair that School house in 
 the East ward 
 
 7*''ly Voted to grant Benjamin Coburn and others petition 
 as to be a School ward by them selves and they to build their 
 own School house 
 
 S'^'ly Voted to abate Joseph Putncys Rates in Joseph Davis 
 list for 1769 
 
 Worcester ss To Xathanael Duvis one of the constables 
 
 of the Town of Dudley in said county Greeting You are 
 
 in his majestyes Name Required forthwith to warn & Notif\- 
 the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudle\- 
 qualifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in said Dudley on monday the second Day of march 
 next at Nine of the clock in the fore noon then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 i^' to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly to Elect and choose Such Town officers for the 
 preasent year as the Law Directs 
 
 -i'"'ily to See if the Town will make such a grant or grants 
 of money as may be thought NeedfuU as for Schooling the 
 children in this Town & for other Necessary charges in Town 
 for the Currant year 
 
 4"'lv to make choice of a Committee to provide a proper 
 person or persons to keep the School in Town the present year 
 
/j(5 Dudley Town Records^ i??^- 
 
 5*''ly to See if the Town will mend our Roads by a Rate 
 or other ways and if by a Rate to grant money for the same 
 
 6"'ly to See if the Town will let there Swine run at Larg 
 on their Commons this year 
 
 7"'ly to hear and grant any Petition or Petitions that may 
 be laid before them 
 
 Hereof fail not as you will answer your defect at the perril 
 of the Law and make Due Return of this warrant with your 
 doings thereon unto us the Subscribers Given under our 
 
 and Seal at Dudley the twelfth Day of February 1772 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ^ 
 Jacob Chamberlain 1 
 William Larned I Selectmen 
 Joseph Healy 
 Timothy Foster 
 Worcester ss March ye 3'"^ 1772 in obedience to this 
 
 warrant I have warned & Notifyed the several Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according to 
 the usual custom of the Town 
 
 p^ Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley 
 March y" 2'"^ 1773 
 
 1" Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esqr modorator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esqr first select man 
 
 ^'■'^ly Voted Ens William Larned 2 select man 
 
 4"'ly Voted Joshua Vinton 3 select man 
 
 ^thjy Voted Edward Davis 4 select man 
 
 6"'ly Voted Ens Tim" Foster 5 select man 
 
 7*''ly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 
 8"'ly Voted David Keith 2 Assessor 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^77^- I37 
 
 9"'ly Voted Joshua Vinton 3 Assessor 
 io"'ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 ii"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Town Treasurer 
 I2"'ly Voted Archabild Jewell west end Constable 
 i^'^ly Voted Nathaniel Davis east end Constable 
 i4"'ly Voted Josiah Conant & John Bracket wardiens 
 I5"'ly Voted Danl Dodge & John Curtis Jun' Tything men 
 i6'*'ly Voted Nathaniel Davis Lemuel Corbin Nathan Dennis 
 Samuel Kidder Capt John Curtis Elisha Sabin and iXndrew 
 Brown highwav surveyois 
 
 ly'hly Voted that the Surveyors of highways be Colectors ol 
 the highway Rates 
 
 iS"'ly Voted Lt William Carter Sealer of weiglits and 
 measurs 
 icjthly Voted Samuel Kidder Sealer of Leather 
 2o"'ly Voted Jacob Warren & Nathan Jeffords fence viewers 
 2i'Hy Voted Ens Jacob Chamberlain Deer Reefe 
 zz'^^ly Voted Ebenezer Foster John Edmunds & John 
 Corbin hogg Rieves 
 
 23"'ly Voted Capt John Curtis Culler of Shingles & Clap- 
 boards 
 24*''ly Voted £50 for Schooling the Insuing year 
 25"'ly Voted to put over to may meeting the granting of 
 money for the Necessary Charges of the Town the year 
 26'4y Voted £50 to mend our highways this year 
 27'hiy Voted to work said £50 at 2 / 6 per Day from the 1" 
 of may to the i*' of October 
 
 28"'ly Voted John Harskel Nathaniel Healy Samuel Eames 
 Eleazer Putney William Guy Nathaniel Davis & Eleazer 
 Jackson as School Committee to provide Schooling the Insu- 
 ing year 
 
 29"'ly Voted to let our Swine run on our Commons the 
 present year 
 
 3o*''ly Voted to grant Stookley Arnold & Philip Moreys 
 Petition to turn the Road from the Bridge up to the \.\\)C\: Side 
 of Arnolds moing land to turn up the river till it comes to 
 
 said moreys South line then by said Une till it comes to the 
 
 18 
 
jj8 Dudley Town Records^ ^772- 
 
 foot of the hill west of Arnolds house then into the old road 
 it to be two Rods wide and all on Dudley land 
 
 Worcester ss To cither of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to warn 
 or Notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley qualifyed to vote in this meeting to meet at our 
 meeting House in said Dudley on Thursday the 21*' Day of 
 this Instant may at two of the clock in the afternoon then 
 
 and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 I*' to Elect and Depute one person to serve for and Rep- 
 resent us in the great and general Court appointed to be con- 
 vened held and kept for his majestyes sei-vice at Harvard 
 Collidg in Cambridg upon Wednesday the 27"' Day of mav 
 Instant 
 
 2"''ly to chuse a moderator for the remaining part of said 
 meeting 
 
 3''''ly to grant money for the Necessary charges in the Town 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly to vSee if the Town will grant more money for Re- 
 pairing our highways in Said Town the present year 
 
 5'4y to See if the Town will accept of the List of Jurymen 
 that shall be laid before them by the Selectmen 
 
 6'^ly to See if the Town will Excuse the Baptist or any 
 part of them from bringing in their Sertifacats yearly agreeable 
 to the late Law of the Province 
 
 7"'ly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or 
 Petitions that shall be laid before them as they shall see fitt 
 
 Hereof fail not as you will answer your Defect at the Perril 
 of the Law in that case made and provided and make Due 
 Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the 
 Selectmen of said Town at or before the said Day Dated 
 
Dudley Town Recoi-ds^ ^772. jjg 
 
 at Dudley aforesaid the 7th Day of may in the Twelfth year of 
 iiis majestyes Reign AD 1773 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 Worcester ss may y" 21'' 1772 In obediance to this 
 
 warrant I have Notifyed the Several Inhabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley by Setting up this warrant according to the usual 
 Custom of this Town 
 
 p'' Nathaniel Davis Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudlev 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting House in said Town mav 
 y'^ 21^' 1772 
 
 I*' Voted and Did Not cliews a Representative this year 
 
 2'"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq'' moderator for the Re- 
 mainder of said meeting 
 
 3"'ly Voted 15JC for Necessary charges for this year 
 
 4"'ly Voted i5£ more for to Repair our highwavs and to 
 be worked out at the same rate that the other highway money 
 is to be 
 
 5"'ly Voted to accept of the List of Jurymen that was laid 
 before them 
 
 6"'ly Voted to Excuse the Baptists that belong to a Baptist 
 Church from bringing their Sertifacats in to the Assessors 
 yearly During the Continuance of the act made in favor of the 
 Baptists and Qiiakers 
 
 7"'ly Voted to abate Alexander Thompsons Rates tliat is 
 Due to Edward Davis which is 10/6:2 
 
 June y^ 2""^ 1773 
 
 We the Subscribers have this Day met and Renewed the 
 Bounds between Oxford and Dudley begining at a maple tree 
 on the Northerlv side of the mouth of Robinsons mill 15rook 
 
140 Dudley Town Records^ 1772-73- 
 
 where it comes out of the Pond thence to a hecp of stones on 
 the southerly side of the Brook a little aliove Robinsons mills 
 then to a beep of stones on the Bank of the River o^^pose to 
 the mouth of Robinsons mill Brook thence Northerly to a heep 
 of stones a few Rods North of the house of the Heirs of Jere- 
 miah Shumaway Jun"^ Deceased thence westerly to a heep of 
 stones on a Rock thence Northerly by a line of mark*' trees to 
 a heep of stones which is Dudley North East Corner thence 
 westerly to a heep of stones which is the South East Corner of 
 Charlton Destrict 
 
 Ebenezer Learned ) Select men 
 William Watson i" of Oxford 
 
 William Earned ] Select men 
 Edward Davis j of Dudley 
 
 June y*^ 13"' 1772 We the Subscribers have this Day met 
 and Renued the Bounds between Dudley and Charlton Begin- 
 ing at a heep of stones in Dudley North line which is Charlton 
 South East Corner and then westerdly by a line of marked 
 trees and beeps of stones till we came to a heep of stones in 
 Sturbridge East line which is Dudley Northwest corner and 
 Charlton Southwest corner 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ^ 
 
 T I Tf . f Select men 
 
 Joshua Vmton V 
 
 Edward Davis ) ^ 
 
 Nathaniel Blood \ Select men 
 John Dresser S of Charlton 
 
 Worcester ss To Archabikl Jewell one of the Constables 
 of the Town of Dudley in the coimty of Worcester Greeting 
 In his majestyes Name you are hereby Required forthwith to 
 warn and Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 
Dudley Toivti Records^ ^773 • ^4^ 
 
 Town of Dudley aforesaid qualifyed to vote in town atlairs to 
 meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Monday the hrst 
 Day of march next at nine of the clock in the forenoon then 
 & there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to chews a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to chews Town officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3''''ly to See if the Town will let their Swine run at larg on 
 their commons the insuing year 
 
 4"'ly for the Town to grant money to Defray the charge ot 
 mending our highways and bridges this year and to agree how 
 the same shall be Expended 
 
 5"'ly to see if the Town will accept of y" Road as it is now 
 trod leading from the foot bridge over quinnabog River to the 
 Road leading from m'' Joseph Vintons to CoP Cheneys farm 
 in leu of the Road laid out and accepted by the Town from 
 said bridge to said Road 
 
 6"'ly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or 
 Petitions that shall be laid before them as they think fitt and 
 make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings therein 
 unto the Select men of said Town at or before the said first 
 
 Warrant 
 
 Day of march next 
 
 here of fail not as you will answer your Defect at the Perrill 
 of the Law in that case made and provided Dated at 
 Dudley aforesaid the 15"* Day of February in the Thirteenth 
 year of his Majestyes Reign Anno Domini 1/73 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley march y*" i'' 1773 by Virtue of a warrant to me 
 
 directed I have warned and Notifyed the freeholders and other 
 Lihabitants of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in Town afiairs to 
 meete at time and place within mentioned by setting up a 
 warrant at our meeting house and by Verble Notice 
 
 ?■• Archabild Jewell Constable of Dudley 
 
142 Dudley Toxvn Recoi'ds^ ^773- 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on 
 monday the first Day of march anno Domini 1773 
 
 first Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for said meeting 
 2"'*ly Voted to have three select men this year 
 ordjy Voted to have the select men and Assessors seperate 
 4"'ly Voted to have three assessors this year 
 5"'ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 6"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Town Treasurer " 
 7"'ly Voted William Earned first select man 
 8'hiy Voted Jacob Warren second select man 
 9*My Voted Edward Davis third select man 
 lo'^'ly Voted David Keith first assessor 
 I i"'ly Voted Samuel Kidder second assessor 
 I3"'ly Voted Nathaniel Davis third assessor 
 I3"^ly Voted Daniel Newell west end constable 
 i4"'ly Voted Samuel Eames East End constable 
 I5"'ly Voted and accepted John Curtis Jun"' to serve con- 
 stable for Daniel Newell 
 i6"'ly Voted Andrew Brown & Eleazer Putney wardien 
 i7***ly Voted Lemuel Corbin & Samuel Healy Tything men 
 i8*ly Voted Lemuel Corbin Nathaniel Davis Daniel Newell 
 Nathan Jeffords Elijah gore John Edmunds & Thomas Cheney 
 Jim surveyors of highways this year 
 
 i9'''ly Voted Timothy Foster Jun"' & Asa Curtis fence 
 Viewers 
 2o"'ly Voted William Carter sealer of weights and measures 
 3i"ly Voted Samuel Kidder sealer of Leather 
 22"''ly Voted Cap* John Curtis culler of shingles & clap- 
 boards 
 2-^fdly Voted vSamuel Waldron dear rieve 
 24"'ly Voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 3^'hjy Voted Henry Hooker & Justin Jewell hogreives 
 26"'ly Voted £65 to Defray the charge of our highways & 
 bridges this year 
 
 27"'ly Voted to have the same worked out 2/6 per Day 
 from the first Day of may to the first Day of October next 
 
Dudley Toxvit Records^ J 773- ^43 
 
 28"'ly Voted that the Surveyors of our highways be colectors 
 of the highway Rates this year 
 
 2C)"'lv Voted to Put over to may meeting the fifth articals in 
 the warrant viz concerning Jos Vinton Road 
 
 3o"'ly Voted to abate the wido grace Smiths Rates in Con- 
 stable Paul Dodges Lists which is 4' o'' 2 and 6' of Thomas 
 Hutchins Rates in said Dodtres Lists 
 
 April y*^ 7"' 1773 
 
 We the Subscriber met and begun at a heape of stones one 
 of the Souwest cornerd of Dudley and the norwest corner of 
 Killingley and in the East line of Woodstock and from thence 
 we Perambulated Northerly first to a white oak tree in the 
 Norwest corner of Dudleys farme so called then to a nother 
 white oak tree being the Noreast corner of Woodstock from 
 thence we turned west 6° North making a sti^aight line 470 
 rods to a large heep of stones Easterly of a pine stump and is 
 a nother of the southwest corners of Dudley and Sturbridge 
 Soueast corner and renued the bounds Every So rods 
 
 as Witness our hands 
 
 Elisha Child ] vSelect men by appoint- 
 Sam" Corbin S ment of Woodstock 
 
 William Earned | Select men 
 Edward Davis j of Dudley 
 
 Worcester ss to Samuel Eams one of the Constables of 
 
 the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester greeting 
 In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to warn 
 and Notify the freeholders and other Lihabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley quallifyed to Vote In the choice of a Represantative 
 to meet at our meeting house in Dudley on Tuesday the iS"* 
 Day of may Instant at one of the clock in the afternoon then 
 & there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
144 Dudley Toivn Records^ ^773- 
 
 first to Elect and Depute one person to serve for and Rep- 
 resent us in a great & General Coint or assemble to be held at 
 Boston on Wednesday the 26"' Da}' of may aforesaid 
 
 2'"^lv to chews a moderator for the remaining part of said 
 meeting 
 
 3"'lv to grant money for schooling and for other Necessary 
 charges in our Town for the Present year 
 
 4"'ly to chews a school committee to provide schooling in 
 our Town the Insuing year 
 
 5"'ly to here and act upon any Petition or Petitions that 
 shall be laid befoi^e the Town as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 vour Doings there on unto the Select men of said Town at or 
 before the said 18* Day of may corront Dated at Dudley 
 
 aforesaid the fourth Day of may in the thirteenth year of his 
 majestyes Reign anno :Domini i773 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley may y'' 18"' 1773 in obediance to the within writ- 
 
 ten warrant I have warned and Notifyed the several Inhal)i- 
 tants within mentioned by seting up this warrant on the sine 
 post by the meeting house as usual to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned 
 
 Y' Samuel Earns Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Tuesday y^ 18"' Day of may 1773 
 
 first Voted for but did not Elect any Representative for 
 this year 
 
 2"''ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esqr moderator for the Re- 
 maining part of said meeting 
 
 3"'ly Voted ^o£ for schooling this year 
 
 4"'ly Voted 5JC for Necessary charges this year 
 
 5"'ly Voted Benjamin morris Jacob Chamberlain Jonathan 
 
Dudley Toivji Records^ ^773- ^45 
 
 Day Nathaniel Davis Nathaniel Healy Joseph Upham Jnn"" 
 and Gideon Sabin to be a school committee to provide school- 
 ing for the i^resent year in our Town 
 
 6'^ly Voted to abate all Issachar Rickords rates for the 
 year 1772 
 
 7"'ly Voted to abate Daniel Howard minister Rate for the 
 year 1772 
 
 Worcester ss to either of the constables of Dudley in the 
 county of Worcester Samuel Emes or John Curtis Jun' Greet- 
 ing In his majestyes Name you are Required forthwith to 
 warn or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley quallefyed to vote in Town aflairs to meet at 
 our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 20"' Day of 
 September Instant at one of the clock in the after noon then 
 and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to chews a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly to chuse an assessor a highway surveyer and a School 
 Committee in the roome of Nathaniel Davis Deceased 
 
 3''''ly for the Inhabitants to give in to the assessors an in- 
 voice of their personal Estate 
 
 4"'ly for the Town to consult and act upon the letters from 
 the Committee of Corespondants at Boston as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrent with 
 your Doing thereon unto the select men at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this second Day of Se^Dtem- 
 ber in the thirteenth year of his majestyes Reign anno Domini 
 
 1773 
 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 Worcester ss September y" 20*'' i773 In obediants to 
 
 this warrant I have Notifycd the inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley by setting up this warrant at the sine post in Dudley 
 according to the custom of the Town 
 
 John Curtis Jun' Constable of Dudley 
 
 J9 
 
14-6 Dudley Town Records^ jyyj-4. 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 monday y' 20"^ Day of September AD i773 
 
 first Voted and chose Cap* John Curtis moderator for s"* 
 meeting 
 
 2"''ly Voted Joseph Sabin J' assessor in the roome of Nath' 
 Davis Deces' 
 
 r^rdjy Voted Timo : Foster Jr Surveyor of highways in the 
 roome of Dito 
 
 4"'ly Voted Jonas Fairbanks Schoole Committee in the 
 roome of Dito 
 
 5*''ly Voted not to act upon the letters from the Committee 
 of Corospondants at Boston 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Samuel Emes or John 
 Curtis Jun' Greeting In his majestyes Name you are hereby 
 Required forthwith to warne or Notify the freeholders and 
 other Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley aforesaid qualifyed 
 to vote in Town affairs to meete at our meeting house in said 
 Dudley on monday the fourth Day of march next at nine of 
 the clock in the forenoon then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articals viz) 
 
 first to chews a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"<'ly to chews Town officers for the insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3"^ly to see if the Town will let their swine Run at large 
 this year 
 
 4*My to see if the Town will accept of a Road laid out by 
 the Select men from m' Daniel Dodges west line of his farm 
 across the Indian land (so called) to the Road leading from 
 Ens : William Larneds house to our meeting house in lue of 
 the Road that leads from the said Dodges Norwest corner to 
 Dea : Edward Davis"* house 
 
 ^"*ly for the Town to grant money to Defray the charge ol 
 
Dudley 'town Records, 1774' 147 
 
 mending our highways and bridges this year and to agree how 
 the same shall be Expended 
 
 6"^ly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or 
 Petitions that shall be laid before them as they thing proper 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant Avith your Doings 
 thereon unto us the Subscribers on or before said Day Given 
 under our hand and Seals this Eleventh Day of February in the 
 fourtenth year of his majistyes Reign anno Domini i774 
 
 William Earned ) 
 
 T 1 -ITT f Select men 
 
 Jacob vVarren > 
 
 Edward Davis ) «f Dudley 
 Worcester ss march y® 7"^ ^774 -'•'^ obediance to the 
 
 within written warrant I have warned and Notifyed the per- 
 sons within mentionetl to meet at time and place herein perfixt 
 by setting this warrant up on our sign post by the meeting 
 house as usual 
 
 P' Samuel Emes Constable of Dudley 
 
 J\t a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on 
 monday march y* the Seventh anno Domini 1774 
 
 first Voted and chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"''ly Voted to have the select men and assessors seperate 
 
 3"'ly Voted to have five select men this year 
 
 4"'ly Voted to have five assessors this year 
 
 5"'ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 6"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasury 
 
 ythjy Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' first select man 
 
 8"'ly Voted Ens: William Earned second selectman 
 
 ^thjy Voted Cap' John Cmtis third selectman 
 
 io"^ly Voted Edward Davis fourth select man 
 
 ii»i>ly Voted Joseph Healy fifth selectman 
 
 I2"'ly Voted Joseph Sabin Jun' first assessor 
 
 I3"'ly Voted Edward Davis second assessor 
 
14^ Dudley Town Records^ ^774' 
 
 I4"'ly Voted Ichabod Chamberlain tliird assessor 
 
 i5"'ly Voted Timothy Foster Jun' fourth assessor 
 
 i6"^ly Voted Jonas Fairbank fifth assessor 
 
 i7"'ly Voted Ens: Samuel Healy west end constable 
 
 iS"'ly Voted Samuel Waldron east end constable 
 
 i9"4y Voted Asa Curtis and Benjamin Kidder Jun'wardians 
 
 20*''ly Voted Samuel Kidder and Joseph Up ham Jun'' Tyth- 
 
 ing men 
 
 2i^'ly Voted Cap' John Curtis culler of shingles and clap- 
 boards 
 23"'^ly Voted Joseph Edmunds Archabild Jewell Philip 
 
 Newell Jun'' Timothy Foster Jun"" Ralph Vinton John Warren 
 
 and Nathan Jeffords highway surveyors 
 23'''^ly Voted that the surveyors of the highv^ays be colectors 
 
 of the highway Rates 
 24"'ly Voted Capt William Carter sealor of weights and 
 
 measurs 
 25*''ly Voted Samuel Kidder scalar of Leather 
 26"'ly Voted Jacob Chamberlain Jun'' & George Robinson 
 
 fence viewers • 
 
 2^thjy Voted John Bacon Deer Rieve 
 38"'ly Voted to let our swine Run at large on our commons 
 
 this year 
 29*''ly Voted John Thompson moses Chamberlain & Josiah 
 
 Hovey hog Reives 
 3o"'ly Voted fifty pounds for to mend our highways and 
 
 bridges this year 
 3i"ly Voted to work out the same at 2 / 6 per Day from the 
 
 first Day of may to the first Day of October 
 32'"^ly Voted to abate the widow Sarah Slys minister Rates 
 
 in Constable Samuel Emes List for the year 1773 it being 
 
 12 / 2 :2 
 23>-'iiy Voted to abate one Poll in Obadiah Sabin Rates in 
 
 John Curtis Jun"" lists for the year 1773 it being "^ I "$> 
 34"'ly Voted that the Selectmen should purchis a Cow for 
 
 the use of m' Alexander Thompsons family During ye pleasure 
 
 of ye Town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ l'jy^-4. i^g 
 
 ^^thj^ Voted to accept of a Road Laid out by the selectmen 
 of the Town of Dudley November y* 23"*^ ^773 '^ cross the 
 Indian land so called for m'' Daniel Dodge in Lue of the Road Dodges Road 
 that leads from his Norvvest corner of his farme to Dea Edward 
 Davis house begining at a small chestnut tree marked near the 
 west line of the said Dodges farme westerly from his house 
 then leading westerly on the said Indian land to a black oak 
 tree marked then to a white oak then to a small black oak then 
 to a stake and stones in the line between the said Dea Davis 
 land and the Indian land tliere turning southerly by said Davis 
 east line till it comes to the Road leading from Ens : William 
 Earned house to our meeting house said Road is two Rods 
 wide and the marks are on the northerly and westerly side of 
 the Road 
 
 William Earned ) Selectmen 
 Edward Davis j of Dudley 
 Said Davis to make the new Road as good as the old Road 
 now is Reletive to mire & water that is where it is more mirey 
 to copy till it is as good 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the constables of the Town ol 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In his majes- 
 tyes Name you are Required forthwith to warne or Notify the 
 freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qual- 
 lifyed by Eaw to vote for a Representative to meet at our 
 meeting house in said Dudley on Thursday the Ninteenth Day 
 of may Instant at one of the clock in the afternoon tiien and 
 there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Elect and Depute one Person to serve for and Rep- 
 resent us at the Great and General court to be holden at Boston 
 on Wednesday the 25"* Day of this Instant may and so from 
 time to time During the sessions of said court the insuing year 
 
 2"<'ly to chews a moderator for the Remaining part of said 
 meeting 
 
 3''''ly to chews a School Committee to provide Schooling 
 in our town the currant year 
 
ISO Dudley Town l^ecords^ ^774' 
 
 4"'ly to grant money to defray the charge of schooling and 
 other Necessary charges in the Town tliis year 
 
 5"'Iy for the Town to act Reletive to buring places in our 
 Town as they shall think fitt 
 
 6"'ly for to see if the Town well finish the back pues in 
 the wemens gallarys or to grant them to such perticuler persons 
 for the benifitt of the weomen as the Town shall think fitt 
 
 7"'ly for the Town to here and act upon any Petition or 
 Petitions that shall be laid before them as they think fitt 
 
 and make Due Retvu-n of this warrent with your Doings 
 therton unto us the Subscriber at or before the said Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 5th Day of may in the fourteenth 
 year of his majestyes Reign anno : Domini 1774 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ^ 
 William Larned Selectmen 
 
 John Curtis \- of 
 
 Edward Davis | Dudley 
 
 Joseph Healy J 
 
 may y* 19"" 1774 In obedeants to this warrant I have 
 
 warned the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting this 
 up at the sign poste as usual as the Law Directs 
 
 Samuel Healy Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in our Town on 
 Thursday the 19"* Day of may 1774 
 
 first voted and did not chews a Representative 
 
 2"^ly Voted Jedidiah marcy Esqr : moderator for the Re- 
 maining part of this meeting 
 
 3'>^ly Voted Capt: Nath" Healy Asa Curtis W"' Carter 
 Joseph Carpenter Ebenezer Ammidon Joseph Davis & Ben- 
 jamin Stone a School Committee to provide Schooling in our 
 Town this year 
 
 4"'ly Voted £50 for Schooling this year 
 
Dudley Towti Records^ ^774- J51 
 
 5"'ly Voted £15 for other Necessary charges in our town 
 this year 
 
 6"'ly Voted Joseph Vinton Edward Davis & Nathan Jef- 
 fords a Committee to see about our buring places in our Town 
 & make Report to the Town 
 
 y»hjy Voted for the Town to build the back pues in the 
 weomens gallary in our meeting 
 
 S"^ly Voted to Ens : William Earned and Jonathan Day 
 that pue in our meeting house the North side of the weomens 
 stares 
 
 c_j^\y Voted to abate William Gordens Rates in Constable 
 Curtis list for the year i774 '^ being 8/8 
 
 io*''ly Voted not to act upon Timothy Fosters Petition and 
 other about seats for singing . 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting In his majestyes Name 
 you are hereby Directed forthwith to w^arne the freeholders 
 and other inhabitants of the said Town of Dudley quallifyed 
 to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said 
 Dudley on Thursday the 30"^ Day of this Instant June at three 
 of the clock in the after noone then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to chews a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2""'ly for the Town to chews a Committee to Dispose ol 
 the pues back of the weamans gallaraes that was nuly build in 
 our meeting house as the Town shall agree 
 
 3'''*ly to here and act upon any Petition or Petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they think fitt 
 
 here of fail Not as you would answer your Defect at the 
 Perrill of the Law in that case made and provided and 
 make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon 
 unto the Select men at or before the said Day Dated at 
 
1^2 Dudley Town Records^ ^774- 
 
 Dudley aforesaid the Twenty fourth Day June anno Domini 
 1774 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 In obediance to this warrant I have warned the freeholders 
 and y'^ other inhabitants of the Town by setting up this at the 
 Sign Poste as usual Dudley June y'' 30"' i774 
 
 Samuel Healey Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Thursday the 30"' Day of June anno Domini i774 
 
 first Voted and chose Ens : W"* Earned moderater of sd 
 meeting 
 
 2"'iiy Voted Capt John Curtis Ens : W" Earned and Ed- 
 ward Davis a Committee to Dispose of the pues that are Nuly 
 built in our meeting house back of the weomans gallares to 
 such persons as they shall judge they blong to and to set the 
 time when the pues shall be paid for and if not paid for by 
 that time to Dispose of them to others 
 
 ^'■''ly Voted to grant Elisha Coburns & others petition for 
 a Committee of Corespondance 
 
 4"'ly Voted Capt : John Curtis Lt Tim" Foster Joseph 
 Vinton Archabald Jewell & Elisha Corbin a Committee of 
 Corespondance to corespond with the other Committees of 
 Coresjoondance in other Towns 
 
 To all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town ot 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester that are sixteen years old 
 and upwards you are hereby Desired to meet at our meeting 
 house in said Town on monday the 19"* Day of September 
 Instant at ten of the clock in the fore noon then and there 
 
 to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ 1774- IJJ 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly to see what Town stock the Town will have provided 
 more than we now have 
 
 3"Uy to choose millitia officers for our Town 
 
 4"'ly to act upon any other of our publick atlairs as the 
 Town shall think proper ' 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 12''' Day of September anno 
 Domini i774 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley September y" 19"" 1774 I have Notefyed the In- 
 
 habetants of this Town to meet at time 8c place and for the 
 purposes within mentioned by seting up this Notifycation at 
 the meeting house 
 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Edward Davis 
 
 At a meeting of tlie Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 assembled at our meeting house on monday the 19"' Day of 
 September AD 1774 
 
 first Voted and chose Ens : W"' Earned moderator for sd 
 meeting 
 
 2°'^ly Voted loo"' of powder 400"' of lead and 10 doz of 
 flints to be added to our Town stock 
 
 3''''ly Voted to have 5 men as a Committee to propose 
 proper measurs how our millitia officers shall be chosen 
 
 4"4y Voted Colo. Thos Cheney m' Jacob Warren Ens W'" 
 Earned Ens :Jacob Chamberlain & m'' Elisha Corbin for to 
 be s*^ Committee 
 
 5"'ly Voted to accept the Committee Report for to choose 
 all the officers that was there last officers till further orders 
 
 6"My Voted for all the millitia officers both commissions & 
 non commissions to be our officers till further orders 
 
 7"'ly Voted that the said officers have full power as they 
 had before by Law on every account 
 
/j^ Dudley Tow7t Records^ ^774- 
 
 8"'ly Voted to send a Representative to the provinsial con- 
 gress to be holden at Concord on the second Tuesday of Octo- 
 ber next 
 
 9"'ly Voted Colo : Thomas Cheney as our' Representative 
 for to goe to Concord to said Congress 
 
 lo^'ly Voted that the assessors shall not assess the province 
 nor County Rate this year 
 
 I i"'ly Voted to Excuse all the Baptist from ministereal Rates 
 this year that has heretofore brought in surtificates 
 
 I3"'ly Voted that our constable Samuel Healy shall not 
 make any Return of Jurymen in obediance to the New act of 
 parliament and that the Town save him harmeless 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In his 
 
 majestyes Name you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn 
 or Notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of said Town 
 quallefyed to vote for a Representative to meet at our meeting 
 house in s** Dudley on Tuesday the zf^ Day of September 
 Instant at three o clock in the after noon then and there to 
 choose a Representative to Represent us at the Great and 
 General court to be holden at Salem on the fifth Day of Octo- 
 ber next &c 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings to 
 the Select men at or before said Day Dated at Dudley 
 
 aforesaid the 23''' Day of September anno Dommini 1774 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to the warrant I have warned the freeholders 
 and other Inhabetants by setting up this at the Sign post as 
 usual 
 
 Dudley September the 37"^ 1774 
 
 Samuel Healy Constable 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^774' 155 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly Assembled at our meeting house on Tuesday the 
 27"" Day of September 1774 
 
 first Voted Colo : Thomas Cheney our Representative 
 
 To either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in y* 
 County of Worcester Greeting you are hereby Directed 
 
 forthwith to warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants of ol 
 the Town of Dudley to meet at our meeting house in said 
 Dudley on monday the 28"^ Day of November Instant at ten 
 of the clock in the forenoon then and there to act upon the 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly for the Town to give the Assessors and Constables 
 Instruction in their Respective offices and to act in any matter 
 Reletive thereto as they think best 
 
 3''''ly to see if the Town will procure and lay up some 
 provitions for the minnit men if needed for them or any other 
 use that they shall order and act Reletive to said minnit men 
 cost of fitting them selves as the Town sees fitt 
 
 4"'ly to see if the Town will Drop their non Importation 
 agreement and adojDt the Grand Congresses Resolves Relitive 
 thereto and act on any other matters Reletive to said Resolves 
 as the Town thinks best 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 thereon unto the select men at or before said Day Dated at 
 Dudley aforesaid this 16'^ Day of Novem' anno Domini 1774 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to this warrant I have warned freeholders and 
 y* other Inhabitants by setting up this warrant at the sign 
 poste as usual 
 
 Dudley Novem"" 28"' 1774 
 
 vSamuel Healy Constable 
 
/J'(5 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1774' 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house on monday the 28 
 Day ofNovem'' 1774 
 
 first Voted Capt Curtis moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'«'ly Voted that the Constables shall not pay the moneys 
 in there hands or that they shall colect to the province Treas- 
 urer that was assessed in the year 1773 
 
 3''''ly Voted for the Constables to colect the Remainders of 
 their Lists forthwith and to keep the province mone}^ in their 
 hands till further orders 
 
 4"'ly Voted to choose a Committee to assist in settling and 
 astablishing of the minnit men 
 
 5"'ly Voted Joseph Vinton Capt morress major Larned 
 andrew Brown & Archabald Jewell for said Committee 
 
 6"'Iy Voted to adjourn this meeting to monday the 19"' Day 
 of Decem'' next at one of the clock in the afternoon persisely 
 
 met according to adjournment and proceeded and voted 
 
 first not to lay up any provitions for the minnit men now 
 
 2nd Voted to take the money in the Constables hands and 
 purchis half a chest of guns with Bayonets for the Town 
 
 3"'ly Voted to Drop the non-importation agreement signed 
 by the major part of the Town and to adopt the grand Con- 
 gress*"' Resolves ReleLive there to and to adhear to said Con- 
 gress in all matters what soever 
 
 4"'ly Voted major Larned Joseph Vinton Cap' morress 
 Joseph Upham Cornet Day Jacob Warren Joseph Sabin J' 
 Capt Carter and Ens : Jeffords as a Committee of Inspection 
 to see that the grand Congresses Resolves are carried into 
 Execution 
 
 5"'ly Voted that the assessors shall assess the province 
 Rate forth witli 
 
 To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the 
 County of Worcester Greeting you are hereby Required 
 
 forthwith to warnc the freeholders and other Inhabetants of 
 
JDudley ToiV7i Records^ ijj4-§. 757 
 
 the Town of Dudley quallifyed to vote for Representetives to 
 meet at our meeting house hi said Dudley on monday the 
 second Day of January next at one of the clock in the after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"^ly to Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us in a provintial Congress to be held at Cambridge on the 
 first Day of February next and to give then instructions to 
 meet sooner if need Requires 
 
 3'^'^ly to choose a committee for to take care about the con- 
 trebution for Boston & Charlstown 
 
 4'*'ly to hear the Reporte of the Committee chosen to view 
 the buring places in our Town and act there on as the Town 
 sees fitt 
 
 5*ly for the Town to act on any of our publick affairs as 
 need shall cale for 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrent with 
 your Doings thereon unto the select men at or before said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twentyeth Day of Decern'' 
 anno Domini 1774 
 
 by order of the select men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Agreeable to the within written \varrant I liav^e warned the 
 freeholders & other Inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet 
 at time and place w^ithin mentioned by setting up this warrant 
 at the sign post as is usual 
 
 Dudley January 3'"* ^775 
 
 Samuel Waldron Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house on monday the 2"'' 
 Day of January 1775 
 
 first voted and chose Col" Cheney moilerator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2"'^ly voted and chose Colo : Cheney to Represente us at 
 
jj8 Dudley Town Records^ 1775' 
 
 the provintial Congress to be holden at Chambridge on the 
 first Day of February next or sooner if need be 
 
 -^"■•Jly voted Ens: Chamberhiin Capt morriss & Lt Keith a 
 Committee to take care about the contrabution for the poor of 
 Boston & Charlstown 
 
 4"'ly voted for the Select men to gitt a deed of m' gleason 
 of our buring place by him and to ad to it as conveniance 
 will permet 
 
 5"'ly voted to Reconsider that vote past last meeting to 
 take the province moneys in the Constables hands to purchis 
 guns 
 
 6"'ly voted to have our Constables pay their province 
 moneys unto Henry gardner Esqr of Stow and that his receipt 
 shall be their Discharge from any demands from the province 
 Treasurer Harrison gray Esqr 
 
 7*''ly voted to adjorn said meeting without Day 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting you are 
 
 hereby Directed forthwith to warn and notify the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to vote 
 in Town aflliirs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on 
 monday the Sixth Day of march next at nine of the clock in 
 the forenoon then and there to act upon the following ar- 
 
 ticals (viz) 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly to choose Town officers for the insuing year as the 
 Law Direct 
 
 -^"•dly ^Q ggg j^- (-j-ig Town will let their Swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly for the Town to grant money to Defray the charges 
 of our highways and bridges the current year and to agree how 
 the same shall be expended 
 
 ^thjy {-Q ggg jf ^.|^g Town will accept of a Road laid out by 
 the select men on the west side of the buring place across m' 
 
Dudley T'oxvfi Records^ ^775- ^59 
 
 gleasons Lot and Discontinue the Road that was laid out on 
 the south end of the buring ph\ce and across the East end of 
 said m' gleasons lot and appropriate said Road to the use of 
 of the Town to bury in so far as it adjoins to the buring place 
 
 6"'ly to choose a county Treasurer 
 
 7'**ly to see if the Town will accept of the Road Leading 
 from the foot brigge over Qiiinnabog River to the Road from 
 mr Joseph Vintons to Colo Cheneys where it is now trod in 
 lue of where it was laid out 
 
 S'4y to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 And make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 thereon unto us at or before said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this seventeenth Day of February 
 
 anno Domini i775 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ^ 
 
 William Larned | 
 
 T 1 r^ ■• I Selectmen 
 
 lohnCvu^tis \ 
 
 V, , 1 T-v • I of Dudley 
 Ldward Davis ■' 
 
 Joseph Healy J 
 
 In obediance to this warrant I have warned the freeholders 
 
 and the other Inhabitants to meet at our meeting house by 
 
 setting this up at the sign post as usual 
 
 Dudley march y^ 6"* 1775 
 
 Samuel Plealy Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on monday the 
 sixth Day of march anno Domini 1775 
 
 first voted and chose Esq"' marcv modei'ator for said meeting 
 
 2°*'ly voted to have 5 select men this year 
 
 ^rdjy voted Esq'^ marcy first selectman 
 
 4"'ly voted major w'" Larned second selectman 
 
 5"'ly voted Cap' Curtis third selectman 
 
 6"'ly voted Josejoh Vinton fourth selectman 
 
i6o Dudley Towii Records^ ^775- 
 
 7"'ly voted Edward Davis fifth selectman 
 S"'ly voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9"'ly voted Esq"" marcy Town Treasurer 
 io"'ly voted to have three assessors this year 
 I i"'ly voted Joseph Sabin Jr first assessor 
 1 3*''ly voted David Keith second assessor 
 1 3"'ly voted Timothy Foster Jr third assessor 
 I4"'ly voted John Curtis Jun' west end constable 
 I5"'ly voted Benjamin Kidder Jr east end constable 
 iG^'^ly voted Joseph Edmunds and Jacob Chamberlain Jr 
 
 wardians 
 lythjy voted Andrew Brown and Justus Jewell Tithing men 
 iS'^ly voted Cap' Curtis Culler of shingles and clapboards 
 i9"'ly voted Andrew Brown Co''net Day Lemuel Corbin 
 
 Ebenezer Amidon John Bacon John Vinton & moses Jewell 
 
 surveyors of highways and collectors of the highway Rates 
 2o'^ly vo<"ed to accept Jonas Fairbank to serve constable for 
 
 Benj'' Kidder Jr 
 2i^'ly voted Cap' Carter sealer of weights & measurs 
 22"'^ly voted Samuel Kidder sealer of Leather 
 23'^'^ly voted Samuel Palmer & moses Chamberlain fence 
 
 viewers 
 24"'ly voted Timothy Foster Jun'' Deer Riefe 
 25"'ly voted to let our swine rune at large on our commons 
 
 this year 
 36">Iy voted gideon Sabin John Warren Japheth Corttis & 
 
 Daniel Hebberd hog Rieves 
 27"'ly voted £50 for to Defray the charge of our highway 
 
 & bridges this year 
 28*ly voted to have the same worked out at 2/6 per Day 
 
 from the first of may to the first of October 
 2q"'1v voted to accept of the Road from m'' gleasons wall 
 
 east of his iiouse to the buring place and on the west side of it 
 
 across his lot into the Road by m^ gleasons Noreast corner and 
 
 Discontinue the Road on the south end of the buring place 
 
 and across the east end of said mr gleasons lot and appropriate 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1775- ^^^ 
 
 said Road to the use of the Town for to bury in so tar as it 
 adjoins to the buring phice 
 
 ^o'^'ly voted to accept of the Road from the foot bridge over 
 Qiiinnaboge River to the Road from mr Joseph Vintons to 
 Colo: Cheneys where it is now trod in lue of where it was 
 hiid out 
 
 31^'ly voted to abate the widow Robinsons minister Rates 
 for 1774 
 
 33"'^ly voted not to grant Esq"" marcys petition 
 
 33'''^Iy voted & granted the select mens petition to Reconsider 
 that vote that was past by the Town the 2 Day of January last 
 to have y*^ Constables Ernes & Curtis pay the province moneys 
 in their hands to Esqr Gardi'i-er of Stow and to have it paid to 
 the selectmen 
 
 24"'ly voted to al)ate Jonathan Stones Rates in constable 
 Ernes Lists 
 
 A Road laid out Ijy the select men of Dudley begining at a ^oa<' 
 wall east of mr gleasons house by the Road then Runing east- 
 erly by Capt Carters land to the buring place then turns 
 Northerly by said buring place to a chesnut tree then Norther- 
 ly by the buring place to a stake and stones being the Nor : 
 west corner of it then Northerly through' mr gleasons land 
 into the former Road to a stake and stones in said Carters west 
 line the bounds of said Road is on the Easterly and Souther- 
 ly sides of it and is three Rods wide from mr gleasons wall to 
 the buring place and from that two Rods wide to the North 
 end of said Road 
 
 Dudley January y" 9"" 1775 
 accepted march y^ 6"' 1775 
 
 Jedidiah marcy ^ 
 
 John Curtis [ Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis | of Dudley 
 
 Joseph Healy j 
 
i62 Dudley lozvn Records, ^775- 
 
 To cither of the constables of the Town of Dudley in the 
 County of Worcester Greeting you are hereby Directed 
 
 forthwith to warne and Notify the freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of said Town quallifyed to vote for a Representative 
 to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 
 39"' Day of may instant at one o clock in the after noon then 
 and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us in a provincial Congress to be held at the meeting house in 
 watertown on the 31^' D"y of may instant and to be continued 
 by adjornment as they shall see cause imtil the exparation of 
 six from said 31^' instant and no longer 
 
 2'"^ly to choose a moderator for the Remainder part of said 
 meeting 
 
 3'''ly to grant money for schooling and other Necessary 
 charges for this year 
 
 4"'ly to choose a school Committee to provide schooling 
 for the present year 
 
 5"4y to agree and order how the highway Rate shall be 
 assessed 
 
 6"'ly to see if the Town will have our Town stock remooved 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 thereon unto the select men at or before the said 39"' Day of 
 may Instant 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 15"' Day of may anno 
 Domini i775 
 
 by order of the selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley may the 39"' 1775 
 
 In obediance to this warrant 1 have warned & Notifyed the 
 
 Inhabitants herein mentioned by setting up this warrant two 
 
 PublickDaysatthe Signe Post at our meeting house in Dudley 
 
 T T-. • 1 1 I one of the Constables 
 
 Jonas l^airbankv ^^ „ 
 
 •^ of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1775- i^3 
 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on monday the 39"* 
 Day of may AD 1775 
 
 first voted and chose major W"^ Larned as a Dellegate to 
 Represent us at a provincial Congress to be held at Watertown 
 on the 31*' Day of mav Instant and so from time to time for 
 six months 
 
 3"<'ly voted major Larned moderator for the Remainder of 
 said meeting 
 
 3''''ly voted 25c for schooling our children this year 
 
 4"'ly voted io£ for other Necessary charges this year 
 
 5'4y voted Asa Curtis Cornet Day Ralph Vinton John 
 Blood mr Joseph Upham mark Dodge & Joseph Healy as a 
 school Committee this year 
 
 6"'ly voted not to assess our highway Rates till further 
 order 
 
 7">ly voted to have our Town stock Remooved by the 
 selectmen 
 
 8"'ly voted to adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 agreeable to Notifycation the Town met on w^ednesday the 
 14"* Day of June i775 ^'^ ^^'^ of the clock in the afternoon for 
 to act Reletive to our province money in the constables hands 
 for 1773 & 1774 collected and to be collected by them and 
 
 first voted Capt John Curtis moderator P :T for that 
 meeting 
 
 3"''ly voted and Reconsidered that vote past by the Town 
 the 6"' Day of march last tor to have the province money paid 
 to the selectmen 
 
 3^''iy voted that our Constables for the years 1773 & ^774 
 do as soon as may be pay their province money in their hands 
 that is collected and collect and pay that that is not now col- 
 lected to Henry Gardner Esq' of Stow our Receiver General 
 and his Receipt shall be their Discharge 
 
 4"'ly voted to adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley 
 
164 Dudley T'ozun Records., 1773-5' 
 
 whereas I the Subscriber haveing no Estate and by Reason 
 of old age and other infirmitys am unable to procure sustanance 
 for my natural life I must therefore cast myself on your care 
 under God for my maintainance this from your Humble 
 
 Needy friend 
 
 Dated at Dudley y*" 11"' Day of august anno 1773 
 
 John Corttis 
 
 To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in to 
 County of Worcester Greeting you are hereby Directed 
 
 forth with to warn and Notify the freeholders and other In- 
 habetants of Dudley aforesaid qualifyed to vote for a Repre- 
 sentative to meet at our meeting house in said Town of Dudley 
 on monday the 3'''^ Day of July next at four o clock in the 
 after noon then and there to act upon the following ar- 
 
 ticals (viz) 
 
 iirst to Elect and Depute a person to Represent us in a 
 
 Great and General Court or assembly to be convened held 
 and kept for the service of this coloney at the meeting house 
 in watertown upon Wednesday the 19"' Day of July next and 
 so During their Sessions till the Day preceding the last Wed- 
 nesday of may next if Necessar}^ 
 
 3"''ly to choose a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3'"'^ly to Dismiss our Committee of Corespondance and to 
 choose a new Committee 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on at or before the said third Day of July 
 Next Dated at Dudley aforesaid this 36"' Day of June 
 
 anno Domini i775 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 July y'' 3'"'^ 1775 ^'^^ obediance to this warrant I have 
 
Dtidley Town Records^ I775- J^5 
 
 warned the Inhabitants of this Town by seting np this warrant 
 at the sign poste in Dudley 
 
 John Cnrtis J' Constable of Dndley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 legually warned and Regularly assembld at our mbeting house 
 on monday y^ 3"' of July 1775 
 
 first voted major W" Larnctl our Representativ^e 
 2'"^ly voted major W" Larned moderator for the Remainder 
 of this meeting 
 
 ^fdjy voted to Dismiss our Committee of Corespondance 
 4"'ly voted Capt John Curtis Edward Davis Jacob Warren 
 Elisha Corbin and Capt W" Carter a Committee of Cores- 
 pondance for our Town 
 
 5"'ly voted to adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 To the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley agreeable to the 
 adjournment of our last Town meeting you are hereby Noti- 
 fyed to meet at our meeting house in said Town on monday 
 the 25"' Day of September Instant at 4 oclock in the after- 
 noon Then and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''Iy to vote som Instructions to our Representatives Rela- 
 tive to his nomanating to the council a Justice of the peace or 
 any other officer that may be needed by our Town that is to 
 be appointed by said Council 
 
 Dated at Dudley the 1=^"* Day of Septem'' anno Domini i775 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley Septem"" y*" 25"' 1775 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 I have Notifyed the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to 
 meet at time and place within mentioned by seting up a Noti- 
 
i66 Dudley Town Recoi'ds^ lyj^-d. 
 
 fycation at the Signe post by our meeting liouse as usual 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudle}' 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house on monday the 
 25"' Day of September 1775 
 
 first voted Capt Curtis moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'Uy voted to Instruct our Representative not to Nominate 
 anv person as a Justice of the peace for our Town at present 
 
 adjourned said meeting without Day 
 
 agreeable to the adjornment of our last Town meeting and 
 Notice given the Town meet at our meeting house on Tuesday 
 the 5'^ Day of December 1775 to vote som instructions to our 
 Representative Capt Curtis being moderator 
 
 first voted to instruct our Representative to use his influ- 
 ance in our general assembly that they joyn with the other 
 three New England assembly in Remonstrating and Petition- 
 ing the Honourable Contenantal Congress on account of the 
 late Establishment of the Continantal army in that they have 
 raised the wages of the officers and not given no more encour- 
 agement to the Soldery (which heas caused such general un- 
 easiness in said New England) and 
 
 secondly that the said Congress would look into the 
 proseadings of the Commissary General and Regulate and 
 alter all matters as shall be for the peace and interests of the 
 Contenant 
 
 '^"'Iv voted to adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 march y'^ 5"' 1776 the votes in Dudley for a County Reg- 
 ister was 47 and all for m' William young of Worcester 
 
Diidley Toxvfi Records^ ^77^' ^^7 
 
 Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting: 
 
 you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn and Notify the 
 freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualifyed to vote in Town aiiairs to meet at our meeting house 
 in saitl Town on monday the 4"* Day of march next at nine 
 o clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 3"''ly to choose Town officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3''"'ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly to act Relitivc to our highways and highway money 
 as the Town sees fitt 
 
 5"dy to see if the Town will accept of the Road laid out by 
 the selectmen from mr Eleazer Jacksons into the Road that 
 leads from Robinsons mills to our meeting house 
 
 G^'ly to choose a county Treasurer and a Regester of Deeds 
 for our county 
 
 7*ly to choose a Committee of Corespondance Inspection 
 and Safety for our Town for the Insuing year 
 
 S"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt ; 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley afore said this 15"' Day of February 
 
 anno: Domini 177^ 
 
 William Larned ^ 
 John Curtis ! Selectmen 
 
 Joseph Vinton j of Dudley 
 Edward Davis j 
 
 Worcester ss march ye 4"' 1776 In obediance to this 
 
 warrant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time and place appointed 
 by setting up a warrant at the signe post in Dudley 
 
 John Curtis Constable of Dudley 
 
i68 Dudley Town Records^ ^77^ • 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in Dudley on mon- 
 day the fourth Day of march 1 776 
 
 first voted and Chose major W" Lamed moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"<'ly voted to have five selectmen this year 
 ^rdjy voted Esq' Jid'''' Marcy first selectman 
 4"'ly voted Cap* John Curtis second selectman 
 5"'ly voted m' Joseph Vinton third selectman 
 6"'ly voted Edward Davis fourth selectman 
 7"'ly voted Cap' W" Carter fifth selectman 
 S"'ly voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9"'ly voted Esq'' Jed marcy Town Treasurer 
 io"'ly voted to have three assessors this year 
 ii"'ly voted Joseph Sabin Jun' first assessor 
 I3"'ly voted Edward Davis second assessor 
 I3"'ly voted Timothy Foster Jun' third assessor 
 i4"'ly voted Samuel Kidder west end constable 
 i5"'ly voted Lt David Keith east end constable 
 i6"'Iy voted Samuel Emes & Ralph Vinto wardians 
 1 7"'ly voted Moses Jewell 81 Mark Dodge tything men 
 i8"'ly voted Capt John Curtis culler of shingles and clap- 
 boards 
 
 i9"'ly voted Andrew Brown Cornet Jonat :Day Lemuel 
 Corbin Ebenezer Amidon John Bacon John Vinton & 
 Moses Jewell surveyors of highways 
 
 2o"'ly voted that the siu^veyors be collectors of the highway 
 rates 
 2i''ly voted Cap' VV' Carter sealer of weights and measurs 
 22"''ly voted Asa Curtis sealer of leather 
 3'^fdly voted John Delrymbell & Ebenezer White fence 
 viewers 
 24"'ly voted John Bacon Deer Rieve 
 25"'ly voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 26"'ly voted Jesse Sabin Benjamin Edmunds & John 
 Thompson Hog Reives 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^775- ^^9 
 
 27"'ly voted to add £io to our last years grant of highway 
 money the whole to be assessed this year 
 
 2S'My voted to have the same worked out at 2 / 6 per Day 
 from the first of may to the first of October 
 
 29*''ly voted to accept of that Road from mr Eleazer Jack- 
 sons over westerly into the Road that leads from Robinsons 
 mills to our meeting house 
 
 3o"'ly voted Archabald Jewell Jacob Warren Cornet Jonat 
 Day Cap' Nath" Healy and Lemuel Corbin a Committee of 
 Corespondance Inspection & Safety for our Town this year 
 
 31^'ly voted and granted Timothy Foster Jun'' petition for 
 7 / paid for sawing planks for the Bridge near Lt Fosters 
 
 32°'^ly voted not to grant Ens Jeffords petition 
 
 33'"'ily voted not to act on the petition Relitive to Coburns 
 pue at present 
 
 the above officers have taken their oaths 
 
 A Road laid out by the selectmen of Dudley Novenrber y*^ 
 2j.8t 177^ begining by the Road leading from Oxford to 
 
 Killingley by the line between Eleazor Jacksons and Eliakim 
 Robinsons said Road to be two Rods wide and one Rod on 
 said Eliakim land by the other road and comes into the line 
 between Robinson & Jacksons in about 12 Rods from where 
 it begins by said Road and then by said Robinsons line on 
 Jacksons land to his Norwest corner then to a stake and stones 
 two Rods south of Joseph Carpenters souwest Corner then to 
 a Chesnut tree in a stoney hollow then to a white oak stadle 
 by land of the Heirs of Nathaniel Davis Deceased then to a 
 black bvu'ch tree in a stoney run then to a white oak tree two 
 Rods south of William Wakefield south line of his land then 
 to a Chesnut stadle by the Road leading from Robinsons mills 
 to our meeting house in major W" Earned land b}' said Wake- 
 fields land two rods as aforesaid Said Road is on Jacksons 
 22 
 
17^^ Dudley Town Records^ lyy^-d. 
 
 Robinsons said Heirs & major W" Larneds land and leads 
 westerly and was accepted by the Town march ye 4"' 177*^ 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy "] 
 W™ Larned I Selectmen 
 
 John Curtis \ of 
 
 Jos : Vinton l Dudley 
 
 Edward Davis J 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting you are here- 
 by Directed forthwith to warn & Notify the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley aforesaid quallefycd 
 to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said 
 Town on monday the 27th Day of may Instant at two of the 
 clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 
 lowing articals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose 'a moderator for said meeting 
 
 s^'^ly to grant money for schooling for the present year 
 
 3''''ly to Choose a School Committee to provide schooling 
 this year in our Town 
 
 4"'ly to give our Representative instructions agreeable to 
 the directions of the General Court Reletive to Independants 
 
 5"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 the're on at or before said Day ; Dated at Dudley aforesaid 
 
 the 1 3"'- Day of may anno: Domini 177^ 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 To the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to 
 vote for a Representative you are alike required to meet at 
 time and place above mentioned in order to choose a Repre- 
 sentative to serve for and Represent us at Great and General 
 
Dudley Tow?i Records^ ^77^' 171 
 
 Court to be convened & held at tlie meeting House in Water- 
 town on Wednesday the 39"^ D<iy of this Instant may and in 
 their several sessions the Insuing year 
 Dudley may y* iS"* 1776 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 Dudley may y" 27"^ Day 177^ I" obediancc to this war- 
 
 rant I have warned all the Freeholders and other Inhabctants 
 of the Town of Dudley to appear at time and place within 
 mentioned by setting up this warrant at the sign post in said 
 Town 
 
 p'' me 
 
 David Keith Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inlialietants of 
 the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting 
 house in said Town on monday the 37"' Day of may anno : 
 Domini 1776 
 
 first voted and Chose major William Larned our Repre- 
 sentative 
 
 3"'i]y voted Jecfidiah marcy Esq'' modorator for the Re- 
 mainder of this meeting 
 
 3'"'^ly voted 50 pounds for schooling this year 
 
 4"'ly voted Philipp Newell Jacol) Chamberlain Lemuel 
 Corbin John Vinton Samuel Palmer John Brackatt & Samuel 
 Waldron as a School Committee to provide schoolin"- in our 
 Town the year insuing 
 
 5*ly voted to Instruct our Representative agreeable to the 
 Directions of the General Court Reletive to Independants 
 
 6'4y voted not to abate D' vSam" Waldrons minister Rates 
 for the year 1775 
 
 7"'ly voted to Jedidiah marcy Esq' that pue in our meeting 
 house thats between Vintons & Conants pues on the same 
 footing the other pues are granted to others he paying four 
 pounds Lawful money for said pue ami Building of it lor the 
 
i'j2 Dudley Town Records^ ^776- 
 
 Benefit of William Coburn & famaly to be paid to the ToWn 
 Marcy has paid the above four pounds to the Town by 
 Necessarcs found for Coburn and famalv 
 
 In Congress July 4*^*^ ly?*^ 
 
 A Declaration by the Representatives ot the United States 
 of America in General Congress Assembled 
 
 When in the Course of human Events it becomes necessary 
 for one people to dissolve the political Bands which have 
 Connected them with another and to assume among the 
 powers of the Earth the separate and equal station to which 
 the Laws Nature and Natures God entitle them a deacent 
 Respect to the opinions of Mankind requires that they should 
 declare the causes which impel them to the separation 
 
 We hold these Truths to be self-evident that all men are 
 created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with 
 
 certain unalianable Rights that among these are Life 
 
 Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness that to secure these 
 
 Rights governments are instatuted among men deriving their 
 just powers from the consent of the governed that when- 
 
 ever any Form of government becomes distructive of these 
 ends it is the Right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and 
 to institute new governments laying its Foundation on such 
 princeples and organising its powers in such Form as to them 
 shall seem moste likely to affect their safety and Happiness. 
 Prudence indeed will dictate that governments long established 
 should not be changed for light and transent Causes ; and ac- 
 cordingly all Experiance hath shewn that Mankind are more 
 disposed to suffer while Evils are sufferable then to Right 
 themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are ac- 
 customed. But when a long Train of abuses and usurpations 
 persuing invariably the same object evinces a Design to reduce 
 them under absolute Despotism it is their Right it is their 
 Duty to throw oil such government and to provide new guards 
 for their future security. Such has been the patient sulferance 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^77^- HS 
 
 of these Coloneys and such is now the Necessaty which 
 
 constrains them to alter their ibrmor systems of government. 
 The History of the present King of Gi'eat-Brittain is a History 
 of repeated injurys and usurpation all having in direct Object 
 the Establishment of an absolute Tyrant over these States : To 
 prove this let facts be submitted to a canded World. 
 
 He has refused his assent to Laws the moste wholsome and 
 Necessary for the publick good 
 
 He has forbidden his governors to pass Laws of immediate 
 and pressing importance unless suspended in their operation 
 untill his assent should be obtained ; and when so suspended 
 he has utterly neglected to attend to them. 
 
 He has refused to pass other Laws for the accomodation of 
 large Destricts of people unless those would relinquish the 
 Right of Representation in the Legislature a Right inestimable 
 to them and formidable to Ti rants only. 
 
 He has called together Legislative Bodys at places unusual 
 uncomfortable and distant from the Depository of their pul)lick 
 Records for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compli- 
 ance with his measures. 
 
 He has dissolved Representative houses repeatedly for op- 
 posing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights ot 
 the people. 
 
 He has refused for a long time after such Desolutions to 
 cause others to be elected : Whereby the Legislative powers 
 incapable of annihilation have returned to the people at large 
 for their Exercise the State remaining in the mean time ex- 
 posed to all the Dangers of Invasion from without and con- 
 vulsions within. 
 
 He has endeavoured to prevent the population of those 
 States ; for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturaliza- 
 tion of Foreigners ; refusing to pass others to encourage their 
 migrations hither and raising the conditions of new appropria- 
 tions of Lands 
 
 He has obstructed the administration of Justice by refusing 
 his assent to Laws for establishing judiciary powers. 
 
 He has made Judges dependant on his Will alone for the 
 
ij^ Dudley Town Recoi'ds^ ^77^- 
 
 tenure of their offices and the amount and payment of their 
 salaries 
 
 He has erected a multitude of new offices and sent hither 
 swarms of officers to harrass our people and eat out their 
 substance. 
 
 He has kept among us in Times of peace standing armies 
 without the consent of our I^egislature. 
 
 He has affected to render the military independant of and 
 superior to the Civil power. 
 
 He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction 
 foreign to our Constitution and unacknowledged by our Laws 
 giving his assent to their acts of pretended Legislation 
 
 For quartering large Bodies of armed Troops among us ; 
 
 For protecting them by a mock Trial from punishment for 
 any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants oi 
 these States : 
 
 for cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world 
 
 For imposing taxes on us without our consent 
 
 For depriving us in many cases of the Benefit of Trial 
 by *July 
 
 For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended 
 offences 
 
 For abolishing the free system of English Laws in a neigh- 
 boring province establishing therein an arbitrary government 
 and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an 
 Example and fit Instrument for Introdusing the same absolute 
 Rule into these Colonies 
 
 For taking away our Charters abolishing our most valuable 
 Laws and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments 
 
 For suspending our own Legislatures and Declareing them- 
 selves invested with power to legislative for us in all cases 
 whatsoever 
 
 He has abdicated government here by declaring us out of 
 his protection and waging war against us 
 
 He has plundored our seas ravished our coasts burnt oiu' 
 Towns and destroyed the Lives of our people 
 
 *Jury doubtless meaut.— e;d, 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ I77^- ^75 
 
 He is at this Time transporting large armies of foreign 
 mercenareis to compleat the works of Death Desohition and 
 Tyrany ah'edy begun with cercomstances of crualty and perfcdy 
 scarcely parelled in the most barbarous ages and totally un- 
 worthey the Head of a sivili/.ed Nation 
 
 He has constrained our Fellow citizens taken captive on the 
 high seas to bare amies against their Country ; to become the 
 Executionors of their Friends and Brethren or to fall them- 
 selves by their Hands 
 
 He has excited Domistic Insurrections amongst us and has 
 endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers the 
 merceless Indian savages whose known Rule of warfare is an 
 undistinguished Distruction of all ages sexes and conditions 
 
 In every stage of the oppressions we have petitioned for 
 Redress in the moste Humble terms : Our repeated petitions 
 have been answered only by repeated Injurys ; A prince 
 whose carractor is thus marked be every act which may define 
 a Tirant is unfit to be the Ruler of a free people ; 
 
 Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British 
 Bretheren. We have warned from Time to Time of attemps 
 by their Legislature to extend and unwarrantable Jurisdiction 
 over us. We have reminded them of the cercomstances of 
 our Emigi-ation and settlement here. We have appealled to 
 their native Justice and magnanimety and we have conjured 
 them by the Ties of our common Kindred to disavow these 
 usurpations which would inevitable interrup our connections 
 and corespondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of 
 Justice and of consanguinity. We must therefore actjuiesce 
 in the Necessary which Demands our separation and hold 
 them as we hold the rest of mankind Enemies in war ; in 
 peace Friends : 
 
 We therefore the Representatives of the United States of 
 Amarica in General Congress assembled appealing to the 
 Supreme Judge of the world for the Rectitude of our Inten- 
 tions do in the name and by the authorety of the good peoj^le 
 of these Coloneys Solomly publish and Declare That these 
 united Coloneys are and of Right ought to be free and Inde- 
 
ijd Dudley Town Records^ ^776. 
 
 pendant States that they are absolved from all allegiance to 
 the British Crown and that all poletical Connexion between 
 them and the vState of great Brittain is and ought to totaly 
 disolved and that as free and Independant States they have full 
 power to levey war conclude peace contract alliances establish 
 commerce and to do all other acts and things which Inde- 
 pendant States may of Right do. And for the support of this 
 Declaration with a firm Reliance on the protection of Divine 
 providance we mutually pledge to each other our Lives our 
 Fortunes and our Sacred Honor. 
 
 Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress 
 
 John Hancock President 
 
 Attest 
 
 Charles Thompson Secretary 
 
 In council July 17"^ 1776- Ordored that the Declaration 
 
 of Independance be printed and a Copy sent to the ministers 
 of each parish of every denomination within this State and 
 that they severally be required to read the same to their re- 
 spective Congregations as soon as divine service is ended in 
 the afternoon on the first Lords Day after they shall have re- 
 ceived it and after such publication thereof to deliver the said 
 Declaration to the Clerks of their several Destricts who are 
 hereby required to record the same in their Respective Town 
 or Desti'ict Books there to remain as a perpetual memorial 
 thereof 
 
 In the name and by order of the Council 
 
 R. Darby Jun. President 
 
 A true Copy attest 
 
 John Avery Dep : Sec'y 
 
 Salem massachusetts Bay printed by E. Russell by order 
 of Authoroty 
 
 A true Copy of the original Declaration and order of Council 
 Attest 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ij'jd-'j'j. 7/7 
 
 December y* z'"* 1777 the Widow mary Hibberd late 
 
 wife of Samuel Hibberd of Dudley Deceased made applyca- 
 tion to the selectmen of Dudley for some Reliefe for her 
 famaly being in a poor and Distressed circomstanc and the 
 selectmen took what Little Estate the said Deceased Died 
 Siezed of into their costaday and let her have the use of the 
 housol stuff for the binefit of the famaly and the rest sold 
 for their support the whole of the Estate being worth 
 about 2o£ 
 
 Decem'' 13"' 1779 the selectmen lent to the above said 
 
 Widow Hibberd what there was left of the houshold stutl' of 
 the above estate ; During the pleasure of the Town 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting In the Name of the 
 
 government and people of the State of massachusetts Bay you 
 or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warne all the 
 male Inhabitants (Except Indians and Negroes) of our that 
 are Twenty one years of age or upwards to meet at our meet- 
 ing house in said Dudley on monday the 30''' Day of September 
 Instant at one of the clock in the after noon then and there 
 
 to act upon the following aiticals viz 
 
 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly to act upon the Resolve of the House of Represen- 
 tatives (of the 17"* Instant) Reletive to a Constitution and 
 forme of government for this State as the Town shall see fitt 
 
 3"'ly to vote for a Regester of Deeds and a Treasurer for 
 the County of Worcester aforesaid 
 
 and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings 
 thereon unto the selectmen at or before the said Day Dated 
 at Dudley aforesaid this 37* Day of September anno Domini 
 1776 
 
 John Curtis ) 
 
 Edward Davis \ Selectmen 
 
 William Carter ) ^^ ^"^"^^ 
 
j'jfS Dudley Town Records^ 1776-77 
 
 Dudley September y* 30"' 1776 In obediance to this 
 
 within warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of this Town 
 by setting up this warrant at the sign poste in said Town 
 
 David Keith Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Monday the 30th Day of September 1 776 
 
 first Voted and chose Jedidiah marcy Esq' moderator for 
 s** meeting 
 
 2ndiy Voted to adjorn the second artical in the warrant to 
 Tuesday the S"* Day of October next at four of the clock in the 
 after noon to which time after acting on the third artical 
 
 in the warrant this meeting was adjorned. 
 
 Agreeable to adjornment met and first voted and chose m' 
 Joseph Upham moderator P : T for said meeting 
 
 2°<'ly the vote was asked whether the Town would consent 
 to have this present Court come into a Constetution and forme 
 of government for our State and it passed in the Negetive 
 unanamusly 
 
 3'<i Voted as reasons for not consenting as aforesaid that 
 the town looked upon it that this State had not an equal 
 Representation 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the 
 Name of the government and people of the Massachusetts 
 Bay you are hereby Directed forthwith to warne or Notify 
 the freeholder and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 quallifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 house in Dudley on monday the third Day of march next at 
 Nine o clock in the forenoon then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals (viz) 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1777' ^79 
 
 first to chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly to chuse Town officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3''"*ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at larg this 
 year 
 
 4"'Iy to grant money to Defray the charges of our highways 
 and bridges this year and agree how the same shall be expended 
 
 5"'ly to chuse a Committee of Corespondance &c for y" 
 Insuing year 
 
 6'*'ly to see what the Town will -Do Reletive to the two 
 Bridges over Qiiinabogg River 
 
 7"Hy for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 j-our Doings there on unto the selectmen at or before s'' 
 Day Dated at Dudley this seventeenth Day of February 
 
 anno Domini i777 
 
 John Curtis ^ 
 
 T 1 T7-- 4- ( Selectmen 
 Joseph Vmton \ 
 
 Edward Davis 3 ^ 
 
 In obediance to this within written warrant I have warned 
 
 the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 
 by setting up this warrant at the sign post in said Town 
 
 Dudley march y*^ 3"^ Day 1 777 
 
 p"" me 
 
 David Keith Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabetants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Dudley on 
 monday the third Day of march AD 1777 
 
 first voted Esq'' marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"^ly voted to have five selectmen this year 
 
 3"*ly voted Esq'' marcy first selectman 
 
 j^^Xy voted Edward Davis second selectman 
 
 5"Hy voted Joseph Healy third selectman 
 
l8o Dudley Town Records^ lyy] 
 
 6"4y voted Lt David Keith fourth selectman 
 ythjy voted Cap' Healy fifth selectman 
 S^'Iy voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9*''ly voted Esq'' marcy Town Treasurer 
 lo^'ly voted to have the assessors and selectmen chose 
 
 separate 
 ii*ly voted to have three assessors this year 
 I2*ly voted Edward Davis first assessor 
 I3"'ly voted Josepli Sabin Jr second assessor 
 i/j'^'ly voted Lt Foster Jun"^ third assessor 
 15'^ly voted Asa Curtis west end constable 
 i6"'ly voted Cornet Jona' Day east end constable 
 lythjy voted John Edmunds & Jothan Taft wardians 
 iS'^'ly voted John Vinton & Ebenezer White Tything men 
 I9*ly voted Capt Curtis culler of shingles and clapboards 
 3o"'ly voted Daniel Newell Lt Foster Jacob Chamberlain 
 
 Junr Joseph marcy Andrew Brown John Haskell and Lemuel 
 
 Corbin surveyors of highways 
 2i''ly voted the surveyors of highways be collectors of that 
 
 Rate 
 22"**ly voted Capt Carter sealer of weights and measurs 
 23'''*ly voted Asa Curtis sealor of Leather 
 24*My voted Jacob Chamberlain Jun' & Daniel Shearman 
 
 fence viewers 
 25'My voted to let our swine run at larg this year 
 26"'ly voted William Clark Reubin Chamberlain & David 
 
 Wakefield Hog Rieves 
 
 27'''ly voted 80 pounds to Defray the charges of our high- 
 ways and Bridges this year 
 28*ly voted that the same shall be worked out at 2 / 6 per 
 
 Day from the first of may to the first of October next 
 29'1'ly voted Capt Curtis Jacob Warren Archabald Jewell 
 
 Lt Foster Junr and Lemuel Corbin a Committee of Core- 
 
 spondence &c 
 3o'*'lv voted to accept of a Road through Lt Putneys & 
 
 Obadiah Sabins land to Charlton line if a be free of charge to 
 
 the Town for the Land &c 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^777' ^^^ 
 
 3i"ly voted to make bothe Bridges over Qiiinabogg River 
 Cart Bridges 
 
 32"''ly voted to grant Samuel Kidders and others petition to 
 have Innoculation for the small pox set up in our Town and to 
 he under the Directions and care of the selectmen 
 
 A highway laid out by the selectmen of Dudley January 
 ye 2yth lyy^ begining by the Road near Ezekial Hoveys 
 
 house by land of Lt Eleazer Putneys then runing Norwesterly 
 on the west side of a wall and so strate to a brook then about 
 North on the west side of a wall and said Putneys mill-house 
 till it comes into his paster and then Norwesterly on the East- 
 erly side of the wall through said Putneys land to m"' Obadiah 
 Sabins land then westerly as the lain is now fensed (saveing 
 it going a cross the corner of sd Sabins orchard) till it comes 
 to his house then turning about Norw^est till it comes to Charl- 
 ton line and then the Road is laid out by Charlton selectmen 
 westerly and it comes into Dudley a few Rods to Escape a 
 ledge of rock all said Road is on said Putneys & Sabins 
 
 land and two rods wide 
 
 this Road was brought before the Town in their anual 
 meeting in march 1777 and accepted 
 
 Jedidiah marcy 
 
 T 1 /^ ,• f Selectmen 
 
 John Curtis 
 
 Edward Davis 
 
 of Dudlev 
 
 Agreeable to a late act of the General Court of the State of 
 the massachusetts Bay Intitled an act to prevent monopoly and 
 oppression we the Subscribers have athxed the prices to the 
 following articals which is to be their prise in Dudley in the 
 County of Worcester in s'' State (viz) farmers Labour in the 
 middle of the summer that is to say from the middle of June 
 to the middle of August at 3 / per Day and the other parts of 
 
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 the summer season at 2 / S p'' Day and in April may Septem 
 ber and October at 3 / 4 per Day and for the rest of the year 
 1/8 per Day 
 
 the prises of Entertainement for man and Beast (viz) for a 
 meal of biled and Rosted victuals i / and a meal of Common 
 pot-luk 9** for a man and all other Eating to be in proportion 
 to their quantaty & quallity agreeable to the usual customs 
 to a mug of- good phlip made w^ith west india Rum i / and of 
 Newr England rum 9'' and all other Liquors to be in propor- 
 tion for good lodging 3** per Night for one person for 
 keeping a horse a Night or 34 hours on the best of English 
 hay I / for keeping a pair of grone oxen Dito 1/4 and on 
 hay of a meaner quality in proportion and all other keeping of 
 all sorts to be m proportion 
 
 Blacksmiths work (viz) for shoeing of a horse all Round 
 Stealed at heel and toe 5/6 and for plane shoing 4/3 and for 
 plow irons of the largest Size 9*^ per "^ and those of the smallest 
 size II'' per "' and all other Blacksmiths work to be in propor- 
 tion and all other Tradsmens work to be in proportion to 
 farmers Labour saving the addition of their Extreordenary Cost 
 for Stock and tools more than formerly 
 
 The farmers produce (viz) good marchantabe wheat 6/8 
 per bushil good marchantable Rie 4 / & good marchantable 
 Indian Corn 3 / per bushil good peas 7 / & good white 
 beans 6 / and good otes 1/8 and good potatoes i / per bushil 
 in the fall of the year and 1/6 per bushel in the Spring of the 
 year good clean flax sead 6/4 per bushil English hay 
 
 of the Best quallety in the winter or Spring 3/4 per hundred 
 and other hay in proportion to its quallety and same propor- 
 tion in other parts of the year good well fated fresh pork 
 4^ pr "' and good clear salt pork / 8 per "^ the best of grass 
 fead Beef 3'' per "^ and that of a meaner quality in propor- 
 tion the best of Newmilke chese 6"^ per '"' and that of meaner 
 quallety in proportion good Butter lo** per ^^ by the single '^ 
 and 9*^ per "^ by the firking good mutton or Lamb 3' 1/2 
 & good veal 3*^ per "^ good tryed tallow 8'^ per "* good 
 sheeps wool 3 / per "' & good well Drest flax i / per '** good 
 
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 yarn stockings 6 / pr pair good shoes for men S / per pair 
 
 good shoes for women 6 / per pair and all other shoes to 
 
 be in proportion to their size & quallity tow cloth of the 
 
 best sort yard wide 2/3 per y"* and all other tow cloth in 
 proportion to its width and quallity and the prices of homemade 
 Linings to be in proportion according to their goodness good 
 yard wide striped flanings 3/4 per yard and all other flanings 
 to be in proportion to their width and quallity Cotton and 
 
 Lining Cloth of the Common sort 3/4 per yard and all other 
 Cotton Cloths to be in proportion to their width and qual- 
 lity good Deap Blew fulled & Dyed all wool Cloth 3 /4 of 
 a yard wide 12 / per yard and all other all wool Cloths to be 
 in proportion to their width and quallity Raw Hides 3** 
 per ^^ Raw Calfskins 6'^ per ^'° Soleather 1/4 per "• and 
 Curried Leather in proportion and all other articals not 
 
 annumerated to be sold in proportion to these artical above 
 annumerated according to the former Customs 
 Dudley march ye 6"' 1777 
 
 John Curtis 
 
 Jacob Warren 
 
 Archabald Jewell |> Committee 
 
 Timothy Foster J' 1 
 
 Lemuel Coibin J 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ~) 
 Edward Davis I 
 Joseph Healy ^ 
 David Keith j 
 
 Nathaniel Healy J 
 
 Seltctmen 
 
 of 
 
 Dudley 
 
 To the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley qualifyed to vote in Town affairs Gentlemen you 
 
 are hereby Notifyed and warned to meet at our meeting house 
 in said Dudley on Friday the 25"' Day of April Listant at 
 three O clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals (viz) 
 
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 first to choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 i^^Xy to see if the Town will grant money for to give to 
 our soldiers a further Incouragement than what is provided if 
 they will Enlist for us During the present war or for three 
 years or so or act thereon as the Town sees fitt 
 
 3''''ly to see if the Town will not as a Town Do all that 
 they can to Carry that Law into Execution that was lately 
 made by the General Court prevent monopoly and oppression 
 and to act Reletive there to as they see fitt 
 
 4"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before them as the Town sees fitt 
 
 Dated at Dudley this twelveth Day of Aprel anno Domini 
 1777 
 
 Dudley April y" 25"^ ^777 I have warned and Notifyed 
 
 the within Named Inhabitants to meet at time and place with- 
 in mentioned by setting up this warrant at the sign post in 
 Dudley as usual 
 
 by order of the selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at onr meeting House in Dudley on 
 Friday the 25"* Day of April anno Domini 1777 
 
 first voted major Earned modei^ator for said meeting 
 
 2"<'ly voted to give to each soldier that will enlfst for us 
 During the present war or for three years 20JE over and above 
 the Bounty before provided 
 
 T^^Xy voted major Earned Esq' marcy & Deacon Davis a 
 Committee to Raise the money and to pay to each soldier that 
 shall enlist as above said 2o£ and the Town will grant assess 
 and pay the sums the said Committee have paid out with In- 
 terest from the time they pay it till they are paid 
 
 4"'ly voted to do their Indeavour to carry the act of the 
 General Court for to prevent monopoly and oppression in to 
 Execution 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1777 • ^^5 
 
 Worcester ss to Either of the constables of the Town of 
 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the Nam 
 
 of the government and people of the massachusetts Bay you 
 are Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warne all 
 the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualifyed to vote for a Representative 
 
 To meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Tuesday 
 the 20"" day of this Instant May at 3 o Clock in the afternoon 
 then and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Elect and Depute one or more persons to serve for 
 and Represent us at the Great & General Court to be held at 
 the State House in Boston on the last Wednesday of may In- 
 stant and so during the session or sessions as shall be agreed 
 upon by said Court 
 
 2"*^^' to Chuse a moderator for the Remaining part of 
 said meeting 
 
 3''"^ly for the Town to Choose a Committee to provide 
 schooling the insuing year 
 
 4"'Iy to see if the Town will Choose a Committee to build 
 the two Bridges over Qiiinabog River or act there on as they 
 see fitt 
 
 5"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the iz"" Day of may in the 
 year of our Lord i777 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley may y* 20"' i777 -^'^ obediance to this warrant I 
 
 have warned the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned by 
 setting up this warrant at the sign post in Dudley according 
 to the usual Costom of this Town 
 
 Asa Curtis Constable 
 
 24 
 
i86 Dudley Toxvn Records^ ^777 • 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Dudley on 
 Tuesday the 20"' Day of may anno Domini 1777 
 
 first voted major W" Lamed & Edward Davis Represen- 
 tatives 
 
 3"''ly voted major Lamed moderator for the Remaining 
 part of this meeting 
 
 3'''ly voted Joseph Sabin J' John Warren Philip Newell 
 Josiah Hovey Lemuel Corbin Ens Jackson & Thomas 
 Cheney a School Committee to provide schooling in our Town 
 the insuing year 
 
 4"'ly voted m"" Joseph Vinton m"" Edward Inman & Cap* 
 m^rriss a Committee to build the two Bridges over Qiiinabogg 
 River 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the 
 
 Name of the Government & people of the massachusctts Bay 
 you ai"e Required forthwith to warne the freeholders and other 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualafyedto vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Tuesday 
 the 8'*" Day of July next at one oClock in the after noon then 
 and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 2°<ily to act further Reletive to the monopoly act as the 
 Town sees fitt by Choosing a Committee &c 
 
 3''^ly to grant School money for the present year 
 4'*'ly to give our Representatives further Instructions 
 5"'ly to act Reletive to the toryact as the Town thinks best 
 6"^ly to see if the Town will Reconsider there vote in march 
 last for to build two Cart bridges over Quinabogg River or 
 further to act thereon as the Town sees fitt 
 
 7'*'ly to hear and act upon any petition or pettitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 
Dtidley 7 oivn Records^ ^777' ^^7 
 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before the 
 said Dated at Dudley aforesaid the twenty fourtli Day of 
 
 June anno Domini 1777 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Tov/n Clerk 
 
 Worcester ss Julv y^ S"" 1777 
 
 In obediance to the within written warrant I have warned 
 the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 to meet at time and place for the bisness within nientioned 
 
 Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house in said Tov\M1 on 
 Tuesday the S"" Day of July 1777 
 
 first voted & Chose Jedidiah Marcy Esq' moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2'"*ly voted to pass by the 2"'^ artical in the warrant 
 
 3''''ly voted So.£ for to defray the charge of schooling this 
 year 
 
 4"'ly voted Cap' John Curtis m"" Jacob Warren Joseph 
 Sabin Jr John- Haskel & Eleazer Jackson a Committee 
 to draw further Instructions for our Representatives 
 
 5"'ly voted to pass by the 5* artical in the warrant 
 
 6"^ly voted to pass by the 6* artical in the warrant 
 
 7">ly voted to have a Cow purchesed for mr Benj^ Davis 
 & famalys use 
 
 8'^ly voted not to grant Josiah Browns petition for the 
 abatement of his minister Rate for the year 1776 
 
 9"'ly voted and accepted the Committees Draft of Instruc- 
 tions to our Representatives 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting you are hereby Di- 
 
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 rected forthwith to warn or Notify the Inhabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley to meet at oiu' meeting house in said Town on 
 Fryday the 21^' Day of this Instant Novem' at ten of the clock 
 in the fore noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for s*^ meeting 
 
 vSecondly for the Town to Shew their opineon Reletive to 
 the proceedings of the General Court in Loaning our states 
 money and Do and act thereon as the Town thinks best 
 
 3"'ly to see what measvn^es the Town will come into to 
 provide for the soldiers famalys agreeable to the order of the 
 General Court 
 
 4"'ly to see if the Town will Recommend some person to 
 the Honorable Council for them (if they see fitt) to appoint as 
 a Justice of the peace in our Town 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudly aforesaid the 1 2"" Day of November anno 
 Domini 1777 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 November 21'^ ^777 ^" obediance to this warrant I have 
 posted the same at the sign post as usual 
 
 Asa Curtis Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudly Reg- 
 ularly assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on Friday 
 the 21'' Day of November 1777 
 
 first voted and Chose Jedidiah marcy Esq'' moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly voted unanamusly that they was Dessatisfyed with 
 the proceedings of the General Court in Loaning our states 
 money • 
 
 l^f^ly voted their Consent to have all the states money not 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lyyy-yS. i8g 
 
 on Interest small change less than a Dollar Excepted to be 
 Immediately called in by one Tax and burnt 
 
 4"'ly voted to Chuse a Committee to provide for the soldiars 
 famalys agreeable to the late acts of the general for that purpose 
 
 5*ly voted m"" Joseph Upham Ens Ebenezer Amidon & 
 Jacob Chamberlain Jun'' a Committee to provid for said famalys 
 
 7"'ly voted to recommend Jedidiah marcy Esq"" to the Hon- 
 orable Council for them (if they see fitt) to appoint as a 
 Justice of the peace in our Town 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of tlie Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley In said County In the Name of the government 
 
 & people of the State of massachusetts Bay you are Required 
 forthwith to warne & Notify the freeholders and other Inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to vote in Towai affairs 
 to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on monday the 
 twenty sixth 26"" Day of this Instant January at one of the clock 
 in the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'*ly to see if the Town tax themselves for the whole of 
 their proportion of this states money or any part of it agree- 
 able to an act of General Court 
 
 3''''ly to here and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 may be laid before them 
 
 hereof fail not as you will answer your defect at the perril 
 of the Law and make due Retiun of this warrant with 
 
 your doings thereon unto us the Subscribers given under 
 
 our hands & seal at Dudley this twelfth Day of January 177^ 
 
 Jedidiah marcy \ Selectmen 
 David Keith t of 
 
 Nathaniel Healy J Dudley 
 
 Dudley January y*^ 36"" 177S 
 
 In obediance to this warrant I have posted- the same at the 
 time and place as usual 
 
 Asa Curtis Constable 
 
igo Dudley Toivn Records, ^77^- 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Diulley 
 Regu hilly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 monday the 26"" Day of January i 778 
 
 first voted Esq' marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly voted to tax themselves 791-1-1-3 to be collected and 
 put upon Loan for the benefet of the Town agreeable to a late 
 act of the General Court 
 
 3"'''ly voted to grant the petition of William Larned & others 
 conserning Strips of land in our Town that there is no proper 
 ownors to it as we know of and to chose a Committee to In- 
 quire into the same and make reporte to the Town 
 
 4"''ly voted Elisha Corbin Jacob Warren & Elijah gore s** 
 Committee 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County aforesaid Greeting In the Name 
 
 of the government & people of massachusetts Bay you are 
 hereby Directed forthwith to Warne or Notify the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at our 
 meeting house in said Dudley on monday the second Day of 
 march next at nine o clock in the fore noon then and there 
 to'act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 a'^'^ly to Choose Town officers & Committees for the insu- 
 ing year as usual 
 
 3''''ly to see if the Town will let there swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4'My to see if the Town will accept of the Road Laid out 
 by the Selectmen for Ens Nathan Jeffords 
 
 5"'ly for the Town to act upon the Constitution if they see 
 fitt or adjorne the meeting for that purpose 
 
 6*''ly to grant money for our highwa} s and bridges and 
 agree how the same shall be Expended 
 
 7*''ly to here the Reporte of the Committee Chosen y^ 26"* 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records, ^778- JQi 
 
 Day of January last conserning Strips of Land in this Town 
 & act there on as the Town shall see fitt 
 
 S"'ly for the Town to here and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they think best 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this wan-ant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley afore said the 16"^ Day of February anno 
 Domini 177^ 
 
 Jedidiah marcy ^ 
 Edward Davis ■ Selectmen 
 
 David Keith I of Dudley 
 
 Nathaniel Healy J 
 Dudley march y* 2°** 1778 In obediance to this warrant 
 
 I have posted the same at the time & place as usual 
 
 Asa Curtis Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 
 monday the 2'"^ Day of march anno Domini 177^ 
 
 first voted Jedidian marcy E^^cf moderator for said meeting 
 
 2°''ly voted to have 5 Selectmen this year 
 
 3''*'ly voted Jedidiah marcy Esq first Selectman 
 
 4*ly voted Edward Davis Second Selectman 
 
 5"'ly voted Joseph Healy third Selectman 
 
 6"^ly voted Lt David Keith fourth Selectman 
 
 7'4y voted Cap' Nath" Healy^fifth Selectman 
 
 8"'ly voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 9*ly voted Jedidiah marcy Town Treasurer ^ 
 
 lo'^ly voted to have 3 Assessors this year 
 
 ii'^iy voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 
 I2"''ly voted Joseph Sabin Jr Second Assessor 
 
 i2'4y voted Lt Tim° Foster Jr third Assessor 
 
 i4"'ly voted Jacob Ciiamberlain Jun"" west end Constable 
 
 i^'hjy voted Cap' Benj'' morriss East end Constable 
 
 i6"'ly voted Joseph Sabin Jr & Lt mark Elwell wardians 
 
jg2 Dudley Town Records^ 1778- 
 
 iy*h|y voted Joseph Keith & Jeremiah Haskell Tything men 
 iS^'ly voted Cap' John Curtis Culler of Shingles & Clap- 
 boards 
 
 19'My voted to continue the same persons as Surveyors of 
 highways and Collectors of the highway rates that was Chosen 
 last year 
 2o"'ly voted Cap' W™ Carter Sealer of weights & measurs 
 2i^'ly Voted Asa Curtis Sealer of Leather 
 az'^^ly Voted Ens Eleazer Jackson & Moses Jewell fence 
 viewers 
 ^S'^'^ly Voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 24"'ly Voted William Brown William Carter Jr & Jere- 
 miah Haskel hog reives 
 
 25"'ly Voted Capt Curtis Jacol) Warren Joseph Upham 
 Lemuel Corbin and Tim° Foster Jun'' Committeeof Cores- 
 pondance &c 
 
 26"'ly Voted 50 pounds to Defray the Charges of our high- 
 ways and bridges this year 
 
 27"'lv Voted that the same shall be worked out as the Select- 
 men shall order 
 
 the aforesaid officers are sworn 
 
 then Adjorned the (Remaining part of the) meeting to 
 monday the 30"' Day of this Instant march at one o Clock in 
 the afternoon 
 
 march y® 30"' "1778 mett agreeable to adjornment and 
 
 first voted and Accepted of a Road laid out by tlie Selectmen 
 for Ens Nathan Jeffords from his house to the Road leading 
 from our meeting house to Robinsons mills 
 
 2"'*ly Voted to accept of the Committees Reporte Relitive 
 to strips of Land &c 
 
 ^ftijy Voted that the said lands shall be taxed to the 
 owners &c 
 
 4"'ly Voted not to grant m'' Jacob Chamberlains petition 
 praying to have his poll Exempted from taxes 
 
 5"'ly voted to put over the artical upon y* Constitution to 
 / may meeting 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^77^' ^93 
 
 A Road Laid out by the Selectmen lor Ens Nathan Jeffords 
 begining at his Dwelling house and from thence it runs East 
 about 24 rods then Southerly about 30 rods on said Jeffords 
 land to a Stake and Stones then East to a white oake tree 
 marked by the road where is now trod then southerly a straight 
 line to the Road that leads from our meeting House to Robin- 
 sons mills to a Stake and Stones two Rods East of Ens 
 Eleazer Jacksons Norwest Corner Said Road is on the 
 
 west side of said bounds and is to be one Rode & a half wide 
 
 Dudley February y'' 12'*^ 177S 
 
 Jedidiah marcy 
 
 Joseph Healy ^^ Yy^x^W^ ^ 
 
 Nathaniel Healy ) *^ ^ 
 
 Selectmen 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting In the Name of the 
 
 government & people of the Massachusetts Bay you are Either 
 of you are Requested forthwith to warne or Notify all the 
 Male Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley tliat are free and 
 Twenty one years of age to meet at our meeting House in said 
 Town on Thursday the 21*' Instant may at one o Clock in y^ 
 afternoon then and there to act upon the following arti- 
 
 cals (viz) 
 
 first to Elect & Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us at the General Court to be holden at the State House in 
 Boston on Wednesday the 27"' Day of this Instant may and so 
 from time to time During the Session or Sessions the insuing 
 year 
 
 2"<^]y to Choose a Moderator for the Remaining part of 
 said meeting 
 
 3''''ly to grant money for Schooling & other Necessary 
 Charges for the year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly to Choose a School Committee to provide Schooling 
 y* year Insuing 
 
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ig^ Dudley Town Records^ ^77^- 
 
 5"'ly to act upon the Constitution or form of government 
 
 6"'ly for the Town to act upon any petition or petitions 
 that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due Return of this warrant with 
 your doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Seventh Day of may 
 
 anno Domini 177^ 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley ma)' y* 21^' ^778 In obediance to the within 
 
 warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- 
 ley to meet at time and place within mentioned by setting up 
 this warrant at the meeting house 
 
 Benjamin morriss Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our Meeting House in Dudley on 
 Thursday y^ 21^' Day of may anno Domini 1778 
 
 first Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' our Representative 
 
 2nd|y Voted Esq"^ Marcy moderator for the remainder of 
 said meeting 
 
 3"*ly Voted a ioo£ for Schooling the year insuing 
 
 ^thjy Voted ioio£ for other Necessary Charges of the 
 Town (viz) for the Cost of hireing men in to the armey and 
 for cost of procuring Cloths for the Soldrey and Necessares 
 for their families and for the common Town cost and Charges 
 
 5"'ly Voted Lt Timothy Foster Senor Lt Jonah Wood 
 Daniel Newell John Curtis Jun' Benjamin Stone Jo- 
 siah Conant & Cornet Day a School Committee to provide 
 Schooling y*^ current year 
 
 6«hjy Voted unanimously against the Constitution there 
 being 60 acted 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ij?^- ^95 
 
 October y* 13'^ 177S Elizabeth Jewell threw herselfe 
 
 upon the Town for maintainance 
 
 November y* 23'''* 177S Moses Jewell Engaged to pay 
 
 all the Cost the Town had been at in the support of the said 
 Elisabeth in her life time and for her funeral Charges and the 
 Selectmen gave him orders to take her things that she left to 
 Enable him to fullfil his Engagements 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting In the Name of the 
 
 government and people of the Massachusetts Bay in New 
 England you or either of you are Required forthwith to 
 
 w^arne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley aforesaid quallifyed to vote in Town affairs 
 to meet at our Meeting House in said Town on Monday the 
 23'"'' Day of this Instant November at one o Clock in y* after 
 noon then aud there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a modei'ator for said meeting 
 
 2"^ly to grant money to Defray the Necessary Charges in 
 our Town the Cun-ant year 
 
 3''''ly for the Town to act Relitive to mr Gleasons wood as 
 they see fitt 
 
 4"*ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see cans 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant v/ith 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley Aforesaid the Ninth Day of Novem- 
 ber Anno Domini 177^ 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley November y* 23 Day 1778 
 
 In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time and place within 
 mentioned by Siting this warrant up at the usual place 
 
 by me Jacob Chamberlain Constable 
 
ig6 Dudley Tovjit Records^ iyi8-']g. 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Reguhirly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 
 23'** Day of November AD 1778 
 
 first Voted and Chose Jedidiah marcy Esq moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"'*ly Voted i£200 for to Defray the Necessary Charges in 
 our Town the currant year 
 
 -^rdjy Voted £60 for mr gleasons wood this year meaning 
 40 / per Cord 
 
 4"^ly Voted to abate m"" Nathaniel Jewells Rates in Asa 
 Curtises List for the year 1777 for his own poll being 28 / 
 
 March y'' i*' 1779 mary Cortiss threw her selfe upon the 
 
 Town of Dudley for maintainance 
 
 Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the 
 
 Name of the government and people of the Massachusetts Bay 
 in New England you or either of you are hereby Directed 
 forthwith to Warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in Town 
 aftairs to meet at our Meeting House in said Dudley on mon- 
 day the first Day of march next at Nine o Clock in the fore 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"^ly to Choose Town officers & Committees for the In- 
 suing year as the Law Directs 
 
 3"'^ly to see . if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly to act Relative to the highways & granting money 
 therefor as the Town sees fitt 
 
 5"'ly to act Relative to the Rev"* M' Gleasons last years 
 salarv as the Town thinks best 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^779- ^97 
 
 6"'ly to see if the Town will set oft' mr Jacob Warren and 
 others as a school ward by them selves and let them Draw 
 their school money 
 
 7"'ly for the Town to act upon any petition or petition that 
 shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fifteenth Day of Febru- 
 ary Anno Domini i779 
 
 Edward Davis ^ 
 
 T 1 TT 1 f Selectmen 
 
 Joseph Healy V 
 
 Nathaniel Healy ) ^ 
 
 Dudley march y^ i^' ^779 ^" obediance to this warrant I 
 
 have put it up at the usual place of posting warrants 
 
 Benj" Morriss Constable 
 
 At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- 
 ley assembled at our Meeting House in said Dudley on 
 monday the first Day of march AD 1779 
 
 first Voted Esq'' Marcy moderator for said meeting 
 2^^\y Voted to have five Selectmen this year 
 ^f^ly Voted William Earned first Selectman 
 4"'ly Voted Edward Davis second Selectman 
 5"'ly Voted Joseph Healy third Selectman 
 6"*ly' Voted Nathaniel Healy fourth Selectman 
 7"'ly Voted Jonathan Day fifth Selectman 
 gthjy Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9"4y Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasurer 
 io"'ly Voted to have three Assessors this year 
 I i"^ly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 1 2"^ly Voted Joseph Sabin J"' second Assessor 
 ij^^ly Voted Timothy Foster J' third Assessor 
 I4*''ly Voted Obadiah Sabin west end Constable 
 I5"'ly Voted Joseph Keith east end Constable 
 i6'My Voted Jonah Wood & John Edmunds wardians 
 
ig8 Dudley Town Records^ ^779- 
 
 i^">ly Voted Mark Elwell & Asa Curtis tything men 
 iS'""!}' Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles and Clap- 
 boards 
 
 19'My Voted Nathaniel Clark Joseph Upham J"" Nathan 
 Jeftbrds John Ciutis J' John Bracket Thomas Cheney and 
 John Vorce highway Surveyors 
 20*''ly Voted William Carter Sealer of weights and measurs 
 2i''ly Voted John Vorce Sealer of Leather 
 22°^ly Voted John Wakefield & Shadrach Smith feilce 
 viewers 
 2y<ily Voted to let our Swine run at large this year 
 24*''ly Voted John White & Daniel Sabin hog Reives 
 25"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Elijah gore Joseph 
 Vinton Lemuel Corbin & John Curtis Jun"^ Committee of 
 Corespondance &c 
 
 26"'ly Voted Daniel Newell Moses Jewell & Ebenezer 
 Foster a Committee to provide for the Soldiars famalies 
 
 27"*ly Voted two hundred pounds in adition to what was 
 granted last year to Defray the Charges of our highways & 
 Bridges this year 
 
 28""ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at 30 / p' 
 Day by the first of October next 
 
 29"4y Voted that the vSurveyors of highways be Collectors 
 of that Rate 
 3o"'ly Voted to put over the fifth artical to next may meeting 
 3i'*'lv Voted not to grant a School w^ard to m"" Jacob Warren 
 and others 
 
 32"^lv on the petition of Josiah Harris Esq and Shadrach 
 Smith praying that they and others might be Excused from 
 ministearil Taxes Voted that if any person or persons shall 
 make it appear to this" Town by a publick Sollom Declarition 
 at any legal Town meeting that it is contrary to their opinion 
 and against the Dictates of their Consciance to pay taxes to- 
 wards the maintanance of the standing order or Congregational 
 Ministers or for building or Repairing meeting Houses or 
 settlements for such ministers they shall be Excused from such 
 
Dudley Town Records^ I779- ^99 
 
 taxes for the future unless they or any of em should alter their 
 opinion and consent to be taxed as aforesaid 
 
 33'"''ly Voted not to abate Esq Harress minister Rates for the 
 time past 
 
 34'^ly Voted not to abate Shadrach Smiths minister Rates 
 for the time past 
 
 35^''ly Voted to abate Esq John Fenner last year minister 
 Rates 
 
 36"'ly Voted not to abate m'' Daniel Dodges poll from taxes 
 The above Said officers Sworn 
 
 Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in said County Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the governmend and people of the Massa- 
 chusetts you or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith 
 to warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Town 
 quallifyed to Vote for a Represen to meet at our meeting house 
 in said Town on Thursday the 30"^ Day of may Instant at one 
 o Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us at the Great and General Court the year Insuing agreeable 
 to the process to us Directed there for 
 
 2"<'ly to Choose a moderator for the remainder of S** meeting 
 
 3''''ly to act Relative to a New Constitution & form of gov- 
 ernment as the Town Sees fitt 
 
 4"'ly to grant money for Necessary Chargs or agree how to 
 furnish the Town thei'ewith as the Town thinks best 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 20"" Day of this Instant may Dated at Dudley aforesaid 
 
 this 5"^ Day of may Anno Domini 1779 
 
 b}' order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester ss . Dudley may 20th 1779 In obediance to 
 
200 Dudley Town Records^ ^779 • 
 
 this warrant I have warned the Inhabitants to meet at time 
 and phice within mentioned by seting this warrant up at the 
 usual place in Dudley 
 
 Joseph Keith Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 Thursday the 20"' Day of may Anno Domini 1779 
 
 first Voted and Chose Edward Davis Representative 
 
 2"''ly Voted major Larned moderator for the Remainder of 
 s'^ meeting 
 
 ydjy Voted to have a New Constitution 76 being present 
 & vciing 
 
 4"'ly Voted Not to Impower our Representative to Vote 
 for the Calling a State convention for y*^ forming s*^ Consti- 
 tution 
 
 5'^ly Voted for to have the money (that was granted and 
 assessed for to pay the money hired last may for to pay the 
 solders with) takien and used for other Necessary Charges in 
 the Town 
 
 Worcester ss . To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the government and people of Massachusetts 
 Bay you or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn 
 or Notify all the Freemen Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 who is twenty one years of age to meet at our meeting house 
 in said Town on Tuesday the 17"* Day of August Instant at 
 one o Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2°'*ly to Elect one or more persons to Represent us in a 
 State Convention to meet at Cambridge on the first Day of 
 
Dudley Town Records^ J779' ^^^ 
 
 September next for the sole purpose of framing a New Con- 
 stitution ; and to give ihem proper Instructions &c 
 
 3"^ly to act upon the Doings of the Convention of Com- 
 mittees that met at Concord the 14th Day of July last as the 
 Town Sees fitt 
 
 4"'ly to grant money for tlie hire ofsoldiars & other Neces- 
 sary Charges 
 
 5"^ly to grant money for Schooling the Currant year 
 
 6'*'ly to Chuse a School Committee to provide schooling 
 this year 
 
 7"'ly for the Town to Chuse a Committee or Committees 
 to ajust the proceadings of the Town & militia officers since 
 the war or act thereon as they think best 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this third Day of August 
 
 Anno Domini 1779 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edw'ard Da\ is Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to the within warrant I have warned all the 
 freeman Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting this 
 w^arrant up at the time and place as is usual 
 
 Dudley August y* 17"* 1779 
 
 p"' Joseph Keith Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the freemen Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said 
 Town on Tuesday y' 17"" Day of August AD 1779 
 
 first Voted William Larned Esq moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"diy Voted m'' Joseph Upham a Deligate to Represent us 
 at the Convention to meet at Cambridge on the first Day of 
 September next for the sole purpose of framing a new Con- 
 stitution 
 
 3"^ly Voted Jacob Warren Joseph Vinton Joseph Sa- 
 bin Jr Elisha Corbin & Cornet Day a Committee to Draw 
 
 20 
 
202 Dudley Towfi Records^ J779- 
 
 Instructions for our Deligate and Reporte to the Town said 
 Draft for them to act thereon 
 
 then the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday the 24''' Day of 
 August Instant at one o Clock in the afternoon persise- 
 ly met according to adjournment & 
 
 first Voted to accept of the Draft of Instructions as a 
 mended 
 
 2"''ly Voted m"" Jacob Warren our DeHgate to Represent 
 us at the Convention to be held at Concord on the first Wed- 
 nesday of October next to Regulate prices of articals &c 
 
 3"''^ly Voted £3060 to pay the hire of ovu" 6 Continantal 
 Soldars that marched last July 
 
 4"'ly Voted that any person or persons may pay their part 
 and proportion of said sum either in money or in Rie at £5 
 2' per bushel which they Choose 
 
 5"'ly Voted JEiooo for schooling the Current year 
 
 gthjy Voted Jacob Chamberlain Jr major Healy Lt Jonah 
 Wood Cap' Morriss Mark Dodge Cornet Day & m^ Jo- 
 seph Vinton a School Committee for the Current year 
 
 7*ly Voted to have a Committee Chosen to Call upon the 
 militia officers to shew how all the fines they have Collected 
 from the people of our Town sence the war has been appro- 
 priated and to make Report to the Town 
 
 8"'ly Voted Esq' Marcy m*^ Joseph Vinton m' Daniel 
 Newell m' Joseph Upham & Edward Davis s'^ Committee 
 
 Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the name 
 
 of the government and people of the massachusetts Bay in 
 New England you or Either of you are hereby Directed forth- 
 with to warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley Qiiallifyed to vote in Town affairs to 
 meet at our meeting House in said Town on monday the iS"^ 
 Day of this Instant October at two o Clock in the afternoon 
 then and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^779- 203 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"<'ly to grant money to Defray the Necessaiy Charges in 
 the Town the Currant year 
 
 3"*ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fit 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 yovu- Doings there on luito the Selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this 4*"^ Day of October 
 
 anno Domini 1779 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to the within warrant I have warn*^ the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudly Qiiallified 
 to vote in Town affairs to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned by sitting this warrant up at the time and place as 
 is usual 
 
 Dudley October iS"' 1779 
 
 p"^ me Jos Keith Constal)le 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 
 18"* Day of October Anno Domini 1779 
 
 first Voted & Chose major W" Larned moderator for said 
 meeting and then adjorned to Thursdav next at two 
 
 o Clock in the after noon 
 
 met according to adjornment and 
 
 Voted £700 to Defray the Necessary Charges in our Town 
 the Currant year 
 
 June 26"' 1779 the Town being together at a training to 
 
 procure 6 men for nine months to reinforce the continental 
 army the people being a minde said men should be hired by a 
 tax the Selectmen Notifyed the people to repaire into the 
 
204 Dudley Town Records^ 1719- 
 
 meeting house to act thereon & upon their being assembled 
 they 
 
 Voted that William Larned Joseph Vinton Edward Davis 
 & Nathaniel Healy with the militia officers should be a com- 
 mittee to hire said six men upon the best terms they could 
 
 X SEAL. >- 
 
 Worcester ss 
 
 To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the 
 County of Worcester Greeting In the Name of the govern- 
 ment and people of the massachusetts Bay you or Either of 
 you are hereby Directed to warne or Notify the freehoUers 
 and other Inhabitants of said Dudley Qiiallifyed to Vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on 
 monday the thirteenth Day of December next at one o Clock 
 in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly for the Town to act Relative to m"' gleasons salar\^ 
 and woo3 as they think best and to grant money for the same 
 if they see fitt or act otherwise as the Town shall agree 
 
 3"'ly for the Town to grant money for other Necessary 
 Charges if they see fitt 
 
 4"'ly for the Town to act Relative to the Continental 
 Soldiars hire or the Rie tax as they shall agree 
 
 5"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the twenty third Day of Novem- 
 ber Anno Domini i779 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to the within warrant I have warned the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qual- 
 lifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at time and place within 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ij^g-So. 205 
 
 mentioned by setting this warrant up at the time and place as 
 is usual 
 
 p"" me Joseph Keith Constable 
 Dudley December ye 13th 1779 
 
 At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in Dudley on monday the 13'*' Day of December 1779 
 
 first Voted major Larned moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly Voted £800 for m'' gleasons salary this year & m"' 
 gleason accepted of it in full for this year & agreed to risk the 
 fall of money 
 
 3'"^ly Voted £160 for xvl gleasons wood this year and mr 
 gleason agreead to take his salary the old way in any of the 
 Necessaries of life if any persons pleased to pay it so and his 
 wood as usual 
 
 4"'Iy Voted £400 for other Necessary Charges the Currant 
 year 
 
 5"'ly Voted to put the fourth artical over to march meating 
 
 Worcester SS ' 
 
 To Either of y^ Constables of the Town of Dudley in Said 
 County greeting In the Name of the government and people j | 
 
 of the massachusetts Bay in New England you or Either of ( f 
 
 you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or Notify the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qual- 
 lified to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in 
 Said Town on monday the Sixth Day of march next at Nine 
 a clock in the fore noon then and their to act upon fol- 
 
 lowing articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2ly to Chuse Town officers & Commities for the Insueing 
 year as usual 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lySo. 
 
 3ly to See if the Town will let their Swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4ly to act Relitive to our highways & bridges as the Town 
 See fitt and To grant money & Choose Committees if Neaded 
 
 5ly to act upon the artical Relative to hire of our nine 
 months men or the Rie Rate so called that was put over to this 
 meeting from December 13* 1779 meeting as the Town thinks 
 best 
 
 61y to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Nineteenth Day ot 
 
 February Anno Dominie 1780 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obedience to the Within Warrant I have W^arned the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiial- 
 lified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at the time and place 
 within mentioned by Setting this Warrant up at the time and 
 place as is usual 
 
 Test 
 
 Joseph Keith Constable 
 
 Dudley march the 6"" 1 7S0 
 
 At a Leagal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Tov/n of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting 
 House in Dudley on monday the 6"" Day of march 1 7S0 
 
 first Voted Jedidiah Marcy moderator for Said meting 
 
 2°''ly Voted to have 5 Selectmen this year 
 
 2'<*Iy Voted Jedidiah Marcy first Selectman 
 
 4"'ly Voted m"" Joseph Vinton Second Selectman 
 
 5"'ly Voted Capt Morriss third Selectman 
 
 6"'ly Voted Cornet Day fourth Selectman 
 
 7"'ly Voted Liut Willard fifth Selectmen 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ ij8o. 
 
 S"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Clerk 
 9"'ly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer 
 io"'ly Voted to have three assessors the Curant year 
 ii"'Iy Voted John Warren first assessor 
 I2"'lv Voted Ebenezer Foster Second assessor 
 j^ti'ly Voted John Curtis Jun third assessor 
 I4"'ly Voted Ralph Vinton west end Constable he paid 
 
 his fine 
 I5"'ly Voted Jedidiah Corbin East End Constable 
 i6"'ly Voted Jonathan Conant & Liut Joseph Keith wardians 
 i7"'l\' Voted L' Jonah Wood & Isaac Lee Tything men 
 iS"'ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles & Clabboards 
 i^'^ly Voted to Continue the last years Survairs of highways 
 for the present year 
 2o"'lv Voted Cap' Carter Sealor of weights and measures 
 21^'ly Voted John Vorce Sealor of Leather 
 22"**ly Voted Benjn Kidder Jnr & John Edmunds fence 
 viewers 
 23''''Iy Voted to let our Swine run at large this year 
 24*ly Voted James Brown Eleazer may & Theoder 
 
 marcy rieves 
 
 25'4y Voted to adjourn the remainder of this meeting to 
 thirsday next at one of the Clock in the after noon persisely 
 met agreeable to adjornment & 
 
 first Voted major Earned Decon Davis major Healey 
 Cap' Eady & Liut Jonah Wood Committee of Corespond- 
 ance &c 
 
 2'hiy Voted Daniel Newell Moses Jewell & Joseph Allen 
 a Committee to provide for the Soldiers families 
 
 3"'ly Voted £1250 pounds in adition to what was granted 
 the two last years to Defray the Charge of our higwa} s & 
 bridges the present year 
 
 4"'ly Voted that the Same .Shall be worked out at 60 / pr 
 Day from may to October 
 
 5"'ly Voted to Build the Brige over the River bv m' Inmans 
 a u'ood Cart Brige 
 
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 Dudley Toivti Records^ lySo. 
 
 6"'Iy Voted m' Thomas Cotton Capt John Eady & Na- 
 than Inman a Commettee to build Said Brige 
 
 7"'ly Voted to pass over the 5 artical 
 
 8"'ly Voted not to grant the widow Cheany petition Con- 
 cering her Negro being taxed 
 
 9"'ly Voted Nathan Inman west end Constable he paid 
 
 his fine 
 
 lo^'ly Voted to abate Lemuel Underwood poll in Jonathan 
 Conants taxes assessed October & January last 
 
 ii'^'ly Voted JC41-16 / to mr Jacob Warren forgoing to 
 Concord' 
 1 3"'ly adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 Notifyed and meet agreeable to the adjornment on monday 
 the 27'** Day at two of the clock in the after noon & 
 
 first Voted m' John Haskel west eand Constable 
 
 2"''ly adjorn this meeting without Day 
 
 Notifyed and meet agreable to adjornment on monday the 
 3"^ Day of april at two of the clock in the after noon &l 
 
 first Voted to Excuse m' John Haskal from Serving 
 Constable for the Excuse he made 
 
 2'hiy Voted to Refund back Siah Vintons fine he paid for 
 his being Chosen Constable on Condition that John Vinton 
 hireing a man to Serve for them 
 
 ^thjy Voted John Vinton west eand Constable 
 
 4*ly Voted to Except John Edmunds to Serve Constable 
 in his Room 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County greeting 
 
 In the Name of the government and people of the Massa- 
 chusetts Bay in New england you or Either of you are hereby 
 Directed forth with to Warn or Notify the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallifyed to Vote 
 in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Said Town 
 on Thursday the eighteenth Day of may Curant at three of the 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1780. 2og 
 
 in tlie after noon tlien and there to act npon the fol- 
 
 lowing articals (viz) 
 
 firstly To Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2"<ily To act Relative to the Constitution or form of gov- 
 ernment 
 
 -^■■dly Xo hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this twelvth Day of May 
 
 A. D. 1780 
 
 Jedidiah IMarcv ^ 
 
 "d -n A/r • " f Selectmen 
 Ben]" Morriss >■ , 
 
 Jonathan W illard 3 •' 
 
 Worcester SS may 18* 1780 
 
 In obediance to the within Warrant I have warned and 
 
 Notifyed the Inhabitants within mentioned to meet at time 
 
 and place within written by Setting up this warrant as usual 
 
 at the meeting House 
 
 John Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on Thursday the 
 eighteenth Day of may anno Domini 17S0 
 
 first Voted Decon Davis moderator for Said meeting 
 
 z^\y Voted to Choose a Commeety to make Some a mend- 
 ments in the Constitution 
 
 3ly Voted to Chuse Seven for a Commetee 
 
 4ly Voted Decon Davis major Larned m"" Elisha Corbin 
 m"^ Warren Esq' Vennor Capt Corbin mr gore for a 
 Com mete 
 
 5ly this meeting is adjournd to may y* 39 Day at ten of 
 the Clock in the fore noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment 
 
 27 
 
210 Dudley Town Records^ lyHo. 
 
 first Voted that the following amedments be made (viz) 
 on the third artical of the Bills of Rights that the word 
 not other wise be added after the decleration Relative to at- 
 tendance on the Teachers of piety and Religion and morality 
 
 2<'ly Voted 48 for the amendment and Sixteen against it 
 
 3''ly Voted that all male persons that are twenty one years 
 of age and upwards that have paid taxes and are Inhabitants 
 in any Town have a right to vote for a governor Senet and 
 Representitives 53 voted for it 
 
 4'^ly Voted to corum of the House of Representitives be 
 100 42 voted for it 
 
 5ly Voted that the word Protestant Shall be added where 
 it Saith the governor Declare Himself to be of the Christion 
 Religion before the word Religion 52 voted for it 
 
 61y Voted to have the general Court by Joint Ballot to 
 Chuse A governor out of the two that hath the most votes 
 from the People provided no one hath A Majority of Votes 
 from the People 42 voted for it 
 
 yly Voted that the Representatives of each County Shall 
 Nominate the Justices of the Peace for their County and their 
 Nominations to be made yearly and the governor Shall Com- 
 mission Them accordingley 42 voted for it 
 
 Sly Voted that the Revition of the Constitution be made 
 Certain and that it be in the year of our lord 1790 42 voted 
 for it 
 
 9ly Voted that our deligates be impowered to Set the time 
 when Said Constitution Shall take Place without haveing it 
 Sent out to the people again Provided it be agreable to two 
 thirds of the People or Can be made agreeable to the minds ot 
 two thirds of the People 42 Voted 
 
 loly Voted to Except of the Constitution with the amend- 
 ments 39 men present 
 
 Worcester SS To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County greeting 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1780. 211 
 
 In the Name of the goverment and people of the Massachu- 
 setts Bay you or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith 
 to warn the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Said Tow'n 
 qualified to vote for a Representive to meet at our meeting 
 House in Said Town on monday the 39"^ Day of May Instant 
 at one of a Clock in the after noon then and there to act 
 
 upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first To elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us at the great and general Court to be holden at the State 
 House in Boston on Wednesday the 31"' Day of this Instant 
 may and So from time to time Dureing theire Session or Ses- 
 sions the Insueing year 
 
 2ly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 meeting 
 
 3ly to grant money for Schooling & other Necessary 
 Charges for the year Insueing 
 
 4ly to Chuse a School Commeetie to provide Schooling 
 the year Insueing 
 
 5ly to See if the Town will Build a Bridge over the River 
 by mr Joseph Vintons and Chuse a Commitee if needed 
 
 61y to act upon the artical Relative to the hire of nine 
 month men or Rie Rate So caled by granting more money or 
 other wase act as the Town thinks best 
 
 yly to hear and act upon any petetion or petetions that 
 Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley afore Said this Sixteenth Day of 
 
 may Anno Domini 1780 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy 1 
 
 Joseph Vinton I Select men 
 
 Benj" Morriss f of Dudley 
 
 Jona° Day J 
 
 In obedience to the within written I have warned the free- 
 holders and other inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallified 
 to Vote for a Representative to meet at time and place Within 
 
212 Dudley Town Records^ 1780. 
 
 mentioned By Seting this warrant up at the time and Place 
 as usual 
 
 pr me 
 
 Jedidiah Corbin Constable 
 Dudley may the 29''' 1780 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 
 29"* Day of may In* Anno Domini 1780 
 
 first Voted and chose Decon Davis Representative 
 
 2''ly Voted Decon Davis moderator for the Remainder of 
 Said meeting 
 
 3''ly Voted Rais no money for Schooling and other Nessary 
 charges 
 
 4''ly Voted to Direct the Commeetee that way Chosen to 
 hire our nine month men last July to procure and pay Said 
 Soldiers in any Spheshe that they will accept and to Call upon 
 the people to firnesh them with Said Speshe and Said Com- 
 mettee is impowered to give a Discharge to all Such as Shall 
 pay there taxes in Ry or any other Spheche aqivilint 
 
 5'^ly Voted to Chuse a Commetee to vein where to build a 
 brig over y' River by m"' Vintons 
 
 6^1y Voted to Chuse three men for a Commetee 
 
 7''ly Voted Capt Morriss majer Larned and Thomas 
 Cheyne a Commetee 
 
 June the 14''' 17S0 the Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- 
 
 ley being called to gether to raise 14 men to reenforce the 
 Continantal armey and being Called upon by the Selectmen to 
 Shew their minde whether Said men Should be Drafted by 
 the militia officers they unanamously voted not to have them 
 Drafted 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ lySo. 213 
 
 2''ly and then Voted to have them hired at the Cost of the 
 Town 
 
 T^Xy Voted m"^ Elisha Coibhi Cornet Day niaj'' Healey & 
 m' Daniel Newell with the militia ofHcers a Commetee to hire 
 Said men upon the best termes 
 
 Worcester SS To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County greeting 
 
 In the Name of the government and people of the Massa- 
 chusetts Ba}- you or either of you are Directed forth with to 
 warn or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Quallified to Vote in Townaffairs to meet at 
 our meeting House in Said Town on monday the fourth Day 
 of September next at one of the clock in the after noon for the 
 purpos of Electing a governor, Leiut governor and persons for 
 Counsellers and Senators agreeable to the New Constitution or 
 frame of government 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Select men at or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this twenty third Dav of 
 
 august Anno Domini 1780 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy Town Clerk 
 
 Dudley September the 4"" 1780 
 
 In obedience to this warrant I have warned the Inhabitants 
 and freeholders of the Town of Dudley for to attend at time 
 and place by Setting up this warrant at the meeting House 
 John Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 
 forth Day of September Anno Domini 1780 
 
214 Dudley Town Records^ lySo. 
 
 first Voted for the Honable John Hancock Esq 
 for a governor 47 votes 
 
 Voted for James Bowdoin Esq for a Lent governor 36 votes 
 Voted for Decon William Page for a Senator 
 Voted for Edward Davis Esqr for a Senator 
 Voted for Levi Linckcoln Esqr for a Senator 
 Voted for Izrael Nickals Esqr for a Senator 
 Voted for m'' Caleb Curtis for a Senator 
 Voted for Seth Read Esqr for a Senator 
 Voted for major Seth Washburn for a Senator 
 Voted for mr Caleb Ammidon for a Senator 
 Voted for Colo Timothy Newell for a Senator 
 Voted for Ebenezer Crafts Esqr for a Senator 
 
 19 
 
 votes 
 
 17 
 
 votes 
 
 17 
 
 votes 
 
 16 
 
 votes 
 
 1 1 
 
 votes 
 
 8 
 
 votes 
 
 3 
 
 votes 
 
 3 
 
 votes 
 
 
 
 votes 
 
 2 
 
 votes 
 
 Dudley June the 30"' 1780 the Town of Dudley being 
 
 assembled to gether to raise 20 men to Reinforce tha Continent- 
 al armay agreeable to two Resolves of the general Court one 
 of the 2 2"^ and the other of the 23"' Days of this Instant June 
 and the Inhabitants being Notifj^ed by the Selectmen of Said 
 Town to attend as a Town and 
 
 first Voted to have Said men hired by the Town 
 2"*'ly Voted Edward Davis William Earned & Thomas 
 Cotton a Commettee to assist the melitia officers in hireing 
 Said 20 men 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County greeting In the Name of the 
 
 goverment and People of the Massachusetts Bay you or either 
 of you are Required forthwith to warn or Notify the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley that are 
 Qiialified to vote for a Representive agreeable to the new Con- 
 stitution or frame of goverment to meet at our meeting House 
 in Said Town on monday the Sixteenth Day of this Instant 
 
Dudley Toivn Records, 1780. 215 
 
 October at one of the duck in the alter noon then and 
 their to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first To Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us at the great and general Court agreeable to the new Con- 
 stitution or frame of government 
 
 2"^ly To Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 meeting 
 
 •^'•'ily To grant money for Schooling and other Necessary 
 Charges for this year 
 
 4"*^ly To See if the Town will order the Rie Rate So 
 Called to be assessed in Rie or act thereon as the Town Shall 
 See fitt 
 
 5ly To act upon a Resolve of the general Court past the 
 25"^ of September 1780 To purchase our Cotoof beafe or grant 
 money for the »Same or act on it as the Town thinks best 
 
 6"'^ly To hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Second Day of October 
 Anno Domini 1780 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Jedidiah jMarcy Town Clerk 
 
 October the i6th 1780 In obedience to the wathin written 
 warrant I have w^arned and Notified the Inhabitants and free- 
 holders of the Town of Dudley to attend att time and place 
 accordingly by my Setting this warrant up at the meeting 
 House 
 
 John Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House on mondav the 
 Sixteenth Day of October Anno Domini 17S0 
 
 first Voted Decon Davis our Representitive 
 
2i6 Dudley Tow ft Records^ 1780. 
 
 2ly Voted Decon Davis moderator for the Remainder of 
 Said meeting 
 
 3ly Voted £80 new money To pay the Charge of School- 
 ing this year 
 
 4'"'ly Voted 60 new money for the Nessary Charges the 
 currant year 
 
 5"''ly Voted to pay the Rie Rate in Rie and them that paid 
 the money to have the money Returnd and made good 
 
 61y Voted m' Upham Daniel Newell and Nathanael Clark 
 a Commetee to purchase our Coto of beafe 
 
 yly Voted they Shall have Interest for the money from the 
 time they purchase y* Cattle 
 
 Sly Voted by way of petetion a School Commitee major 
 Healy Asa Curtis Elisha Sabin Capt Morriss Joseph Up- 
 ham Jur Josiah Hovey John Bracket 
 
 9ly Voted £12 New money for mr Joseph Upham going 
 and Setins: in the Convention 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County greeting In the Name of the 
 
 goverment and People of the massachusetts Bay you or Either 
 of you are Required forth with to warn or Notify the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley that are 
 quallified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in Said Town on monday the thirteenth Day of No- 
 vember next at one of the clock in the after noon then and 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first To Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2ly To act upon a Resolve of the general Court past the 
 25"* of September Last to purchase our Coto of beafe and 
 grant money for the Same or act there on as the Town thinks 
 best 
 
 3ly To hear and act upon any petetion or petetions that 
 Shall be Laid before the Town as they See fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ij8o. 21 j 
 
 \oui" Duiiigs tliercon unto the Selectmen at or Ijcture Said 
 Day Dated at DiuUey afore Said tliis thirteenth Day of 
 
 October Anno Domini i 780 
 
 bv order of tlie Selectmen 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy low n Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS November the 12"^ 1780 In obedience to 
 
 the within \\ ritten warrant I have warned anil Notifyed the 
 Inhabitants and Ireeholders of the Town of Dudley to meet at 
 time and place within mentioned by Settinj^ up this warrant 
 at tlic mectinjf House in Dudley acordingley 
 
 bv me John Eduarils Constable ol Dudlev 
 
 i\t a meetin;;- of the treeholders and other lidialiit.mts of the 
 'lown of Dudle\' Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in Said Dudlev on monday the thirteenth Da^' of Xovembcr 
 AD 17S0 
 
 first Voted maj' Healey moderator for Said meeting 
 2ly Voted to Raise £1000 to purchase our Coto of beafe 
 3ly Voted to Endemnify the Constables if they find the 
 money to pay for the beafe from any Cost of the executions 
 till they can C'ollect the money of the people again in a Rean- 
 able time 
 
 4ly Voletl Deacon Da\ is tor t(.) carrey the money to the 
 Commetee at Springfield 
 
 Worcester SS to either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in Said County Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common welth ot the massachusetts 
 Bay you or either of you are Re(|uire(.l forthwith to warn 01 
 Notify the free holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley that are quallifyed to vote in Town aflairs to meet at 
 our meeting House in Saitl Town on Tuesdav the Scrond 
 •a 
 
2iH . Dudley Town Records^ I'^Si. 
 
 Day of January iicxtal ten ot" tlie Clock in the four noon tlicii 
 and Their to act upon the following articals (vi/) 
 
 first to Cluibc a moderator for Said nieetin*;" 
 
 ily To grant money to hire our Coto of the Continantal 
 men for three years or Dureing the war agreable to a Resolve 
 (*rthe general Court or act thereon as the Town thinks l)cst 
 
 3ly To grant money to pay our Six month men and three 
 month men that was hireed last Summer or act thereon as the 
 Town thinks best 
 
 4ly to grant money to purchase our Coto of beafe agreable 
 to a Resolve of the general Court in theire Last Sessions or act 
 thereon as y" Town thinks proper 
 
 5ly To hear and act upon any i)etition or petetions that 
 Siiall be laid before tlie Town as they See fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on unto the Select men at or liefore Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley albre Said this eighteenth Day of 
 
 December A D 1 780 
 
 by order of the Select men 
 
 Jedidiah Marc\ Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudlev January the 2"' 17S1 
 
 . In obedience to the within written warrant I have warnetl 
 and Notified the within mentioned Inhabitants to meet at time 
 and place within pevlixl bv Setiug u]) Ibis warrant at the meet- 
 ing house a.s usual 
 
 P' Jedidiah Corbin Constable of Dudlev 
 
 at a meeting ol" the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in Said Dudley on 'I'uesdav the 2"' Day of January AD 1781 
 
 lusl Voted and Cliose Decon l)a\is modeiator lor Said 
 meeting 
 
 ily V<»ted to Choose a Commetee t(( agiee with u\\\ 
 Soldiers we hire Last Summer 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records^ 17S1. 2ig 
 
 I K 1(1 
 
 ;^1\' \'ol(i| iiKijor llc;ilf\ Daniel Xcwcll' Sinu'on W 
 Capt ('(iiliii) Coiiiil l)a\ a ('((inrncti* 
 
 This iiiet'tiii<4- is adjoin to two of tlu- iloiU in llu' altt-r 
 noon tlitn meet ayri-aMe to adjornicnt 
 
 first \^otccl not to Clasc the People 
 
 2ly Voted not to Chise into twelve parts 
 
 ^ly Voted to Cluise a Coinmete of twelve men to agree on 
 what Teirms they could hire the three vears men for 
 
 -fly Voted m'' l^pham John Curtis Jur Lent Xeuell 
 Jacoh Chamherlain \\V Simeon wood Capt Ead\ encine 
 Silas Rohinson Lent Hill vSamuel ma\' ]W asa Rohinson 
 Nathaniel Clark Benj" Edmunds to hire our three vears men 
 
 5ly Voted that any three of x" Conunetee is impowered to 
 give Security for \* Town 
 
 61y Voted to except of the Comcete Report how to pay 
 our Six month and three month men 
 
 jly \'oted £1412 New moncv to pav the Soldiers the 
 Town hired Last Summer 
 
 Sly Voted to Chuse a Commcete to Se about our Coto of 
 beafe Majer I leal v Xathanael Clark and Cornit Dav 
 
 This meeting is adjornd to Thursday the eleventh Dav of 
 January instant at one of the clock in the after noon preciselv 
 
 Then meet agreable to adjornment Januarv the 11"' 17S1 
 
 first Voted mr Joseph Upham moderator p.T. 
 
 2\\ \"oted to Chuse two more to ad to the Commete to 
 hire run- three vears men in Lue of two that woud not Serve 
 
 3IV Voted \wx John Ilaskel Elisha Sahin to ad to tlie 
 Commcete 
 
 This meeting is adjorned to y' eighteenth Day of this instant 
 Januar\ at one of the Clock in the after noon 
 
 Then meet a greaable to adjornment Januarv the iS''' 1781 
 
 lirst Votetl to give the three years men one hundretl Poinids 
 in Silver monev each 
 
 this meeting is adjond to inondav the twentv Secon Dav of 
 this instant Januarv at one of the Clock in the after noon 
 
220 DinUey Toivn Records, ijHi. 
 
 riicii iiu'tl ;i L;it':i.'ililr 1<t t< > :i(l jorniiirnl llit- jj"' l);i\ i>l 
 )aiiii;ii s I ]^S I 
 
 lirst Voted not to except of llic Re])ovt of the C'onimeetc 
 to hire the men 
 
 2ly Voted to pay our men .£33-6-8 to be paid yearly if 
 the}' enter tlie vear they be intitled to their pay that year and 
 if tliey Serve three years they are intitled to the whole Sum 
 and if not paitl yearly they are to ha\e interest \early 
 
 3ly Voted £22^ new money to pnrcliase pait of our Coto 
 of beafe 
 
 4ly Voted the Commeete to giye notes on Interest for the 
 beafe till the mone\ is Collectted and To allow the Same to 
 y* Commeetee 
 
 this meeting is adjorn to 'I'lnnsday the first Day of Fel)ruary 
 next at one of the Clock in the after noon February the 1"' 
 Day 17S1 then mett agreeable to adjornment 
 
 Hrst Voted to Reconsider t!ie vote that was past the last 
 meeting not to except of the Comtetes Report to hire the inen 
 
 2ly \"otcd to except of the Commeetes Report to hire the 
 men 
 
 3ly Voted t'225 new money to Purchas the Remainder 
 part of our Coto of beafe 
 
 An Agreament Made this iS"' Day ol" Januaiy 17S1 J?etween 
 us the Commctte Cliosen by the Town for the purpos of hire- 
 ing the Soldiers for three years and the SoUliers that a]ipear to 
 go upon the Consideration (viz) 
 
 They agree to in list for three years upon their having one 
 Hundred pounds for the term above mentioned and to liave 
 one third of the monc}' Paid down or upon interest as parties 
 may agree and the other third upon interest at the eand of 
 two 3'cars if not paid and the last tliird at the end nl" three 
 years il' not jiaid upon interest till [laid 
 
Dudley Totvn Records^ ijHi. 
 
 221 
 
 N ;B, tlie above Saiil Sums is to be paid in liaid luonev 
 
 I yiilm Cm tis fr 
 I jac(»b Cliamberlaln 
 I Samuel may 
 \ Simeon Wood 
 James Hill 
 Henjn Ivlmuiuls 
 Asa Robinson 
 
 Worcester ss 'I"o l:Iitlu'r ol the Con'stables c^f the ^^)\vn 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting;- 
 
 In the Mame of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts 3 on 
 or either of you are hereby Directed rorthwith to warn or 
 Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 'Dudley, quaHit\ed to vote in Town atl'airs to meet at our meet- 
 ing house in said Town on monday the ^"' Dav of march next 
 at 9 o clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals \i/. 
 
 first to Choose a moderator foi- said meeting 
 
 i"''ly to Cliiise 'I'own otliccrsfor the \ear Insuingas y^ Law 
 Directs 
 
 .^rdjy j^jj i^^^.j, it" the Town will It-t their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'1\- to act Relative to our highways & bridges as the 
 'l\)\\ii sees lift & to grant money & Chusc Committee if needed 
 
 5"'ly to see if the Town will Dispose of the hind seatcs in 
 our meeting house to make pews on and the piics not to be on 
 the same footing that the other pews are on ; or act there on as 
 the Town thinks best 
 
 6th to hear &. act upon any petition or petitions that shall 
 be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not & make Due Return of this warrant witli 
 \our Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or l)efore the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley afore said this 19"' Day of Fel/> 
 
 Anno Domini 1 7.S1 
 
 r"^'-f 
 
222 Dudley Town Reconh^ lySi. 
 
 \^\ cxiXi'x- of the Selectmen 
 
 |c-.li<ruili M:iicv Town C'Urk 
 
 Worcester ss ]Sl:ircli tlic 5"' 17S1 By virtue oltliis 
 
 wiirrant I have warned <S: Notifyed the iVcehoklers & other 
 Inliabitants of the Town of Dndley to meet at time & phice 
 1)V Scttinpf np this warrant at tlie meeting honse 
 
 P" 
 John Echiiunds Constaltle of Dudlex 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at oin- meeting house on monday the 5th 
 Day of march 1781 
 
 first Voted & Chose Edward Davis moderator for s'* meeting 
 2ndly Voted to ha\e 5 Selectmen this year 
 3rdly Voted Esq"" Marcy first Select man 
 4thly Voted Edward Davis Second vSelect man 
 =;thly Voted Major Earned third Select man 
 6thlv Voted Capt Alorriss fourth Select man 
 7thly Voted Major Healy fifth Select man 
 Sthly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9thlv Voted John Curtis Jun' Town Treasurer 
 lothlv Voted to have 5 Assessors the Currant year 
 I ithlv Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 1 2thlv Voted Joseph Sabin Second Assessor 
 i3thly Voted Timo : Foster Jr third Assessor 
 i4thly Voted Jacob Chamberlain fourth Assessor 
 i5thly Voted Joseph Keith fifth Assessor 
 i6thly Voted m' Jacob Warren west end Constable 
 i7thly Voted Asa Robinson East End Constable 
 then the meeting was adjorned to monday the 1 2th day of 
 said march at one o Clock after noon : met according to ad- 
 jornment & 
 
 first Vote<l Capt. Corbin & Capt. Healy wadians 
 
 2ndly Voted mark Dodge «S: Isaac Lee Tything men 
 
 3'^'Mv \'otC(l Capt Curtis Culler of Shingles & Clapboards 
 
Dudley Toivn Records, ij8i. 22J 
 
 4thiy Votetl Cornet Day Capl Carlcr Daniel XcncU 
 
 Simeon Wood& Ens AmidonCoinniittccof Coiespondencc &c 
 
 5thly Voted Capt Ilealy Simeon Wood Eben"" White 
 
 Benjamin Kidder Jr John gore Lt Putney & Benj" Stone 
 
 surveyors of highwa3's & Collectors ol' the higliway Rates 
 
 6thly Voted John Curtis Jun' Collector ol' the minister 
 Rates 
 
 ythly Votetl major Ilealy sealer of weights & measurs 
 Sthly \'oted John Vorce sealer of Leather 
 9thly Voted Joseph Allen & Asa Curtis fence viewers 
 lothly \^oted to have our swine run at large this year 
 I ithly Voted William Foster John Healy Elkanah Cor- 
 hin and John Heath hog rieves 
 
 izthly Voted 50^ in silver or other money equivilant to 
 Defray the charge of our highways cS: bridges the present year 
 
 i^thly Voted that the same be worked at 2 /6 per Day & « 
 to be worked out before the first of October next 
 
 I4thly Voted that the five hind seats in our bodv seats in 
 the meeting house (jf each side of the broad alle^• l>e cut up ibr 
 to build 8 pews upon the ground 
 
 I5thly Voted to dispose of said pew spots on the same 
 footing our other pews are Disposed of 
 
 i6thly Voted to Chuse a Committee to Determen what ])er- 
 sitns shall have the ])ews 
 
 lythly Voted niajor Hcaly Edward Davis Esq Marc\ 
 Josiah Conant & Daniel Newell said Committee 
 
 i8thl\- Voted to abate all the higlnva\ rates that arc not 
 worked out that was assessed before this meeting 
 The aforesaid officers are sworn 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables ol'the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County (Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Connnon Wealth of Massachusetts you ^^'=^'^' j 
 or either of you aic hereby Directed forthwith to warne or 
 Nolilv all the Inhabitants of the Tow 11 of Dn<llev C^uallif\ed 
 
224 Dudley Town Records^ lyHi. 
 
 accunliiig to Coiistitulioii to vote for a govorner &c to meet at 
 our meeting house in said Town on monday the second Day 
 ol" April next at z o Clock in the afternoon then & there t(j 
 act upon the following articals (vi/) 
 
 lirst to vote tor a govenor for this Common Wealth 
 
 Jndly to vote for a Lt govoncr for Do 
 
 3'^'^ly to vote lor Councillors «S: Senetors tor Do 
 
 4thly to Choose a moderator lor the rcmaing part of s'' 
 meeting 
 
 5thlv to hear the report of the Committee Chosen the last 
 Town meeting' Relative to y*" pew spots in our meeting house 
 
 6thl\ to see if the Town will grant money to pay our 
 soldiars in part or act thereon as the Town thinks hest 
 
 /thly for the Town to hear and act upon any Petition or 
 Petitions that sliall he laid before them as they see htt 
 * Hereof fail not and make Due return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudlev aforesaid this 19"' Dav of march 
 
 aimo Domini 17S1 
 
 Edward Davis ^ 
 
 William Larned 1 vSelectmen 
 
 I. 
 
 Benj' morriss \ of Dudley 
 
 Xathall Mealy j 
 
 Worcester SS A|)ril i'"' 17^1 In obediance to the within 
 
 written warrant 1 haAc warned <S: Notifyed the Inhabitants 
 within mentioned to meet at time & place within perfext by 
 setting up this warrant at the meeting house in s'* Town as 
 usual 
 
 P"^ Jedidiah Corbin Constable of Dudlev 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on 
 monday the 2'"^ Day of iVpril 17S1 
 
 first \'<itc(l (S: the vt)tes ibi his Exelencv John Hancock 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lySi. 22 j 
 
 Esq for goveiner was 39 & for his Hon'^ : Thomas Gushing 
 esq I 
 
 2°''ly Votes for liis Hon'': Thomas Gushing esqr for Lt 
 governor was 33 
 
 3''''ly Votes for Councillers & Senetors was as follows (viz) 
 for the Hon^"'* Moses Gill Esq : iS Votes 
 
 for Samuel Baker Esq iS 
 
 for Joseph Dorr Esq iS 
 
 for Israel Nickols Esq 18 
 
 for Seth Washburn Esq 18 
 
 4thly Voted Esq Marcy moderator for the remainder of 
 s*^ meeting 
 
 5thly Voted £100 in silver money to pay the soldiars in 
 part 
 
 6thly Voted to Impower our Gommittee that was Ghosen 
 to hire our three years men to Gall out of the Gonstables hands 
 so much of the silver money tax as they cannot get any other 
 way : to pay the soldiars before they march 
 
 7thly Voted to pay all the Gost that the Gonstables shall 
 be put to on account of their advancing the money to the said 
 Gommittee (if any be) 
 
 Sthly Voted to abate Daniel Waldos soldiar rate and rates 
 for the last quato of beef that is assessed on him 
 
 Dudley March 19"^ 17S1 
 
 We the subscribers being appointed by the Town of Dudley 
 as a Gommittee to Determin who should have the ground or 
 spots for the eight pews that the Town at their adjorned meet- 
 ing the twelfth Day of this Instant march voted to have build 
 where the five hind seats in our body seates now are : having 
 considered of the matter Do agree to report as follows viz 
 Gapt John Gurtis*& sons to have one pew spot m' Joseph 
 Upham & sons to have one pew spot m"" Joseph Healy 
 
 to have one pew spot Gapt Benj* Morriss to have one pew 
 
 spot m' John Dalrympbell & m"" Simeon Wood to have 
 one pew spot m'' Elijah gore & m"^ Ralph Vinton to have 
 one pew spot Gapt Sam" Healy & Gapt John Etldy to 
 
 have one pew spot & Gapt Lemuel Gorbin & mr moses Jewell 
 
 29 
 
226 Dudley Town Records^ 1781. 
 
 to have one pew spot : and said pews to be build in six months 
 from the above Date and if not the spotes to return to the Town 
 and the seates shall not be taken up more than one month be- 
 fore the pews are set to set in and the seates to be the property 
 of the Town : and if any part of said Seates are profitable 
 towards building the pews the owners of the pews may have 
 them allowing the Town the Value of said seates &c 
 
 Nathaniel Healy ^ 
 
 Edward Davis • 
 
 T j-j- 1 Tv/r r Committee 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy 
 
 Daniel Newell J 
 the Committee haveing reported their Determination to the 
 Town at the meeting aforesaid in order that it might be re- 
 corded mr Elisha Corbin Entered his Desent against the 
 aforesaid report & Desired that it might be recorded 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of the Massachusetts 
 you or either of you are hereby Directed forth with to Warn 
 the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 quallifyed according to the Constitution to vote for a Repre- 
 sentative to meet at our meeting House in said Town on mon- 
 dayy*2i"Day of may Instant at one o Clock in the after 
 noon then & there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Elect & Depute a person to Represent us at the 
 great & general Court to be held at the State House in Boston 
 on Wednesday the 30"* Day of this Instant may & so from time 
 to time During their session or sessions the Insuing year 
 
 2"''ly to Chuse a moderator for the remainder of s'' meeting 
 
 3'''*ly to grant money for schooling & other Necessary 
 charges for the year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly to Choose a School Committee to provide schooling 
 the year Insuing 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lySi. 22^ 
 
 5"4y to hear and act upon any Petition or Petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not & make Due Return of this warant with your 
 Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this seventh Day of may Anno 
 Domini 1781 
 
 Jedidiah Marcy ") 
 
 W.,1- T 1 ! Selectmen 
 
 illiam Larned I 
 
 Benjamin Morriss f 
 Nathaniel Healy J ^"^^^^ 
 Worcester SS may 21'' 178 1 By Virtue of this War- 
 
 rant I have Warned & Notifyed the Inhabitants & freeholders 
 of the Town of Dudley for to attend at time & place by setting 
 up this warrant at the meeting House as usual 
 
 p'' John Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 assembled together at our meeting house in said Town on 
 monday 25* Day of may Anno Domini 1781 
 first Voted Major W™ Larned Representative 
 2°'^ly Voted Esq' Marcy moderator for the Remainder of 
 s** meeting 
 
 3'''^ly Voted not to grant any money for schooling 
 4"'ly Voted £ 40 in New Emission for Necessary charges 
 5'My Voted not to sustain Elisha Corbin & Elijah gore 
 petition 
 
 the following persons entered their protest against the un- 
 constitutional proceedings of the Town in Chusing major 
 William Larned a Representative after the limited time by 
 Law & Constitution was over & past (viz) Edward Davis 
 
 Joseph Upham Elijah gore Jos : Sabin Capt John Curtis 
 Lt John Cortis Jeremiah Haskel John gore & Benjamin Lee 
 
228 Dudley Town Records^ lySi. 
 
 — "^ Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 I SEAL I of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greethig In the 
 
 Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you are hereby 
 
 Directed forthwith to Warn & Notify the freeholders & other 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallifyed to Vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting house in Said Town on monday 
 the second Day of July next at four O Clock in the after 
 noon then & there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2ndly to grant money for the hire of our three years men 
 tliat are gone into the Continental army 
 
 3^''iy to act Relative to raising more men & grant money 
 ■or act otherwise as the Town shall think best 
 
 4"4y for the Town to hear & act upon any petition or pe- 
 titions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not & make Due return of this warrant w^ith your 
 Doings thereon unto the select men at or before y* said Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Eighteenth Day of June Anno 
 Domini 1781 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 
 2"*^ Day of July Anno Domini 17S1 
 
 first Voted Esq Marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2ndly Voted £300 in silver money towards the hire of our 
 three years soldiars then adjorned the remainder of Said 
 
 meeting without Day 
 
 July 12"' 1 78 1 the Town being Notify ed met according to 
 adjornment & 
 
 first Voted to raise 10 men agreeable to the orders of Court 
 by hire & 
 
 2ndly Voted that the Militia officers be a -Committee to 
 hire said men & give securetes in the name of the Town 
 
Dudley Town Records, ijSi. 22g 
 
 3rdly Voted & continued the old Committee for the purchis 
 of Beef then adjoined the meeting to monday the 16"* Day 
 of said July at 6 Oclock in the after noon met agreeable 
 
 to adjornment & Voted to have the Committee give to the 
 three months soldiars 17JC for the term they shall be gone 5JC 
 per month for the time they serve & the Town to Draw their 
 wages Said terms to be agree upon before they march 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town ^~~ 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the -j seal. |- 
 
 Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you or Either 
 
 of you are hereby Required forthwith to warn and Notify the 
 freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiialli- 
 fyed to Vote in Town atiairs to meet at our Meeting house in 
 said Town on Thursday the thirtieth Day of this Instant 
 August at two OClock in the after noon then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to see what measurs the Town will come into to pay 
 what is Due on the obligations that was given to our six & 
 three months men that went into the army last year 
 
 3''''ly to see what the Town will do Relative to the paper 
 money Taxes that are yet unpaid 
 
 4"'ly to see what the Town will do Relative to our paper 
 money Notes that are given in the Behalf of the Town for 
 Beef &c 
 
 5"'ly to Chuse a Committee to settle with tlie Rev'' mr 
 Gleason 
 
 6"'ly to see what the Town will do Relative to the two 
 men that are Drafted viz Cornet Jonathan Day & Nathaniel 
 Clark 
 
 7^''lv to see what the Town will do Relative to Raising 
 men for the time to come &c 
 
 8'^ly for the Town to act upon any petition or 2:>etitions 
 that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
2J0 Dudley Town Records^ lySi. 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this twenty fourth Day of 
 
 August Anno Domini 1781 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS In obediance to the within written war- 
 
 rant I have warned the freeholders & other Inhabitants to meet 
 at time & place appointed by setting up this warrant as usual 
 p"' me Asa Robinson Constable of Dudley 
 
 Dudley August 30"' 17S1 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house on Thursday the 
 30 Day of August AD 1781 
 
 first Voted Esq marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly Voted to Chuse a Committee to inquire into the 
 paper money taxes that are Due & what payment can be ob- 
 tained from them that have not paid said taxes 
 
 3''''ly Voted to have three for said Committee 
 
 4''^ly Voted m"" John Haskel m*^ Simeon Wood & m' 
 Jedidiah Corbin said Committee 
 
 5*ly Voted to Chuse a Committee to settle with m'' Gleason 
 
 6"'ly Voted said Committee shall be three 
 
 7"'ly Voted m' Joseph Upham m' Joseph Sabin & Lt 
 Mark Elwell said Committee 
 
 S'My Voted not to act upon the sixth nor seventh articals 
 
 9"'ly Voted to adjorn the Remainder of said meeting to the 
 first monday in October next at one of the clock in the after 
 noon 
 
 io"'ly Voted that the two above Named Committees shall 
 make report to the Town at said adjorn ment then the 
 
 meeting was adjorned accordingly 
 
Dtidley Town Records^ lySi. 271 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said Comity Greeting J seal. | 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 
 or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warn or 
 Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of our Town 
 quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in Dudley on monday the 24"^ Day of December Instant 
 at ten O clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon 
 
 the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"<^ly to grant money for Beef & other Necessary Charges 
 
 3'''^ly to grant money for schooling & choose a School 
 Committee 
 
 4"'ly to act Relative to moneys that is Due from the Town 
 to soldiars & others as they think best 
 
 5'''ly to hear the Report of the Two Committees chose the 
 last Town meeting ; hereof fail not and make Due Return of 
 this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen 
 at or before said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley afore said this tenth Day of Decem' Anno 
 Domini 17S1 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS In obediance to this Warrant I have 
 
 warned the freeholders & other Inhabitants of this Town 
 quallify'^ to vote in Town affairs to meet at time & place ap- 
 pointed by seting up this Warrant as usual 
 
 Asa Robinson Constable of Dudley 
 
 Dudley Decem"" 24"' 17S1 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Town on 
 monday the 24"^ Day of Decem'' AD 17S1 
 
 first Voted Esq'' Marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2°'*ly Voted 115 pounds for Beef 
 
232 Dudley Town Records^ iy8j-82. 
 
 S^'ly Voted 20 pounds for Necessary charges in leu of the 
 40 pounds New Emission that was granted last may 
 
 4"'ly Voted 60 pounds for Schooling 
 
 5"'ly Voted major Healy Cornet Day Simeon Wood 
 Cap' Corbin Capt Eddy Isaac Lee & John gore a School 
 Committee 
 
 6"'ly Voted 140 pounds for the hire of the last summer 
 soldiars 
 
 I ofDu 
 } In t 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 dley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or 
 Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley Qiiallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our 
 meeting House in said Town on monday the fourth Day of 
 march next at nine of the clock in the forenoon then and 
 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to Chuse Town officers & Committees for the CtUTcnt 
 year as the Law Directs 
 
 3'''^Iy to Chuse som person to take care of our meetinghouse 
 
 4""ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 5"'ly for the Town to grant money for the cost of the two 
 Bridges that was build over Qiiinebog River last year 
 
 6'''ly to grant money for the cost of our highways & Bridges 
 the Current year & agree how the same shall be Expended 
 
 7"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be Laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before said Day Dated at Dudley 
 aforesaid this iSth Day of February Anno Domini 17S3 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1782. 2JJ 
 
 \\'oicester SS ni;irch 4"' 1782 In obediance to the 
 
 within written Warrant I have warned & Notifyed the within 
 named Inhabitants to meet at time & and place within men- 
 tioned by this warrant being set up at the meeting house as usual 
 p"" Asa Robinson Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Town on 
 monday the fourth Day of march A D 1782 
 
 first Voted Esq Marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly Voted to have five Selectmen this year 
 
 3"^ly Voted Esq March first Selectman 
 
 4"'ly Voted Edward Davis second Do 
 
 5"'Iy Voted Cap' Morriss third Do 
 
 6"^ly Voted major Healy fourth do 
 
 7"'ly Voted Cornet Day fifth Do 
 
 8'My Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 9"'ly Voted Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer 
 
 lo'^ly Voted to have five Assessors this year 
 
 ii"»ly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 
 1 2"*ly Voted Leiut Foster Jun'' second Do 
 
 i-^'^y Voted Capt Chamberlain third Do 
 
 I4*''ly Voted Leiut Keith fourth Do 
 
 15'My Voted John Warren fifth Do 
 
 i6"'ly Voted Leiut Jonathan Willard West end Constable 
 
 i7"'ly Voted David Wakefield East End Constable 
 
 i8"'ly Voted to have three for a Committee of Corespond- 
 ence &c 
 
 I9"^ly Voted Joseph .Sabin Capt Healy & Cap' Carter said 
 Committee 
 
 2o'4y Voted Nathaniel Clark & John gore Wardians 
 
 2i'*'ly Voted John Vorce & Ebenezer White Tything men 
 
 22"''ly Voted Cap' Curtis Culler of Shingles & Clapboards 
 
 23'^'^ly Voted major Healv se.'ilor of weights & measurs 
 
 24*ly Voted John Vorce sealer of Leather 
 
 30 
 
234 Dudley Town Records^ 1782. 
 
 25'hjy Voted Leiut Foster Junr & Isaac Lee fence Viewers 
 
 26''>ly Voted Stephen Coman William Smith Leiut Keith 
 Josej^h Allen Obadiah Bates Reuben Chamberlain & Elisha 
 Sabin highway surveyors & Collectors of the highway rates 
 
 27''*]y Voted to have our swine run at large this year 
 
 28'My Voted Stephen Wood & Eleazer Putney Jun' Hogg 
 Reives 
 
 29"'ly Voted m'' Alex'' Thompson to take care of our meeting 
 House 
 
 3o"'ly Voted 60 pounds for the cost of the two Bridges over 
 Qiiinnebog River that was Build last year 
 
 31^'ly Voted 50 pounds for the coste of the highways & 
 bridges this year 
 
 32°''ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at 3/6 per 
 Day at or before the first of October next 
 the aforesaid officers are Sworn 
 
 Woixester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudle}' in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn the 
 freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Town Qiiallifyed to 
 vote for governer &c to meet at our meeting house in said 
 Dudley on monday the first Day of April next at one O clock 
 in the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articles viz 
 
 first to Vote for a governer 
 
 2"'^ly to Vote for a Lt governer 
 
 3''''ly to Vote for Councellors & Senetors (agreeable to 
 Constitution) 
 
 4"*ly to Chuse a moderator for the remainder of said meeting 
 
 5"'ly to Chuse a person to meet in Convention at Worcester 
 on the second Tuesday of April next if they think it best 
 
 6"Uy to here the Report of the Committee that was Chosen 
 to Call upon the militia officers Relative to fines they have 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1J82. 2J^ 
 
 Collected from the people and to act there on as the Town 
 sees fitt 
 
 ythjy 'j-Q j.gg jj- (.[^g Town will set off mr Joseph Upham 
 and others from their School Ward and let tliem Draw their 
 own money or act thereon as they see fitt 
 
 S'^y to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and mak Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 22"*^ Day of march 
 Anno Domini 1782 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 In obediance to the Within Warrant I have Warned the In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudlev Qiiallifved to Vote in town 
 aflairs to meet at time and place within mentioned by setting 
 up this Warrant as usual 
 
 David Wakefield Constable of Dudley 
 
 Dudley April i'' 17S2 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Dudley on mon- 
 day the first Day of April anno Domini 17S2 
 first the Votes for governer was as follows viz 
 
 for his Exelency John Hancock Esq' 19 Votes 
 
 for the Hon'''^ Artemus Ward Esq' 14 Votes 
 
 & for the Hon'''* James Bowdoin Esq' 5 Votes 
 
 2'"'ly the Votes for Leiut governer was as follows viz 
 for his Honor Thomas Cushing Esq' 9 Votes 
 
 for the Hon'''* Samuel Holton Esq 1 1 Votes 
 
 & for the Hon*"'* James Warren Esq' i Vote 
 
 3"*ly the Votes for Councellors & Senetors was as fol- 
 lows viz 
 
 for the Hon moses gill Esq 18 Votes 
 
 Do Samuel Baker Esq 1 1 Votes 
 
2^6 Dudley Town Records^ 1^82. 
 
 Do Joseph Dorr Esq 17 Votes 
 
 Do Israel NickoUs Esq 9 Votes 
 
 Do Jonathan Warner Esq 15 Votes 
 
 Do Seth Washburn Esq i Vote 
 
 Joseph Reed Esq 7 Votes 
 
 Jacob Davis Esq 10 Votes 
 
 m' Nathan Perry i Vote 
 
 & m'' Challs Curtis i Vote 
 
 4"'ly Voted & Chose Esq marcy moderator for the re- 
 mainder of said meeting 
 
 5"4y Voted to send one person to the count}' convention 
 proposed to be held at W^orcester on the second Tuesday of 
 april Instant 
 
 6"'Iy Voted & Chose Cornet Jonathan Day for said purpose 
 
 7"'ly Voted to have a Commettee of three to settle with the 
 
 militia officers concerning the moneys in their hands & the 
 
 officers refused to be vSettled with by a Come^ but said the 
 
 militia Law was their rule of conduct 
 
 S"'ly Voted to put over y" 7"' artical to may meeting 
 9"'ly Voted to have Isaac Coburn bound to Joshua Coburn 
 free of all taxes till he is 21 years old 
 
 lo'Hy Voted to abate Joseph Whitfords rates that is Due to 
 Constable Corbin being about 48 / 
 
 •< SEAL. V 
 
 Worcester SwS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warne the 
 Inhabitants of said Town quallifyed to vote for a Representa- 
 tive to meet at our Meeting House in said Dudley on monday 
 the 13"" Day of May next at one O clock in the after noon 
 then & there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a person to Represent us at the Great and 
 General Court the Currant year 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy82. 2jy 
 
 3"<i}y (-Q Chuse a moderator for tlie Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3"'ly to grant money lor the horses tliat was purchiscd for 
 the armey in the year 1780 
 
 4"'ly to grant money lor to pay our Cunstables in part for 
 their Trouble & Cost if the Town sees litt or act there on as 
 thev think best 
 
 5"'ly to act Relative to m'' Joseph Uphams school ward 
 that was put over from last meeting &c 
 
 6"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of tliis warrant w'ith 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid tlie 29"" Dav of April Anno 
 Domini 1782 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley may 13"^ 1783 In obediance to the 
 
 within Warrant I have Warned the within mentioned persons 
 by setting up this Warrant at the meeting House as usual 
 
 by me Jon° Willard Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Tow^n of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on 
 monday the 13"' Day of may 1782 
 
 first Voted and did not chuse a Representative 
 
 2"''ly Voted Esq'' Marcy moderator for the remainder of sd 
 meeting 
 
 3'-'ily Voted 53£ of the Receipt in favour of Constable 
 Jacob Warren (being the benefit of the Town) to Esq"" Marcy 
 to pay for the horses he purchised for the army in the year 17S0 
 
 then adjorned the meeting to next monday y'' 20"' Instant at 
 five O clock in the after noon 
 
 met according to adjornment and 
 
23^ Dudley Town Records^ 1782. 
 
 first Voted not to grant any money for to pay the Con- 
 stables for their cost and trouble 
 
 3ndjy Voted not to set off m' Joseph Upham & others as a 
 School ward by them selves 
 
 3''''ly Voted Not to let them have one tliird of the money 
 that ward Draws that they belong to to school out as tliev please 
 
 Worcester SvS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County of Worcester Gi'eeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or 
 Notify the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of said Town 
 Qiiallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in said Dudley on Wednesday the twenty fifth Day of 
 September Instant at one of the Clock in the after noon then 
 and there to act ujDon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to agree how the remainder of the money Due to the 
 Town for the 6 & 3 months mens wages that went into the 
 Service in the year 1 780 shall be appropriated 
 
 3''''ly to Chuse a Committee to see what the Town owes &c 
 
 4"'ly to Chuse a Committee to Repair the Brid over the 
 River near m'' Andrew Browns or act thereon as the Town 
 sees fitt 
 
 5"'ly to Chuse a person to meet in County Convention & 
 act thereon as the Town thinks best 
 
 6"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 18"' Day of September 
 AD 1782 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudlev September 25"* 1782 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ 1782. 2jg 
 
 In obediance to the within written warrant I have warned 
 & Notil'yed the within Named Inhabitants to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned by seting np tliis warrant at the meet- 
 ing House as usual 
 
 p"' David Wacklield Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Town on 
 Wednesday the 35"' Day of Septem'' 17S2 
 
 llrst Voted & Chose Esq Marcy moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'idly Voted that the remainder of the money that is Due to 
 the Town of the 6 & 3 months mens wages that went into the 
 Service in the year 17S0 shall be appropriated to pay the Town 
 Debts that is or will soon be on Interest 
 
 3'^^ly Voted to chuse a Committee of three to see what the 
 Town owes 
 
 4*''ly Voted Lt Foster Jun' Enss Jefiers & Cap' Chamber- 
 ain said committee 
 
 5"^ly Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to Repair the 
 Brige over the River near m'' Andre\v Browns 
 
 6'% Voted Cornet Day m"^ x\ndrew Brown Ik. Lt Hill s'' 
 Committee 
 
 ythly Voted not to send a person to the County Convention 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warne the 
 freeholders and other -Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qiiallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in said Dudley on Monday the Twenty third Day of 
 December Instant at one oClock in the after noon then & 
 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
240 Dudley Totvfi Records^ jy82. 
 
 first to Chuse a modarator for said meeting 
 
 2'"^ly to grant money for schooling the Coming year 
 
 3'''^]y to Chuse schoole Committees for the year insuing 
 
 4"'ly to act Relative to the money that was Borrowed of 
 m'' Job Holbrook as the Town thinks best 
 
 5"4y to Chuse a Committee to Call upon the Militia Officers 
 Relative to fines in their hands &c 
 
 6"4y to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid l)efore the Town as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the vSelectmen at or before the said 
 23"^'^ Day of December Currant Dated at Dudley aforesaid 
 
 the ninth Day of December Anno Domini 17S2 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS In obediance to the within warrant I have 
 warned the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley Quallifyed to vote in Town afl'airs to meet at time 
 place appointed by seting up this warrant as usual 
 
 by me David Wakefield Constable 
 
 Dudley December y"' 23""^ 1782 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly avSsembled at our meeting House in s'' Dudley on 
 Monday the 23"* Day of December A D i 7S2 
 
 first Voted & Chose Esq Marcy Moderator for said meeting 
 2"''ly Voted 30 pounds for schooling the coming year 
 3"My Voted Ensign Ammidon Cornet Day m' Joseph 
 Allen Leiut Keith Cap' Healy m' Benjamin Stone & Leiut 
 Jewell School Committees for the year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly Voted to put over the fourth artical to next March 
 meeting 
 
 5"'ly Voted to have a Committee of three to call upon the 
 Militia officers Relative to fines in their hands &c 
 
Dudley Town Records^ IJ82-83. 24.1 
 
 6"'ly Voted m" Jacob Warren Cornet Day & m'' Stephen* 
 Coman said Committee 
 
 Worcester vSS to Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting" In the 
 
 Name of the Commonwealth of massachusetts you or Either 
 of you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warne or Notify the 
 freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting 
 House in said Dudley on monday the third Day of march next 
 at nine oClock in the fore noon then and there to act upon 
 the following articals viz 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 3"'*ly to Chuse Town officers & Committees for the Insuing 
 year as the Law Directs 
 
 3''"^ly to see if the Town will agree to pay our Constables 
 for Collecting the taxes the year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 5"^ly to grant money for our highways & Bridges this year 
 and agree how the same shall be Expended 
 
 gthjy j-Q ggg if the Town will Chuse a Committee to Draw 
 a petition to to send to the general Court for a redress of our 
 grieve nee s 
 
 7''^lv for the Town to act Relative to any Road or Roads 
 that shall be laid before them as they think best 
 
 S"'ly to see if the Town wall let the New school Ward 
 Draw as much money as the other middle wards 
 
 9"'ly to here and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this fifteenth Day of Feb- 
 
 ruary Anno Domini 17S3 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
242 Dudley Town Records^ 1783- 
 
 Worcester SS march 3"^^ ^7^3 ^^^ obediance to the within 
 
 written warrant I have warned and Notifyed the several In- 
 habitants within mentioned to meet at time and place within 
 ordered by setting this warrant up at the meeting House in 
 Dudley as usual 
 
 P' David Wakefield Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on 
 Monday the third Day of march A D 17S3 
 
 first Voted & chose Esq marcy moderator of said meeting 
 
 2°<Jly Voted to have five Selectmen this year 
 
 -^"■•^ly Voted Esq marcy first Selectman 
 
 4*My Voted Edw^ard Davis second Selectman 
 
 5"^ly Voted Cap' morris third Selectman 
 
 6'^ly Voted major Healy fourth selectman 
 
 7*ly Voted Cornet Day fifth Selectman 
 
 8*ly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 9*''ly Voted Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer 
 io"^ly Voted to have five Assessors this year 
 I I'^'ly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 1 2"'ly Voted Leiut Foster Jr second Assessor 
 i^thjy Voted Capt Chamberlain third Assessor 
 I4*^ly Voted John Warren fourth Assessor 
 i5*ly Voted Leiut Keith fifth Assessor 
 
 i6*ly Voted not to pay our constables for collecting the 
 taxes this year 
 i^thjy Voted Cap* Eddy west end Constable 
 iS"4y Voted and Excused Capt Eddy from serving Con- 
 stable this year 
 i9*'^ly Voted m'' Isaac Lee west end Constable 
 3o"^ly Voted m' mark Dodge East end Constable 
 3i''ly Voted to have three for a Committee of corespondence 
 &c this year 
 
Dudley Town Records, 17^3- 24J 
 
 22°'Uy Voted m'' Joseph Sabin Leiut and Cap' Corbin 
 said Committee 
 
 3-^rdjy Voted m"^ Benjamin Kidder and m'' Benjamin Ed- 
 munds Wardens 
 
 24"'ly Voted Leiut Elwell & John Vinton fence viewers 
 
 25"'ly Voted m"^ Benjamin Lee Culler of Shingles 8i. Clap- 
 boards 
 
 26'^ly Voted major Mealy Sealer of weights and measures 
 
 27"'ly Voted John Healy Sealer of Leather 
 
 28"'ly Voted Leiut Foster Jr & m"" John Brackett Tything 
 men 
 
 3C)'''ly Voted major Larned Cap' Corbin m'' Steven Co- 
 man Cornet Day m' Josiah Conant Leiut Jewell and m' 
 Thomas Chenev Surveyors of highways 
 
 3o"'ly Voted that the highway surveyors be Collectors of the 
 highway rate 
 
 31^'ly Voted to let our swine Run at large this year 
 
 32"'^lv Voted John Lee John Chamberlain & Stephen 
 Healy Hogg Reives 
 
 33"Uy Voted 60 pounds for the cost of our highways & 
 Bridges this year 
 
 34"'ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at 3 shillings 
 per Day at or before the first Day of October next 
 
 35"'ly Voted to Chuse a Committee to Draw a petition to 
 send to the general Court seting forth our greivences we labour 
 under 
 
 36"'ly Voted Esq Fennor Lieut Willard & Esq Davis 
 said Committee 
 
 37"Uy Voted that the New ward so called shall not draw as 
 much money as the other middle wards 
 
 38"'ly Voted to Discontinue two rods of the fore Rod Road 
 from Robinsons mills to our meeting House so far as to where 
 the road from m'' Joseph Aliens comes into said Road near I7°3 
 Esq'' Davises and to Establish'the other two Rods as a Town 
 Road where it is now trod 
 
 39"^ly Voted to discontinue two Rods of the four Rod Road 
 leading from m'' Joseph Aliens to the aforesaid Road from 
 
244 J^udley Town Records^ 1783- 
 
 Robinsons mills to our meeting House and to Establish the 
 other two Rods as a Town Road where it is now trod 
 
 4o"Uy Voted to discontinue one Rod of said first mentioned 
 Road from where the last mentioned Road comes into it to 
 the meeting House and to Establish the other three Rods 
 where the said Road is now trod 
 
 4i*'ly Voted not to gx-ant the petition of L' Foster and others 
 concerning a Committee to repair the Bridge near said Fosters 
 zj.2"'*ly Did adjorn the meeting on account of Constables 
 &c to Monday the 17'" Instant at 3 oClock in the afternoon 
 
 Met agreeable to adjornment and 
 
 first Voted to excuse m'' Isaac Lee from serving Constable 
 this year 
 
 2"''ly Voted Ens Eben"" Amadon west end Constable 
 
 ^f'^ly Voted to Excuse Ens Eben'' Amadon from serving 
 Constable this year 
 
 ^thj^ Voted Stephen Coman West End Constable 
 
 then Adjorned the meeting to Monday the 24th day of this 
 Instant march at 4 oClock in the after noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and Voted to Excuse Stephen 
 Coman from serving as Constable and then adjorned the meet- 
 ing to monday the 7"' Day of June next at one of the clock in 
 the after noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and first Voted that the Town 
 would allow Stephen Coman Ens Ebenezer Amidon & Isaac 
 Lee each of em a turn of serving Constable if they would pro- 
 cure one for this year & then the Town Chose John Chamber- 
 lain west end Constable to serve for said three persons 
 
 the aforesaid otiicers are sworn 
 
 Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in said county Greeting In the Name of the 
 
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are Either of you hereby 
 Directed forthwith to warn or Notify the several Inhabitants 01 
 the Town of Dudley Qiiallifyed agreeable to the Constitution 
 
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on 
 monday the 7"' Day of April 1 783 
 
 first Voted for governer and the Votes tor his Exelencv 
 John Hancock Esq was 32 
 
 2"''ly Voted for Leiut governer and the \'otes for his 
 Honour Thomas Gushing Esq was 24 
 
 3''^ly Voted for Councilers and Senators and the Votes was 
 as follows viz 
 
 for the Hon : moses gill Esq 24 
 
 1783 
 
 Dudley Town Reco7-ds, 1^83. 243 
 
 to vote for governor &c to meet at our meeting House in said 
 Dudley on monday the seventh Day of April next at one of 
 the clock in the aftei'noon then and theie to act upon the 
 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to vote for a governor 
 
 2'"'*ly to Vote for a Leiu' Governor 
 
 3"'ly to Vote for Gouncilers & Senators (as above said) 
 
 4"'ly to Ghuse a moderator for the remainder of said meeting 
 
 5"'ly to act Relative to the Bridge over the french River so 
 Called near Lt Fosters as the Town thinks best 
 
 6"'lv to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the twentieth Day of march 
 Anno Domini 17S3 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Glerk 
 
 Worcester ss In obediance to the within warrant I have 
 
 warned & Notifved the Inhabitants within mentioned to meet 
 at time and place specifyed by setting this warrant up at the 
 meeting house as usual 
 
 P' mark Dodge Gonstable &c 
 
 Dudley April 7"^ 1783 
 
246 Dudley Town Records^ 1783. 
 
 Do Samuel Baker Esq 24 
 
 Do Jonathan Warner Esq 24 
 
 & Do Seth Washburn Esq 19 
 
 for Jacob Davis Esq 13 
 
 Do Joseph Read Esq 3 
 
 & Do Samuel Curtis Esq i 
 
 for m'' Caleb Ammidon 1 1 
 
 4"'ly Voted Esq Marcv moderator for the remainder of said 
 
 meeting 
 
 5*ly Voted to Chuse a Committee to Repair the Bridge 
 over the french River so Called near Leiut Fosters 
 
 6"'h' Voted m' Joseph Allen Cornet Day and Leiut Fos- 
 ter said Committee 
 
 April 14"^ 1 7^3 then we the subscribers met and pream- 
 
 bulated the line between Oxford and Dudley begining at a 
 maple tree with stones about it near where Robinsons mill 
 Brook comes out of Chogamegunamug pond then Norwesterly 
 to a stake and stones about thirty Rods south Easterly of said 
 Robinsons mills then to a stake and stones about ten Rods 
 northerly of Collins moores houss then westerly to a stake and 
 stones then Northerly to the Nor. East Corner of Dudley being 
 a large heep of stones then westerly to Charlton south East 
 Corner and have Renewed the Bounds 
 
 Ebenezer Learned \ Selectmen 
 Daniel Fisk \ of Oxford 
 
 Jedidiah niarcy 
 Edward Davis 
 Jonathan Dav 
 
 Selectmen 
 of Dudley 
 
 April 30"' 1783 then we the subscribers met and pream- 
 
 bulated the line between Dudley and Charlton begining at a 
 large heep ol stones in Dudley North line it being Charlton 
 South East corner and then we Extended Westerly by a line 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1783. 24^ 
 
 of marked trees and heeps of stones till we came to a large 178^ 
 beep of stones in Sturbrige East line it being Dudley Norwest 
 corner and Charlton South west corner and have Renued the 
 Bounds 
 
 Jedidiah marcy ) Selectmen 
 Edward Davis j of Dudley 
 
 Caleb Annnidown i Selectmen 
 Abijah Lamb j of Charlton 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting In the Name of the J seal I 
 
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts vou are hereby Directed w,—. 
 forthwith to Warne or Notify the several Inhabitants of said 
 Town Qiiallified (agreeable to the Constitution) to Vote for a 
 Representative to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley 
 on Tuesday the sixth Day of may next at one oClock in the 
 after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articals viz 
 
 first to Elect a person to Represent us at the General Court 
 appointed to be holden at the State House in Boston on the 
 last Wednesday of may next and from session to session (where- 
 ever the said Court shall set) for the coming year 
 
 2"'^ly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3''''ly to grant money for Necessary Charges in oin- Town 
 
 4"'ly to grant money for the Second years pay of oiu' three 
 years soldiars or act thereon as the Town thinks best 
 
 5'My for the Tow'n to hear and act upon any petitions or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 Here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant vyith 
 your Doings thereon nnto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day : Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 32"<* Day of April 
 
 Anno Domini 1783 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Da\is Town Clerk 
 
248 Dudley Town Records^ ^7^3' 
 
 Worcester SwS In obediance to this Warrant I have 
 
 warned the several Inhabitants of tlie Town of Dudley to meet 
 at the time and place within mentioned by setting up this 
 Warrant at the usual place 
 
 by me John Chamberlain Constable 
 
 Dudley may 6*" 1783 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House on Tuesday the 
 6"^ Day of may A D 1783 
 
 first Voted to send a Representative to the General Court 
 this year 
 
 3'"^ly Voted Edward Davis Esq said Representative 
 
 ^^rdly Voted Esq Marcy moderator for the remainder of s*^ 
 meeing 
 
 4*ly Voted 60 pounds for Necessary Charges 
 
 5*lv Voted 300 pounds for the second years pay of our 
 three years soldiars 
 
 6*ly Voted to have a Committee of three to look up the 
 bounds of our Common & make report &c 
 
 7"'ly Voted major Earned Capt Morriss & Capt Cham- 
 berlain said Committee 
 
 S'l'ly Voted to have a Committee of three to Draw Instruc- 
 tions for our Representative & make report 
 
 (f'Xy Voted m' Jonathan Bacon m' Elisha Corbin and m' 
 Jacob Warren said Committee : then the meeing adjorned for 
 one hour : met agreeable to adjornment and after the Com- 
 
 mittees Draft of Instructions was red and past in parregrafts 
 and amended was accepted by the Town 
 
 10""^ Voted to allow the account for building the Bridge 
 
 near m' Andrew Brown save 6^ per Day for the worke done 
 
 in the fall of the year to be abated 
 
 ii^'ly Voted 18 pound for to pay said account 
 
 12'Mv N'otcd to accept the Report of the Committee Relative 
 
 to the fines that are in the militia officers hands which was 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^3 ■ 24g 
 
 £4. S. o value in spece in Capt Healys hands and £2-6-0 in 
 Leiut Willards hands 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town ■< seal t 
 
 of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting In the — r~ 
 Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby 
 Required forthwith to warn and Notify the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley on 
 Monday the 15"' Day of December next at one of the clock in 
 the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 2""*ly to grant money for schooling the year Insuing 
 3'''*ly to Chuse a School Committee for the comming year 
 4"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 15"' Day of December next Dated at Dudley the zS"' Day 
 
 of November Anno Domini 17S3 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 Worcester SS December 15'^ 17S3 
 
 In obediance to this Warrant I have warned and Notifyed 
 the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 178'^ 
 to meet on Monday the 15* of December at one oClock in the 
 after Noon at this place to act upon the articals here men- 
 tioned 
 
 By me mark Dodge Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 
2^0 Dudley Town Records^ 1783-84. 
 
 in said Town on Monday the 15"' Day of December A D 1783 
 first Voted Esq marcy moderator for said meeting 
 3°^ly Voted 40 pounds for schooling the year Insuing 
 3>^qy Voted m' John Bracket Lt Jonathan Willard Lt 
 
 Jn° Curtis Capt Lemuel Corbin m"' Simeon Wood major 
 
 Nath" Healy & Thomas Cheney School* Committees for the 
 
 year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly Voted not to abate Jonathan groo & Jeremiah Has- 
 
 kels Rates as Requested by them 
 
 Jeremiah Haskel made a Declaration Concerning paying 
 
 ministers Rates agreeable to the vote of the Town in the 
 
 year 1779 
 
 *Worcester SS 
 
 To either of the constables of the Town of Dudley in said 
 county Greeting In the Name of Commonwealth of Massa- 
 chusetts you or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to 
 Warn the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley Qiiallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet our meet- 
 ing House in said Town on Thursday the fifth day of Feb- 
 ruary next at one of the clock in the after noon then and 
 thare to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2ndly to Know the minds of the people about the Conte- 
 nental officers five years pay and act there as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with 
 your doings unto the Select men at or before the said fifth day 
 of February next Dated at Dudley this twenty ninth day 
 of January Anno Domini 1784 
 
 Jedidiah marcy "v 
 
 T5 -n A,r f Select men 
 
 Ben]" Morres V 
 
 Jonathan Day ) ^ 
 
 Worcester ,SS in obediance to this Warrant I have Warned 
 
 the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 
 * This warrant was written on inside of front cover of record book. — Editor. 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^4. 2ji 
 
 to meet at our meeting house on Tuesday the fifth day Feb- 
 ruary instant at one a clock in the after noon then and there 
 to act upon articals here mentioned 
 
 by me mark Dodge Constable of Dudley 
 Dudley February 5"" 1784 
 
 At meeting on the 5"^ day of February 
 first chose Esq"" marcy ^Moderator for said meeting 
 2d Voted to chuse a committee ol three men to meet at 
 Sutton with the committees of other Towns 
 3ly chose Esq'' Fennor for a committee 
 4ly chose Cornet Day ditto 
 5ly chose m"' Jonathan Bacon ditto 
 A True Copy of the Return made to me 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables ol the Town 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting ( 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or I 
 Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed 
 to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in said 
 Town on monday the first Day of march next at Nine of the 
 clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly to Chuse Town officers & Committees for the Cur- 
 rent year as the Law Directs 
 
 3'"'^ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 the year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly to grant money for the highways & Bridges for the 
 present year and agree how the same shall be worked out 
 
 5"'ly to Chuse some person for a grave Diger 
 
 SEAL 
 
aj2 Dudley Toivn Records, 17^4- 
 
 6"'ly to accept of any Roads that shall be laid before the 
 Town 
 
 7"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto us the subscribers at or before the 
 said first Day of march next Dated at Dudley aforesaid 
 the seventh Day of February anno Domini 1784 
 
 Jedidiah marcy -) Selectmen 
 
 1784 
 
 jedidiah marcy -| Selectmen 
 Nathaniel Healy ^ ^^ j^^^^jj^^ 
 Jonathan Dav ' 
 
 Jonathan Day 
 
 Worcester SS march y^ i" 1784 In obediance to this War- 
 rant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley to meet according to time and place within 
 mentioned by setting up this Warrant at the usual place 
 
 p'' John Chamberlain Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting house 
 
 in Dudley on monday y* first day of march Anno Domini 1784 
 
 first Voted & Chose m' Jonathan Bacon moderator for said 
 
 meeting 
 
 2°<»Iy Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 ^rdjy Voted Jedidiah marcy Esq first Selectman 
 4'4y Voted Cap' Benjamin Morriss Second Selectman 
 5'^ly Voted Cornet Jonathan Day third Selectman 
 6'i>ly Voted Cap' Jacob Chamberlain fourth Selectman 
 7"'ly Voted Leiu' John Curtis fifth Selectman 
 S'^'ly Voted Leiu' John Curtis Tow^n Treasurer 
 9"'ly Voted m"" Jonathan Bacon first Assessor 
 io"'ly Voted Leiut Timothy Foster Jun' second Assessor 
 I I'My Voted major Nathaniel Healy third Assessor 
 1 2"'ly Voted Cap' Jacob Chamberlain fourth Assessor 
 j^thiy Voted Leiu' Joseph Keith fifth Assessor 
 i4"'ly Voted Cap' John Eddy west end Constable 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1784- 2jj 
 
 15'My Voted Leiut mark Elwell East end Constable 
 i6"'Iy Voted to Excuse Eeiut mark Elwell upon the con- 
 ditions that he pays Constable mark Dodge for Collecting all 
 the taxes that should have been collected by Constable David 
 Wakefeild 
 ly^My Voted Timothy Corbin East end Constable 
 iS'^'ly Voted major Healy John Bracket Isaac Lee John 
 Vorce Cap' Corbin Ebenezer White & Thomas Cheney 
 highv^^ay Surveyors 
 i^'hjy Voted Joseph Sabin & Joseph Keith Wardians 
 2o"'ly Voted Isaac Lee & William Foster Tythingmen 
 2i^'ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles and Clap- 
 boards hoops &c 
 22"'*ly Voted John Healy Sealer of Leather 
 23''*ly Voted Nath" Clark Deer Reefe 
 
 24"'ly Voted major NathJ' Healy Sealer of weights & 
 measurs 
 
 25"'ly Voted Nathan Jeffords and moses Jewell fence 
 Viewers 
 
 26"'ly Voted Ezra Holbrook Thomas L^pham John Vin- 
 ton Jun"' and Solomon Wakefield Hog Reives 
 
 and then Adjorned the meeting to monday next the 8* Day 
 of march Instant at one O clock in the after noon 
 march 8"* met agreeable to adjornment and 
 first Voted to accept of John Chamberlain to serve as Con- 
 stable in the room of Capt John Eddy 
 
 2"''ly Voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 -^"•dly Voted that the highways surveyors shall be Collectors 
 of that tax 
 
 ^thjy Voted to allow the Committees account for Buildin 
 the Bridge over the frence River near Cornet Days 
 
 5"'lv Voted £60 for Repairing the Bridges &. higvvays 
 this year 
 
 6"^ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at three 
 shillings per Day from the first of may till the first of October 
 next 
 
 ythjy Voted m"' Alexander Thompson grave Diger 
 
254 Dudley Town Records^ 1783-84. 
 
 8">ly Voted to accept the Road laid out by the Selectmen 29 
 of August 1783 across the Wenthrops land so Called 
 
 c)"'ly Voted to abate all William Jordens Rates that is now 
 Assessed upon him in the Town of Dudley 
 
 io*''ly Voted to accejDt of Cornet Days John Bracketts & 
 Asa Robinsons petition as a Committee for the East School 
 Ward 
 
 officers sworn as the Law Directs 
 
 A Road Laid out by the Selectmen of Dudley on the 29th 
 Day of August 17S3 across the Wenthrop Land from Stur- 
 bridge line to Charlton line begining at the North End of a 
 Road laid out and accepted by said Sturbridge near Joseph 
 Barretts and from thence it leads near North across lands 
 occupied by said Joseph Barret & Henry pratt & Edward 
 Earned to a stake and stones by land occupied by James Diers 
 then near the same corse to a heep of stones on a large rock then 
 a little more west to a white oak tree marked on the same land 
 occupied by said Dier then near the same course to the 
 sawmill Dam then near North to a white oake stump with stohes 
 about it on the widow Sarah Cheneys Thirds then to the el- 
 bough of a stone wall on said thirds then by said wall to a 
 heep of stones by land occupied by Cap' Benjamin Freeman 
 [and the Road is to be three rods wide from the said Elbougs 
 of the Wall till it is across the rocky swale or run] then on 
 said Freemans occupied lands till it comes to land occupied 
 by Abijah Searles to a stake and stones then on the line be- 
 tween the said Freemans and Searles one rod on each till it 
 comes the Road that leads from Dudley to vSturbridge at Charl- 
 ton line to the corner of the wall of the lot of Land that the 
 said Searles lives on 
 
 Said Road is to be two rods wide except as before mentnd 
 for y* elboug of the wall till it has crossd the rocky loland and 
 then to be three rods wide and the Bounds are on easterly side 
 of the Road 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1^83-84. a^§ 
 
 this Road was hed before the Town at there march meeting 
 1784 and accepted 
 
 Jedidiah marcy \ 
 
 T7 1 1 T-> • f Selectmen 
 ilidward Uavis 
 
 Nathaniel Healy i ^^ Dudley 
 
 Worcester .SS 
 
 To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in said 
 county Greeting In the ,Name of the Commonwealth of 
 Massachusetts you are Either of you hereby Directed forth- 
 with to Warn or Notify the several Inhabitants of the Town 
 of Dudley quallitied to Vote for a governor &c agreeable to 
 the Constitution to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley 
 on monday y*' fifth Day of April next at one of the clock in 
 the after noon then and there to act upon the following 
 articals viz 
 
 first to Vote for a governer 
 
 2"'^ly to Vote for a Leiut governer 
 
 3'''^ly to Vote for Councilers & Senaters &c 
 
 4*''ly to Chuse a moderator for the remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 5*''ly to grant money to pay m'' Job Holbrook the money 
 that was borrowed of him for the Town or act thereon as the 
 Town thinks best 
 
 6"'ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall 
 be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated at 
 
 Dudley aforesaid the twenty second Day of march Anno 
 Domini 17S4 
 
 Jedidiah marcy ") 
 Jonathan Day < Selectmen 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain 1 of Dudley 
 John Curtis Jr J 
 
 Worcester SS April 5*'* 1784 In obediance to the within 
 
2^6 Dudley Towti Records^ 1784- 
 
 written Warrant I have Warned the freeholders & other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley to meet according to time 
 and place within mentioned by setting up this Warrant at the 
 usual place 
 
 p' John Chamberlain Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Quallyfied to Vote for a governer &c 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on 
 Monday the fifth Day of April AD 1 7S4 
 first Voted for a governer as follows viz 
 
 for his Exelence John Hancock Esq' 16 votes 
 for the Hon James Bowdoin Escf 8 votes 
 
 & Benj* Lincoln Esq' i vote 
 
 2"''lv Voted for Leiutanant governer as follows viz 
 for his Honour Thomas Cushing Esq' 23 votes 
 & Caleb Amidown Esq' 3 votes 
 
 3"^ly Voted for Councilors and Senaters as follows viz 
 for the Hon Moses Gill Esq 22 votes 
 
 Samuel Baker Esq 2 votes 
 
 the Hon Daniel Nichols Esq' 22 votes 
 
 Seth Washburn Esq 22 votes 
 
 & Jonathan Warner Esq' 22 votes 
 
 Caleb Amidown Esq' 18 votes 
 
 & Edward Davis Jun' Esq i vote 
 
 & Capt Bezalial Taft i vote 
 
 4'^ly Voted Jedidiah marcy Esq' moderator for the re- 
 mainder of said meeting 
 
 5'My Voted to appropriate that order of £64-11-0 Drawn 
 on Constable Dodge in favor of Edward Davis that is the 
 Town property towards paying the Debt Due to Jedidiah 
 marcy Esq' & from him to mr Job Holbrook borrowed may 
 1 778 to pay soldiars 
 
 6"'ly Voted 300 pounds more for to pay the remainder of 
 said Debt 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^784- 2^y 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in said County Greeting ( ) 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of the Massachusetts you ' ^ ' 
 or Either of you hereby Directed forthwith to Warn or Notify 
 the free holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 that are quallifyed to Vote for a Representative agreeable to 
 the Constitution or form of government to meet at our meeting 
 House in said Town on Wednesday the twelfth Day of may 
 next at one of the Clock in the after noon then and to act 
 upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first To Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent 
 us at the Great & General court the year Insuing agreeable 
 to the precept to us Directed therefor 
 
 2"^ly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3"'ly to grant money for to pay the three years men their 
 last years hire 
 
 4"^ly to hear or act upon any petition or petitions that shall 
 be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant w'ith 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this twenty seventh Day of 
 April Anno Domini 17S4 
 
 Jedidiah marcy \ 
 
 T ,, -nw f Selectmen 
 
 Jonathan Day V ^^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 John Curtis Jr ) ^ 
 
 Worcester SS may the 1 2"' 1 7S4 In obediance to the 
 
 within Warrant I have warned the freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time and place 
 within mentioned by seting up this warrant at the meeting 
 House in Dudley according to the usual custom of the Town 
 p"" me Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Freehold and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our Meeting House 
 33 
 
2sS Dudley Town Records^ 1784- 
 
 in said Town on Wednesday the i3th Day of may Anno 
 Domini 1784 
 
 first Voted Cornet Jonathan Day Representative 
 
 2"''ly Voted Cornet Day moderator for the Remainder of 
 s"* meeting 
 
 3"'ly Voted £424 for the last years hire of our three years 
 men with the Interest therefor 
 
 4"'ly Voted not to grant primas morney and others petition 
 to abate their poll tax 
 
 ^'hjy Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to Draw & 
 Report to the Town Instructions to our Representative 
 
 6"'ly Voted Esq' Fenner m' Elisha Corbin & m' Jonath" 
 Bacon said Committee 
 
 ythly Voted to adjorn the Remainder of the meeting to 
 monday the 24 Day of this Instant may at 5 oclock in the 
 after noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and Voted to accept the Reporte 
 of the Committee chosen to Draw Instructions to our Repre- 
 sentative 
 
 ■< SEAL > 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Directed forthwith to Warn the Inhabitants of the 
 said Town Qiiallified as the Constitution provides to Vote for 
 Representatives to meet at our Meeting House in said Dudley 
 on monday the Thirtieth Day of August Instant at two of 
 clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 lowing articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2°"'ly to bring in their Votes in writing for some discreet 
 suitable person to fill up the Vacancy in the office of Register 
 of Deed for said County of Worcester untill the time ap- 
 pointed by Law for a new choice &c 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 
Dudley To'vn Records, 1784. 2§g 
 
 your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before said 
 30''' Day of August Currant Dated at Dudley aforesaid 
 the 2ist Day of August anno Domini 1 7S4 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS August 30"" 17S4 
 
 In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants to meet at our meeting House as the 
 Law Directs by setting up this warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qiiallified as the Law Directs to vote for a Regester of Deeds 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Dudley on 
 Monday the Thirtieth Day of August Anno Domeni 178410 
 Vote for a Register of Deeds for the County of Worcester &c 
 Jedidiah Marcy Esq moderator for said meeting 
 The Votes that ware brought in for a Regester of Deeds by 
 said Inhabitants was as follows viz 
 
 for Timothy Paine Esq 8 votes 
 
 for Daniel Clap Esq 1 1 votes 
 
 for Caleb Ammidown Esqr 8 votes 
 
 for Capt Benjamin Read 2 votes 
 
 and for m'' Luther Fesk i vote 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you \ \ 
 
 are herebv Directed forthwith to warne the Inhabitants of the I \ 
 
 said Town Quallified as the Constitution provides to Vote for 
 Representatives to meet at our meeting House in said Dudley 
 on Tuesdav the sixteenth Day of November Instant at one of 
 the clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the 
 following articals (viz) 
 
26o Dudley Town Records, ^7^4- 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to bring in their Votes in writing for some discreet 
 faithful person to fill ujd the Vacancy in the office of 
 Regester of Deed for the said County of Worcester until the 
 time appointed by Law for a new Choice &c 
 ' 3'**^y to grant money for Necessary Charges in said Town 
 
 4*''ly to grant money for schooling the present year and 
 Choose School Committes 
 
 5*''ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the second Day of Novem- 
 ber Anno Domini 1784 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley November y* i6th 17S4 
 
 In obediance to the within written Warrant I have Warned 
 and Notified the within mentioned Inhabitants to meet at time 
 and place within perfixtd by setting up this Warrant at the 
 meeting House as usual 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meetmg of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Qiiallified as the Law Directs Duly warnet and Regularly as- 
 sembled at our meeting House in Dudley on Tuesday y* 16"' 
 Day of November A D 1784 to act upon the articals in the be- 
 fore mentioned warrant &c 
 
 first Voted Nathaniel Healy Esq' moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2"^ly the votes that ware brought in by said Inhabitants 
 for a Regester of Deeds for said County was as follows viz 
 for Daniel Clap Esq twenty six Votes 
 for Timothy Paine Esq three Votes 
 & for Capt Benjamin Read one Vote 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ 1784. 261 
 
 3''''ly the Town granted £70 for Necessary Charges hi said 
 Town 
 
 4'4y granted £60 for schoohng in the year 1784 
 
 5"'ly Chose Cap' Chamberlain Cap' Eddy Leiut Keith 
 Cornet Day m"" Joseph Allen major Healy & Ensign Am- 
 midon School Committee 
 
 6"'ly Voted to abate the taxes that is now Due from Eben" 
 Hebberd to Constable Robinson and the Contenental tax Due 
 to Constable Dodge 
 
 7"'ly Voted to have Constable Jacob Warran suspend Com- 
 mitting m"^ Daniel Newell to gail for his taxee till after the 
 tenth Day of march next and Newell to remain his presener at 
 large in the mene time 
 
 S'^'ly Voted that the other Constables are not to distress 
 said Newell for his other taxes till after said tenth Day of 
 march 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 Either of you are hereby Commanded forthwith to warn or 
 Notiefy the freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Town 
 quallified to Vote in Town aflairs or for a Regester of Deeds 
 to meet at our meeting House in in said Dudley on monday the 
 seventh Day of march next at nine of the Clock in the fore- 
 noon to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly to Chuse Town officers &c for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3'''^ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly to grant money for our highways and Bridges for the 
 year Insuing and agree how the same shall be worked out 
 
 5"'ly for the Town to Vote for a County Register for our 
 Countv of Worcester as the Law Directs 
 
262 Diidley Toivn Records^ 1^84-85. 
 
 6"'Iy for the Town to act Relative to the Deed and agree- 
 ment that was made the 8"* Day of September A D 1 767 by 
 Edward Davis Esq'' late of Oxford Deceased and the Select- 
 men of Dudley Concerning the Tour acres of land that our 
 meeting House stands upon and to Confirm said Deed and 
 agreement to be the Bounds of said four acres of Land or to 
 Disalow and Disanul the said Deed and agreement as the 
 Town shall think best. 
 
 7"'ly for the Town to accept the Road across the East End 
 of m"" Gleasons Land where it is now trod in lue of the 
 road where it was laid out and add the old road to our Buring 
 place 
 
 8"*ly for the Town to hear and act upon an}' petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day : Dated at Dudley afore said the Nineteenth Day of 
 February Anno Domini 17S5 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley march 7'** 17S5 In obediance to 
 the within written Warrant I have Warned the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time 
 and place within mentioned by seting up this warrant at the 
 usual place 
 
 p' John Chamberlain Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudlev Duly Warned and legally assembled at our 
 meeting House in Dudley on monday the 7"* Day of march 
 Anno Domini 1785 
 
 first Voted and Chose m' Jonathan Bacon moderator lor 
 said meeting 
 
 2'>djy Voted to have five Selectmen this year 
 
 3'^*'ly Voted Edward Davis first Selectman 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1785- 263 
 
 4**'ly Voted major Healy second Selectman 
 5"'ly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon third Selectman 
 6"'ly Voted Cornet Day four Selectman 
 ythjy Voted Leiut Curtis fifth Selectman 
 S'My Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 9"'ly Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer 
 lo'^'ly Voted to have five Assessors this year 
 I i^^l} Voted Edward Davis first Assessor 
 1 2"'ly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon second Assessor 
 i^^'ly Voted major Healy third Assessor 
 I4*''ly Voted Capt Chamberlain fourth Assessor 
 I t^^'lv Voted Leiut Foster Jun'' fifth Assessor 
 i6"'ly Voted Leiut Eleazer putney west End Constable 
 iyti>ly Voted Benjamin Edmunds East End Constable 
 iS"'ly Voted Ensign Amidon & Jedidiah Corbin Wardens 
 ic)"'ly Voted John Vorce & Ephraim Corbin fence viewers 
 2o"'ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles Clapboards 
 
 & hoops &c 
 3i'"ly Voted major Healy Sealer of weights & measurs 
 23""^ly Voted John Vorce Sealer of Leather 
 z-r^^Xy Voted mark Dodge & Leiut Keith Tything men 
 24*''ly Voted John Warren John Chamberlain Timothy 
 
 Corbin Solomon Wakefield John Bracket Capt Healy 
 
 Elisha Sabin & Cap' Corbin Survayors of highways &c 
 2^"'ly Voted that the Surveyors of highways shall be the 
 
 Collectors of the highway Rates 
 26"'ly Voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 3ythjy Voted Jabez Vinton Silas Hayden Simeon Upham 
 
 and Thomas Earned hogg reaves 
 28"'ly Voted sixty pounds for the Cost of our highways and 
 
 Bridges this year 
 2c)"'ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at three 
 
 shillings per Day from the first of may to the first of October 
 
 next 
 3o"'ly Voted for a County Rigester for the County of W^or- 
 
 cester as follows viz : 
 
 for Daniel Clap Esq"^ 35 Votes 
 
264 Dudley Town Records^ 1785- 
 
 and for Timothy Pain Esq"" 3 Votes 
 
 3i''ly Voted to confirm the Deed and agreement that was 
 made the S'*" Day of September A D 1 767 by Edward Davis 
 Esq"' late of Oxford Deceased and the Selectmen of the Town 
 of Dudley Relative to the Bounds and title of the four acres of 
 Land our meeting House stands upon and to make it valid in 
 Law to all intents and purposes 
 
 32'"^ly Voted to accept of the Road where it is now trod 
 by m' Charles Gleasons Wall across the East End of his land 
 in lue of the Road on the ridge a little east that was accepted 
 by the Town in march 6th 1775 and ad said road to the Dur- 
 ing place 
 
 ■x^T^^Xy Voted to Reconsider the vote that past march z""* 
 1773 for to alter the Road from the Bridge Near m"" Nathan 
 Inmans to m' Samuel mays and to Establish the Road where 
 * it is now trod 
 
 34"'ly Voted to abate Ebenezer Hebberds Rates in Consta- 
 ble David Wakefield hands to collect being 19 / 9-1 
 
 SS'^'ly Voted to abate what is Due of m*^ Alex'' Thompsons 
 taxes in Constable Dodges hands to Collect 
 
 36"'ly to Direct Constable Warren to suspend Commetting 
 m' Daniel Newell till after may meeting next on the same foot- 
 ing as was voted the last meeting 
 
 37"'ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to monday 3ist Day of 
 march Instant at three of the Clock in the after noon met 
 according to adjornment and voted to have m"^ Eleazer putneys 
 serving as Constable goe for a turn for his son Eleazer 
 The Several Officers are Sworn 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warne the Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Quallified to vote for a governor &c agreeable 
 to the Constitution to meet at our meeting House in said Town 
 
Dudley Town Records, I7^5- 26^ 
 
 oil monday fourth Day of April next at one of the Clock in the 
 after noon then and there to act upon the following ar- 
 ticals viz 
 
 first to vote for a governor for said Commonwealth 
 
 3"'*ly to vote for a Leiutanant govei'nor Do 
 
 3'''^ly to vote of Councillors and Senators for the County of 
 Worcester 
 
 4"'ly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 5'^ly to act Relative to m"" Jacob Warren and others being 
 set off as a separate school ward as the Town thinks best 
 
 6"'ly to see if the Town will purchis that Land North and 
 west of m' Borlands farm in Dudley that was this Day sold for 
 taxes & bid off by Edward Davis vomoeto W" Coburns 
 House ontoo being about 18 acres 
 
 7"^ly for the Town to Chuse a Committee to settle with the 
 Rev*^ m' Gleason Relative to his back sallerys &c 
 
 8*''ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 here of fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day; Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 21st Day of march 
 
 Anno Domini 1785 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS April 4"' 1785 In obediance to this warrant 
 I have warned and Notified the Inhabetants of the Town of 
 Dudley to meet at the time & place within mentioned by seting 
 up a warrant at the meeting House in said Town as usual 
 
 p' Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the aforesaid Inhabetants of the Town of 
 Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in Dudley 
 on Monday the fourth Day of April Anno Domini 1785 
 
266 Dudley Town Records^ 17^5- 
 
 first The Inhabitants brought in there votes for a Governor 
 as follows (viz) 
 
 for the Hon''' Nathaniel Gorham Esq 38 Votes 
 2"''ly for a Leiutenant Governor His Hon Thomas Gushing 
 
 Esq 30 Votes 
 3'"^ly for Councellors and Senators as follows viz 
 
 for the Hon**" Moses Gill Esq 25 Votes 
 
 Do Seth Washburn Esq 25 Votes 
 
 Do Jonathan Warner Esq 25 Votes 
 
 John Fesenden Esq 25 Votes 
 
 Ebenezer Earned Esq 23 Votes 
 
 & Caleb Amidown Esq 2 Votes 
 
 4*ly Voted m' Jonathan Bacon moderator for the Re- 
 mainder of said meeting 
 
 5"'ly Voted not to set off m' Jacob Warren as a separate 
 school ward 
 
 6"^ly Voted to purchis that Land that was bid off by 
 Edward Davis North and west of mr Borlands farm in Dudley 
 to moove W" Coburn Houst ontoo and to have the Deed given 
 from the Constable to the Town Treasurer in the Name and 
 behalf of the Town Said land being about 20 acres 
 
 7*ly Voted to Chuse a Committee of three to settle with 
 the Rev^ mr Gleason Relative to his back salerys & report to 
 the Town as soon as conveneant may be 
 
 8"'ly Voted Edward Davis John Curtis Jun"' and Na- 
 thaniel Healy said Committee 
 
 cjthjy Voted to abate Thomas Dodges soldier Rates being 
 £1:3:3:1 
 
 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley The Com- 
 plainte of Susannah Sprage of said Dudley humbly Showeth 
 that whereas I am under Difficult and Low circomstances & 
 not capable of providing for myself Therefore I humbly 
 pray that you would take suitable care of me and provide a 
 
Dudley Toivn Records, 1785. 267 
 
 place for me and in so Doing .you will oblige your humble 
 complainant 
 
 her 
 Susannah X Sprage 
 mark 
 Dudley April 29"* 1785 
 Amasa Winter 
 
 A True copy attest Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Directed in Due course of Law to warn the Free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualli- 
 fied according to the Constitution to vote for a Representative 
 to meet at our meeting house in said Dudley on Monday the 
 second Day of may next at one of the clock in the after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Elect a person to Represent us in the General Court 
 appointed to be convened and held for the Government service 
 at the State House in Boston on the last Wednesday of May 
 aforesaid and so fi"om session to session for one year 
 
 3'"ily to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3'''^ly for the Constables for the years 1781 1782 & 17S3 to 
 lay an account before the Town of all the Taxes that they can- 
 not collect in order that they may act thereon as they think best 
 
 4"'ly to hear the Report of the Committee that was Chosen 
 to settle with the Reverend m"" Gleason Relative to his back 
 sallaries and to grant money to pay what is Due to him 
 
 5*''ly to grant money for Necessary Charges in said Town 
 and to make up the Deficiency of other grants heretofore made 
 
 6"^ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that 
 shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 
Selectmen 
 
 268 Dudley Town Records^ ly^S- 
 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated at 
 
 Dudley aforesaid the fifteenth Day of April Anno Domini 1785 
 
 Edward Davis 
 
 Nathaniel Healy 
 
 Jonathan Bacon \ ^ ^ „ 
 i ,. r^ 1 of Dudley 
 
 Jonathan Day i ■' 
 
 John Curtis Jun"" J 
 
 Worcester SS may y* 2""^ 1785 
 
 In obediance to this Warrant I have vs^arned the Inhabitants 
 
 of the Town of Dudley by setting up this Warrant at the usual 
 
 place to meet according to the time and place within mentioned 
 
 as the Law Directs 
 
 Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our Meeting House in said Town on 
 Monday the a""* Day of may Anno Domini 1785 
 
 first Voted to send a Representative this year 
 
 2"''ly Voted m"" Jonathan Day for our Representative this 
 year 
 
 -^rdjy Voted m' Jonathan Bacon Moderator for the Re- 
 mainder of s^ meeting 
 
 4"'ly Voted to abate Enoch Eagleston and Stephen 
 Spaldings taxes in Constable Robinsons Rate Lists they being 
 
 £3-0-2-3 
 
 5"'ly Voted to pospone the matter of m"" Daniel Newells 
 
 Rates til the first of October next and he to Remain m' Warrens 
 
 prisnor till that time 
 
 6'hly Voted to abate Daniel Waldos Rates in Constable 
 Warrens Rate List they being paid to mr Warren £1-1-0-2 paid 
 
 7'4y Voted to suspend calling upon Constable Wakefe^d 
 for mr Jonathan groo :s Rates till the first of October next they 
 being £1-16-6-1 
 
 S'My Voted to abate Phinehas Aliens soldier Rates in Con- 
 stables Dodge & Corbins Lists they being i -8-2-1 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^5 • 26g 
 
 9«»ly Voted to abate Adam Whites Rates in Constable 
 Chamberlains Rate Lists they being 3-1-7-1 paid 
 
 lo'^'ly Voted to see m"' Daniel Willcocks forthcoming to 
 Constables Willard and Chamberlain the first Day of October 
 next * 
 
 ii"'ly Voted to see Eleazor May forthcoming to Constables 
 Wakefield and Chamberlain the first Day of Ootober next 
 
 then adjorned the meeting to monday the 23'^ Day of this 
 Instant may at one of the clock in the after noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and then the Report of the 
 Committee being red which is as follows (viz) 
 
 Dudley April 26"' 17S5 The Committee appointed by 
 
 the Town to settle with the Rev*^ m'' Gleason Relative to his 
 back salaries beg lieve to Report a state of facts (viz) that 
 
 it appears to them that there is Due to m' Gleason agreeable 
 to the Law for the year 1780 ,£25-13-7 and 50 months Interest 
 £6-8-6 making in the whole £32-2-1 and that he is much 
 kept out of the four last years salerys and that it further ap- 
 pears that he has lost by the Depretiation of money that he is 
 cut off by Law as follows (viz) in the year 1777 £45-0-0 
 
 in the year 1778 £33-19-8 and in the year 1779 £26-13-4 
 making in the whole £105-13-0 all which is humbly sub- 
 mitted to the Town 
 
 Edward Davis ) 
 
 Nathaniel Healy > Committee 
 
 John Curtis Jun"^ ) 
 
 then the Town first voted a Committee of three to wait upon 
 the Reven** m' Gleason 
 
 2"*^ly Voted m' Upham m' Day and m"' Lem Corbin said 
 Committee 
 
 3''^ly Voted to grant and Raise Eighty Seven pounds to 
 make up in full of all arrears of the Reve** m'' Gleasons salery 
 and wood up to the first Day of march 1781 
 
 4'My Voted £100 for other Necessary Charges in the Town 
 the year Ensuing, &c 
 
 then Cap' John Eddy made his to Declaration agreeable to 
 the vote of the Town Relative to minister to Rates and gave 
 
270 Dudley Totvn Records^ 17^5' 
 
 his Right of a pew in the meeting House to the Town build- 
 ing & all 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constable of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warne the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallified to vote in 
 Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on 
 Wednesday the fourteenth Day of September next at one of y* 
 Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 lowing articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly for the Town to Reconsider that vote of the Town 
 which was pased the Twenty third Day of May last past 
 granting the sum of Eighty seven pounds to make up in full 
 of all arrears of the Rev*^ m"" Gleasons salary and Wood up to 
 the first Day of march 1781 or act thereon as the Town thinks 
 best 
 
 3'''^ly for the Town to grant such a sum of money as is Due 
 agreeable to the Law unto the said m'' Gleason to the first Day 
 of march 1781 and the Interest therefor untill paid (if they 
 see fitt 
 
 4*ly for the Town to grant money for schooling y* year 
 Insuing 
 
 5"'ly to Chuse School Committees for y* Insuing year 
 
 6"'ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Thirtieth Day of 
 
 August in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred 
 and Eighty five 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
Dudley -Town Hjecords^ ^7^5' 2yi 
 
 Worcester SS September the I4'*' 1785 In obediance to 
 
 this Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley by setting up this Warrant at the meeting House as 
 usual : to meet at the time and place within mentioned as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 p' Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of tlie Town of Dudliey 
 Regularly Assembled at our meeting House in said Town on 
 Wednesday y* fourteenth Day of September Anno Domini 1785 
 
 first Voted and Chose Edward Davis moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2"<'ly Voted and Reconsidered that vote of the Town which 
 was pased the Twenty third Day of May last past granting 
 unto the Reven'^ m"" Gleason Eighty seven pounds to make up 
 in full of all arrears of his salary and Wood up to the first 
 Day of march 1781 that sum not being Due to him agree- 
 
 able to the Law — 36 yeas & 17 Nays 
 
 3^diy Voted & grant'' to the Rev'' m"" Gleason Thirty four 
 pounds being the sum that was Due to him on the said first 
 Day of march 1781 for arrears of salary &c agreeable to the 
 Law and the Interest therefor to May next 
 
 4"*ly Voted £60 for schooling the year Insuing 
 
 5'My Voted Stephen Coman Leiut Warran Joseph Sabin 
 John Bracket Joseph Allen Jedidiah Corbin and Cap' Eddy 
 School Committee for the Insuing year 
 
 6"'ly on the petition of Stephen Coman & others voted 
 
 that all those persons that have no open Road to their own 
 lands shall have one half of their Highway Rates abated this 
 year 
 
 Dudley November 25"' 1 785 To the Selectmen of the 
 Town of Dudley Sirs inasmuch as my Husband phinehas 
 
3'j2 Dudley Town Records^ I7^5- 
 
 Allen has gone off and left me the subscriber with eight 
 children in a suffering condition having Nothing to subsist upon 
 therefore I must through my self and family upon the marcy 
 of the said Town of Dudley and pray for support for my self 
 and family agreeable to the Law in that case made and provided 
 
 Mary Allen 
 true copy attest E. Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vou 
 are hereby Required forthwith to Warn the freeholders & 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallified to Vote 
 for a Representative to meet at our meeting House in said 
 Dudley on Tuesday the tenth Day of January next at one of 
 the Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the 
 
 following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2""*ly for the Town to act Relative to a Bill that passed the 
 House of Representatives in their last session Relating to the 
 Refugees that was Negatived by the Senate and put over to 
 the next setting of the General Court ; as they think best 
 
 3'''*ly for the Town to Instruct their Representatives in any 
 matters and things as they see fitt 
 
 4'''ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day : Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Twenty ninth Day of 
 December in the year of our Lord 1785 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS January the lo"' 1786 In Obediance to 
 this Warrant I Warned all the freeholder and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley by setting up a Warrant at the meet- 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lySS. 2^3 
 
 ing House in said Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned as the Law Directs 
 
 p'' Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House 
 in said Dudley on Tuesday the 10"' Day of January 17S6 
 
 tirst Voted and Chose m"" Jonathan Bacon moderator for 
 s** meeting 
 
 2°''ly the Town voted that thev are much Dissatisfied with 
 the pi'oceedings of the House of Representatives at their last 
 sessions in passing a Bill giving Liberty to the Refugees of 
 every Discription to Return in to this Commonwealth 
 
 ^'■''ly Voted to Remonstrate to the General Court against 
 said Bill 
 
 4*ly Voted to Draft offered to the Town to be said Re- 
 monstrance 
 
 5*ly Voted to grant Lt mark Dodges petition to give to 
 him that half of y'' pew Capt Eddy gave to the Town he paing 
 the Town the Cost of Building said half of said pew 
 
 6"^ly Voted not to grant Sam" Newell & David Wakefields 
 petitions 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are Required to Warne the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley quallified to Vote in Town affairs and 
 those quallified to Vote for a Register of Deeds to meet at our 
 meeting House in said Dudley on monday the sixth Day of 
 march next at Nine of the Clock in the fore noon then and 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 35 
 
 1786 
 
2^4- Dudley Town Records^ ijSd. 
 
 2"^ly to Chuse Town Officers for the Insuing year as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3''''ly to see if the Town will let their swine run at Large 
 this year 
 
 4"*ly to Vote for a Register of Deeds for said County of 
 Worcester 
 
 5"'ly to act Relative to Jesse Jewells account as they see fitt 
 
 6"'ly to see if the Town will Build or hire a Work House 
 to iinploy our Idle and poor people at work &c 
 
 7"'ly to grant money for our Highways and Bridges this 
 year and to agree how the same shall be worked out 
 
 S'^'ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the sixteenth Day of Febry 
 Anno Domini 17S6 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS march the 6''' 1786 In obediance to this 
 
 Warrant I have Warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley quallifyed as within mentioned to meet 
 at time and place as Directed by setting up a Warrant at the 
 meeting House in said Town as usual 
 
 p' Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in said Town on monday the 6"' Day of march Anno 
 Domini 1786 
 
 first Voted and Chose m" Jonathan Bacon moderator for 
 said meeting 
 
 2"'*ly Voted to have five selectmen this year 
 ^rdiy Voted Edward Davis Esq first Selectman 
 ^th]y Voted m' Jonathan Bacon second Selectman 
 
Dudley Towfi Records, ij86. 2y^ 
 
 5"'ly Voted Capt Chamberlain third Selectman 
 6'hly Voted Lt John Warren fourth Selectman 
 7">ly Voted Cap' Eddy fifth Selectman 
 S'My Voted Esq^ Davis Town Clerk 
 cjthjy Voted Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer 
 
 io*''Iy Voted to have five Assessors this year 
 
 I i'4y Voted Esq Davis first Assessor 
 
 1 3*''ly Voted Lieut Willard second Assessor 
 
 13'My Voted Leiut Foster Jun'' third Assessor 
 
 izj.'^^ly Voted m'' John Chamberlain fourth Assessor 
 
 I5"'ly Voted Leiut Keith fifth Assessor 
 
 i6"'ly Voted major Nathaniel Healy West End Constable 
 
 jythjy Voted m' William Earned Jun'^ East End Constable 
 
 i8"^ly Voted to accept Stephen Healy to serve Constable in 
 his father Room and his Father promised to be sponsur for 
 his son 
 
 I9*ly Voted Lt Warren & m"" Ephraim Corbin Wardians 
 
 2o"'ly Voted John gore Benjamin Lee Lt Elwell & Thos 
 Cheney fence Vewors 
 
 2i''ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles Clapboards 
 & hoops &c 
 
 22"^ly Voted major Healy sealer of Weights and measurs 
 
 23'''^Iy Voted John Healy sealer of Leather 
 
 24"'ly Voted Asa Curtis and John Healy Tything men 
 
 25"'ly Voted Ephraim Corbin Eleazer Putney Jun' Simon 
 Shepard William Foster Joseph Vinton Jun'' Cap' Healy 
 & Daniel Mansfield Surveyors of highways & Collectors of 
 that Rate 
 
 26"'ly Voted that the Surveyors of Highways shall be Col- 
 lectors of the Highw^ay Rates 
 
 27"'ly Voted to let our swine run at Large this year 
 
 2S'My Voted Asa Newell Nathan Waldron Ebenezer 
 Fitts Jun' & Stephen Haskell Hogg Rieves 
 
 29'^ly Voted sixty pounds for the Cost of our Highways & 
 Bridges this year 
 
 3o"'ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at three 
 shillings per Day at or before the first Day of October next 
 
2']6 Dudley Town Records^ 1786. 
 
 3i°'ly Voted that the Selectmen be impower to hue a House 
 or Houses to be impoveed as work Houses to imploy our Idle 
 and poor people at work and appoint overseer or overseers &c 
 
 32"*^ly Votes for a Register of Deed for the Count}^ of Wor- 
 cester was 52 and all for Daniel Clap Esq'' 
 
 33'''ly Voted not to allow Jesse Jewells account at present 
 
 34'''ly Voted to allow Dr Eaton £7-9-5 of his account 
 against m"" Thompson & Family in full to Ballance the account 
 
 3^*ly Voted to Instruct Cornet Jonathan Day not to goe any 
 more to the General Court upon the Towns Cost 
 
 36*'^ly Voted to grant Esq'' Fenner 12/ for going to Sutton 
 on the convention February 1 783 
 
 27*^ly Voted Dito to m*^ Jonathan Bacon 12 / 
 
 38*''ly Voted to abate all the Rates but Jacksons amounts to 
 3-9-1 in Keiths Collection &c 
 
 39*''ly Voted to adjorn this meeting to monday the 3''^ Day 
 of April next at two of the Clock in the after noon at this 
 place and it is adjorned according 
 met agreeable to adjornment and 
 
 voted to accept Timothy Corbin to serve Constable in the 
 Roome of m'' William Larned Jun"^ 
 
 2"''ly Voted to see Henry Brown forthcoming to Constable 
 Corbin this Day 7 month 
 
 2f^^\y Voted Do Joshua Robbins Do Constable Dodge Do 
 
 < SEAL > 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of the Massachusetts 
 you are Required to warne all the Freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallefied to Vote for a 
 Governor Leiut Governor Councellors & Senators to meet at 
 our meeting House on Monday the third Day of April next at 
 one o Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon 
 
 the followino' articals viz 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy86. 2^"/ 
 
 to vote for a Governor Leiut Governor Councellors & Sena- 
 tors for the year Insuing 
 
 Hereof tiiil not and make Due Return of this Warrant at or 
 before the said third Day of April next given under our 
 
 hands and seal this Twenty first Day of march in the year of 
 our Lord 1786 
 
 Jonathan Bacon ] 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain ! Selectmen 
 John Warren 1 of Dudley 
 
 John Eddy J 
 
 Worcester SS April the 3'''^ 17S6 In obediance to this 
 Warrant I have Warned all the freeholders and other Inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley by sitting this Warrant up at our 
 meeting House to meet at time and place within mention'' 
 
 Benjamin Edmunds Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in Dudley on Monday the third Day of April AD 17S6 
 first Voted for a Governor as follows viz 
 
 for his Excellency James Bowdoin Esq 53 votes 
 2"''ly Voted for a Leiut Governor as Do 
 
 for his Honour Thomas Cushing Esq 47 votes 
 -^rdjy Voted for Councillors & Senators as Do 
 
 for the Hon. moses gill Esq'' 32 votes 
 
 Do Samuel Baker Do 33 Do 
 
 Do Seth Washburn Do 33 Do 
 
 for John Fessenden Do 33 Do 
 
 Do Samuel Curtis Do 31 Do 
 
 Do Eben^ Crafts Do i Do 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables "of tlie Tow 
 
 of Dudley in the s** County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 ■M 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1786. 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Directed forthwith to warne the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the said Town of Dudley, quallified 
 agreeable to the Constitution to Vote for a Representative 
 To meet at our meeting House in said Town on monday the 
 8"* Day of may next at one of the Clock in the after noon 
 then and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Elect a person to Represent us at the general Court 
 appointed to be convened and held at the State House in 
 Boston on the last Wednesday of said May next and so from 
 session to session the Insuing year 
 
 2"''ly to Choose a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3^''ly to Vote for a County Treasurer for our County of 
 Worcester 
 
 4*''ly to act Relative to a Note of hand Lt Tim° Foster Jun' 
 gave to Enoch Egleston as the Town thinks best 
 
 5*''ly for the Town to act upon any petition or petitions 
 that shall be laid before them as they see fit 
 
 6"'Iy for the Town to grant money for Necessary Charges 
 this year 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated 
 
 at Dudley aforesaid this 34"' Day of April in the year of 
 our Lord 17S6 
 
 Edward Davis } 
 Jonathan Bacon ! Selectmen 
 John Warren | of Dudley 
 
 John Eddy J 
 
 Worcester SS may 8"* 1786 in obediance to this Warrant 
 I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley quallified agreeable to the Constitution to 
 Vote Representative to meet at time and place within men- 
 tioned by setting up this Warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ iy86. 2yg 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dndley Regularly assembled at our meeting Hous 
 in said Town on Monday the 8"* Day of may Anno Domini 1 7S6 
 
 first Voted not to Chuse a Representative this year 
 
 3°'^ly Voted m"^ Jonathan Bacon moderator for the Re- 
 mainder of s*^ meeting 
 
 3'''*ly Voted for a County Trcasuror as follows viz for 
 
 m' Nathan perrey 33 votes 
 
 ^'hjy Voted £So for the Necessary Charges in said Town 
 this year 
 
 5"'ly Voted to abate m'' Jonathan groos Rates in Constable 
 Asa Robinsons hands to Collect 
 
 Dudley April 13"' 17S6 Then met according to appoint- 
 
 ment at the southwest corner of Dudley which is the southeast 
 corner of Sturbridge and preambulated and Renuedthe Bounds 
 to the Northeast corner of Woodstock then southerly to the 
 south west corner of Dudley which is the Northwest corner of 
 Thompson 
 
 by us VV™ may ) 
 
 Willard Child )' 
 by order ol the Selectmen of Woodstock 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain Selectman of Dudley 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are are hereby Requested forthwith to warne the Freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallefied to 
 Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said 
 Dudley on Tuesday the 15"" Day of June Instant at two of the 
 Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- 
 
 lowing articals (viz) 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1786. 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"<'ly to 'see if the Town will agree to petition to the 
 General Court to Instruct their Dalagates at Congress to moove 
 for a Contenental Currency to be immediately made and 
 Emitted for the Release of the Distresses of y^ people 
 
 3''^ly to see if the Town will order and Direct the select- 
 men or some other jDerson or persons in the Name of the Town 
 to Commence an action against Jedidiah Marcy Esq for his 
 giving up a certain Note of hand lodged in his hands for the 
 securety of the Town : given to Susannah Sprage late of Dud- 
 ley Deceased 
 
 4'My for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon vmto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 6th Day of June in the 
 year of our Lord 1 786 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley June 15"^ 17S6 
 
 In obediance to this Warrant I have warned warned the In- 
 habetants of the Town of Dudley quallified to Vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at time and place within mentioned by seting 
 up this Warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at our meeting-House in said Town on 
 Thursday the 15'^ Day of June Anno Domini 1786 
 
 firM Voted and Chose Cornet Day moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2nd|y Voted not to act upon the second artical in the 
 Warrant 
 
 3'^ly Voted to have an action Commenced against Jedidiah 
 Marcy Esq for giving up a Note of hand he had in Keeping 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ijB6. 281 
 
 against John Albee and James Arnold given to Susannah 
 Sprage late of Dudley Deceased 
 
 4'^ly Voted Capt Lemuel Corbin and m'' Jonathan Bacon 
 a Committee to prosecute said action against said Esq Marcy 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting -| sealV 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you ' 
 
 ar hereby Required forthwith to warn the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at our meet- 
 ing House in said Dudley on Fry day the 23'^ Day of June In- 
 stant at three of the Clock in the after noon then and there 
 to act upon the following articals (viz) I70O 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"^ly to see if the Town will Chuse a person or persons to 
 meet in a County Convention proposed to be held at Leicster 
 on monday next at nine of the Clock in the fore noon 
 
 3''''ly for the Town to Instruct such person or persons (it 
 any be Choses) as they think best 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated at 
 
 Dudley aforesaid the 30"^ Dav of June Anno Domini 1786 
 
 Edward Davis Jonathan Bacon Jacob Chamberlain John 
 Warren & John Eddy Selectmen of Dudley 
 
 Worcester SS June 23'^'^ 1786 By Virtue of this War- 
 rant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within men- 
 tioned by seting this Warrant up at the usual place 
 
 p"^ me Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley assembled in Town meeting June 23'''' 1786 
 first Voted Cornet Day moderator for sd meeting 
 36 
 
282 Dudley Town Records^ 1786. 
 
 2°"^ly Voted to send one person to meet in the proposed 
 County Convention to meet monday next 9 oClock fore noon 
 at m' george Bruce''^ Innholder in Leicster 
 
 ^'■''ly Voted m'' Elisha Corbin said person to Represent us 
 in said Convention 
 
 & then adjorned the meeting to friday next at 5 oClock in 
 the afternoon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and adjorned to Friday the 
 Eleventh Day of August next i oClock after noon 
 
 met agreeable to adjornment and adjorned to Capt Clarks 
 
 & then Resolved into a Committee of the whole Town to 
 Discuss the matters of greavences and to Instruct our Deligate 
 in Convention and after Debating many matters and agreeing 
 upon them Desolved 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vou 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warne the Freeholders & 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at our meet- 
 ing House in said Town on monday the Twenty fifth Day of 
 September Instant at one oClock in the after noon then and 
 there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"^ly to Chuse another person as a Deligate to Represent 
 us in the County Convention if the Town sees fitt 
 
 3'^'^ly for the Town to Instruct our Deligate or Deligates as 
 the Town thinks best 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day Dated at 
 
 Dudley aforesaid the 22"^ Day of September Anno Domini 17S6 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS September 25"* 1 786 in Obediance to this 
 
 Warrant I have Warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 
Dudley Town Records^ iy86. 283 
 
 of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within 
 mentioned by setting up this Warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabetants of the 
 
 Town of Dudley Assembled in Town meeting the 25"* Day of 
 
 Septem'' Anno Domini 1786 
 
 first Voted Cap' Day moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"''ly Voted to Chuse a person as a Deligate in addition to 
 
 m"^ Elisha Corbin to Represent us in County Convention 
 3'''^ly Voted Capt Jacob Chamberlain said Deligate 
 4«hjy Voted to Choose a Committee of three to Instruct our 
 
 Deligates 
 
 5'^ly Voted m'' Jonathan Bacon Lt John Warren & nV 
 
 John Chamberlain s*^ Com" 
 
 6''*ly Voted to adjorn to Cap' Clarks West Room 
 
 ythjy Voted to take up the Report of said Committee by 
 
 parrigrafts 
 
 8"^ly Voted to accept said Report as amended 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town i~'^^ 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting \ seal J- 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you -^v— 
 are Directed forthwith to warne the freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallifyed to Vote in Town 
 affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on Monday 
 the thirtieth Day of October Instant at one of the Clock in the 
 after noon then and there to act upon the following ar- 
 ticals (viz) 
 
 first to Choose a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'*ly for the Town to grant money for schooling in our 
 Town the year insuing 
 
 3'**ly to Choose a School Committee as usual if the Town 
 sees fitt 
 
7^4 Dudley Town Records^ 1786. 
 
 4*''ly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they think best 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 14"^ Day 'of October 
 
 Anno Domini 1786 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley October 30"' 1786 In Obedi- 
 ance to this Warrant I have Warned the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants to meet at time and place within men- 
 tioned by setting up this Warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timo Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting 
 House in said Town on Monday the 30th Day of October 
 Anno Domini 1786 
 
 first Voted and Chose m'' Jonathan Bacon moderator for 
 sd meeting 
 
 2'"iiy Voted 60 pounds for schooling the year Insuing 
 
 3'**ly Voted Leiut. Curtis major Healy Thomas 
 Cheney Daniel Mansfield Ens Earned m'' Jonathan 
 Bacon and m"" John Bracket as Schoole Committees for the 
 year Insuing 
 
 ^th ly Voted to giant m'' Isaac Lees petition to have the 
 half of the pew spot that was granted to Ralph Vinton 
 
 5'''ly Reconsidoi'ed said vote and the matter to lay for the 
 present 
 
 6"'ly Voted not to grant a horse to m'' William Coburn 
 
 yth^y Voted not to grant m'' Benjamin Kidders petition to 
 have his poll tax for 1784 1785 & 1786 abated 
 
 8'*>ly Voted to allow Edward Davis*' account of £8-9-1 1 
 for keeping m"" Alex'' Thompson Cow and rent for the gardin 
 that he improves &c 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1786-7. 285 
 
 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley humbly shew- 
 eth that whereas I the subscriber and family are liable to be 
 turned out of Dowers in a few Days and am under such Cir- 
 comstances of Life that it is not in my power to procure any 
 place to moove to or support my self and famely without as- 
 sestance ; therefor I pray for that assestance that is in the 
 Law in that case made and provided as in Duty bound shall 
 ever pray 
 
 Dudley November 33rd 1786 J. Harris 
 
 Attest Stephen Coman ) 
 Ezekiel Brown 3 
 
 a true copy of the complaing or petition 
 Attest Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of tlie Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in the Coimty of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warn the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallified agreeable 
 to the Constitution to act in Tpwn meetings To meet at our 
 meeting House in said Town on Friday the Nineteenth Day 
 of this Instant January at Nine oClock in the morning to act 
 upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly To instruct our Deligates of the County Convention 
 about a revesion of our Constitution as the Town thinks 
 best &c 
 
 3'''*ly for the people to hear the Address of the General 
 Court to them if they see cause 
 
 4*ly for the Town to Divise ways and means to procure a 
 Town stock of powder &c 
 
 5*My to see if the Town will alxite Josiah Harris Esq"^ Rates 
 in Constables Willards and Healys hands to Collect 
 
 6*ly to see if the Town will grant unto m"' Isaac Lee that 
 half of a pew in our meeting house that was Ralph Vintons 
 his paying the first cost of* Building the same 
 
286 Dudley Town Records^ 1787. 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fourth Day of January 
 Anno Domini 1787 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS January 19*^ 17S7 in obediance to this 
 Warrant I have Warned and Notified the within Named In- 
 habitants to meet at time and place within mentioned by 
 setting up this warrant at the meeting house as usual. 
 
 p"' Stephen Healy Constable of Dudle}- 
 
 {~' 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly Assembled at our meeting house on Friday the 
 1 9"" Day of January A D 1 787 
 
 first Voted and Chose Capt. Day moderator for said 
 meeting 
 
 2'"'ly Voted to have tlie Constitution amended in some 
 articals 53 yeas 16 nays 
 
 3"'ly Voted not to attend the Reading the address of the 
 General Court at this time. 
 
 4"Uy Voted to pass the fourth artical Calling upon the 
 Constables to furnish the Selectmen with money to purchis 
 the Town stock 
 
 ^thjy Voted to abate Josiah Harris Esq Rates in Consta- 
 bles Willards and Healys hands to Collect 
 
 6'4y Voted to pass the sixth artical 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are 
 hereby directed to Warn or Notify the freeholders and other 
 Inhabitants of the said Town of Dudley Qiiallified to Vote in 
 
Dudley Toivfi Records, i?^?' 287 
 
 Town affairs to meet at our Meetinge House in said Dudley on 
 Monday the fifth day of March next at ten of the Clock 
 in the forenoon then and there to act upon the follow- 
 ing articals (viz) 
 
 first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting 
 
 2n<iiy to Chuse Town officer for the year Insuing as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3'"''ly to see if the Town wnll let their swine run at large 
 this year 
 
 4"'ly to Chuse a Grave Diger and a person to take cair of 
 our meeting House 
 
 5"'ly to grant money for our Highways and Bridges this 
 year and agree how the same shall be expended 
 
 6"'ly for the Town to accept of the Road laid out by the 
 Selectmen for m"" Lot Marsh from his Land to the County 
 Road 
 
 7*ly to vote for a County Treasurer 
 
 8"*ly to Chuse a pound keeper 
 
 9"^ly for the Town to act Relative to them Notes that w as 
 given unto Jeremiah Shumway as they see fitt 
 
 and make Due Return of this Warrant w'ith \our Doings 
 thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 19'*^ Day of February A D 
 
 1787 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS March 5"' 17S7 Ii^ obediance to this 
 
 Warrant I have Warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 
 of the Town of Dudley Qiiallitled to Vote in Town afiairs to 
 
 meet at time and place within mentioned by setting up tliis 
 
 Warrant at the usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House 
 in said Town on monday the fifth Day of march A D 17S7 
 
288 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ ^7^7- 
 
 first Voted and Chose major Healy moderator for said 
 meetine 
 
 1787 
 
 2"''ly 
 6"'ly 
 
 pthly 
 
 ii'»ly 
 1 2"'ly 
 igthly 
 I4*ly 
 sworn 
 
 sworn 
 i6'My 
 ians. 
 
 iS">ly 
 
 Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk who is sworn 
 
 Voted to have 5 Selectmen this year 
 
 Voted Edward Davis first Selectman 
 
 Voted m' Jonathan Bacon second do 
 
 Voted Major Healy Third Do 
 
 Voted Capt Corbin fourth Do 
 
 Ens Earned fifth Do 
 
 Voted Leiut Curtis Town Treasurer 
 
 Voted to have 3 Assessors this year 
 
 Voted Edward Davis first Assessor who is sworn 
 
 Voted Cap* John Eddy second Do who is sworn 
 
 Voted Leiu* Tim" Foster Jun"' third Do who is sworn 
 
 Voted Cap* Sam" Healy West End Constable who is 
 
 Voted Ephraim Corbin East End Constable who is 
 Voted Thomas Earned & John Lawton Ward- 
 Voted Josiah Hovey 81 William Foster Tithing men 
 Voted Ebenezer White and m'' Joseph Healy fence 
 
 Viewers 
 ic)"'ly Voted Major Healy Sealer of weghts and measvu's 
 2o"'ly Voted John Healy Sealer of Leather 
 2i°*ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber &c who is 
 
 sworn 
 
 .nd 
 
 22""ly Voted Leiut Keith Daniel Arnold Capt Clark 
 John Lawton Eliakim Robinson William Vinton Ens 
 Amidon & Ebenezer White Surveyers of Highways and Col- 
 lectors of the Highway Rate 
 
 23''^ly Voted that the Surveyers of Highways shall be Col- 
 lectors of the Highway Rates 
 
 24"*ly Voted to let our swine run at large this year 
 
 25"'ly Voted Samuel Davis & Benjamin Morriss Jun' Hog 
 Reives 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ijSd-y. 28g 
 
 26"'Iy Voted Leiut Elwell to take the cair o£ our meeting 
 House 
 
 27"'ly Voted Ezbon Carter to be pound Keeper . 
 
 2S*ly Voted Ezbon Carter to be Grave Diger 
 
 39"'ly Voted 40 pounds for the Cost of our Highways and 
 Bridges the year Insuing 
 
 3o"'ly Voted that the same shall be worked out at three 
 shillings per Day on or before the first Day of October 
 next 
 
 3i''ly Voted for a county Treasurer as follows for 
 
 m'' Nathan perry 2^ Votes 
 
 23»dly Voted to accept of the Road laid out by the Select- 
 men for Lot Afarsh from his Land across the Healys wood lot 
 to the county Road 
 
 33''''ly Voted that the Selectmen Call upon the Constables 
 immediately to Collect in money or stock what is Due on the 
 Notes given unto Jeremiah Sliumwas now in the hands of 
 m'' Robbins of Boston 
 
 34"'ly Voted to let Capt Sam" Healys serving Constable be 
 
 for a turn for his son Moses. 
 
 The before Named officers have taken the Oaths of office 
 
 and those required by Law have taken and subscribed the 
 
 oath of allegiance to this commonwealth contained in the 
 
 constitution 
 
 Dudley November 13th 17S6 then we the Subscribers 
 
 laid out a Road for Mr Lot Marsh as follows (viz) begining 
 
 at said Marsh^^ south Line at a small wallnout or black oak 
 
 stadle near said Line being marked and then it Runs near 
 
 southwest on Land of Joseph and Nathaniel Healys till it 
 
 comes to the East Line of Mr Joseph Uphams Land to a 
 
 stake and stones then southerly by said m'" Upliams east line 
 
 till it comes to the County Road the whole of the Road to be 
 
 on the said Healys land and the Road two Rods wide easterly 
 
 from the bounds aforesaid 
 
 Edward Davis j 
 
 T ,, T-. f Selectmen 
 
 Jonathan Bacon > - i^ ,, 
 
 Jacob Chamberlain ) •' 
 
 37 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 17^7' 
 
 the above Road was laid before the Town in March 1787 
 and accepted 
 
 att*' Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS To Either- of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Required foi-thwith to warn or Notify the free- 
 holder and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallified 
 agreeable to the Constitution to Vote for a Governor &c to 
 meet at our meeting House in Dudley on monday the second 
 Day of April next at one of the Clock in the after 
 noon then and there to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Vote for a Governer 
 
 2"'^ly to Vote for a Leiut Governer 
 
 3''*ly to Vote for Counsellors and Senators (agreeable to 
 Law) 
 
 4'*'ly to Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 5*ly For the Town to Dismiss their members of the 
 County Convention or act thereon as they see fitt 
 
 6'4y for the Town to act Relative to abating of taxes that 
 the Constable cannot collect as they think best 
 
 y»i»ly For the Town to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fitt 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this 19th Day of March 
 Anno Domini 1787 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS In obedience to the within Warrant I 
 have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants in the 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^7' ^9^ 
 
 Town of Dudley quallified to Vote by setting this warrant up 
 at our meeting House as usual by me 
 
 Samuel Healy Constable 
 Dudley April 2nd 1787 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabetants of the 
 Town of Dudley (quallified to Vote for a Governor &c) 
 (Duly warned) at our meeting House in said Dudley on Mon- 
 day the second Day of March in the year of our Lord 1787 
 first Voted for a Governer as follows 
 
 for his Excelency James Bowdion Esqr 3 votes 
 Do John Hancok Do 60 Do 
 
 for the Hon Benjamin Lincoln Do 2 Do 
 
 2"^ly Voted for a Leiut Governor as follows 
 
 for His Hon'' Thomas Gushing Esq 49 votes 
 for the Hon Benjamin Lincoln Do 13 Do 
 
 3"''*ly Voted for Counsellors & Senators as folUow^s 
 for the Hon Moses Gill Esq 
 Do Samuel Baker Do 
 Do Seth Washburn Do 
 Do Abel Wilder Do 
 
 Amos Singletary Do 
 Jonathan Groute Do 
 Joseph Read Do 
 Mr Joseph Stone 
 Do Ebenezer Davis 
 Cap' Stephen Maynard 
 Do Bezaliel Taft 
 Do John Tyler 
 4"^ly Voted Mr Jonathan Day moderator for the Remainder 
 of said meeting 
 
 6'*'ly Voted to Dismiss all our members of County Con- 
 ventions 
 
 7*ly Voted to abate 30 / of James Curtis rates that 
 Daniel Newell had given a Note for and credit Constable 
 Chainberlain the same sum 
 
 4 
 
 votes 
 
 I 
 
 vote 
 
 9 
 
 votes 
 
 51 
 
 Do 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 05 
 
 Do 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 03 
 
 Do 
 
 53 
 
 Do 
 
 5 
 
 Do 
 
 3 
 
 Do 
 
2g3 Dudley Town Records^ 17^7' 
 
 8"'ly Voted to have the Town Treasurer Credit Constable 
 Chamberlain the sum of 46: 13: 8: 2 being Due from the 
 following persons viz 
 
 Daniel Willcoks 11: 16: 10: William Gorden 4: 9:6 
 Joseph Phillips 8:2:3: 3 Nathan Powers 14/ 6 : 2 : Ed- 
 ward Washburn 18/6 Eleazer May 2 : 2 : 6 ; William Hobbs 
 30/ Isaiah Pratt 33/ 6 : i James Curtis 3/ 9 : i John 
 Jones 21 Elizabeth & Joseph Senah4i i i and the said 
 Constable Chamberlain is to collect all oi- any of said Rates if 
 he can and to account to the Town for what he collects John 
 Edmunds 12 : i : i : 2 
 
 9*ly Voted to have the Town Treasury Credit Constable 
 Dodge 14 : 2 : I : I : it being William Averel Samuel Com- 
 stok & Mikal Titas taxes & he to collect and accovmt as afore 
 said 
 
 lo^'ly Voted to abate Jonathan Groos Rates in Dodges list 
 being i : 14 ; 10 : i 
 
 Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 hereby Directed forthwith to Warne the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallified agreeable 
 to the Constitution to Vote for a Representative to meet at 
 our meeting House in said Dudley on Friday the Eighteenth 
 Day of may Instant at two of the Clock in the afternoon then 
 and there to act upon the following articals (viz) 
 
 first to Elect or Depute a person to Represent us in the 
 General Court appointed to be holden at the State House in 
 Boston on the Last Wednesday of may Instant &c 
 
 2°<*ly To Chuse a moderator for the Remainder of said 
 meeting if needed & to hear and act upon any petition or 
 petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they think 
 best 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon at or before the said Day 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 17^7 • 2g^ 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fourth Day may in the year 
 
 of our Lord 1787. 
 
 Edward Davis ^ 
 
 Jonathan Bacon ^ 1 , 
 
 ■^T , • , TT , 1 oelectmen 
 
 Nathaniel Healy 
 
 T 1 r- 1 • I ^^ Dudley 
 
 L,emuel Cor bin I 
 
 Wiir Larned Jr J 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley May iS'*' 1787 I" obediance 
 
 to the within written I have warned the freeholders and 
 
 other Inhabitants of this Town to meet at our meeting House 
 
 on said Day by setting up this Warrant as usual 
 
 bv me Samuel Healv Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and otlier Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House 
 in Dudley aforesaid on Friday the iS"^ Day of May 1787 
 
 first Voted to send a Representative to the General Court 
 this year 
 
 2""*ly Voted m"' Jonathan Day said Representative 
 
 no petitions being offered the meeting was Desolved without 
 chusing a moderator being no business to Do further 
 
 mrs Corrtis petition for Support 
 
 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley: Sirs in as much 
 as I the Subscriber an Inhabitant of said Town am very 
 aged and unable to support myself therefore pray for releafe 
 as to a home and Necessaries to subsist upon as in Duty 
 bound &c her 
 
 Sarah X Corttis 
 Dudley Aug 3 17S7 mark 
 
 Attest j Ephraim Bates 
 ( Nathan Jeffords 
 
2g4 Dudley Town Records^ ly^J- 
 
 ^^^ Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of 
 
 I SEAL \ Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 ' ' In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 
 are hereby Required forthwith to warne the freeholders and 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qviallified agreeable 
 to Law to Vote for a Representative to meet at our meeting 
 House in said Town on Tuesday the Eleventh Day of Decem- 
 ber next at ten of the clock in the forenoon then and there 
 to act upon the following articals viz 
 
 first to Chuse a Delegate to Represent us in the State Con- 
 vention appointed to meet at the State House in Boston on the 
 second Wednesday of January next agreeable to a late Re- 
 solve of the General Court to take into Consideration the Con- 
 stitution or frame of government proposed by the Continental 
 Convention and act thereon as they think best 
 
 2°''ly To Chuse a moderator for the remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3"'ly To grant money for schooling the year Insuing 
 
 4"4y To Chuse Schoole Committees as usual if they see fitt 
 
 5*''ly To grant money for other Necessary Charges in our 
 Town the year Insuing 
 
 hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day : Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Nineteenth Day of 
 
 November in the year of our Lord 1787 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS December 11''' 1787 In obediance to this 
 
 Warrant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of this Town to meet at our meeting House on said Day 
 according to Law by setting up this Warrant as usual 
 
 Samuel Healy Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our meeting House 
 in Dudley on Tuesday Eleventh Day of December 1787 
 
Dudley ToiVTi Records^ ij8j-8. 2gj 
 
 first Voted M' Jonathan Day our Deligate to Represent us 
 at the State Convention to meet at the State House in Boston 
 the second Wednesday of January next to consider of the pro- 
 posed fedral Constitution 
 
 2"'^ly Voted M"' John Chamberhiin moderator for the 
 remainder of said meeting 
 
 3'''^ly Voted and granted sixty pounds for Schooling the 
 year Insuing 
 
 4"'ly Voted Eleazer putney Jun"" M'' Elisha Corbin Lt 
 Ezekiel Brown Dr Eaton Ebenezer White Lt James Hill 
 & Ebenezer Edmunds School Committees 
 
 5"'ly Voted & granted two Hundred pounds for other 
 Necessary in our Town the year Insuing 
 
 March 1788 Worcester^ SS To Either of the Constable 
 of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are hereby Required forth\\'ith to warn or Notify the Free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualli- 
 fied to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our Meeting House in 
 Said Dudley on Monday the Third Day of March Next at 
 Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon then and there to act 
 upon the Following articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Chuse a Moderator for said Meeting 
 
 3'y To Chuse Town officers for the Year Insuing as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 3'y To see if the Town will Let their Swine Run at Large 
 as uslial The Year Insuing 
 
 4'y To grant Money for our Highways & bridges this Year 
 and agree how the same shall be Expended 
 
 5'y To See if the Town will agree to hire a Collector or 
 Collectors of Taxes For the Year insuing they procuring good 
 Bondsmen 
 
 6'y To see if the Town will allow Lieut. Curtis Town Treas- 
 urer ten Pounds That he Cannot account for as he supposes 
 by an order being Lost or Mislaid 
 
 < SEAL V 
 
2g6 
 
 Dudley Town Records^ iy88. 
 
 Hereof fail Not and Make Due Return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 
 Day of 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 15* Day of February in the 
 year of our Lord 1788 
 
 By order of the Select Men 
 
 Edward Davis Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dudley March 3'-'^ 1788 
 
 In obedience to the within Warrent I have warned the Free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualli- 
 Hed to Vote in Town Affairs by setting up this warrent at our 
 Meeting house as the Law Directs 
 
 by me Sam" Healy Constable of Dudley 
 
 3'^ 
 
 ii'y 
 
 2'y 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Regularly Assembled at our Meeting 
 house on Monday the Third Day of March AD 1788 
 
 First Voted and Chose M' Jona' Day Moderator for Said 
 meeting 
 
 2'y Voted John Chamberlain Town Clerk - 
 
 who is sworn 
 
 Voted to have 5 select Men this Year 
 
 Voted M' Jona' Day first selectman 
 
 Voted Lt John Warren second Select Man 
 
 Voted Cap' Jacob Chamberlain Third Do 
 
 Voted Ens. Will'" Earned Fourth Do 
 
 Voted M' Isaac Lee fifth Do 
 
 o'y Voted to Have 5 Assessors this Year And the Men 
 
 Chosen to Refuse the ofhce if they Expect To be paid for 
 
 assessing the Taxes 
 
 lo'y Voted John Fenner Esq' first Assessor 
 
 Voted Ebenezar Foster Second Do 
 
 Voted L' Ezekiel Brown Third Do 
 
 Voted L' James Hill Fourth Do 
 
 Voted M' John Bracket Fifth Do 
 
 Voted M' Simeon Wood Town Treasurer 
 
 These men 
 have Taken 
 the Oaths 
 Required 
 by Law 
 
 I 
 13' 
 
 if 
 
 These Per- 
 sons have 
 Taken the 
 Oaths Re- 
 quired by 
 Law, 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1^88. 2Qy 
 
 i6'>' Voted to Hire a Collector this Year he giving Bonds 
 with two good Bondsmen to save the Town harmless from his 
 Neglect or failing to Collect & pay the Taxes according to 
 Law 
 
 17'y Voted M"" Timothy Corbin Collector and Constable he 
 being the Lowest bidder bid it off at Twopence the pound 
 
 iS'y Voted to Accept Silas Hayden & Joshua Corbin as 
 Bondsmen for Timothy Corbin Constable 
 
 19'y Voted Ephraim Corbin & Thomas Cheney Wardiean 
 
 2o'y V^oted Nath" Healy jr & Josiah Hovey Tythen men 
 
 2i''y Voted L' Moses Jewell & Will™ Foster Fence Vewers 
 
 22'^ Voted -Maj. Nath" Heally Sealer of .Weights and 
 Measures 
 
 23''' Voted John Voce Sealer of Leather 
 
 24'y Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber 
 
 25'y Voted Edward Chamberlain, Jedediah Corbin, An- 
 drew Brown Luther Chamberlain Lemuel Healy Oba- 
 diah Bates & Gideon Sabin Surveyors of the Highways 
 
 26'y Voted that the Surveyors of the Highwas Shall be 
 Collector of that Rate 
 
 27'^ Voted to Let our swine run at Large this Year 
 
 28'^ Voted John Lawton, Elijah Hayden, Ruber Stone & 
 Joseph Davis Jr. Hogre'aves 
 
 29''' Voted Forty Pounds for the Cost of our Highways & 
 Bridges this year 
 
 30'y Voted that the Same Shall bo worked out at 3/0 p'' Day 
 On or before the first Day of October Next 
 
 31'^ Voted to Pospone Lt Curtis Request till the First Mon- 
 day in April 
 
 32'y Voted to Adjourn this Meeting to the first Monday in 
 April next And it was adjourned According 
 Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 i'* Voted Not to allow Lieut John Curtis Requesfin the 
 6**^ article 
 
 All the above Officers are Sworn Except N' Healy Ephraim 
 Corbin & Obadiah bates Ephraim Corbin is since sworn 
 
 38 
 
2g8 Dudley Tow?i Records^ jySS. 
 
 April 17S8 Worcester SS. To the Constable of the 
 
 .'~^^^-^ Town of Dudley In the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 I SEAL >- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; vou are 
 
 ^-Y— ' Hereby required forthwith to warn or Notify the freeholders 
 
 and Other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallified to 
 
 Vote agreeable to the Constitution for Governour &c. to meet 
 
 at our Meeting house in Dudley on Monday the Seventh Day 
 
 of April Next at one of The Clock in the afternoon then 
 
 and there to act upon the following Articles (Viz) 
 
 First To vote for a Governour 
 
 2"'*ly To Vote for a Lieut. Governour 
 
 3'^ly To Vote for Counsellors and Senators (agreeable to 
 Law) 
 
 4"'ly To Vote and Chuse a Moderator for the remainder of 
 S"^ Meeting 
 
 5"'ly To Vote for a County Treasurer for our County of 
 Worcester 
 
 6"'ly For the Town to act Relative to abating of Taxes in 
 Constable Corbins, Willards, Dodges, and Healys hands that 
 they Cannot Collect As they think best 
 
 7*ly To see if the Town will abate James Arnold Minis- 
 ters Rate for the Year 17S7 and also Ezekiel Browns Minister 
 rate for the year 1784 or act thereon as they think best 
 
 S"'ly To see if the Town will Divide the Two School 
 Wards Near M' Gores and Cap* Corbins and make Three 
 Wards or Destricts of the Two 
 
 (f^\y To see if the Town will acquiesce in Disposing of 
 some of our poor People Belonging to the Town by way of 
 Vendue or by the Loest Bidder for their Maintainance 
 
 Hereof fail Not and Make Due return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the Twenty Fourth Day of 
 March Anno Domini 1788 
 
 By order of the Selectmen . 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. April 7"' 17S8 In obedience to this 
 WarrentI have Warned the Freeholders & other inhabitants of 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1788. 2gg 
 
 the Town of Dudley Qiiallified to Vote agreeable to the Con- 
 stitution for a Governour to meet At time and place within 
 mentioned by setting up a True Coppy of this Warrent at the 
 usual place as the Law Directs 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley quallified to Vote for Governour «fec Regu- 
 larly assembled At our Meeting house in Dudley on Monday 
 the seventh Day of April AD 1788 
 
 First Voted For a Governour as Followeth (Viz) 
 
 For his Excellency John Handcock Esq*^ 
 
 Hon. Elbridge Gerry Esq 
 2°''ly Voted for Lieut. Governour as Followeth 
 
 For the Hon. James Warren Esqr. 
 
 For the Hon. Benjamin Lincoln Esqr. 
 
 For the Hon. Elbridge Gerry 
 
 For the Hon. Nath" Gorham Do 
 
 For Edward Davis Esqr 
 
 For M"" Joshua Robbins 
 -^rdly Voted For Counsellors and Senators as Follows 
 
 For the Hon Peter Fenimon Esq. 
 
 For the Hon. Amos Singlitary Do 
 
 For the Hon. John Fesenden Do 
 
 For the Hon. Jonathan Grout Do 
 
 For the Hon. John Taylor Do 
 
 For the Hon. Moses Gill Do 
 
 For the Hon. Sam" Baker Do 
 
 For the Hon. Seth Wasbourn Do 
 
 For the Hon. John Sprague Do 
 
 For the Hon. Abel Wilder Do 
 
 For Timothy Pain Esqr. 
 
 Bezaleal Taft Esqr. 
 
 Ebe"' Earned Esqr. 
 
 For the Hon. Joseph Stone Esqr. 
 
 Josiah Whitney Esqr. 
 
 Timothy Fuller Esqr. 
 
 78 
 
 Votes 
 
 2 
 
 Do 
 
 25 
 
 Votes 
 
 24 
 
 Do 
 
 23 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 lows 
 
 46 
 
 Votes 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 45 
 
 Do 
 
 46 
 
 Do 
 
 21 
 
 Do 
 
 21 
 
 Do 
 
 21 
 
 Do 
 
 22 
 
 Do 
 
 22 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
 I 
 
 Do 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1788. 
 
 4*''ly Voted M"" Jonathan Day Moderatoi" for the remainder 
 of s** Meeting 
 
 5*ly Voted for a County Treasurer as Follows ( Viz ) 
 
 For Nathan Perry Esqr. 37 Votes 
 
 6"4y Voted to take up the Matter of abating Taxes in Con- 
 stable Corbins And Willard hands 
 
 7*4y Voted to abate Isaac Bolsters rates in Constable Cor- 
 bins hands 4/6 
 
 8'4y Voted to abate or so far abate some Taxes in Constable 
 Willards Lists as follows He being accountable to the 
 Town for the whole sums hereafter Mentioned or any part 
 thereof if it is Ever in his power to Collect Them 
 
 The sum abated is i£ 10 : 8 : 10 in the Following mens hands 
 Viz Joseph Phillips JC7 : 6 : 3 : 3 Joseph Senath £ i : 2 : 6 
 2 Elizabeth Senath £ o : 3 : o Will™ Gorden £ i : 14 : 6 
 I Jacob Amidown £ o: 2: 4 3. Benj'' Freeman £ o: o 
 11:3 the Selectmen to Give an order on the Town Treas- 
 urer to the amount of £ 10 : 8 : 10 
 
 9*'4y Voted to abate Zephaniah Tuckers rates in Constable 
 Corbins hands To the amount of £ 2 : 2 : 11 : 3 
 
 io'4y Voted to abate Jacob Jacksons rates in Constable 
 Corbins hands to the Amount of £ i : 15 : 9 on the Following 
 Condition viz if Corbin Ever Can Collect them he is to be 
 accountable to the Town and is To Exert himself to get them 
 iithjy Voted Not to abate James Arnold Minister rate in 
 the year 1787 
 
 i2*My Voted Not to abate Ezekiel Browns Minister rate for 
 1784 
 i3"'ly Voted to Let the 8"' Article Subside till May Meeting 
 
 We the Subscribers Selectmen of Oxford and Dudley mett 
 and Preambleated the Line between said Towns begining at 
 the south east Corner of Charlton thence Eastwardly to a heep 
 of stones thence Southardly to a Black oak Tree & stones the 
 North side of s*^ Dudley Road thence Southardly renewing 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ iy88. ^oi 
 
 the bounds to a Maple Tree & stones By the North side of the 
 Mill Brook that Emptys out of the Great Pond by us 
 
 Eben"" Humphry ) Selectmen 
 Eph' Russel J of Oxford 
 
 Jonathan Day ) Selectmen 
 Will™ Earned \ of Dudley 
 
 ^A(^arrant 
 
 Worcester SS. To the Constable of the Town of Dud- 
 
 ley in Said County Greeting ) seal | 
 
 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you — ,.— 
 are Hereby Directed forthwith to warn or Notify the Free- 
 holders And other Inhabitants of Said Town Quallified ^May 
 
 (agreeable To the Constitution) to Vote for a Representative 
 to meet at Our Meeting House in said Dudley on Thursday 
 the Eighth Day of May Next at one O Clock in the After- 
 noon then And there to act upon the Following articles 
 ( Viz) 
 
 First To Elect a Person to represent us at the General 
 Coiut appointed To be holden at the State House in Boston 
 on the Last Wednesday of May Next and from session to 
 session whenever the said Court Shall Sit for the year Insuing 
 
 2^Hy To Chuse a Moderator for the remainder of said 
 Meeting 
 
 3'''^lv To see if the Town will order the Town Clerk to 
 rase out Certain Lines Enserted in the Town Book Relative 
 to the Rev M'" Gleason Sallery in the Year 1779 which he 
 Saith is Not true 
 
 4"'ly To see if the Town will Reconsider the Vote Not 
 allowing Lt. Curtis Town Treasurer ten pounds which was 
 Lost or Mislaid As he supposes which was passed Last Town 
 Meeting and Allow the Ten Pounds or act thereon as they 
 think best 
 
 5"4y To see what the Town will Do relative to a Note of 
 hand that M"' Jona' Day has given for Henry Brown's rates 
 
J02 Dudley Town Records, 1788. 
 
 6"Uy To act Relative to abating Taxes in Constable Dodges 
 and Healys Lists which they Cannot Collect or any other Con- 
 stable 
 
 7"'ly For the Town to act Relative to the Middle of the 
 Towns Building a School House near the Meeting House or 
 any Other place as they Can agree and they to Draw their own 
 Money and the Two remote parts of the Town by M"" Uphams 
 And Lieu* Warrens Draw their Money 
 
 8'My To see if the Town will abate Ephraim Bates Minis- 
 ter rates in Constable Ephraim Corbins rates or hands 
 
 Hereof fail Not and Make Due return of this Warrent With 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the Said 
 Day. Dated at Dudley aforesaid the 24*'' Day of April in 
 
 the Year of our Lord 1788 
 
 By oi'der of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain T. Clerk 
 
 N. B. the Inhabitants are Desired to attend Punctual at 
 the time 
 
 Worcester SS. May 8"* 1788 In obedience to the within 
 warrent I have w'arned the Freeholders And other Inhabitants 
 Qiiallified agreeable to the Constitution to Vote for a repre- 
 sentative to meet at time and place within Mentioned by setting 
 up a True Coppy of this warrent as the Law Directs 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Qiiallefied to Vote for a representative &c 
 Regularly assembled on Thursday the Eighth Day of May 
 1788 
 
 First Voted to send a Representative 
 
 2°'^ly Voted Lieu' John Warren said Representative this 
 year 
 
 3'^^Iy Voted and Chose M' Jona' Day Moderator of the 
 remainder of said Meeting 
 
 4"'ly Voted to pass over the 3'* article in the Warrent 
 
Dudley Town Records^ Ij88. J03 
 
 5"My Voted to reconsider the Vote that was passed the 
 Last Town Meeting relative to not allowinjj^ L' John Curtis 
 Town Treasurer Ten pounds which he Lost or Could not 
 account for and to allow it 
 
 6*'My Voted to have the 5"' article in the warrent subside 
 7*ly Voted to abate Stephen Spaulding rates in Cons. 
 Dodges hands To the amount of £ o. 9. 7 
 
 S"'Iy Voted not to abate John Heaths rates in Ccnis. 
 Dodges hands 
 
 9"*]y Voted to abate I. Bolsters rates in Const. Dodges 
 hands Amounting to £ o. i. 11. i 
 
 io*Iy Voted to put over the matter about abating Widow 
 Slys rates in Constable Dodges hands 
 
 11"' ly Voted to order the Town Treasurer to Credit Con- 
 stable Dodge for David Thayres rates £ o. 4. I2 
 
 I2"'ly Voted to abate Daniel Haydens Rates in Constable 
 Dodges hands £ 10. 5. 3. i 
 
 l3"'ly Voted to let the matter Subside about abating W" 
 Hobbs rates In Constable Step. Ilealys hands and he Not to be 
 Called on at present for sj^ rates 
 
 I4"'ly Voted to Let the matter Subside about abating Taxes 
 in Const Stephen Healys hands and he Not to be Called on 
 for such as he Cannot Collect 
 
 I5"'ly Voted to Let the 7"^ article Subside till the next Town 
 Meeting 
 
 i6"'ly Voted to abate Ephraim Bates Minister rates in 
 Constable Ephraim Corbins hands 
 
 May 19'^ 17S8 
 
 We the Subscribers Selectmen of Charlton and Dudley Mett 
 And Preamblated the Line between said Towns Beginning At 
 the South East Corner of Charlton thence runing Westardly 
 To a White oak Tree Marked thence to a Black oak Tree 
 marked thence To a Walnut Tree with stones about it thence 
 to a Chesnut Tree Marked thence to a stake and stones thence 
 
304 
 
 Dudley Town Records, 1788. 
 
 to a stake and stones thence to a stake and stones thence to a 
 White oak Tree Marked Thence to a white oak Tree thence 
 to a white oake Tree Thence to a Walnut Tree thence to a 
 stake & stones Thence to a white oak Tree with stones about 
 it tlieiice to the South West Corner of Charlton and North 
 west Corner of Dudley 
 
 Witness our Hands 
 
 John Warren 1 
 
 Isaac Lee c t^ ^^ 
 
 . ^ of Dudley 
 
 r ree Commgs ' 
 
 Eph"" Morey 
 
 Selectmen 
 
 and Charlton 
 
 Result of 
 
 Council 
 
 1788 
 
 At a Council Convened at Dudley, August the 19"* 1788 — 
 Present the Honorable Joseph Dorr; Joseph Reed Esq" & 
 Joseph Huntington D. D. a Complaint was laid before the 
 Council, by Edward Davis Esq'' against the Rev*^ Pastor of 
 the Church in this place And Col° Jonathan Day Charg- 
 ing the said Pastor And S*^ CoP Day with a breach of the 
 Ninth Commandment, as by S*^ Complaint, bearing date June 
 19 178S on File appears — alsoa charge was brought against 
 the Above named Edward Davis Esq"' for breach of the fourth 
 Commandment, in absenting himself from the Holy sacrament 
 of the lord's supper, and other vmbecoming Conduct on The 
 same occation ; and some other matters relative to the expence 
 of S*^ Council were also Submitted to the decesion of the 
 Same. 
 
 The Council opened by Prayer: and after a Deliberate and 
 Impartial attention to the Evindences and all arguments That 
 were offered, and a mature consideration of the same, tlie 
 Council have unanimously agreed on the following result, 
 (Viz) with regard to the S** Rev<^ Pastor and Colo Day, 
 
 It is our opinion that the charge brought against them is not 
 sufficiently supported, and that what they said relative to 
 Deacon Davis in alledging that he made a record not agreeable 
 to the Truth of facts &c. was spoken according to their opinion 
 
Dudley Town Records. 1788. JOJ 
 
 and UnderstanJina; of the Vote of" the Town in that cnr^e and 
 also Af^reable to the Justice of the matter contained in 
 S"* Vote Although, at the s me time Gospel Charity leads 
 us to believe that the S'' Decon did record the said vote 
 according to his own sense and understanding of the same ; 
 yet we disapprove of the vague and incorrect method in which 
 S** record was made ; and we look on this article only as a 
 Mi^^understanding between the adverse parties, which is 
 unhappy, but not criminal, as a matter of Censure. 
 
 And with regard to the accusation against Decon Davis, As 
 above expressed; it is our opinion that the S'* Deacon unhap- 
 pily Deveated from his Duty, in absenting himself from the 
 Holy Sacrament, & in neglected a Seasonable pn-praration 
 of the Elements & vessels necessary in the administration of the 
 Same ; and we think it his duty to disapprove of his conduct 
 In that matter, which we Judge he mav sufficiently do by an 
 Express approbation of this our result of Council at this time 
 in the piesence of this assembly. 
 
 We are Happy to observe so much Charity, Candor, and 
 Christian Temper, as hath appeared in the managment of this 
 Controversy, Since we ha\e been present; and add our 
 fervent and Devnut prayers, that a spirit of love, truth and a 
 sound mind may ever abundantly prevail in this place; that it 
 may please the Great Head of the Church to afford you his 
 richest blessings with A preached Gospel and the ordenances 
 of it ; to build }ou up in Faith and Love, and in his own time 
 to present you all Faultless before the piesence of his Glory 
 with Exceeding Joy. 
 
 Passed in Council at Dudley the day Years Above written 
 
 Attest J. Huntington Scribe 
 
 P. S. Inasmuch as the labors of this Council have been 
 Sincerely designed for the Good of this church, inclusive of 
 great benefit to the Town, in the restoration of Peace to the 
 Church & Securing of Harmony & tranquility to the Town : 
 we think It most advisable that the Church should see that 
 
jo6 Dudley Town Records^ 1788. 
 
 the expense of Council be defrayed, nothing doubting that the 
 Good people of the Town will voluntarily bear their small 
 proportion Therein 
 
 By order of the Church and Town 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 October Worcester SS. To the Constable of the Town of 
 
 Warrant Dudley in said County Greeting 
 
 1788 In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts You are 
 
 hereby required forthwith to warn or notify the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of said Town of Dudley Qiiallified To 
 vote in Town affairs to meet at our Meeting house in S** Town 
 on monday the Twenty Seventh Day of October Instant at 
 one O Clock in the afternoon Then and There to act upon 
 the Following articles (viz) 
 
 First To chuse a moderator for S*^ Meeting 
 
 2"''ly For the Town to grant money for schooling the 
 present year 
 
 3'^lv To Chuse School Committees for the present year 
 
 _|thjy -^Yo see if the Town will Chuse a Committee to settle 
 with The Rev. Charles Gleason relative to the arrearges Due 
 to him Up to the present year and make report to the Town 
 as soon as may be or act thereon as the town shall see fitt 
 
 5"*ly For the Town to grant money for our Necessary 
 charges the Present Year if Neeiled 
 
 6"'ly To see what the Town will do about selling the land 
 belonging To the Town where Will"" Cobourn Lately Lived 
 or act thereon As the Town thinks best. 
 
 Hereof fail not and Make due return of this warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before s^ Day 
 Dated at dudley aforesaid this Thirteenth day of Oc'' Anno 
 Dominni 1788 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Oct'' 27'" 1788 In obedience to the within 
 Warrant I have Notified the Freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lySS. jo'] 
 
 of Quallified to Vote in Town affairs to meet 
 
 at time and place within mentioned by settino^ up a True 
 coppy of this warrant as the Law Directs 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs Regu- 
 larly Assembled on mondav the Twenty seventh day of 
 Oc" 178S 
 
 First Voted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for said meeting 
 
 2'"'ly Voted 60 £ for schooling this Year 
 
 3'''*ly Voted Maj"" Healy, Jon' Bacon, Cap' Chamberlain, 
 Josiah Conat, Mark Elhvell, Cap' Eddy and L' Hill school 
 Committees 
 
 4"'ly Voted that the Town Chuse a Committee Confer 
 with the Rev. M"^ Gleason respecting the arrearges and make 
 report to the Town At the next meeting 
 
 -thjy Voted Col" Dav, Jon' Bacon, & John Chamberlain 
 Said Committee 
 
 6"' Voted to grant "^o £ for our Necessarv charges this 
 year. 
 
 7"'ly Voted to pass by the 6"" article 
 
 Worcester SS. To the Constable of the Town of Dudley 
 
 in s* County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are 
 hereby Required forthwith to warn or Notify the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley quallified to Dec"" 
 Vote for a representative To meet at our meeting house in Warrant 
 Dudley on Thursday the Eighteenth Day of Dece"^ instant at 1788 
 Ten OClockin the forenoon then and there To act upon 
 the following articles (Viz) to Chuse a person to represent 
 The County of Worcester in the Congress of the united 
 States Also to vote for Two persons as Candidates for 
 
jo8 Dudley Town Records^ 1788. 
 
 the County aforesaid For an Elector of the President and Vice 
 President oi" the united States 
 
 a"**!}' To chuse a Moderator for the remainder of Said 
 Meeting 
 
 ^fdjy 'Pq hear the i-eport of the Committee chosen the Last 
 Tov\ n Meeting To Ccnifer w ith the Rev. Charles Gleason 
 Relative to the arrearges due To him and act thereon as the 
 Town thinks best. 
 
 4"'ly To see if the Town will abate the following taxes in 
 Constal>le Putneys Hands to Collect (Viz) Josiah Harris 
 12 /9 Ezra holbrook 10/6 John Johnson 15/6 Pearly 
 Phillips 16/6 3/4 Benj^ Rogers 9 / 2| Eliz Senath /ii| 
 Joseph Senath 9 / 2| Zachariah Senath 9 2| And Joseph Bal- 
 com 9 / 2| 
 
 5"*ly To see if the Town will Divide the Two School 
 wards Near M' Gores & Cap' Corbins and Make Three and 
 Let Each v^ard When Divided draw there own money 
 
 gthjy Yo\ the Town to consider whether it is be&t to sell the 
 Land where Will'" Coburn lately Lived 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due return of this warrent With 
 your (loings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before S"* Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Second day of Dec'' AD 1788 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Dec' 18'" 17S8 I have warned the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiialli- 
 fied to Vote for a representative to meet and place. within 
 mentioned b\ setting up a True Coppy of thib warrent at the 
 usual place 
 
 P"" me Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudle}' regularly assembled on Thursday the 
 Eighteenth Day of Dec' 1788 
 
 tst Voted for a representative as follows Viz 
 
31 Votes 
 
 i6 Ditto 
 
 2 Ditto 
 
 37 Votes 
 
 19 Ditto 
 
 8 Ditto 
 
 Dudley Town Records, iy88. 
 
 For Jonathan Grout Esq'' 
 For John Sprage Esq' 
 For Timothy Paine Esq' 
 For Electors as follows (Viz) 
 For Timothy Paine Esq' 
 For John Fessenclen Esq' 
 For Artemas Ward Esq' 
 
 3'"*ly V^oted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for the remainder of 
 Said Meeting 
 
 ^"'ly Voted to refer acting upon the report of the Commit- 
 tee Chosen the Last meeting to Treat with Rev. m' Gleason 
 About arrearges till march meeting Next 
 
 4*'*ly Voted to abate Jusiah Harriss rates in Constable 
 Putneys hands 13 9 
 
 ^thjy Voted for the Town Treasurer to Credit Constable 
 Putne\8 16 o^ For Pearly Phillips & also Benj" Rogers 
 92% 
 
 5th jy Voted to abate Joseph and Elizabeth Senath rates 
 in Putneys Hands amounting to 10 o And also abated John 
 Fosters rates in Cons Corbins hands 3^9 
 
 7*My Voted to Chuse a Committee to Consider at Large 
 The 111 C onveniency of The 2 School wards by mr gores 
 and Capt' Corbins and to make Three if Needful and also to 
 Consider Whether in stead of makeing Three wards of the 
 Two mentioned It would not be Expedient to have one in tlie 
 Middle of the Town and then Let the Extreems be Provided 
 for afterwards 
 
 S'"ly Voted Cap' John Eddy Ens John Chamberlain & 
 L' Ezekiel Brown said Committee 
 
 Worcester SS To the Constable of the Town of Dudley 
 
 in Said County Greeting J seal 
 
 In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are '•^ — ^ 
 hereby Required forthwith to warn or notify the Freeholders 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ijSg. 
 
 Jan' 
 Warrant 
 
 1789 
 
 and other Inhabitants of said Town of Dudley duly quallified 
 to Vote for a Representative To the General Court of this 
 Commonwealth to meet at our Meeting house in Dudley on 
 Thursday the Twenty-ninth of January Current at one 
 o Clock In the after-noon then and there to act upon the 
 following article (Viz) To vote for a representative to repre- 
 sent the District of Worcester In the Congress of the united 
 States of America 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrent with 
 your doings Unto the Select Men on or before Said day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid This Twenty Second day of 
 January Anno dominni 17S9 
 
 by order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS January 29"^ 17S9 By virtue of the within 
 Precept I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley quallified to Vote for a representative 
 to meet at time and place by setting up a True coppy of this 
 warrent at the Usual place 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of dudley duly quallified to Vote for a representative Reg- 
 ularly assembled on Thursday the Twenty-ninth Day of 
 January AD 1789 
 
 Voted for a Representative as Follows (Viz) 
 For the Hon. Timothy Pain Esq'' 34 Votes 
 For Ditto Jonathan Grout Esq' 24 Ditto 
 
 X SEAL I 
 
 Worcester SS. To the Constable of the Town of Dudley 
 in Said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are 
 hereby required Forthwith to warn or Notify the Freeholders 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^7^9- JU 
 
 and other Inhabitants of saiil I'own of Dudley quallified to March 
 Vote in Town afiairs to Meet at our Meeting House in Dudley Warrant 
 on Monday the Second day of March Next at Nine O Clock lysg 
 In the Fore-noon then and there to act upon the Follow- 
 ing articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Chuse a Moderator for said Meeting 
 2°'*ly To chuse Town officers for the year Insuing as the 
 Law Directs 
 
 ^rdjy 'Yq see if the Town will Let their Swine run at 
 Large as usual the year insuing 
 
 4"'ly To Grant Money for our Highways and Bridges this 
 year Insuing and agree how the same shall be expended. 
 
 5"* To see if the Town will agree to hire a Collector or 
 Collectoi"s of Taxes for the Year Insuing he or they procuring 
 good Bondsmen 
 
 6'*^ly For the Town to hear and act as they see fitt upon 
 the Report of the Committee chosen in October La.st to treat 
 with Rev. M"^ Gleason about arrearges Due to him and if said 
 report is accepted to grant Money for said arrearges 
 
 7"'ly To hear the report of the Committee chosen in De- 
 cember Last to Consider The ill convenancies of some School 
 wards or rather' to View at Large what is Most advisable 
 about a School house being built in the Middle of the Town 
 And act thereon as the Town thinks best 
 
 8'My For the Town to accept of the road laid out by the 
 Select Men lor L* James Hill from his house to the Road by 
 M' Brown 
 
 9'y For the Town to Chuse a person to take Care uf our 
 Meeting House 
 
 Hereof fail not and Make due return of this Warrent with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Select men on or before said 
 Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twelth day of Feb*' Anno 
 Domini 1789 
 
 By order of the Select Men 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 Worcester SS. March 2 1789 In obedience to the with- 
 
J13 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 17^9- 
 
 in VVarrent I have warned the Freeholders and Other Inhabi- 
 tants of the Town of Dudley quallified to Vote in Town 
 Affairs to meet at Time and place within Mentioned by set- 
 ting up a True Coppy of this Warrant at the usual place in 
 Dudley 
 
 Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of The Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley duly quallitied to Vote in Town affairs 
 Regularly Assembled at our Meeting house in s** Town on 
 Monday the Second Day of March 17S9 
 
 First Voted Col" Jon' Day Moderator for Said Meeting. 
 2°''ly Voted Ens. John Chamberlain Town Clerk, 
 -^rdjy Voted to have Five Select Men this year. 
 4*''ly Voted CoP Jon' Day First Select Man. 
 5"'ly Voted L* John Warren Second Select Man. 
 6'*'ly Voted Cap' Jacob Chamberlain Third Ditto. 
 7"'ly Voted Ens. Will™ Earned Fourth Ditto. 
 8' ly Voted M' Isaac Lee Fifth Ditto. 
 
 These Persons have Taken the oaths Requir'd by Law 
 ^ti»ly Voted to have Five assessors this year and they to 
 serve without pay 
 io*ly Voted L' Ezekiel Brown First assessor. 
 ii"'ly Voted Ens" John Chamberlain second Ditto. 
 I z'^'ly Voted M"" Eben^ Foster Third Ditto. 
 i3"'ly Voted M' John Bracket Fourth Ditto. 
 i4thly Voted L' Stephen Coman Fifth Ditto. 
 i^'My Voted M'' Simeon Wood Town Treasurer. 
 
 These persons have Taken the oaths Requir'd b}' Law 
 
 16* Voted to Hire two Collectors this year they giving 
 
 Bonds with Two Good Bondsmen to save the Town harmless 
 
 from their neglect or failing to Collect and pay in their Taxes 
 
 as the Law directs 
 
 i7"'ly Voted the Collectors to be Constables if they Chuse 
 it Timothy Corbin bid it off at Three pence half penny on 
 the Pound For the East End of Dudley 
 
Dudley Town Records^ IJ^Q- 313 
 
 iS'^'ly Voted to allow the West End Constable and Col- 
 lector to have half a penny More in the pound than the East 
 End 
 
 I9"'ly Voted to accept Doc' John E. Eaton & Timothy 
 Foster J"' as Bondsmen for saidjTimothy Corbin Collector & 
 Constable John Holy Morris Bid off the Collectors Birth for 
 the West End of the Town at Four pence on the pound 
 
 3o"4y Voted Ephraim Corbin and Moses Healy Wardians 
 
 21^' Voted Stephen Healy and Will"^ Foster Tithing- 
 men 
 
 3 2"'^ly Voted Maj"" Nat"* Healy Sealer of Weights and 
 Measures. 
 
 22'''>ly Voted John Healy sealer of Leather 
 
 24"'ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber 
 
 25"'ly Voted Daniel Arnold, L' Moses Jewell Fence 
 Viewers 
 
 261y Voted John Vinton, L' Jo. Keith, Ens.' Nathan Jef- * 
 
 fords, Nath" Healy Jr. Lem'' Foster, Benj" Morris Jr. and 
 Thomas Cheany Highway Surveyors and also Collectors of 
 said Taxes 
 
 2ythjy Voted to Let our swine run at Large this"year 
 
 28"'ly Voted Charles Brown, James Bates, Benj*, Jewell & 
 Daniel Mercy Hog Reaves 
 
 29"' Voted 6o£ for our Highways and Bridges this year 
 
 30"* Voted that the same shall . be worked out at 3 | o 
 per Day on or befor the first day of Ocf Next if not to work' 
 s** at I / 6 per day after that In October and only in 
 that Months 
 
 31'' Voted Not to accept the Report of the Commit- 
 tee Chosen to Settle with Rev M"" Gleason about arrearges due 
 to him 
 
 33"'^ly Voted to put over the report of the Committee 
 Chosen to Viewe at Large the Circimistances of the School 
 Wards till April Meeting Next 
 
 33'''^ Voted to accejDted the Road laid out by the Selectmen 
 from L' Hills out to the road by M' Browns 
 
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314 Dudley Town Records^ 17^9- 
 
 34*ly Voted Bennoni Adams to Take Care of our Meet- 
 ing House this year 
 
 35*ly Voted to advise Constable Corbin Time to wait on 
 Elijah Humphrey Untill April Meeting for a Holbrook Rate 
 and to put a Clause in the Warrent for abaiting said Rate 
 
 36* Voted to put over the Matter of Hollaway Morris 
 being Coll^ till April 
 
 37"^ Voted to adjourn this Meeting Untill the first Mon- 
 day in April 
 
 April 6* Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 i^' Voted to Release Timothy Corbin as Serving Con- 
 stable & Collector for the East End of the Town 
 
 2°^ly Voted Lemuel Foster East End Constable and Col- 
 lector he biding The same off at Five pence on the Pound 
 
 3"^ly Voted and accepted Lt Timothy Foster jr & Ens 
 Will"" Earned Bondsmen for Said Foster 
 
 4*My Voted Will™ Smith West End Constable & Col- 
 lector He biding it off at Seven pence half Penny on the 
 Pound 
 
 5'My Voted and accepted Capt* John Eddy & And Thomas 
 Morris as Bondsmen for Said Will*" Smith 
 
 6"'ly Voted to Refer acting upon the report of the Com- 
 mittee Chosen to View the School wards untill May Meeting 
 
 7"i|y Voted to allow Timothy Corbin the Benifit of the 
 Towns fine For not sending a representative in 1786 he pay- 
 ing to L* John Warren what it Cost him to pay Said fine in 
 hard Money 
 
 S^'ly Voted to abate Twenty Two Shillings in favour of 
 Elijah Humphreys in Cons. Tim^ Corbins hands for 17S4 
 
 The Last Vote was pased in april Meeting although re- 
 corded under March Meeting the adjournd March meeting 
 and April Being all in one Day caused this Vote to Stand as 
 it Does 
 
 The Subscriber Demand of the People of this Town The 
 Mr. Gleason Eighty Seven Pounds arrearges Granted me by the Town at 
 Demand their Town Meeting in May 1785 : and the Interest of it fi-om 
 that time to this Day 
 
 Charles Gleason 
 
 Dudley April G^ 1789 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^789- 315 
 
 March Meeting Desolved & all officers Sworn Except James 
 Bates 
 
 Worcester SS. To the Constabl of the Town of Dudley 
 in Said County Greetg 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 are Requird to warn or notify the freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of Said Town of Dudley Duly quallified to Vote for 
 a Representative to the General Court of this Commonwealth 
 To meet at our Meeting house in Dudley on Monday the 
 Second Day of march next at Three oClock in the after- 
 noon then and there to Vote for a person to represent the 
 district of Worcester In the Congress of the united States of 
 america 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrent with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Select on or before Said Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Eighteenth day of February 
 Anno Dominni 17S9 
 
 By order of the Select Men 
 
 John Chamberlain T. Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. March 2^ ^7^9 ^'^ obedience to the 
 within Warrent I have warned the Freeholders And other 
 inhabitants of the Town of Dudle}- to meet at time And place 
 within Mentioned by setting up a True CopjDy of this warrent 
 at the usual place in Dudley 
 
 Timothv Corbin Constaljle of Dudlev 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholder and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudly quallified to Vote for a representative 
 Regularly assembled at our Meeting house in s*^ Town on 
 Monday The Second day of March anno dominni 17S9 
 
 Voted for a representative to represent Worcester Destrict 
 as foUws (Viz) 
 
 For the Hon. Timothy Paine Esq'' 33 Votes 
 
 For the Hon. Jonathan Grout Esq"' 56 Ditto 
 
 Warrant 
 
3i6 Dudley Toivn Records^ ^7^9' 
 
 Report We the Subscribers being Chosen a Committee To treat 
 
 of the with Re\'. M'' Gleason about the arreages of his Sallery have 
 
 waited upon him And Report as Follows (Viz) That 
 
 To Settle 
 With Rv ^^^ Gleason says in March 1781 There was due to him by the 
 
 Mr. GJeason depreciation scale 137^ 15 / in May 1785 He abated ^o£ 15 
 
 Besides the Interest of the 137JC for four Years which would 
 
 have been 30^ odd and then the Town Voted to Grant and 
 
 raise 87i£ to make the arrearges of his Sallery and Wood Rate 
 
 up to March 1781 and if he abates the Interest of that 87^ for 
 
 one year the Interest from May 1786 to this Day added to the 
 
 Principle will amount to ioo£ which Sum he will accept in 
 
 full of his arrearges to said march 1781 if Paid directly or if 
 
 the Town Chuses To give him a bond for that sum to run a 
 
 Number of years he will accept it. he hopes the Town will 
 
 not forget that in the year i779 ^^^ gave up a Qiiarter Part of 
 
 his Sallery and that he Sunk a Number of pounds by his wood 
 
 rates being made in the old Nominal Sum in paper Times 
 
 And he wishes the peoj^le to Consider that his Salery is low. 
 
 and but A small part is paid Seasonably 
 
 Jonathan Day ^ 
 
 Jonathan Bacon )■ Committee 
 
 John Chamberlain J 
 
 /'"'"'""'■w Worcester SS. To the Constables of the Town of Dud- 
 I SEAL I ley in the County of Worcester Greeting. 
 ^""f^ In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 
 April are hereby requir'd forthwith to warn or Notify the free- 
 Warrant holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualli- 
 fied to Vote agreable to the Constitution for Governor &c 
 to meet at our meeting house in Dudley on Monday The 
 Sixth day of April next at one oClock in the afternoon Then 
 and there to act upon the following articls (Viz) 
 First To vote for a Governour 
 2"'^ly To vote for a Lieut. Governour 
 
 3'^'^ly To vote for Counsellors & Senators Agreable to 
 Law 
 
Dudley Towti Records^ ^7^9- 3^7 
 
 4«hjy 'Pq Chuse a moderator lor the remainder of Said 
 Meeting 
 
 5'''ly To vote for a County Treasurer for the County of 
 Worcester 
 
 6"'ly To see if the Town will abate John Fenners J' Rates 
 and Joseph Balcoms in Constable Stephen Healy's hands to 
 Collect And Elijah Humphreys rates in Con. Tim. Corbins 
 hands or Rather one particular rate in his hands also Joseph 
 Winters Rates that are not Collected in Constable Chamber- 
 lains hands 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twenty First Day of 
 March AD 17S9 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS April 6'^ 17S9 In obedience to the within 
 precepts I have warned the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley quallihed to vote according to the Con- 
 stitution for a Governour To meet at time and place within 
 mentioned by Setting up this Warrant at the usual place in 
 Dudly 
 
 '. Timothy Corbin Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudly Duly quallified to Vote for a Governour 
 &c Regularly assembled at our meeting house in Dudly on 
 Monday The Sixth Day of April AD 17S9 
 First Voted for Governour as Follows (Viz) 
 
 For His Excellency John Hancock Esq' 70 Votes 
 2'"*ly For Lieu' Governour as Follows viz 
 
 For the Hon. Samuel Adams Esq'' 38 Ditto 
 
 For his Honour Benj" Lincoln Esq'' 19 Ditto 
 
 ^^i-djy Voted for Counsellors and Senators as follows Viz, 
 
3i8 Dudley Town Records^ ^J^Q- 
 
 For the Hon. Amos Singletary Esq'' 36 Votes 
 
 John Fesenden Ditto 47 Ditto 
 
 Peter Fenimon Ditto 36 Ditto 
 
 Martin Kinsley Ditto 37 Ditto 
 
 David Bigalow Ditto 36 Ditto 
 
 Moses Gill Ditto 19 Ditto 
 
 Samuel Baker Ditto iS Ditto 
 
 Abel Wilder Ditto 19 Ditto 
 
 Andrew Peters Ditto 10 Ditto 
 
 Bezaleal Taft Ditto 7 Ditto 
 
 Timothy Pain Ditto 7 Ditto 
 
 SethWashbourn Ditto 2 Ditto 
 
 4*''ly Voted Colo. Jon* Day Moderator for the remainder 
 of S'^ Meeting 
 
 5"'ly Voted to put over the remainder of April Meeting 
 until May meeting 
 
 May 5"^ 1789 Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 1st Voted for a County Treasurer as follows 
 
 For M' Nathan Perry 27 Votes For Jos Allen 1 1 
 Votes For Tim^ Paine Esq'' 3 Votes 
 
 2"'iiy Voted Not to abate John Fenners J"' & Joseph Bal- 
 coms rates In Constable Stephen Healys Hands 
 
 y^ly Voted Not to abate Joseph Winters Rates in Cons* 
 John Chamberlains hands 
 
 Road A Road laid out by the Select Men of Dudley on the 
 
 Twenty Seventh Day of February 1789 From L' James 
 Hill's out to the road by M"" Andrew Browns Bounded as fol- 
 lows from S*^ Hills as the road is now Trod an open road 
 to Whitfords Land thence Westardly on Whitfords Land 
 untill it comes to Will"* Browns Line thence by Browns Line 
 on Whitfords Land to a Popple Tree Thence to Whitfords 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^7^9' 3^9 
 
 House a bridle Road from thence An open road by the river 
 
 untill it comes to The road by M' Browns aforesaid 
 
 Jon' Day >. Select Men 
 
 Wm. Larned Jr y Qf 
 
 Isaac Lee J Dudley 
 
 The above Mentioned Road was Laid before the Town at 
 
 the annual Meeting in March 17S9 and was accepted 
 
 Worcester SS To the Constables of the Town of Dud- May 
 
 ley in Said County or Either of them Greeting Meeting 
 
 In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 
 Either of you are hereby required forthwith to warn or Notify ^^ 
 
 The freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Town Qiialli- 
 fied (Agreeable to the Constitution) to vote for a Representa- 
 tive to meet at our Meeting house in Dudley on Tuesday the 
 Fifth Day of May Next at One O Clock in the afternoon 
 Then and there to Act upon the following articles Viz 
 
 First To Elect a person to represent us at the General 
 Court appointed to be holden at the State House in Boston on 
 the last Wednesday of May next and from Session to Session 
 wherever The Said Court Shall Sit for the year Ensuing 
 
 2'"^ly To chuse a Moderator for the remainder of s*^ Meeting 
 
 3''^ly To see if the Town will Satisfy the Demand that was 
 made In April meeting past by the Rev. Charles Gleason or 
 act Thereon as the Town thinks best 
 
 4*''ly To See if the Town will abate some Ministerial 
 Taxes in L' John Curtis's hands to Collect 
 
 Hereof fail not and Make due return of this Warrant with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Select Men on or before S** Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twentyeth Day of April In 
 the year of our Lord 1 7S9 
 
 By order of the Select Men 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS By Virtue of the within warrant I have 
 warned or notified The freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 
 4t:^ 
 
320 Dudley Town Records^ ^7^9- 
 
 the Town of Dudley Qiiallified agreeable to the Constitution 
 to Vote for a rejDresentative to meet at time and place as the 
 Law Directs by Sitting up a True Coppy of this warrant at 
 the usual place 
 
 p'' me Lem" Foster Constable of Dudley 
 
 ■j SEAL I 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Duly quallified agreeable to the Con- 
 stitution to Vote for a Representative regularly assembled At 
 our Meeting house on Tuesday the Fifth day of May AD 
 17S9 
 
 First Voted to Send a representative to the General Court 
 2"'^ly Voted Col" Jonathan Day Said Representative 
 -^rdly Voted L' John Warren Moderator for the remainder 
 of s** Meeting 
 
 4"'ly Voted to Pass over the 3''''article in the warrant 
 5"'ly Voted to abate the following Taxes in L* Curtis's 
 hands Meaning Ministerial taxes (Viz) Joseph Philips 16 / i 
 W^ Walcotts 3 / Syi Zach'^ Newton 3 \ lyi M^ Dunton 
 2 I 4^ Stephen Edmunds 3 / 4% 
 Meeting Desolved 
 
 Sep Worcester SS To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in said county of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In" the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 or Either of you are by required forthwith to warn or 
 Notify the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Said Town of 
 Dudley quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our 
 Meeting House in s"' Town on Thursday The seventeenth day 
 of Sep* Instant at One OClock in the afternoon Then and 
 There to act upon the following articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Chuse a Moderator for said Meeting 
 
 2"''ly To grant Money for schooling the present year if 
 they see fitt 
 
 3'''^ly To Chuse school Committees for the present year 
 
Dudley T'ozv/i Records^ 17^9' 3^^ 
 
 4"'ly To grant money to Defray the Necessary Cliarges of 
 s*^ Town of DiuUy The present Year if Needed 
 
 5"'ly For the Town to regulate the Juror Boxes as is 
 pointed in the Law 
 
 6*''ly For the Town to give the asses-^ors some advice 
 about assessing the Ministerial Taxes 
 
 *f°\y To abate Taxes in any Constables hands that makes 
 application for Abatements if the Town thinks best 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with 
 your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before s'' Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Third day of September 
 Anno dominni one Thousand Seven Hundred ik. Eighty Nine 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chaml^erlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS Sep' 17th 1789 By Virtue of the 
 
 within Warrent I have warned or Notifyed The freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qiiallifyed to 
 vote in Town Town affairs to meet at time and place As the 
 Law Directs by setting up this warrent at the usual place in 
 Dudley 
 
 P' me Lem' Foster Constable of Dudly 
 
 At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley qualified to vote in Town affairs regu- 
 larly assembled At our Meeting House in S'' Town on Tluu-s- 
 day the Seventeenth Day of Sep* 17S9 
 
 First Voted L' John Warren Moderator for Said Meet- 
 ing 
 
 3"'^ly Voted to raise 60 £ for Schooling The present 
 Year 
 
 -^"•dly Voted and Chose John Vinton, Royal Sailes, 
 Jon' Bacon, James Brown, Will'" Smith, L' Will"" Larned, 
 Stephen Healy School Committees the present year 
 
 4"'ly Voted to raise £150 Specially to pay a note of hand 
 that Esq' Marcy holds against the Town 
 
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322 Dudley Tozv?i Records^ ^T^Q- 
 
 5"*ly Voted for tlie Town Treasury to C Cons. Benj'^ Ed- 
 munds for Goodel's Taxes amounting to JEo.. 19..1 1..2 
 
 6"4y Voted Ditto for Daniel Hood £0.. 2. .8. 3 
 
 7"'ly Voted to O Constable J. Chamberlain for J. Win- 
 ters rates 
 
 S"'ly Voted to abate Ezekiel Browns Minister rate JE3..17..0 
 
 I.. I. .8 
 
 Warrant 
 
 .- , ^ Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 Marcn ist 
 
 of Dudley in said County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 
 — - Either of you are hereby requir'd to warn or notify the Free- 
 
 jsEAL V holders and other Inhabitants Of said Town of Dudley (qualli- 
 
 ^>,^ — fied to Vote in Town affairs) to meet At our Meeting house 
 
 in Said Town on Monday the first day of March Next at Nine 
 
 OClock A. M, then and there to act upon the following 
 
 articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Chuse a Moderator for Said Meeting. 
 
 2"'^ly To Chuse Town officers for the Year Ensueing as 
 the Law Directes 
 
 3'^''ly To see if the Town will agree to hire a Collector or 
 Collectors of Taxes for the year ensuing he or they procuring 
 good Bondsmen 
 
 4"^ly To see if the Town will let their Swine run at Large 
 as usual the year Ensueing 
 
 5"*ly To grant Money for our Highways, and Bridges 
 
 6"'ly To abate such Taxes as the Town see's fitt that the 
 Constables Exhibit on s'^ Day 
 
 7"'ly To see if the Town will sattisfy the Demand of 
 M'^Elisha Corbin, for his Service in Looking up some Land 
 Called Dudley's Land a Number Of years ago 
 
 8"'ly To see if the Town will rattify the agreement of the 
 School Ward For dividing Said ward and making Two b}' 
 M-- Gore's 
 
 cj'^iy To see if the Town will allow M' Ezbon Carter's 
 
Dudley Town Recoi-ds^ ^790- 323 
 
 account for keeping AP Roger Carter from the Sixth 
 day of April Last past to the time He agreed to keep him 
 with the Selectmen 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with 
 your Doing Thereon unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley af(Hesaid This Eleventli Day of 
 
 Feb: AD 1790 
 
 By order of the Select Men 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. March i^' 1790 I'l obedience to the Return 
 
 within vvarrent I have warned the Freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley to Meet at time and place 
 within Mentioned by Setting up this warrant at the usual 
 place in Dudley 
 
 p' me Will'" Smith Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley (duly quallified to Vote in Town affairs) 
 regularly Assembled at our Meeting house in Said Town on 
 Monday the first Day of March AD 1790. 
 
 First Voted L' John Warren Moderator for said Meeting 
 
 2"dly Voted L' John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 3ly Voted to have 5 Select Men this Year 
 
 ^thjy Voted L' John Warren First Select Man 
 
 5"'ly Voted 1} Will"" Larned Second Ditto 
 
 e'^'ly Voted Cap' John Eddy Third D° 
 
 7"'ly Voted M'' Isaac Lee fourth D° 
 
 8'4y Voted Enss : Thomas Larned fifth D" 
 
 9"'ly Voted to have 5 Assessors this Year 
 
 io"4y Voted Col" Jonathan Day First Assessor 
 
 I i»''ly Voted L' Ezekiel Brown Second D" 
 
 12'hiy Voted L' John Chamberlain Third Do. 
 
 I3"'ly Voted M' John Bracket fourth V>o. 
 
 i^th|y Voted John Fenner Esq"" fifth Do. 
 
 i^"'ly Voted M' Simeon Wood Town Treasurer 
 
 These persons are quallified agreeable to Law 
 
J24 Dudley Tow?! Records^ IJQO- 
 
 i6"'ly Voted to hire 2 Collectors this Year thay procuring 
 good Bondsmen To Save the Town harmless from their neg- 
 lecting or failing to Collect And pay in the Taxes according 
 to Law 
 
 1 7*''ly V^oted Col" Jonathan Day East End Collector & Con- 
 stable at 5" per pound for Collecting. 
 
 iS^My Voted John Holly Morriss West End Collector & Con- 
 stal)le at 5 1/2" per pound for Col 
 
 i9"4y Voted L' Will'" & Enss Thomas Earned Bondsmc^n 
 for Said CoP Day 
 
 20"' Voted Nath" Healy & Josiah Hovey Tithing Men 
 
 21"* Voted Maj' Nath" Healy Sealer of Weights & Meas- 
 ures 
 
 22'i'i Voted John Healcy Sealer of Leather 
 
 23"* Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber 
 
 24"'ly Voted Enss Nathan Jeffords & Luther Chamberlain 
 Fence Viewers 
 
 25"'ly Voted Israel Bates, Joseph Allen, John Eddy, Tim- 
 othy Corbin, John Albee, Jeremiah Haskell, & Joseph Vin- 
 ton J' Highway Surveyors & Collectors of the Same 
 
 26'''ly Voted to let our Swine run at laige the year En- 
 suing 
 
 27"* Voted Moses Healy, Rufus Conant, Mark Dodge Jr 
 & Simeon Wakefield Hog Reaves 
 
 28'**ly Voted <oo£ for the Cost of our Highways and 
 Bridges this year 
 
 29*''ly Voted that the Same shall be worked out at 3/0 per 
 Day by the first of Oct"" Next 
 
 30'^ly Voted to adjourn this Meeting until Tuesday the 
 Ninth Day of March Instant at 10 OClock A. M. and it was 
 adjourned accordingly 
 
 Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 First Voted to adjourn this Meeting to M'' Benj" Edmunds 
 2"'*ly Voted to put by the matter of Co' Da}'s Serving as a 
 Constabl & an assessor a little Time 
 
 ydjy Voted that the Treasurer should C'' Eph'" Corbin for 
 
Division of 
 the School 
 Ward by 
 
 Mr Gores 
 
 Dudley 7ozvn Records., ijgo. J2§ 
 
 Nath" Smith's Rates amounting to £o ii 6 2 
 
 4"'ly Voted to O Timo^" Corbin for Nath" Smith Rates 
 £1 II 5>4 
 
 S""!}- Voted to put by abating rates in Con'* Putneys hands 
 at present 
 
 6"'ly Voted to allow primas King's account for keeping 
 Francis Liberty 2 Weeks amount £\ 16 
 
 7"'ly Voted not to allow M' Elisha Corbins ace' for Looking 
 up some Dudley's Land 
 
 S"'ly Voted to Ratify the agreement of the School VVartl 
 by AL Gore's as Follows (Viz) The Devision to be all 
 
 west of Nf E Gores Taking him in to belong to the West Dis- 
 trict and all East of S** Gores (meaning all that did belong to 
 S'^ Old Ward) to be the East District and the Money to be 
 Equally Divided Meaning one half the money to be keep in 
 the East & the other Half in the West District and but one of 
 these Schools to Be keep at one and the Same Time 
 
 9"'ly Voted to allow M'' Ezbon Carters ace' for keeping 
 Roger Carter 
 
 io"'ly Voted Doc'' James Wallcot West End Constable & 
 Collector at 74" on the Pound for Collecting in the Room of 
 John H. Moniss 
 
 wHy Voted L' Ezekiel Brown & Cap' John Eddy Bonds- 
 men For S'^ Walcot 
 
 12"* Voted not to allow Co'" Day to Serve as Constable 
 and assessor 
 13"^ Voted to adjourn this Meeting to the Meeting House 
 14"' Voted to put by Chusing an assessor in the Room of 
 Co' Day Until April jVIeeting 
 
 15''' Voted to adjourn this Meeting untill the First Moiula}' 
 In April at 11 OClock A. AL and it was adjourn'd accord- 
 ingly 
 
 April 5 Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 jst Votetl L' Joseph Keith & M'' Riciiard Flyn Wardcans 
 2"'ily Voted to abate M' Lot Marses Mini.sterial Rates for 2 
 years past 
 
326 
 
 Dudley Toxvn Records^ IJQO- 
 
 3'ly Voted to abate Ens" Eleazar Jacksons rates in L' J. 
 Keiths hands 8/9 
 
 Warrant 
 
 Gleason 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts You 
 or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warn or 
 notify the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Said Town of 
 Dudley (Duly Qiiallified to Vote in Town affairs) To meet at 
 our Meeting House in Said Dudley on Tuesday the Ninth 
 Day of March Next at one OClock P. M. then and There 
 
 to act upon the following Articles Viz 
 
 First To Choose a Modeiator for Said Meeting 
 
 a^'Uy For the Town to Choose an Agent or agents to De- 
 fend Said Town In an action of Debt that the Rev. Charles 
 Gleason has lately Brought against S** Town or act thereon as 
 the Town Shall think Most to their advantage 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due return of this Warrant with 
 Your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or befor S*^ Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twenty Sixth Day of 
 Feby AD 1790 
 
 John Warren \ Selectmen 
 W"' Earned Jr. [ of 
 
 Isaac Lee ) Dudley 
 
 Worcester SS. March 9th 1790 
 
 In obedience to this Warrant I have warned the Freehold- 
 ers and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Duly Qiial- 
 lified to vote in Town affairs to Meet at our Meeting House 
 in Dudley as the Law Directs 
 
 Will"' Smith Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 The Town of Dudley (Duly quallified to Vote in Town 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ ^790. 3^1 
 
 affairs) Regularly assembled at the Meeting House in Diidly 
 On Tuesday the Ninth Day of March A D 1790 
 
 First Voted L' John Warren Moderator of Said Meeting 
 
 3°'^Iy Voted to Choose one agent to Defend S*^ Town 
 against Rv. C. Gleason 
 
 3'"'^ly Voted and Choose Edward Davis Esq' Agent for the 
 Town of Dudly to Defend S*^ Town in an action of Debt, that 
 the Rev. Charles Gleason has brought against Said Dudly 
 
 The above Meetinsf Dissolved 
 
 1790 
 
 Worcester SS. To Either of the Constables of The 
 
 Town of Dudley in Said County Greeting ,, ^. 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts You ^^^^ 
 or Either of you are hereby directed in the Name of the 
 Common Wealth Forthwith to warn or notify the Freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley (Duly Qiialified 
 to Vote for a Governour agreeable to the Constitution to Meet 
 at our Meeting House in Sd Town on Monday the Fifth Day 
 of April Next at One OClock P. M. then and There to 
 Act upon the following articles (Viz 
 
 First To Vote for a Governour 
 
 3°dly -po Vote for a L' Governour 
 
 3'''^ly To Vote for Counsellors & Senators agreeable to 
 Law 
 
 4"'ly to Choose a Moderator for the remainder of Sd 
 Meeting 
 
 5"'ly To Vote for a County Treasurer for the County of 
 Worcester 
 
 6"'ly To Grant Money for Schooling for the present Year 
 if the Town Sees fitt 
 
 y'l'ly To Chuse School Committees for the year Ensuing 
 Year. 
 
 8"'ly To abate Such Taxes as the Constables Exhibit on 
 s*^ Day if the Town thinks it Expedient 
 
 9"4y To Grant Money for Necessary Charges of S'' Town 
 if Needed 
 
J28 Dudley Town Records^ ^790- 
 
 io'*'ly To the Sec if the Town will acquiesce in the Select 
 Men's Drawing All orders on The Town Treasurer in Lieu 
 of Drawing them on The Constables 
 
 ii'My To see if the Town will agree in the assessors Mak- 
 ing hut one Distinct Colum of all Town Taxes (except Minis- 
 terial Taxes) as the assessors think It will be an Easment 
 
 Hereof fail not and Make Due return of this Warrant with 
 your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before S'' Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Nineteenth Day of March 
 Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety 
 
 John Warren "^ 
 W"' Larned I Selectmen 
 
 John Eddy J> of 
 
 Isaac Lee | Dudley 
 
 Thomas Larned J 
 
 Worcester SS April 5th, 1790 
 
 In obedience to the within Warrent I have warned the Free- 
 holders And other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley (duly 
 qualified To Vote for a Governour &c. to meet at time and 
 place within mentioned by setting up an attested Copy of this 
 Warrant at the Usual place in Dudley 
 
 ?"■ me Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 And other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley regularly 
 Assembled at the Meeting House in Dudley on Monday 
 The Fifth Day of April 1790 
 
 First Voted For a Governour as follows (viz) 
 
 For his Excellency John Hancock Esq 62 votes 
 2 For L' Governour as follows viz 
 
 For His Honour Sam" Adams Esq'' 52 D° 
 
 3"'ly Voted for Councellors & Senators as fojlows Viz 
 For the Hon'*" Moses Gill . 49 Votes 
 
 John Fesenden 35 D 
 
 Amos Singletary 34 D° 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^790. J2g 
 
 M' David Bigelow 34 D" 
 
 Cap* Jeremiah Larned 43 D" 
 
 Abel Wilder 14 D° 
 
 Timothy Paine 14 D" 
 
 Seth Washburn 6 D° 
 
 M' Ebenezer Davis 15 D° 
 
 & Caleb Ammidown Esq^' i 
 4'*>ly Voted Col° Jonathan Day Moderator for the remain- 
 der of a^ Meeting 
 
 5*''ly Voted for a County Treasurer as Follows (Viz) 
 For Sam" Allen Esq' . 23 Votes 
 
 For Nathan Perry Esq*" 24 D" 
 
 61y Voted to raise 6o£ for schooling the year Ensuing 
 7ly Voted Timothy Corbin, John Albee, Isaac Lee, Jon' 
 Day, Josiah Barnes, Tim. Foster y & Gideon Sabin School 
 Committees 
 
 S"Hy Voted to C Eleazar Putney for Ezra Holbrook rates 
 10/6 Ditto Pearly Phillips 16 /o^ 
 
 9"'ly Voted to abate Ep™ Willards Ministerial rates in J. 
 Chamberlain's hands 
 
 10"* Voted to abate D'' James W^alcot Minister rates in 
 Sam" Healys hands 
 
 II*'' Voted to C Capt Sam Healy for Ebenezer Bacons 
 Rats 
 
 12"' Voted to raise 40 pound for Necessary Charges the 
 Current year 
 
 13'' Voted Not to acquiece in the Selectmen's drawing 
 orders on the Town Treasury 
 14''' Voted to pass by the 1 1"' Article in the Warrant 
 Disolvd the Meeting 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town j^ay 
 
 of Dudley in Said County Greeting Warrant 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts You ,— >— , 
 
 or either of you are hereby requir'd forthwith to warn or no- Leal l 
 
 tify the Freeholders Si other Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- w^,— - 
 
 42 
 
jjo Dudley Town Records^ ^790' 
 
 ley qualified (Agreeable to the Constitution) to vote for a 
 Representative to meet at our Meeting house in Dudley on 
 Tuesday the Fourth Day of May Next at One OClock P. M. 
 then and Thereto act upon the following articles Viz 
 
 First To Elect a person to Represent us at the General 
 Court appointed to be Holden at the State House in Boston 
 on the last Wednesday in May & From Session to Session 
 (vvhereever the Said Court shall sit) for the year Ensuing 
 
 2°"^ly To Chuse a Moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 Meeting 
 
 3'''ly To see what the Town will Do about the Land that 
 M"' Elisha Corbin Pretends to Claim that the Town Sold some 
 time past to Mr. Thomas Morris 
 
 4"'ly To abate Taxes that will Exhibeted on Said Day 
 
 5"ny To see if the Town will mend the Meeting House 
 Windows 
 
 6'My To see if the Town will Give a Bounty for Killing 
 Crows 
 
 7'4y To see if the Town will allow Mr' Ezbon Carter's 
 ac* for keeping Roger Carter Fourteen Weeks when Sick 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due return of this Warrant with 
 
 Your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before S** Day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Nineteenth Day of April Anno 
 
 Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety 
 
 John Warren >> „ , 
 %.,_.. Selectmen 
 
 John Eddy . 1,^ ^^ 
 
 Isaac Lee i r^ ,, 
 
 T-i T 1 I Dudley 
 
 Ihomas Larned J 
 
 Dudley May 4"' 1790 
 
 In obedience to the within Warrant I have warned the 
 
 Freeholders And other Inhabitants quallified to vote for a 
 
 Representative to meet At time & place within Mentioned by 
 
 Seting up a True Copy of this warrant at our Meeting House 
 
 ■ in Dudley 
 
 P"" Jonathan Day Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a Meeting: of the freeholders & other Inhal)itants of the 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^790- 33 1 
 
 Town of DiuUcy Duly qualliilcd to vote for a Representative 
 Regularly at the meeting house in S'^ Town on Tuesday the 
 fourth Day of May A D 1 790 
 
 First Voted L' John Warren to Representative us this 
 Year 
 
 2"''Iy Voted M' Thomas Cheney Moderator for the Re- 
 mainder of Said Meeting 
 
 3"'ly Voted not to act upon the Third article in the War- 
 rant 
 
 4"'ly Voted to abate John Fenners J' Rates in Cont. 
 Stephen Healys hands £ i : 15 : S>^ 
 
 5"'ly Voted not to mend the Meeting House Windows 
 
 6"'ly Voted to give as bounty for Killing Crows Eight 
 pence p"" Body meaning the Bodys to be brought to the Town 
 Clerks. And none to be allowed a bounty upon only what is 
 killed in the Town and the pay to be made as other Neces- 
 sary Charges are Defrayed 
 
 yth Voted to allow M'' Ezbon Carters account for keep- 
 ing Roger Carter 
 
 Pursuant to a Law of this Common-wealth we the Sub- Preambula- 
 scribers Selectmen of the Town of Dudley & Sturbridge met tionBetween 
 agreeable To appointment to preambulate & Renew the Sturbng and 
 bounds between Said Towns begining at the Monument at " ^^ 
 the South West Corner of Dudley thence Northardly on 
 S*^ line to a White Oak tree Thence Westardly on Said line 
 to a heap of Stones thence Northardly on Said line to the 
 Monument at the Northwest Corner Of Dudly 
 
 John Eddy \ Selectmen of 
 Isaac Lee f Dudley 
 Jedediah Marcy | Selectmen of 
 Simeon Allen j Sturbridge 
 
 Worcester SS. To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County Greeting 
 
ij' 
 
 Warrant 
 
 Dudley Toxvn Records,, 1790 • 
 
 111 the Name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby I'equired Forthwith to warn or 
 Notify The Freeholders & other Inhabitants of said Town of 
 Dudley (quallified to Vote in Town affairs to Meet at the 
 Meeting-house in Said Town on Wednesday the Twenty 
 Third Day of June at twelve OClock at Noon then and 
 there to act upon the following articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Choose a Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 3"''ly For the Town to Vote (if they see fitt) that the Pub- 
 lick Teachers or Teachers of the Gospel Shall be Supported 
 by Free Donation in Said Town for the Time to Come 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant With 
 Your doings thereon unto the Select-men on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Seventh Day of June 
 AD 1790. 
 
 John Eddy \ 
 
 Isaac Lee v Selectmen 
 
 Tho' Larned ) 
 
 Dudley June 23 '^ 1790 In obedience to the within War- 
 
 rant I have warned the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley qualified to Vote in Town affairs to 
 meet at Time and Place within Mentioned By Sitting up this 
 warrant at the Usual place in Dudly 
 
 Jon* Day Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the freeholders & Other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley Regularly asembled at the Meeting in Said 
 Town on Wednesday the 23d of June 1790. 
 
 1*' Voted and Chose Co' Jon' Day Moderator for s"* Meet- 
 
 2"<ily Voted not to Support the Publick Teachers of the 
 Gospel by Free Donation 53 against Donation and 43 in Favor 
 of it. 
 
 Dissolved 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^79^' 333 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Sd County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or Notify 
 the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at the Meeting- 
 house in s*^ Town on Wednesday the Twenty Third Day of 
 this Instant June at one OClock P. M. then and there to 
 
 act upon the following articles (viz) 
 
 First To Choose a Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 2"'*ly For the Town to grant money to pay for preaching 
 in the Said Town if they think it best and agree thereon as 
 they Shall See fitt 
 
 3"'ly If the Town Grantcs money to pay for Preaching as 
 aforesaid To chuse a Committee to provide preaching in Said 
 Town 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with 
 Your doings unto the Select-men on or before Said Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this fifth day of June AD 1 790 
 
 John Eddy \ 
 
 Isaac Lee \ Selectmen 
 
 Thomas Larned ) 
 
 Dudley June 23"* 1790 In obedience to the within War- 
 rant I have warned the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley qualified To vote in Town affairs to meet at 
 time and place within Mentioned by Setting up this Warrant 
 at the usual place in Dudly 
 
 Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 Warrant 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of 
 
 the Town of Dudley regularly assembled at the Meeting house 
 
 in S"* Town on Wednesday the 33''* Day of June 1790 
 
 First Voted Co'" Jon' Day Moderator for S"^ Meeting 
 
 2"'^ly Voted That all Denominations in the Towns of 
 
 Dudly Viz Congregationalist, Baptists, Universalists & 
 
334 Dudley Toivn Records^ ^790- 
 
 Qiiakers Bring in their Names to the assessors of which 
 Denomination they are of and all that refuse or Neglect to 
 return their Names as aforesaid Shall be Taxed to the Con- 
 gregational order 
 
 3'''* Voted to grant and Raise Go£, to pay for jjreaching 
 this Season 
 
 4'^ Voted to Chuse a Committee of 3 persons to provide 
 preaching 
 
 5 Voted Doctor Jolm E. Eaton, Edward Davis Esqr & 
 Col" Jonathan Day Said Committee 
 
 Es"^ Davis 
 
 DutUey August 30"^ i79o T\\q proposals of D' W™ 
 Glysson administrator on the Estate of the Rev. Charles 
 Agreement Gleason Late of Dudley Dece*^ and Edward Davis agent of 
 of Dr Wm the Town of Dudley Relative to the action that the Said 
 eason J^ecc*^ had Commnc'd against the Inhabitants of Said Town 
 that the Said agent agrees to Recommend To the Town that 
 they Pay unto the Said administrator the Eighty Seven pounds 
 voted & granted in May 1 785 that is not already paid and In- 
 terest from the Time of the Grant untill paid & all Cost of 
 suit to this Day 
 
 Will'" Glysson 
 Edward Davis 
 
 Worcester SS. To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudley In Said County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts you or 
 either of you are hereb}' requij'd forthwith to warn or notify 
 the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 (qualified to Vote for a Representative) to meet at the Meet- 
 ing house in Said Town On Monday the fourth day of 
 Oct' Next at One OClock P. M. then 81 there to act upon 
 the following articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Vote for a person to Represent the County of 
 
Dudley Totun Records^ ^790- 335 
 
 Worcester in The Congress of tlie United States agreeable to 
 the Resolve of the General Court of this Common-wealth 
 
 z^^\y To Choose a Moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 Meetg 
 
 3'''*ly To Choose a Select-man In the Room of L' W" 
 Larned Late of Dudley Deceas'd 
 
 4"^ly To abate such Taxes that the Constable Exibit on 
 S** Day That the Town sees fitt 
 
 5"^ly For the Town to Ratify the Mutual agreement of 
 Edward Davis Esq"^ & Doc' Will"' Gleason Relative to the 
 Action that the Rev. C. Gleason Brought against S'^ Town if 
 they think Best 
 
 6"''ly To see if the Towni will Grant to Col'' J. Day, Doct. 
 John E. Eaton, M' Isaac Lee & M'' Joseph Allen the Two 
 Hind Body Seats for pew Spots 
 
 7"'ly To See if the Town will agree that the Two School 
 Districts By M"" Gores be made into One as Usual & but 
 one School House & that to Be in the Center 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with 
 your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Ninth Day of Sep' AD 
 1790 
 
 John Warren ^ Selectmen 
 John Eddy \ of 
 
 Isaac Lee ; Dudley 
 
 Worcester SS. Dudley ocf 4'^ 1 790. In obedience to 
 
 tlie within Warrant I have w'arned the Freeholdeis And other 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to Vote agree- 
 able to the Constitution for a Representative &c. to meet at 
 Time and place within Mentioned by Setting up this Warrant 
 at the usual place in Dudley 
 
 P"" me Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the 
 Town of Dudley qualified agreeable to the Constitution to 
 
jjd Dudley Town Records^ ^790- 
 
 Vote for a representative &c. on Monday the fourth day of 
 Ocf^ AD 1790 
 
 Voted for a Representative as Follows Viz 
 
 For the Hon'* Jonathan Grout Esq 40 Votes 
 Hon John Sprague Esq' 32 Ditto 
 
 2"''ly Voted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for Rem of Said 
 Meeting 
 
 3"'ly Voted Col" Jonat Day Selectman in the J^oom of 
 L' Larned 
 .---— ""■— 4"'ly Voted to abate Ichabod Chamberlains in Tim^ Cor- 
 bins hands 7/3 Also Amos Cummins Rates in D" hands 
 3/8 
 
 5*'Uy Voted to abate Will™ Hobbs Rates in Con Stephen 
 Healy's hands £i..i5..S^ Ditto John Johnson in Ditto 
 JC2..11..S Ditto Joseph Leshuse in T)° £2..<,..i Ditto Perly 
 Phillips C'' in Ditto hands JC1..7..0..0 Ditto John Vinton 
 D° 3 /3 
 
 6*Iy Voted to abate Aaron Albees Minister Rats in 
 Sam' Healys 3 / S^ Ditto to abate Micarah Robinson Min- 
 ister Rates in C. Corbins hjfnds 
 
 7"'ly Voted to Ratify the agreement of Edward Davis 
 Esq agent for S** Town & Doc'' Will"" Glysson administrator 
 on the Estate of the Rev. C. Gleason Late of Dudly Dec** 
 
 8">ly Voted not to Grant the Request of Co' J. Day & 
 others 
 
 c)<h ly Votecl, to pass by the 7"^ Article 
 
 Desolved 
 
 Warrant Worcester SS. To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in Said County Greeting 
 ( ) In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts You 
 
 < SEAL \ 
 
 I ) are hereby Directed to warn or Notify the freeholders and 
 
 other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Aforesaid Qualified 
 to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our Meeting-house in Said 
 Town on Monday the Eighth Day of Nov'at Ten OClock 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^790- 337 
 
 A. M. then and There to act upon the following articles 
 
 (Viz) 
 
 First To Chuse a Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 2°''ly To See if the Town wuU Concur with the Vote of 
 the Church of Christ in Said Town of Dudley in Making 
 Choice of The Rev"* M' Joshua Johnson of North Woodstock 
 For their Gospel Minister 
 
 3'"'^ly If the Town Concurs with the Church then for Them 
 To agree wdiat offers they will make the Said M' Johnson for 
 his Settlement and Salery &c 
 
 Hereof fail not and Make due Return of this Warrant With 
 your doings thereon unto us at or before Said Day Dated 
 at Dudley the 33** Day of October AD 1790. 
 
 John Warren ^ 
 Jon* Day 1 
 
 Isaac Lee [ Selectmen 
 
 Thomas Larned ^ 
 
 Worcester S.S. Nov' S"' 1790 In obedience to the with- 
 in Warrant I have Warned The freeholders and other Inhab- 
 itants of the Town of Dudly Qtialified to Vote in Town 
 affairs &c. to meet at time and place within Mentioned by 
 Setting up this Warrant At the usual place in Dudly 
 
 P' me Jon' Day Constable 
 
 Dudley Nov' S"' 1790 at a Meeting of the Freeholders 
 And other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to 
 Vote in Town affairs &c Regularly assembled At the Meeting 
 house in S** Town on Monday the Eighth day of Nov' AD 
 1790 
 
 First Voted Docf John Elliot Eaton Moderator for S** 
 Meeting 
 
 2°''ly Voted to Concur with the Church of Christ in Said 
 Town In making Choice of the Rev** M' Joshua Johnson of 
 North Woodstock for their Gospel Minister 
 
33^ -Dudley Toivti Records^ IJQO- 
 
 '^^\y Voted to Chuse a Committee to Confer with the 
 Rev"^ M' Johnson 
 
 ^^\y Voted the Committee to Consist of Five 
 
 5'*>ly Voted Edward Davis Esq', CoP Jon' Day, Maj' 
 Will" Earned, D' John E. Eaton, & Maj' Nath" Healy said 
 Committee 
 
 6"'ly Voted to adjourn this Meeting Tor hall" an Hour 
 
 Met agreeable to adjournment 
 
 First The above Committee Laid their proposals Made to 
 the Rev. M"' Johnson before the Town which are as Fol- 
 lows (Viz) For M"" Johnsons Yearly Salery Eighty 
 Pounds To be paid in the following manner (Viz) Thirty 
 Pounds In Cash Ten pounds in Wood, Forty Pounds in 
 Grain Estemating the grain as follows (viz) Wheat at Six 
 Shillings p'' Bushel Rye at Four Shillings p' Bushel & Indian 
 Coi-n at Three Shillings p"" Bushel and the Wood to be In the 
 Same proportion with the grain all to be Delivered at 
 M' Johnson's Dwelling-house in Dudly At or before the first 
 day of March annually 
 
 2'"^ly Voted to acquiesce in the Committee's offers made 
 to the Rev. M'' Joshua Johnson for his Yearly Sallery so long 
 as he Performs the work of the Ministery with us 
 
 3'*'ly Voted to .grant to the Rev. M'' Johnson as a Settle- 
 ment Seventy pounds to Be paid in the following manner 
 (Viz) Thirty Five pounds to be paid in Six Months & Thirty 
 five pounds in Eighteen Months 
 
 4"'ly Voted Wednesday the First Day of Dec"" 1790 to be 
 the Day'for the Ordination of the Rev'^ M"^ Joshua Johnson of 
 North Woodstock 
 
 5*'^ly Voted the Rev"* M' Williams West Woodstock, 
 Rev'' M'' Russel Thompson, Rev. M' Pain Sturbridge 
 Rev. M' Williams Northampton, Rev M' Campbell Charlton, 
 Rev M"' Mills Sutton, Rev. M' Austin Worcester, Rev. 
 M' Lyman Woodstock Rev. M' Atkins Killingly, to be the 
 gentlemen to assist In the Installment of the Rev. Joshua 
 Johnson 
 
 6'''ly Voted Doc' John E. Eaton, Maj' Nath" Healy, And 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^79^' JJQ 
 
 L' Thomas Larncd to be a Committee to prepare For the En- 
 tertainment of the Counseli 
 
 Worcester SS To either of the Constables of The Town 
 of Dudly in Said County Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby directed forthwith to warn or 
 notify the freeholders And other Inhabitants of the Town of 
 Dudley (duly qualified to Vote for a representative to meet at 
 the meeting house in Said Town on Friday the Twenty Sixth 
 of Nov"^ Instant at One OClock P.M. then & there To act 
 upon the following articles Viz 
 
 First To Vote for a person to Represent the County of 
 Worcester in the Congress of the United States 
 
 3°'^ly To Choos a Moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 jSIeeting 
 
 3'''*ly To see if the Town will Repair, or new build the 
 Bridge over Qiiinabogue, by M' Vintons. 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with 
 your doings thereon unto the Select-men on or before S** Day. 
 Dated at Dudly aforesaid this Nineteenth day of Nov' 1790. 
 
 John W^aren >, 
 Isaac Lee \ Selectmen 
 
 Thomas Larned J 
 
 Worcester SS 26 of Nov. 1790 In obedience to the 
 within warrant I have warned the freeholders & other Inhab- 
 itants qualified to vote for a Representative to meet at time and 
 place within by Setting this Warrant at our meeting house 
 
 P-^ Jon' Day Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the 
 town of Dudley Duly qualified agreeable to the Constitution 
 to Vote for a Representative Regularly Assembled at the 
 
340 Dudley Town Records^ I'jgo-iygi. 
 
 Meeting house In Dudley on Friday the 26"" of Nov' 1790 
 
 First The Votes being Sorted and Counted the following 
 Persons were Voted for Viz 
 
 Hon. Jonathan Grout Esq' had 43 Votes 
 
 Artemus Ward Esq' had 8 Ditto 
 
 2"'ily Voted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for the remainder of 
 S-i Meeting 
 
 3"^ly Voted to Chuse a Committee of 3 to view the Bridge 
 over quinabogue River by M' Vintons & Report as soon as 
 may be 
 
 4'My Voted L' John Warren L' Thomas Earned & 
 Co" Jon' Day Said Committee 
 
 ,^,A^ Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 {seal I of Dudley in Said County Greeting, 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 
 March, ^^^ hereby directed Forthwith to warn or notify the Free- 
 Warrant holders and other Inhabitants of Said Town of Dudley Qtiali- 
 For 1791 tied to Vote in Town affairs to meet at the Meeting House in 
 S*^ Town on Monday the Seventh Day of March Next at Nine 
 OClock A. M. Then and there to act upon the Following 
 articles Viz 
 
 First To vote and Choose a Moderator for S'' Meeting 
 2ly To Choose Town officers for the Year Ensuing as 
 the Law Directs 
 
 3ly To See if the Town will agree to a Collector or 
 Collectors of Taxes For the Year Ensuing he or they Pro- 
 curing good Bondsmen 
 
 4ly To See if the town will let their Swine run at large 
 the Ensuing Year 
 
 5"^ly To grant money for our highways & Bridges this 
 year & agree how the Same Shall be Expended 
 
 6"'ly To Vote for a County Register for the County of 
 Worcester agreeable to Law 
 
 y^ly To See what the Town will do with the action that 
 M' Elisha Corbin Brought against S** Town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ lygo-ijgi . 341 
 
 S"'ly To see if the Town will allow the North-West 
 School Ward In Dudley to appropriate their school money 
 that is in Cons'^ Walcots hands for Building a New School 
 House 
 
 9"'ly To See if the Town will agree that all Orders be 
 Drawn on the Town Treasury 
 
 io*ly To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to 
 Serch into the matter relative to some Some Soldiers Wages 
 which they Expect is now Due to them 
 
 Illy To hear the report of the Committee relative to the 
 Bridge over Qiiinaboge River. 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due return of this Warrant with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Select-men on or before S** Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this fifthteenth day of Feb^ Anno 
 Domini One Thousand Seven hundred & Ninety one 
 
 Jon' Day ^ 
 
 John Eddy ',01 , at 
 
 i ^ ^ \ Select Men 
 
 Isaac Lee ' 
 
 Thomas Earned ^ 
 
 Worcester S.S ISIarch 7"" 1791 In obedience to the 
 
 within Warrant I have warned the Freeholders and other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place 
 within mentioned by seting up an attested Copy of This 
 Warrant at the Meeting House the Usual place in Said 
 Dudley. 
 
 James Walcot Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 (qualified To Vote in Town afiairs) Regularly assembled at 
 the Meeting House in Dudley on Monday the Seventh Day of 
 March AD 1791 
 
 First Voted CoP Jon' Day Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 3"''ly Voted Cap' John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 3ly Voted to have 5 Selectmen this Year 
 
34^ Dudley Toxvn Records^ I79i- 
 
 4ly Voted Col" Jon' Day First Select man 
 5ly Voted Cap* John Eddy Second D° 
 61y Voted Leu* Thomas Larned 3*^ D° 
 7ly Voted L* Ezekiel Brown 4* D" 
 Sly Voted M' Isaac Lee 5*'^ D° 
 9ly Voted M'' Simeon Wood Town Treasury 
 loly Voted to have 5 assessors the present Year 
 Illy Voted L* Ezekiel Brown First 
 [2ly Voted Cap* John Chamberlain 2"^ D° 
 i3ly Voted D' James Walcot -t^'^ D° 
 i4ly Voted L* Thomas Larned 4"^ D" 
 i5-ly Voted M' Stephen Wood 5*"^ D" 
 
 These men have taken the oaths Required By Law 
 i61y Voted to have 2 Collectors this Year they Procuring 
 Bondsmen 
 
 lyly Voted James Walcot West End Collector he Bid- 
 ing it off at 4^D On the pound & Cap' John Eddy & 
 L* Ezekiel Brown ware Brought for S** Walcots Bondsmen & 
 accepted 
 
 iSly Voted Timothy Corbin East End Collector he offer- 
 ing to Serve Free of any Cost to the Town & Brought E. 
 Davis Esqr. and M"" Jon' Bacon for Bondsmen & Were ac- 
 cepted 
 
 iply Voted the Collectors to Be Constables the year En- 
 suing. 
 
 Constables Sworn 
 2oly Voted Nathal Healy Jr. & L* Tim. Foster Jr Wardi- 
 eans 
 2ily Voted St'ephen Healy & Will"" Foster Tythingmen 
 22ly Voted Maj"' Nath*' Healy Sealer of Weights & 
 Measures 
 23ly Voted John Healy Sealer of Leather 
 24ly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber 
 25ly Voted Luther Chamberlain & Eleazer Putney Jr 
 Fence Viewers 
 
 261y Voted Royal Sayles, James Dyer, Will'" Vinton, 
 L* Jo Keith, L' Jon* Willard, Joseph Davis Jr, Daniel Ar- 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^TQi- 343 
 
 nold, Thomas Alonis, Daniel Sabin, Asa Curtis, and Moses 
 Healy Highway Surveyors 
 27ly Voted to Let our swine run at hirge this year 
 281y Voted Daniel Albee, Ezbon Carter, Daniel VVinian, 
 Joel Wakefield, Pearly Stone & Joseph Uphani Hog-reaves 
 the present year 
 
 The Committee appointed to view the Bridge over Qiiina- 
 bogue River Report that is their opinion to Build the Bridge 
 above the old one at that place that has been much talked of 
 
 29ly To put over the Matter about Raising money lor our 
 Highways and Bridges untill April meeting 
 
 3o''*ly Voted for a County Register for the County of Wor- 
 cester as follows (Viz) 
 
 For Co' Daniel Clap 40 Votes 
 
 For Col" Samuel Flagg 26 Do 
 
 31'' Voted to Contest the matter in the Law with M' E. 
 Corbin 
 32ly Voted Edward Davis Esq' agent for the Town of 
 Dudley To Contest or Defend the Town against the action 
 that M' Elisha Corbin has Brought against S'^ Town 
 
 33'''' ly Voted to grant liberty to the North West School 
 Ward to Draw Their School money in Doc'' James Walcot's 
 hands for the use of Building a new School house 
 
 34ly Voted that all orders be Drawn on the Town Treas- 
 lu'er 
 
 35"'ly Voted To Choose a Committee of 3 to Search into 
 the matter relative to Some Soldiers Wages 
 
 361y Voted Col° Jon' Day, Edward Davis Esq' & and 
 Capt' John Chamberlain Said Committee 
 37ly Voted to adjourn this Meeting untill aprill Meeting 
 Meet agreeable to adjournment 
 
 ist Voted to put over the Matter about the Bridge of Qiiin- 
 aboge River untill may Meeting 
 
 2'"*ly Voted to choose a Committee to Inquire of M' John 
 Vinton the W° Sarah Cheney, and Caleb Ammidown Esq 
 What Conditions the Town may have a Road through their 
 Land and also to know What Esq Ammidown will Do to- 
 wards Building a Bridge over the River by M" Cheneys 
 
j^4 Dudley Town Records^ iJQi- 
 
 3ly Voted the Committee to Consist of 5 Persons 
 
 4ly Voted Cap' John Eddy, Maj-- Nath" Healy, L' John 
 Warren, Edward Davis Esqr. & D' James Walcot S"* Com- 
 mittee 
 
 5ly Voted JC60 for the cost of our highways and Bridge 
 this year 
 
 the aforesaid officers have all Taken the oaths Requir'd by 
 Law^ Except 
 
 N. B. the highway work to be at 3 / per Day to the 
 
 I"' of Oct^ Next 
 
 April 
 
 X SEAL V 
 
 Worcester SS. To Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 Warrant of Dudley in S^ County Greeting 
 
 1791 In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 
 either of you are hereby Required Forthwith to warn or No- 
 tify the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudly 
 duly Qualified to Vote for governours &c agreeable to the 
 Constitution to meet at the Meeting House in Dudley on Mon- 
 day the Fourth Day of April Next at Ten OClock A. M. 
 Then and Their to act upon the Following articles viz 
 
 First To Vote for a Governour 
 
 2ly To vote for a Lieu' Governour 
 
 3ly To Vote for Counsellors & Senators agreeable to 
 Law 
 
 4ly To Choose a Moderator for the Remainder of 
 S** Meetinge 
 
 5ly To vote for a County Treasurer for the Count}' of 
 Worcester 
 
 61y To Grant Money for Schooling for tlie Year Ensuing 
 
 yly To Choose School Committees for the Currant Year 
 
 Sly For the Town to appropriate the Ministerial Money 
 already assessed in the Constabls hands to that Use which 
 will be most advantageous 
 
 9ly To See if the Town will Empower L' Timo^ Foster 
 Jr to Collect The remainder of the Taxes that is Due to Lem- 
 u*^' foster Cons'^ From the East jDart of the Town 
 
Dudley Toivfi Records^ ^79^' 345 
 
 loly To See if the Town will grant money to pay 
 Doc' Will"" Glyson The an ears due to the Rev. Charles Glea- 
 son Late of Diidly Dec** 
 
 ii'^ To abate Such Taxes as the Constal)les Exil)it on 
 S** Day that the Town Sees fitt 
 
 13'' To Choose a person to take Care of the Meeting 
 
 House 
 
 Hereof fail not & make Due Return of this Warrant 
 
 With your doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said 
 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twelfth day of March 
 
 One Thousand Seven hundred & Ninety One 
 
 Jon' Eddy >| 
 
 Tho" Larned ! ,, , 
 
 \ Selectmen 
 Ezekel Brown [ 
 
 Isaac Lee j 
 
 Worcester vSS. April .["' i7yi- By vii'tue of the 
 
 within Warrant I have Notified the freeholders And other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley Qiialified Agreeable to the 
 Constitution to Vote for Governours to Meet at Time & place 
 within Mentioned by Setting Up this Warrant at the usual 
 place in S** Dudly as the Law Directs 
 
 Timo^ Corbin Constable of Dudly 
 
 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudly Reg- 
 ularly Assembled at the meeting house in Dudly on Monday 
 the Fourth Day of April 1791. 
 
 First Voted For a Governour as follows. (Vi/.e 
 
 For his Excellency John Hancock Escf 70 Votes 
 2'y For Lieu' Governour 
 
 For His Hon' Sam" Adams Esq' 58 D° 
 
 For Counsellors & Senators as follows (Vize 
 Hon. Moses Gill 50 Votes 
 
 Abel Wilder 5° D° 
 
 Jon' Grout 40 D" 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^79^- 
 
 John Fesenden 40 D" 
 
 Amos Singletary 27 D" 
 
 Timotliy Newell . 14 D° 
 
 Jon' Warner 10 D° 
 
 Sam" Baker 9 D° 
 
 and Dwight Foster Esq" 8 D*^ 
 
 4'^ Voted CoP Jon' Day Moderator for the Remainder of 
 
 Said Meeting 
 
 'y Voted for a County Treasurer as follows vize 
 For Sam" Allen 41 Votes 
 
 6'^ Voted £60 for Schooling the Present Year 
 7'y Voted Lieu' Keith, John Bracket, Luther Chamberlain 
 L' Jon' Willard, John Healy, En. Lem. Healy, Thomas Cheney 
 & L' John Warren School Committees 
 
 8'' Voted to appropriate the Ministerial Money already 
 assessed in the Constables hands to pay the Settlement of the 
 Rev. M"' Johnson 
 
 9'y Voted Edward Davis Esq' a Committee to Receive 
 Donations that may be given by People ovit of Town for the 
 Support of M"^ Johnson 
 10'' Voted to pass by the 9"* article in the Warrant 
 ii'y Voted to Raise £55. to pay Doc' Will" Glysson The 
 old arrears of the Rev. C. Gleason 
 
 12'y Voted £16 to pay M' Gleason for what he preached 
 The last year of his life and also for what Neighbouring Min- 
 isters preached after his Decease 
 
 i3ly Voted To abate Jeams Brown Ministerial Poll Tax In 
 Lem" Foster Hands 
 14'' Voted to C' Ephraim Corbin for Eb' Kimballs Rats 
 
 15'y Voted to abate Sam" Pikes Rates In E. Corbins hand 
 
 i6'y Voted David Nichols To Take Care of the Meeting 
 House 
 
 17'y Voted To abate Nath'=' Fitts Rates in Cons. Will 
 Smith Hands to Collect 
 This Meeting Disolved 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^79^- 347 
 
 Worcester SS, To either of The Constal)les of the Town Warnt 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts You ,—>—, 
 
 or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or No- Jbeal I 
 tify the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of wv— - 
 Dudley duly qualified to Vote for a Representative to meet at 
 the Meeting-house in S'' Town on Monday the Second day of 
 May next at one OClock P. M. then and there to act upon 
 the Following articles (Viz) 
 
 First to Choose a person to Represent the Town of Dud- 
 ley In the General Court of this Common-wealth to be holding 
 in 'Boston on the Last Wednesday of may Next and from Ses- 
 sion to Session whenever the Said Court Shall Sit for the 
 year Ensuing 
 
 2"'^ly To choose a person for a moderator for the Remain- 
 der of S'' Meeting 
 
 3'^''ly To hear the Report of the Committee Chosen at 
 April meeting last past to Enquire of Messrs. Obadiah Sabin, 
 John Vinton & the W° Sarah Cheney on what Condition the 
 Town May have a Road through their Land and also to know 
 what Encouragement Caleb Amidown Esq' gives relative To 
 the Building of a Bridge over Qiiinabogue River by M" Che- 
 neys, and to act thereon as the Town See's fitt 
 
 4'y To See if the Town will allow or Grant to James 
 Dyer & Others the Friviledge of their Drawing their School 
 money 
 
 5" To See if the Town will makeMaj-^ Nath^' Healy Some 
 Sattisfaction for the Entertainment of the Council in the Set- 
 tlement of the Rev. Joshua Johnson 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with 
 
 Your doings thereon unto the Select-men on or belore Saitl 
 
 day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Eighteenth Day Of 
 
 April Anno Domini 1791. 
 
 Jonathan Day, ^ 
 
 John Eddy | 
 
 Tho' Earned \ Selectmen 
 
 Ezekil Brown 
 
 Isaac Lee J 
 
34^ Dudley I^owti Records., 179I' 
 
 Worcester SS. May 2'* 1791 By virtue of the within 
 
 Warrant I have notified the freeholders and other Inhabitants 
 of the Town of Dudley duly qualified to Vote for a Repi'e- 
 sentative to meet at time & place within Mentioned by Setting 
 up this Warrant at the usual Place in S** Dudley 
 
 p"^ me Tim^ Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of The 
 Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at the Meeting House 
 in S'^Town on Monday the ^^ Day of May 1791. 
 
 First Voted and made Choice of Cap' John Chamberlain 
 to Represent the Town at the general Court 
 
 2>y Voted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for the Rem-" of 
 S'> Meeting 
 
 The Committee Reporting Concerning the Bridges &c. 
 
 3'y Voted to Repair the Old Bridge By m'J. Vintons 
 
 4'y Voted to request the Selectmen to lay out a Road from 
 The Widow Cheneys to Charlton line meaning on the West 
 Side of the line Between M' John Vintons & the W° Cheanys 
 and the Road to be opened & kept In good Repair as soon as 
 their is a Bridge Erected over The River by Individuals & the 
 road to Continue So long as the Proprietors keep the Bridge 
 in good Repair and no Longer. 
 
 5'^ Voted to Grant James Dyer, Thorn'' Dyer & Theoder 
 Marcy The Priviledge of Drawing their School money untill 
 Further orders from the Town 
 
 6'^ Voted to put over the matter of Maj' Healys Request 
 untill the next meetingf 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley In the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts You 
 or either of 3'ou are hereby required forthwith to warn or No- 
 tify the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- 
 
Dudley T'oxvn Records^ ^79^' 349 
 
 ley qualified to Vote in Town affairs To meet at the meeting 
 house in S'' Town on "Monday the Nineteenth day of this In- 
 stant Sep' at One OClock P. M. Then and there to act 
 upon the following Articles Viz 
 
 First To choose a Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 2"''ly For the Town to Give the Assessors some particular 
 instructions Respecting the assessing the Ministerial Rate 
 
 3''''Iy For the Committee to make Report to the Town of 
 what Donations are Given towards M"^ Johnson's Salery 
 
 4'*"ly To hear our Agent respecting our Law Suites if he 
 pleaseth to exibit any thing 
 
 5"'ly For the town to take into further Consideration the 
 Bridge Over Qiiinabogue River by M' Vintons 
 
 6'y To grant money for the necessary Charges of the 
 Town the present Year 
 
 7'^ To abate Such Taxes as the Constables Exibit on 
 S" Day That the Town Sees fitt 
 
 8'y To hear the Report of the Committee respecting the 
 Six & Three months men's Wages for the Year 17S0 And Act 
 thereon as is most Expedient 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return Of this warrant with 
 Your doings unto the Selectmen on or Before Said Day 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this fifth Day of Sep' AD 1791. 
 
 Jonathan Day 
 John Eddy 
 
 Thomas Earned \ .Selectmen 
 Ezekeil Brown 1 
 Isaac Lee j 
 
 Worcester SS. .Sep' 19"' i79i- I" obedience to the 
 
 within Warrant I have warned the Freeholders & other In- 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time & place within 
 Mentioned By Setting up an Attested Copy of this Warrant at 
 the Usual Place in Said Dudley 
 
 James Walcot Constable 
 
Dudley Toxvfi Records^ ^TQi- 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at the meeting house in Said Town on 
 Monday the 19"* day of Sep' 1791. 
 
 First Voted CoP J. Day Moderator for S'^ Meeting 
 
 2'y Voted to assess the ministerial Tax as they were as- 
 sessed The Last Year 
 
 3'''* Edward Davis Esq*^ enter'd his Protest against the 
 Vote 
 
 4'y Voted to Grant & Raise 8oJ£ for Necessary Charges 
 
 5'y Voted to Pass over the 7th Article 
 
 6'y Voted to put over hearing the report of the Committee 
 respecting the Six & 3 Months men's Wages untill the Next 
 Meeting 
 
 7'y Voted that Our Agent produce the particulars of the 
 Law Suits and lay the Same before the Town at their Next 
 Meeting 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts You 
 or either of You are hereby required forthwith to warn or noti- 
 fy The freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the meeting house 
 in Said Town on Monday the Seventh Day of Nov"' Next at 
 One OClock P. M. Then and thereto act upon the follow- 
 
 ing Articles (Viz) 
 
 First To Choos a Moderator for Said Meeting 
 
 2"'^ly To See if the Town will Rebuild the Bridge over 
 Qiiinabogue River By M' Vintons or act thereon as the Town 
 thinks Most Expedient 
 
 3''''ly For our Agent Respecting the Law Suits against the 
 Town To Exibit the Particulars of all Costs that have arisen 
 in Consequence of Said Suits Agreeable to a Vote of the last 
 meeting. 
 
 4'^ To grant money to Pay the Rev. Joshua Johnson's Sal- 
 ery that Becomes Due the first Day of Dec' Next 
 
Dudley Tozvn Records^ ^79^- J^l 
 
 Hereof fail not and make tlue Return of this Warrant with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 day Dated at Dudley Aforesaid this Twenty-Fourth day 
 of Oct' In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven hun- 
 dred and Ninety One 
 
 Jonathan Day 'v 
 Thomas Larned I Selectmen 
 Isaac Lee ) 
 
 Worcester SS. Nov' 7"' 179 1. I have warned the free- 
 holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified 
 to vote in Town afiairs to meet at Time and Place within 
 mentioned by Setteing up this Warrant at the Usual Place in 
 Dudley 
 
 Tim^ Corbin Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants Of 
 the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at the meeting 
 House in Dudle}' on Monday the 7* of Nov' 1791 
 
 i'' Voted Col" Jon' Day Moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2"'^ly Voted to Rebuild the bridge over Qiilnabogue River 
 by M' Vintons 
 
 3"^ly Voted that the Expence of Said Bridge be Paid in 
 Town orders 
 
 4'y Voted to let the Jobb of Rebuilding S*' Bridge out to 
 M' Thomas Cheney upon the following Conditions (vize) the 
 Bridge to be Built of White Oak Timber or Chesnut and to 
 Contain five String pieces Two at least to go the Whole length 
 between the Butments With Good plank. 14 feet long with 
 Good King posts & Sufficient plllanes.* all the above men- 
 tioned work to be done and Compleatly finished by the first of 
 May Next For which Sarvices the above mentioned Cheney 
 is to Receive Fifteen Pounds 
 
 5'y Voted to Pass by the 4"" article in the Warrant Edward 
 Davis Esq' Entered his Protest against the above Vote 
 
 * Probably purlins.— Ed. 
 
JJ2 Dudley Town Records^ ^79^' 
 
 Worcester SS To either of the Constables of the Town 
 of Dudly In the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts You 
 or either of you are hereby directed to warn or Notify the free- 
 holders & Other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley (duly 
 Qualified to Vote in Town affairs) to meet at the Meeting 
 house in Dudley on Frjalay the Eighteenth day of this Instant 
 at One OClock P. M. then and there to act upon the fol- 
 
 lowing articles Viz 
 
 First to Vote for a Moderator for S*^ Meeting 
 
 2*^ To Chuse a Constable «& Collector in the Room & 
 Stead of Doc"^ James Walcot who is under Necessaty of being 
 absent Which will prevent the Collections of Taxes by S*^ 
 Walcot 
 
 3'y To see if tlie Town will Request the Selectmen to Lay 
 out a Road From Cap' John Eddys to M"^ Joseph Vintons 
 meaning from The road by Cap' John Eddys to the Road Lead- 
 ing from Dudly To Sturbridge not far from S'^ M' Vintons 
 
 4'y To Abate Sucli taxes as the Constables Exibit on 
 S'> day that the Town Sees fitt 
 
 5"'ly To hear the Petion of John Fenner Esq'' and others 
 respecting the Six months men Wages in the Year 1780 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due Return of this Warrant with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Selectmen On or before Said 
 day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Seventh Day of 
 Nov"^ 1791- 
 
 Jonathan Day "^ 
 
 John Eddy I 
 
 Thomas Larned ). Selectmen 
 
 Ezekiel Brown 
 
 Isaac Lee 
 
Dudley T'o'wn Records^ ^79^- 353 
 
 Worcester SS. ■ November iS"' 1791. In Obedience to 
 
 the within Warrant I have Warned the freeholders & other 
 Inhaliitants of the Tow^n of Dudly To meet at time and phice 
 within mentioned By .Setting up this Warrant at the Usual 
 place in Dudly 
 
 James Walcot Constable 
 
 At a meeting- of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley quallified to Vote in Town affairs regu- 
 larly assembled at the meeting house in S*^ Town on Fryday 
 the iS"' day of Nov' 1791. 
 
 First Voted Col° Jon' Day moderator 
 
 3'^ Voted to Excuse Doc"^ James Walcot as Serving Con- 
 stable and Collector the Present year The Constable »*t Col- 
 lector birth being Set up at Vendue M'^ Ezbon Carter bitld it 
 off at Three Pence half penny on the pound 
 
 3'^ Voted to request the Selectmen to Lay out a Road 
 
 from Cap' John Eddys to m"^ Joseph Vintons 
 
 4'y Voted to abate John Barnes Senior Minister rate in 
 Walcot hands 5/0 
 
 5'y Voted to accept of M' Joseph Allen & AP Moses 
 Healy as Bondsmen for Ezbon Carter Constable & Collector 
 Voted to C Asa Robinson for all Taxes unpaid due to him 
 from John Heath 
 
 6'y Voted to C James Walcot for Jacob Dailys Rales to 
 
 the amount 5 / 1 1 
 
 7'y Voted to C" Lem" Foster For Tom' Ingrams Rates 
 
 to the amount of 12/3 
 
 INIeeting Dessolved 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of tlie Town 
 
 of Dudley Greeting you are hereby required in the name 
 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn 
 
 45 
 
jj^ Dudley Town Records^ ^792- 
 
 the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of s'^ Town quallified by 
 law to vote in Town affairs (viz) Such as pay To one single 
 Tax besides the poll or polls, a Sum Equal To two thirds of a 
 Single poll tax) to meet and assemble at the meeting house in 
 Said Dudley on Monday the Fifth Day of March Next at 
 Nine OClock A.M. 
 
 To act on the Following articles (viz) 
 
 First To Choose a Moderator for said meeting 
 
 3'y To choose Town ofhcers for the Year ensuing agree- 
 able To Law 
 
 3'^ To hire a Constable or Constables and Collectors for 
 the year Ensuing on such terms as the Town shall think best 
 
 4'-^ To see if the Town will let their swine run at large 
 The Current year 
 
 5'^ To grant money for schooling the ensuing Year 
 
 6'y To choose School Committees if the Town sees 
 fitt 
 
 7'y For the Town to accept of the roads layed out by the 
 Selectmen the Year past if the Town thinks best 
 
 S'^ To Grant money for our highways & Bridges the 
 Currant year and agree how the Same shall be expended 
 
 9'^ To grant money for Necessary Charges of said Town 
 if needed 
 
 lo'y To see if the Town will agree that a Number of In- 
 habitants That are about to build a Large school house in the 
 midty of the Town may draw their money or act thereon as 
 the Town sees fitt 
 
 11'^ To heare the request of M"" Elisha Corbin respecting 
 some Dudley Land and act thereon as the Town sees fitt. 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with 
 your doings theron unto the Selectmen on or before said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Seventeenth Day ol 
 Feb^ 1793 
 
 Jon* Day | Selectmen 
 
 John Eddy f of 
 
 Tho' Earned ' Dudley 
 
Dudley Toivn Records^ ^792 > Jjj 
 
 Worcester SS. March 5"' 1793 In obedience to the 
 within Warrant I have warned the Freehohlers and other in- 
 haliitants of said Town qualHfied by Law to Vote in Town 
 allairs to meet at time and phice within mentioned by setting 
 up a True copy of this Warrant at the usual Phice in S'' 
 Dudley 
 
 P' me Timothy Corbin Constable of Dudley 
 
 At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of 
 the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at the Meeting 
 House in S'^ Town on Monday the Fifth Day of March 
 1793 
 
 First Voted and Choose Col° Jona. Day Moderator for 
 the S'' Meeting 
 
 3'y Voted Cap* John Chamberlain Town Clerk who is 
 Sworn 
 
 3'^ Voted to have 5 Selectmen the Currant year 
 4'y Voted Col° Jon" Day First Select man 
 5'y Voted Cap' John Eddy 2" D° 
 
 6''' Voted Lieut Thom. Larncd 3"^ D" 
 7'y Voted M' Isaac Lee 4'*^ D° 
 
 S'y Voted Lieu' Ezekiel Brown 5"^ D" 
 9'y Voted to have 5 assessors the Ensuing Year 
 lo'y Voted Lieut Ezekiel Brown First assessor 
 ii'y Voted Cap' John Chamberlain 2^ D" 
 1 3'y Voted Lieut John Warren 3<^ D° 
 13'y Voted Cor Jon'' Day 4"' D° 
 14'y Voted Lieut Thomas Earned 5"" D° 
 
 These oflicers are Sworn to the faithfull performance ot 
 their Trust 
 15'y Voted M' Simeon Wood Towni Treasurer 
 iQy Voted Col° Jon" Day Constable and Collector for 
 the East part of the Town he the S'' Day l)eing the loest bid- 
 der he biding it at one penny j)' Pound 
 
jj6 Dudley Town Records^ ^792' 
 
 17'y Voted M' John Albee West End Constable & Col- 
 lector he the S** Albee Giving one Shilling for the Berth 
 
 iS'y Voted Lieut John Curtis and M' Royal Sayles 
 Bondsmen For the loerformance of John Albee Cons. & 
 ColP 
 
 19'^' • Voted Lieut. Thomas Larned & M'' Simeon Wood 
 Bondsmen For the aforesaid Day Cons. & Coll' 
 
 2o'y Voted John Vorce & Reuben Ammidown Wardians 
 
 2i'y Voted Stephen Ilcaly, & Lieu' Tim Foster Jr. 
 Tythingmen 
 
 23'y Voted Major Nath' Healy Sealer of Weights & 
 Measures 
 
 33''*' Voted John Ilealy Sealer of Leather 
 
 34'y Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Lumber 
 
 35'-^ Voted Joseph Arnold & L' John Curtis Fence 
 Viewers 
 
 26'^ Voted Joseph Vinton Jr. John Gore, David Nichols 
 Lem^' Healy, John Bracket, Stephen Wood, Cap' Corbin, 
 L' J. Curtis Eleazer Putney J'' Thomas Morriss Jared 
 Freeman & Cap' John Eddy Highway Surveyors 
 
 37'-^ Voted to let their Swine run at large the Ensuing 
 Year 
 
 3S'y Voted Jon" Kingsbury Simeon Wakefield, Will'" 
 Barker Reuben Ammidown and Sam'^' Chamberlain Hog- 
 reavs 
 
 39'-^ Voted to grant and Raise Sixty pounds for Schooling 
 this year 
 
 30'^' Voted to Choose School Committees the Currant 
 Year 
 
 31'^ Voted Reuben Ammidown, Jon' Day Lieu' Cur- 
 tis, Jedidiah Corbin, John Healy, Stephen Healy Ephraim 
 Willard & Doc'' J. E. Eaton School Committees 
 
 33'y Voted to grant & Raise Sixty pounds for the Cost 
 of the Highways & Bridges the ensuing year and the money 
 to be expended at three shillings p"" Day from the first of May 
 to the Last of Sep' following 
 
 33'y Voted to put by the 10"' article in the warrant imtill 
 
Dudley Town Records^ ^792- JS? 
 
 34'^ April Meeting and a Committee appointed to view 
 the Situation of the School Districts and report at the april 
 Meeting 
 35'^ Voted to have the Committee Consist of 5 persons 
 36'^' Voted Lieut. Jon" Willard, John Chamberlain David 
 Nichols John Bracket & Lieut. Joseph Kieth Said Committee 
 37'y Voted to have the 11"' article in the warrant Subside 
 Meeting Disolved 
 
 A Road lay'd out by the Selectmen Nov. 1791 
 Begining at the Corner of the wall east of the School house 
 near M' Jos. Vintons thence runing Southardly as the wall 
 now stands to the southwest Corner of the orchard East of 
 s'' Vintons house From thence running southardly as the road 
 is Now trod to a Stake & Stones by a wall thence running 
 Southardly To a Black oak Tree marked thence Southardly to 
 a black oak Tree near the Northwest Corner of M'' Joseph 
 Vinton J' House thence Southardly to a Bass wood Tree 
 marked Thence Southardly to a Walnut Tree mai'ked on the 
 Edge Of Cap' John Eddy's Land Thence Southardly to a 
 Black Oak Tree marked thence Southardly to a Stake & 
 Stones By the road west of Said Eddys house Said road to be 
 Two Rods Wide and all the Bounds to be on the East Side of 
 
 Sa-id Road 
 
 Jon" Day >j 
 
 Tho^ Earned 01, 
 
 } Selectmen 
 Ezekil Brown I 
 
 Isaac Lee J 
 
 The above mentioned road was layed before the Town at 
 
 their March meeting 1792 for Their acceptance and it was 
 
 accepted on this Condition That the people where Said road 
 
 goes through their land Shall have Two Years to fence out 
 
 Said road 
 
 16 In favour 10 against the acceptance 
 
 One other Road layed out be the Selectmen in Dec' 1791 
 
 as follows Begining at tlie river by Caleb Ammidons 
 
 Stone wall fi'om thence to the road already Layed out from 
 
 the W" Sarah Cheneys to Jos. Vintons Bridge Thence North- 
 
35^ Dudley Town Records, ^79^- 
 
 aiclly from Said Amidowns Wall on the Land of S*^ Sarah 
 Cheney two Rods from the line of John Vintons land to a 
 large rock near where the road is now Trod From thence to a 
 White pine Tree 
 
 Thence Northwestardly to a larg Old white pine tree on land 
 of John Ammidown From thence Straight to a heep of 
 Stones all the boundaries from Ammidowns Wall to the bounds 
 last mentioned are on the East and Southardly Side of the 
 road Thence from the bounds last mentioned to the line of 
 John Vintons Land then by S'* Vintons land to a Small 
 white pine Tree at Charlton line the road to be on Said Am- 
 midowns Land to be Two rods wide 
 
 This Road layed before the Town for their acceptance at 
 march meeting 1792. and the Town accepted of the Road on 
 the Terms of a former Vote on the Subject of Individuals bild- 
 ing a Bridge over the river 
 
 Ditto 
 
 Road layed out by the Selectmen March 2'' 1792 Begining 
 at the South East Corner of L' Edmands Barn Yard wall 
 thence Southardly to a stake at Woodstock line Distance 
 about Twenty five rods Said road to be Two Rods Wide 
 and Bounded on the Eastardly Side of S"^ Road 
 
 Jon' Day 
 John Eddy 
 Tho° Earned 
 Ezekiel Brown 1 
 Isaac Lee J " 
 
 This road was accepted by the Town March 5"' 1792 
 
 Selectmen 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley Greeting you are hereby commanded in the name ot 
 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to warn or notify the free- 
 holders and other Lihabitants of the Town of Dudley duly 
 qualified agreeable to the Constitution to vote for a Gov- 
 ernour &c. to meet and assemble at the meeting house in 
 
Dudley Toiun Records, I7g2. jjg 
 
 said Town on Monday the second day of April at one OClock 
 P. M. Then 8i there to act upon tlie followinj^ articles 
 
 (viz) 
 
 First To vote for a Governour Lieut, Governour Coun- 
 sellors and Senators according to the Constitution 
 
 2'y To choose a Moderator for the remainder of said 
 meeting 
 
 3'^ To vote for a County Treasurer for the County of 
 Worcester 
 
 4'' To see if the Town will Reconsider their vote in the 
 acceptance of a Road layed out by the Selectmen from the 
 School house by M' Vintons to Cap' John Eddys passed at the 
 last march meeting 
 
 5'-^ Tx) hear the Report of the Committee relative to the 
 accomodation of the School in Said Town 
 
 6'y To see if the Town will dispose of the one half of 
 
 the Pew spot that was formaly Benj" Newells to M' David 
 Nicliols he having purchased the building of M"" Jeremiah 
 Haskel 
 
 7'^ Also the Pew spot that formaly belonged to Eb'' Bacon 
 
 to Tufts and Barker they having purchased the building of 
 
 AT John Day 
 
 For the Town to abate such Taxes as the Constables exibit 
 on said Day that the Town sees htt 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant 
 with \our doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before 
 vSaid Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Nineteenth day 
 
 of March Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred and 
 Ninety-Two 
 
 Jon" Day, ■) 
 
 John Eddy I 
 
 Tho' Earned [- .Select men 
 
 Isaac Lee j 
 
 Ezekiel Brown j 
 
 Worcester April 2*^ i79'^* ^^^ obedience to the within 
 warrant I have warned and notilled The freeholders and other 
 Inhabitants qualilled by the Constitution To vote for a Gov' 
 
j6o Dudley Town Records^ IJQ^- 
 
 &c and other Town affairs to meet and assemble at time and 
 place within mentioned by setting up this Warrant at the 
 usual place in Dudly 
 
 Jon"' Day Constable 
 
 At- a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Le- 
 gally assembled at the meeting house in Said Town on Monday 
 the %^ Day of April 1792 
 
 First The Votes being brought in for a Gov : were as 
 follows 
 
 For his Excellency John Hancock Esq'' 
 Lieu' Gov-^ 
 
 For his Hon"" Samuel Adams Esq'" 
 Edward Davis Esq"" 
 Counsellors & Senators as follows 
 For the Hon. Abel Wilder 
 
 John Fesenden 
 .Salem Town 
 Martin Ivinsley 
 Josiah Sterns Esq" 
 Moses Gill 
 Sam«' Baker 
 Jonathan Warner 
 Timothy Newell 
 3'^ Voted CoP Jon'' Day Moderator for the remainder ol 
 Meeting 
 
 Voted for a County Treasurer as follows (viz) 
 
 For Sam*^^ Allin Esq' 40 Votes 
 
 4'^ Voted not to Reconsider the vote respecting the 
 Road by M' Vintons 
 
 5'^ Voted to put by the matter respecting the School 
 affairs untill may meeting and add to the present Committee on 
 the Subject Capt. John Eddy & John Healy and they to make 
 Report at May meeting 
 
 6'y Voted to pass by the matter respecting the Pews 
 7'y Voted to abate Abner Mellins Minister Rate in the 
 Constabls hands S /3 
 
 Si 
 
 Votes 
 
 63 
 
 D" 
 
 3 
 
 D° 
 
 71 
 
 Votes 
 
 5S 
 
 D" 
 
 57 
 
 D" 
 
 5S 
 
 D" 
 
 5S 
 
 D° 
 
 H 
 
 D'' 
 
 13 
 
 D'' 
 
 13 
 
 D° 
 
 13 
 
 D" 
 
Dudley Town Records, ^79^- 3^1 
 
 8'y Voted to abate Elijali Humphreys Minister Rate in 
 Cons* Day's hands to Collect 9/3 
 
 9'y Voted to abate Rufus Newells Taxes in Con. Smith 
 hands 
 
 Meeting- Dissolved 
 
 Worcester SS. To Jonathan Day one of the Constables 
 
 of the Town of Dudley Greeting 
 
 You are hereby required in the Name of the Common- 
 wealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the male Inhab- 
 itants of Said Town being Twenty One Years of age and 
 Resident in Said Town for the space of one Year next pre- 
 ceeding having a freehold estate to the Value of Sixty pounds 
 or any Estate of the Income of Three pounds annually to 
 Meet and assemble at the Meeting house in Dudley on Mon- 
 day the Seventh Day of May Next at one OClock in the 
 afternoon 
 
 i^' for the purpose Of Choosing a Representative to 
 Represent them at the General Court appointed to be con- 
 vened and held at Boston on the Last Wednesday of May 
 Next 
 
 2'^ To Choose a Moderator for the Remainder of Said 
 meeting 
 
 3'^ To hear the Report of the Committee respecting The 
 accommodation of the several School Destricts In said Town 
 
 4'y To see if the Town appoint a Committee to Confer 
 with M"' Joseph Vinton respecting the Road layed out by the 
 Selectmen through his land and if posable to Save Cost to the 
 Town 
 
 5'y To hear the Report of the Committee that was 
 choosen To Receive Donations towards the Support of the 
 Rev. J. Johnson and act thereon as the Town see's fitt 
 
 6'y To See if the Town will agree that all Denomina- 
 tions of Christians Except the Denomination called The 
 Standing order or Congregationalists may be Exempted from 
 
 46 
 
j62 Dudley Toxvn Records^ 179^' 
 
 Ministerial Taxation and if Not agreed to, to grant the 
 priviledge of the Meeting House to those other Denomina- 
 tions agreeable to their Estates 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of This Warrant with 
 Your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Twenty Third Day of 
 April Anno Dominni One Thousand Seven hundred And 
 Ninety Tw^o 
 
 Jonathan Day ^ 
 
 Thomas Larned K Selectmen 
 
 Isaac Lee 3 
 
 Worcester SS. May 7"" 1792 In obedience to the 
 within Warrant I have warned The freeholders and other In 
 habitants of the Town of Dudley qualified agreeable to the 
 Constitution to Vote for a Representative and other Town 
 .officers To meet and assemble at time and place within Men- 
 tioned by Setting up this Warrant at the Usual Place in 
 Dudley 
 
 Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at the Meetinghouse in Dudley on Mon- 
 day the Seventh Day of May 1792. 
 
 First Voted and Chose Capt. John Chamberlain To repre- 
 sent them at the General Court 
 
 2'^' Voted Col° Jon' Day Moderator for the Remainder 
 
 ■ of Said Meeting 
 
 3'^ Voted to accept the Report of the committee respect- 
 ing The Several School Districts as it now Stands Refference 
 To the Report on the Next page Will fully appear 
 
 4'^ Voted to Choose a Committee of 3 persons to Confer 
 with M"' Joseph Vinton respecting the Road Layed out by the 
 Selectmen 
 
 5'y Voted Major W" Larned, jM' Jacob Warren & Dea- 
 con Nathan Jeffords Said Committee 
 
Dudley Toxcn Records^ J 792- 363 
 
 6'y Voted to Excuse Esq"" Davis as Seivini^ as a Com- 
 mittee To Reseive Donations for the support of the Rev. J. 
 Johnson 
 
 7'y Voted And Chose M' David Nichols KP Joseph 
 Allen and Cap' Sam''' Healy a Committee to Receive Minis- 
 terial Donations 
 
 8'^ Voted that all Denominations of Christians (Except 
 
 The Standing Order so Called he Exempted from Ministerial 
 Taxation Yeas 51. Nays 38. Edward Davis then Entered 
 his Dissent Against the last Mentioned Vote 
 
 See the Next page for the School affairs 
 
 Dudley May y"' 179^ "^Y^h^ Committee appointed at March 
 & April meeting To take into Consideration the several 
 School wards in The Town and also to take into considera- 
 tion the Expedency of their being a Large and Convenient 
 School House hy the meeting house on the Condition here- 
 after mentioned. Ask leave to report the following agree- 
 ment of your Committee 
 
 As to the School house by or near the meeting house In 
 Dudley It Is our opinion that it will be of a publick benefit pro- 
 ^ iding the School is Considered as a Publick School so long as 
 the Publick money lasts and no longer And all the Persons 
 Included in this Ward to be at the Cost of building the School 
 House and no others 
 
 and the outlines of the Said W'ard to lie as Follows (viz) 
 on the West M' Stephen Healy and L' John Lawtons North- 
 easterly from S'' Lawtons to Doc"" John E. Eatons from 
 thence to Tlm-^ Corblns From thence to Joshua Corbins and 
 then to Capt' Corbins Jededlah Corbins From thence to 
 Jon" Bacon and then to Will"' Fisher from thence toEb' Fos- 
 ter's From thence on Connecticut Line to m'' Stephen Ilealy's 
 aforementioned Including all Within these out lines with the 
 Persons aforementioned As outlines 
 
 as to the ward on the West Side of Qiilnabogue River It 
 is our opinion to Divide Said Ward In the following 
 manner from M' Joseph Vinton Jr.s up the river if he the 
 S^ Vinton Chooses to go to that Ward to the small Ward 
 
Dudley Toxvn Records^ ^792- 
 
 hereafter mentioned and from Said Vintons to M'' Bcnj* Stones 
 and all North of this Line to make a district 
 
 As to the small District aforementioned We will name 
 them Josiah Barnes, Lt. Ezekiel Brown, Phineas Whitney, 
 Nathan Brown, the Farm Late belonging to Cap' Stephen 
 Comans, Jose^Dh Inman, L' Ebe' Edmunds, John Edmunds, 
 John Eddy, John Haskell & Royal Sayles Lieut Tim" Foster 
 Senior and M"' Simeon Wood to be set In the East Ward, and 
 M' Tho' Morris's to be set In the Ward by Jon" Willard's J"" 
 Those living in the North East part of the Town not included 
 in this Report to be a Seperate ward by themselves 
 
 And as the Situation of the Wards are such we think It Ex- 
 pedient for each and every ward to draw their Own Money 
 All of which is Humbly Submitted 
 
 Jon'' Willard >| 
 
 John Chamberlain 
 
 David Nichols 
 
 John Bracket [. Committee 
 
 Joseph Kieth 
 
 John Healy 
 
 John Eddy 
 
 Worcester SS. To either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley In Said County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name ol the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you 
 or either of you are hereby directed forthwith to warn or no- 
 tify the freeholders & other Inhabitants of town of Dudley 
 duly qualified to vote for a Representative to the General 
 Court of this Commonwealth to meet and assemble at the 
 meeting house in S*^ Town on Fryday the Second day of 
 Nov"^ Next at One of The Clock in the afternoon 
 
 First to give in their Votes for four persons To Represent 
 the Second District in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 Comprehending the Counties of Worcester Hampshire & 
 Berkshire in the Congress of the United States of whom one 
 
Dudley TozvJi Records^ ^79^' 
 
 at least Shall be an Inhal)itant or resident in each of those 
 Counties 
 
 3'^ To Choose a Moderator for the Remainder of .Said 
 Meeting 
 
 3'y For the Town to Pass some Resolution respecting 
 the Bridge over the French river near M"" Fosters, if they 
 see cause 
 
 4'^ To see if the Tov^^n will grant & Raise money To 
 
 pay the Rev. Joshua Johnson that becomes due the iirst of 
 December next 
 
 Hereof fail not & make due return of This Warrant with 
 your doings thereon Unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Tenth Day of Ocf One 
 Thousand Seven hundred & Ninety Two 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. Dudley Nov' 3'' 1793. In obedience to 
 
 the within warrant I have Warned The freeholders & other 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified agreeable to the 
 Constitution To vote for a Representative to meet and assem- 
 ble at time & place within mentioned by Setting up an at- 
 tested Copy of this warrant at the usual place in Dudley 
 
 P' Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 qualified agreeable to the Constitution to vote for a Repre- 
 sentative Regularly assembled on Fryday the 3'' of Nov"', 1793 
 at the Close of the poll for the Choice of Federal Repre- 
 sentatives the votes were found to be as follows (viz) 
 
 For Charles Jarvis Esq' 43 Votes for the 3 destrict • 
 Hon. Theodore Sedwich* 43 D'^ for this destrict 
 
 Jonathan Grout 40 D" for the County of \\ o\ 
 
 Sam'^' Lyman 43 D" for the County of Ham 
 
 Thompson J. Skinner43 D" for the County of Berks 
 James Sullivan i D" for the 3 dcstricts 
 
 * Sedgwick. — Ed. 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1792. 
 
 Artemas Ward 3 D° for Worcester Coun 
 
 Sam*' Lyman i D° for this destrict 
 
 Theodore vSedwicli i D° for Berkshire 
 Will™ Lyman i D° for Hampshire 
 
 Votes for Electors are as follows (viz) 
 Hon. Simeon Strong 17 Votes 
 Thompson L Skinner 25 Do 
 Hon. Abel Wilder 17 Votes 
 
 Samuel Flagg 3^ Votes 
 
 ALartin Kinsley 25 D° 
 
 Samuel Fowler 9 D" 
 
 David Smead Esqr 9 D" 
 
 2 Voted L' John Warren Moderator for the remainder 
 
 of Said Meeting 
 
 3'y Voted to build the Bridge over the French river By 
 TvP Fosters and that the Same be Set up at the loest bider for 
 to be built 
 
 Conditions of .Sale are these 
 
 The bridge to be built of good White Oak Timber or 
 Chesnut and to have 5 String pieces Sufficient For such a 
 bridge with good King posts and to be Covered with Plank 
 14 feet long and 2 inches Thick after Seasoned and to be Com- 
 l^leatly finished by the Second day of Jan. Next and the 
 money To be paid when the Work is done Col" Jonathan Day 
 biding Nine pound Seventeen Shillings and being the loest 
 bidder It was .Struck off to him on the above Conditions 
 
 4'^ Voted not to grant & raise any money to pay The 
 Rev. Joshua Johnson 
 Meeting disolved. 
 
 Worcester .SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of 
 Dudley In the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you or 
 either of you are hereby directed forthwith to warn or notify 
 
Ditdley Town Records, 1792. j6y 
 
 the freeholders & other InhalMtants of tlie Town ol" Dudley 
 duly Qiialihed to Vote in Town allairs to meet & Assemble 
 at the Meeting House in Said Town on Wednesday the 
 Twenty Eighth Day of this Instant at one of the Clock in the 
 afternoon Then & there to act upon the following articles 
 (Viz) 
 
 First to Choose a Moderator for Said meeting 
 
 2'y To see if the Town will adopt some method with 
 Regard to the Support of the ministry in Said Town and 
 agree on some plan for the payment of the Salery annually 
 due to the Rev. Joshua Jolnison Or act upon any matter re- 
 specting the Ministerial affairs that will be Conducive of the 
 best and most Lasting hapiness & welfair of Said Town 
 
 3''''ly To Clioose a School Committee man in the N. E. 
 Ward 
 
 4'^ To see if the Town will Set oft" Jona. Bacon 
 
 Lem' Corbin Jedediah Corbin & Jepthah Bacon to the N. 
 E. Ward In Said Town if they see fitt 
 
 Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with 
 your doings thereon unto the Selectmen on or befor Said day 
 
 Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Tenth Day of Nov' in the 
 Year of our Lord One Thousand 792 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. Nov'' 28"' 1792. In obedience to tlie 
 
 within warrant I have Warned the freeholders and other In- 
 habitants qualified to vote in Town aflairs to meet at the 
 Time & place appointed b}- Setting up this warrant at liie 
 usual place. 
 
 pr me Jonatlian Day Constable 
 
 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley 
 Regularly assembled at the meeting-House in Dudley on 
 Wednesday the Twenty Eigth Day of Nov'' 1792 
 
 First voted Col" Jon" Day Moderator 
 
Dudley ToTvn Records^ iyg2-i'^g2,. 
 
 2''' Voted to direct the Assessors to assess all the Per- 
 sons with their Estates to the Support of the Rev. Joshua 
 Johnson that do actually belong To the Congregationalist and 
 the Said Society (Meaning the Said Congregational Society) 
 to Indemnify the assessors from law vSuits if an}' person or 
 persons bi"ing in Consequence of the ministerial Taxes being 
 made as above mentioned 
 
 3'y Voted Lieut Joseph Kieth School Committee 
 
 4'^ Voted to pass over the 4"* Article in the Warrant 
 
 Meetins: Disolved 
 
 Worcester SS. to Either of the Constables of the Town 
 
 of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting 
 
 In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts You 
 or either of you are required to warn or notify the freeholders 
 and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley duly qualified 
 to vote for a Representative to the General Court of this Com- 
 monwealth to assemble at the meeting House in S*^ Town on 
 Monday the fourteenth day of this instant at one of the Clock 
 in the afternoon to give in their votes for a Representative 
 that is an Inhabitant in the County of Hampshire and also for 
 another Representative being an Inhabitant in Either of the 
 Counties of Hampshire Worcester or Berkshire which Com- 
 piehends the Second Destrict to Represent the said Destrict 
 in the Congress oi the United States of America 
 
 Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with 
 Your doings thereon Unto the Selectmen on or before Said 
 Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid This first day of Jan. in 
 the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety 
 Three 
 
 By order of the Selectmen 
 
 John Chamberlain Town Clerk 
 
 Worcester SS. Dudley Jan. 14"* 1793 In obedience 
 
 to the within warrant I have warned the freeholders and other 
 Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley qualified to Vote in Town 
 
Dudley Town Records^ 1793- jdg 
 
 affairs by Setting up this warrant at the usual phice as the 
 Law diiects. 
 
 P"' me Jonathan Day Constable 
 
 At a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhal)itants of 
 the Town of Dudley regularly assembled at the meeting 
 House in Dudley on Monday the 14"' Day of Jan. 1793 
 
 at the Close of the Poll the Votes were found to be as fol- 
 lows (viz) 
 
 Hon. Jonathan Grout Esq' 37 Votes Destrict 
 
 Sam*' Lyman 47 Votes for Hamp. 
 
 D wight Foster 9 lor the Destrict 
 
 Thompson I. Skinner i for District 
 Meetinof Desolved 
 
 To the Selectmen of the Town of Dudley I the Sub- 
 scriber not having anything for maintainance being under 
 Needy Circumstances humbly request your assistance 
 
 his 
 
 Caleb X Pond Complaint. 
 Dudley April iS"' 1793. mark 
 
 Nathan Sly 
 Roo' Dalrimple 
 
 Caleb Pond 
 
 March 19"^ ^794 ^t the request of Two M"" Howards the 
 Subscribers Selectmen went and Preambulated the Line be- 
 gining at a Tree & Stones about where the brook runs out of 
 Chaole M. G. Pond on the East Side of Said brook from 
 thence S. 20° E. to a Maple Tree on the South End of 
 Said pond on the West Side of a Pine Marked on the South 
 Side with 1794 & J. C. frome Thence the Same Course 47 
 Rods to a Stone Monument a Little S. W. of an old Slack of 
 Chimnies it being the S. E, Corner of Dudly From thence W. 
 
^yo Dudley Toivn Records^ ^794: 
 
 7° N. bordering on Connecticut Line 252 R. to Capt. J. 
 
 Bates's N. E. Corner of his house 
 
 John Chamberlain 
 Ezbon Carter 
 John Healy 
 
INDEX OF NAMES OF FAMILIES AND PLAGES. 
 
 VOLUME 
 
 Fatnily A'amcs in Roman ' all others in Italics. 
 Naiues in Parenthesis indicate spelling in the Records. 
 
 Adams (Addams), 119. 
 
 Alliue, 125. 
 
 Ainmidown (Amidown), 
 164, 167, 168. 
 
 Ayers (Ayrs), 115, 120, 121. 
 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, X2S 
 129, 131. 
 
 Bacon, 7, 32. 35, 43, 51, 58, 
 60, 61, 62, 63. 70, 71, 92, 97, 
 loi, 107, 117, iiS. 139, 145, 
 146, 151, j62, 179, iSi, 185, 
 igS, 190, 192. 
 
 Barstow ( Bastose-Bastow) , 
 135. 169. 170- 
 
 Bayley, 54. 55. 57. 60, 64, 66. 
 
 Baulding, 102, 103. 
 
 Belcher, 6, 13, 14. 
 
 Jioston. 62,65,73, 89,108, 
 131, 141, 147. 153. 159. 165. 
 175- 
 
 Bowen, 133. 
 
 Brackett (Bracket-Brack- 
 it - Brackitt - Brakit) , 59, 
 64. 73. 97. 106. 115. 130. 145. 
 I4«, 151, 153, 155, 156, 157, 
 15S, 163, 167, log, 171, 172, 
 179. iSi, 186, 187, iSS, 192. 
 
 Bradburj' (Bradbary- 
 Bradbery - Bradbubary ) , 
 64, 72, 83, loi. 102, 103, 
 104, 105, 115. 136, 138, 145, 
 146, 148, 151, 152, 155, 162, 
 167, 171, 172, 177, 185, 188, 
 190, 191, 192 
 
 Brigham (Brip^ani). 125. 
 
 Brimfleld ( Brimfeihl) , 
 
 125- 
 
 Brookline ( JBrooMin ), 
 
 120, 121, 123, 125. 
 Brown, 164. 
 
 Bugbee (Bugbe), 15, 16. 
 Burbeeu (Biirbean), 117, 
 
 119, 127. 
 
 Burnul (Burual - Burnel), 
 
 51, 64, loi, 115, 118, 120, 
 130, 145, 148, 150, 152, 162, 
 171, 177, 191. 
 
 Cabot (Cabbit - Cabbot - 
 Cabit), iS, 49, no. 
 
 Campbell (Cambel - Cam- 
 bell - Cambill - Camble - 
 Camill), 18,43,45,49,103, 
 118, 125. 
 
 Carter (Cartur). 7, 8, 9, 10, 
 II, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 
 33. 34. 36, 37, 38. 39. 401 50, 
 
 52. 54. 55. 56, 57. 60, 63, 69, 
 
 70, 83, 86, 91, 92, 148, 159, 
 171, 174, 187, 189. . 
 
 Chamberlain (Chamberlen 
 -Chamberlian-Chamber- 
 lin-Chamberline). 21, 30, 
 32. 59. 73. 97. loi, 115. 119. 
 
 120, 121, 124, 126, 127, 128, 
 129, 141, 164, 171, 186, 191. 
 
 Chandler, 22, 23, 34, 35, 56, 
 
 71, 80, 148, 173. 
 Chapman (Chapmen- 
 
 Chapmun), 171, 172. 
 Cfi (tub a nriy un fj n in a n g 
 VoikI, 5, 74- 
 
 Cheney (Cheaney - Chee- 
 ney-Cheeny-Chenee), 19, 
 
 31. 52, 54. 57. 58. 59, 73, 
 
 82, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 
 94, 122, 123, 157, 158, 163, 
 164, 171, 172. 
 
 Child, 15, 43, 54, 56, 57, 58. 
 59, 80, 83, 97, loi, 115. 
 
 Claflin, 52, 54, 58. 
 
 Coats, 144 
 
 Coburn, 32, 36, 51, 58, 64, 70, 
 
 83. 92. 97, 106, 108, 109, no, 
 III, 112, 113. 116, 117, 139, 
 151, 158, 187. 
 
 Coffin, 19. 
 
 Collicom, 36. 
 
 Conant (Conotit), 7. ir, 19, 
 20, 21, 22. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 
 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 37, 38, 40, 
 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 47.50, 
 52. 54, 55. 56, 57, 6r, 62, 63, 
 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70.72, 
 85, 88, 92, 100, loi, 106, 108, 
 109, III, 112, 113, 114, 115, 
 117. 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 
 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 134, 
 135. 137. 138. 140, 141, 142, 
 144, 146, 147, 149. 151, 152, 
 153. 154. 156, 157. 158, 160, 
 161, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169, 
 170, 171, 173, 175, 177, 178, 
 179, 180, 181, 182, 1S3, 185, 
 1 86, 190. 
 
 Concord, 180. 
 
 Conners, 115. 
 
Index of Names of Families and Places. 
 
 Corbin (Corbine), 7, 8, 11, 
 12. 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 
 23. 31. 32, 33, 34,35. 36, 38, 
 39, 41. 42, 43, 45,49, 52, 58. 
 59, 60, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 
 77, 78, 81,82,83,84,85, 88, 
 89, 92, 97, 100, loi, 106, 109, 
 
 no, 112, 115, 128, 129, 130, 
 132, 134. 138, 139, 140, 141, 
 
 142, 143. 144, 145, 146, 150, 
 158, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 
 186, 187, 190, 191. 
 Curtis (Cortis-Cortiss) 106, 
 115, 139- 143, 145, 146, 151, 
 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 
 
 158, 164, 167, 171, 172, 179, 
 i8r, i85, 190. 
 
 Cutting (Cuttiu), 186. 
 
 Davis (Davise), 19, 21, 36, 
 
 54, 64, 74, 75, 83, 97, 106, 
 115, 116, 146, 164, 180, 187. 
 
 Davison (Davson), 61, 85, 
 97, 106, 130, 135, 157, 158, 
 
 159, 171. 179,191- 
 Dennis (Denies-Denis),i9 
 
 42, 51, 54, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69. 
 
 70, 71, 72, 106, 139, 140, 172, 
 
 179, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 
 Dickerman, 192. 
 Dike (Dick-Dicke-Dickes) 
 
 loi, no, 135, 136, 137, 138, 
 Dodge (Doddg-Dodg), 64, 
 
 loi, 139, 151, 158, 163, 165, 
 
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 
 172, 173, 186. 
 
 Douglass, (Dufflis), 173, 
 174, 175, 177- 
 
 Dudley, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 
 16, 20, 21, 26, 31, 34, 38, 39, 
 46, 48, 51, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 
 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 84, 120, 
 121, 132. 
 
 Dvvight (Dwite), 115; 
 
 Edmunds (Edmund), 6, 7, 
 
 9, 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 
 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 
 31. 32, 34, 35, 37 39, 40, 41, 
 42, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 54i 
 
 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 
 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 82, 83, 84, 
 88, 91, 92, 97, 98, TOO, 103, 
 104, no, 113, 115, 117, 118, 
 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 128, 
 
 129, 133, 138, 139, 140, 142, 
 143, 145, 148, 149, 151, 156, 
 160, 164, 166, 179, 182. 
 
 Easterbrooks, 119. 
 
 Fairbanks (Fairbank), 
 
 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 
 
 136- 137- 138, 139, 158. 
 Fisk, 18. 
 Fitch (Fich). 8, 9, 56, 58, 
 
 59- 
 Foster, 164, 168, 187, 191. 
 Francis, 4. 
 I'^fPiich Iliiier, 29, 35, 135, 
 
 167, 168, 172. 
 
 Gleason, 4, 119, 120, 121. 
 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 131, 
 136, 147, 149, 150, 154, 155, 
 159, i6if 162, 166, 167, 168, 
 169, 170, 173, 174, 176, 177, 
 1S2, 183, 188. 
 
 Gore (Goer), 85, 130, 135, 
 138, 145, 152, 158, 159, 160, 
 161, 162, 163, 182. 
 
 Griggs (Grigs), 139, 190. 
 
 Hall, 164. 
 
 Harris (Harrise), 130, 151, 
 
 158, 179- 
 Ilnssaiianiisco , 18. 
 
 Healy (Heally-Hele- He- 
 ley), 7i 17) iS. 19, 40, 42, 
 43.49,51,54, 55.56.57.69, 
 70, 83, 91, 92, 97, loi, 106, 
 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 
 128, 130, 134, 146, 151, 157, 
 158, 159, 162, 163, 167, 171, 
 174. 179, 181, 186, 191, 192. 
 
 Hebbard ( Heberd - Hib- 
 berd - Hibbert), 106, 107, 
 108, 109, no. III, 112, 113, 
 116, 117, 149, 150, 159, 1S6. 
 
 Hobbs, II, 12, 18, 21, 33, 43, 
 45.51.52,54,57.64,66, 8s, 
 
 97. 98, 99, 130, 146, 151. 158, 
 182. 
 
 Hosmer (Horsemor-Horse- 
 more - Horsmer - Hors- 
 mere - Horsmor - Hors- 
 more-Hosmore), 40, 52, 
 64, 72. 75, 79. So, 81, 82, 88, 
 89, 90, 126, 12S, 129, 130. 
 
 Howe (How). 4. 45. 46, 47, 
 48, 49, 60, 62. 63, 65, 67, 69, 
 76, 77, 84. 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 
 
 98, 99, 102, 103, 104, no, 
 in. 112, 127, 128, 156. 
 
 Hutchius,(Huchins-Hutch- 
 eus), 43, 51, loi. 
 
 IinlUms, II, 14, 16, 18, 29, 
 
 30, 34. 35. 36, 58, 59, 84. 86, 
 107, 1S6, 187. 
 
 Jackson, 18. 
 
 Jefferds, 191, 192. 
 
 Jewell (Juell), 32, 43, 53. 
 58, 64, 73, 85, 86, 97, loi, 
 106, 115, 116, 135, 146, 164, 
 191. 
 
 Johnson, 4, 
 
 Kidder (Kider), 19, 32, 44, 
 58, 60, 72, 77, 79, 81. 82, 84, 
 88, 89, 106, 112, 138, 15S, 
 159, 161, 162, 163, 185. ■ 
 
 KiUhifily, 18, 49. 
 
 Kingsbury (Kiugsbery), 
 191. 
 
 Larned (Larnard - Laru- 
 erd -Learned), 74,75, 132. 
 
 Leaslen, 117. 
 
 Lillie (Lilley-Lilli-Lilliee- 
 Lilly), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12, 
 
 15. 17, 18. 19. 2S, 43, 58, 60, 
 
 72, 75. 77- 79,80,81,82. 88, 
 91, 94, 96, 108, in, 137, 
 138, 143, 177. 179, 180, 185, 
 187, 188, 192. 
 
 Marcy, 38, 171, rgo. 
 Marsh, 144. 
 May, 107, 179, 191. 
 Mclntyre ( Mackentire ), 
 
 12, 51. 
 3ref{/iehl, 5. 
 Mixer (Mixter), 130, 164, 
 
 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 
 
 190. 
 Morris ( Moris - Morres- 
 
 Morrice), 13, 15, 18, 28, 29, 
 
 30. 34. 35, 36. 44, 68, 71, 77, 
 
 78, 80, 107, 183, 184. 
 
 X'atiek, 49. 50. 
 Newell (Neuell - Newel - 
 Newill), 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 
 
 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 28, 30, 
 31.32.33, 34, 38,39. 41, 42, 
 43, 44. 46, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 
 57,58,64, 69, 71,72, 77, 79, 
 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 
 89,90, 91,92,93, 94.97.98. 
 100, loi, 102, 104, 105, 106, 
 no, 113, 115, 118, 119. 121, 
 122, 123, 12S, 129, 130, 131, 
 132, 133. 134, 135, 136. 137. 
 138, 140, 146, 148, 150, 151, 
 152, 154, 157, 158. I59> 162, 
 163, 167, 169, 171, 174, 176, 
 17S, 179, 181, 185, 190, 191, 
 192, 
 
 Nichols (Nicols), loi. 
 
 O.rford, 5, 6, 18, 43, 45, 49, 
 
 58. 59, 60, 74, 75, 84, 103, 
 105. 107, 118, 125, 132, 180, 
 191. 
 
 Paine, 133. 
 
 Pay son, 56. 
 
 Peabody (Peebody), 49,50. 
 
 Pegin (Pagin), 30, 31, 36. 
 
 Pepper (Peper), 8, 9, 19, 
 
 27, 28, 29,33,40, 41,42, 43. 
 
 44,45,46,50.52,53, 54,58, 
 
 64. 
 Pettis, 174. 
 Pollie (PoUey-PoUice-Pol- 
 
 ly), 138, 144, 145, 146, 158, 
 
 169, 170. 
 Potnfvet, ( Toiiifrief - 
 
 Potnfrit), 18, 43, 44, 45, 
 
 49- 
 Potter (Pottee), 125. 
 Poirdpf Horn JBrooh, 36. 
 
 Prentice, (Prentic), 18. 
 Pumpillions (Pumpilins- 
 Pumpillieus), 5, 51, 58. 
 
Itidex of Na/ncs of Faiuilies and Places. 
 
 tit 
 
 Putney (Putny), 7. 8,9, ii, 
 12, 14, 18, 20, 21.51, 71, 73, 
 83. 9I1 92, 109, 128, 130, 135, 
 138, 139. 143. 146, 148, 154, 
 163, 164, 178, 179, iSo, 182, 
 183. 1S4. 
 
 Quincy, 6, 14. 
 
 Qninehaufi Jtiver (Ouin- 
 ehof/e - QuinehoTif/e - 
 Q I' iniboa), 51, Ss, 172. 
 
 Ramsdell (Ramsdel- 
 Ramsdil - Ramsdill), 52, 
 53> 57. 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 73, 
 85> 106, 115, 130, 146. 
 
 Rice, 103, 118, 125. 
 
 Rich, 19, 53, 58, 64, 106, 142, 
 143. 145. 146. 149. 158, 173, 
 188, 1 89. 
 
 Richardson. 4, 11, 12,13, 15. 
 16, 17, iS, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 
 25- 30. 57, 58, 60, 74, 138, 
 146, 147, 14S. 
 
 Robbins ( Robins - Rob- 
 inss). 59, 64. 
 
 Robinson (Robenson-Rob- 
 eson - Robison - Robson- 
 Robuson). 7, 9, II, 12, 17, 
 29. 31.35,46,54,55, 70,71, 
 72,74, 75. 77,79,80. 81,84, 
 92, 97, 98, 99, 143, 148, 149, 
 150, 155, 158, 164, 171, 172, 
 173, 174, 175, 176. 177, 179, 
 180, 186. 187, 191, 192. 
 
 Rowe ( Reuwe - Ruewe ) 
 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 
 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 32. 
 
 Rnj-htirij, 3, iS, 49, 50. 121, 
 
 125- 
 
 Ruggles (Ruggls), 156. 
 
 Sabin (Saben - Sebin), 21, 
 
 30, 58, 59, 61, 83, loi, 102, 
 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 115, 
 12S, 146, 147, 149, 150, 154, 
 162, 177, 1S5, 190, 192. 
 
 Saudrick, see Southwick. 
 
 Scott (Scoot), 28, 32, 33, 35. 
 43. 52, 53, 70. 72. 73, 75- 76, 
 77, 78, 79, Si, 82, 122, 123, 
 140, 185. 
 
 Smith, 179. 
 
 Southwick (Sandrick), 7, 
 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 
 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43 
 50- 59, 70,122, 123, 157, 15S. 
 
 Stevens. 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 
 51, 52. 53- 
 
 Stiles (Stills). 103, 118. 125. 
 
 .Sfoiii/ Itifi'r, 5. 
 
 Sti(i-hi'itltic ( Sfiifbriff - 
 Stiirhfiife), 103, 118, 125 
 132, 140 
 
 Taylor ( Tayler ), 85. 86, 
 
 186, 188. 189. 
 Thayer (Thair), 18. 
 Thompson ( Tompson ), 
 
 164. 179. 
 Thompson ( Thomsen - 
 
 Tliotnsoii), iS, 4Q, no. 
 Throop (Troop), 18,43, 45, 
 
 49. 50. 
 Town, 132. 1S6. 
 
 Truesdale (Trusdil), 171, 
 179, i85, 191. 
 
 Upham, 164, 167, 171, 177, 
 
 178, 179. 185, 186, 1S7, 190. 
 
 Vinton (Vintin-Vintteen), 
 
 68, 70. 75, 80,85,88,90, 91, 
 92, 94, 96, 97, 100, loi, 11=;, 
 117, 119, 121, 128, 130, 132, 
 135. 145. 146, 14S, 156, 15S, 
 162, 164, 168, 170, 171, 172, 
 173, 174, 175, 176, 177. 17S, 
 
 179. 180, 183, 186, 191. 
 
 Wakefield (Wakfeild- 
 
 Wakfield), 7, 32, 35, 43, 
 
 58, 64, 66, 68. 69, 70, 71, 
 
 143, 164- 
 Walter, 49, 50, 125. 
 Ward, 115. 
 Weatherel, 171. 
 Weller, 117. 
 White (Whit), 32, 54, 5S, 
 
 60, 73. 130, 186, 187, iqo. 
 Willard, 6, 14. 
 Williams (Willams), 4, 18, 
 
 43- 44, 45, 49- 
 Willson, iSo. 
 Winchester (Wenchester) 
 
 119. 
 Vohurn, iS. 
 Woodstock, 5, 16, 18, 26, 27. 
 43, 45, 49, 50. 51, 56, 74, 80, 
 
 84, 100. 103, 118, 125, 133. 
 IVonester, 154. 155. 
 Wyman (Wymon), no. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES OF FAMILIES AND PLAGES. 
 
 VOLUME II. 
 
 Family Names in Roman ; all others in Italics. 
 Names in Parenthesis itidicate spelling in the Recori^s. 
 
 Adams, 314, 317, 328, 345, 
 
 360. 
 Albee, 281, 324, 329, 336, 
 
 343, 356. 
 Allen (Allin), 207, 223, 234, 
 
 240, 243, 246, 261, 268, 271, 
 
 272, 318. 324. 329. 331. 335, 
 346. 353 360, 363. 
 
 Animidown ( Amadon-Ain- 
 idon -Amidowu - Ammi- 
 don), 13, 81, 126, 133, 135, 
 150, 160, 168, 189, 214, 223, 
 240, 244, 246, 247, 256, 259, 
 261, 263, 266, 288, 300, 329, 
 343, 347, 356, 357, 358. 
 
 Arnold, 127, 132, 133, 137, 
 138, 2S1, 288, 298, 300, 313, 
 342-3, 356. 
 
 Atkins, 338. 
 
 Austin 338. 
 
 Averill (Averel), 292. 
 
 Avery, 176. 
 
 Bacon, 12, 20, 25,31 49, 53, 
 71, 73, 74,80, 84, 88, 93,99, 
 
 103, 104, 105 107, no, III, 
 
 116, 118, 119, 120, 122, 125, 
 
 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 
 
 133, 148, 160, 168, 248, 251, 
 
 252, 258. 262, 263, 266, 268, 
 
 273, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 
 281. 2S3. 284, 288, 289, 293, 
 307. 316, 321, 329, 342, 359, 
 
 363- 367- 
 Bakeck, 105. 
 Baker, 92. 225, 235, 246, 256, 
 
 277, 291, 299, 318, 346, 360. 
 Balcom, 308. 317, 318. 
 
 Ballard, 75, 100, 119. 
 Barker, 356, 359. 
 Barnes, 329, 353, 364. 
 Barrett (Barret), 127, 254, 
 Bates, 234, 293, 297, 302, 303, 
 
 313, 315, 324, 369. 
 Bellows (Bellos — Bellus), 
 
 34, 53- 
 Bigelow (Bigalow), 318,329. 
 Blood, 36, 76, 119, 140. 163. 
 Bolster, 300, 303. 
 Borland, 265, 266. 
 Boston, 21, 32, 40, 58, 65, 
 
 72. 89. 90. 97, 107, 112, 119, 
 
 144, 145, 146, 149, 157, 158, 
 
 185, 193, 211, 226, 247, 267, 
 278, 289, 292, 294, 295, 301, 
 319, 330, 346, 347. 361- 
 
 Bowdoin (Bowdion), 214, 
 235, 256, 277, 2gi. 
 
 Brackett (Brackatt— Brac- 
 ket — Brackit— Brackitt), 
 
 8, 12, 21, 64, 74, 81, (Brack 
 87), 103, 126, 127, 135. 137. 
 171, 198, 216, 243, 250, 253, 
 254, 26?, 271. 284, 296,312, 
 323, 346, 356, 357, 364. 
 
 Bradbury (Bradbery — 
 Bradburie), 13, 30, 38, 56, 
 65,79,80, 81, 98, loi, no, 
 115, 126. 
 
 Brown, 41, 94, 108. no, in, 
 133, 137, 142, 156. 160, 168, 
 180, 187, 192, 207, 238, 239, 
 248, 276, 285. 295, 296, 297 
 298, 300. 301, 309, 311, 312. 
 313. 318, 319. 321, 322, 323- 
 325. 342, 345, 346, 347, 349, 
 
 352, 355. 357, 358, 359, 364, 
 Bruce, 282. 
 Bullen, 41. 
 Burnul (Burnal— Burruul), 
 
 13, 25, 38, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 
 52, 53-54, 55. 56, 58,59, 61, 62. 
 Burrill (Burril),42. 
 
 Canihfitlf/e (Cambrig — 
 C a 111 e b r i d g e— Cham- 
 bridge). 129, 134, 138, 157, 
 158, 200, 201. 
 
 Campbell (Campbel), 35, 
 52, 54, 338. 
 
 Carpenter, 74, 75, 117, 150, 
 169. 
 
 Carter (Cartur), 17, 20, 33, 
 38, 39, 49, 51, 52, 53. 62, 63, 
 64, 69, 71, 77, 80, 85,87. 88, 
 91, 92, 93, 110, 114, 121, 
 
 ■ 126. 127, 133, 135. 137, 142, 
 148, 150, 156, 160, 161, 165, 
 168, 177. 180, 192, 198, 207, 
 223, 233, 289. 322, 323, 325, 
 330, 33'- 343, 353- 369- 
 
 Chamberlain (Chamber- 
 lien-Chamberlin-Chara- 
 berliue).6, 12, 13, 14,20,22, 
 23, 24, 3', 53, 57,66, 67, 71, 
 72,76. 78, 80, 81,82. S3. 92, 
 100, 107,110,113, 116. n7, 
 120, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 
 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 
 144, 148, 153, 158, 160,. 171, 
 i6a, 189, 191, 192. IQ5, 202, 
 2ig, 221 222. 233, 234, 239, 
 242, 243, 244, 248, 252, 253, 
 255, 256, 261, 262, 263. 269, 
 
tl 
 
 Index of Names of Fa?nilies and Places. 
 
 275> 277.279, 281, 283, 289, 
 291, 292, 295, 296, 297, 298, 
 302, 306, 307, 30S, 309, 310, 
 3". 312, 315. 316, 317, 318, 
 319, 321,322, 323, 324, 329, 
 .-'336, 34t. 342, 343, 345. 346, 
 
 345, 355. 356, 357, 362, 364, 
 365. 367, 368, 369. 
 
 Chandler, 48, 67, 118. 
 
 CUarlestmvn (Charls- 
 to w u) , 157, 158. 
 
 C h a ritou ( Chalton- 
 Cherlton), 35, 36, 5?, 75, 76, 
 100, 101, 119, 124, 128, 129, 
 130, 140, 180, 181, 246, 247, 
 254. 300. 303, 3041 338. 348, 
 3,^8. 
 
 Chase, 88, 104. 
 
 Chmilnnt(fffn>i(jfi'maiig 
 I'ond (Charmagunka- 
 iiiuge— Chaole M. G. — 
 Chauguuagungamug — 
 Chogamegunamug), 35, 
 100, 246, 369. 
 
 Cheney (Clieaney— Cheany 
 Cheeuey-Cheeuy- Chey- 
 ne), 9, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 
 28, 41, 102, 124, 126, 127, 
 128, 133, I-4I, 142. i53> '54. 
 155. 157. 159. 161, 1S6, 198, 
 308, 212, 243, 250, 253, 254, 
 
 275, 284, 297, 313, 331, 343. 
 
 346, 347. 348. 351. 357. 358. 
 Child, 71, 74, 75, 118, 143, 
 
 279. 
 Chubb, 34, 73. 
 Clapp (Clap), 259, 260, 263, 
 
 276, 343. 
 
 Clark, 180, 198, 216, 219, 229, 
 233, 253, 2S2, 283, 288. 
 
 Coats, 9, 10. 
 
 Coburn (Cobourn), 34, 44, 
 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 
 74, So, 82, 83, 92, 93, 103, 
 117, 132, 135, 152, 169. 172, 
 236, 265, 265, 284, 306, 308. 
 
 Coffin, 13. 
 
 Coniau, 234, 241, 243, 244, 
 271, 285, 312, 364. 
 
 Comstock (Comstok), 292. 
 
 Couant (Conat). 6, 8, 10, 
 12, 13. 14. 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 
 27, 28. 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 
 40. 43. 45. 46, 48, 49.50. 51. 
 
 55. 56. 58. 59, 60, 6i, 63, 66, 
 68, 70. 71, 73, 74, 75. 76- 77. 
 78. 80, 85, 87, 88, 92,93,103, 
 104, no, 116, 117 124, 126. 
 127, 128, 135, 137 171, 194, 
 207, 208, 223, 243, 307, 324. 
 
 Concord, 84, 154, 201, 202, 
 
 208. 
 Cook, 77, 127. 
 Corbin, 6, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 
 
 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 
 
 34.35, 37. 38, 39. 4°. 42,45. 
 
 46,47,49,51, (Corb52),53, 
 
 56. 57. 59, 63. f4, 65- 66. 67, 
 70,71,72, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 
 92,93.98,103,107. 110, 113, 
 114, 122, 126, 132, 133, 135, 
 
 137. 142, 143, 152, 153, 160, 
 165. 168, 169, \ji, 180, 183, 
 186, 190, 192, 198, 201, 207, 
 209, 212, 213, 218, 2ig, 222, 
 223, 224. 225, 226, 227, 230, 
 232, 236, 243, 248, 250, 253, 
 257,-258, 259, 260, 263 268, 
 269, 271, 275, 276, 278, 280, 
 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 
 293. 295, 297, 298. 299, 3C0, 
 
 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 
 312.313. 314. 3'5. 317. 322, 
 324. 325- 329. 330. 336, 340. 
 342, 343> 345, 346. 348, 351. 
 
 , 354, 355- 356, 363. 367. 
 
 Cotton 208, 214 
 
 Crafts, 214. 277. 
 
 Curamings ( Comings — 
 Cummins), 304. 336. 
 
 Curtis (Corrtis — Cortis — 
 CortLss — Cortti.s) , 8, 11, 
 12,21, 31, 44, 56, 64,65, 71, 
 72, 87, SS, 89, 90. 91, 92, 94. 
 95, 103, 104, 105, 107, 109, 
 III. 113, 116, 117, 119, 120, 
 121, 125, 126,' 128, 129, 132. 
 133. 137, 142. 145. 146, 147, 
 148, 150, 151, 152, 156, 159, 
 160, i6r, 163, 164, 165, 166, 
 167, 168, 170, i77 179, 180, 
 181, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 
 191, 192, 194, 196, 198, 207, 
 214, 216, 219, 221, 222, 223, 
 225, 227, 233, 236, 242, 246, 
 250, 252, 255, 257, 263, 266, 
 268, 269, 275, 277, 284, 288, 
 291. 292. 293, 295, 297, 301, 
 
 303, 319. 320, 343. 356. 
 Cushiug. 225, 235, 245, 256, 
 
 266, 277, 291. 
 Cutting (Cuttin), 25, 26. 
 
 Dailey (Daily), 353- 
 
 Dalr5-mple ( Dalrimple — 
 Dalrympbell — Delrem- 
 ple — Delrymbell), 127, 
 
 165, 225. 369. 
 Darby, 52. 176. 
 
 Davis. 21, 40.58- 59' 77, 88,89, 
 96 97. 98. 99, 100, 101, 102, 
 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 
 no, 113, 116, 117, 119, 120. 
 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 
 131, 132, 133. 134. 135. 136, 
 137. 139,140, 14I1 142, 143. 
 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 
 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 
 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 
 
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 
 176, 177, 179. 180, 181, 183, 
 184, 1S5, 186, 187, 188, 191, 
 194, 195, '197, 199, 200, 201, 
 202, 203, 204. 206, 207, 209, 
 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 
 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 
 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 
 237, 23S, 240, 241, 242, 243, 
 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 
 252, 255, 256. 259, 260, 262, 
 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 
 26Q, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 
 
 278, 280, 28l,\282, 284, 285, 
 2S6, 287,-288, ^9, 290, 291, 
 293, 294, 296, 297, 299, 304, 
 
 305, 327, 329. 334, 335, 336, 
 33S, 342. 343, 344, 346, 350, 
 351,360,363. \ 
 
 Davison, 13, 20, 23, 24, 25, 
 33, 52. 64. 
 
 Day, 71, 73, 92, 93, 04. 95, 
 97, 98, 99, loi, 103, 144-5, 
 151, 156, 160, 163, 168, 169, 
 180, 187, 194, 197, 201, 202, 
 206, 211, 213. 219, 223, 229, 
 232, 233, 236, 239, 240, 241, 
 242. 243, 246, 250, 251. 252, 
 ^3, 254, 255, 257, 258, 261, 
 
 263. 26S, 269, 276, 280, 281, 
 283, 286, 291. 293, 295, 296, 
 300, 301, 302, 304, 307, 309, 
 312, 316, 318, 319, 320, 323, 
 324. 325, 328, 329, 330, 332, 
 333, 334, 335. 336, 337, 338, 
 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 346, 
 347, 348, 349. 350, 351, 352, 
 353, 354. 355, 356. 357, 358, 
 359, 360, 361, 362, 365, 366, 
 367. 369- 
 
 Dennis, 13, 14. 22. 23, 26, 38, 
 
 71, 80, 83. 87. 126, 137. 
 Dodge, 13. 20,21,25.39,95, 
 
 125, 137, 143 146, 149- 163, 
 168, 199, 202, 222, 242, 245, 
 249, 251, 253, 256, 261, 263, 
 
 264, 266, 268 273, 276, 292, 
 298, 302, 303, 324. 
 
 Dorr, 225, 236, 304. 
 Douglass (Douglas), 8i. 
 Dresser, 36, 76, 140. 
 Dudley. 49, 108, 115, 118, 
 
 124, 143, 322, 325, 354. 
 Duntou, 320. 
 Dyer (Dier), 254, 342, 347. 
 
 348. 
 
 Eames (Earns — Ernes), 26, 
 
 44, 53, 71, 84 87, 92. no, 
 117- 133- 137. 142, 143, 144, 
 1.15, 146, 147. 148, 161, 168. 
 
 Eston, 276, 295, 313, 334, 
 335, 337, 338. 356, 363- 
 
 Eddy (Eady), 207, 208, 219, 
 225. 232, 242, 252, 253, 261, 
 269. 271, 273, 275, 277, 278, 
 281, 28S. 307. 309. 314, 323, 
 324.325,328,330, 331. 332, 
 333- 335- 341- 342, 344, 345, 
 347, 349, 352. 353, 354, 355, 
 356. 357, 358, 359, 360. 364. 
 
 Edmunds (Edmands), 16, 
 30 46, 48, 52. 56, 57, 71, 
 
 72, 73, 74, 77, 87, 93, 115. 
 124, 126. 127. i?8, 133, 137, 
 142, 148, 160. 168, 180. 197, 
 207,208, 209, 213, 215. (Ed- 
 wards 217), 219. 221, 222, 
 227, 243, 263, 265, 268, 271, 
 273, 274, 277, 292, 295, 320, 
 322, 324, 358, 364. 
 
 Edwards, 217. 
 Eggleston (Eagleston — 
 Egleston), 268, 278. 
 
Index of Names of Families and Places. Hi 
 
 El well (EUwell), 26, 191, 
 198, 230, 243, 253, 275, 289, 
 soy- 
 Fairbanks (Fairbauk-Far- 
 bauk-Fearbauk), iS, 19, 
 21, 23, 26, 27, 38, 46. 59, 63, 
 
 64. 70, 71. 72. 73, 74, 77, 79, 
 80, 84. 87. 88, 93. 97, 99.103, 
 107,108,109,110, 113, 116, 
 117, 121, 126, 132, 133, 146, 
 148, 160, 162. 
 
 Fenuer (Fenuor), 199, 243. 
 
 251. 258, 276, 296, 317, 318, 
 
 323-3311352. 
 Fessendeu (Fesenden). 56, 
 
 266, 277, 299, 309, 318, 328. 
 346, 360. 
 
 Fisher, 363. 
 
 Fisk (Fesk— Fishe), 17, 
 
 41, 77, 246, 259. 
 Fitts, 275. 346. 
 Flagg, 343, 366. 
 Fling, 95. 
 Flyn,325. 
 Foskett (Foskitt) 35, (Fos- 
 
 dicks/), 75- 
 Foster, 21, 30, 39, 46, 47, 48, 
 
 50. 51. 54. 55.56.64,65 71, 
 
 83. 93, 108 109, no. III, 
 
 117, 132. 134, 135. 136, 137, 
 
 142, 146, 148, 151, 152, 160, 
 
 168, 169, 180, 183, igt, 192, 
 
 194, 197, 198, 207, 222, 223, 
 
 233. 234> 239, 242, 243. 244, 
 
 245, 246, 252, 253, 263, 275, 
 
 278, 288, 296, 297, 309, 312, 
 
 313, 314, 320, 321. 329, 342, 
 
 344. 346. 353. 356, 3631 364, 
 365, 366. 369. 
 
 Fowler, 366. 
 
 Freeman, 77, 102, 254, 300, 
 356. 
 
 French Mlvev {f fence), 
 
 65. 97,98. 99, 100, 245, 246, 
 253, 365. 366. 
 
 Fuller, 25, 26, 299. 
 
 Gardner, 158, 161, 163. 
 
 Gariield, 72. 
 
 Gerry, 299 
 
 Gill, 225, 235, 245. 256, 266, 
 277,291, 299, 318. 328, 345, 
 360- 
 
 Gleason ( Glyson — Glys- 
 son). 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14. 
 15, 16, 19, 20, 21. 22, 23. 28, 
 31. 32,33,43,44,45 47,48, 
 58, 72,78, 85, 102, 158, 159, 
 160, 161 195, 196, 204, 205, 
 
 22Q 230, 262. 264, 265, 266, 
 
 267, 269, 270, 271 , 301. 306, 
 307,308,309,311. 313, 314, 
 316. 319, 326, 327, 334, 335, 
 
 336. 345, 346. 
 
 Goodell (Goodel). 322. 
 
 Gordon, 151, 292, 300. 
 
 Gore, 6, 20, 22, 30, 56. 57, 66, 
 71. 80, 81. 82. 83, 92, no, 
 III, 113, 116, 119, 120, 125, 
 126, 127, 128, 129, 142, 190, 
 
 198, 209, 223, 225, 227, 232, 
 
 233, 275, 29S, 30S, 309, 322, 
 
 325. 335,356- 
 Gorhatn, 266, 299. 
 Gould (Goold), 7,80. 
 Gray, 158. 
 
 Grcut Jirifain, 173, 176. 
 Green, 10, 81, 93. 
 Griggs (Gregg'), 5, 7, 9, 10, 
 
 82, 124, 127. 1 28. 
 Groo, 250, 268. 279. 292. 
 Grout (Groute), 291. 299, 
 
 309- 310. 315. 336, 340, 345. 
 
 365, 369. 
 Guy, 137- 
 
 Hall, 15, 22, 23, 81, 88, 108, 
 
 III. 
 Hancock (Haucok-Haud- 
 
 cock), 176, 214, 224. 235, 
 
 245, 256, 291, 299, 317, 328, 
 
 345, .'560. 
 Harris (Harress-Harriss), 
 
 12. 14, 15, 16, 17. 18. 19, 25, 
 198, 199. 283, 2S6, 30S. 309. 
 
 Harvard College, 138. 
 
 Harwood, 41. 
 
 Haskell ( Harscall - Hars- 
 kel - Harskell - Haskal - 
 Haskel), 115, 117, 124, 
 127. 12S, 137, iSo, 187, 192, 
 208, 2ig, 227, 230, 250, 275, 
 324. 359> 364- 
 
 Hayden, 263, 297. 303 
 
 Healy (Healey-Heley), 12. 
 
 13. 20. 21, 25, 26, 30, 38, 
 46, 52, 53, 54, 56. 64. 66, 
 71, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, 85, 
 87. 92, 93. 98. 103, 104, 
 no. III. 112, 113, 114, 116, 
 122, 125, 127, 130, 132, 133, 
 136, 137. 142, 145, 147, 148, 
 150, 152, 154, 155, 159, 161, 
 163, 169. 179, 180, 1S3, 189,- 
 191, 193, 197, 202, 204, 207. 
 213, 216, 217, 219, 222, 223, 
 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233, 
 240, 242, 243. 249, 250, 252. 
 253, 255, 260, 261, 263, 266, 
 268, 269, 275, 284, 285. 286, 
 2SS, 289, 291, 293, 294, 296, 
 297, 298, 302, 303, 307, 313, 
 317.318,321.324. 329, 331, 
 336, 338. 342, 343. 344, 346, 
 347, 348, 353, 356, 360, 363, 
 364, 369- 
 
 Heath, 223, 303. 353. 
 Hebbard (Hebberd— Hib- 
 
 berd), 25, 31, 38,83, 160, 
 
 177 261, 264. 
 Hill, 219, 221, 239, 295, 296, 
 
 307. 311, 313,318. 
 Hobbs (Hobbes), 6, 292, 
 
 303. 336- 
 Holhrook, 240, 253, 255, 256, 
 
 308, 314. 329. 
 Holton, 235. 
 Hood, 322. 
 Hooker, 142. 
 
 Hovey. 148, 181, 186, 198, 
 207, 216, 253, 263, 275, 288, 
 
 297. 313, 324.. 342. 356. 
 Howard, 145, 369. 
 Humphrey ( Humphry), 42, 
 
 93. .301. 314, 3'7, 361. 
 Huntington, 304. 305. 
 Hutchius (Hochins), 31, 
 
 143- 
 
 Indians, 88, 89, 146, 149, 
 
 175. 177. 
 luman, 186, 207, 208, 264, 
 
 364- 
 Ingraham (Ingram), 353. 
 
 Jacksou. 137, 167, 169, 186, 
 187, 192, 193, 276, 300, 326. 
 
 Jarvis, 365. 
 
 Jefferds (Jeffers — Jefford— 
 Jeffords), 33, 38, 63, 65, 67, 
 68. 69, 70, 71, 80, 117, 126, 
 135, 137, 142, 148, 151. 156, 
 169, 190, 192. 193, 198, 239, 
 253. 293. 313, 324. 362. 
 
 Jewell, 20. 30, 38, 39, 42, 43, 
 44, 45, 49. 64, 71, 92, 98. 
 103. no, 112, 116, 137, 140, 
 
 141, 142, 148 152, 156, 160, 
 168, 169. 180, 183, 192, 195, 
 196, 198. 207, 225, 240, ^43, 
 253, 274, 276, 297, 313. 
 
 Johnson, 308, 336, 337, 338, 
 346, 347. 349. 350, 361. 363. 
 365. 366, 367, 368. 
 
 Jones, 292. 
 
 Jordan (Jorden), 254. 
 
 Keith (Kieth), 132, 136, 142, 
 158, 160, 168, 171, 178, 179, 
 iSo, 183, 189, 191, 192, 197. 
 
 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 
 
 222, 233. 234, 240, 242, 252, 
 253, 261, 263, 275, 276, 2S8, 
 313. 325, 326, 342, 346, 357, 
 364. 368. 
 
 Kidder. 38, 39, 56, 59, 62, 63, 
 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74. 75, 80, 
 83. 87, 93, 103, 104, no, 
 117,121, 126, 130. 133, 137. 
 
 142. 148, 160, 168, iSi, 207, 
 
 223, 243. 2S4. 
 KiUlnaly (KilUngfei/) , 
 
 9, 108, 109, no. III, 116, 
 118, 130, 131, 133, 143, 169, 
 338 
 
 Kimball. 346. 
 
 King, 105, 325. 
 
 Kingsbury, 356. 
 
 Kinsley, 318, 360, 366. 
 
 Lamb, 92, no, 117, 
 
 247. 
 Lnncdstef, 112, 1 
 learned (Learned - 
 
 erd), 35, 75, 100, 
 136, 140, 142, 143, 
 149, 150, 151, 152, 
 159, 163. 165, 167, 
 170, 171, 184, 186, 
 200, 201, 203, 204, 
 209, 212, 214, 222, 
 243, 246, 248, 254, 
 
 120, 121, 
 
 13- 
 
 — Learu- 
 132, 134. 
 146, 147, 
 153. 156. 
 16S, 169, 
 190, 197, 
 205, 207, 
 224, 227, 
 263, 266, 
 
IV 
 
 Index of Names of Faynilies and Places. 
 
 275, 276, 284, 288, 293, 296, 
 
 299, 30I1 3i2t 314, 3i9> 321. 
 323- 324. 326, 328, 329, 330, 
 
 332, 333. 335i 337. 338. 339, 
 340, 341, 342, 345, 347. 349, 
 351. 352. 354. 355. 356, 357. 
 358, 359, 362. 
 
 Lawton, 288, 297, 363. 
 Learned, see Lamed. 
 Leavens, 94, 95, 105. 
 Lee, 207, 222, 227, 232, 234, 
 242, 243, 244, 253, 275, 2S4, 
 
 255, 296,304, 312, 319, 323, 
 326, 328, 329. 330, 331, 332, 
 
 333, 333- 337. 339, 34i, 342. 
 345, 347. 349- 351, 352, 355, 
 357, 358. 359. 365- 
 
 Lieicester (lieicsier,) 281, 
 
 282. 
 Leshuse, 336. 
 Liberty, 325. 
 Lillie, 109. 
 Lincoln (Linckcoln), 214, 
 
 256, 291, 299,317. 
 Lyman, 33S, 365, 366, 369. 
 Lyon, 118. 
 
 Mansfield, 275, 284. 
 Marcy, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 33, 
 
 39. 45, 57. 64, 80, 84, 87, 92, 
 102, 103, no, 112, 114. n6, 
 iiS, 125, 130, 132, 134, 136. 
 137. 139, 140, 142, 144. 147. 
 150, 159, 160, 161, 168, 170, 
 171, 172, 178, 179, 180, 181, 
 183, 184, 187, 18S, 189. 190. 
 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198, 
 202, 206, 207, 209, 211, 213. 
 
 215, 217, 218, 222, 223, 225, 
 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 233, 
 236, 237, 239, 240, 242, 246, 
 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 255, 
 256, 257, 259, 280, 281, 
 (Mercy 313), 321, 331, 348. 
 
 Marsh (March — Marse), 
 7, 41, 233, 287. 289, 325. 
 
 May. 6, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 
 2ii 31. 33. 46, 52, 64, 207, 
 219. 221, 264, 269, 279, 292. 
 
 Maynard, 291. 
 
 McClellan ( Mackclallen), 
 34- 
 
 Mellin, 360. 
 
 Mills, 338. 
 
 Mixer, 8, 11, 12, 15, 20, 22, 
 23. 30, 36, 37, 46, 49, 52, 54. 
 56, 57.62, 63, 70, 71, 74.75, 
 76, 77, 80, 83. 84, 85. 87, 88, 
 89, 90, 91, 103, 105, 106, 107, 
 109, 112, 113, 114, 116. 
 
 Moore (More), 94, 95, 246. 
 
 Morney, 258. 
 
 Morris (Morres- Morress- 
 Morriss), 26, 27, 39, 130, 
 144, 156. 158, 186, 191, 194, 
 197, 202, 206, 209, 211, 212, 
 
 216, 222, 224, 225, 227, 233, 
 242, 248, 250, 252, 288, 313, 
 314, 324, 325. 330, 343, 356, 
 364- 
 
 Mowry (Morey), 137, 304. 
 
 Newell, 5, 6, II, 12, 15, i8, 
 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 38, 41, 
 44, 46, 50, 53, 56, 63, 64, 66, 
 67, 71, 72, 73. 77, 78, 79. 81, 
 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 
 94, 95, 98, 99, loi, 102, 103, 
 104, no, 117, 118, 121, 125, 
 126, 127, 130, 133, 142, 148, 
 171, 180, 186, 194, 198, 202, 
 207, 213, 214, 216, 219, 223, 
 226, 261, 264, 268, 273, 275, 
 291, 346, 359, 360, 361. 
 
 Newton. 320. 
 
 Nichols (Nickels — Nick- 
 olls--Nickols), 52, 214. 225, 
 236, 256, 346, 356, 357, 359, 
 363, 364- 
 
 Noland. 42. 
 
 Kortha tni>totr , 338. 
 
 North M'oodsfock, 237) 
 338. 
 
 Oxford, 35, 54, 75, 76, 99, 
 100, 116, 118, 119, 139, 169, 
 246, 262, 264, 300, 301. 
 
 Page, 214. 
 
 Paine (Pain), 259, 260, 264, 
 
 299, 309. 310. 315, 318. 329, 
 
 338. 
 Pairpoint (Pairpint— Pair- 
 
 poynt— Pierpont), 35, 75, 
 
 109. 
 Palmer, 34, 160, 171. 
 Pease (Peass). 105. 
 Penniman (Peniman), 299, 
 
 318. 
 Perry (Perrey), 17, 236, 279, 
 
 289, 300, 318, 329. 
 Peters, 318. 
 Phillips (Philips), 115, 117, 
 
 124, 127, 128, 133, 292, 300, 
 
 308, 309, 320, 329, 336. 
 Pierce, 105. 
 Pike, 346. 
 Pollie (Policy — Polly), 21, 
 
 25, 30, 38, 46, 56. 
 Pond, 369. 
 Powers, 292. 
 Pratt, 254, 292. 
 Pullen,V. 
 Putney. 21, 26, 36, 38, 53, 56, 
 
 72, 76, 92, 95, 96, 97, 102, 
 
 103, 104, 117, 124, 126, 135, 
 
 137, 142, 180, 181, 223, 234, 
 
 263, 264. 275, 295, 308, 309, 
 
 325, 329. 342, 356. 
 
 Quiiicbnuy River (Quin- 
 abog - Quinabogg -Qiiin- 
 abogue-Quinebog-Quiu- 
 eboge- Quinibog-Quinn- 
 abog -Quinnaboge- 
 Quinnebog), 53, 54, 57, 60, 
 65, 66, 70, 141, 159. 161, 
 179, 181, 185, 186, 232, 234, 
 339, 340, 341, 343, 347. 349, 
 .350, 351, 363- 
 
 Ramsdell (Ramsdel-Rams- 
 dil), 48, 109. 
 
 Read (Reed), 214, 236, 246, 
 259, 260, 291, 304. 
 
 Records (Keacords— Rick- 
 ords), 105, 145. 
 
 liliodc Island, 77. 
 
 Rich, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 
 48, 49, 61, 62, 70. 
 
 Robbins (Robins), 81, 130, 
 276, 289. 299. 
 
 Robinson, 7, 9, 13, 28. 30, 
 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 42. 43, 
 44. 54. 56. 64, 66, 70, 71, 72, 
 75, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88,93, 
 97, 100, loi, 102, 104, 108, 
 109, no, ni, 115. n6, 117, 
 118. 121, 127, 132, 133, 139, 
 140, 148, 161, 167, 169, 170 
 192, 193, 219. 221, 222, 230, 
 231, 233, 243, 244, 246, 254 
 261. 268, 279, 288, 336, 353. 
 
 Rogers, 308, 309. 
 
 Roth, 70, 72 
 
 Rowe (Riiewe), 22, 23, 26, 
 38, 56, 67. 
 
 Russell (Russel), 176, 301, 
 338. 
 
 Sabin (Saben), 13, 25, 30, 
 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 49, 
 53, 54, 56, 57. 59. 60, 64, 76, 
 80, 87, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 
 102, 103, no, 113, 116, JI7, 
 118, 120, 124, 125, 126, 132, 
 137. 145. 146. 147. 148, 156, 
 160, 168, 180, 181, 186, 187, 
 191, 197, 198. 201, 216, 219, 
 222, 227, 230, 233, 234, 243, 
 253. 263, 271, 297. 329, 343, 
 347- 
 
 Sdh'in, 154, 176. 
 
 Sanders, 42. 
 
 Sawyer, 84. 
 
 Sayles (Sailes — Sayls), 77, 
 321, 342. 356, 364. 
 
 Scott, 31. 34, 38, 64, 67, 71, 
 80, 88, 92, no. 
 
 Searle (Saris — Serls), 82, 
 128, 254, 
 
 Sedgwick (Sedwich), 365, 
 366. 
 
 Senath (Senah), 292, 300, 
 308, 309. 
 
 Shafter, 34, 67. 
 
 Shearman, 180. 
 
 Shepard, 275. 
 
 Shumway (Shumwas), n8, 
 140, 287, 289 
 
 S i n g 1 e tary (Singlitary), 
 291. 299, 318, 328, 346. 
 
 Skinner, 365. 366, 369. 
 
 Sly, 148, 303, 369. 
 
 Smead, 366. 
 
 Smith, 77, no, 117, 127, 143, 
 198, 199, 234, 314, 321, 323, 
 325- 326, 346, 361. 
 
 Sinithfxeld, It. I., 77. 
 
 Southwick, 42. 
 
 Spaulding (Spalding), 268, 
 303. 
 
 Sprague (Sprage), 266, 267, 
 280, 281, 299, 309, 336. 
 
Index of Names of Families and Places. 
 
 V 
 
 Sprinfffield, Mass., 217. 
 
 Stearns (Sternes— Sterns), 
 25. 45- 47- 48, 49. 360. 
 
 Stoddard, 95. 
 
 Stodder, 64. 
 
 Stone (Ston), 46. 64, 65, 79, 
 81. 100, 150, 161, 194. 223, 
 240, 291. 297, 299, 343, 364. 
 
 Stoiv, 158, 161, 163. 
 
 Strong, 366 
 
 StttrhrhUfe ( Sturbriripr — 
 Sturbrig — Sturbrige), 9. 
 14 15, 17, 41, 76, 101, 102, 
 118. 127, 140, 143, 247, 254, 
 279. 33I1 3381 352. 
 
 Sullivan, 365. 
 
 Sutton (Sutten), 7, 41, 251, 
 276, 338- 
 
 Taft, 180, 256, 29T, 299, 318. 
 Taylor (Tayler), 11. 38, 39. 
 
 62, 103, 124. 126, 127 299. 
 Thayer (Thayre). 303. 
 Thompson (Tonipsou) 21, 
 
 32, 33. 43. 121 126, 127, 130, 
 
 139, 148, 1 68, 176, 234, 253, 
 
 264, 276, 284. 
 Thoni2>soii , 279, 338. 
 Titus (Titas), 292. 
 Town. 360. 
 Truesdale (Trusdil— Trus- 
 
 dile), 13, 25, 30, 32, 34, 35, 
 
 36, 37- 
 Tucker, 42, 300. 
 Tufts, 35Q. 
 Tyler, 291. 
 
 Underwood, 208. 
 
 Zhiitetl States of Amer- 
 ica, 175. 
 
 Upham, 6, 12, 13 14, 20, 24, 
 25, 28, 29, 30, S2, 33- 34. 35, 
 36, 37. 38- 39. 44, 46, 48, 49, 
 50. 54. 55- 57, 5S, 63, 64. 66, 
 72. 75. 77. 84, 92, 94. 95. 96. 
 97, 98, 100, J03, IJ4, 116, 
 117, 118, 119, 120. 125, 126, 
 127, 130, 132, 145, 148, 156, 
 
 163, 17S, 189, 192, 19S, 201, 
 
 202, 2l6, 219, 225, 227, 230, 
 
 235. 237. 23S, 253, 263, 269, 
 289, 302, 343. 
 
 Vennor, 209. 
 
 Vinton (Vinto), 12, 14, 25, 
 
 27, 28, 29, 39, 41.53,54, 72, 
 
 77, 80, 83, &4, 87, 115, 124, 
 
 126, 128, 133, 135, 136, 137, 
 140, 141, 143, 148, 151, 152, 
 
 156, 159, 160, 161, 163, 167, 
 
 168, 170, 171, 179, 180, 1S6, 
 198, 201, 202, 204, 206, 207, 
 208, 211, 212, 225, 243, 253, 
 263, 275, 284, 285, 28S, 313, 
 321, 324, 336, 339. 340, 342, 
 
 343. 347. 348, 349- 35°, 55i, 
 352, 353. 356, 357. 358, 359. 
 360, 361, 362, 363, 364. 
 
 Vose (Voce — Vorce), 198, 
 
 207, 223, 233, 253, 263, 297, 
 356. 
 
 Wakefield (Wackfield— 
 Wakefeild — Wakfeild), 
 
 9, 46, 92, 93, 96, 117, 118, 
 
 169, 180, 198, 233, 235, 239, 
 240, 242, 253, 263, 264. 26S, 
 269, 273. 324, 343, 356. 
 
 Walcott (Walcot-Wallcot) 
 
 320, 325. 329. 341. 342, 343. 
 
 344. 349. 352, 353- 
 Waldo, 225. 268. 
 Waldron, 70, 72, 142, 148, 
 
 157. 171. 275- 
 
 Ward. 235, 309, 340, 366. 
 
 Warner, 236, 246, 256, 266, 
 
 346, 360. 
 
 Warren (Warrin), 115, 126, 
 
 127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 148, 
 153, 156, 160, 165, 169, iSo, 
 183, 186, 187, 190, 192, 197, 
 198, 201, 202, 207, 20S, 209, 
 222, 233, 235. 237, 241, 242, 
 248, 261, 263, 264. 265, 266, 
 268, 271, 275, 277, 278, 281, 
 2S3, 296, 299, 302, 304, 312, 
 
 314, 320. 321, 323, 326, 327, 
 
 328, 330, 331, 335. 337, 339, 
 340, 344, 346, 355, 362, 366. 
 
 Washburn ( Wasbouru ), 
 214, 225. 236, 246, 256, 266, 
 277, 291. 292. 299, 318 329. 
 
 fVatertown, 162, 163, 164, 
 171. 
 
 Watson, 119, 140. 
 
 Webster, 13 44. 
 
 Wetherill (Wetherel-Weth- 
 eril). 20, 80 S3. 84, 85, 86, 
 87. 133- 
 
 Vest Jf'oodstoeh, 338. 
 
 White, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9. 10, 11, 
 12, 20, 30, 31, 33, 38, 39. 40, 
 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 53, 56, 58, 
 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 77, 80, 92, 
 
 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 
 
 103, 113, 115. 117, iig, 122, 
 123, 125, 127, 168, 180, 198, 
 223, 233. 25-?, 269, 288, 295. 
 
 Whitford. 236, 318. 
 
 Whitney, 290, 364. 
 
 Wilcox (Willcocks — Will- 
 coks). 269. 292. 
 
 Wilder, 291, 299, 318, 329, 
 345. 360, 366. 
 
 Wiley. 34, 95. 
 
 Willard. 105, 117, 206, 209. 
 233, 237, 243, 249, 250, 269, 
 275. 285, 286, 298, 300, 302, 
 
 329, 342, 346, 356, 357, 364. 
 Williams, 79, 94, 338. 
 Wilson (Wiilson), 35. 
 Wyman (Wiman), 343. 
 Winter, 267, 317, 3^8. 322. 
 Winthrop(Wenthrop), 124, 
 
 127. 254. 
 Wood, 194, 197, 202, 207, 219, 
 
 221, 223, 225. 230, 232, 234, 
 
 250, 296, 312, 323, 342, 355, 
 
 356, 364 
 Woodstock, 74, 75, 76, 102, 
 
 115, 118, 124, 128, 143, 279, 
 
 337. 338. 358. 
 
 Young, 166. 
 
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