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| TOWN ACTS. Tything men- Abraham Burbank, John Roe, Jacob Adams, Nathanll Harmon ye 1st, Benjamin Gillet, & Thomas Copley.Fence Viewers-Josiah Hale, Jonathan Rising, John Warner Jun, Medad Pumroy, Daniel Adams, & Nathaniel Warner. At the same meeting voted, 1st. That John Austin, John Pengilley be a committee to Recon with the Town Treasurer (also Capt John Kent added to sd Committee by it clear Vote at ye next meeting). 2d. Voted, to allow Constable Harmon the Rates of Edward Strickland, Joseph Smith & Thomas Copley Jun, and to Dudley Kent the Rates of Jacob Wheeler. 3d. Voted, that the Hind flank seat in the upper Gallery on the North side be forthwith made up by the Committee for Repairing ye meeting House and that that seat and that only be for ye Negroes to sit in. May ye 9th, 1734. Att a Legall meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Suffield Quallified to vote in Town meetings, being Notified to meet and being conveened, voted as followeth. 1st. John Austin was chosen Moderatour to order sd meeting. 2d. Capt John Kent was chosen to Joyn with the former committee thatt was chosen to Reccon with the Town Treasurer. 3d. David Smith proposing to ye Town to Exchange some Land for convenience of Building. Voted, that Capt Joseph Winchel, and William King be a Committee at ye charge of sd Smith to view the Land Requested for, and the Land that is to be Laid Down in Exchange therof, and make Report to the Town at the next meeting how much Land and in wt form will suit sd Smiths Design, and also what Land in their Judgment sd Smith shall Throw up to ye Town having Regard to al1 cercumstances of ye Land that may make ye Exchange Equal. 4thly. Voted, that the Town shall be at the cost of mending all the Glass in the Meeting House, and mend all ye Breaches therein to prevent Birds Coming into sd House. and that Ensign Josiah King be a Committee to take care to get ye worke Don, and to se that the Breaches in sd House be speedily Repaired. 5th. Voted, that the Pound be set in the Town, Street near where the old pound is, and that the Town be at ye Charge of Removing the Timber, and that the Select men se that the Town speedily have it pound erected in the Street as afore said. At it Legal Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of Suffield August ye 22d. 1734. John Kent Esq, being chosen Moderator to order sd Meeting, the following votes were passed. 1st. Voted, that Mr. *Ebenezer Devotion Jun, be Desired to keep school for us and also somthing to assist his Reverend Father in Preaching the Gospel to us, and also to Give him an Honourable Reward for the same. 2d. Voted, to Leave it with the Select men to Treat with the sd Mr. Devotion and agree with him as afore sd. ________________ * He was the minister at Scotland, Windham Co., Conn., 1735-177l.
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