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TOWN ACTS.

To Posthumas Siks for timber 5/                        0 -5-0
To Thoml Granger for timber 24/                        1 -4-0
To Zackeas and Ezra Hanchit for timber 45/      2- 5-0
To Tom Norton for timber -,/ - -                            0-07-0
To Daniel Smith for timber 4/                               0-04-0
To Ens: Joshua Kindal for timber 8/ 0_               0-08 -0
To Joseph King Junr for a Sallery one year 20/  1-00-0
To Wm Haloday Deto -20/                                     1-00-0
To Phinehas Shelden Deto 20/                             1- 00- 0
  4ly. Voted to Raise for this year to Defray the Charges, Necessary in ye town, four hundred pounds 400-00-0
  5ly Voted that the Sellect Men in the Spring  by a good cow and Let Jeam Leraby have, to helpe him mainetaine his child: and att ye fall of ye year if ye child Lives the Sellect men with Jeam, swop the cow, or Do that thay shall think Best in order that sd Aby shall have the cow or some other for meate. Allso the meane while sd Leraby to have 5-0-0.
  61y. Voted to Leave it with the Sellect Men to alow Meadad Pumry and Aaron Austin for som Plank.

  Att a General Town Meeting of ye inhabitants of Suffield (held March 13. 1748-9.) in order to chuse Town Officers for ye year insuing is as followeth (viz) 11Y. Major P. Lyman was chosen Moderater to order sd meeting.
  Select Men - Major Lyman, Capt Samll Kent, Medad Pumroy, Samll Harmon, John King.
  Town Clerk-Benja Kent.
  Town Tres' - -Major P Lyman.
  Constables-Caleb Austin, John Leavitt, Nathll Smith.
  Assessors-Major P Lyman, CapI San-111 Kent, Sarall Harmon.
  Fence Viewers -Jonathan Remington, Jonathan Dewey, Decn, John Harmon. Joseph Hale.
  Tythingmen-Rubin Harmon, Tho Norton, Posthumas Sikes
 Sealer of Lether- Noah Pumroy.
  Sealer of Waights and Measures - Lewt Aaron Hitchcock.
  Serveyers of highways- John Norton, Jeams Smith, Jonathan Sikes, Noah Pumroy, Elijah Kent, Phinihas Sheldon, Tho Granger, Ebezr Smith, Ebz Noble, Benja Granger.
  Hogg Reaves -Timothy Hale, Timothy Mather.
  Dear Reaves -Daniel Adams, Wm King Junr.
  Gager of Caskes- John King 
  To take care that No Body take Rod Island mony that is forbid by LawĄ--John Marshal.
  21y. Voted to sell the Skool Land and to Leave it with ye Commitee (thay taking Land security for ye mony) and the Commity are Major Lyman, Capt Samll Kent, Ensn Wm King, Insn Abrm Burbank, and John Old.
  31y. Voted that thair be Layd out a Highway under the Mounting from the
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* The last town meeting under Massachusetts government. See note p. 301.

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