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AGREEABLE TO A VENERE from the clerkof court of Common Peas, requiring one person drawn to serve as a grand Juror for the year ensuing and one person to serve as a petit juror the town met April 4, 1796 and Benjamin Brownell 2 was drawn as grand juror and Benet Cook was drawn as […]
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AT A MEETING of the inhabitants on 12 January, 1795 to elect a congressional representative, The Honorable George Leonard had 9 votes; the Honorable David Cobb had 1 vote; and declaration made thereof in Town meeting accordingly. Page 89 AT A MEETING of the inhabitants on 23 March, 1795 for the purpose of voting for […]
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AT A TOWN MEETING legally warned and held at the Town House in Westport on Saturday the 8th day of February A.D. 1794 for the purpose of choosing an agent to answer for the Town at the next court of general sessions of the peace to be holden at Taunton within and for the county […]
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AT A TOWN MEETING legally warned and held at the Town House on Monday, the 14th day of January A.D. 1793 for voting for a Representative to Congress: The Honorable James Warren Esq. had 17 votes The Honorable John Davis had 2 votes At a town meeting legally warned and held at the Town House […]
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IN COMPLIANCE WITH A VENIRE to John Gifford, Constable of the Town of Westport in due form directed, the inhabitants of said town were notified and assembled at the Town House in said Town of Westport on the 25th day of February 1792 and George Lawton was chosen Moderator of said meeting. Joseph Gifford was […]
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Page 52 AT A LEGAL TOWN MEETING held at the town house on Friday the twenty sixth day of November 1790 in the Town of Westport the inhabitants of said town gave in their votes for Walter Spooner Esq 13 in number and for the purpose set forth above and written and written by said […]
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Page 42 IN COMPLIANCE WITH A VENIRE FACIAS, issued from the Clerk of the Session of the County of Bristol, viz, Samuel Fales, Clerk, requiring the Constable of the Town of Westport to assemble the inhabitants of said Town to meet for the purpose of choosing one man for a Grand juror for the year […]
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1789 13 Gifford, Constable in said Town. Assembled on said day and place and proceeded agreeable to the direction in said writ. 1. Abner Brownell was chosen Moderator for said meeting for the purpose of chosing a grand juror. 2. Wesson Sowle was chosen Grand juror for the year ensuing. 3. Peleg Cornell Jr. was […]
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1788 5 Page 9 THE INHABITANTS of said Town of Westport who are qualified by law to vote being legally notified and warned to meet on Monday, February 25, 1788 at the Dwelling House of Joseph Gifford, Innkeeper, at one of the clock P.M. by Wesson Tripp one of the Constables of this Town. Assembled […]
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1787 1 IN COMPLIANCE WITH A WARRANT issued from Benjamin Russel Esq. directing William Almy to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Westport to meet together at some suitable place in said Town to choose all such town officers as towns are required to choose at their annual town meetings in the […]
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