Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

Page 120 AT A MEETING [held January 17, 1799 to select congressional representative] Stephen Bullock had 8 votes, being the whole number given in 1799 57 AT A MEETING [held April 1, 1799 to select persons for Court of General Session and Common Pleas] Roger White drawn to be Grand juror at General Sessions; Abial […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

Page 112 WARRANT To Thomas Wodle, constable, greetings [injunction to call town meeting for Monday, April 2,1798, from select men Wesson Kirby, Roger White & Abner Brownell, issued Mar 13, 1798 to consider the following articles, viz.] 1. to choose town officers 2. to give in their votes for country treasurer 3. To receive returns […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

AT A MEETING [to elect congressional representative held Monday the 16th day of January 17971 votes for Elisha May Esq 12 Also at said meeting voted that the Select Men be and hereby are requested, to provide for the support of Elizabeth Devol, in the way they shall think for the interest of the town […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Greg Stone

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 […]