At the annual Town meeting held at the house of Capt. Thaddeas Dewey in Westfield on this day 1st April 1794 agreeable to law. The following ... officers were chosen for the year ensuing .... Moderator George Wray Town Clerk Charles Kane Qualified before Ozias Coleman Esq. Supervisor George Wray Ditto Afsefsors James Sloan Zepheniah Kingsley Reuben Baker Commifsioners John Kingsley Qualified before Ozias Coleman Esq. Of Highways Charles Kane Qualified before Ozias Coleman Esq. Stephen Burges Qualified before Ozias Coleman Esq. Poor Masters Capt. Saml. Wilson Maj. Silas Childs Qr. B... S. Sherwood Constables Solomon Brown Qualifed before Ozias Coleman Esq. & Collectors William Potter Qualifed before Ozias Coleman Esq. Path Masters John Crosby On the West Side Charles Kane Of Wood Creek Samuel Welch [Walch] Willm. Pattison John Lykes Hope Washbont Thomas Stevens James Perkins William Harrifs [Harriss] Richd. Weatherby John Forbufs [Forbuss] Husted Mow Samuel Winegar John Pettiplace Peter Harrifs [Harriss] [One or more names cut off] Path Masters John Kingsley On the East Side Robert Harper [Harpor] Of Wood Creek Reuben Baker Joseph Jenkins John Main Zepheniah Mason Daniel Mason Grant Beequeth Ozias Coleman Jun. [Coloman] Ebenezer Northem [Northam, Northum] Elijah Chapen Andrew Stevenson [Stephenson] Jacob Snyder Pound Keepers Ozias Coleman [Coloman] William Harrifs [Harriss] Medad Harvey Damage Prizers Joseph Parks & Fence Viewers William Potter Nathan Mason Zepheniah Kingsley Town Treasurer Ozias Coleman Esq. Voted. That all young or single men shall work two days. Also That 2/3 of the highway work shall be done by 30th June Also That next Town Meeting to be at Medad Harvey's Esq. Also The next after that to be at Capt. Thaddeus Deweys Also That Hogs & sheep shall not be free commoners. [Signed] Charles Kane Town Clerk
Source: Microfilm of Original Town Records on File in Washington Co. Courthouse.
Transcribed by
Lynn Stevenson Fisher, descendant of Andrew Stevenson.
Note: Spelling of names matches the original as closely as possible. Other possible spellings added by the transcriber in brackets.
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