Westport Town Records

Town rcords 1814

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VOTED to adjourn this meeting until the last Saturday of August next at two of the clock in the afternoon.

AT A LEGAL MEETING [held June 6,1814 to select jurors] Ebenezer Baker and Thomas Wordell was drawn as Traverse Jurymen at the Circuit Court of Common Pleas.

AT A LEGAL MEETING [held September 5,1814 to select jurors] Charles Macomber and Daniel Howard was drawn for the next Circuit Court of Common Pleas.

AT A LEGAL MEETING [held October 10, 1814 to select jurors] Abner Devol was drawn a Grand juror and Jonathan Davis & Robert Shearman was drawn as Traverse jurors at the next Supreme Judicial Court.

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AT A LEGAL MEETING [held December 5,1814] Wanton Case was drawn
AT A LEGAL MEETING [held March 7,18151 Sylvester Brownell was drawn Grand juror and Phillip Potter was drawn traverse juror for Circuit Court
AT A LEGAL MEETING [held April 24,18151 William Sisson was drawn
AT A LEGAL MEETING [held May 27,18151 Holder White and Wilbur Gifford was drawn

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AT A LEGAL MEETING [held September 6,1815] Samuel Slade and Preserved Shearman was drawn
AT A LEGAL MEETING [held October 2,1815] Abial Davis was drawn Grand juror and David Sisson & Elijah Gifford, Jr., were drawn as Traverse jurors for Supreme Judicial Court
AT A LEGAL MEETING [held November 27,1815] Stephen Cornell, Jr. & Jonathan White were drawn traverse jurors at next Circuit Court

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TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING [warrant issued March 25,1814 for annual town meeting, all typical articles for annual meetings]

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AT A LEGAL MEETING of the inhabitants of the Town of Westport assembled at the Town House in said Westport on monday the fourth day of April A.D. 1814 at ten oclock in the forenoon for the purposes contained in the foregoing warrant:
VOTES for the following persons were given in...
Abner Brownell chosen moderator by written ballot
Town Clerk: Abner B. Gifford chosen by written ballot
Selectmen: Abner B. Gifford, Ephraim Macomber, Bradford by written ballot
Committee on Accounts: John Mosher, Lemuel Milk, Nathaniel Kirby, blacksmith
Pound Keeper: Nathaniel Kirby
Treasurer: Abner B. Gifford & to have 1 1/4 %
VOTED to adjourn this meeting until the ninth day of May next...
Recorded by me, Abner B. Gifford, Town Clerk

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TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING: [warrant for meeting to elect state officials on April,, 4, 1814]

AT A LEGAL MEETING of the inhabitants of this Town of Westport, assembled at the Town House in Said Town on Monday, the fourth day of April A.D. 1814 at eleven oclock in the forenoon for the purposes contained in the foregoing warrant.
VOTES for the following persons were given in, sorted, and counted and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed, viz...

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For Governor: Caleb Strong, 314 votes; Samuel Dexter, 17 votes
For Lt. Governor: William Phillip, 314 votes; William Gray, 17 votes
For Senators: Sylvester Brownell, 314 votes; Samuel Crocker, 314 votes;
William Wood, 17 votes; Cornellius Grinnell, 17 votes.

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TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING: [warrant to meet May 9,1814 to select town representatives to General Court]

AT A LEGAL MEETING [held May 9, 1814 according to foregoing warrant] VOTES for the following persons were given, sorted, and counted, and record and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution directed:

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Abner Brownell had 27 votes
Abner B. Gifford had 27 votes
John Anthony had 26 votes and they were chosen. Recorded by me, A.B. Gifford, Town Clelrk

AGREEABLE TO ADJOURNMENT from last April, the inhabitants of the Town met at the Town House in said Town and proceeded on the unfinished business of the annual meeting. George C. Brownell chosen Constable and Collector of Taxes and to have 3 1/2 % M he to procure two good bondsmen for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in him.
Surveyors of Lumber: Jethro Howland, A.B. Gifford, Stephen Howland, Micah Dean
Tythingmen: Pardon Gifford, Daniel Boomer, Warren Dwelley, Joshua Pettey, Wanton Macomber, Ephraim Macomber
Fence Viewers: George Gifford, Thomas Wordell, Abraham Cornell, Bradford Richmond, Christopher Cornell, Benjamin Brownell, John Dyer, Edmond Tripp, Wilbur Gifford
Surveyors of Highways: Humphrey Macomber, Phillip Potter, Thomas T. Cornell, Benjamin Wordell, Stephen Cornell, Jr., Peleg Chace, Ebenezer Baker, Jonathan Peckham, Thomas Wordell, Ichabod Potter, Jr., Nathaniel Kirby, Moses Case, Jonathan Records, George Lawton, David Sanford, Ezekiel Brownell, Nathaniel Kirby,

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George White, William Gifford, Adam Gifford, job Gifford, Charles Allen, Peter Devol, Jonathan Brownell, Ephraim Macomber
Field Drivers: Phillip Davis, Jireth Brownell, Jerathmael White, Wilbur Gifford , Edward Manchester, Benjamin Cory, George C. Brownell, Zebedee Davis, Russell Gifford, Jonathan Sowle, Nathaniel Tripp, Daniel Boomer
Cullers of Hoops & Staves: Jethro Howland & Zoeth Howland
Sealers of Leather: Daniel Brownell & Preserved Shearman
Cullers of Fish: Jethro Howland & Zoeth Howland
Hog Reeves: Zacheus Gifford, John Gifford, Sr., Phillip Davis, Jr., Wilbur Gifford, Thomas Allen, tailor, Gilbert Macomber, Thomas Richmond, David Devol, Phillip Davis, Benjamin Wordell, Wanton Macomber
Overseers of Landing at the Head: Lemuel Milk, Humphrey Howland, George Lawton
Overseers of Fishery: Gideon Palmer, Daniel Gifford, Pardon Cornell, Samuel Wilcox & Perry Gifford
VOTED that the manner of providing for the poor of this town be by venduing unless in instances, where the Selectmen shall think it best to provide otherways, having regard to their comfortable support and maintainance.
VOTED to raise one thousand dollars by way of tax on the polls & estates of the

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inhabitants of this Town for the support of the poor & schools and other expenses of said Town the year ensuing to be collected and paid in to the Town Treasurer by the first day of April next, & the assessors are directed to assess said sum, the the way and manner directed by law .....
VOTED that the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars of the aforesaid sum be appropriated for the support of schools, and in the same manner as was the last year, which is recorded at length....
Recorded by me, Abner B. Gifford, Town Clerk

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VOTED that for repairing and amending of highways and town ways in the Town of Westport the year ensuing the sum of eight hundred dollars be assessed on the polls and estates as other taxes are assessed and that the assessors assess the same as soon as may be and deliver a list of the persons named and the sums they are assessed to each Surveyor for his limits accord to law.
VOTED that the same price for labour, for carts & plows, be allowed to the several persons in working on highways and town ways be allowed by the Surveyors this year as was last year, and to be worked out at the same stipulated times.
VOTED that the same measures be taken in treading down and making the roads passable when block up with snow, this year as was last year.
Recorded by me, Abner B. Gifford, Town Clerk

The Honorable Samuel Crocker, Esq had one hundred and seventy three votes for County Treasurer.
VOTED to given Doct. Thos. Richmond thirty dollars to doctor all the poor who now are, or may hereafter during the year, become chargeable to this Town.
VOTED that Abner B. Gifford should be agent for the Town the year ensuing.

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The Committee on Accounts made a report in writing that they had attended the business assigned them and that they had allowed to the several persons named in the list presented them the several sums set against their respective names, amounting in the whole to the sum of $1288-60. VOTED to accept the report ... and the Treasurer is directed to pay the several sums .... The Committee also report that agreeable to their appointment they made a settlement with the Town Treasurer and found that he had received for the Town the year past the sum of $1121-03 and had paid out $1221.75, leaving a balance in favor of the treasurer of $100.72 and that they had settled with him accordingly. Signed by John Mosher, Lemuel Milk, Nathaniel Kirby
VOTED to adjoum this meeting to last saturday of next August.

TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING: [warrant to meet to select representatives to Congress of the United States I

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AT A LEGAL MEETING [held November 7,1814, pursuant to foregoing warrant]
VOTES for the following persons were given in, viz.

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For the Honorable Laban Wheaton, Esq., who had 112
For Marcus Morton, Esq., who had 1 Recorded by me, Abner B. Gifford, Town Clerk