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Colonial Local Government
[1720-1721
Mr Eliezer Arnold Engaged
Mr Thomas Arnold Junr
Mr William Turpin Engaged
Chosen ouer seers for the poore
Capt James olney
MrWilliam Whipple
William Whipple Refused
Pound Engaged keepers
Mr × James Browne
MrRichard Browne
mr × William — Hopkins — Carptr
mr Richard Sayles
mr Charles Dyer
mr × Arthur ffenner Junr
mr John Steere Junr ×
& mr James Aldrich
Chosen fence viewers those Crossed are Engaged
Mr Benjamin Tillinghast
Chosen Packer & and Sealer
Engaged
Mr Thomas Kilton
mr Daniell Angell
and mr Ebenezer × Bates
Chosen Hog Constables Engaged

The Town Constables Chosen and Engaged for the Ciuell are

Henry Estance : —
John Sayles Junr
Samuell Gorton

Mr Nathaniell Blague Mr Thomas Kilton are Chosen hemp viewers — Engaged

Mr Jonathan Spreague Junr Js Chosen deputy to serue att the next Genrll Court of Assembly to be held att Newport Jn this Jnstant June Jn the Roome of mr Andrew Harris

for as much as Mr James Browne hath Positiuely Refused to serue in the place of a Town Councill man : where vpon Capt James Olney is Chosen in his Roome and also mr Edward Smith hath positiuely Refused to serue in the place and office of a Town Councill man : where vpon Mr Phillip Tillinghast is Chosen in his Roome ×

The meeteing is adjorned to Saterday next it being the 10th day of this Jnstant June att twelue a Clock in the day —