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450 THE HISTORY OF BAERn^GTON. fixed by the assessors at the usual price of day labor. The following is a record of the surveyor of highways of the north district of the town, including the taxpayers living north of Prince's Hill, made just a century ago : " Work on Highways, District No. i, Barrington. John Barnes, one hand. ) one team of five Matthew & Sullivan Allin, one hand. > Cattle. John Humphrey & J. Hardin, 2 hands & a 3 Cattle team. George Salsbury, one hand. Silvester Viall, one hand & two Cattle. Samuel Barnes, one hand & three Cattle & Cart. Consider Tripp, one hand. Edward Loyal, one hand. Josiah Humphrey, one hand. Josiah Humphrey, Junr., one hand & 2 Cattle. Elkanah Humphrey, Jr., one hand. Elkanah Humphrey, one hand & three Cattle. Joshua Bicknell, one hand & five Cattle. Josiah Viall, one hand. Samuel Allen, Jr , one hand. Josiah Kinnicutt, one hand. William Brown, one hand. Kent Brown, one hand. Nathl. Heath, one hand & team 3 Cattle. Nathl. Heath, one hand. Solomon Peck, one hand & team 3 Cattle. Daniel Peck, one hand. Comfort Stanley, one hand. Charles Young, one hand. Enoch Remington, one hand. Ebenr. Peck, two hands & team. Joel Peck, one hand. Thomas Carpenter and Daniel Horn, two hands & team. Thomas Allin, two hands & team. To work on the highways on Monday, the 25 of June, 1798."