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Catalog Number |
2017.FIC.23 |
Object Name |
Documents, Governing |
Title |
Warning for Precinct Meeting, March 2, 1757. |
Scope & Content |
The document was written on February 23rd by committee-man John Cutter. It is a notice requiring the constable of the northwest precinct of Cambridge, Ebenezer Eliott, to notify freeholders and inhabitants of the area as well as those of Charlestown, who are qualified to vote, to attend a town meeting. The meeting would take place at the meetinghouse on March 2nd at 1pm. The tasks required for the meeting (numbered 1-4) were to choose precinct officers for the following year; to increase Reverend Samuel Cooke's salary and to grant a sum of money to cover charges arising in the precinct; to know what the inhabitants think about repairing the meetinghouse; and to know what the inhabitants think about what they should do with the money of the precinct. A response was required on or before the date for the meeting. The reverse contains a short response from Ebenezer Eliott that he has notified the proper parties. Dated March 2nd. |
Date |
02/23/1757 |
Year Range from |
1757 |
Year Range to |
1757 |
People |
Cooke, Samuel Cutter, John Cutter, John* Cutter, Jonathan Cutter, Jonathan Sr. Eliott, Ebenezer |
Subjects |
Church Committees Elections Meetings Ministers of the gospel Money Orthodox churches Preachers Religion Religion & politics Repair Salaries Town life Town meetings Town officials Towns Voting Voting rights |
Search Terms |
Cambridge Charlestown Congregational Church Freeholders Menotomy Northwest precinct Orthodox Church Orthodox Congregational Church Second Parish Town Meeting Towns |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |