Dorchester Town Records (Boston Record Commissioners, Fourth Report, 1880; 2nd ed. 1883)

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Dorchester Town Records (Boston Record Commissioners, Fourth Report, 1880; 2nd ed. 1883)
type
other
date
printed 1880; 2nd ed. 1883
reference
pp. 126, 156, 177-180, 191, 204, 209-213
url
https://archive.org/details/fourthreportofre04bost
seen
transcript
access
public

The printed town-meeting records and town accounts of Dorchester, read in the archive.org full text. Not the same book as Dorchester Town Records (Boston Record Commissioners, Report vol. 21) (the births, marriages and deaths, Report vol. 21).

Cited for King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/):

  • 12 (4) 1665: the town treats with "Josiah Sachem" (Josias Wampatuck) "to see what the demand of the Indians is ... respecting any of Dorchester Land," with "Copyes of the Deed from Kitshamichin" (p. 126).
  • Capt. William Hudson's farm at Wading River, "Dorchester house" (p. 156), where Philip met Dorchester's townsmen on 12 July 1670.
  • The accounts accepted 13 Nov 1671 pay "Capt. Foster for money he laid downe to the Sachem" and charge "Liquors for the Jorney to wading Riuer"; Capt. Hopestill Foster's warrant of 1671 against encroachers "about wadeing Riuer" (pp. 177-180).
  • The town ran "the line betweene punkapage and Dorchester" (p. 191).
  • The town meeting of Dec 1674 chose for selectmen "Mr Stoughton, Capt. Foster, Liftnt Capen, William Sumner, Ensigne Hale" (p. 204).
  • 19 (5) 1675: "Ther was a duble Contry Rate made ... being for the expences for the warr against the Indians" (p. 209). Town meeting of 13 (10) 1675: "for Raters William Pond Mr Mather Roger Billeng" (p. 210); 18 (7) 1676, Timothy Mather sets out the country way (p. 212); 4 (10) 1676: "for Raters Mr Timothy Mather Srgnt Pond, Srgnt Wiswell" (p. 213). Timothy Mather was the town's rater for the war years, not a selectman.
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  2. title: "Dorchester Town Records (Boston Record Commissioners, Fourth Report, 1880; 2nd ed. 1883)"
  3. type: other
  4. date: "printed 1880; 2nd ed. 1883"
  5. reference: "pp. 126, 156, 177-180, 191, 204, 209-213"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/fourthreportofre04bost"
  7. seen: transcript
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. The printed town-meeting records and town accounts of Dorchester, read in the archive.org full text.
  12. Not the same book as `vital-records-dorchester` (the births, marriages and deaths, Report vol. 21).
  14. Cited for King Philip's War (`research/king-philips-war/`):
  16. - 12 (4) 1665: the town treats with "Josiah Sachem" (Josias Wampatuck) "to see what the demand of the
  17. Indians is ... respecting any of Dorchester Land," with "Copyes of the Deed from Kitshamichin" (p. 126).
  18. - Capt. William Hudson's farm at Wading River, "Dorchester house" (p. 156), where Philip met Dorchester's
  19. townsmen on 12 July 1670.
  20. - The accounts accepted 13 Nov 1671 pay "Capt. Foster for money he laid downe to the Sachem" and charge
  21. "Liquors for the Jorney to wading Riuer"; Capt. Hopestill Foster's warrant of 1671 against encroachers
  22. "about wadeing Riuer" (pp. 177-180).
  23. - The town ran "the line betweene punkapage and Dorchester" (p. 191).
  24. - The town meeting of Dec 1674 chose for selectmen "Mr Stoughton, Capt. Foster, Liftnt Capen, William
  25. Sumner, Ensigne Hale" (p. 204).
  26. - 19 (5) 1675: "Ther was a duble Contry Rate made ... being for the expences for the warr against the
  27. Indians" (p. 209). Town meeting of 13 (10) 1675: "for Raters William Pond Mr Mather Roger Billeng" (p.
  28. 210); 18 (7) 1676, Timothy Mather sets out the country way (p. 212); 4 (10) 1676: "for Raters Mr Timothy
  29. Mather Srgnt Pond, Srgnt Wiswell" (p. 213). Timothy Mather was the town's rater for the war years, not a
  30. selectman.
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