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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 205
Orlando and Jonathan Bagley petitioned for leave "to build a
wharf fifty feet in width on the piece of flats between Mr.
Lowell's wharf and Timothy Currier's, about midway between
them, from the bank to the channel of Powow river," and was
allowed to do so.
John
; Fowler has for years been allowed ^5 per year to
assist in maintaining his diseased or 11011 compos daughter.
This year he asked for ^10 and was allowed £6 in provisions,
to be ordered by the selectmen.
Capt. Thomas Rowell, Left. John Hoyt and Abner Whittier
were chosen to hire a school-master for the town and direct
"y e time and place where y e school shall be kept at the west
end of the town," and Orlando Bagley, Stephen Bartlett and
Jacob Bagley were chosen to order the place at the east end.
The following is a copy of the assessors' certificate, filed in
1 741, the .original being now in the clerk's office, giving a com-
plete list of the Quakers in the East parish.
"A list of the Names of those persons called quaakers In the
East parish in Amesbury given out In compliance with an act
of Court Directing there to be put on Record by the Town
Clark are as followeth
Jacob Rowel and we Know of No others that have
Aaron Rowel ever obtained sartificats from the soci-
Edward Upton ety of quakers according to s d act of
Samewel Barnard Court to free them from paying tax
John Jones to the ministry Established according
Samuel Gould to the laws of the Province.
Thomas Chalis Given under our Hands Dated July
Widow Margery Weed the 16, 1741.
Nat Weed Stephen Bartlett ) Assessors for
Samuel Jones David Clough > the East Parish
Tames Dow Isaac Tuxbery ) in Amesbury."
The winter of this year seems to have been a very cold one
according to Richard Kelley's diary, which we quote, as fol-
lows : "febuary 28, 1740-41 then I went down to newbury
with my team & carried a load of wood for Mr Joseph Dow &
sume other teams with me, we went on to y e River at Sweats