. Bulletin. nal and in-direct references are the only evidence of their Meeting House, Town House and Jail must haveexisted before 1716 but where they stood cannot be de-termined with any accuracy. The reason seems to bethat these buildings were placed on land not purchasedor set off for the purpose, but upon some kind of verbalpermission, so that when the building was changed toanother location no transfer of land followed. The landrecords are silent as to the situation of these before 1700, religious meetings, courts and townassemblies were all held in priva
. Bulletin. nal and in-direct references are the only evidence of their Meeting House, Town House and Jail must haveexisted before 1716 but where they stood cannot be de-termined with any accuracy. The reason seems to bethat these buildings were placed on land not purchasedor set off for the purpose, but upon some kind of verbalpermission, so that when the building was changed toanother location no transfer of land followed. The landrecords are silent as to the situation of these before 1700, religious meetings, courts and townassemblies were all held in private houses. In 1686 themagistrates ordered the town to build a jail and presum-ably the order was obeyed, but no further mention can befound. In 1707 the town voted to repair the town house,but there is no evidence that one had been built or whereit stood. In 1708 John Macy was employed by the townto build a prison as soon as he could, but where he placedit is a mystery. The society of Friends in 1709 decided. Major Josiah CofRn House.
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