. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . o provide in a decent mannerfor the ministers, delegates, & scholars that should attend Mr Mer-rills ordination. Seveai pounds lawful money was raised to defray the expensesof the ordination;—also, seven pounds and ten shillings lawfulmoney for the use of the town for the year. Oct. 5. Voted to raise one hundred dollars towards thebuilding of a meeting-house. This is the first instance in therecords of the use of the term dollar, in distinction from the wordpound. One sixth part was to be j^aid in money, and the balance inlabor a
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . o provide in a decent mannerfor the ministers, delegates, & scholars that should attend Mr Mer-rills ordination. Seveai pounds lawful money was raised to defray the expensesof the ordination;—also, seven pounds and ten shillings lawfulmoney for the use of the town for the year. Oct. 5. Voted to raise one hundred dollars towards thebuilding of a meeting-house. This is the first instance in therecords of the use of the term dollar, in distinction from the wordpound. One sixth part was to be j^aid in money, and the balance inlabor at two shillings per day. Thomas Foss, Benjamin Eastman, Peter Kimball, Joseph At-kinson, and George Jackman were appointed a committee to over-see the construction of the house. TAXES. The first list of ratable polls on record is for the year 1768, thenumber being sixty-three. Taxes were levied for the province,town, meeting-house, ordination, minister, wood for the minister,and a labor tax on the meeting-house. The labor tax was five-fold the money ~ /a) ^ ^
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