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to the militia officers to assemble their men once in a week and 

 instruct them in the art of war, &c." In November the collectors 

 of taxes were directed to pay all moneys collected to Henry 

 Gardner, Esq., of Stow, appointed treasurer by the Provincial 

 Congress. 



December 26 Colonel Lincoln was again sent to the Provin- 

 cial Congress to be held in Cambridge. January, 1775, the town 

 chose a committee to take into consideration the state of the 

 militia. The members of this committee were Colonel Lincoln, 

 Enoch Lincoln, Jot ham Lincoln, Samuel Norton, Jacob Leavitt, 

 Samuel Thaxter, and Seth Stowers ; almost every one of whom 

 served in the army subsequently. 



May 24, 1775, Colonel Lincoln was chosen to represent the 

 town in the Provincial Congress then sitting at Watertown ; and 

 at the same meeting Benjamin Lincoln, Benjamin dishing, and 

 David Cushing were chosen a committee to correspond with other 

 towns in the province. 



July 10 Colonel Lincoln was chosen to represent the town in 

 the General Court to be held at Watertown on the 19th agreeably 

 to a resolve of the Continental Congress. 



The following are some of the expenditures of the town in this 

 year 1775 ordered to be paid by Thomas Loring, Treasurer: — 



To Jacob Leavitt for making carriage for cannon, timber, &c. 9-0-2 

 To Capt. Isaiah Cushing Company for exercising as per the 



Clerk's Role made up 4-16-4 

 To Jacob Leavitt for shop candles, &c, for company 1-1-7 

 To John Fearing for timber for the cannon 0-9-0 

 To Capt. Jonses Company for Exercising as pr Roll 2-8-4 

 To Capt. James Lincolns Company for Exercising and Allow- 

 ance for house Liquor, Candles 7-6-4 

 To Capt. Jotham Loring for his Company Exercising Evenings 



and the allowance for house candles, &c. 8-0-1 li- 



To Adam Stowell for 4 lb. Ball Led 47 18 lbs Cannon shot® 20 0-4-7 



To Joshua Leavitt for 38 lb. Cannon Ball (§,• 2 6-4 

 To Jer h Lincoln for part Capt. Jonses Company Exercising house 



room candles, &c. 2-0-4 

 To Enoch Whiton for part his Companv Exercising house room 



Candles, &c. 4-1 1-0 

 To Theop. Wilder for part of Capt. Whiton Company Exercising 



house room Candles. &c. 2-9-8 



Adjoining the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in 

 the old part of the State House in Boston, itself the depository of 

 some revered historical relics, is a long rather low alcoved room 

 with several large tables, a case or two of drawers, and many 

 shelves. A number of persons may always be found here : clerks, 

 whose duty and pleasure it is to assist the numerous visitors, 

 students, and writers of history ; men and women curious to see 

 the old documents ; descendants of revolutionary and provincial 



