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No. 78]
Proceedings of a Town-Meeting
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Saterday ye 10th day of June 1721 :

the meeteing is againe in being— Coll Joseph Whipple Continues moderator

The Town Councill men Chosen to act to the assistants and Justices for this yeare: and Engaged are — Coll Joseph Whipple
Capt Nathaniell Jenckes
Capt Thomas Harris
Mr Nicholas Power
Capt James Olney
Mr Phillip Tillinghast

John Potter Junr is Chosen Constable Jn the Roome of Moses Burllinggame

Ensign James Whipple is Chosen Pound Keeper in the Roome of Mr William Whipple

The meeteing is adjorned to munday the 19th day of this Jnstant June

Jn order to Engage John Potter Junr to the place of a Constable : other ways to Chose an other in his Roome : but in Case the sd Potter takes his ingagement before that time then this meeteing is dissolued

June ye : 19th day 1721 : the meeteing is againe in being —

Richard Waterman Chosen Moderator Coll Joseph Whipple being absent

John Potter Junr appeared before this meeteing and made excuse of his Enabilityes that disinabled him for serueing in the place of a Constable : and his alligations was accepted by the Justices and there vpon the sd Potter Js dismist for this yeare Jn hopes he may be better Enabled to performe the office by his Jndustry to acquaint himself with Larneing against an other time

Where vpon Samuell Gorton was Chosen in to the office of a Constable and Engaged in the Roome of the said John Potter

The meeteing is dissolued :

[Record Commission], The Early Records of the Town of Providence (Providence, 1897), XIII, 41-55 passim.