History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

332 HISTORY OP NORTHAMPTON. [1771-1772.
Right of southamp- All iiiquirj was ordered into the right of
ton to the interest
of the School
Fund.
Southampton to a portion of the interest
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01^ i^he school money belonging to the town,
which had been regularly paid over to that
district. Apparentl}^ the town refused to pay any more of
it to Southampton, as no more such payments can be found
upon the treasurer's books.
Several Matters Timothy Dwiglit and othcrs were granted
Adjusted. the privilege, in 1771, of erecting a slaughter-house
on the town land, near Aaron
Kingsley's tan-yard pasture, and the selectmen were authorized
to procure the proper and necessary tools for digging
graves and put them into the hands of responsible persons.
The town also ordered the prosecution of those persons who
had recently brought a squaw into the town, unless they
would refund the money paid out on her behalf during her
illness. Surveyors were allowed ''two coppers per mile,"
when obliged to go to distant parts of the town in the discharge
of their official duties. At the same time it was
voted not to build a school-house at Pascommuck.
Westhatnpton Pe- In 1772, settlci'S ill the west part of the town
titionsforaMin- followed the example of Pascommuck and
sent the annexed Petition to the town :
"Northampton, February y^ 25, A. D. 1773.
" To the Gentleme freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of
Northampton assembled and meet on their annual March meeting.
" The petition of the inhabitants of the west or Long Division So
called in the County of hampshire.
" humbly shews that whereas we have long Laboured under the un-
happiness of being So Situate in our Settlements hear in the woods that
we cant with any conveniance injoy many of the previlidges of the
town for which we have heither to boorn a proportinable part ot the
charge and cost viz : the Support of the Minister of the gosple and
Schooling of children which we cant but Look upon a burden two
heavy for us to Bare now in our infant State of begining.
" And as we are now proposeing a meathod for our releaf with respect
to haveing the gosjjle preached among us hear in the neighbourhood
So that our famalyes may take the benefit thereof — in which proseedings
we humbly hope and trust that your generossetyes will So
fully acquies and be So well pleased to See any thing Done that hath a
tendancy to promote peace and good order and Espetially the revival of
Decaying religon which is or aught to be much Lemented that you will