| Collection |
Gosling Collection |
| Date |
1803 |
| Abstract |
A collections of receipted invoices from the bell ringers for the Town From 1803 until 1888.
During the time span they were paid to ring the bell for the town.
Their duties and notes included:
Ringing the bell at one o'clock and nine o'clock and for Town Meetings
Additional chores were paid for extra
Digging graves for inhabitants of the Work House.
Suppling Porters (to carry the coffin) $.50 each
Ring the bell #1.00
Supply the pall. $.25
Attend the selectmen's meetings 3 meetings $1.00
Care of and repair of the Church clock
Hanging the bell
Tend and repair the clock
Tolling the bell for death of the President, 1841 $1.50
Watching one night, 1841 $1.50
Ringing the bell on the 4th of July and 22nd of February $1.00
Ringing the Baptist Bell
Supplying bell ropes
Tolling the bell for Judge Story
Recording Deaths paid at 10 cents each
Tolling Bell for President Tailor on July 10th and July 13th
Tolling the bell for Daniel Webesteron Oct. 25th & 29th 1853
Supplying bell rope for E. Church 1847
Care & cleaning the Hearse
Ringing the bell for return of soldiers July 29, 1863
Ringing the Bell (Unitarian) Feb 22, 1888
Tolling bell for Gen. Sheridan
Crying Notice for meetings
Tolling bell 10th & 13 of July 1850
Note:
1804 They were paid for the whole year at $25.00 per year. But by 1821 that had changed to pay for each quarter year at the same rate.
In 1860 the rate was changed to $30.00 per year and they were paid for the month or two. But it changed back to $25.00 later.
Up to April 1888 all the receipts were hand written on scraps of paper but they were on preprinted Selectmen's Dept. after that time.
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| Home Location |
Cellar Vault, File cabinet November Drawer #2 |
| Object ID |
2009-100-1No2.19 |
| Object Name |
Folders (containers) |
| People |
Bartlett, Eli V. 1821
Bartlett, John 1803
Bartlett, William 1821
Bliss, Nathl P. 1861
Chapman, Fransis R. 1888
Cloutman, Joseph 1841
Coffin, Samuel 1888
Dinsmore, Joseph 1859
Doliber, Eleazer L. 1888
Felton, John A. 1845
Fitzpartick, Andrew 1821
Hinsman, William 1851
Homan & Mansfield 1821
Homan, Nathaniel 1845
Hooper, William 1821
Hooper, William 1821
Kimball, Abraham. 1859
Lackey Andrew 1849
Lackey, William H. 1847
Morse, Levi 1821
Nicholson, Thomas 1809
Nickelson, James 1847
O'Brien, T. E. 1888
Russell, William H. 1841
Smethurst, John 1846
Stockwell, W. L. 1852
Strong, Philip 1841
Swan, Thomas 1841
Winslow & Randall 1851 |
| Search Terms |
Old Town records
Bell ringers
Tolling the bells |
| Title |
Bell Ringing 1803 to 1888 |
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