Dennis Ferguson's
Highway List for 1799. The original document was written on two pieces
of paper measuring approximately 6-¼" high by 7-" wide. Because
of size constraints, only the first page has been scanned.
The paper had been folded
in half and the papers tied together with string to make a booklet of eight
pages measuring 3-" wide by 6-¼" high. Unfortunately, the last two
pages were torn and are unreadable.
To Dennis Ferguson
one of the Surveyors of Highways in the town of Kittery, Greeting, the
forgoing is a list of assessments made upon the Polls & (rateable)
Estates of the forgoing list Each one his respective proportion of the
sum of forty Dollars and forty seven cents it being the amount of Sdlist
Which Thou ask to cause to be expended in Labour and materials upon the
Highways within thy limits according to the Direction of My warrant allowing
Sixty and Seven
cents to Each Man for
a days work and Sixtyseven cents a day for each yoke of oxen and thirty
and three cents a day
for a Good plough and twentyfive cents
(End of
page 6)
