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Seal To Thomas French one of the proprietors of
The Common Field in y^eTown of Deerfild in s^dCounty
Greeting
Whereas Tho^sWells Timothy Childs Ebenezer Shelden Joseph
Severance Jonathan Hoit John Catlin y^es^dSam^llFild
Tho^sWells 2^dand you the said Thomas French proprietors
of the said Comon Field have represented to me Timothy
Dwight Esq^rone of his Majesties Justices of the peace
for said County that a meeting of the Proprietors
of said Comon Field is necessary, first to make choise
of some meet person for a proprietors Clerk, Secondly
for the regulating y^efence Encloseing said Field &
the finding out Each proprietors proportion thereof, &
third by to conclude on some propper method for y^eCalling a Meeting of Said proprietors for y^efuture
Therefore In His Majestys Name you are hereby authorized
and required to Give notice to the proprietors of Said Comon
Field that they assemble themselves at y^eMeeting House in
Said Deerfield upon Monday y^efirst Day of April next at
Eight of y^eClock in y^eMorning for y^eEns and purposes above
Mentioned which Notice you are to Give by posting up a
Notification in wrighting in some puclick place in Deerfield
aforesaid fourteen Dayes before the Day aforementioned
Given under my hand this 4^th day of March in the
Seventh year of His Majest^sReign Annoq Dom 1733/4

Timothy Dwight

A true Coppy of Said Notification
Attest Elijah Williams Pro^sCler

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Eight proprietors of the Common Field in Deerfield are named in the document. The year is 1733/34. Thomas French (1657-1733) was one of the early permanent settlers of Deerfield and served as town clerk for twelve years. He is summoned by Justice of the Peace, Timothy Dwight, to call a meeting of the proprietors to name a clerk and to set the regulations for the fencing of the common fields.

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