Westborough Town Records, vol. 1 (1717-1781), ms p. 5: town meeting of 2 March 1719 ('voted that nathaniel oak shall tak Care of the Countrey Pr[?]d'). Heading 'Westborough: march: 2[d?]: 1719': 'voted that nathaniel oak shall tak Care of the Countrey Pr[?]d in to Town to Secure it form fier'; the meeting is adjourned to 18 April.

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Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).

(Entry of 2 March 1719 only; the right edge of the page is trimmed.)

Westborough: march: 2[d?]: 1719

The Town By order of the Select men meett

Voted to Chous John fay moderator

voted to Grant ten pounds for a [Hi]way Reate

voted that nathaniel oak shall tak Care of the Countrey P[?]d

in to Town to Secure it form fier

It was then voted to Give order to the Town Treasurer to Pay the money that is all Ready Granted to whom is was Dew

And then it was voted to Approve the Receit of Thomas Rice Treasurer: then voted to A Journ this meeting

to the 18 of Apr[il] att one a clock After noon

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Keep in mind: Confirmed as read: the date and the vote naming Nathaniel Oak. The word after 'Countrey' begins with a capital P and is NOT 'Store' (best reading 'Powd[er]', uncertain): do not quote 'Countrey Store'. The entry says only 'nathaniel oak'; his son Nathaniel was about 15, so it is almost certainly the father (Likely). The day numeral is read as 2 (moderate confidence); a second heading on the page reads 'March ye 2: 1718(19)'.

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Nathaniel Oak(e) first record 1686; died 1720/21