Town records, 1681 - 1781

Includes: table of contents; individual owners' listings of properties and possessions; town meetings with dates, including elections; grants to individuals by selectmen; land, etc.; listings of inhabitants with dates; descriptions of infrastructure such as highways, roads, etc.; records of indenture, town boundaries, marriages and births; identification marks for domesticated livestock.

Note: Includes a declaration regarding the tyranny of the British King and a statement justifying the separation of the Colonies from Britain, to become independent states – dated July 4, 1776. Also includes copy of the Declaration of Independence.