Tuesday August the 8th: 1738

Att a Generall Court held att the Hall

PresentMr John Prater< no role > Master

And most of the Assistants and Livery

This Day being the day appointed & agreed upon for the Election of a Master and Wardens to govern
this Company for the year following The Present Master Wardens and Assistants having
withdrawn themselves from the rest of the Livery and Considered of proper Persons to be
putt in Nomination for that purpose Doe according to a Power given them by an
Ordinance in that behalfe As also by antient Custom Resolve and agree That the
Persons hereafter named shall be putt in Nomination for that purpose for the yeare
ensuing

For Renter WardenFor Middle Warden
Mr Samuel Hawkins< no role > ElectedMr Nathaniel Ward< no role > Elected
Mr John Brookes< no role > Mr Nathaniel Benbridge< no role >
Mr Thomas Keene< no role > Mr Silvanus Horton< no role >

For Upper WardenFor Master
Coll John Williams< no role > ElectedMajor Benjamin Osgood< no role > Elected
Mr Thomas Haddon< no role > Mr Saml. Boughton< no role >
Mr Nathaniel Ward< no role > Mr Thomas Boddell< no role >

So the Election stands thus

Major Benjamin Osgood< no role > Master