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SALEM VILLAGE RECORD BOOK [For Years 1672 - 1713] Transcription published in installments in The Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society, 1924-1931 Danvers Historical Society

December

[21] The: 17th: Day of December: 1684:

The Inhabitants of this village are Desiered to meet att ther ordinary place of Meeting upon the: 18th Day of this Instant month December to compleat the works that the Last meeting was warned for and also to Receive the Return of the men that ware chosen to look into the Defects of the Book: and also those that are consarned about the Book are Desiered to Meet after Lecter to compleat their worke: It is Desiered that Thee Inhabitants would all attend this meeting and be att place appointed by teen a clock in the morning there being a great deal of work to be don: Frances Nurs Thomas Wilknes Ezekill Chever

The: 18th Day of December: 1684:

At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of this village: first It was voated That Nathaniell Ingersoll shall have: 20 shillings for entertaining Mr. Epps ---

2ly voated that wee Make Choice of Lt Nathaniell, putnam Sarjant Walcott and Samuell Nurs to treate with Joseph Hutchinson about the acre of Land That he hath given to the plantation to set the Meeting house upon

3ly voated that this Bill of Disbustments shall be entered into the Book and that this bill shall be paid to the perticular parsons with in named and this Is the whol Dept that is Due to the parsons with in named for the Ministry House and Land and for work don their and for work Don at the Meeting house: and for wood carried to Mr. Burroughs and that Constable pope shall forth with gather his Rate Committed to him and pay the same according to his ordor: and this voat to take place from the Datte of the Bill ---

feberary the fift 1682


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Lt Tho: putnam623
Nathaniell putnam1310
Jonathan Walcott1133
Jno putnam senr3126
Joseph Hutchinson134
Daniell Rea199
John Flint1119
Nath: Ingersoll1173
sarjant Fuller246
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Thomas Fuller junr1510
Joshua Rea1166
Thomas Flint11-
Thomas Haines15-
John Gingill-3-
Benj Wilknes-16-
Samuel Wilknes-5-
Henry Wilknes-17-
Allex : osborn-3-
Jona: Putnam-126
Benj Holton-6-
Joseph Herrick-2-
James Hadlock senr-26
Zaccary Goodell-28
William Sibley-2-
John Sheepard-56
Aron Way1125
William Way-74
Thomas Fuller-8-
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Wee whose names are underwriten being Impowered by the plantation for to examine the accounts both of Dept and creadit of their Disbustments: doe give in this account to the best of our understanding to be the Depts due from the Inhabitants: John Putnam Joseph Hutchinson Nathaniell Ingersoll: Tho: Fuller
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A Bill of Disbustmentssd
A Bill of Disbustmentssd
Lt Thomas Putnam133
Lt John Putnam1143
Edward Putnam-5-
Thomas Wilknes-34
Joseph Hutchinson11-
Zaccary Goodell-89
Jonathan Putnam-46
Thomas Haines-106
Allexander osborn-9-
Daniell Rea-151
Nathaniell Ingersoll-10-
John Buxton-13-
Job Swinaton-6-
Tho: Putnam jur-34
Henry Kenny-46
Thomas Kenny-3-
William Sibley-66
Sarjant Fuller112-
Tho: Fuller junr-6-
Samuell Brabrook-26
henry Holton-26
James Stimson-2-
Joseph porter-126

Joseph porter236
Henry Kenny-36
John Buxton-8-
William Nickols-10-
Jonathan Knight-23
Thomas Wilknes-10-
Henry Wilknes-11-
Joseph Mazary-14-
John Tarbill-3-
Bnjamin Holton-6-
John Darling-10-
Thomas putnam jur-1-

Wee whose names are under writen being Chosen by the Inhabitants to settle the accounts of Disbustments Both Dept and credit: which we have Don to the best of our understanding
John Putnam senr Joseph Hutchinson Nathaniell Ingersoll Thomas Fuller

At an ajornment of the Meeting from the eighteenth Day of this Instant December 1684 to the tweenty nin day of The same Month It was voated that we will give Mr. Lawson for the Last quarter of this year thirteen pounds tenn shillings in money and his wood as it is all Redy ordored: and Thomas Putnam senr and Nathanil Ingersoll are chosen to Receive the money and pay it to Mr. Lawson

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