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

March

[24) The sixt Day of March 1684/5

Aft A Generall Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village There was chosen for a committee for the year enseueing viz: Lt: John putnam Jonathan walcott John Buxton william Sibley and Thomas putnam junr:

2ly voated that the Committe In Being shall Keep the originall papers that the voats are writen on: and att the years end they shall be compared with the Book: when the committee shall give an account of the voats that Have past

3ly voated that for this year Thee committee shall Raise our publique charges as followeth that vacant Land to be rated att: 4s per hunderd and not dubled: and all Land with In fence at on peny per acre and so to be dubled on that as on other estates and all heads and estates as the Law doth direct

4ly voated that we will sett up two end gallaries forth with and finish the gallaries: and also set up a canapee over the pulpitt and It is left to Thee committee to sett men to work: and to agree with men for price and pay: and to Make a Rate upon the Inhabitants to pay for the work

5ly voated that It is left to thee committee to take care about Mending the fence about the Ministry Land

The: 20th: of March 1684/5:

we Reckoned with the old Committee and ther account is as followeth ---

There was a Rate mad to pay Mr. Epps: and Removing of Mr. Lawson and the Repairing of the ministry House: the whol Rate was 22 pou 12 shillings and 7 pene : frances Nurs : Thomas wilknes Ezekill Chver There was a quarter Rate made for Mr. Burroughs or his ordor the wholl Rate was: 14 pounds: 18 shillings and 10 pence: which ware Delivered to Constable Daniell Rea: Frances Nurs: Tho: Wilknes Ezekill Chever There was a Rate made for Mr. Lawsons year salary: 1684: the wholl Rate was sixty two pounds a leven shillings and five pence Frances Nurs: Thomas wilknes: Ezekill Chever

Received this 29 of March 1686 of Thomas Putnam senr & Nathanael Ingersoll in money & as money sixty pounds & my wood being in full of my salary for the year 1684 I say recd
Per me Deodat Lawson

[25] Wee whose Names are under writers being formerly Chosen A Committee By the Inhabitants of New Salem or Salem village To Reckon with Lt: Nathaniell Putnam Have accordingly Reckoned with Him: and doe find on stateing all accounts to this day there is Due to him for ballance one pound sixteen shillings and six pence: from the Inhabitants: as wittnes our Hands March ye: 6th: 1684/5

John Putnam senr Joseph Hutchinson Daniell Andrew Nathal Ingersoll

Salem village this: 20th of March: 1684/5

The Inhabitants of this village are Desiered to meet at there ordinary place of Meeting: on the 26th Day of this Instant March at one of the clock: to chouse two men to supply the place of Deacons: and to chouse men to take an account of mens estates and to consider how the contribution shall be carried on: and to chouse men to call the constables to an account

John Putnam senr Jonathan walcott John Buxton Tho: putnam junr

The 26th Day of March: 1685

Att A Generall Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village firstly voated that we will keep up the contribution --

2ly voated that all our Inhabitants shall put there mony in money* In papers which they contribute or elce it shall be accounted as strangers mony

3ly voated that all the money which strangers contribute hear shall be: Mr. Lawsons

4ly Chosen to supply the place of Deacons for the year ensewing ware Lt: Thomas putnam and sarjant Nathaniell Ingersoll

5ly Chosen to take an account of mens estates in our Inhabitants in ordor to making of Rates: and to bring it in to Thee Committee by the: 20th of may next ware william way and Thomas Kenny

6ly voated that the committe in being are Hereby Impowered to call the severall Constables to an account for the severall summes which have ben commited to them by several Committees and the Inhabitants to bare there Charge In sute or preparation for sute: and also the committee in being shall have power to abatte Rattes formorly made where they se reason so to Doe

*Erased in original.