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Thee First Day of october 1686

Att a Generall Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village it was voate that the yong mens petition is granted: and thee committee is to ordor how High they shall sett ther seatt

[34] The first Day of october 1686

Att a Generall meeting of The Inhabitants of salem village It was agreed and voated by a Generall concurrance that whereas some of salem Did make a motion to Thee Generall court In the year 1639: and Did obtain a Grant from Thee Court of all Thee Lands that Did lie Between salem bounds and Ipswich River not formorly Granted: for thee accommodation of a Village that salem Did Intend to plant near said River: and salem Haveing Declareed us to be that village for whom they did obtain the above said Grant: and In consideration that Topsfield men Doe Lay clame unto our Land granted unto us as above: and wee being Deprived of our just Right by them Theirfore wee Doe now Make Choice of our Loveing friends viz: Lt Nathaniell putnam: Capt Jno putnam. sarjant Nathal Ingersoll and william Sibley: or the Major part of them for A committee to transact with Topsfeild men about the Land above said: And Doe Hearby fully Irnpower them In our Name and for our use: for to suee att Law any of them that lay clame to our Land: or other wise for to agree with Topsfeild Town as they shall see cause: either In Court or out of Court or to give Discharge to them or any of them: and what our Loveing friends above named shall Doe in that case shall be holden good by us as If we our selves had Don It: and Thee Inhabitants to bare there charge

The first Day of october 1686

Att a Generall Meeting of the Inhabitants of salem villge It was agreed and voated By a Generall concurrance that whereas Joseph Hutchinson of salem village Did give an acre of land unto thee Inhabitants of the Farmes of Salem or salem village For to sett our Meeting House upon In the year 1673: and write a Deed of gift thereof In the village Book of Records with his own hand and Doth now refuse to Lett the village Injoy the acre of Land given as above said: But hath fenced In a grat of the Land and clameth the wholl acre of Land: altho He Did Deliver the acre of Land by Bounds with his own Hands: In consideration whereof wee Doe now Make Choice of our Loveing Friends viz: Lt Jonathan walcott Ensigne Thomas Flintt: and: thomas: [35] Thomas putnam: or the Major part of them for A Committee to transact with Joseph Hutchinson: about the land afore said And Doe Hereby fully Impower them In our Name and for our use: to sue Joseph Hutchinson at Law or other wise for to settle or to agree with him as they shall think meet and what our Loveing friends shall Doe In the case above named shall be accounted and Holden good by us in all Respects as if wee Hade don It our selves and the Inhabitant to bare there charge