Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the 5th Day of October 1697:
it was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants by a unanimous consent: that we dissier the
Reverend mr. Roburt Haile to come and preach to us a sabboth Day or Two or three tell we can tell
what we shall Do about gitting a minister also we make choice of Jonathan putnam and Benjamin putnam
to Intreat mr. Haile to come and preach with us and If they cannot prevaile with him yn to endeavour
to gitt mr Daniell Epps to come and preach with us a day or Two