April
[143] Salem Vilage Aprill the 16th 1709
The Inhaitans of this Vilage are Hearby Required in Her Majestys Name to meet togeather at their
usial place of Meeting on Fryday next it being the 22nd day of this Instant month Aprill at three of
the Clock in the after noon to desier the Comety Chosen for to agree with a Carpindor to build our
new meting hous that they tack Care that the Carpinder Finish Said hous in Sum Short time acording
to bargin and also to Consider and Agree upon Sum Convenant place or placeses for to build seats in
our said meeting hous for the beater Acomadation of several of our Inhabatans that want seats and
also to macke Choyce of sum men to to tacke Care that the work to be don in Sum Short time and to
Consider and agree how the money Shall be Raysed to pay for the Building and Repaireing said seats
and all so to Consider the Petion of Edward putnam Junr Daniel Keney Joseph Knight Elishah putnam to
build a seate in the North galerey under the window upon sum proposals that shall be mad to the
Inhabetans
by order of the Comitty
Daniel Andrews Clark
At a Meting of the Inhabetans of Salem Vilage April 22nd 1709
voated that we will build two seats Round the galery as fer as the men are Seated upon the back
sides a gainst the wall Raising the seats nex to the wall eight or nine inches hier then now it is
and also Raise the seats over the staiers according to the judgment of those that shall be Chosen
for that ende
2ly Voated that we mack Choice of James putnam Joseph putnam and Daniel Andrews for a Comety to
tacke care that the a fore said seats be built and also to Repair our meting hous as they shall
think Conveniant and nesesary in sum Short time
3ly Voated that the Comety in being shall mack a Rate in the marjant of mr Grens Rate to pay the
charg of said seats and Repairing said meting house and geather the money and pay it to the Comety
Chosen for that Ende
Daniel Andrews Clark
