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March

The 6th of March 1672/3

At a meeting of the Farmers it was voted that the 5 part of [the] rate for building of the meeting house and finishing the sam[e] shall be paid in money or butter at 5d per pound or wheat at money price and the rest of the pay in such pay as sha[ll] carry it along this money and butter and wheat is to provide [glass] and nailes for the meeting house-

May

The 6th of May 1673

It was voted that Lieut Putnam & John Putnam should go to B[oston?] Court to make answer to any Petition that may come from Salem against the Court order.

June

The 23 of June 1673

1. At a publick meeting it was Voted that Mr Bayley shou[l] d Continue in the work of the ministry amongst us still-

2. It was Voted that Henry Kenny should gather Mr Bayley's [rate(?)]

3. Voted that we will have plaine windows made to or meeting hou[se]

October

The 2d of October:1673

At a meeting of the Farmers It was Voted that Lieut Putn[am] Nathl Putnam Joseph Houlton Joseph Hutchinson [Nathl] Ingersoll John Hutchinson Jonathan Walcutt these were Chosen by a vote to meet with the Gentlemen of Salem for to g[o] with them and to see the runing of the Westline between Sa[lem] & our selves the*

November

The 7 of November 1673

1. At a meeting of the Farmers, It was voted that the Co[mmittee] for the time being which is chosen to make rates for the M[inistry] or other publick Charge amongst the Farmers that, th[ey also?] shall gather those rates which they make

2. There was a Comittee chosen for the year ensueing which [ ] [Bray?] Wilkins [Jona]than Walcut Thos Small & [Joseph] [8]

3 It was Voted that Mr Bayley should have fourty seven pounds for the year ensueing & he is to find himself fire wood or els the Comittee to take the Seven pounds and they to find Mr Bayley's [wood]

4. It was also voted that Mr Bayley shall have his maintainance at every half years end -

The 14 of November 1673

At a meeting of the Farmers It was voted that Nathll Putnam & Lieut Putnam are imployed to treat with the towne about laying out of Highwayes and mending of them amongst us

[9th] mo:73

The persons formerly chosen to run the Westline between the towne and us are now desired to perfect it by themselves or otherwise

[Jos]eph Hutchinsons [deed of] gift [to the] Farmrs [the] year 1673.

These Presents testify that I Joseph Hutchinson of Salem do give up all my right title Interest that I have in that acre of land that the meeting house now stands upon and as the land stands now bounded to the Inhabitants of the Farmes for them to make use of for the meeting house and ministry amongst them peaceably to Injoye without any molestation from the abovesaid Joseph Hutchinson his heires or assignes to them theire heires & assignes forever so long as they do make use of it for that end-

[9th mo73

Voted that there should be an house builded for the ministry 28 foot in length 13 foot between joynts 20 foot in breadth and a leentoo of 11 foot at the end of the house-

It was voted that 5 should be added to the Committee for the carrying on the work of the house for the ministry Viz John Putnam John Buxton Henry Kenny Nathaniel Ingersoll & Robert Prince -

The 21 of November 1673

At a meeting of the Inhabitants It was voted that so many of the Inhabitants here that have a mind to set up an house for thier horses have their liberty to build as they see cause and that if any afterwards have a mind to build they have the same liberty provided they do build together on that side the meeting house next the Swampe

It was Voted that the publick charge should be defrayed in the same way as it was the last year