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Salem village the first of December 1697

The Inhabitants of This village are Hereby Requiered In His Majesties Name to meet together at Their usiall place Of meeting on munday : being the 20th Day of this Instant December att tenn a clock in the fore noon: to give The Reverend: mr. Joseph Green a call to the work of the ministry in this village: and also to Agree what we will give him for His yearly salary: If he wil come and settle with us and be our minister: and also to Agree to settle our ministry house to the Inhabitants of this village for the use of the ministry for ever
By ordor of Thee Committe
Thomas putnam clerk

At a Generall meeting of The Inhabitants of salem village the twentieth Day of December: 1697:

Being Duly warned for that purpose: It was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants by a universall Consent that wee doe Hereby give Thee Reverend mr. Joseph Green: A call to the worke of The ministry amongst us in this village

[81] At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the twentieth Day of December 1697:

being Duly warned for that purpose: It was agreed and voted by Thee affore said Inhabitants: by a unanimous consent: that If Thee Reverend mr. Joseph Green will acceept of our calling Him to the worke of The Ministry in This village and will come and settle with us: and be our minister That then we will give Him for His Incouragement and settlement in the worke of the ministry amongst us: sixty pounds in money for His salary for the first year he shal be in the ministry amongst us: and the use of our ministry house and Land: and after the first year is out wee will give Him seventy pounds a year in money for His yearly salary and the use of our ministry house & Land so Long as He shall continew in the work of The ministry amongst us

At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the: 20th of December 1697:

it was agreed and voted that we make choice of: Deacon putnam sarjant John Buxton Benjamin putnam and Allexander osburn or the major part of them: to treate with Thee Reverend mr. Green about His Coming to settle with us in the worke of Thee ministry: and to make Returne to our Inhabitants of His Answer thereunto