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January

The first of Janawary 1708 /9

The Inhabatants of this vilage are required in her majesties name to meet to geather at ther usall place of meeting one tuseday next at one of the Clock in the after noon it being the forth day of this Instant Januwary to Consider a bout Sume Convenante way how to provide wood for our reverent menster mr Joseph green. by order of the Comeety
Edward Putnam Clarke

At a Jenarall meeting of the Inhabatants of of Salam vilage the forth day of Januwary 1708/9

voted that we do at this meeting add eight pounds to mr greens salery yearly so that he shall provide for himself his wood

March

The Inhabatants of This vilage are required in her majestyes name to meet to geather at ther usall place of meeting one the 28 day of this Instant march at one of the Clock in the after noon to Chuse a new Commeety for the year Insewing and to give them Instructions and also to Chuse a man to keep our booke of records and allso to conseder about how to dispose of the couw belonging to the plantation: datted the 16 march 1709 by order of the Comeety
Edward Putnam Clarke

At a meeting of the Inhabatants of This vilag the 28 of march 1709

Ther was then Chosen for a Comeety for the year Insewing James Putnam Samuell Nurs Sen danell Andrew John wilkins yacariah goodell Jur I voted that That the present Comeety shall rays a rate one ouer Inhabatants for this present year 1709 of seventy nine pound for our reverent menister m Joseph green.

2ly That danell Andrew Is chosen to keep our booke of records for the year Insewing

3ly the mater relating how to dispose of the Cow is left to the discrestion of the deacons

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