January
[18] The: 17th: Day of Genewary 1683:
At A meeting of Thee Inhabitants of salem village ther was Chosen for a Committee for the year
Inseueing Joseph Herrick Job Swinaton Frances Nurs Thomas Wilknes Ezekill Chever
2ly Chosen to take an Invoice of mens estats Edward putnam Thomas preston and Jacob Fuller--
3ly voated that the Committee now chose shall make a Rate of fifteen pounds for Mr. Epps
4ly voated that the Deacons shall take mens words for what mony they Have contributed to Mr. Epps
for the time past
5ly voated that all they that contribute for time to come shall put their mony in papers and writ
their names in them
6ly voated that we will send to Mr Lawson to treate with Him to se wheather he will come to us
upon Mr. Burroughs his salary of sixty pounds only Indian corn at: 2: 6 par bushell The men Chosen
for this end are Lt Nathaniel putnam Lt. Tho: Fuller and corporal Thomas Flint or the major part of
them
7ly voated that we will send to Mr Samuell Andrew fellow of the colledge to Desier him to come to
preach with us the men chosen for that end are Lt: Nathaniell putnam and Lt. Thomas Fuller and
Corporal Thomas Flint
The: 22 Day of Jenewary: 1683
Att A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village first voated that The Committee shall Have the
Book and the papers
2ly voated That the Committee shall Raise our publique charges as formorly only to obsarve that
ordor in vacant Land
February
The: 22 Day of feberary: 1683
Att A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village first voated yt the committee shall make
instead of the fiften pounds formorly voated to be made for Mr. Epps a rate of tweenty pounds to pay
Mr. Epps and to Repair the ministry House and paster and what this wanteth to Discharge the whol as
above the Inhabitants are to pay and Mr. Epps to Have seven pound one half in mony: and the other
part of the Rate to be one Half money and the other half part in pay
2ly voated that this committee now in Being shall make a quarter Rate for Mr. Burroughs: 3: 3ly
voated that sarjant walcott and John Buxton are Desired to take care to git the ministry House and
pastor Repaired and the committe are to pay them
[19] 4ly voated that Joseph Herrick and Jonathan putnam and Goodman Cloys are Desiered to take
care for to gitt a boate for the Removeing Mr. Lawson goods ---
April
The Inhabitants of this village are Desiered to meet at their ordinary place of Meeting: on the:
17th Day of this Instant April: their to consider how the contribution shall be carried on: and How
thee salary to Mr. Lawson shall be paid: wheather every quarter or other ways: and also how the wood
shall be provided for Mr. Lawson, and how the bounds of the ministry Land shall be settled: and to
whom the quarter Ratte shall be payd that is to be made for Mr. Burroughs: Datt: ye 11th: April:
1684: Frances Nurs Joseph Herrick Tho : Wilknes
The: 17th Day of April 1684
Att A Meeting of the Inhabitants of this village firstly voated That this is a Leagall
Meeting
2ly voated that the Inhabitants must Come to the Deacons every quarter of a year to Reckon about
their contribution of money: and that the Last saboth of the quarter: they shall put in a paper into
the Box of what money they have contributed the quarter before
3ly voated that we will each man pay his proportion of this Rate: each quarter of the year to Mr.
Lawson or his ordor : and all other former voats that Have past Consarning Mr. Lawsons salary are
Hearby Confeirmed and the specia thereof provided that no man pay more than a quarter part of his
part of the forty pounds in Indian corn which forty pounds is to be paid in pay
4ly voated that Mr. Lawson shall have thirty coords of wood for this enseuing year and that each
mans proportion of wood shall be set in the marjant of his Rate the wood to be brought in att fouer
shillings a cord: and all those that doe not bring in their proportion of wood By the Last of the:
9th month are to pay their proportion In money
5ly voated that we make choice of Thomas putnam senr: Nathaniell putnam Jonathan Walcott:
Nathaniell Ingersoll: Tho: Flint: Tho: Haines: Saml Nurs and John putnam junr or the Major part of
them: to Renew the bounds of the ministry Land: and the bounds of the acre of Land about the Meeting
House some time this month--
6ly voated that the Committee are ordored to pay the quarter Rate to Mr. Burroughs or his ordor
Lieut Thomas putnam: sir: Receive this as an ordor from me to you to Receive of the Committe what is
due to me from the Inhabitants of Salem Farmes: febreary 16th 1683
George Burroughs
September
[20] The fist of September: 1684
The Inhabitants of Salem Farmes are Desiered to Meet at the usuall place of meeting: on the:
leventh Day of this instant month September att a leven of the clock in the forenoon: to consider
and take ordor about the mentenance of the Minister after the expiration of this present year: the
Repairing of the ministry House and carriing in of wood for the Minister: the Discharge of the
Removeall of Mr. Lawson heather the providing of further accomidations of seats In the Meeting
House: and what means may be used suetable rectifie the defects in the Inhabitants Book: Frances
Nurs: Job Swinaton: Joseph Herrick
The: 11th Day of September: 1684
Att A Meeting of the Inhabitants of this village firstly It was voated That we make choice of Lt:
Thomas putnam Bray Wilknes Liut: Nathaniell putnam frances Nurs and Lt: John putnam to treat with
Mr. Lawson to know his mind about his settleing with us in the worke of the Ministry
2ly voated that the Meeting House shall be filled and Daubed all where it wants below ye beams
and plates and that six cassments shall be Hanged in the meeting house and that their be a canape
set over the pulpit all which is to be on the Inhabitants charge and that the Deske be made
flatter
3ly voated that Corporall Kenny is chosen to fill the Meeting House lath it and plaster it and he
shall be paid for it by the Inhabitants
4ly voated that Lt Nathaniell putnam Lt Thomas putnam: sarj Jonathan Walcott and sarj : Nathaniel
Ingersoll is chosen to be joyned to the Committee now in being to pruse the book and to have
inspection into the defects thereof to se what should not be there: and to se what should be their
that is not their: and coppie it out and to Make ye Return to the Inhabitants or the major part of
these men joyned to ye Committe
5ly voated that this meeting is ajorned to the: 24th Day of this Instant month Septemr
At an ajornment of the meeting: from the leventh Day of this Instant month September: in the
year: 1684: to the 24th Day of the same month and the same year: it was voated that after this year
is out wee will give to Mr. Lawson for his Incourrigment sixty pounds in mony for his yearly salary
to be paid every quarter fifteen pounds and two men shall be appointed to look after it and se that
It be don: and he is to find himself wood out of this sixty pounds and this to continew so long as
he continew in the work of the ministry amongst us as now he doth
2ly voated that the Deacons shall for time to come Declare the saboth before the quarter is out
that the next saboth the quarter is out that so thee Inhabitants may doe there Duty
December
[21] The: 17th: Day of December: 1684:
The Inhabitants of this village are Desiered to meet att ther ordinary place of Meeting upon the:
18th Day of this Instant month December to compleat the works that the Last meeting was warned for
and also to Receive the Return of the men that ware chosen to look into the Defects of the Book: and
also those that are consarned about the Book are Desiered to Meet after Lecter to compleat their
worke: It is Desiered that Thee Inhabitants would all attend this meeting and be att place appointed
by teen a clock in the morning there being a great deal of work to be don: Frances Nurs Thomas
Wilknes Ezekill Chever
The: 18th Day of December: 1684:
At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of this village: first It was voated That Nathaniell Ingersoll
shall have: 20 shillings for entertaining Mr. Epps ---
2ly voated that wee Make Choice of Lt Nathaniell, putnam Sarjant Walcott and Samuell Nurs to
treate with Joseph Hutchinson about the acre of Land That he hath given to the plantation to set the
Meeting house upon
3ly voated that this Bill of Disbustments shall be entered into the Book and that this bill shall
be paid to the perticular parsons with in named and this Is the whol Dept that is Due to the parsons
with in named for the Ministry House and Land and for work don their and for work Don at the Meeting
house: and for wood carried to Mr. Burroughs and that Constable pope shall forth with gather his
Rate Committed to him and pay the same according to his ordor: and this voat to take place from the
Datte of the Bill ---
feberary the fift 1682
Depts Due from the Inhabitants to the parsons under named
| | s | d |
| Lt Tho: putnam | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Nathaniell putnam | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Jonathan Walcott | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Jno putnam senr | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Joseph Hutchinson | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Daniell Rea | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| John Flint | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Nath: Ingersoll | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| sarjant Fuller | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | s | d |
| Thomas Fuller junr | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Joshua Rea | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Thomas Flint | 1 | 1 | - |
| Thomas Haines | 1 | 5 | - |
| John Gingill | - | 3 | - |
| Benj Wilknes | - | 16 | - |
| Samuel Wilknes | - | 5 | - |
| Henry Wilknes | - | 17 | - |
| Allex : osborn | - | 3 | - |
| Jona: Putnam | - | 12 | 6 |
| Benj Holton | - | 6 | - |
| Joseph Herrick | - | 2 | - |
| James Hadlock senr | - | 2 | 6 |
| Zaccary Goodell | - | 2 | 8 |
| William Sibley | - | 2 | - |
| John Sheepard | - | 5 | 6 |
| Aron Way | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| William Way | - | 7 | 4 |
| Thomas Fuller | - | 8 | - |
| - | - | - |
| 37 | 14 | 9 |
Wee whose names are underwriten being Impowered by the plantation for to examine the accounts
both of Dept and creadit of their Disbustments: doe give in this account to the best of our
understanding to be the Depts due from the Inhabitants: John Putnam Joseph Hutchinson
Nathaniell Ingersoll: Tho: Fuller
[22]
| A Bill of Disbustments | | s | d |
| A Bill of Disbustments | | s | d |
| Lt Thomas Putnam | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lt John Putnam | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Edward Putnam | - | 5 | - |
| Thomas Wilknes | - | 3 | 4 |
| Joseph Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | - |
| Zaccary Goodell | - | 8 | 9 |
| Jonathan Putnam | - | 4 | 6 |
| Thomas Haines | - | 10 | 6 |
| Allexander osborn | - | 9 | - |
| Daniell Rea | - | 15 | 1 |
| Nathaniell Ingersoll | - | 10 | - |
| John Buxton | - | 13 | - |
| Job Swinaton | - | 6 | - |
| Tho: Putnam jur | - | 3 | 4 |
| Henry Kenny | - | 4 | 6 |
| Thomas Kenny | - | 3 | - |
| William Sibley | - | 6 | 6 |
| Sarjant Fuller | 1 | 12 | - |
| Tho: Fuller junr | - | 6 | - |
| Samuell Brabrook | - | 2 | 6 |
| henry Holton | - | 2 | 6 |
| James Stimson | - | 2 | - |
| Joseph porter | - | 12 | 6 |
Depts Due to the plantation
In the year 81
| Joseph porter | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Henry Kenny | - | 3 | 6 |
| John Buxton | - | 8 | - |
| William Nickols | - | 10 | - |
| Jonathan Knight | - | 2 | 3 |
| Thomas Wilknes | - | 10 | - |
| Henry Wilknes | - | 11 | - |
| Joseph Mazary | - | 14 | - |
| John Tarbill | - | 3 | - |
| Bnjamin Holton | - | 6 | - |
| John Darling | - | 10 | - |
| Thomas putnam jur | - | 1 | - |
Wee whose names are under writen being Chosen by the Inhabitants to settle the accounts of
Disbustments Both Dept and credit: which we have Don to the best of our understanding
John Putnam senr Joseph Hutchinson
Nathaniell Ingersoll Thomas Fuller
At an ajornment of the Meeting from the eighteenth Day of this Instant December 1684 to the
tweenty nin day of The same Month It was voated that we will give Mr. Lawson for the Last quarter of
this year thirteen pounds tenn shillings in money and his wood as it is all Redy ordored: and Thomas
Putnam senr and Nathanil Ingersoll are chosen to Receive the money and pay it to Mr. Lawson
