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A Five Cole cttest Evo Blife Click
Proceedings of Parish "meeting under Torrent of the 30- 1875
Heating Called to order by the Clerk botel J. J. Hubbard Chosen moderator Noted that the treasurer be authorized to borrow such sums of money as I may be deemed necessary
Voted The meeting be dissolved A Than Record attend Eve Blik Clerk
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Vicerent for Parish Meeting
Hanfder SS To Edward Broj Glich of The First Parish or Congregational Location Boringfuld Greeting /
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and toom the membersof paid Locritil who are qualified to vote in Janicht alfons to assemble at the Parish Hall. in said Brunhild on Monday the !!! day of April must it bering that thing Intonday of said month of Fom beloch Piln them th there to act on the following articles biz
Article/ ... To Choose a moderator to Difriend at said muting To choose wi necessary Parish Officers for the year ensuring and deso all committee and agents the business of the Parish may require and act thereon
article?" To hear the report of the Treasurer to act thereon also to hear and act when the report. of any aquite or Corinthians heretofore Chosen
article 4" To are if the Parish will Point that House and take any other repairs and act thereon
5 - To vais and a inferiate money for the foley of Parter Support of singing payment of detto and other Current Expenses of the Parish and for Painting and Auch referens on their House a a
may be boted and deler
Wassent Continued Tu best part of the Money raised shall be asseper on Slips, and what fort raised by tay or otherwise
article " To see if the Parish will authority their treasures to borrow inonly and you are required to serve this torrent bu posting of are attested coffy of the same of the Mutiny House seven days at least before the time of holding said Writing. Here of fail not land make return of your doing to wo of the Avier Doula place of holding soir Ameeting
Given under our hands this Dit day of April 1 2 1876 BI Blair Prudential 7 Spalding Committee E Livermore
a Love Cope ittest
Harufden .S.S Thereby Certify that I have derved the foregoing to ordent as directed
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Cit the annual meeting of the Congregational Society of Brorenild held April !! under womentiv, thail 6: 1876 the following bueney was transacted Meeting Called to order by the Clerk
Voted for moderator vr. Hubbard Ewd Bliss
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Voted Prudential Committee Every Levermore
Q. Je
holding
Je. D. Lincoln
H. F. Brown
Voted Treasurer Total Collector
& I Blair
Voted for assessors
.,
A. S. Hubbard In. Corbin you it Sherman
Voted The society take measures to paint their House of Worship
Voted The mother of Painting their House be with the Prudential Connuttu
botell that the Prudential Committee be authorized to make such Repairs as they deem necessary
Voted There be a Committee of three Nominated to confer with the Pastor in Relation to his salary and renting of the Parsonage the following Gentlemen where nominated and accepted - Dauphin Brown Hoofd theron
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Proceedings Continued
Voted the matter of Singing be left with the Prudential Committe the Same as last year
Hotel that the Society raise if Possible give Hundred Dollars by Subcription between this of the adjoumed meeting
Voted there be a committee of five to Solicit Lubcriptions the following Gentlemen were
A. L. Converse J. P. Morgan J. J. Blair Waluthin Brown
Daived. M. game
Voted That when this meeting adjourn it adjourn one week from to day of onde oclock April 24h & M
Total That part of article fifth relating to the raising of money for the Factors solong be raped over to adjourned traveling
Lotul the Treasure be authorized to borrow Auch Duras of money as May
boted to adjourn one week from to day at one oclock Ph
Ce True recone cettest türki
Proceedings of adjoumed meeting Under Torment of April 1876 Held offer 24th 1816
treating called to order of the Moderator The Committee nominated to confer with The Pastor in relation to his salary and Parsonage refort as follows-
That we Lay the Pro TV. R. Pierce $1500- as Dolary for one fear
to hay
the Society $ 250- for the Runit
of Portsonage one year of gives The Society the use of the same
the first of April until Fall
The Commutte for raising money report that they have saberipitons amounting to Att JO'and Expect to rais the full amount of five Hundred Dollars"-
Noted that the raising of money for the fragment of Pastors salary be the same as last year
Report of the Treasurer read and accepted
Total there be $1600-asseed when the Alifs for the current year
Voted that the same Gentlemen serve as assessors when the slips os acted lost flor
For Spalding declined acting as one one of the Prudential Committee
Vote A. L. Converse as Prudential Committee bater to adjourn one week from to day at one oclock Pln and for the salle of Elips ine the wh her Room of two oclock Pin may /2 a True Record attest Good Bliss
"I Brown in Cet with A Panicho, Primafil
423.36
10011 13 00
2500
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Recin for time itall 78 50
I morganton Grado 16.00
it Rent 38.00
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2 Brain Collection 40153
$2/01.39 Contro Pr
Raiorder Werft K Pierce 375.000
21.00.
Ella Lincoln Belle & Brown
1900 .
Paul W Paige 93 33.
itales
240000
16 By Paid order of I Blair
15 000
30. 00 21."
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2/1 10. 35000 13 H .
Cevt
375 00. 37.500
LE Weeks Singing B & Walker
5.000
1876 13
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28 "
· LE Trucks .
14 44.
20 66, 70 90
24 88 v 21
" for Coal
51 80.
you Partage interestor money advanced 1000.
Order for Charcoal 420
11 Ci amante, Blank Orders 3 20
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SC Jento .. Coal
15 c3
29328
$2101.34
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10 00. 12 50
49
21100
Transpus to Library acct Tai Loyes on Parsonage "
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Liabilities
18.75 15.00 83.33 240,00
375.00 15.00
3.58 1.50
$ 812.16 for In Hitchcock 4 Assets Cash in hands Treasure 283.28
Rents uncollected Balance ant ditt 132.04 396.84 08/216
Or H & Brown, in Cope with Ministerial Fund 1875- July To Inst on0 5 500 Brooklyn Water Loon 165.00 1816/00 Park "1 11
€ 1 165.00 $330.00
Contro Cr
1876 any
1874 by Said on order Perfil Prince
165.00 165.00 July - n
$330,00
Ir To Je Brown in Cle with Library Fund 1875 Apr 16th To Balance Settlement 21.36 Transfer from Parisle arst 20.66 $42.02
Contra Co
1875
Jame 8" By pair Extreme on Bonds .. 1 1 " assesment". 1. 11 Check
4.00 36.00 25
10 Expenses on new Bonds .40
11
Postage .12
$42.92
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Due L'E Weeks Belle & Brown Livermore 8- Page 11 you A Wyles Run W Kd Prince Pas lan
0 Las J Brown
Nov 26 18 96
1.25
A Je shown in aust with Theles Fund
1875
May Lo Balance 23.18 Que 25 Just on Cupon Certificate 27.02 $50.75
Contra Co
18:5
Aug 25 By Paid Postage .. .... 13
06 " Balance new arct 3036
$50.75
1874
Proceedings of adjourned Acting lender Froment Apr ("
Held may 1 / 894
meeting called to order by
the moderator
The Committee or Slips
Reported & was accepted
adjourned to the suffer from or the Dold in the wewal Mannor botil to adjoint .
Love Blip Clark
A Tral Bes ond Attent
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Vicurrent for Parish Mutine guide 16"1877
Hampden S.S. To Edward Bliss Clerk & the first Parish or Congregational obecity of
Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth . a Massachusetts you are required to Noter for the members of said Society who are qualified to bite in Danish
to , essemble at the Danish Hall igrimmela on Monday the Its day of cipril mist it being the Third Monday , of Said Imonth at one Oclock PM then and Their to act on the following. articles
Intile First To Choose a moderator to fireside al- Dais muting
" second To Choose all necessary Danish" Officers for the year Ensuring, and also all committees and agents The busines of the Parish Tray Requise. and act thereon
Time To hear the report of the Treasure and act thereare also to hear and act when the report of any agents or Committees hesitouare Chosen ". Fourth To Rois and appropriate money The Solery 1 Pastor Support Dinging porment of dette and other Currant Expenses of the Parish and determine what foot of the money raised should be assiped ons Fifth the Site or otherwise To see if the Danish wild authorize Their Treasurer to borrow arvony. 1 and you are Required to Deree this warrent by posting wa an attested Cafe o the Dance at the meeting days at least before the time
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Of holding said meeting, .. Here of gail not and make return of your doings to us at the times and place of holding said Aneiting Given under our hands this seventh day of april a (2 1877
I Converse Prudential
F ( Lincoln Committee
A True Copy attest
Ewe Blip Glish
at the communal meeting of the Congregational Society of Baniquila Hild April 16 1877 The following business was transacted Meeting, Called to order by the Clerk Voted - Produrator D . J. Blair
Total . Clerk
Ed Bliss
Voted Prudential Committee
The Athermon marcus Hitchcock
H. F. Brown
Total Collector 1
J. S. Bear
Total theselection of cossessions is traped over Toties The Report of the Treasurer be passed over until air adjourned meeting
toto First there be no appropriations Mode mestil after the Date of the Hipo
Voted that the bearuser be authorized to borrow such Jums of money as may be deemed necessary
Goto That when we cedjam the arjoum to But one would from to day of one De lock com boter that AS Hubbard. It morgan. Hem Lincoln be a committee to Confer with the Pastor in Relation to his dolory
Coled to assep $1400 - upon the Ships Voted 70
A True Record Cettest
Dorries & adjourned muting held for 23. wenden twoment of Apr "(SMI
toted The Committee appointed to Conter with the Pastor Reported the same accepted - That the show I'll prime will accept as his salary for the year Ensuing (8/100) Eleven) Hundred Dollars maladeing the use of the Parsonage
boliv To adjour one week from to day at one oclock Pm
A Twee Record
Hampelen SS I hereby certify that I Served the warrent of Apr T# 1811 ad thereis directed End Blije Dorich Clerk
Dongs of codjourned meeting tender) Tocomment on Aprilof thele heffer 305
Voted That the Parish allow the Hitchcock High School the use of the tepper Room for the Graduation Exercise's and the lower room for Exhibition work for the sum of $10-Ther fear It beding understood the Parish Fare to be at no Expense Geht for lighting & working the House.
Noted That the Report of the Treasur be (accepted boter that the society will pay the Por W. Prever as solary at the vote of $1100 Ten years as the use of the. Parsonage for the year or
for Bach length of time as the Icons by sole of styles or otherwise are assutred for that purpose and the other
Expenses of the Parich
Voted N. F. Brown and any other he may wish to assist him be a committe to investigate the Condition of the (Forts Voted If Fi Brown be requested to act with The Prudential Committee to investigar the Condition of the Danish Library
Voted There be a committee of those to take the general Change of the Singing & music that morgan & IN Northwood and & Livermore appointed the Committee
boted The Committee on Singing be allowed to appropriate a sum not to Expand $ 75~
Coted Charles Converse And George Themon act as cesters bote to adjourn a True Record Clerk
Henry Je Grown in account with First Parisho Pinfield 12481
April To balance settlement Subcription 283.38 To Cash Received of I & Blair and AI Converse 503.77 88,25 To Cash Received & I Blair Slip Rent 1815 " A I Converse " 65,00 1876 11
4. Warren 11
. I Blair
11 11 Delik A Smith Rent Parsonage 137.30 " Contro Cr
" Town of Individual use of Hall 5630 11 the By law order to I & Wrecks
may
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27
Sale, 3th 4
Aug 14
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11
El march Ru W. K. Pierce
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20 4 .
11
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11
2 Je Holbrook 11 Howlett Charcoal Solter Insurance
Foxes or Parsonage to Y Htephim "
11
11
11
11
" Estate IN ff Rage A I Converse upon Corsonage 4.91
Hymn Books for Choir 8.00 3,00
Balance to new account 658.15
$2265.50
.
Panini Clerk
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A True Copy
18.75- IS Liverm & Blair - 62.49 7500 315.00 1.50 2.50 240,00 Run m & Richardson 14.00 20.00 135,00 Bell, L. Brown . Rev IN It Pierce bor I Hitchcock 11 21.05 & S. Blair Rev WV It Pierce 15,00 300,00 10.00 135,00 500 27.95 345 1.35 Continental Co 45.00 Actua 34.38 17.68 1.80 6.7/ 20.83
11 20,00 1109.20
Harrent for Parish Muting Jan 30# 1818
Hampden SS To I I Blair Collector of the first Parish or Congregational Society in Barnfield Exciting I Dre The name of the Commonwealth of massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and tom all the members of foil Parish who are qualified to coli via Parish ofrain to brutet the Post tall in said Barnbuild on Wednesday the Dith day of Feb 1898 at ten O'clock Am The and These to act on the following articles
First To Choose a moderator to preside at poid Anuting Second To Are what measures the Parish will adopt to provide for the dificience from the rental of Life lot Jumisin the necessary means to defray the Expencies of the Parish for That Current year of the present vote of Elfencies Think To see what action if any the Parish will take on account of the dissotuoiaction said to Exist in the Parish and Church Concerning their Master
Fourth to Choose all Committer and agents" the action of the Parish on the foregoing articles may require and you are directed to serve This torrent by frosting an attested Cafe thereof at the Parish Detven lays at least before the time of holding soil muting Hereas I foil not and make due return of this warrent with your domas thereon to us at the time of I holding of holding said muting
Giver under our hands this St" day of January A 2 1818y Yimf Sherman Marcus Hitchcock Committe Bringwill Feb . 1878
This Certifies that I have served the within as directed
J & Blair Parish Collector A True Copy attest Ed Blip Parish Clerk
At a Legal Muting of the first Congregational Society of Brimfield held under the foregoing warrent the following business Ivar Ibonsacted Pot With 1878'
First muting called to order by the Clerk Second Dia AJ Hubbard Chaten Moderator
hind loted the second article in the twoment be paped over
Fourth The following bote was posed by a you and they hate / Whereas differences have arisen and Exist in the Parish and Church in regard to our Pastor Rev Wh Pierce to an Extent that materially asjects his usefulness with us as a Religious Teacher and wheress, by the terms of his settlement over this Parish it is provided that Either forty- may terminate the connection by giving Dix months motion thereof Resolved That it is Expedient and advisable for the Parish to
terminate the Connection in accordance with the aforsaid provision
& B Brown Y A. L. Converse A Games I Blair Hezekiah Harry
Dauphin Brown Jeg morgan
Thorens Hitchcock FSholding
A Wheeler
Heal Corbin
4 End Bliss
In Allorgin AS Hubbard 4 E Livermore
H & Brown Y Brown
HD Lincoln
ET Norwood
·A Sermon y
@ IL Greggs
Fifth boted" That a committee of three be chosen to victory the Rev
Wh Prince of the action this day also of the desire of the Parish to terminate his Connection therewith in accordance with The Donne
J & Brown 1) Deal Dauphin Brown UH Sherman were appointed as the Committee
with voted, On motion HD Lincoln I move as sense of This muting that the persons whose names have been presented by JP morgan or any part of the same shall be accepted as members of this Society whenever they Shall File a petition for the same in accordance with the Rules! did not the Society. This Zolinfor
Seventh boted to adjourn
A Your Record attest Eva Bliss Danish Clerk
Warrent for Parish Meeting April 16th /8/8
To o & Blair Collector of the first Danish or Congregational Societim Brahifile Exciting I. In the name of the Coming = wealth of thassachusetts you are hereby directed to Notify and toom all the Numbers of said Parish who are qualified to vote bir Parish affairs to that of the Parish Hall misaid Barnfield on Monday the fifteenth day of this instant it fering the third Monday of said month Jot tin aclook Am then of these to act the following articles
First To choose a moderator to preside at Said Meeting
Second To choose all necessary officers for the year Ensuing
Hind to hear the report M. out of the Treasurer on the Financial Condition of the society
Fourth to hear reports of all committees heretofore Chosen and act there on
Fifth to see what Dumo of money the Danish will appropriate for the current Expenses of the year and what wan, They will raise the same Digt. To see if the society will authorize the Treasurer borrow I money to pay Expenses of the Society
Jevents to choose any agents and committees deemed necessary and transact any other business that may property Come before said meeting
requested to serve this Warranty by fasting up an attested Copy of the samest at the muting House Deloch days at least before the time for holding Doit meeting
Hereof foil, not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to us of the Amie holding said muting Given under our hands this sixth day of April 1878
Im H. Sherman, Prudential Inorcus Hitcherch Commitur
This is to certify that I have Poster a Copy of the withthe Moment as directed James. S. Blair Danish Collector con
A true Copy attest Evo Blika Somich Cliente
Meeting of the Parish under the foregoing Torrents held Apr1b# 1878
Muting called to order and torrent read
by the Clerk
Der AS Hubbard
Voted moderator
Voted Clerk Euro Blik . and Aworn By H F Now Justice of the Peace total Prudential Committee AS. Hubbard, H. F. Brown. D. F. Spalding
Voted Treasurer
Voted Collector
Was At Themon
Voted The Election of assessors be Laped
over bosted That the Prudential Committee for authorized to Extend a som not to Exert 15 for music
The Report of the Treasurer Read The same be accepted o adoptive botic
botes to assets $ 1600 upon the Slips Provide. "That the Prudential Committee in renting The Slips for the current year be instructed to rent them when The condition That any person may terminate his rental by giving notice to the Prudential Committee of his wish to to do and parmes Lo rata for the time he occupies
Voted That the Clerk be directed transmit 20 the the Church Connected with this Danish an attested Copy of the votes Loper at a Parish mutting held Fox 65 /878, in relation tot terminating the connection of Rer itK Prince with the Parish as its Dostor
Coted the Committee ofpointed to myown the Pastor of the Church of the role of the Society Feel6 1878 In Relation to terminating huis connection Therewith Reported they had discharged the duties assigned These The Report accepted O The committee discharged
Voted That the meone from the Ministerial Grand beappropriated to destroy the Expense of Safflying The duck, also
That the amount derived from the rental of the Hips be appropriate for that perfore and to defroy the Current Expenses of the Parish
Voted That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow Auch Sums of money as may be needed to defroy the necessary Expenses of the Danish ,
Noted that when this meeting adjourn it adjourn to mut two weeks from today at one oclock Tom Voted That Hem 7. Brown thoo I Morgan and E. W. Norwood be a committee to Take legal counsel when the questions what are the respective rights of the church and Parish" also, any other questions they consider mindred in the present condition of the church and Danish
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Tested To adjourn
A Love Record attest Sohist Clerk
Vomar of Adjourned meeting held Apr 2/71898 under torrent of Apr 6
Meeting called to order by the moderator
Voted the Committee appointed to take Legal Counsel in Relation to the Respective Rights of the Church & Society Reported the same accepted
To Trup H. H. Brown Thomas. Y.horgan and E. V. Norwood Committee of the First Congregational Society or Parish m Gerthen In answer to num. legal questions which you stativ to us a few days Driece and in regard tto which you leaved our opinion we have to say that after a full and Careful consideration of the subject have arrived at the following minist Substantially all the questions or all the simportant on resolve themselves into one namely Which body owns and is Entitled in low to the control of the Trusting House the Church of the Danish. To this question we an-
- power that the law" well settled that the Danish and not the church owns the muting house and has the control it and may regulate the use of in The rightof the Minister to occupy The hulkit is
derived from, and dependent upon, the action of the Parish Independently of the Danish the Church Cannot settled a minister or give him the right to use the pulpit Our attention was specially called by your committee to bin totales Chop 30 Sect, 3. Which provides that the respective churches connected & associati in public worship, with the religious Socretino shall have all of their accustomed facileque and liberties respecting divine worship Church order and dicipline and shall be Encouraged in the peaceable, regular Enjoyment and practice thereof, and Some of the committee claimed that This section was intended to secure. to the Church an equal rights with The Danish, in the settlement and dismissed of the minister and in the uncontrolled use of the meeting House for public worship which the Church had Enjoyed by long usage.
"The first be section of this Chapter
Organises the religious Societies of the Commonwealth into bodies corporate
The second Section preserves to the Religious Societies and Parishes the privileges and rumunities which they had previously Fosseused
The third section preserves to the Churches of theses respective. Societies their Established rights The second and Hink Dections do At define the rights of the tominh and Church, but Jump preserve to Each body Auch rights as they
In order to determine what these respective rights are which
the legislature carefully
it is necessary to understand the quarded purposes of the Church organization as determined by usage and judicial decisions and the relation of the Church, or Spiritual organization to the Parish or lay Corporation
The church as distinguished from The Parish may be defined to be a body of Persons sit afort from the trest of the Society for Ticular > religious, observanses, for the coletor. -ation of the Lords Duffer and for mutual Edification!
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stolules of the Colony recognize The Churches not as a corporation or Even as a quasi Corporation, but such an aggregate body of Cristians in Each religious society. Collected together and united by covenant and usage recognized by law and the statute Provides that their rights and usages shall be respected, and that they shall be recognised in the Exercise and In aintenance of the same Well as thay 9 Cash 115 You do not understand that the Congregational Church, has any legal " Existence separate from the Danish. but that Each Church is an association - Within Each Danish, by which the relegious ordinances are observed and by which generally the charities of the society Jam administered
The Religious Dacity which includes the Parish is the corporation with the general Lowers and duties of a corporation among there is the power to hold and transmit property and to make Contracto the title and ownership of
The meeting house is in this. Corporation. It alone has Lower to. make contracts for the settlement of the Minister and the payment of his Salary and in general to do aid perform those things which sulate to the material interest of the Parish
The purpose therefore of section 2 our 3 of Chop 30 of the General dotales, was simply to declare, That the rights of the Dorist and church as distin- quished from, Each other, and as They had existed in the Commonwealth from the beginning of our history .. should be preserved and that that Danish Should to Exercise its rights, as to Encourage the church in the faceable and Regular Enjoyment of divine worship. church order and disciplin
april 2.5.1878 Henry Morris AA Senior.
Noted that the meeting be dissolved A Free Record attest Card Polis Lebenk
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J. F. Brown in 18%
Youth the Hist or
Drown in acest with the Parish of Brianfield
658.15 / 43,58
To ballance " Cash Received of Das & Blair Dif Rent 1876 % previous years To Cash Received of gas & Blair Subscription 9.00 "1 "1
" Alif Rent
11 18.47 10 47.32 50,00 Town for use of Hall 11 Red of individuals for use of , Hall 13.00 To Cart Recla for brich told 1.00 4. Ready of miro DA Smith 100.00
Ana 11th to Cash Received of Can't D Show 250,00 1. gas Blair 30.00
$ 2322.05.
Liabilities Due Rev. W.H. Bence Way It 275.00
1. for Rent of Parsonage - 3
240.00 D. Show & Son Note a Init 260,00
A. G. Laut) 18.75 mrs. M. B. Smith 27.00 12.00
q. J. Blair
83275
Assets. Cash in hands of Treasurer 681.70 Alife Rent uncollected 134.58
balance Due 17.47
Henry F. Brown Treasurer in acct with that First Parish of Brnofull
1877
may / Poid order Bell I Brown) 75:00 I Livermore 86,20 15.50 350,00 21.82 11
m Gorham I. K Mierce 7. Holbrook
June 13." 28" /4"
" Mannen A Proper 1220
gay 7
11
N K Pierce 11
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for Rent Parsonage 87.50 Q & Blair vacation Supply 44.00 11
Aug / 11
15
Nefit / 5
11 For
" order Rer AK Peine. .. 275,00 Jas & Blair Collecting 15.00 11
Repair on Parsonage 7.67
11 11 11 11
7.21818 1. order A & Lomb
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