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The Revd Mr Cushing of Waltham gave the Charge. The Revd Mr Porter of Little Cambridge gave the right hand of fellowship and the Revª Simeon Howard, DD. of Boston made the Concluding prayer. The fifth hymn in Dr Watts' collection
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of hymns was then sung. The Solemnity was then concluded by a solemn benediction pronounced by the Revd Mr Holmes.
Throughout the whole procefs the greatest order decency and harmony were obsevable.
Soli Deo Gloria. [Page 172 Blank, ] [By A. Holmes]
(173) Memorandum.
Mefsrs Hooker & Stone, Copaftors, first settled at Cam- bridge, then removed with the whole Church to Hartford. Sold houfes to new Church which Mr Shepard brought out of Eng- land 1635. Mr S. was properly the first minister of the first church now in Cambridge. He died 1649 At 44. was suc- ceeded by Mr Jonathan Mitchel who was ordained by neigh- boring pastors A. D. 1650. the Revd John Cotton gave the Right Hand of fellowship. He died A. D. 1668 ÆEt. 43. M™ Urian Oakes who had beeu minister at Titchfield in England, and was ejected in 1662, was applied to by the Church and So- ciety to succeed him. they sent over two invitations, and on the second he came, and took charge of the Church in 1671. He was for some years president of Harvard College as well as pastor of the Church in Camb. He died 1681 At. 50. and was suc- ceeded by Mr Nathaniel Gookin who was in the ministry 10
about 8 years and died 1692. Æt. 34. He was for a time a afsistant
Colleague with Presidt Oakes. Mr William Brattle, his suc- cefsor, was ordained Nov. 25. 1696. The Revd Mefs's Increase Mather, Charles Morton of Charlestown, MT Allen of Boston old Chh. Samuel Willard of Boston 3rd Chh, laid on hands, Mr Williard gave the right hand of fellowship. Mr Brattle died A. D. 1716 Aet. 55. Rev Nathaniel Appleton Succeeded, or- dained Oct. 9. 1717. He was born at Ipswitch 1693, son of Hon. John Appleton. his mother the eldest daughter of Presi- dent Rogers. Dr Increase Mather preached his ordination sermon & gave the charge. Dr. Cotton Mather gave the right hand of fellowship, Rev. Mr Angier of Watertown & M Rogers of Ipswitch afsisted in the ordination. all laying on hands. They had Mefsengers of the churches.
Dr Stiles " from M' Appleton's Chh Records & ex ore ejus." " All the Records preceds settlement of Mr Brattle, lost " Id.
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Deacous Chosen .*
1704/5 Mar. 22 Mr. Samuel Cooper ob
Jan. 7. 1717/18
1705 June 7.
Nathaniel Hancock ob 1719
1717/18 Jan. 22. - Joseph Coolidge ob. 1737
Samuel Kidder
ob. 1724
Nathaniel Sparhawk
ob. before 1734
1724 Aug. 5.
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Samuel Bowman
ob. before 1741
1734 Ap. 12. Samuel Sparhawk
1738 May 5. John Bradish
1741 Nov. 24. Henry Prentice
Samuel Whittemore Three now living viz. Mefs's Sparhawk, Prentice, and Whittemore. There was a Deacon Hastings 1696. Dr Stiles fr. Mr. Appletons Records & ex ore ejus.credo A. D. 1768 A. Holmes.
(p. 135) 1774 Sept. 8. Aaron Hill
ob. Oct. 24 1792
(p. 136) 1777 May 18. Stephen Sewall
Prof. of Hebrew &c. Ob July 1804 At. 71.
(p. 141) 1783 June 30. [ Gideon Frost Ob. July 1. 1803 Aet 80.
James Munro ob. Sept 15. 1804 At.
(B.II.p. 7) 1792 Nov. 19. John Walton ob Nov. 1823 Aet. 80.
1804 Apr. 5. William Hilliard
1805 Jan. 4. Josiah Moore ob. May 1. 1814 Æt 67
1818 Aug. 2. James Munro
[pages 174 to 178 Blank] LAW. (179)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and two. AN ACT.
To set off Nathaniel Prentifs and others, from the town of Char- leftown, in the County of Middlefex, and annex them to the town of Cambridge, in the same County.
Sect. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefenta- tives in General Court affembled, and by the authority of the same. That Nathaniel Prentifs, Jofiah Willington, Stephen Goddard, Benjamin Goddard, and Nathaniel Goddard, together with the lands
* For Ruling Elders and early deacons see preface.
ob 4 April 1774
ob before 1741
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fituated within the following lines, viz - Beginning at the fouth eafterly fide of the houfe lot of Stephen Goddard, at the point where the boundary line between faid houfe lot and the lands of Walter Froft interfects the north-eafterly line of Cambridge : thence running north eafterly by said boundary line, to the road leading by the houfe of Timothy Tufts ; thence north-wefterly by faid road, to the line which divides the lands of Nathaniel Goddard from the lands of Nathan Watfon; thence fouth-westerly by the line laft mentioned to Cambridge line ; thence fouth-eafterly by Cambridge liue, to the point of begining, be and hereby are set off from the town of Charlef- town and annexed to the town of Cambridge.
Sect. 2. Be it further enacted that the faid Nathaniel Prentifs, Jofiah Willington, Stephen Goddard, Benjamin Goddard, and Nathaniel Goddard, with fuch parts of their eftates as are fet off by this act, shall be held to the payment of all taxes already affeffed upon them by the town of Charleftown, and alfo be held to the payment of their refpective proportions of the debts due from the town of Charlef- own, (after deducting therefrom the School funds,) as follows viz .- Nathaniel Prentifs, fourteen dollars; Jofiah Willington, fourteen dollars ; Stephen Goddard, twelve dollars; Benjamin Goddard, eleven dollars ; Nathaniel Goddard, nine dollars; and the town of Charlefton fhall have a right to affefs the feveral fums aforefaid on the Polls and Eftates fo fet off, at any time within one year from the paffing of this act. if the fame fhall not be paid to the treafurer of faid town prior to fuch affeffment.
In the Houfe of Reprefentatives March 5, 1802.
This Bill having had three feveral readings, paffed to be enacted Edw. H. Robbins, Speaker.
In Senate, March 6, 1802.
This Bill having had two feveral readings, paffed to be enacted. David Cobb, Prefident.
March 6, 1802. By the Governor Approved
CALEB STRONG.
A true Copy
Atteft John Avery, Secretary.
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1824 July 2. Exchange of a small part of the Parsonage land for land adjoining
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At a meeting of the Congregational Church in the First Parish in Cambridge, on the second day of July A. D. 1824.
Whereas William Hilliard and James Munroe, the Deacons of the Congregational Church in the First Parish in Cambridge are seized, as such Deacons of the Parsonage, consisting of about four acres of land and a dwelling house and other out buildings thereon situated in said Parish in said Cambridge, and have agreed with Doct, Thomas Foster of said Cambridge to convey to him in fee, a small part of said Parsonage land ou the easterly side thereof in exchange for a parcel of said Foster's land on the easterly side thereof, to be conveyed by said Foster in fee, to said Deacons, to hold in succession, for the use and benefit of said Church, which part of said parson- age is on the easterly side and said parcel of said Foster's land is on the westerly side of the line herein after described, to wit a line begining at a point in the southern boundary of said parsonage 123 feet 83 inches west from the easterly end of said Foster's stone wall which extends westerly to said line ; and then said line runs northerly, the whole length of said parsonage as the new fence now stands to a point which is 101 feet 84 inches from the southeasterly end of the divisional line between said parsonage land and that of Abraham Biglow Esquire, which first mentioned line is understood and intended to be same with the line described in the vote of said Parish, passed on the 9th art in the warrant for the meeting of the in- habitants of said Parish on the 8th day March 1824, relating to said exchange and containing the agreement of said parish to make the same.
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Voted, that the above mentioned exchange be made and that brothers Abel Whitney and Jonas Wyeth be a committee of said church to express the consent of said Church to said con- veyance, to be made by said Deacons to said Thomas Foster of the above described part of said Parsonage land, and to make and execute in behalf of said Church a suitable writing to express such consent to said conveyance, when made, but subject to the condition, that said Foster shall pay all the ex- penses attending said exchange and of removing the old and building the new divisional fence.
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At the annual meeting of the Church on the day above men- tioned the Vote recorded above was passed.
Attest Abiel Holmes Pastor.
[The following notes are in the hand writing of the Rev. William Brattle and are on pages at the back of the book. ] Anno 1699.
Apr. 1. 10 trees of Mr. Lev's fet. die 31º. 10 more bought of Ellis 3d p tree, 7imo 6 more of G. Frost root trees.
17. Dug up ye knot & made an end of gardning 19d : Began ye first pt & fet ye Goofeberry bufhes March 31.
Apr : 19.
Then planted ye (squashes and) cucumers [Sume squashes] Apr. 1.
21. Then plowed ye field & planted ye corn ye outside row is red ears and beans. th 1700 Apr. 22. Graffed 7 trees w Harveys & Permains P Mr Bright. Planted ye Orch'd May 1. 1698. th
April 8. 1701. Graffed 4 trees ye outer row 2 lowest w Gillyflowers, th ye other w Mr Goffe's permains, p Mr Saltonft. Anno 1700
Apr. 30. Set up ye boord Fence beyond ye Orcd 8 2.2.0
abt 1200 boords at 36 p 1000 8
Nails abt 400} 4.6ª Pofts 26 Labour 12.6 2.3 0
4.05. 0
Folded ye sheep 6 nights from May 8 to
May 14. 0. 6.0
4.11. 0
Anno 1700
July 17. Set up the Garden back fence Anno 1701
Aug. 23. Set up the boored fence abt the Orchards n 1000 boords cost w brought up 1.17. 0
s d Nails 400 -4.0 Labour ye 2 Hicks & s d John Lacore 7.0. Posts.
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March 21, 1706 Graffed 5 apple trees in ye garden wth russettings & permain & fiqui pulling &c. the pound pair by ye Coop & 2 pound prs in ye garden ye warden by ye South gate being grafted ye Saturday before I brought it from M' Bradstreet's Anno 1697.
The winter this year (1697) was a very fevere winter for th Cold & Snow: The ground was covered w Snow from ye beginning of December to ye middle of March : Many fnows, Que upon another, in February it was Judg'd to be 3 foot & an half deep on a levell. Feb. 21 a pleasant afternoon, spring ch weather for 4 or 5 dayes w fettled ye fnow. March 14 fell a fnow 3 or 4 inches deep on ye old fnow : it turned into a driz- ch
zling rain w continued all ye next day, & at night abt 8h It thundered & Lightened & rain'd hard in fhowers. The next day was windy & fair ye snow much wafted, M" Cook's Hill in ye neck bare of fnow & many fpots of ground now appeared : Charlestown Ferry was frozen up fo that ye Boat did not go over once from January 17 to Feb. 28. 6 weeks Compleat : ch
In w time I rode over upon ye Ice from ye Ferry place to Mr Broughtons warehoufe 3 times, & twice back again : ye River was frozen up 2 weeks before ye ferry boates ceafed going fo that people went over on foot, only in that fortnight's time for three days ye Ice was fo broke that people did not venture to walk over.
Mar. 24. In ye morn a storm of snow 3 or 4 inches deep. It turn'd into rain w carried away all ye fnow. People much ch ftrait'ned for want of Hay ys Spring March 17, 97.8 a publick faft.
98 Apr. 4 & 5 Our garden was digg'd, Bufhes fet & feeds fown Apr. 5. ye great peafe & Bofton peafe were planted alfo ye carrts feed & Parfn &c. fownf. Oats fown Apr 2 : Goofe berry bufhes planted & ye firft beans March 28.
Apr. 15 1798 Before ys we fet out Turnips, cut a mess apr. 15.
Apr. 10. 98. A Summers day & fo was all ys week exceeding warm ch & dry only 12 day on w had a S. E. rain.
The Summer following ys hard Winter was a very fruitful, Summer, only for apples, much rain. no blaft, bug or ye like at- tending Wheat Rye or peafe. No froft to damnifye ye Indian
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corn. The winter after (viz : 1798) moderate little snow. only Feb. 14. a violent Searching ftorm of fnow.
A dry Spring .99.
Anno 1699 Nov. 28. Trees laden & many broke down by ye Ice &c. MT Eliott came to board with us Dec. 21. 97. Tuesday went away die ven. 8
Mr P. paid me 7 from J. Cheny bec. he was not rated &c. Mar. 27. 1700.
pd. Sarah Feb. 24. 96. to that day 1.10.0
75 Ova (March 30 99/1700) [in] Salt.
Pd. Sarah Bradifh 3 pds in Full to Feb. 24. 99/700
Set out turnips and Cab. Stumps Feb. 24. 99/700 planted E. beans. 11 1m & 15 furnifhed getting up ye parfnips.
I was taken fick of a Feaver Sabbath day Feb. 11. 15ª very ill near to death I was opprefs'd and pent up in my Spirits. I took a vomit of ye wine physic after it had done working my Ilnefs wrought gently downwards, it gave me eafe, that night and ye next day no fleep but drowfy and ftill took w" ye illness wrought downward nothing but hot bear & water porrage & feaver balfam (fennel) in warm water for 30 hours.
Feb. 22. Went down. 24 to Coz Olivers.
Feb. 27. Gave Sarl 10 &c. 6 Deo fit gloria Amen.
March 21. 99/700 Sowed Parfnips, Onyons, Some Carretts & Parfley. Sow Onyons &c. a day or two before ye full in March.
March 22. Set out ye Goofeberry bufhes from Mr Cooper's & Dr Clarks.
March 23 Sow'd ye Turnips feed & fet more Indian beans.
March 21. We planted ye Currant hedges.
March 25. Plauted ye 2 little Mulberry trees : alfo My Sister Eyre's Peach trees, plum tree & Cherry tree :
May 27. Sowed ye laft bed of Carrets.
13. 1700 Planted 3 peach ftones, 2 fmaller ftones & 6 cherry ftones [rec'd from] Couf. Ol. That came from Engle: [planted] agt south fence ye bord Mark'd. The 2 fmlr ftones by one another & ye 6 cherry st. thus : : : 4 inches (difť't)
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26 1700/1 I put 7 great pease [into the ground.] 1700/1 Mar. 6. I planted Engl beans.
March 7. I planted ye great peafe & Turnip feed fown.
March 12. Digg'd up ye parfnips fitted yt fquare fowed fome parfnips, Onyons & Carrets. alfo remove ye Rofe bufhes to ye South Fence & ye sprouts from ye Quince trees.
April 19. 1701. planted ye Ind. beans.
May 24. 1701. pd Sarah 3pd in full to faid day.
Sarah Bradish 3.0.0. to Aug. 24. 1700.
Paid Sarah, Oct. 1700 to 24 Nov. 1700.
Memdm (By. Revd N. Appleton) The winter in ye year 1740 is agreed by those yt are in years amg us was Con- siderably a more Severe Winter then that of 1697. there were as large quantities of Snow & ye Ferry was froze over for a longer Space. People thro' ye Country put to Extreme difficulty to get wood. Hay Extremely Scarce in ye Spring & multitudes of Cattle dyed.
It was a backward Spring, ye Englifh grass pretty good, ye Englifh corn Indifferent, ye Indian Harveft plenty, but by reafon of ye Scarcity ye foregoing Summer ye price was very high.
The ferry was frozen So as yt pple travelled over from Christmas to ye tenth of March, more than ten Weeks.
Memdm The Winter 1747 was very Severe, not so much for ye Extremity of ye cold as for ye great quantity of Snow. We had about 30 Snows and lefs of thawing Weather than ufual So yt ye Snows lay upon ye ground till it came to be 4 or 5 feet deep. So yt it was Exceeding difficult pafsing from place to place. Ye 25th of March 1748 yr was 2 or 3 feet of Solid Snow on a level att yt day ye Snow was on ye Back Side of my house about 4} feet high, was up to ye middle of ye window.
But God so order ye Seafons yt in a few days of South wind without any rain it went off, so yt on ye first day of april I had my Garden Sowed & planted with Onions, Carrots, Parsnips, Pease, Beans &c.
CHURCH RECORDS
MDCCXCII
This BOOK is Divided into two Parts and Each Part is Distinctly paged.
CONTENTS OF PART I
Plate belonging to the Church
page 1
Transactions of the Church 4 &c - relating to a Church library 46, 47, 54-57
CONTENTS OF PART II
Admifsions to Full Communion
Page I
Renewal of Covenant
19
Baptisms 25
Marriages
73
Deaths 87
RECORDS OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE.
COPY
of a Communication from William Winthrop Esq. " Sir.
Dr Dana in a Note* (page 33) has given a list of the Ministers in this Parish, which I believe is not so correct as the one I now send. As the Church Records in the earlier times, I am told, are incomplete, perhaps you may think it adviseable to deposit this list, with their other papers. With regards I remain (*Sermon at my Installation, A. H.) Sir,
May 19, 1795. Rev. Mr. Holmes
Your most hble Servt,
Wm Winthrop
1. Rev. Thomas Hooker, ordained October 11, 1633, Mr Samuel Stone his Afsistant. Mr Hooker (removed with many of his Parish) to Hartford in Connecticut June 1636, and there died July 7, 1647 At. 61. Mr Stone went with him to the same place, and there died July 20, 1663.
2. Rev. Thomas Sheppard, ordained Feb. 1, 1736, and died Aug, 25, 1649 Æt 44
3. Rev. Jonathan Mitchell, ordained Aug. 25, 1650 & died July 9, 1668 Æt. 43
4. Rev. Uriah Oakes, ordained November 8. 1671, chosen President pro tem of Harv, Coll. 1675, & President Feb. 2. 1679, Died July 25, 1681 Æt. 50.
5. Rev. Nathaniel Gookins, who had been an Afsistant to M' Oakes (when President), ordained Nov. 15, 1682, & died Aug. 7. 1692 Æt. 34.
6. Rev. William Brattle, ordained Nov. 25, 1696, died Feb. 15. 1716-17, Æt. 55.
7. Rev. Nathaniel Appleton, ordained Oct. 9. 1717, died Feb. 9. 1784 Aet. 91
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8. Rev. Timothy Hilliard, installed Oct. 27, 1783, died May 9. 1790 Aet 44
9. Rev. Abiel Holmes, installed January 25, 1792."
"Memo. The name of the town of Newtown was altered to that of Cambridge in May 1638."
PART I:
(1) Plate belonging to the first Church in Cambridge. 1692 6 Tankards
Nº. 1 & 2 Inscription "The Gift of Mr. William Wilcockes to the Church of Christ in Cambridge N. E. Anno Domini 1654.''
Nº. 3. "Belonging to the Church of Christ in Cambridge 1724."
Nº. 4. "Belonging to the Church of Christ in Cambridge."
Nº. 5 "The Gift of Mr. John Cooper to the Church of Christ, in the body of the town of Cambridge 1731."
Nº. 6. "Ex dono Pupillorum 1734." A Coat of Arms, Crest a lion rampant.
4 Cups.
Nº. 1 & 2. "The Gift of Richard Jackson C. C."
Nº. 3. "C. Church S. B. 1679."
Nº. 4. "For the Church of Cambridge." 1 Spoon. Mark-S-W-H.
4 Pewter Flagons.
6 --- Dishes.
A. D. 1826.
Two of the Tankards (5 & 6) and two cups were recast (3 & 4) and two cups altered in such a manner, as now make seven cups of a uniform shape and size. A new silver spoon and six Britania ware dishes, "more adapted to the use for which they are de- signed " were also procured.
REPORT of Comtee on alterations of Church
Plate Read and accepted 5 May 1826.
" The Committee appointed by the Church, at their meeting in
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December last, to make alterations in some of the articles of plate belonging to the Church, for the Communion service, have attended to that duty, and report as follows :-
" That they have caused two of the Tankards and two cups to be re-cast-and also two cups to be altered in such manner, as make seven cups of a uniform shape and size.
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" They have also procured a new silver spoon, and six Britania ware dishes, more adapted to the use for which they are designed, than those formerly used. The expenses attendant upon these alterations and improvements have been drawn from the funds belonging to the Church, an abstract of which is hereto annexed Dr. Expense of recasting 5 cups and altering two $114.41 5.00 Marking Seven do.
Six Britannia ware Dishes 3.50 P-
21.00
$140.41
Cr. By 78 ounces of silver at 7/ per ounce 91.00 By 48 lb. old pewter, at 18 cts 8.64 By cash paid from the Church funds 40.77
$140.41
"Your Committee are of the opinion, that by thus taking from the capital of the Church fund the sum of $40. 77, they have added much to the value and convenience of the service of plate, for the future use of the Church. All which is submitted by
Cambridge May 5th 1826. William Hilliard } Committee."
pr order of the
The above is a true copy of the Report as read & accepted 5 May 1826 A. Holmes Pastor.
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July 6. At a Meeting of the Church, the Committee, appointed to enquire into the state of the Church Stock, and of the Fund Appropriated to the Poor of the Church, made the following REPORT:
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"The Committee, appointed to enquire into the state of the Church Stock &c have attended that bufinefs, and now offer the following statement, which exhibits the Stock as reported June 30, 1791 - with monies since received by the Deacons, and as it now exists in their hands, viz:
" The Deacons of the 1st Church in Cambridge to the Chh, Dr
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June 30. To amount of Securities for monies by them put on interest Pr Report of that date Prinpl 303 . . 7. . 72
1792 To interest due on do to June 30. 1791. 28 . . . . 울
To Cash in the Deacon's hands for contingt Exp. 1. 19. 10
June 30. To intt due on £303 . . 7. . 4 from June 30 1791 to this day 18 .. 4 .. ₺
To contribution from do to do 5 .. 8 .. 2
£356.19 .. 8}
1792 " Supra Cr
June 30. By Owen & Thomas Warland's bond May 22. 1787 5. . 7 . . 4
By Gideon Frost's Note June 15. 1787 7.10 .. 0 By Josiah Moore & Oliver Fiske's bond July 25, 1787 6. . -.. -
By Seth Hasting's bond & mortgage June 1. 1788 30. . 7.10
By H. Packard & Eben Stedman's Note July 18. 1787 5. -.. -
By Gideon Froft's note Sept. 18,1789. 6.13 .. 8
By Jona. Winship Treafr of the third Parish in Cambridge Note Oct. 4.1790 33 .. 9 .. 5
By Treafurer Hodgdon's note Jan. 1. 1791 Bald 6.16 .. 0
By Nathan & William Watson's bond March 17, 1792 70. . - . . -
By Nathaniel Appleton Esqr's Certif. Aug. 26, 1791. 106.12 .. 2
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By Cash paid Parish Treasurer one third of the Interest of the private Securi- ties to Ap. 1792 4 .. 3 .. 0
By EbenT & Jacob Wyeth's bond March 1, 1792 12 .. 0 .. -
By Wm Watson, Eben' Wyeth & Nath. Watson's bond March 13, 1792 By expenses for Communion from June 30, 1791.
23. -.. -
4.10 .. 1
By interest due on the foregoing Securi- ties, viz-
On Owen & Thomas Warland's bond from March 1. 1792
2 .. 2
On Gideon Frost's note from June 18, 1792 43
On Josiah Moore & O. Fiske's bond from March 1, 1792
2 .. 5
On Seth Hasting's bond from March 1, 1792 12 .. 2
On H. Pachard & E. Stedman's note from March 18, 1791 7 .. 8
On Gideon Frost's note from March 18, 1792 2 .. 4
On Jonathan Winship's note from March 1,1792 13 .. 4₺
On Treafurer Hodgden's note from Jan. 1.1792 4 .. 1
On Nathan & Wm Watson's bond from March 1. 1792 1 .. 8 .. -
On Eben' & Jacob Wyeth's bond from March 1.1792 4.10
On Wm Watson & al bond from March 13, 1792 8 .. 2
On Nath1 Appleton's certificate from Jan. 1.1792 3 .. 3.11
Balance due from the Deacons to the Church 28. . - . . 83
£356.19 .. 8₺
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"Deacon Hill engages to pay interest for twenty pounds of the above balance. The remainder, being eight pounds eight pence two farthings, is to be put at interest, except- ing what shall be necefsary to defray contingent charges. "The Deacons have made the Securities, in general pay- able on the same day, viz, the 1st of March.
" Deacon Hill has made no charge for his trouble in providing for the communion, nor for negotiating the funds, but generously gives it to the Church.
"One third of the interest of the private Securities including that from the third Parish, is to be paid by the Deacons to, the Treafurer of the first Parish in Cambridge on the first day of April 1793, and will amount to four pounds ten shillings .-
One third part of the interest due on the public Securi- ties, when obtained, is also to be paid to the said Parish Treafurer, purfuant to a vote of the Church pafsed on the 18th of June 1773.
" The above we find to be the true state of the un- appropriated fund in the hands of the Deacons, as it stands on this 30th day of June, A. D. 1792.
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"We then proceeded to enquire into the state of the funds appropriated to the use of the poor of said Church and we find the Deacons to be indebted as follows:
1791
June 30. To Sundry Securities for money on intt pr Report 70.13 .. 5}
To interest due on d° June 30, 1791. 6. . 2.11}
To interest of £70. . 13. . 5} from June 30, 1791 to June 30, 1792. 4. . 4.10
To cash in the hands of the Deacons
June 30, 1791 1 .. 6 .. 3₺
£82. . 7 .. 6}
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"Supra- Cr.
1792
June 30 By Joseph Bate's note, Decr 28, 1786 17 .. .- By James Munro's note March 16, 1788 5.16 .. 41 By Jonas Wyeth's jun'. note July 29, 1788. 2 ..
By Jed. Willington Treaf. 2d Par. note Dec. 9. 1789 28.15 .. 4
By Nathan & Wm Watson's note July 24. 1790 18.10
By Wm & Nathan Watfon's bond Oct. 13, 1791 15. .-. .-
By money contributed to sundry widows
3 .. 3 .. 0
£72.13 .. 64
"By interest due on the above securities, viz.
On Joseph Bates' note from Dec. 28, 1788 3.11 .. 64
On James Monro's note from March 16, 1791 -.. 9 ..- 3
On Jonas Wyeth's jun' from Oct. 1. 1791 -. . 1 .. 10 On Jedh Willington's note from Dec.
19,1789 4 .. 8 .. 2
On Nathan & Wm Watson's note from July 24. 1790 2 .. 2
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