Town records of Salem Massachusetts, vol 3, 1680-1691, Part 13

Author: Salem (Mass.); Essex Institute; Howes, Martha O; Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928
Publication date: 1868
Publisher: Salem, Mass., The Essex Institute
Number of Pages: 304


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At a Meeting of the Capts & Select men of this towne, May the 6th 1689 Being prsent


maj" Redford Capt John Price Capt Higginson Capt John Putnam m" John Ruck mr Wm Hirst mr Sam Gardner Jun' Rob Kitchen


In persuance of Aduise from the Council of Safty of the people & Conseruation of ||ye |peace beering date May 2 1689. Subscribed by Isaac Adington Clarke to sª Councill


Agreed by sª Capts & Select Men that Each Constable giue Notice to the free holders in theire Respective Wards to meet at the vsual place of Meeting On Tuesday Next the 7th Inst att One of the Clock afternoone, to attend sd Order


[136] Att a Towne Meeting May 7th 1689 John Hathorne Esq" Being chosen Moderator


Voted that there Shall be two men Sent to the Council in Boston there to assist sd Councills; Cap'n John Price & m" Jonathan Corwin; are Chosen to be prsent att & assist in the Councill held att Boston the 9th of this in- stant May 1689 according to directions Recd from S.


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Councills; And doe humbly prsent their desires, that the honoured Gouernor majestrates & deputys chosen in the Yeare 1686 wold (haueing allwaves due respect to our dependance on the Crowne of England, & ye Obligation we Lay under by the late declaration, before the Sur- render of the Last Gou"mt) Reassume our Charter Gouer- ment by taking theire places & forming a Generall Court as Soone as possibly May bee unto which wee shall Red- dily & cheerfully subject our selues & be all ways assist- ing to the utmost of our powres with our lines & estates as fformerly


Voted Nomine Contra Dicente


[137] [Blank page.]


[138] Salem Att A meeting of the Housholders [of this Town || this 5th day of July 1689 being ffryday at the Usuale place Chosen for Moderater John Hathorne Esqr


Voted that there Should be Seauen Selectmen for ye Yeare


Chosen for Select Men


Jonathan Corwin Esqr Capt John Puttnam m" Tym- othy Lindall m" Natha Puttnam m" Israell Porter mr Edward fflint mr Daniell Andrews


Chosen for Constables


mr Roger Darby nır Thomas Puttnam


mr Wm Curtice Jun" & m" John Traske


Wm Beckett


Seargeant John Pickrin


Chosen Henry West for Clerke of ye Markett


Chosen mr Rich: Prythirch mr John Horne


for Sealers of Leathor


Chosen Isaack Foote


Robert Follett


Ezekiell Water for Cutters of ffish


Thomas Jeggles George Hacker


[139] Salem the 11th July 1689


Att A Town Meeteing holden this day


Voted that Wearas fower of the Select men Chosen at ye Last Town Meeteing holden ye 5th Instant Refused to Accept of that Office Namly


Jonathan Corwin Esq" m" Tymo: Lindall mr Israell Porter & m" Daniell Andrew it is Voted yt ffowr Men


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


More Should be Chosen to Serue in there Roomes as Select Men


Chosen for Select Men to Serue in the Roome of those Chosen & Refused to Serue as Aboue: viz


Capt John Higginson r Capt John Price


Chosen for Select men


L' Samuell Gardner


L' Tho: Gardner


to Serue in ye Roome of those wch Refused


Att a meeting of the Select men 26 July 1689 present Capt Price Capt Higginson m' N Putnam Capt Putnam Tho Gardner Sam" Gardner Jun"


Samuel Gardner Jun' is Chosen to keep the Towne bookes for ye year Ensueing


mr Tho. Beadle hath liberty granted to keep a publick house of Entertainment prouided he procure a lisence of ye County Court & attend ye law therein


at a meeting of ye Select men 16 Septembri689 present Capt Price Capt Higginson Tho Gardner Sam11 Gardner


By vertue of a warrant from Jnº Phillips Esq" County Tresur ordered that a towne meeting be warned to be on fryday next ye 20th of this Instant Septembre | at 10 of ye Clock in ye morning for the Choice of a Com- ishoner or Eighth man, & a Clarke of the writts


[140] at a Towne meeting the 20th Septembr 1689 Chosen for a Comishoner mr Wm Hirst


Chosen for a Clarke of the writts mr Benj. Gerrish at a meeting of the Select, with mr Hirst


prsent Capt Price Capt Higginson Capt Putnam Lt Tho Gardner Ens Ed flint S Gardner Jun"


mr Wm Hirst Refused to Serue as a Comishoner he not being a free man according as the law Requires in that Case


ordered that a Towne meeting be warned to be on the 7th of october next for the choice of another Comishoner at a Towne meeting 7th Smo 1689


Capt Jnº Putnam chosen Moderator


Chosen for a Comishoner mr manasath marston


at a meeting of the Select & Comishoner ve 9th 8.89


By vertue of a warrant from the Country Treasurer to take a list of all male #sons with an Estimation of all


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Estates & to make Returne to their sheir Towne accord- ing to law


Wee make Returne thereof as followeth viz three hun- dred heads & the Estate of the Towne amounting to thirty fiue pounds according to law which makes in the whole Sixty pounds


2-10-89 Reed of Wm Osburne 118 mony for


his Pt of Rent of land for the yeare 1687 & ye year 1688 11.


24-11 Reed of mr Jnº Cromwel 28 9d mony for ye year 1689 2.9


30-11-89 Recd of Isaac Cook for 3 shares of


8 land ye some of 88 mony


Recd of Wm osburne 58 4ª for 2 shares for ve 5.4


year 89


1-7:1


28: 10th mo 1689 at a meeting of ve Select men Agreed by ye Select men that a Constables watch bee forth with warned Consisting of fiue able men according to Law, Soe to Continue till furth" ordr


[141] at a meeting of ve Select men 18th decembr 1689 present Capt Price Capt Higinson Capt Putnam Lt Put- nam L' Tho Gardner Ens Ed flint


Agread that the Select men meet ye 26th decembr to make the Country Rate


Agred that Capt Jnº Putnam L' Tho Gardner & Ens Edw: flint are desired & appointed to Sue Tho: Mould as he was Constable in the year - for the Rates that was Committed vnto him in that year to the next Ipswich-


The Select men approue of walt. Phillips Sent to keep a publick house of Entertaynment in Salem village for the Entertaynment of Strangers-he makeing prouision as the law directs


Att a meeting of the Select men 30: 10: 1689 all being present & manaseth marston Comisioner


By vertue of a warrant Resd from John Philips Esq" tresurer dated the 29th Nouembr 1689 for the making one Rate in mony 601 & fine Rates in pay 3001 & a war- rant dated 6th December 1689 for the making of one Rate


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


& halfe in mony being 901 the Said Rates ware this day made & Comitted to the Seuer" Constables as ffoll


mony I S d


Constable John Trask to pay ye Tresurer 22:0:00 44:00:0 in pay Constable Wm Becket to pay ye Tres" 25:0:00 50:00:0


Constable John Pickring to pay ve Tresť


26:0:00 52:00:0


Constable Roger Darby to pay Tres"


21:0:00 42:00:0


Constable William Curtice to pay Tres"


25:0:00 50:00:0


Constable Thomas Puttman to pay Tres™


31:0:00 62:00:0


150 : 0:00 300:00:0


And the Quer Phise of Said Rates to be paid in unto the Select men or their order is as ffolloweth


Constable Jnº Trask


3:00:10 6:01: 8


Constbl Wm Beckett 7:16:01 15:12: 2 Constbl John Pickring 2:16:09 05:13: 6 3:03:08 06:07: 4


Constbl Roger Darby


Constbl wm Curtice


7:04:06 14:09: 0


Constable Tho. Puttman 3:10:08 07:01: 4


27:12:06 55:05:00


[142] Accº of work done on the high wayes Jnº foster 2 dayes 0- 4-0


Jnº King 7 dayes 0.14.0


Jnº Southerick 2- 0.04.0 Sam" Gaskin 3- 0.06.0 Dan11 Southerick 3- 0.06.0


Rob Pease 2 dayes 0.04.0


Jnº Trask 1 dav 0.02.0


Sam1 Ebron S 1 day 0.02.0 Rob follet 1 day 0.02.0 Jnº Burton 3 days 0.06.0


Benj" Veary 1 day 0.03.0 Jos Sibly 1 day 0.02.0 Sam" Golethite 1 day 0.02.0


Tho Veary 1} day 0.03.0


Is Cook & Wm osburne 9mº 1689


Benj" Ashby for Sawing 0.10.0 Is Cook 24 days 2.08.0 his team 42 days 1.02.6 Wm osburne 14 days 1.08.0


his team 33 days 20 0.17.6 Is Cook for tim- ber 0.10.0


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Rob Wilson 1 day 0.02.0


Daud foster 1 day 0.02.0 timber 0.08.0


Jnº Waters 1 day 0.02.0


Jnº Pudny Jun' 1 0.02.0


Jos. Buxtone 1 day 0.02.0


Wm osburn for


7.04.0


on other side 3.09.0


3.09.0 10.13.0


Salem ye 29th 11mº 1689


Received of m' Zach Herrick in mony for Jnº Bachelers Estate


for Rent of Ryal Side for his pt this yeare 51 008 0 Recª of Jnº Green in mony for his pt of Rent of Rval Side 5.01.0


Recd of Jnº Leach in mony for his pt Rent of Rval Side 5.01.0


Recd of Jnº Tomkins for his pt Rent of Ryal


Side in mony 5.02.0


Behind free: Balch 6ª Jnº waters 6ª


At a meeting of ye Select men 10-12.89


Present C Price C Higginson Tho Gardner S Gardner agread to pay Jnº Bly 40$ in pay on ye townes acco that is 10$ Each one & also 108 by mr Edw flint [143] Salem ye 13th 12mo 1689


mª Epes Dr 101 108 6ª


to mony pd you


to a note on Jnth Corwin Esq" for 61 08 0d


to a note on maj" Redford for 3-0-0


to a note on Jnº Marcy for 3-0-0 13.10.0


to a note on Rog' Haskins for 1-10-0


pª you in mony 4.14.6


28.15.0


31. 5.0


to yo" Scollers


60.00.0


at a meeting of ye Select men ye 17th 12mo 1689/90 all present


Gilbird Taply is allowed to keep a publicque house of Entertainment provided the County Court approue of him


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


ordered that there be a Towne meeting warned to be on ye 21th day of this Instant feberwry for the Im- powering of Som meet parson to Call the Constables to accoumpt who were formerly Indebted to ye towne & in Case of non payment to sue & Recouer from them all Such Somes as are due from them, to Consider of Som way to Raise mony for Repairing of the meeting house & paying the Townes debts & prouiding for the poore & other publicque Charge to Consider of a motion to be made by our neighbors of the Village for a Towneship: a motion from Jnº Bly for the Continuation of that place to him to make brick on: & the motion of m" Benj" Ger- rish for a Seat in the meeting house for his wife


mr William Trask is approued by ye maj" part of the Select men to keepe a publicque house of Entertainement prouided the County Court allow of him Left Sam11 Gardn' & Ensigne |Edw || fflint are desired & appointed by ye Select men to Lay outt & Settle ye highway form'ly yt led between Tho: fflint & Joseph Popes & alsoe a high- way neer John Moulton his house


[144] at a General Towne meeting ye 21. 12mº 1689/90 Sam" Gardner is Chosen moderator


Voated that the Select men are Impowerd to Call the Constables to accoumpt & to Receiue w may be due from any of them & in Case they shall Refuse or neglect to make vp their accos wth ye Select men then the Select men are hereby Autherised to sue ve sª Constables in behalf of the Towne-


Put to Voat


Whether the former Rates Raised in Nouembr 1688 for the Releif of the poor, Repairing the meeting house mending of high wayes &c Committed to the Constables should Stand :


voated on the Negative


Put to Voat


Whether a new Rate should now be Raised for the Releif of thee poore mending of the Highwayes Repair- ing the meeting house &c


Voated on the negative


Voated that the Request of or neighbours of the vil- lage is Referred vnto the next general towne meeting then to be agitated


212


SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Voated that Jnº Bly his Request is granted for the Continuation of the place for makeing brick for the year Ensueing


mr Benj" Gerrish his Request granted for a Seat in the meeting house by the pulpit stairs


[145] at a meeting of ye Select men 21-12-1689/90 all present


agread to let fall ye former attachment Serued on Constable Tho Mould & that another attachment be forth- with Serued on him


pd m" King by Sam" Gardner 138 2d in mony for the Select mens Expences


at a meeting of ve Select men 3 March 1689/90 Constr dounton you are to giue notice to Tho Mould that ye Select men doe let fall that attachment weh you Serued on his house dated about ye 20th december 1689/90 Constr Mould Credit ye 13 march 1689/90


27-12-87 pd m' Higginson Sent as mony


by Jnº Rogers as mony 0-8-8 0. 8.8


by Capt Higginson for P Mansfield 128 pay is 0. 8.0


by Doct" Swinerton in mony 0.12.0


by pª Goodm Archer 0.08.0


by Rob: Gray 0.08.0


fpd to m' Gerrish in mony 8.00.0


this to both | & to him by Pet Cheuers 0.12.0


pd Sam" Gardner Junt in pay 178 6ª 0.11.8


Upª by Majr Browne 4.00.0


15.08.4


aduance 50 ₺ cnt


7.14.2


23.02.6


pd m" Hirst # his acknowlegemt


4.10.0


candles to ye watch 118 as mony 0.16.6


28.09:0


The aboue sd acctts of Credditt Returnd Againe to Tho Mould ₱ Jere Neale [this paragraph crossed out in original]


Seuerall abatmts to Constble Tho Mould Constble in 1686


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Tho Higginson 108 Eliz Kesor as he was Con- stble 86 168 01.06.0


Tho Mould his owne rate for trouble & serning warants &c 00.15.0


Jacob maning 108 Jnº Sanders Jun™ 108 Adam Wesgate 108 01.10.0


Tho. Wesgate 128 Jnº Baxter 48 Helen Chard 108 01.06.0 Tho Cloutman 108 James Cook 68 Jos. Gray 108 01.06.0 Jnº Jonson 38 Sam" Very 10º Jnº Edwards 5/2ª 00.18.2


07.01.2


[146] at a meeting of ye Select men 10 March 1689 /90 mª Nath Howard made Complaint for want of a High way by Jnº dodges mill to be Considerd of by ye next Select men


Jnº Rogers Cr mending glass for ye meeting house & Towne house to this day as mony -31 088


pd him of ye abone sd Som by Sam" Gardner 30s


Consthì Wm Curtice is allowed 58 in pay for warning ye Constables


at a meeting of ye Select men 17th March 1689/90 Seuerall #sons abated in Constable polands list 1686 Rich Crood 158 Jnº Chaplin 108 Edw flint 158 2.00.0 Tho Lewes 68 Tho Meshry 108 m" Knight 108 1.06.0 Josh Swasy J 188 Jnº Simpson 108 Wm Swetland 188 2.06.0


posted


5.12.0


m' Edw : flint Cr ₱ disburstments on Widdow Tarnel


01-01-9


{ pª Jnº Bly in pay 0.15.9


1.17.6


Resª of ffrancis Nurse for rent of Land 28 9ª mony for wch C John: Price hath allowed in his acctt 4$ 1ª


ordered that a Towne meeting be warned to be on Mun- day next for ye Choice of Select men & Constables for Sealers of leather a Clark of ye market & a Book keeper for ye towne book to answer the petition of or neighbours of ye village for a Towneship to Consider of Some way to Raise mony & pay for paying ve Townes debts repair- ing high wayes and Releif of ye poor & Repairing ye


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


meeting house & to Consider of the petitions of mathew woodwel Nat Howard & Joseph Herriek with Respect to high wayes


[147] 17-1 89/90 m" Kitchin Cr by his aceº in pay 41 10$ 0ª


at a general Towne meeting ve 24 march 1689/90 Coll' Gedney is Chosen moderator


put to voat


whether or neighbours of the village should be a Town- ship of themselues


voated on the negatiue


voated that Seuen Seleet be Chosen for ye Year Ensue- ing Chosen for Select men Capt Sewall Capt Putnam Capt Porter L' Piekering m' Hirst m" Gerrish Sam Gardner


Sam" Gardner is Chosen to keep ye Towne book & is to haue 41 in pay for this years Seruice & to haue the benefit of pay for what Records he shall giue


Wm Driver is Chosen Sealer of weights & measures Chosen for ||Searchers & || Sealers Smr Tho Gardner of Leather mr Rich Prithireh


voated that the Towne house is appointed a place for leather to be brought for Sealing & Euery lector day at 10 of ye clock is ye tyme appointed


Chosen for Constables| Edw Bishope Senr Is Stearnes for ye year Ensueing {\" osburne Wm Andrew J Nat Silsby Benj" Horne


voated that ye matter with Respect to Towne Rate is Referred vnto the next Towne meeting


voated that Jno Marcy shall have a Record of his peti- tion for keeping a ferrey ouer the North Riuer


the buisnes of math woodwel Nath Howard & Josh Herrick Phillip English & Tho Green is left to the Seleet men to Consider of & make Report thereof vnto the next Towne: & | |to|| mak vp a Seat in the East gallary


[148] voated that the same Instructions giuen vnto the Select men in the yeare 1682 & in the yeare 1686 are giuen vnto the present Select


at a meeting of the Select ye 28th march 1690


Capt Putnam Lt Piekring m' Porter C Sewal S Gardner mr Wm Andrew Constable being present


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Jnº Rogers is Chosen Clearke of ye market


Chosen for Surueyars of fences


for ye Towne | Jos neale


from ye bridge


within ye bridge { Jnº Cook within Ipswich Jnº Williams Cooper |Road Peter Cheuers Joshua Buffom for the Edward flint


for ye North field (Wm osburne Southfield S Geo Lockiar ordered that all fences be Suffishantly made vp by ye 6th Aprill next


Chosen for Surveyars of ye highwayes


for the mr darby from ve ) daniel South-


Towne within {Wm Curtice { bridge within erick


the bridge Senr [Ipswich Road J Rob wilson ) Tho Preston for Ipswich Road {Jnº flint


& all aboue sd Road| Tho wilkins


Tho fuller Jnº Procter Zach Marsh


Capt Putnam & m" Is Porter are desired to Inquire into the Case of Tho Green Nath Haword & Josh Her- rick & make Report thereof to ye Selectmen


Capt Sewall m' Hirst mr Gerrish & Sam" Gardner are desired to Inquire into ye Case of Ph English & math woodwell & make Report of ye Same


[149] ordered that the Case of ye woman that hath ye small pox at anthony neadhams house is left to m' Gerrish & Sam" Gardner to Supply to her as need shall Require


at a meeting of the Select men 14th 2mo 1690 Present C Putnam m" Porter m" Pickring mr Hirst m' Gerrish S Gardner


ordered that a towne meeting be warned to be on the 22th dy of this month to Consider of Raiseing a Rate to defray the Townes Charge & som other Concearns that were not finished at ye last Towne meeting but Referred vnto the next & also Concearing planting som part of the Neck


at a General Towne meeting 22th 2mo 1690


Col Gedney Chosen moderator


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


voated that a Towne Rate be Raised to the vallue of two Rates & half in pay for the defraying of the Townes Charge


the buisnes of math woodwel Nath Howard Josh Her- rick Phillip English Tho Green & ye makeing vp a Seat in the East gallery is left to the Select to settle | & finish the Same


voated that the lower part of the neck below Rams horne Coue may be planted by Som pore parsons dure- ing the Townes pleasure & it is left to the Select men to Regulate the Same


As to the Settlement of the above Seat | |in the East Gallery || ffra Skerry Jnº Smith Geo ffelt Abra Purchas Jonath ffelt Jona Archer Ben Archer John Neale Jer. Neale haue Liberty to build up sª Seat & Sitt in It pro- uided they take in Soe many as itt will Conveniently hould


[150] acco of what Constb] Edw Bush Recd of Town Rate


of math Barton 48 Jnº Cliford 128 R. flinder 58 4ª 1.01.4


m' Gerish 10$ fra Neal J 48 Jnº Smith 48 0.18.0


of Is woodbery 58 Jnº Gauet at Clifords 38 4ª 0. 8.4


2.07.8


Recd in wood & Candles & as # his accº 1-14-6


Recd in mony as on other side 0-13-0


2.07.6


cliford & Gavit


acco of what L' Neal Recd for Constbl Rob Stone of ye Towne Rate


of Jnº Buttolph 88 4ª of Jnº Bullock 68 8ª Jnº Sanders 138 1.08.0


Jnº Sanders J 48 Jnº Wms Jnº Ingersol 68 0.14.0


Pet Hinderson 3-8ª Jnº Lander S$ 4ª Pet os- good 58 0.17.0


m" Driver 38 Jnº Bennet 38 8ª Ele Keysor 38 0.09.8


3.08.8


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Jnº Buttolph 88.4ª


Jnº Smith S


48.0ª


Jnº Wms Jun"


4.0


Jnº Sanders 13.0


Math Barton 4.0 Jnº Ingersol 6.0


Rich flinder


5.4


Jnº Lander


8.4


Jnº Cliford


12.0


Pet osgood


5.0


mª Gerrish


10.0


Ele Keasor


3.0


fra Neal J


4.0


1.19.4


2.07.8


pª by Constabl Silsby


pª by Constb1)


Sy willard


Pet Hinderson S 0.3.8


mr Driver


0.3.0


Jnº Bennet


0.3.8


pª by 10.4


Constbl Is Stearns


Richª mebors wife is to haue 41 as mony to keep ye woman three months wch liued at Wm Pinsons Rich mebor Dr


to 1 pr 8 of Capt Sewall 0. 6.0


to 8$ of Lt Pickering 0. 8.0


to 12 of Sam11 Gardner 0.12.0


4-12 to a note on Jer Rogers for 008


16-12 to 128 of S Gardner 0.12.0


23-12 to 12º of S Gardner 0.12.


to a P shoes of mr Hirst 48 6ª mony 0. 4.6


of S Gardner 331 pork 3ª 0. 8.3


16-1 pª S Gardner 0.12.0


21-1 of S Gardner 101 pork 3ª 0. 2.6


3.17.3


0 06 0


7-2 to 1 ps S of S Gardner 4.03.3


[151] acco of work on the high ways 1-4-1690 Dan11 Southerick & Rob wilson ouerseers Rob Pease 3 days Is Cook 5 Days Jnº foster 1 day 0.18.0


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SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Sam foster 2 days Jnº King S 2 days Sam King 2 days 0.12.0


Jnº King J 1 day Sam Golethite 1 day Jnº Pudny 3 days 0.10.0


Jnº Burton 1 day James Darlin 1 day H Pasko 3 days 0.10.0


D Southerick 53 days & team 1 day 58 R wilson 4 days 1.04.0


pd by Constbl osburn 3.14.0


28-11-1690/91 Recd of mr Jnº Cromwel for Rent in mony 28.9ª


28.11 Recd of Jnº B- for what he is be- hind to this tyme 0.13.3


16.0


whereof m" Hirst had 38 mony


3


13.0


Recd of fra Nurse for ye year 88 & 89


5.6


Recd of Is Cook for 2 shares 5.4


posted 1.03.10


#sons Dr on accº of the Rent


St Small 5 years 0.13.9


Sam Ebron S 4 years 0.11.0


Jnº felton 4 years


0.11.0


Nat felton 4 years 0.11.0


Jnº Tomkins 4 years 0.11.0


Is Cook 1 years


0.06.0


Jos Buxtone 299ª


Wm osburn 1 year 0 05.6


fra nurse 1 year


0.02.9


4.02.0


fr nurse haue deliuerd his share vnto his sons Samuel & Benjamin


at a meeting of ye Select men ye 28th 11mo 1690/91 Jnº ward is abated 208 in pay to Constbl Benja Horne Recd of Sergt Leach for his part of Rent of Ryal Side 5.01.0


219


SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Recd of Jnº Green for his part of ditto 5.01.0


Reed of Jnº Tomkins for his Pt of ditto 5.03.0


Recd of m" Zach Herrick for his P of ditto 5.00.6 agread with Daniel Canady to keepe Sarah Lamberts Child (which is now at Tho Greens) for one year from this present tyme for which he is to be paid by ye Towne ye some of Seven pounds in pay & to be freed from all Rates for ye year Ensueing posted into book of acco Dan11 Canady Dr


to a note on Constbi Tho Putnam in pay for 0.14.7


to a note on Constb] Edw. Bishope in' pay for 2. 1.1


posted into book of accos 3.07.8


[152] acco of work on ye highways m" Darby ouerseer Benj" marston 1 day wat palfre 1 day Nat Sharp 1 day


0.04 0


Edw Bishope 1 day Jnº Baxter 1 day Jnº Glouer S 1 day 0.04 0


Jnº Glouer J 1 day Jnº Hinderson 1 day Hen Bray 2 days 0.08.0


Rich Comer & day Cr Smith 0 day Geo Hacker 2 days 0.05.0


Sam Sibly a boy 1 day ||15ª|| B Hooper 1 day a boy | |15ª || wat skiner } day 0.03.6


Hen west 1 day Sam west 1 day Rob Kitchin a boy 1 day | |158|| 0.05.3


Sam woodwel a boy 1 day 0.01.3


Joshua Buffom 2 oxen & horse 2 days 0.09.0


Wm Pinson 2 oxen & horse & 2 men 1 day 0.06.6 Edw flint 2 oxen & 1 man 1 day 0.04.0


Caleb Buffom 2 horses & 1 boy 1 day 0.04.0


Rogr Darby 1 horse & boy 2 days 0.06.6


Sam Robinson 1 horse } day 0.02.0


Rogr Darby 2 days 0.04.0


3-07-0


Agread to allow Tho Green 41 in pay for his keeping of Sarah Lamberts Child vnto this present tyme agread to pay Rebecca Houten 128 mony for her tending the Sick people at Jnº Taplys


220


SALEM TOWN RECORDS


acco of ye disposall of ye 31 mony Capt Sewall had of ye Contribution


to Sergt Dennes 38 & pd Peter Cheuers for meat 118 0.14. 0


to Josh Buffom for 4 foot wood-to 241 pork Coopers Nurse 2ª 0.08. 0


to ditto 11 butter & 141 bread 0.02. 6


to Lt England & Procter at m''s Gednys to Re- fresh them 0.01. 4


pd m" Cromwel for fresh meat for ye Sick at Taplys 0.02. 0


to m' Norice for 2 Coffins for Roe & Cooper 0.14. 0


pd Wm Richards for nurseing & help buring Tho Cooper 0.08. 0


pd mony to Rob Mears for ye Same 0.03. 0


pd Jnº Bly for ve graue 28 0.02. 0


pª Vicars & another for buriing Roe from aboard 0.05. 0


2.19.10 Acc° of disposall of 408 mony Lt Pickering had of ye Con- tribution


pd Richard Mebor 88 & Rob Mecanne 108 0.18.0


to James Holgate 1.02.0


2.00.0


[153] accº of work on the High ways Wm Curtice Sen" ouers" 21-8-1690


Wm Curtis 3 days 0.6 0


Wm Curtis J 13 day 0 3.0 Wm Curtice negro 1 day 0 2.0 Jnº Lander 1 day 0.2.0


Cr Babage 1 day 0.2.0


Dan wodland 1 day G Hodges boy 1 day 0-1.3


0.3.3


Pet Cheners 1 day 0 2.0


Majr Browns man 12 d 0.3.0 Jnº Williams 2 days 0.4.0 Hen Skerry 1 day 0.2.0 Nath Beadle 1} day 0 3.0


Jos Archer 1 day James Poland 2 day 0.4.0


3-11-90/1 pd { Constbl Willard Jnº Glou" J 1 day 0.2.0 Jnº Ward 1 day 0.2.0 Sam Beadle 1 day 0.2.0 Capt willard negro 1 day 0.2.0


Rich Prithriths boy 1 day 1.3


221


SALEM TOWN RECORDS


Sam Shattock 1


day 0.2.0


Pet osgoods boy 1


day 0.1.3


Jnº wolles 1 day 0.12.6


Tho. Beadle 1 day 0.2.0


S. Archer & Son 1 day 0.4.0


Rob Grays boy 1 day 1.3


Josh meshry 1 horse day 2.0


31-11-90/1 pd { Constbl B Horne


Tho Archer 2 horses 1 d 0.4.0


fra Skerry 2 ox 1


hors 1 day 0.4.6


Jer Neal 2 ox 1 hors 1 day 0 4.6


Tho vealy 2 horses 1 day 0 4.0


2.17.3


31-11-90/1 pd ) Constbi Silsby acco of work about a watch house at Salem Village 23.4-1690


as mony


Capt walcott 22 days work 2$ { his team 1 day 48 & 3 C & d nails 2.11.6


Sam Sibly 3 days Joseph Hutchison 4 days 88 0.14.0


Nath Putnam 1 tun & 9 foot timber 0.03.2


Joseph Hutchinson 134 tun timber 0.04.4


Edward Putnam 3 C long shingle 0.12.0


to 2 Cord wood of Lt Nat Ingersol & 51 Candles 0.10.6


Capt walcot 1 Cord wood & 41 Candles 0.06.0


5.01.6


allowed ? ye comitte of meletia-aduance- 2.10.9


7.12.3


4-1-90/1 pd Constbl Edw Bishope mr Is Cook is allowed/ 20$ as mony for Charge about ve ₹ ye Comitte of meltiaf watch & is pa ? Constb] osburne pet Ceuers is allowed 2 38 6ª as mony for a budge ? ye Comitte of Meletia barrel m" Josh Conant is allowed his Rates into his bargaine


222


SALEM TOWN RECORDS


₹ ye Comitte of melitia, wch is 784ª mony & pay 213$4ª pd by Constbl Willard


[154] accº of work on the high ways 9mo 1688 dan11 Andrew ouerseer


Lt N Putnam 2 men & 6 oxen 1 day, 2 hands 1 day 00.14-6


Capt Jnº Putnam 2 men 1 day 00.04.0


Josh Rea Sent 3 men 1 day 00.06.0


Jos Porter 3 men & 6 oxen 1 day mo 3 men 1 day 00.18.6


Dan" Andrew 13 day - 1 day, 4 oxen 1 day 0-10.0


Dan11 Rea 2 hands & 6 oxen 1 day 00.10.6 Jnth Putnam 1 day - 1 day & 6 oxen 1 day 00.10.6


Geo Jacobs 1 day 00.02.0


Benj" Putnam 1 day


00.02.0


Dan" Andrew 13 day - 1 day - 1} day - 1} day 00.11.0 Dan11 Rea 2 dayes 6 oxen 1 day 0.10.6 00.02.0




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