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2 Votd that the Committee be instructed to act at their Des- cration on the Report of the Petition of Dr Daniel Killam & others as to the way through the Westerly Part of Wenham then Mr Moderator Declared the Meeting Disolved and ac- cordingly it was Disolved.
A True Record Attest. Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
March Meeting 1804.
Att an annual Meeting of the Qualified of the Town of Wen- ham Conveined on Tuesday the 6th Day of March at Nine oclock in the Morning 1804.
for the Purpose of Electing Town officers for the insuing year and for Raising Money for the exergencies of the Town the Currant year and Transact other Business as is More fully sett fourth in the Warrant att Large on file May More fully appear.
Tyler Porter Esq Chosen Moderator for Said Meeting and the following Persons was Chosen in to office & sworn to the faithful discharge of sd office
Joseph Fairfield £ Town Clerk
Capt Edm. Batchelder
Lut Isreal Dodge Joseph Fairfield
Selectmen.
Nathl. Porter
Town Treasurer
Caleb Kimball
Constables
Downing Gentlee
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John Baker Nehe" Stanley
Tythinmen
Isaac Porter
John Baker
Downing Gentlee
James Friend
Jacob Dodge
Nicholas Dodge
Surveyors
of
Highways
Lut John Dodge Cap® I. Andrew Dodge
Nehemiah Stanley
Surveyors of
Fence
Nath Porter Ens. Paul Porter
Lt. Isaac Dodge John Cleaves
Haywards
Same1 Fisk Jr
Lut Isaac Dodge Billy Knowlton
James Friend
Hogrieves
Thomas Kimball Jr.
Joshua Orne
Joseph Fairfield
Neh™ Stanley
Joshua Orne Nath Kimball
Corders of
Wood.
Nath™1 Porter
Sealer Wt & Measures
Samuel Fisk Jn
Sealer of Leather
Nath Kimball
Jacob Dodge Ens. Paul Porter
Overseers Poor
Votd To Chuse two Surveyors on the Middle ward of Wen- ham the insuing year Votd To Chuse the other officers by hand vot
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Il Votd that the sum of 300 Dollars for Preach- ing for the Currant year $300. -
21y Votd that the Sum of 200 Dollars for School in the town $200 .-
31y Votd that the sum of 10 Dollars be raised for Little Comfort
415 ly Votd. that the Sum of 150 Dollars be Raised for the Poor
$ 10.00
$150 .-
51y Votd that cattle horses & swine shall not go at large in the highway
61y Votd that the Collection of Taxes be let to the Lowest Bidder with the Collector giving sufficient bonds for their Collections to the Town
71y Votd that Richard Hood Isaac Porter Capt Edmund Batchelder Lt Wm Dodge & Benj Edwards be a Committee to Procure Some Suitable Character to Preach in said Town as a candidate for the Ministry
IO Votd. that the Treasurer Procure all the waights & Measures for the Town as the Law Directs-then Mr Moderator Declared said Meeting Disolved & it was Disolved accordingly.
the Collecting of Taxes was Bid of by Nath1 Porter for the West ward for the sum of one Dollar & Ninety cents pr Hd. Dollars for the East ward was bid of by Downing Gent- lee for the sum of one Dolar & Eighty three Cents Pr Hd. Dollars.
the poor Viz Betty Senter was lit to Timothy Higgins for the sum of forty four cents Pr week his Keeping her Cloath in good repairs as when took.
Nursing & Dr bill Excepted
Mrs Pieice was bid of by Adam Reddington for the sum of eighty dollars per year her cloth to be Kept good Dr & Nurs- ing Excepted.
the bell was bid of by Same1 Fisk for seven Dollars pr year. A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
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April Meeting 1804.
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Conveined on Monday being the first Monday in April at 3 oclock in the afternoon for the Purpose of Giving in their Votes for a Gov" and Lut Gov". and Senators agreeable to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and transact other business as is more fully sett fourth in a warrant on file May More fully appear. Viz the following Persons Voted for Gov".
Excly. Caleb Strong Esq 30 Vot.
Hon James Sullivan Esq 25 V.
Lut. Gov"
Hon Edward Hut. Robbins Esq 30 Vt
Hon Wm11 Heath Esq 25 Vt
Senators
Nath Marsh 32 Vots Joseph Sprague
Enoch Titcomb
Dr Thomas Kittridge
John Heard Esq. Josiah Smith Esq.
Elias H Derby
James Prince
25 Vots.
Wm. Prescott Dr Daniel Killam
John Phillips Will Peerson
11y Tyler Porter Esq chosen Moderator for said Meeting.
21y Vots Given for County Treasurer Viz
Honb Stephen Choat Esq
Robert Farley Esq I8
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31y Votd to pass by third article in the which was to see if the Town would pass any vote Relative to the Ketching of alewives
41y Votd that the fourth article be pased by which was to raise a sum of Money to clear the Highway of snow in the winter season
51y Votd that the Selectmen use their Discression Relative to the fifth article in the warrant which was to see if the Town would give the Constables order to Destrain upon the Rev John Fairfield for his taxes as he was taxed in said Town.
then Mr Moderator Declared Said Meeting Disolved and it was Disolved accordingly
A True Record Attest Mr Joseph Fairfield T Clerk.
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Wenham Apr1 2th 1804
Att a Meeting of the Selictmen in order to sell the herbage of the Parsonage Land & it was Sold to Nath" Porter for 14 Dollars. and the Pound was sold to Nath Porter for the Lawful fee.
A True Record. J. Fairfield T. Clerk.
May Meeting 1804.
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Con- veined on Monday the 8th Day of May 1804 for the Purpose of Chusing a Representative to Represent them in the Gen- eral Court to be held at Boston on the Last Wenesday of May insuing & transact other business as is explained in said warrant on file May More fully appear
11y Voted to adjourn the first paragraph in sd Warrant which was to Chuse a Representative.
Tyler Porter Esq chosen Moderator of said Meeting.
21y Votd to altor the price of Labour Done on the Highway
31y Votd that Mens Labour be one Dollar Pr Day on the Highway.
41y Votd that oxen be fifty cent Per Day & Cart be forty Cents Per Day on the Highway.
51y Votd the sum of three hundred Dollars to Repair the Highways the ensuing year
61y Votd that the Sixth article in the warrant be adjourned without Day. which was to raise a sum of money to clear the Highway of snow in the winter season.
71y Votd that thare should be a committee Consisting of three persons To meet the Committee from Ipswich & Hamilton in order to Regulate the Kitching of alewives in Miles River so called agreeable to an act of Gen. Court.
81y that Tyler Porter Esq Same1 Blanchard Esq & Dr Daniel Killam be above said committee for the above said purpose. then Mr Moderator adjourned the Said Meeting with out Day and accordingly it was adjourned.
A True Record. Attest. Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
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Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Conveined on Friday the 7th Day of Sept™ A.D. 1804. for the purpose of seeing whether the Town would instruct their Committee to continue Mr David Jewitt to Preach in said Town as a candidate any longer or give him a Call to be their Minister or act any thing thare on agreeable to a warrant from the Selectmen upon file May more fully appear I1 Votd Tyler Porter Esq Chosen Moderator of said Meeting.
21y Votd to pass by the first article in the Warrant.
31y Votd Not to give Mr David Jewitt a call to be their Min- ister of the Gospel and did not Vot to Concur with the Churches Late vote in giving Mr Jewitt a call. then Mr Moderator adjourned said meeting with out Day and it was adjourned accordingly.
A. true Record. Attest Mr Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
Town Meeting Oct. 15th 1804.
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Conveined on Monday the 15th Day of Oct'r 1804 for the purpose of Seeing Whether the Town will reconsider their Vote that was pased the 7th of Sep'm Last Passed relative to their giving Mr David Jewitt a call to be their Minister agree- able to a warrant from the Selectmen upon file May More fully appear
Ily Vd. Tyler Porter Esq chosen Moderator for said Meeting. 21 Votd to Reconsider the vote that was passed the 7th th of Sept. Last the which was not to concur with the Church in giving Mr David Jewett a call to be their Minister in said Town.
3 1 Votd to Chuse a committee consisting of seven Persons to take in to their consideration what proposal and how to make to Mr David Jewett relative to the Town giving him a call to be their Minister and make a report at the ad- journment of this meeting. Viz Lut John Dodge Isaac Porter Thomas Kimball Jr Cap' Edmund Batchelder Lut Will™ Dodge Lut Isaac Dodge & Jacob Dodge to be the above said committee for the above said purpose
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41y Votd that this Meeting stand adjourned to Monday 29th of this instant at four oclock at the Meeting house.
A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham held by an adjournment on Monday the 29th of Oct'r instant at four P.M. for the purpose of receiving the report of the Town Committee respecting the proposal of Salary or Settle- ment for Mr David Jewett being called in said Town to be their Minister
Viz
Committees Report.
Wereas the Subscribers a Committee chosen at a Legal Town Meeting held on the fifteenth Day of oct instant for the purpose of proposing to the Town at their adjournment for their considiration a suitable sum to call or invite Mr David Jewett candidate to be a Gospel Minister for the Ministry in this Town. We therefore upon Mature consideration have unaminously agreed upon the sum of five hundred Dollars to be paid to the sd. Mr David Jewett During his ministry in this Town as a salary annually with the improvement of the Town Parsonage
John Dodge Jr
Isaac Porter
Will™ Dodge
Edm. Batchelder
Committee
Thomas Kimball Jr
Jacob Dodge
Isaac Dodge
Wenham octr 22. 1804.
the Vot was put to see if the Town would receive the report of the committee as above Stated & the Moderator Declared that thare was not Vote to receive the Committees report but Declared that thare was a tie in polling the house. and upon this Mr Moderator Disolved said Meeting and it was Disolved accordingly.
A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T Clk
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WENHAM TOWN RECORDS
Town Meeting Oct.6 1804.
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Conveined on Monday the 29th Day of octr instant at three oclock P.M. for the purpose of seeing whether the Town would chuse a committee to oppose the Petition of Wm Gray Jr and others praying for a road through the Westerly part of Wenham as by warrant on file may more fully appear. Tyler Porter chosen Moderator for said meeting.
Ily Voted to chuse a Committee consisting of three persons oppose said petition Viz Dr Daniel Killam Lut John Dodge Jacob Dodge be the above said committee for the above pur- pose of opposing the Petition then Mr Moderator Desolved sd Meeting and accordingly it was Disolved
A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk
Town Meeting Nov 5. 1804
Att a Legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Wen- ham duly qualified to vote for Representatives in General Court of this Commonwealth holden at the Meeting House in sd Wenham on monday the fifth Day of November A.D. 1804. Votes were given for the following persons for Elec- tors of President & Vice President of the United States to the Selectmen of said Town who presided at said meeting Viz Att. Large.
The Hon James Sullivan of Boston Hon Elbridge Gerry Esq of Cambridge
For Suffolk District Hon James Bowden-Boston Essex South District Col. John Hathorne-Salem Essex North District Dr Thomas Kildridge-Andover Middle District Hon James Winthrop Esq Cambridge Hampshire So. District Jonathan Smith Esq-W. Springfield Hampshire No District Edw. Upham Esq .- New Salem Plymouth District Hon. James Warren Esq-Plymouth Bristol District Hon Josiah Dean Esq .- Raynham Barnstable District Hon John Davis Esq .- Barnstable Worcester So. District Gen Timothy Newell-Sturbridge Worcester No. District Gen John Whiting-Lancester Berkshire District Hon John Bacon Esq-Stockbridge
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Norfolk District Hon. William Heath Esq-Roxbury York. District Hon John Woodman Esq-Buxton Cumberland District Charles Turner Esq-Turner Kinnebeck. District Col Thomas Fellibrown-Hallowell Lincoln District John Farley Esq .- New Castle
The above list had 2 1 votes for Electors.
At Large
Hon David Cobb Esq. of Goldsborough Hon Oliver Wendell of Boston.
Suffolk District Hon John Coffin Jones-Boston Essex So. District Hon. Benj Goodhue Esq-Salem Essex No. District Hon Bailey Bartlett Esq-Haverhill Middlesex District Eleazer Brooks Esq .- Lincoln Hampshire So District Hon Wm. Shepard Esq-Westfield Hampshire No. District Hon. Ebenezer Molton Esq -Amherst
Barnstable District Ebenezer Bacon Esq-Barnstable Bristol District Hon George Leonard Esq .- Norton Worcester District So. Joseph Allen Esq .- Worcester Worcester District No .- Hon Josiah Stearns Esq-Lunenburg Berkshire District Hon David Rossiter Esq-Richmond Norfolk District Hon Cotton Tufts Esq-Weymouth York District Hon John Lane Esq-Berwick Cumberland District Hon Isaac Parker Esq-Portland Lincoln District Hon Thomas Rice Esq-Wiscasset Kennebeck District Samuel Wilder Esq-Hallowell Plymouth District Hon William Sever Esq-Barnstable
The above list had forty votes for Electors
Likewise votes given in for Representative to Congress Essex South District Viz Nathan Reed Esq thirty nine Votes
Hon. Jacob Crowninshield Esq twenty one Votes A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clerk
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WENHAM TOWN RECORDS
Nov. Meeting 1804
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham Conveined on Monday the twelth Day of Nov'r 1804 agree- able to a warrant from the Selectmen upon file May More fully appear
Dea Stephen Dodge chosen Moderator of Said Meeting Ily Votd To give Mr David Jewett five hundred Dollars a year as a salary annually as Long as he shall continue to be their Minister or supply the Desk in said Town with the us of the parsonage land. Voted for Mr Jewett 22 against 16 21y Votd to Chuse a committee consisting of three Persons to in form Mr Jewett of the Doing of the Town Relative to their Proposal of salary as being Called their Minister in said Town.
Viz Lut John Dodge Isaac Porter & Lut Will m Dodge be the above said committee for the above said Purpose.
31y Votd To pass by the third article in the warrant which was to see if the Town would Chuse a Town Clerk & Select- man in the room of the Present Declining to serve any longer or his Desire to Retire from that office.
A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clerk
March Meeting 1805
Att an Annual Meeting of The Qualified Voters Conveined on Tuesday the fifth Day of March 1805 for the Purpose of Electing Town officers for the insuing year & for Raising Money for Exegencies of the Town in the insuing year & transact other Business as Expressed in said warrant on file May More fully appear Samuel Blanchard Esq chosen Moderator for said Meeting. The following chosen into office & sworn to the Faithful discharge of their office
Joseph Fairfield Chosen Town Clerk.
Edmond Batchelder Isaac Dodge Joseph Fairfield
Selectmen.
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Nathaniel Kimball
Town Treasurer
Paul Porter
Joshua Orne
Const-
John Baker Olivar Dodge Tythingmen
Nathaniel Kimball
Nicholas Dodge Caleb Kimball Abraham Knowlton
Survey-Highways
Edward Perkins Oliver Dodge Enos Gallop
Joshua Orne
Haywards.
Peter Dodge
John Cleaves
Cap® John Dodge
Surveyors fences.
Isaac Porter Thomas Kimball Jr
Nathaniel Kimball Samuel obear Joshua orne Downing Gentlee John Cleaves.
Hog rieves
Cap® Palatiah Brown Lut Will m Dodge Joseph Fairfield Nehemiah Stanley
Corders of Wood.
Cap® Edmund Batchelder Sealer W & Measures
John Hooker Samuel Fisk Jr
Sealers of leather
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Capt John Dodge Dr Daniel Killam John Baker
Over
Seer
Poor
Votd 31y To Raise the sum of four Hundred Dollars for the Purpose of Preaching the ensuing year - $400. 31y Vt To raise the sum of two hundred and Ten Dollars for the Purpose of Schools in said Town the insuing year $210
out of the above that part of the Town called Little Comfort is to have ten Dollars over & above their Proportion of the two hundred Dollars.
51y Votd To Raise the sum of two hundred Dollars for the Poor $200 61y V"t that a Committee Consisting of five persons be Chosen to Procure Some Suitable Character to Preach in said Town as a Candidate for the Ministry
Viz Richard Hood Isaac Porter Cap® Edmund Batchelder Lut Will m Dodge & Benjm Edwards be the above Said Committee for the above said Purpose
71y Vt To Put a stop to horses & cattle & swine in going at Large in the highway the insuing year
81y V. To pass by the eighth article in the warrant which was to Raise a sum of Mony for a Singing School
91y V To pass by the Ninth article in the warrant which was To raise a Sum of Mony to clear the highway of snow in the winter season.
Io1y V. To chuse a Committee Regulate the Ketching of alewife in Mile River so called Viz Dr Daniel Killam Lut John Dodge & Jacob Dodge be the above said Committee for the above said purpose
IIly Vd. that the Collecting of taxes be Let out to the Lowest bidder as usual Viz the west Ward was Let To Samuel Fisk Jr at one Dollar & Seventy cent Pr hundred. - -
1.70 The East ward was Let to Abraham Edwards Jr at one Dol- lar & 50 cts 1.50 - The Parsonage Land was Let to Adam Reddington for sev- enteen Dolls. $17.
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the Ringing of the Bell was let to Simeon Friend for six Dol 90 cts - - - - 6.90 - The Pound was Let to Edward Perkins for the Lawful fees. -
The Poor Viz the Wid Perrie was set to Paul Porter at 1. /78 cts per Week $92.56
Betty Center to John Baker for 2 /7 ct week 22.36 Wª Servey to John Baker at 40 cts Pr week 20.80 the above said poors Clothing is to be made as Good by the Persons taking of them at the end of the year as they was when they took them
Doc"g & washing excepted.
A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
Preambulation of Line Between Wenham & Danvers
March 1805.
We The Subscribers having Met this 28th Day of March 1805 for the Purpose of Perambulating the Line & Renew- ing the Bounds Between Wenham & Danvers & haveing Proceeded as followeth viz.
Beginning at white oak Stump Marked D.W.B. standing in the wall between En. Paul Porter & Lut Corn1 Baker from thence westerly to a Willow tree Marked W-D near Leaches Meadow so called at the Easterly end of a Divisional wall on the farm owned by Isreal Putnam 3ª from thence to a stake standing on the westerly side of Wenham Causway which is the Bounds between said Wenham & Porter farm so called, from thence to a stake & stones standing at the Westerly end of said Causway about Six Poll at the West- ward that being the corner Bounds Between said Wenham, Danvers & Topsfield
Sel'm Johnson Proctor
Jonath Walcut - Sel m Joseph Fairfield
Danvers. Edmund Batchelder Wenham
Nathan Felton
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified voters of Wenham Con- veined on Monday the first Day of April 1805. for the Pur- pose of Giveing their Vots for a Gov" Lut Gov" and Senators
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for said County agreeable to the Constitution and Transact other Business as expressed in a warrant on file May More fully appear-
Votes for the following Persons was given in Viz for his Exc1 Caleb Strong for Gov 42 Vot
for the Hon James Sullivan Esq for Gov 22
for Edward H Robbin Esq for Lut Gov 42
for the Honb William Heath Esq for Lut Gov 23
Senators Senators
Joseph Sprague Esq 23
Nathaniel Marsh
Dr Thomas Kittredge 23
Enoch Titcomb
Dr Daniel Killam 22 John Heard Esq
Col John Harthorn
23
Elias H. Derby
James Prince
23
Dr Joshua Fisher
William Pearson 23 John Phillips Jun
Thomas Pearly I had 44 vots each
each had vots
Ily Samuel Blanchard Esq Chosen Moderator for the other Business of the Meeting
21y Votes Givin for a County Treasurer Viz for the Honb Stephen Choate Esq for County treasurer - 41 Vts - For Robert Farley Esq 18
31y Vot To hear Mr Rufus Anderson a Longer term of time Voted. That this Meeting Stand adjourned with the third article in the warrant which was to see if the town would give Mr Rufus Anderson a call to be their Minister Till Mon- day the eight Day of April ensuing at four oclock P.M. att the Meeting House
A True Record attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk
April Meeting Adjournment 1805
Att a Legal Meeting of the Qualified Voters of Wenham held by an adjournment on Monday the 8th Day of April 1805 for the purpose of Giving Mr Rufus Anderson a call- Samuel Blanchard Esq Moderator of said Meeting.
Ily Votd To Concur with the Churches Late Vote in giving Mr Rufus Anderson a call to be their Minister of the Gos- pel in said Town.
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21 Votd To Chuse a Committee conisisting of eighteen Per- sons to take into their Consideration what sum of Money and Proposal to Make Mr Rufus Anderson for a salary agree- able to the call of said Town as his being their Minister and make a Report at the adjournment of this Meeting Viz Tyler Porter Esq Capt John Dodge Capt Pelatiah Brown Lut John Dodge Isaac Porter Richard Hood James Friend Capt Isreal A Dodge Samuel Obear Joseph Fairfield Lut William Dodge Capt Edmond Batchelder Lut Isaac Dodge Jacob Dodge Ben- jamin Edwards Adam Reddington Nathan Brown Thomas Kimball Jun be the above said committee for the above Pur- pose.
31y Votd that this Meeting stand adjourned to Monday the 15th Day of April ensuing at four oclock P.M. at the Meet- ing House for the Purpose of Receiveing the Report of the Town Committee
A True Record. Attest Joseph Fairfield T Ck.
April Meeting Adjournment 1805.
Att a Legal Meeting of the inhabitants of Wenham held by an adjournment on Monday the 15th Day of April 1805 to act Respecting a Call given Mr Rufus Anderson to Preach the Gospel in the Town of Wenham.
Votd that the followin report of the committee Chosen at the Last Meeting to fix the compensation to Mr Anderson be taken & which passed in the affirmative Viz the Gentle- men of the Committee having Met report that the sum of- fered Mr Rufus Anderson for Preaching the Gospel in this Town is five hundred Dollars
Wenham April 8th 1805 Tyler Porter pr order
21y Vot that the Town Reconsider the foregoing vote.
31y Votd that Mr Rufus Anderson who has received a call to Preach the Gospel in the Town of Wenham Shall receive annually a compensation for his services the sum of five hundred Dollars so long as He continues the Preaching of the Gospel in sd Town and so long as the Necessarys of Life shall continue as they have been of Late years.
41y Voted To chuse a Committee consisting of three Persons to Confer with Mr Anderson & inform him of this Doing of
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the Town for his support as being their Minister of the Gos- pel in said Town and report at the next Meiting Viz Capt. John Dodge Isaac Porter Richard Hood be the above com- mittee for the above purpose
51y Votd that this Meeting stand adjourned to Monday the 13th Day of May insuing at 4 oclock P.M. at the Meeting House to Receive the report of the Committee
Same1 Blanchard Esq Moderator A True Record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. Clk.
Monday April 13th 1905. Meeting by adjournment
Att a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Wenham holden by ajournment on Monday the 13th Day of May 1805 at 5 oclock P.M. for the purpose of receiving the report of the town committee relative to their conferring with Mr Rufus Anderson being called by sd town as their Minister of the Gospel and proposals of salary-
Voted Ist That the town of Wenham allow Mr Anderson one hundred and fifty Dollars annually for his support in case he should be deprived of the ability to preach the Gospel while he continues the Minister of sd Town
Voted (2) That Mr Anderson have the use of the parsonage land and the pew in the meeting house during his ministry Voted (3) That this meeting stand ajourned till Tuesday the 4th day of June to be holden at the Meeting house at 4 oclock P.M. Samuel Blanchard Esq Mod"
A true record. Attest Joseph Fairfield T. C.
Att a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Wenham holden on Monday the 13th day of May 1805 for the purpose of seeing whether sd Town would chuse a person to represent them in the General Court of this State to be conveined on the last Mon day in May at Boston and transact other business as expressed in sd warrant which on file may more fully appear - - Voted (st) To dismiss the first article in the warrant.
(2) To chuse a Moderator Tyler Porter Esq chosen.
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(3) voted to raise the sum of three hundred dollars to re- pair the highways the ensuing year and that the labor stand as usual.
A true record Attest Joseph Fairfield T. C.
Att. a Legal Meeting of the inhabitants of Wenham held by an adjournment on Tuesday the fuorth Day of June A.D. 1805 Samuel Blanchard Esq Moderator.
Ily that the sum of five hundred Dollars as a salary for the Revª Rufus Anderson with its qualifications respecting the Prices of the Necessary of Life be made Permanent as long as he continues to Preach the Gospel in the Town of Wen- ham
21y Vt that the sum of one hundred fifty Dollars voted the Last Town Meeting to Mr Rufus Anderson in event of his beeing Deprived of the ability to Preach the Gospel be Re- considered
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