The History of Salem, Massachusetts (1926): Revision history

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24 November 2024

  • curprev 07:0907:09, 24 November 2024DaleSheldon talk contribs 1,001 bytes +1,001 Created page with "<b>Page 136/137</b> The church was very willing to help the needy, and a contribution for the benefit of the poor was regularly taken. Nov. 9, 1677, the town voted that "there shall be a constant contribution for the poor every Lord's day, which shall be committed into the hands of the deacons, and by them delivered to the selectmen, or their order for the relief of the poor." The records of the selectmen show a list of widows, which seemed to increase in numbers, few..."