book ii: 1727–1762
fig. 5: Page nine of the records of the Apponegansett Friends Monthly Meeting Records, 1727. Courtesy of the Dartmouth at Smith’s Neck Monthly Meeting.
Discipline of Friends,
In The Monthly Meeting of Dartmouth
Containing a Register of the Several
Transactions, In the Affairs of the
Church;
From the Tenth Month A D 1727, Old
Stile, To the Ninth Month A D 1762 New
Stile, Inclusive;
10:mo: 1727 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 10th month 1727 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John |
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Lapham present for Rochester Elisha Wing |
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There was Collected at this meeting for the use |
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of friends – – – – – – – 0 – 11=01 |
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John Tucker and Henry Tucker are chose to oversee |
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the meeting the Ensuing year: and James Barker |
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is Chosen in the room [place] of Nicholas Davis to have the |
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deed of the land made to that was bought of Stephen |
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West Junr at Acushonet to build a meeting house |
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Upon: And this meeting orders Deliverance Smith |
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to Pay fifteen Shillings towards ye aforesd Land |
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And this meeting orders Deliverance Smith to pay |
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John Tucker and Henry Tucker forty Shillings for |
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keeping the meeting House: and Elisha Wing and |
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John Lapham are Chose to attend ye Quarterly meeting |
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And John Tucker is appointed to draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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11:mo: 1727 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth ye 15 of ye 11 month 1727 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and Josiah Merihw [Merihew] |
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Present - For Rochester none appeared |
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Elisha Wing and John Lapham hath attended the |
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Quarterly meeting as appointed and John Tucker and |
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And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting we read at |
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This meeting and well accepted: And Jonathan |
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Tabers Condemnation is Refered for further Consideration |
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12 mo 1727/28 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth ye 19 day of ye 12 month 1727/8 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging called |
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upon: for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John |
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Lapham present: for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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And Jonathan Tabers Condemnation is referred until the |
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next monthly meeting. And Abraham Tucker Deliver |
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a certificate from this meeting in relation to his |
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Clearness as to marriage and conversation and |
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Josiah Merrihew and Elishib Smith are appointed |
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to see into it and make report to ye next monthly meeting |
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And Ebenezer Slocum also delivers another |
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upon the same account Which John Russell and |
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John Lapham are appointed to see into and make return |
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to ye next monthly meeting And Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed to |
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assist the women in drawing up Hester Taber now |
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wife of William Palmer her condemnation for her |
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outgoing in marrying Contrary to ye good order |
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Established among friends |
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No business from Rochester and the next monthly |
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meeting is adjourned until ye third fourth day in the |
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next month and Judah Smith and Abraham Tucker is |
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appointed to make up the meetings accounts with |
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Deliverance Smith |
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1:mo: 1728 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth ye 20 day of ye 1 month 1728 – – |
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The several meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John Lapham |
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present for Rochester none present |
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The friends that were appointed to see into the Abraham |
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Tuckers Clearness as to any intanglement in marriage |
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find none enet to Hannah Hull of Rhode Island |
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and to his conversati[‘on’ is inserted above the line] pretty orderly |
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As also the friends appointed to see into Ebenezer |
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Slocums Clearness they report that they find nothing |
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of any intanglement with any person Except with |
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- sation not so orderly as could desire but for time to |
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come he promises to reform |
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And John Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed to draw |
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up each of them a certificate and sign them in behalfe |
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of ye monthly meeting: And John Tucker and Judah Smith |
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hath made up the monthly meetings accounts with |
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Deliverance Smith and the remains in ye Stock 3=07=0 [6?] |
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And it is referred to ye Quarterly meetings judgment |
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whither the monthly meeting ought not to sign a |
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Condemnation against Jonathan Tabers proceeding |
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in marriage Contrary to ye order of friends |
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or to take his own Condemnation which is here also presented |
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Our visitors being called upon gives their account |
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that they have done nothing in that service |
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And John Tucker and John Lapham are appointed to |
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attend the Quarterly Meeting and to Draft an |
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Epistle to ye same and sign it. And our Collection |
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is referred to the next monthly meeting |
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And the matter concerning Hester Tabor refered |
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to the Next monthly meeting |
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2:mo: 1728 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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Meeting house in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 2 m 1728 |
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the several meetings thereunto belonging called |
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upon. For Dartmouth William Wood and Deliver[‘ance’ squeezed below the line] |
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Smith present for Rochester Stephen Wing present |
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John Tucker and john Lapham hath drawn up |
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Abraham Tucker and Ebenezer Slocums Certificates |
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and John Tucker hath signed them in behalf of |
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the monthly meeting as appointed: and John Tucker |
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and John Lapham hath drawn up an Epistle to the |
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Quarterly meeting and attended the same as appointed |
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Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1-11=07 |
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And the matter concerning Hester taber not being |
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done Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are still continued |
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to draw up her condemnation: And John Tucker and |
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Delivrance Smith are appointed to view the |
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monthly meeting minutes in order that they may be |
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put upon record |
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And Isaac Smith is appointed to Record them And |
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John Tucker 10 shillings and Adam Mott 2 shillings |
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And John Whitely and Abigail Allen hath laid their |
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intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and are desired to wait until the next |
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Monthly meeting for their answer and to settle |
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their estates so that their children may not be dam |
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nifyed by their marrying and Deliverance Smith |
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and John Lapham are appointed to assist them |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
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meeting and kindly accepted |
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No business from Rochester |
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3:mo: 1728 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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meeting house in Dartmouth the: 20 day of ye 3 mo:1728 |
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The several meetings thereunto belonging Called |
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upon for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and |
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John Lapham present for Rochester Stephen Wing |
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present Deliverance Smith according to order hath |
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paid John Tucker -10 shillings and Adam Mott 2S |
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as appointed: And Deliverance Smith and John Lapham |
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are still continued to assist John Whitely and |
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Abigall Allen in setling their estates before they |
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have their answer and whereas Deborah Read |
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hath in time past gone out of ye unity of friends in |
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marry [sic] Contrary to the advise of friends doth now |
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give in a paper of acknowledgment Condemning of |
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her outgoings and Deliverance Smith is appointed |
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to read it on a first day between this and the next |
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monthly meeting. And this meeting orders Deliverance |
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Smith to pay to John Tucker and Henry Tucker forty |
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shillings for keeping the meeting house which is done |
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according to order and Jonathan Tabers acknowledg |
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-ment of his outgoings is referred until the next |
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monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Taber is appointed to Read Hester Palmers |
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Condemnation which is as followeth – – – – – |
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and this meeting adjourns the next monthly meeting |
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until the fourth second day in the next month |
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4:mo: 1728 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held in our |
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meeting house the 24 day of the 4 month 1728 – – |
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The seaveral meeting thereto belong[ing] called upon for |
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Dartmouth William Wood and Deliverance Smith |
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present for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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And there was collected for the use of friends: 2=05=08 |
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and Deliverance Smith is still continued to read |
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Deborah Reads acknowledgment and Jonathan |
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Tabers acknowledgment for his outgoings in marriage |
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was read and accepted: and Joseph Taber hath read |
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Hester Palmers Condemnation as appointed |
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and Elisha Wing and William Wood are appointed to attend |
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the Quarterly meeting and Elisha Wing and John Tucker is |
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appointed to draft an Epistle to the same |
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and John Whitely and Abigail Allen having settled their |
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estates this meeting gives them their answer that |
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they are permitted to take each other in marriage in |
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some convenient time between this and the next |
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monthly meeting and Deliverance Smith and John |
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Lapham are appointed to see their marriage Solemnized |
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in the Good order of truth and make return to ye next |
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monthly meeting. And this meeting makes a new choice of |
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visitors for Dartmouth John Howland James Barker and |
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Adam Mott[;] for Rochester Elisha Wing and Stephen Wing |
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and at this meeting John Russell Jun: John Howland James |
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Barker Adam Mott and John Tucker jun ^ was chose to have ye deed |
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of the meeting house land made to [left blank] |
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5:mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 5 month 1728 |
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the seaveral meeting thereto belonging called upon for |
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Dartmouth John Lapham and Eliashib Smith present |
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for Rochester none appeared – – – |
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And Deliverance Smith is still continued to read Deborah |
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Reads acknowledgment and William Wood attended the |
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Quarterly meeting as appointed and John Tucker and |
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Elisha Wing hath drawn an account to ye same as |
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that he was at ye marriage of John Whitely and Abigall |
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Allen and found nothing but that it was accomplished |
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in good order. And this meeting agrees to come to a |
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subscription of: 10: pounds for Richard Patridg for |
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service which he hath done for friends in England |
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6: mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth ye 19 Day of 6 month 1728 |
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the seaveral meetings thereunto belonging called upon for |
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Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John Lapham present |
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Rochester Elisha Wing present and Deliverance |
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Smith hath read Deborah Reads acknowledgment |
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as appointed and John Lapham and Isaac Howland is |
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appointed to make enquiry into Benjamin Smith clearance |
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as to marriage and conversation and draw up a Certficate |
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according as they shall find it |
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And William Wood Junr hath a mind to travil Westward |
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and requires a certificate and John Tucker is appointed to |
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draw one up and sign it in ye behalf of this meeting |
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Rochester meeting Called and no business presented |
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7:mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 16: day of the 7 month. . 1728: |
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Dartmouth meeting called none appeared by appointment |
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Rochester meeting Called none appeared |
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There was collected for the use of friends – – 1 08=00 |
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John Tucker and Deliverance Smith are appointed to |
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attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw up an account |
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to ye same: There hath happened some Difference between |
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Jonathan Merrihoo and his brother Josiah which John |
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Russell Isaac Howland Henry Tucker Adam Mott and |
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John Howland are appointed to hear and determine |
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And make return to the next monthly meeting |
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This meeting is adjourned until the first [sixt?] day in |
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the next month. |
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This mee[t]ing being meet according to adjournment |
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the visiters brings in their account that they have |
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visited the most of friends families of friends in Apo |
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naganset vilage and their visits were accepted in |
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love but where things were amiss they were in |
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hopes they might be better |
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1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 8 month 1728 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called |
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upon for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Joseph |
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Russell Junr present for Rochester Nicholas Davis |
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present John Tucker and Deliverance Smith hath |
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Drawn an Epistle to the Quarterly meeting as appointed |
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but it hap[pe]ned that they could not well attend it |
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Abraham Russell and Dinah Allen having laid their |
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Intentions of taking each other in marriage: They are |
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to wait until the next monthly meeting for their answ[er] |
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and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] and John Russell are appointed to |
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make inquiry into the young mans clearness and make |
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Return to ye next monthly meeting |
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The differance between Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] and his brother |
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Jonathan not being ended the Same friends are still |
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Continued to end ye Same and bring in their account |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And Dorothy Wing of Rochester being about to Remove |
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to Sandwich to Live Disires a certificate of this meeting |
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which Elisha Wing and Nicholas Davis is appointed |
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to draw up in order to be Signed at our next month |
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-ly meeting and this meeting orders Deliverance Smith |
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to pay Henry Tucker 11 Shillings for mending the |
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meeting House glass and the House where it was burnt |
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And Joseph Taber ^John Walker and Elisha Wing are appointed to |
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Labour with Samuel Wing of Rochester to Show him |
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the Evil of his inclinations to take a young woman to |
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wife that is not a believer in the principles of truth |
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Friends the people Called Quakers: and make return to |
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the next monthly meeting of their doings therein |
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9:mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet |
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ing House in Dartmouth ye 18 day of the 9 month 1728— |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Wm Wood and Eliashib |
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Smith present Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing |
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and Nicholas Davis appeared |
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Whereas Abraham Russell and Dinah Allen laid their |
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Intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
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the last monthly meeting now they Came |
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for their answer and friends finding nothing to |
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hinder their intention their answer was that they |
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some Convenient time between this and the next |
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monthly meeting and John Russell and Josiah Merrihoo [Merihew] |
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are appointed to see their marriage S[c]onsummated |
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ind the gooder of truth |
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And Edward Wing and Patience Ellis having laid their |
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intention of taking each other in marriage before |
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this meeting they are Desired to wait until the next |
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monthly meeting for their answer and Henry Tucker |
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and Eliashib Smith are appointed to Enquire into |
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their Clearness and make report to the next monthly |
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Meeting. And James Russell and Mary Howland having laid |
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their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before this |
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Last monthly meeting they are desired to wait until |
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our next monthly meeting for their answer and |
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John Howland and James Barker is appointed to make |
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Enquiry into their Clearness and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And Deliverance Smith unto Henry Tucker 11 Shillings |
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as ordered The friends that were appointed to Speak |
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with Samuel Wing are Still Continued to Labour with |
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him and bring in an account their Doings to the next |
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monthly meeting |
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and John Tucker is appointed to assist the women in |
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Drawing up a Condemnation against Hannah now |
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wife of William Wood Juner for proceeding Contrary to |
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the advise of friends in her marriage |
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10:mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 10 month 1728 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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fo[r] Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott presen[t] |
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for Rochester none appeared by appointment |
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There was Collected at this meeting for ye: use of friend[s] |
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one pound and 2 pence |
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John Russell and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] being Called upon to |
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give in their account Concerning Abraham Russell |
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and Dinah Allens marriage Signify that they Saw nothing |
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but that it was S[c]onsumated in the good order of Truth |
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Edward Wing and Patience Elliss [Ellis] Came to this meeting |
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other in marriage and they had their answer that they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
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Some Convenient time between this and the next month= |
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ly meeting and Henry Tucker and Eliashib Smith are |
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appointed to See their marriage Consumated in the |
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good order of truth and make Return to ye next |
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monthly meeting. and James Russell and Mary Howland |
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Came to this meeting for their answer and their |
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answer was that they might proceed to take each |
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other in marriage in Some Convenient time between |
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this and the next monthly meeting. |
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And John Howland and James Barker is appointed to |
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See their marriage Selemnized in the good order establish- |
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ed among friends and make return to the next monthly |
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meeting: Receivd of the women in mon[e]y 2 : 14 : 00 |
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which was paid to John Tucker for keeping ye meeting House |
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This meeting agreas [agrees] to Come to a Subscribtion build a |
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Meeting House at Acushnot near the bizness of friends |
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meeting House at Pembrook And Thomas Hathaway Joseph |
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Taber Jacob Taber and Henry Tucker are appointed to See |
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it done as Soon as Can be with Conveniency |
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And Nicholas Davis Henry Tucker and Joseph Russell |
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Junr: are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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and to draw up an Epistle to the Same and John Tucker |
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to assist them and John Tucker and James Barker are |
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appointed to oversee the meeting House the Ensuing year |
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And Hannah Woods Condemnation was Signed at this |
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meeting and is as followeth. and |
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20 d. 11 mo: 1728: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 11 month 1728: |
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The Seavral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Adam Mott and James Barker present |
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for Rochester none appeared by appointment |
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Henry Tucker and Eliashib Smith make Report to this meeting |
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That they were at the marriage of Edward Wing and Patince [Patience] |
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Ellis and Saw nothing but that it was Carried on in the good |
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order of truth: And John Howland and James Barker also |
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Signifies to this meeting that James Russell and Mary Howlands |
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John Tucker and Henry Tucker hath drawn up an Epistle |
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to ye Quarterly Meeting and Henry Tucker and Nicholas Davis |
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hath attended the Quarterly meeting as appointed |
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This meeting orders Deliverance Smith to pay John Lapham |
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Six Shillings for keeping the meeting House |
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And John Tucker and Henry Tucker are appointed to assist |
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the women in Drawing up Hope Smiths Condemnation |
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for her out goings and Hannah Woods Condemnation is |
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Read according to order The Epistle from the Quarterly |
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meet was read and kindly accepted |
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12:mo: 1728/9 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 12 month 1728/29 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for |
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Rochester Stephen Wing present |
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Deliverance Smith hath paid John Lapham 6 Shillings as |
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appointed John Tucker and Henry Tucker hath Drawn up |
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Hope Smiths Condemnation and ye 2[?] Signing of it is Refered |
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until the next monthly meeting and Henry Tucker and |
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Adam Mott are Chose to Purge the Monthly meetings of |
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Such persons that is not under the Care of friends |
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And this meeting doth agrea [agree] and are Come to a Subscribtion |
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for the building of Acushonet meeting House |
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1 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 1 month 1729 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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For Dartmouth Willim Wood and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1:05s:02d |
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Hope Smiths Condemnation is Signed as appointed and |
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Jabez Barker is appointed to Read it in Some Conve |
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nient time between this and the next monthly meeting |
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after our meeting of worship and is as followeth |
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Whereas Hope the Daughter of Deliverance Smith |
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and Mary his Wife of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol |
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in New England having been educated among friends |
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Not Regarding the fear of God the honour of her parents |
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Nor of friends, hath by giving way to the evil one and |
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her own wicked inclinations Committed that great Sin |
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of fornication which wicked action we the people ^ of God Called |
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Quakers do deny all Such wicked actions and do give this |
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forth as a publick Testimony against the abovesd Hope Smith |
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her ungodly and wicked action yet Si[n]cerely Desireing |
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and truly Desireing that if it be the will of God Shee |
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May Come to a Sight and Sence of her out goings and |
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by an unfeigned Repentence and amendment of life |
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To walk as to find mercy with the Lord |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
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the 17 day of the 1 month 1729: |
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John Tucker |
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William Wood |
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Henry Tucker |
Ruth Tucker |
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John Lapham |
Hannah Tucker |
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James Barker |
Mehetabel Burril [?] |
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Deliverance Smith |
Phebe Tucker |
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Adam Mott |
Mary Lapham |
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Elisha Wing |
Elisabeth Barker |
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Isaac Howland |
Rose Howland |
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Nicholas Lapham |
Mary Howland |
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John Howland |
I acknowledg the above written |
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Nicholas Davis |
to be Equal and Just |
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Jabez Barker |
Hope Smith |
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The business of Dartmouth meeting Called the visiters |
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being Called upon to give in their accounts of their |
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Care in visiting friends families and their account |
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is as followeth |
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To the monthly meeting that is to be held in Dartmouth |
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the 17 day of the first month 1729 |
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We the Subscribers Give the monthly meeting the |
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following account that we have visited most of the |
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families of friends in Dartmouth and in most families |
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we were kindly accepted Received and they Expressed a |
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Great deal of Sattisfaction in our visits and when we |
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gave them our advice in Love and tenderness they |
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owned that it was the truth and hoped that it would |
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be of good Service to them and their Children and |
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hoped they Should be more Careful for the time to Come |
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So that we believe that truth gaines ground in Some |
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families: but in other Some we received but |
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and trouble: but where things were amiss and out of |
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order we did not Spare to Labour and Pains in true love |
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that things to have them Mended, but we Must leave |
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the Effect to ye Only Wise God who has all power in his |
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hand So we have no more to Communicate to your Conside- |
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ration but remain your friends |
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John Howland |
Phebe Tucker |
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Nicholas Davis |
Mary Howland |
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James Barker |
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John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott are Chosen |
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to attend the Quarterly meeting and John Tucker and |
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Elisha Wing are appointed to draw an Epistle to the |
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Same: The business of Rochester meeting Called and |
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whereas Samuel Wing hath refused to take friends |
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advise: this meeting makes Choice of Elisha Wing |
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Joseph Taber and John Tucker to Draw up a Condemnation |
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against him and bring it to our next monthly meeting |
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in order to be Signed |
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2:mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 2 month 1729 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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For Dartmouth William Wood and Deliverance Smith |
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present for Rochester none appeared |
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Jabez Barker hath read Hope Smiths Condemnation |
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as appointed John Tucker and Elisha Wing hath attended |
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the Quarterly meeting and drawn up an Epistle to the |
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Same as appointed The Epistle from the Quarterly |
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was read at this meeting and kindly accepted – – – – – |
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3: mo: 1729 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth the 19 day of ye 3 month 1729 |
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The Seaveral meeting thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth John Howland and Jabez Barker presen[t] |
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for Rochester Savory Clifton present |
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Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tucker did lay their Inten- |
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tions of taking each other in marriage before this |
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Meeting and Savory Clifton and Jabez Barker are |
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appointed to inquire into their Clearness as to marriage |
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and Conversation and make return to the next |
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monthly meeting how they find things |
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Wings Condemnation as appointed and it is approved and |
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Signed and Elisha Wing and is appointed to Read the |
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Same in Some Convenient time between this and the |
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next monthly meeting on a first day after the meet- |
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ing of worship at Rochester meeting house |
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or Cause it to be done |
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And the next monthly meeting is adjourned until the 4 |
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Second day in the 4 month next |
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4 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth the 23 day of the 4 month 1729 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth none appeared by appointment |
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for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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Collected for the Use of friends – – £1 -11s = 08d |
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Whereas Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tucker Laid their |
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Intentions of taking each other in marriage before the |
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Last monthly meeting Now they Came for their Answer |
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and their answer was that they might proceed to take |
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each other in marriage in the good order of truth in Some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting |
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and John Howland and James Barker are appointed to |
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See their marriage Consumated and make return to the |
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Next monthly meeting; and Elisha Wing is Still Conti- |
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nued to read Samuel Wings Condemnation |
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And John Tucker and Isaac Howland are appointed to |
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make up the meetings accounts with the Treasurer – – |
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John Tucker and Nicholas Davis is appointed to take |
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Some Method to procure a friend School Master |
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And this meeting makes a new Choice of visiters |
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(viz) John Tucker and Adam Mott for Aponaganset |
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and Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell Junr for Cushnot |
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For Coakset William Wood and Eliashib Smith |
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For Rocheste[r] Savory Clifton and Elisha Wing |
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John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott are |
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appointed to atte[n]d ye Quarterly meeting and Draw an |
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Epistle to the Same: and this meeting ords [orders] Deliverance |
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Smith to pay to John Tucker and James Barker for |
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keeping the meeting House – – £2- 10s- 00d |
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And Mary Traffords acknowledgment was read at this |
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Dartmouth the 15 day of the 2 month 1729 |
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to the monthly meeting of friends to be held at Dartmouth |
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the third Second day of this instant |
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Friends whereas in time past I proceeded in marriage |
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Contrary to the Advice of frie^nds and the good order practiced |
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among them, which disorderly proceedings brought trouble to |
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friends and proved a great grief to my parents. |
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Now Friends I Condemn the abovesd Disorderly proceedings |
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as wrong and a breach of Good order; for which disorderly |
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proceeding I am heartily Sorry and pray that you would |
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Remitt mine Offence So far as pertains to you, |
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with Sincere Desires that you would Receive me under |
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your Care and for the time to Come have an Eye |
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over me for Good which is the hearty Desire of |
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Your friend – – Mary Trafford |
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5 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 5 month 1729 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Wm Wood and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester Nicholas Davis present |
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John Howland and James Barker makes report to |
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this meeting that Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tuckers |
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marriage was Consumated in the Good order of truth |
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John Tuck [Tucker] and Isaac Howland is appointed to make |
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up accounts with the Executor of our treasurer |
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Deliverance Smith deceased: |
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John Tucker hath attended the Quarterly meeting |
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and Drawn up an Epistle to the Same as appointed |
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And this meeting makes Ch[o]ice of Adam Mott to be our |
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Treasurer in the Room of our friend Deliverance |
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Smith deceased: The Epistle from the Quarterly |
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meeting was read at this meeting and kindly accepted |
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And this meeting agrees to Come to a Subscribtion of |
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four pounds to renew the yearly meeting Stock |
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6 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 18 day of the 6 month 1729 |
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The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth William Wood and Henry Tucker present |
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for Rochester none appeared by appointment |
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to make up the accounts with the Executor of ye treasur[er] |
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There is a deed drawn up and Signed according to appointment |
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for the meeting House Land at Cushnot: |
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7 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held [at] our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 7 Month 1729: |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present |
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for Rochester Nicholas Davis present |
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Whereas the Last Quarterly meeting Sent for fower [four] |
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pounds to renew the yearly meeting Stock which this |
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meeting hath Gathered and John Howland ^is appointo to Carry the |
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Same to ye next Quarterly meeting |
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Rochester meeting Called and no business presented |
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John Tucker William Wood John Howland and Nicholas |
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Davis are appo[i]nted to attend the Quarter the Quarterly |
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meeting next and to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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and this meeting is adjourned til ye first Sixth day |
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in the next month |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
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third day of the 8 month 1729: the visiters being Called |
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upon to give in their account of how they find things. |
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under their Care in friends fam[i]lies they give the |
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following account that they have visited in a pretty |
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Generall way the families of friends that are |
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under their Care and things pretty well for the most |
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part so far as they Saw but in Some families not |
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So well as they desire and this meeting agreas [agrees] that |
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when the ^books (viz) Robert Barclays apollegies that are |
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near ready to Come out of the press that when they |
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are ready then they Shall have the remainder of the |
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Mony for printing them1 |
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8 mo: 1729 . . . . . . |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth the 20 day of the 8 month 1729: |
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For Dartmouth Eliashib Smith present |
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for Rochester Savory Clifton present |
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The 4 pounds that was gathered the Last monthly meeting |
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for Renewing the yearly meeting Stock was Carried and |
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Delivered to the Quarterly meeting as appointed |
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John Tucker Wm Wood and Nicholas Davis hath attended |
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the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an account to ye Same |
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according to appointment And this meeting doth Still |
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Continue those friends that was to git a friend School mas- |
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ter and that he Shall be a Grammer according to former |
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Advice and this meeting to be at the Charge thereof |
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No business from Rochester presented |
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The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was Read at this |
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Meeting and kindly accepted |
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9 mo: 1729 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 9 month 1729 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell Junr presen[t] |
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for Rochester Nicholas Davis present |
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Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewis desires this meeting[s?] |
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approbation in taking each other in marriage |
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and they are desired to wait until our next monthly |
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meeting for their answer And Nicholas Davis and |
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Adam Mott are appointed to make Enquiry into |
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their Clearness with respect to marriage and Con- |
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versation and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Wm Wood Junr: Desires a Certificate from this |
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Meeting of his Clearness in marriage and Conversation |
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And Jabez Barker and Adam Mott are appointed to enquire |
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into the Same and make re report to the next monthly |
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Meeting how they find things Relating to that Affair |
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and Elisabeth Willcox [Wilcox] daughter of Stephen Willcox [Wilcox] |
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having gone out of the Order of friends in having a |
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Child and She being not married This meeting doth |
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appoint John Tucker and William Wood to assist the |
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women in Drawing up her Condemnation |
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No business presented from Rochester |
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10 mo: 1729: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 10 month 1729 |
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for Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester John Wing present |
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Ebenezer Shearman and Wait Barker having laid |
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their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before |
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this meeting they are desired to wait until our next |
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for their answer and Joseph Russell junr and Henry |
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Tucker are appointed to Enquire into their Clearness and |
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Conversation and make Report to the next monthly |
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meeting: and Thomas Lapham and Abigall Wilber [Wilbur] laid |
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their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is appoin- |
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ted to make inquiry into their Clearness and Conversation |
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and make report to our next monthly meeting |
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Nicholas Davis and Adam Mott having made Enquiry into |
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Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewises Clearness and Conver- |
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Sation make report to this meeting that they find nothing to |
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hinder their proceedings: and this meeting Receiv’d forty |
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Shillings of the women: and there was Collected by this |
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meeting for the use of friends – – – – 01 - 05 = 00 |
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John Tucker and Isaac Howland hath made up this meetings |
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accounts with the Executor of the Treasurer and there |
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Remains in the Stock Seaven pounds and Six Shilling: 7 = 06 = 00 |
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and this mony is all Disposed of Except one pound ten Shillings |
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and Six pence which is put in to the Treasurers hands |
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Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is appointed to take Care of |
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the meeting House: Joseph Taber Jacob Taber and Thos Hathaway |
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is appointed to oversee the burying Ground at Cushnot. John Tucker |
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Joseph Russell Junr and Henry Tucker are appointed to attend - |
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the Quarterly meeting and Draw up an Epistle to ye Same |
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and Adam Mott and Isaac Smith is appointed to peruse the |
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monthly meeting munits with John Tucker in order that |
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they may be put on Record and Isaac Wood is appointed to |
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Read Elisabeth Willcox [Wilcox] her Condemnation which is as |
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Followeth: |
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11 mo: 1729/30 |
And this meeting orders those friends that are appointed |
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to attend the Quarterly meeting to pay the remainder part |
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of the mony for Robert Barclays appollegies and bring |
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them the mony again |
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Rochester meeting Called and no business presented |
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11 mo: 1729/30 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth the 19 day of the 11 month 1729/30 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester Nicholas Devis [Davis] present |
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Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath |
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made Enquiry into Ebenezer Shearmans Clearness as |
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to marriage and Conversation and finds nothing to hinder |
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his proceedings: Ebenezer Shearman and Wait Barker |
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Came to this meeting for their answer |
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And there answer was that they might proceed to |
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take each other in marriage in the good order of truth |
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and Adam Mott and Eliashib Smith is appointed to See it |
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done and make report to the next monthly meeting |
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And likewise Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewis Came |
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to this meeting for their answer and their answer was |
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that they may proceed to take each other in marriage |
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in the good order of truth in Some Convenient time |
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between this and the next monthly meeting and |
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Nicholas Davis and John Walker is appointed to See |
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their marriage Consumated and in the Good order of |
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truth and make Return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Thos Lapham and Abigal Wilber [Wilbur] Came to this meeting |
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for their answer Enquiry being made into their |
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Clearness and Conversation and nothing appearing |
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to hiender their proceedings their answer was that |
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they might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
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the good order of truth and John Russell and Nicholas |
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Lapham is appointed to See the Same Consumated in the |
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abovesd order and make report to our next monthly meet- |
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ing: Joseph Russell junr hath attended ye Quarterly |
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meeting as appointed and John and Henry Tucker |
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hath drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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12 mo: 1729/30 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 12 month 1729/30 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Wm Wood present for Rochester Nicholas Davis |
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Tabers marriage and that it was Carried on in good order |
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as far as they Saw. And likewise Adam Mott and Eliashib |
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Smith makes report to this meeting that they attended |
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Ebenezer Shearmans marriage and that it was Consu- |
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mated in good order. and John Russell and Nicholas Lapham |
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makes report to this meeting that they attended Thos Lapham |
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Marriage and they Saw nothing but that it was Carried |
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on in Good order: David Joy and Mary Taber Laid their |
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intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and they are desired to wait until our |
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next for their answer and Joseph Taber and Joseph |
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Russell junr: are appointed to make Enquiry into |
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Their Clearness and Conversation and bring in their account |
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to the next monthly meeting. Rochester business Called & none present[ed] |
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1 mo: 1730: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth the 16 day of the 1 month 1730 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmou[th] |
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William Wood and Adam Mott present for Rochester none appeared |
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Moses Shearman and Meribah Wood laid their Intentions of taking |
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each other in marriage before this meeting and are desired to wait |
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til the next monthly meeting for their answer and Jabez Barker |
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and John Lapham are appointed to make Enquiry into their |
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Clearness and Conversation and make return to our next |
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Monthly meeting how they find things |
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and Likewise Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allen laid their inten- |
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tions of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting |
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and are desired to wait until our next monthly meeting |
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for their answer and Adam Mott and Eliashib Smith are |
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appointed to make Enquiry into their th Clearness and Conver- |
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Sation and make return to our next how they find things |
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And our friends Mary [R?]ennal and Mary Lewis from |
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Pensalvania was here and their Certificates was read |
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to this meetings Sattisfaction |
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And there was Collected at this meeting – – 2 – 10 = 06 |
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William Wood Junr desireing a Certificate this meeting doth |
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grant him one: and this meeting is adjourned until the |
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first Sixth day in next month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this first |
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Sixth day in the 2d month 1730 |
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is as followeth: We have visited the famlies of friends in a |
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pretty Generall way that is under our Care and in Some |
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families things pretty well as far as we Saw and in other |
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Some not well where we gave advice which did seam to |
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be well taken: John Tucker Joseph Russell junr Henry Tucker |
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and Adam Mott are Chose to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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and draw an Epistle to the Same |
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2 mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 20 day of ye: 2 month 1730 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Joseph Taber and Adam Mott present for |
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Rochester none appeared by appointment |
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John Tucker Henry Tucker Joseph Russell junr and Adam |
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Mott attended the Quarterly meeting as appointed and |
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drew an Epistle to ye. Same as ordered |
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and David Joy and Mary Taber Came to this meeting for |
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their answer in relation to their taking each other in mar- |
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riage and Enquiry being made into their Clearness and |
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nothing appearing to hinder their proceedings in that affair |
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they had their answer that they might proceed to take |
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Each other in marriage in the Good order of truth |
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in some Convenient time between this and ye. next month |
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ly meeting and Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell junr is ap- |
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pointed to see their marriage Consummated and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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and Likewise Moses Shearman [Sherman] and Meribah Wood Came |
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for their answer and their answer was that they |
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might take each other in marriage in the Good order |
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of truth in some Convenient time between this and the |
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next monthly meeting and Jabez Barker and John |
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Lapham are appointed to see their marriage Solemnized |
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in the aforesd order and make return to the next |
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monthly meeting and: Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allen |
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Came for their answer and their answer was that |
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they might take each other in marriage in the good order |
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of truth in some Convenient time between this and the next |
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monthly meeting and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is |
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appointed to see it Consummated in the aforesd order and |
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make return to the next monthly meeting: and Jonathan |
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meeting and is as followeth |
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From our monthly meeting held at Providence the 8 day |
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of the 2 month 1730. |
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To friends at Dartmouth Greeting: &C |
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Dear friends after the Sallutation of our Love these are to |
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Ceartify you that whereas Jonathan Smith and his wife |
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desired a few lines from this meeting for your Sattisfaction |
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of what station they stood in when they went from us these |
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therefore are to inform you tho they had sayt it in |
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Some things in time past yet since their Conversation has been |
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such as demonstrated a reformation and a Return towards friends |
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so that they were received and under the Care of this meeting when |
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they went from us and we recommend them as such to you desireing |
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your Care over them for their preservation in the truth |
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Signed by |
Benjamin Pain |
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Josiah Owen |
Seth Aldrich |
Nathaniel Gibson |
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Samuel Aldrich |
Moses Aldrich |
Benjamin Taste [Tabre?] |
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Thomas Smith |
Joseph Arnold |
Stephen Swett |
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And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this |
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Meeting and kindly accepted |
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3 mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth the 18 day of the 3 month 1730 |
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the Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
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William Wood and Adam Mott present for Rochester none appeared |
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Joseph Taber gives this meeting an account that David Joy |
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and Mary Tabers marriage is Consummated in the good order of |
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truth; and Likewise John Lapham gives an account that |
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Moses Shearman and Meribah Woods marriage was |
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Consummated in in the good order of truth |
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and likewise Eliashib Smith gives this meeting an account |
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that Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allens marriage was |
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Consummated in the good order of truth – – |
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Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox [Wilcox] Laid their intentions of taking |
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Each other in marriage before this meeting and weare desired to |
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wait until our next monthly meeting for their answer and |
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John Lapham and Henry Tucker are Chosen to enquire into |
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their Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation and |
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bring in an account to ye. next monthly meeting have they find things |
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and whereas Amoz [Amos] Taber hath hath married Contrary to the |
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advise of friends this meeting makes Choice of John Tucker and |
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Jabez Barker to draw up his Condemnation and bring it to our |
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next monthly meeting in order to be Signed |
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and Adam Mott is appointed to get a new book to Record the |
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monthly meeting munits [minutes] in and this meeting orders Adam Mott |
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to pay Isaac Smith 2£: 15s for Recording the monthly meeting munits |
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4 mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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the: in Dartmouth the 22 day of ye 4 month 1730 – – . |
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The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present for |
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Rochester none appeared by appointment |
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Isaac Smith is appointed to be assisting to John Tucker in |
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the place and Stead of John Tucker Juner late deceased |
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John Lapham and Henry Tucker gives this meeting an account |
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that they find nothing to hinder Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox [Wilcox] |
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in Respect to marriage |
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Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox Came for their answer |
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and their answer was that they might take each other in |
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marriage in some Convenient time between this and the next |
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monthly meeting and John Lapham and Henry Tucker are |
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appointed to see the same Consumated and in the good order |
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of truth and to bring in their account to our next |
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Joseph Borden of Tiverton and Abigil [Abigail] Russell of Dartmouth |
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laid their intentions of marriage before this meeting and are |
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desired to wait for their answer until our next |
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W: Visiters nominated for Rochester Elisha Wing and |
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John Wing, for Cushnet Nicholas Davis and Joseph Taber |
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For Dartmouth Ponaganset John Tucker John Howland |
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James Barker and Adam Mott. For A Coakset William |
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Wood and any one of the above named for Ponaganset |
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John Tucker Adam Mott Elisha Wing and Henry Tucker |
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are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw |
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up an account to ye. Same |
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The Suffering of friends at Rochester whereof an account |
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was presented to this meeting which is accepted |
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This meeting orders that Adam Mott take 50 Shillings |
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out of the Stock for halfe a year keeping the meeting house |
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5 mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 5 month 1730: |
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Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Henry |
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John Lapham and Henry Tucker gives this meeting an account |
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that they was at the marriage of Isaac Smith and |
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Mary Willcox |
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And Said nothing but that it was Carried on in the good order |
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of truth; John Tucker and Elisha Wing have attended the Quarter- |
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ly meeting; and Drawn up an account to ye. Same: according |
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to the order of the Last monthly meeting. |
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The Epistle from ye. Quarterly meeting was read at this |
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meeting and kindly accepted: |
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And Joseph Borden and Abigail Russell appeared at this meet- |
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ing for their answer in relation to their taking each other |
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in marriage: and things appearing Clear they had their |
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answer that they might proceed to take each other in |
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marriage in the good order of truth in some Convenient |
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time between this and the next monthly meeting and |
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John Howland and Adam Mott are appointed to See their |
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marriage Consumated in abovesd [abovesaid] order and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 3£=00s=6d |
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Adam Mott hath paid 2£=15s=0d: to Isaac Smith for the Recording |
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the monthly meeting munits: [minutes] |
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And Amos Tabers Condemnation was Signed at this meet- |
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ing and Jabez Barker is ordered to read it at Cushnet |
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meeting on a first day at thend of the meeting of worship |
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6 mo: 1730: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 6 month 1730 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam |
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Mott present: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing and |
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Stephen Wing present: |
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John Howland and Adam Mott gives this meeting an |
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account that they was at the marriage of Joseph Borden |
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and Abigail Russell and Saw nothing but that it was Con- |
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sumated in the Good order of truth |
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Jabez Barker hath read Amos Tabers Condemnation |
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according to ye. order of the last monthly meeting |
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and is as followeth – – |
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Whereas Amos Taber Son of Joseph Taber of Dartmouth |
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in the County of Bristol in ye. Province of ye Massachusets |
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bay in New England hath from his Childhood been Educated |
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among friends; his father and mother both of them the |
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yet he in disregard to friends and the Good advice given him |
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to the Contrary (who Laboured with him in love) |
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Gone Contrary to their advice and proceeded in marriage |
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with a woman of an unclear Conversation having had a |
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bastard Child some time before |
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which proceedings hath been to the great greif of his father |
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and the trouble of friends: for which Disorderly proceedings |
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we are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a |
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publick Testimony against such disorderly proceedings: and |
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do deny the sd Amos Taber to be one of us the people Called |
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Quakers: Truly Desireing that he may return and find |
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Mercy with the Lord |
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Tenderly advising all friends Children to beware of keeping |
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bad and vain company least they are drawn into things |
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that are evil and Dishonour the blessed truth we profess |
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and Disgrace themselves |
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Signed by order of sd meeting |
Joseph Russell Jur |
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John Tucker |
Henry Tucker |
Jedediah Wood |
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William Wood |
Judah Smith |
Peter Allen |
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Joseph Taber |
Adam Moot |
Eliashib Smith |
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Joseph Russell |
William Wood Jur |
Joseph Tucker |
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John Lapham |
Jonathan Wood |
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And whereas there was a paper presented to the Prepa= |
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ritive meeting Signed by one Thomas Cesar an Indian |
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signifying his Desire to be under the Care and in unity With |
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friends. This meeting makes Choise of John Tucker and |
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William Wood to make Enquiry into his Life and Conver= |
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sation to know whither it be agreable to our principle |
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and bring in their account to ye next monthly meeting |
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and Adam Mott hath paid Jabez Barker 2=10=0: |
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out of the meetings Stock for halfe a year keepin the |
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Meeting House |
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Rochester meeting business Called and no business presented |
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and whereas Adam Mott was one of the overseers |
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of our monthly meeting and Desireing to be Excused from |
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that Servise: this meeting makes Choice of John Howland |
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to Serve in his room – – – – – |
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7 mo: 1730: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 7 month 1730 |
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For Dartmouth Joseph Russell junr present |
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for Rochester Stephen Wing present |
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And John Tucker and William Wood gives this meeting an |
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account that they have mad [made] Enquiry into the life and |
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Conversation of Thomas Case and find nothing but that |
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it hath been Orderly and this meeting thinks fit to receive |
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him under their Care |
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And whereas Friends of Cushnet hat[h] Signified to our |
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preparitive meeting of their desire to have a meeting of |
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worship setled there on every first day as well the first day |
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preceeding our monthly meeting as other first days |
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which is Granted |
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And whereas the Stable that was built to put Travilars |
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Horces in being very much out of Repare this meeting |
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appoints Jabez Barker to repare it and bring in his account |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting agreaeth to Come to a Subscribtion towards |
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the finnishing of Cushnot meeting House |
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And whereas Eliashib Smith having Signified to our prepa= |
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ritive meeting of his desire of Laying his intentions of |
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Marriage with Adry Gifford and the matter appearing |
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Something Diffecult by reason of his not having her fathers |
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Consent which matter this meeting thinks propper to refer |
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to the Consideration of ye Quarterly meeting next for their |
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Judgment And Elisha Wing Joseph Russell junr and John Tucker |
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to attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw an account to |
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the Same – – |
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And Keziah Wood Wife of William Wood junr her Certificate |
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was read at this meeting and accepted and she to be |
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under the Care of this meeting. |
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And the visiters of Rochester gives this meeting an account |
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that they have visited the families of friends belonging to their |
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Care and ye acct: is as followeth |
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To the monthly meeting to be held in Dartmouth the 21 day of |
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the 7 month 1730: These may inform that we have visited |
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the families of friends belonging to our meeting at Rochester |
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and we were received in love and things for the most part |
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was pretty well Excepting some few things not so well as |
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we Could Desire but upon Reproof there was promise of |
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John Wing |
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Elisha Wing |
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And this meeting is adjourned until the first sixth day in ye 8th month next |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this 2 day of |
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of the 8th month 1730: The visiters of Aponaganset and Coakset |
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weekly meetings gives this meeting an account That they |
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have visited ye families of friends for the most part under |
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their Care and things for ye: most part pretty well as far as |
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they Saw but not all together well |
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8: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held in Dartmouth the 11 Day of |
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the 8 month 1730: Dartmouth meeting Called John Lapham and |
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Adam Mott present: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing |
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present: Jebez Barker gives this meeting an account |
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that he has worked about the Stable that he was appointed |
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to Repaire and his wor and the nailes that used about it |
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Comes to 13 Shillings and Adam Mott is ordered to pay it out |
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of the meetings Stock |
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Butler Wing Son of Elisha Wing of Rochester and Bethsheba |
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Clifton daughter of Lavery Clifton of sd town have Laid their |
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Intentions of taking each other in marriage: before this meet |
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=ing and are desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for |
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their answer: and Stephen Wing and John Wing are appoin= |
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ted to Enquire into their Clearness respecting marriage |
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and Conversation and make report to the next monthly |
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meeting: And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was |
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read at this meeting and kindly accepted |
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And the matter Concerning Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford |
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that was refered to the Quarterly meeting the Judgment of |
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the Quarterly meeting is that whereas her father Christopher |
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Gifford his reason against their proceeding in marriage is of |
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no weight or vallue that friends may admit of their pro= |
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ceeding in marriage to each other |
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Joseph Russell junr: hath attended the Quarterly meeting |
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as appointed and John Tucker hath drawn an account |
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to the Same according to the Order of the Last monthly |
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meeting: And whereas it was proposed to the Consideration |
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of this meeting whither th it might not be proppor for |
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The monthly meeting to be at the Charge of housing Travilers |
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Horces that Comes to Labour in the Gospel among us |
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which this meeting thinks to be very well and agreas to |
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And whereas there was a Complaint to the visiters from Jacob Soule (which was |
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presented to this meeting) Concerning Nathan Soules Son George |
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that he hath begotten his daughter with Child absented himselfe |
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and it is the mind of this meeting that Nathan Soule should do his |
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Endeaver to git his Son home and that he and the young woman |
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should have a hearing face to face before Som Sollid friends both |
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men and women that may be unconcerned and the sd Nathan |
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Soule to give an account to the next monthly meeting |
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of what he hath done in the matter |
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9 mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth the: 16 day of the 9 month 1730 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott present |
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Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present: |
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The friends that were appointed to See into Butler Wing and |
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Bethsheba Cliftons Clearness have sent an account to this meet |
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=ing in writing that they have mad inquirey and find nothing to |
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the Contrary but that he may proceed in marriage with |
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Bethsheba Clifton |
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And Butler Wing and Bethsheba Clifton appeared at this meet= |
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ing for their answer in relation to ther taking Each other in |
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marriage and things appearing Clear they had their answer |
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that they might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
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Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting, and Stephen Wing and John Wing are appointed to see |
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their marriag Consumated in the good order of truth and |
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make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Adam Mott hath paid Jabez Barker 13 Shillings out of |
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the monthly meetings Stock as appointed |
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And Nathan Soule gives this meeting an account that he hath |
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Spoken with his Son George and that he is willing to have a hear= |
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ing with the young woman provided that Jacob Soule would |
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become bound not to take that advantage to prosecute him in ye Law |
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And Jacob Soule hath Complained to ye Visiters that Nathan |
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Soule was instrumental or Some Ways Incouraging in his |
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absenting him selfe so as not to be brought to Justice in the |
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matter relating to his daughter |
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This meeting makes Choice of Henry Tucker Eliashib Smith |
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John Howland Thomas Smith and Isaac Howland |
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To talk with Nathan Soule and Jacob Soule face to face to |
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see how things are and to bring in their account to the next |
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And there was a paper Signed at this meeting and in behalf of |
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the meeting in order to send to our present Governor Jonathan |
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Belcher Signifying our willingness to Comply with giving him |
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his Sallery according to the Kings Instructions and Henry Tucker |
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is appointed to Carry and to make return to the next monthly |
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meeting |
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10: mo: 1730 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 10 month 1730 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called upon Henry Tucker and John Howland |
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present Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present |
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The friends that were appointed to See Butler Wing and |
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Bethsheba Cliftons marriage Solemnized not being present |
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it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath not |
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been to Carry the Letter to the Governor: he is still Continu= |
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=ed to do it and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Stephen Wing and Margrate Clifton both of Rochester |
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did lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage |
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before this meeting and were desired to wait for their an= |
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swer until the next monthly meeting and Elisha Wing |
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and Joseph Tabor are appointed to see into their Clearness |
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and make report to the next monthly meeting |
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And Stephen Willcox Son of Stephen Willcox and |
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Mary Thomas both of Dartmouth Laid their Intentions |
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of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
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and were desired to wait for their answer til the next |
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monthly meeting |
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And the friends that were appointed to talk with Nathan |
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and Jacob Soule have given in an account in writing to this |
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meeting of their doings therein |
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And this meeting Chooseth Henry Tucker and James Barker |
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to overse the meeting House for the year Insuing |
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There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1= 06 =04 |
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and there was 1- 15= 0 given by the womens meeting |
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Towards keeping the meeting House |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay Jabez Barker 2£=10s=00d |
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out of the meetings Stock for halfe a years kepping the meeting |
|||
house: And this meeting appoints John Tucker Henry Tucker |
|||
Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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And this meeting agreas to come to a Subscribtion for Joshua |
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a friend belonging to Yarmauth the being in a Low Condition |
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as to his worldly affaires |
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And it was proposed whither it might not be propper to do |
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Something towards Giting a School master to teach friends |
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Children which is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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11 mo: 1730/31 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth ye 18 day of the 11 month 1731/30 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Isaac Howland |
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present: Rochester meeting Called John Wing appeared |
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John Wing and Stephen Wing Give this meeting an account |
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that they were at the marriag of Butler Wing and Bethsheba |
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Clifton and Saw nothing but that it was Carried on in the Good |
|||
order of friends. |
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And Elisha Wing hath Sent an account to this meeting that |
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he hath made Inquiry into ye Clearness and Conversation |
|||
of Stephen Wing and finds nothing to hinder his proceedings |
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in Respecting marriage |
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And William Wood and Adam Mott makes report to this |
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meeting that they have enquired into the life and Conver- |
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sation of Stephen Willcox and find nothing to hinder his |
|||
proceedings. |
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And Stephen Wing and Margrate Clifton appeared at this |
|||
desireing an answer in relation to their taking each other |
|||
in marriage and had their answer that they might proceed |
|||
to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth |
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in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
Monthly meeting and Joseph Taber and John Walker are appoited |
|||
to See their marriage Consumated in the above sd order and |
|||
Make return to the next monthly meeting. |
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And Stephen Willcox and Mary Thomas Came to this meeting |
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Came to this meeting for their answer as to their takin each |
|||
other in marriage and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in the Good order of |
|||
friends in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
Monthly meeting and William Wood and Adam Mott are appoin- |
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=ted to see their marriage Solemnized in the above Good order |
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and make report to the next monthly meeting. |
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And Richard Smith Son of Judah Smith and Dorothy Potter daughter |
|||
of Stoakes Potter deceased both of Dartmouth, laid their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in Marriage before this meeting |
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And were desired to wait until the next monthly meeting for their |
|||
answer and Isaac Howland and John Russell are appointed to |
|||
inquire into his Clearness and Conversation and make return |
|||
to the next monthly meeting how they find things |
|||
And Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath Sent |
|||
the Letter which the Monthly Meeting ordered to be sent to the |
|||
Governour; by Samuel There a Mendon friend |
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the friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
Meeting have attended it and drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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According to Order |
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The Epistle at from the Quarterly Meeting was read at |
|||
this meeting and well accepted |
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And William Wood Junr and his wives Marriage Certificate |
|||
was read at this meeting to friends Satisfaction |
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Stephen Willcox desires Leave of this meeting of Worship |
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which this meeting allowes of |
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And whereas the Comtee: that was Chose to hear Nathan Soule |
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and Jacob Soule Concerning the Difference between them |
|||
not having made a final Issue of the Same John Tucker |
|||
John Tucker Jabez Barker and John Russell are aded to them |
|||
to Judg and Determine the matter and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting: no business from Rochester |
|||
|
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12 month: 1730/1 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 12 month 1730/31 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott |
|||
present: Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present |
|||
Joseph Taber and John Walker gives this meeting an account |
|||
that they Was at the marriage of Stephen Wing and Margrat |
|||
Clifton and that it was Carried on in Good order as far as they saw |
|||
And Adam Mott Gives this meeting an account that he was at |
|||
the marriage of Stephen Willcox and Mary Thomas and Saw |
|||
nothing but that it was performed in good order |
|||
John Russell and Isaac Howland Give this meeting an account |
|||
that they have made Enquiry into the Clearness and Conversation |
|||
of Richard Smith and find nothing to hinder his proceeding |
|||
in marriag with Dorothy Potter according to their Intentions |
|||
and Richard Smith and Dorothy Potter Came to this meeting |
|||
for their answer in relation to their taking each other |
|||
to take each other in Marriage in the Good order of friends |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting and John Russell and Isaac Howland are |
|||
appointed to See their Marriage accomplished in the aforesd |
|||
order and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford did lay their inten |
|||
=tions of taking each other in marriage before this Meeting |
|||
and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting |
|||
for their answer |
|||
And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker to See into his Clearness |
|||
respecting marriage and Conversation and make return to the next |
|||
Monthly Meeting |
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And Humphry Smith Son of Deliverance Smith deceased and |
|||
Mary Willcox Daughter of Jeremiah Willcox both of Dartmouth |
|||
did Lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting |
|||
for their answer and Isaac Howland and Nicholas Lapham are |
|||
appointed to Enquire into the young mans Clearness and make |
|||
Report to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and Nathaniel Curby Son of Robert Curby and Abigall Russell |
|||
Daughter of James Russell both of Dartmouth did lay their inten- |
|||
tions of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and |
|||
Were desired to wait for their answer until ye next monthly |
|||
Meeting and Wm Wood and Jedidiah Allen are appointed to make |
|||
Enquiry into his Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation |
|||
and make report to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith are appointed to mak up |
|||
the monthly meeting accompts with ye treasurer and bring in |
|||
their account to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And whereas the Comtee: nominated at the Last monthly meeting |
|||
to Judg upon Nathan and Jacob Soules difference, not all agreing |
|||
in Judgment this meetings Judgment is that the Majority of sd |
|||
Comtee: Shall determine the matter |
|||
Which they Quickly did and brought in their Judgment which |
|||
was that he the sd Nathan Soule Should Come to the next |
|||
monthly meeting and acknowledg to the meeting that he |
|||
was to blame in the above mentioned promised |
|||
and Richard Smith Desires Leave of this meeting that he |
|||
may Solemnize his marriage on a fourth Day after the meeting |
|||
of worship |
|||
|
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1730/31 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
||
in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 1 month 1730/31 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott |
|||
present Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present |
|||
John Russell and Isaac Howland give this meeting an account |
|||
that they were at Richard Smith and Dorothy Potters marriage |
|||
and Saw nothing but that it was performed in good order |
|||
Adam Mott and and Joseph Tucker Signifies to this meeting that |
|||
they enquired into the Conversation and Clearness of Eliashib |
|||
Smith in relation to marriage and find nothing to hinder his |
|||
proceedings in that affair |
|||
Nicholas Lapham and Isaac Howland gives an account |
|||
that they have made Inquiry into the Clearness and Conver- |
|||
sation of Humphry Smith and find nothing to hinder his proceed= |
|||
ing in marriage according to their inte his intentions. |
|||
And William Wood hath made inquiry into ye Clearness and |
|||
Conversation of Nathaniel Curby and finds nothing to hinder his |
|||
proceedings in relation to marriage |
|||
Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford appeared at this meeting |
|||
and desired the meetings answer in relation to their taking |
|||
each other in marriage and their answer was that they |
|||
might proceed to take each other in marriage in the good |
|||
order of truth in Some Convenient time between this and the |
|||
next monthly meeting and John Howland and John Russell |
|||
are appointed to see their marriage Consumated and mak re= |
|||
turn to the next monthly meeting |
|||
Humphry Smith and Mary Willcox Came to this meeting |
|||
for their answer and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in the good order |
|||
of truth and William Wood and Henry Tucker are appointed |
|||
See their marriage Sollemnized in the above sd order and |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Nathaniel Curby and Abigail Russell Came to this meet |
|||
ing for their answer in Relation to their taking Each other |
|||
in marriage and their answer was that they might proceed |
|||
to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and the next monthly Meeting in the good order |
|||
of truth: and and Thomas Smith and John Russell are appointed |
|||
to See their marriage Consumated in ye aforesd order and |
|||
make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
meetings accompts with Adam Mott and there remains |
|||
in the Stock – – :2 -15 =01 |
|||
The matter Concerning Nathan Soule is refered to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
And John Tucker James Barker and Adam Mott are |
|||
appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and to draw |
|||
up an account to ye Same |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting – – :2£ -01s =05d |
|||
and Rochester visiters gives this meeting an account |
|||
that they have visited the families of friends belonging to |
|||
their Care and find things indifferent well |
|||
and Cushnot visiters gives an account that they have visited |
|||
the families of friends that belong to their Care and find |
|||
things pretty well Considering their Circumstances |
|||
and this meeting is adjourned until the youths meeting next |
|||
This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
|||
2:d day of the 2:d month 1731 |
|||
The visiters being Called upon belonging to Ponaganset |
|||
and Coaxet they give no account of visiting the families |
|||
of friends under their Care |
|||
And it is ordered that Adam Mott Should take twenty |
|||
Shillings out of the Stock for Service done for friends |
|||
|
|||
2 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
||
Dartmouth the 18 day of the 2 month 1731 |
|||
The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
Henry Tucker and Adam Mott present |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
John Russell and John Howland gives this meeting an account |
|||
that they were at Eliashib Smith and Audrey Giffords marriage |
|||
and Saw nothing but that it was orderly performed |
|||
Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that Humphrey Smith |
|||
and Mary Willcoxes marriage was Solemnized in the Good order |
|||
of truth. And John Russell and Thomas Smith makes report to |
|||
this meeting that Nathanael Curby and Abigal Russells marriage |
|||
was Solemnized in the Good order of Truth |
|||
And the matter Concerning Nathan Soule is refered to ye next |
|||
Monthly meeting |
|||
And John Tucker Adam Mott and James Barker hath attended |
|||
the Quarterly meeting and Drawn up an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
The business of Dartmouth meeting Called and ye friends that |
|||
was appointed to See after Robert Barclays apollegies are ordered |
|||
to bring in their accounts to ye next monthly meeting how things |
|||
are respecting that matter |
|||
And the Epistl from ye Qurterly meeting was read at this |
|||
Meeting and well accepted |
|||
|
|||
3 mo: 1731: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
||
Dartmouth the 17 day of ye 3 month 1731 |
|||
the Seaverall meetings therunto belong Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
Adam Mott present: for Rochester none present: |
|||
and the matter Concerning the account of Robert Barclays |
|||
appollegies is refered to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Nathan Soule appeared at this meeting and Refuseth to |
|||
take up with friends advice and Judgment which is refered |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And this meeting is adjourned until the 2:d fourth day in the |
|||
next month |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 9th day |
|||
of ye 4 month 1731 but no business was presented in order to be |
|||
done |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
|||
Dartmouth the 21 day of the 4 month 1731 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called Henry Tucker and Adam Mott present |
|||
Rochester meeting Called and Stephen Wing appeared |
|||
and Concerning the account of Robert Barclays appollegies |
|||
is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
and Nathan Soule appeared at this meeting and Still refuseth |
|||
to take up with friends judgment, it is therefore the |
|||
judgment of this meeting that Nathan Soule ought not to sit |
|||
in monthly meetings as a member thereof until he hath |
|||
made acknowledgment to friends Sattisfaction |
|||
Our Dear friend Ruth Jones from Pensilvania was at this meet |
|||
ing and her Certificate was read to friends Sattisfaction |
|||
and Adam Mott hath paid Henry Tucker and James Barker |
|||
3 pounds of the meetings Stock towards keeping ye meeting House |
|||
And our former Visiters for the year past are Still Continued |
|||
for the Service of visiting friends families for ye year Ensuing |
|||
And John Tucker is added to them |
|||
and John Tucker and William Wood are appointed to attend the |
|||
The yearly meeting from London baring date ye 18 of the 5 month |
|||
:1730 was read at this meeting to friends Sattisfaction |
|||
|
|||
5 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in |
||
Dartmouth the 19 day of the 5 month 1731 |
|||
The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Adam Mott and Jabez Barker present |
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And Savery Clifton for Rochester |
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and the account of Rober Barclays appollegies not being ready |
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it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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John Tucker and William Wood have attended ye Quarterly |
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Meeting: and Drawn an account to the Same |
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The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this meeting |
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to friends Sattisfaction: and friends of this meeting agreas to Come |
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to a Subscribtion of 6 pounds for the Quarterly meeting Stock |
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as it was requested by the Quarterly Meeting and to bring it in |
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at the next monthly meeting |
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and whereas there was an account Sent from Rochester |
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preparitive meeting to this meeting that the widow Sarah |
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Clifton now wife of John Rose hath gone out of the good |
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order Established among friends and married one that is no |
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friend, for which disorderly proceedings this meeting is Concer= |
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=ned for the Clearing of truth to draw up a Condemnation |
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against her and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are apponted |
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to draw one and present it to the next monthly meeting |
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in Order to be Signed |
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and there was a Condemnation Signed at this meeting against |
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Hannah Chace daughter of Nathaniel Chace for Commiting |
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fornication and Henry Tucker is appointed to read it between |
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This and the next monthly meeting on a first day at the end |
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of the meeting of worship on a first day at Aponaganset |
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Meeting House |
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6 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 6 month 1731 |
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The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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and nothing being done toward the account of Robert Barclays |
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appollegies it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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The Subscribtion mentioned at the last monthly meeting |
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for the yearly meeting Stock was paid in at this meeting and |
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delivered into John Tuckers hands in order for Thos Leach |
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And John Tucker and Isaac Smith have drawn up Sarah Clifton |
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now wife of John Rose her Condemnation and presented to this |
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meeting which is allowed and Signed and Elisha Wing is ordered |
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to read it at Rochester meeting House on a first day after the |
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Meeting of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting |
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and make return to the Same |
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And Henry Tucker hath read Hannah Chaces Condemnation |
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according to order which is as followeth |
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Whereas Hannah Chace Daughter of Nathaniel Chace of |
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Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in New England having been |
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Educated among friends (yet to the Dishonour of God reproach |
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of the blessed truth professed amongst us and to the grief of friends) |
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hath by giving way to the Temtations of Satan and her own |
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Wicked inclination fallen into that Wicked and Scandalus Sin |
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of fornication as appears by her being delivered of Late of a |
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bastard Child |
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We do therefore give this forth as a publick testimony against |
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sd wicked and unclean action Denying the sd Hannah Chace |
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to be one of us the people Called Qukers heartily desireing |
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that if it be the Will of God she may by taking Shame to her |
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selfe through Godly Sorrow and Sincere Repentance find |
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Mercy with the Lord |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting of men and women |
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friends held in Dartmouth the 19:th day of the 5:th month 1731 |
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and Signed by |
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John Tucker |
Joseph Tucker |
Elisabeth Barker |
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W:m Wood |
Adam Mott |
Rebecca Russell |
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Tho:s Hathaway |
Nicholas Lapham |
Rebecca Barker |
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Savorie Clifton |
Mehetabel Burril |
Jean Smith |
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Joseph Russell |
Ruth Tucker |
Rebecca Slocum |
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Henry Tucker |
Mary Russell |
Abigal Whitely |
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Joseph Russell junr |
Phebe Tucker |
Grisel Sherman |
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Eliashib Smith |
Mary Lapham |
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Tho:s Smith |
Sarah Taber |
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7 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held in Dartmouth at friends |
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Meeting Huse on the 20 day of ye: 7 month 1731 |
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Dartmouth Meeting Called Henry Tucker and Adam Mott |
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present Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present |
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and the account of R. B: appollegies is refered to ye next monthly |
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Meeting and Elisha Wing not having read Sarah Rose as |
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Condemnation he is Still Continued to do it and make return |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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Anthony Arnold Son of John Arnold of Providence in the |
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Colony of Rhoad Island in New England and Sarah Fish Daughter |
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of John Fish of Dartmouth in New England did lay their intenti- |
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=ons of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
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And were desired to wait for their answer until the next |
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monthly meeting: and Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are |
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appointed to Make enquiry into the young mans Clearness |
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and make return to ye next Monthly Meeting |
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and Friends of Acushnot proposed at this meeting that they |
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have a mind to build a stable upon the meeting house land |
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at Acushnot to put friends horses in which this meeting |
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agreas to |
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There was Collected at this meeting House for the use of |
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friends – – £02 05s 08d |
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and this meeting is adjourned until ye first fourth day in the |
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eighth month next |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
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6 day of the 8 month 1731 |
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Adam Mott Joseph Russell junr and Henry Tucker are appoin- |
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=ted to attend the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw up an |
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Epistle to the Same and John Tucker to assist them |
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8 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 18 day of the 8 month 1731: |
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The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Adam Mott present: for Rochester |
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John Wing present |
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and the matter Concerning the appollegies is refered to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends that were appointed to draw up an account |
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to ye Quarterly meeting have done it but could not attend it |
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by reason of the Weather being So Stormy that they Could |
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not git over the ferry |
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And Anthony Arnold and Sarah Fish Came for their |
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answer to this meeting and nothing appearing to hinder |
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their Intentions they had their answer that they might |
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proceed to take Each other in marriage in the order of |
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to se it performed in the above sd order and make return |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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and Seth Hilliar and Dorcas Davis boath of Rochester did |
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lay their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage |
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before this meeting and are desired to wait until the next |
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Monthly meeting for their answer and John Wing and |
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Stephen Wing are appointed to see into their Clearness |
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and make return to the next Monthly Meeting |
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And Elisha Wing hath read Sarah Rose her condemnation |
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which is as followeth. |
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Whereas Sarah Clifton Widow of Benjamin Clifton |
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Late of Rochester in the County of Plymouth in New England |
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and now Wife of John Rose hath of Late gone out of the good |
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order established among friends us the people of God Called |
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Qukers and was married by a Presbyterian Minister So Called |
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to one that is not in unity with us |
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Notwithstanding she was once before Condemned by Friends for |
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Commiting an offence of the same nature tho not of so high a |
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degree for which afterwards she did make Some Shew of |
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repentance and sent in a paper to our monthly meeting |
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Signifying her sorrow for the same and desiring that friends |
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would pass it by and that she might Come under friends Care and |
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in unity with them again which was Granted: yet now through |
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Willful Disobedience and slight of ye Good order Established among |
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us as plainly appears by her keeping Company in an hidden and |
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unadvisable manner with one whose principles is avers to |
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ours and friends having discharged their duty in advising her |
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to the Contrary as Soon as they had oppertunity after they |
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heard of it and yet she hath proceeded to marry out of the |
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good order of friends. Therefore we are Concerned to give this |
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forth as a publick Testimony against her Obstinate and |
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Willful proceedings denying the sd Sarah Clifton now Rose to be |
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one of us the people Called Qukers |
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Desireing if it be the Will of God she may Come to a sight |
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and sence of her out goings and so Come to unfeigned repentance |
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And find mercy with the Lord and Com into unity with |
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his people |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
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the 16 day of the 6 month 1731: and signed by order and in |
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John Tucker Clerk |
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of sd meeting |
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And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at |
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this meeting and well accepted |
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And the meeting hath signed a Certificate for Thomas Lapham |
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and his wife Recommending them to the monthly meeting held |
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at Smithfield in the Colony of Rhoad Island and Providence |
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plantations in New England |
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9 mo: 1731 |
At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth the 15 day of the 9 month 1731 |
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Dartmouth Meeting Called Tho:s Smith and Adam Mott present |
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Rochester meeting Called Savory Clifton appeared |
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and nothing being towards the account of ye appollegies it is refered |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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and Seth Hilliar and Dorcas Davis appeared at this meeting |
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for their answer in relation to their taking each other in |
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marriage and nothing appearing to hinder their proceeding |
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in that affair they had their answer that they might proceed |
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to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth |
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in same Convenient time between this and the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And William Wood and Adam Mott are appointed to |
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see their marriage Consumated in the afores’d order and |
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make return to the next monthly meeting |
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and John Russell jun:r of Dartmouth son of John Russell |
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and Patience Tucker the Daughter of Henry Tucker of |
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sd Dartmouth have Laid their Intentions of taking each |
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other in marriage before this meeting and were desired |
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to wait until ye next monthly meeting for their answer |
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and Eliashib Smith and George Soule are appointed to see |
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into the young mans Clearness in referance to mar: |
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=riage and Conversation and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And Tho:s Smith and Adam Mott makes report to this |
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Meeting that they was at the Solemnizing of Anthony |
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Arnold and Sarah Fishes marriage and Saw nothing |
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but that it was accomplished in ye Good order Established |
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among friends |
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And it was thought propper at this meeting that Some |
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friend Should be Chosen to Git the meeting House Glas mend |
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return to the ye next monthly meeting |
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Rochester meeting and no business presented |
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10: mo: 1731: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 10 month 1731 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Jabez Barker and James |
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Barker present: Rochester meeting Called and none appear.d |
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The friends that were appointed to inspect into |
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John Russell junr: Clearness makes report that they have |
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Made Enquiry and find nothing to Hinder their proceedings |
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and John Russell and Patience Tucker appeared at this |
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meeting desireing their answer in relation to their |
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taking each other in marriage and nothing appearing |
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to hinder they had their answer that they might proceed |
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to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth |
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and James Barker and Abraham Tucker are appointed |
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to see their marriage Consumated and make return to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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and Adam Mott makes report to this meeting that he was |
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at the marriage of Seth Hillier and Dorcas Davis and saw |
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nothing but that it was Carried on in the good order of truth – – |
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And Timothy Ricketson the Son of Jonathan Ricketson |
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and Bethsheba Willbor Daughter of Benjamin Willbor |
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both of Dartmouth did Lay their intentions of taking |
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Each other in marriage before this meeting – – |
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And are desired to wait until the next monthly meeting |
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for their answer: and John Howland and Eliashib Smith |
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are appointed to see into the young mans Clearness respecting |
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Marriage and Conversation and make return to the next |
|||
Monthly Meeting |
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and nothing being done towards ye amount of ye Appollegies |
|||
it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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and Abraham Tucker and Joseph Tucker are appointed to |
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oversee the Meeting House for the year Ensuing |
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And John Howland and Adam Mott are appointed to attend |
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the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw an Epistle to ye same |
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and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay one pound sixteen |
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Shillings to Henry Tucker and James Barker for Keeping the |
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Meeting House th year past |
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and there was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1=19s =8d |
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Shillings as ordered |
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11 mo: 1731: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 17 day of 11 month 1731 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Nicholas Lapham present |
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Rochester meeting Called John Wing present |
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and Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account that |
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the marriag between John Russell and Patience Tucker |
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was performed in the Good order of truth as far as he saw |
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and there was an account of Rober Barclays appollegies |
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brought in at this meeting and there remains yet to |
|||
Ten of sd books belonging to this Meeting |
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the business of Rochester Called and it was proposed that |
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Whereas John Walker of Rochester being in a low helpless |
|||
Condition and having thoughts of selling his farm to put him |
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selfe in a way to sustain his family and Desires the advise |
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and Counsel of friends in that affair and this meeting |
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makes Choice of John Tucker Benjamin Allen and |
|||
Nicholas Davis to go and enquire into his affairs and make |
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Return to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting is adjourned until the next fourth day Come Week |
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day of the 11 month 1731/32 Timothy Ricketson and Bethsheba |
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Willbor appeared at this meeting and Desired their answer in |
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relation to their taking each other in marriage and things |
|||
appearing Clear they had their answer that they might |
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proceed to take each other in marriage in the good order |
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Established among friends in Some Convenient time between |
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this and the next monthly meeting |
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And John Howland and Jabez Barker are appointed to see |
|||
their marriage Consumated in the good order of truth and |
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Make return to the next monthly meeting |
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John Howland and Adam Mott hath drawn up a Epistle to the |
|||
Quarterly Meeting and Adam Mott hath attended ye same |
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And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted |
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12 mo: 1731/32: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth the 25 day of the 12 month of 1731\\32 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott |
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present: Rochester Meeting Called Stephen Wing present |
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and Abigail Wood daughter of William Wood of Darmouth |
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Signified to this meeting their intentions of taking each other |
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In marriage and they were desired to wait until the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and Elisha Wing Stephen |
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Wing and Jedediah Allen are appointed to enquire into the |
|||
young mans Clearness as to Marriage and Conservation |
|||
and make return to ye: next monthly meeting |
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And the friends that were appointed to John Walkers |
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Circumstances makes report that they have been down |
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to Rochester and their judgment is that it would be well |
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for friends to extend their Charity and help him a little |
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as they find fredom which this meeting agreas to |
|||
And John Howland and Jabez Bearker makes report to |
|||
this meeting that they were at the Solemnizeing of |
|||
Timothy Ricketson and Bethsheba Willbor marriage and |
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that things wer Carried on in Good order as far as they saw |
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and this meeting adjourne the next Preparitive and month |
|||
=ly meeting one week Longer than the usual Corse by reason |
|||
of Sandwich yearly meeting |
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And Adam Mott gives this meeting an account that he |
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hath bought a book to record the minits of ye monthly |
|||
Meeting in and it Cost £1-08s=08d and this meeting orders |
|||
him to take one pound and ten shillings out of ye stock |
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for the cost of ye Book and trouble in procureing of it |
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and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay one pound sixteen |
|||
shillings out of the stock for meending the meeting House glass |
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1 mo: 1732: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our Meeting House |
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in Dartmouth ye: 27 day of the first month 1732 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and John Russell |
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prent: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present |
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The friends that were appointed to Enquire into Thomas |
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Yenins Clearness makes report that they have made Enquiry |
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And Thomas Yenin [Youen] and Abigail Wood appeared at this |
|||
meeting and Desired their answer in relation to their |
|||
taking each other in marriage and they had their answer |
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that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in the good order of truth in some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting and Jedediah Allen |
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and Robert Tripp are appointed to see their Marriage |
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the next Monthly Meeting |
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And John Borden the son of Richard Borden of Tiverton |
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in the County of Bristol in New England and Hannah |
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Russell widow of Seth Russell Late of Dartmouth deceasd |
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have laid their intentions of taking Each other in marriage |
|||
before this meeting and were desired to wait til the |
|||
next monthly meeting for their answer and he to |
|||
produce a Certificate from the monthly meeting where |
|||
he belongs of his Clearness respecting marriage and |
|||
Conversation and this meeting appoints John Tucker |
|||
Benjamin Allen and James Barker to see how matters |
|||
are like to be setled among the widows Children that |
|||
they be not wronged nor injured (of what Propperly belongs |
|||
to them) by their mothers second Marriage |
|||
And Adam Mott hath taken one pound ten shillings |
|||
out of the Stock and hath paid one pound sixteen shillings |
|||
out of the Stock to John Russell as ordered |
|||
and John Russell gives this meeting an account that he |
|||
hath made as many Tools for the meetings use as Comes |
|||
to £2-05s=00d and Adam Mott is ordered to pay it out of |
|||
the meetings Stock |
|||
And there was Collected at this meeting for the use of |
|||
friends |
1-17=06 |
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John Tucker Joseph Russell junr and Elisha Wing are |
|||
appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw |
|||
an Epistle to the Same |
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And this meeting is adjourned until the last fourth day |
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before the Quarterly meeting |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this 12 |
|||
day of the 2 month 1732 |
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The visiters of this meeting being Called upon gives this |
|||
meeting an account that they have done nothing towards |
|||
the visiting of friends families |
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And the visiters of Rochester sent an account in |
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writeing to this meeting which is as followeth |
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To the Monthly meeting to be holden at Dartmouth the 27 day |
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of ye first month 1732 These may inform that we have |
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visited the families of friends in a Generall Way and we |
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find for past things among friends are pretty well |
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we laboured for amendment and we are not without |
|||
hopes and they received us in love and learned to receive |
|||
our visits kindly |
John Wing |
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Elisha Wing |
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And the visiters of Acushnot gives this meeting an |
|||
account that they have visited some of the families of |
|||
friends belonging to their Care and that their visits were |
|||
well accepted according to their judgment |
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2 mo: 1732: |
At a monthly Meeting of friends Held at our meeting |
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House In Dartmouth ye: 17 day of the 2 month 1732: |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker |
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present. Rochester meeting Called none appeared |
|||
Robert Tripp gives this meeting an account that he was |
|||
at the solemnizeing of the marriage between Thos: Yenin |
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and Abigal Wood and saw nothing but that it was Carried |
|||
on in Good order |
|||
The friends that were Chose to take Care Concerning |
|||
Hannah Russells Children that they might not be wronged |
|||
by their mothers second marriage have taken Care about |
|||
it and gives this meeting an account that that things |
|||
are like to be Carried on Well and Well setled |
|||
And at this meeting John Borden and Hannah Russell |
|||
Came for their answer and things appearing Clear- |
|||
he the sd Borden producing a Certificate from the monthly |
|||
meeting where he belongs of his Clearness as to marriage |
|||
and Conversation: This meeting Gives them their answer |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
In the Good order of truth in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and the next monthly meeting |
|||
and Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell junr: are appointed |
|||
to see their Marriage Solemnized in the above sd order |
|||
and make Return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Adam Mott and Gives this meeting and account |
|||
that he hath paid John Russell 2-05=00 |
|||
according to the order of the last monthly meeting |
|||
The friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
Meeting have attended it and also Drawn an account |
|||
to the same according to order |
|||
And where as the friends of Acushnot vilage have |
|||
meeting setled in their vilage one or two days in a |
|||
Month and this meeting having taken it into Conside= |
|||
=ration have granted that they may have two week day |
|||
Meetings in a month setled among them and it is left |
|||
their judgement to se the days and also the time of |
|||
day when to meet |
|||
And whereas ther was a Differance prsented to this meeting |
|||
between John Whitely and his wives Children this meeting |
|||
therefore makes Choice of Eliashib Smith James Barker John |
|||
Howland and George Soule to judge and determine the matter |
|||
between them and make return to the next monthly |
|||
Meeting |
|||
And the Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
|||
and kindly accepted |
|||
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3 mo 1732: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 3 month 1732 |
|||
the Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth John Tucker present for Rochester |
|||
Stephen Wing present |
|||
The friends that wer appointed to see John Borden and |
|||
Hannah Russells marriage Consumated Gives this meeting |
|||
an account that it was Carried on pretty orderly |
|||
And Acushnot friends having met and Considered |
|||
the matter Concerning what two days in a month |
|||
might be most suitable to establish in their vilage |
|||
for meetings of worship they Conclude upon the first |
|||
and the last fourth days in every month Which this |
|||
Meeting agreas to |
|||
and the friends that were appointed to determine |
|||
the differance between John Whitely and his wives |
|||
Children have agreed and brought in their judgment |
|||
Which is as followeth |
|||
We whose names are underwritten being appointed by the |
|||
Monthly meeting to hear and Determine ye: Differance |
|||
between John Whitely and his sons in Law2 relating to the |
|||
Goods or moveable Estate that of right appears to be the |
|||
Childrens: Which sd Whitely and his wife took without |
|||
consent of sd Children: and of his Complaint of their |
|||
We have heard them, and it is our Judgment that the |
|||
said John Whitely shall shall Return them Goods |
|||
or moveable Estate: or the vallue of them to her |
|||
Daughters which she gave them to: |
|||
Likewise it is our Judgment that ye: Thirty pounds |
|||
Mentioned in the articles shall be void; and that all |
|||
His sons in Law that are under the care of our |
|||
Monthly meeting Shall pay the mony to John Whitely |
|||
yearly and every year which is due by bond to his |
|||
wife Given under our hands this fifteenth |
|||
day of the third month 1732 |
Eliashib Smith |
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James Barker |
|||
John Howland |
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Georg Soule |
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|
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4 Mo: 1732: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our Meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 19 day of the 4 month 1732. |
|||
Dartmouth meeting called Eliashib Smith and Nicholas |
|||
Lapham present--- |
|||
—Rochester meeting Called and John Wing present. |
|||
—There was collected at this meeting – – £ -17 = 00 |
|||
—John Tucker Adam Mott James Barker and |
|||
John Howland are chosen visitors for the year |
|||
Ensuing for Aponaganset vilage – – |
|||
—and Nicholas Davis and Joseph Taber for Acushnet |
|||
and William Wood for Acoaxet – – |
|||
—and Stephen Wing and John Wing for Rochester. |
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—And whereas there was a complaint brought |
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in to this meeting Concerning William Soule his |
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walking disorderly in abusing his wife revelling |
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and drunk[en]ness in an ungodly manner notwith= |
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=standing the good advise and godly care that friends |
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Have taken with him from time to time he |
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Doth still persist in his perntious [pernicious] ways therefore |
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it is the judgement of this meeting for the Clearing |
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of truth to give forth a publick testimony against |
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him the sd William Soule – – |
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—and also there is a Complaint from Rochester |
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that Rest Summers widow of John Summers junr |
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hath gone out of the order of friends and married |
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have taken care and advised her to the Contrary |
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Therefore this meeting is concerned to give forth |
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a testimony against her and John Tucker and |
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Jabez Barker are appointed to draw up both |
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their Condemnations and this meeting is adjourned |
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until the next fourth day come week. – – |
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—This meeting being met according to adjournment |
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this 28 day of the 4th month 1732. – – |
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William Soules Condemnation is drawn up |
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and brought to this meeting and approved and |
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John Tucker hath signed it in ye behalfe of |
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this Meeting and Isaac Wood is ordered to read |
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it or Cause to be read at Accoaxet Meeting |
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House on a first day at the end of the meeting |
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of worship and make return to the next |
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Monthly meeting – – |
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And also Rest Summers now Randal her Condemnation is |
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Signed at this meeting by John Tucker by order and in behalfe |
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of sd meeting and Elisha Wing is appointed to read it or cause |
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it to be read at Rochester Meeting House on a first day at |
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the end of the meeting of worship and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting – – |
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—and John Tucker[,] Thomas Smith and Adam Mott are appointed |
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to attend the quarterly meeting next and Draw an Epistle |
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to the same – – |
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—and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay John Shepherd |
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three pounds out of the meetings stock for halfe a years |
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keeping the Meeting House – – |
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—And whereas there was a paper of acknowledgment read |
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at this meeting signed by Humphrey Smith and his wife |
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Signifying their sorrow for falling into that which is con- |
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=trary to and also a skandal to our holy profession it is |
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the mind of this meeting that they both should be present |
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and be to read the same or cause it to be read at the |
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End of the meeting of worship on a first day at aponagan |
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=set meeting house – – |
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At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 5 month 1732. Dartmouth |
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meeting called Joseph Russell jnr and Eliashib Smith present |
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And we not knowing whether William Soules Condemnation |
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is read it is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
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And Elisha Wing hath read Rest Randals Condemnation |
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which is as followeth |
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John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended ye Quarterly |
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Meeting And Drawn an Epistle to ye Same |
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And Adam Mott hath paid John Shepherd three pounds out |
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of ye Stock as ordered – – – – |
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6 mo: 1732: |
At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 21d of ye 6 month 1732 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Isaac Howland and George Soule |
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present Rochester meeting called and none appeard |
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Isaac Wood hath read William Soules Condemnation |
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which is as followeth – – |
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Whereas William Soule Son of William Soule late of |
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Dartmouth deceased in the County of Bristol in the |
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Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England hath |
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had his Education among friends the people Called Quakers |
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And Was married among them yet hath in slight friends |
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and good advice and counsel given to him by them he being |
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Under the Care of our monthly meeting friends hath |
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visited him from time to time to perswade him to |
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leave of keeping bad Company and his bad Conversation |
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but he hath neglected their advice and slighted their |
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Counsel and hath given Way to the temptation of |
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the Wicked one to that degree that he hath been |
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often times So much overcome With Strong drink |
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So that he hath abused and beat his wif Seaverall times |
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as hath been Credibly reported and threatned her with hard |
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Speeches to that degree that it is thought it not Safe for her |
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to live with him |
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We are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a publick |
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Testimony against Such disorderly actions and do Deny the said |
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William Soule to be one of us the people Called Quakers |
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Truly Desiring that he may return and find mercy With God |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held by adjournment |
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the 28th of ye 4 month 1732 Signed by order and in behalfe |
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The Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and kindly accepted |
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7m:1732 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth ye 18 day of ye 7th month 1732 – – |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Isaac |
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Howland present: Rochester meeting Called none present |
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There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 05£-50s=06d |
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And this meeting appoints John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur |
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to see after ye deed of Acushnot meeting House Land |
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And it was advised at this meeting that all friends that |
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are heads of families be Careful that their Children |
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and Servants beheave them selves sober and orderly |
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at meetings of Worship for there hath been notice taken |
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that Some of our young people are to much out of |
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order in their behaviour in meetings in whispering |
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and laughing and runing out of meetings which makes |
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disturbance and very disagreable in a people professing |
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Godlyness |
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And this meeting is adjourned until ye first sixth day in |
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the eighth month next |
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This meeting being meet according to adjournment this |
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sixth day of the eighth month 1732 |
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The visiters of Aponagansett Village gives this meeting an |
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account that they have visited the families of friends |
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under their care in some degree but not all by reason |
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of Disappointment but so far as they went their visits |
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did seem to be well accepted and for the most part |
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things pretty weel accord^ing to their observation |
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And the visiters of Accushnot Vilage gives an account that |
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they have visited ye families of friends for ye most part belong |
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ing to their Care: and had good Sattifaction in their visits and |
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have good Grounds to believe that Truth gains ground in some |
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families |
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And John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur are appointed to |
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attend ye Quarterly Meeting and to draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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8 mo: 1732 |
At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth ye 16th of ye 8th month 1732 |
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The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Thomas Smith present – – |
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And ye matter Concerning Hump[h]ry Smith and his Wife |
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is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
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And the matter concerning the deed of ye land that belongs |
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to Accushnot meeting House is refered to the next |
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monthly meeting |
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And John Tucker and Josep[h] Russell jur have attended the |
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Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to ye same |
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And William Sanford of Dartmouth son of William |
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Sanford of Portsmouth on Rhoad Island and Rebeckah |
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Howland of Dartmouth aforesd have laid their intention |
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of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
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and are desired to wait until ye next monthly meeting |
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for ther answer And John Howland and Jabez Barker |
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are appointed to inquire Concerning the young |
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mans Clearness respecting marriage and conver |
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sation and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was |
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read at this meeting and kindly accepted |
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And whereas Peter Allen is accused of commit |
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ting fornication with Content Smith which he doth |
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deny therefore this meeting doth appoint Joh[n] Howland |
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and James Barker to go with the Women friends and |
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hear the sd Allen and Content Smith discourse together |
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to see what they can find out concerning ye matter |
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and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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9 m 1732 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 20th day of ye 9th month 1732 |
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Dartmouth Meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott |
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present Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
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John Howland and Jabez Barker makes report to the meeting |
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that they have made Inquiry into ye Clearness and Conversation |
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of Wm Sanford and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his |
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Intended Marriag wth Rebekah Howland |
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And William Sanford and Rebeckah Howland appeared at |
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this meeting and desired their answer in relation to their |
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taking each other in marriage and their answer was |
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that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
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observing the good order of truth in ye performance thereof |
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and Jabez Barker and John Howland are appointed to |
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make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Whereas Humphry Smith and his wife doth refuse |
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or neglect to take up with friends judgment in readin their |
|||
acknowledgment it is the mind of this meeting that judgment |
|||
must go forth against them if the will persist in it and |
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John Howland and Joseph Tucker are appointed to [let] |
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them know the mind of ye meeting and bring in their |
|||
account to the next monthly meeting |
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and Concerning ye deed of Accushnot meeting House land |
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it is refered to ye next monthly Meeting |
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And ye Matter Concerning Peter Allen is refered to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting appoints Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith |
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to make up accompts with wi the Tresurer in ye |
|||
Meetings behalf |
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And John Whitely not taking up with friends judgment |
|||
between him and his wives children this meeting appo[i]n[t] |
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John Russell and George Soule to let him know that if |
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he doth persist in it friends must proceed to deny him |
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and bring in their account to ye next monthly meeting |
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And Adam Mott is appointed to pay to Isaac Smith £2=25s=00[d] |
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for Recording the Monthly Meeting Munits [minutes] |
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And Whereas William Russell the son of Joseph Russell Jur |
|||
hath gone out of the way and Married (one that is not a believer |
|||
in friends Principles) out of the good order of truth for |
|||
which disorderly proceedings friends are concerned to give |
|||
forth a Testimony against him and Joh[n] Tucker and |
|||
Isaac Smith are appointed to draw up his Condemnation |
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And present it to ye next Monthly Meeting |
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|
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10 m: } 1732: |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 10th Month 1732 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Joseph |
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Tucker present |
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Rochester meeting called Elisha Wing present |
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Jabez Barker and Joh[n] Howland gives this meeting |
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an account that ye marriage of William Sanford and |
|||
Rebeckah Howland Was Solemnized in ye Good order |
|||
of truth according to the best of their observation |
|||
Richard Craw and Joanna Shearman did Signify |
|||
taking each other in marriage and are desired to wait |
|||
until the next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
And William Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait til ye next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer and Thomas Smith and |
|||
George Soule ar[e] appointed to inquire into ye young |
|||
mans Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation |
|||
and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Jabez Barker and John Russell are appointed |
|||
to se into Richard Craws Clearness on ye Same account |
|||
and accordingly to make return |
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Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have made up this meetings |
|||
accompts wth ye Tresurer and we find by their account |
|||
that he hath disbu[r]sted £2=11s=1d of his own mony upon the |
|||
ye meetings accounts and no mony in ye Stock |
|||
And Joseph Russell Tucker gives this meeting an account |
|||
that he hath let Humphry Smith know the mind of the |
|||
Meeting and the Sd Humphry Smith doth Condecend to take |
|||
up with the Meetings advice in reading his acknowledgment |
|||
or to git Some body to do it according to ye meetings Judgment |
|||
and desires ye meeting to allow him two months’ time to do it in |
|||
which this meeting agreas to |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting 3 pounds 5 Shillings and 6d |
|||
And whereas Peter Allen hath owned before Severall |
|||
Witnesses that he was falce in denying that which he was |
|||
Charged wth by Content Smith it is ye Judgment Mind of this |
|||
meeting that Judgment should go forth against boath him |
|||
and ye sd Content Smith and Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith |
|||
are appointed to draw up their Condemnation and bring |
|||
it to ye next monthly meeting in order to be signed |
|||
And the friends that was chose to Speak wth John Whitely |
|||
gives this meeting an account that they have let |
|||
him know ye meetings mind and he doth Still refuse to |
|||
take up with friends Judgment. Therefore it is ye mind |
|||
of this Meeti[ng] that the Sd JOHN WHITELy should |
|||
not be reckned as one under ye care of this meeting. |
|||
until he Shall make Sattisfaction to ye monthly meeting |
|||
And Adam Mott hath paid two pounds five Shillings |
|||
to Isaac Smith according to ye ord^er of ye last monthly meeting |
|||
John Tucker Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith are appointed |
|||
to attend^ed the Quarterly meeting next and to draw |
|||
an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
John Tucker and Isaac Smith hath drawn up Wm Russells |
|||
Condemnation which this meeting doth approve of |
|||
and John Tucker hath Signed it by order of this meeting |
|||
and John Tucker is appointed to read the Same or cause it |
|||
to be read at Aponaganset meeting House on a first day at |
|||
the end of ye meeting for worship between this and the next |
|||
Monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed |
|||
to overse ye meeting House for the year Ensuing |
|||
And Adam Mott hath taken 2 pounds Eleven Shillings |
|||
and a penny by the meetings order out of ye Collection being |
|||
What was due to him for mony that he had disbu[r]sted of his |
|||
own upon the meetings account |
|||
And Benjamin Shearman hath lent this meeting the |
|||
Sum of two pounds and ten Shillings |
|||
And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay 3 pounds |
|||
to Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker for halfe a |
|||
keeping ye meeting house halfe a year wch is done |
|||
No business from Rochester |
|||
|
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11 Mo } 1732/3 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
||
in Dartmouth the 15th day of ye 11 month 1732/3 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Isaac |
|||
Howland present |
|||
Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
|||
John Russell and Jabez Barker gives this meeting |
|||
an account that they have made Inquiry into Richard |
|||
Craws Clearness respecting marriage and conversation |
|||
and find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage |
|||
And Thomas Smith and George Soule also gives this meet |
|||
ing an account that they have made inquiry into |
|||
William Willcox [Wilcox]es Clearness and find nothing to hinder |
|||
his intended marriage |
|||
And Richard Craw and Joanna Shearman appeared |
|||
at this meeting desireing their answer in relation |
|||
to their taking each other in marriage and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take each other in |
|||
the next monthly meeting observing ye Good order of |
|||
Truth in the performance thereof and Jabez Barker |
|||
and John Russell are appointed to see their marriage |
|||
Sollemnized and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And William Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen appeared at |
|||
this meeting desiring their answer and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take each other in |
|||
marriage in Some Convenient time between this and |
|||
the next monthly meeting observing the good order |
|||
Truth in that affair and Joseph Russell Jur and John |
|||
Howland are appointed to See their marriage Consu |
|||
mated and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Ichabod Kirby Son of Robert Kirby and Rachel Allen |
|||
daughter of Joseph Allen did lay their intentions of taking each |
|||
other in marriage before this meeting and are desired to |
|||
wait til ye next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
and John Russell and George Soule are appointed |
|||
to inquire into ye young mans clearness respecting |
|||
marrige and Conversation and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
And William Russells Condemnation hath been read |
|||
according to ye order of ye last monthly meeting |
|||
and is as followeth |
|||
Whereas William Russell the Son of Joseph Russell Jur |
|||
of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol in the Province |
|||
of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England – – |
|||
hath ^from his childhood been Educated amongst friends his father and mother |
|||
being both of the people called Quakers yet hath in Slight |
|||
of friends and the good advice and Counsel by them |
|||
given to him and also contrary to his father and |
|||
mothers consent proceeded in marriage out of the good |
|||
order Established among Friends with one that is of another |
|||
perswation which disorderly proceeding is not only |
|||
Contrary to our orders but contrary to ye Scriptures |
|||
of Truth wher the Apostle adviseth the Believers |
|||
not to be unequally yoaked with unbelievers |
|||
which disorderly proceeding hath been a great grief |
|||
and trouble to his parents and to all sincere friends |
|||
that are Concerned for his good |
|||
that we have no unity with Such Obstinate disorder |
|||
and mixt marriages we can do no less than give |
|||
this forth as a publick Testimony against him the sd |
|||
William Russell Denying him to be one of us ye people |
|||
Called Quakers truly desiring that he may return |
|||
and find mercy with God Tenderly advising all young |
|||
peple (viz) Friends Children to beware of giving |
|||
way to ye inducements of Satan lest they be led forth to scorn |
|||
friends and the Testimony of ye blessed truth as it hath been |
|||
delivered through great tribulations |
|||
Even to the sealing of ye it with the Blood of many faithful |
|||
Witnesses: Surely we will be the portion of those can so |
|||
Slightily trample upon it and ^to those by whome the Testimony |
|||
of ye Blessed Truth may fall in the Streets by any perticular |
|||
Unless by true and unfeigned repentance to God |
|||
which that every disorderly and disobedient one may do |
|||
is our Sincere desire |
|||
Given forth at our monthly meeting of friends held |
|||
at our meeting House in Dartmouth the 18th of the |
|||
10th month 1732 |
|||
And Signe by order and in behalfe of sd Meeting by |
|||
John Tucker Clerk |
|||
And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith hath drawn up |
|||
Peter Allen and Content Smiths Condemnation which is approved |
|||
and John Tucker hath Signed it in behalf of ye meeting |
|||
and is also appointed to read it or cause it to be read at |
|||
Ap[p]onaganset meeting house at the end of ye meeting |
|||
for worship on a first day between this and ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And the friends that were appointed to attend. |
|||
the Quarterly meeting have done it and drawn |
|||
an Epistle to the Same as ordered and the Epistle |
|||
from the Quarterly meeting was read at this |
|||
Meeting and well accepted |
|||
And this meeting hath received forty Shillings of the |
|||
women and paid it to Benjamin Shearman for |
|||
a part of what the monthly meeting borrowed of him |
|||
|
|||
12 m } 1732/3 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 19th day of ye 12th month 1732/3 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting called John Howland present |
|||
John Russell and Jabez Barker makes report to this |
|||
meeting that Richard Craw and Joanna Shearmans |
|||
marriage was consumated in good order as according to |
|||
their observation |
|||
Joseph Russell jur and John Howland gives this meeting |
|||
an account that they was at the marriag of William |
|||
Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen and Saw nothing but that |
|||
it was performed in good order |
|||
John Russell and George Soule makes report to this |
|||
meeting that they have made inquiry into the Clearness |
|||
and Conversation of Ichabod Kirby and find nothing to |
|||
hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage wth Rachel Allen |
|||
And Ichabod Kirby and Rachel Allen appeared at this |
|||
Meeting desiring their answer in relation to their taking |
|||
each other in marriage and their answer was that they |
|||
might proceed to take eacher [sic] in marriage in the good |
|||
order of Truth in Some Convenient time between this |
|||
and the next monthly meeting and John Russell and |
|||
George Soule are appointed to See their marriage |
|||
Solemnized as aforesd and make re[t]urn to ye next monthly |
|||
Meeting. |
|||
And Peter Allen and Content Smiths Condemnation |
|||
hath been read and is as followeth. |
|||
Whereas Peter Allen of Dartmouth Son of Zechariah [Zachariah] |
|||
Allen deceased and Content Smith Daughter of Judah Smith |
|||
of Dartmouth aforesd having given way to the Temptations |
|||
of Satan and have fallen into ye Sin of fornication |
|||
as appears by the sd Content Smith having a bastard |
|||
Child and he the sd Peter Allen owning the child to |
|||
be his he the sd Peter Allen having for Some time |
|||
made Pr[o]fession of the Truth with us the people called |
|||
Quakers and She ye Sd Content Smith having been |
|||
Educated amongst us her father and mother being |
|||
both of us ye People called Quakers: which |
|||
Wicked action is to ye dishonour of God and a reproach |
|||
of the blessed Truth they made profession off. |
|||
We are Concerned therefore to give this forth as |
|||
a publick Testimony against Such Scandelus |
|||
practices and do disown the sd Peter Allen and |
|||
Called Quakers truly desiring that if it be ye will of |
|||
God that they may come to unfeigned Repentance |
|||
and find mercy. |
|||
Given forth at our monthly meeting of friends |
|||
held in Dartmouth the 15th day ye 11th month 1732/3 |
|||
And Signed by order and in the behalfe of |
|||
sd Meeting by |
|||
John Tucker Clerk |
|||
John Lapham jnr hath Signified to this meeting that |
|||
he hath a mind to Remove with his family to Smith |
|||
field in Rhoad Island Colony to Live and Desires a few |
|||
lines by way of Certificate Friends Concurrance |
|||
in that affair and John Russell Jabez Barker and |
|||
George Soule are appointed to See into his surcumstances |
|||
in the matter and make return to ye next monthly |
|||
Meeting: and the next preparitive and monthly Meeting |
|||
are adjourned one week longer than the usual Course |
|||
by reason of Sandwich yearly meeting |
|||
|
|||
1 mo } 1733 |
At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our |
||
Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 26th Day of ye |
|||
first month 1733 Dartmouth meeting called Adam |
|||
Mott and Isaac Howland present |
|||
Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
|||
There was Collected at this Meeting for ye use of |
|||
Friends – – £01 - 08s - 00[d] |
|||
Edward Wing Son of John Wing deceasd and Rebekah |
|||
Slocum did lay their intentions of taking each other |
|||
in marriage before this meeting and were desired |
|||
to wait until ye next monthly meeting for their answer; |
|||
And John Tucker Adam Mott and John Russell are |
|||
appointed to See how things are like to be Setled |
|||
and whither the widows children are like to be |
|||
wronged by their mothers marrying. |
|||
John Russell and George Soule makes report to this |
|||
meeting that they were at the Marriage of Ichabod |
|||
Kirby and Rachel Allen and Saw nothing but that |
|||
it was decently Carried on |
|||
The friends that wer appointed to See into John Laphams |
|||
Sircumstances relating to his removing to Smith |
|||
they find nothing but things are Clear and that he is |
|||
like to remove in good order. and this meeting |
|||
appoints ye Same friends to draw up a few lines by |
|||
way of Certificate to ye monthly meeting at Smithfield |
|||
of him and his wifes unity with friends here |
|||
And this meeting hath paid Benjamin Shearman |
|||
the mony that they borrowed of him |
|||
The Visiters of Ap[p]onagansett Village have given this meeting |
|||
an account of their Service in the visiting the families of friends |
|||
John Tucker Adam Mott John Howland and Joseph Tucker |
|||
are appointed to attend ye Quarterly Meeting next and |
|||
to Draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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And Humphry Smith hath Complied with ye meetings judgmen[t] |
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in reading his paper of acknowledgment of his and his wifes |
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outgoings |
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And Jabez Barker and James Shearman are Chosen to |
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assist ye Women in drawing up Mary Smith Condem |
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nation for her disorderly marriage and present it to the |
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next monthly meeting in order to be Signed |
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2 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 2d month1733 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called John Russell and Thomas Smith |
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present: Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
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Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocum not appearin for |
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their answer it is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
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Joh[n] Tucker Adam Mott and John Howland have attended the |
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Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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Jabez Barker is appointed to read Mary Goddards Condem |
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nation at a monthly meeting befor ye men and women part[?] |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
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Meeting an[d] kindly accepted |
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3 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 3 month 1733 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott |
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present Rochester meeting Called and none apeared |
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and Edward Wing not appearing at this meeting for his answer |
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it is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
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and Jabez Barker is appointed to read Mary Goddards Condem |
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Wom[en] part |
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4 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 18th day of the 4th month 1733 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon |
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for Dartmouth Adam Mott and Thomas Smith present |
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for Rochester Savory Clifton present |
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There was Collected this meeting for ye use of friends :1-17-04 |
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Jabez Barker hath read Mary Goddards Condemnation |
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as appointed and is as followeth |
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Whereas Mary Smith daughter of D[e]liverance Smith |
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Late of Dartmouth deceased and Mary his wife hath had |
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her Education amongst the people Called Quakers her |
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father and mother were both of sd people notwithstand |
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ing she hath of late gone and married out of ye order of |
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sd people though She hath been advised to ye Contrary |
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by her mother and other friends Concerned therefore |
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this meeting is concerned to give this forth as a Testimony |
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against such disorderly proceedings and do deny the sd |
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Mary now Wife of John Goddard to be one in unity with |
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us the people Called Quakers desireing that if it be the |
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Will of ye Lord she may Come to a Sight of her outgoings |
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And find mercy with the Lord |
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Signed by order and in behalfe of the monthly meeting |
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held at Dartmouth on the 15th of ye 2d month 1733 |
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by |
John Tucker Clerk |
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Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocum appeared at this |
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Meeting desiring their answer in relation to their taking |
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each other in marriage and things being enquired |
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into and nothing appearing to hinder they had their |
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answer that they might proceed to take each other |
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in marriage in ye Good order of Truth in Some Convenient |
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time between this and the next monthly meeting |
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And Henry Tucker and Adam Mott were appointed to |
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See their marriage Consumated in the abovesd order |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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the visiters Chose for this year are for Acushnot |
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Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell jur and for |
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Ap[p]onagansett John Tucker John Howland and |
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James Barker and for Acoaksett Wm Wood Joseph Tripp [carryover line] |
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Nicholas Davis John Tucker and Adam Mott are appoin |
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ted to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and to draw |
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an Epistle to ye Same |
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Our Dear Friends Mungo Benley [Beuley?] and Samuel Stephens |
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from Ireland were here and ther Certificates was |
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read to ye good Sattifaction of this meeting |
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and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers of |
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ye Meeting House the Sum 3 pounds for halfe a years |
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keeping ye meeting House |
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5 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 16th day of the 5th 1733 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and James Barker |
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present Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
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Henry Tucker and Adam Mott makes report to this meeting |
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that they was at Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocums marriage |
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and saw nothing but that it was performed in good order |
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The friends that were appointed to attend ye Quarterly |
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meeting have attended it and drawn an account to the |
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Same according to order |
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And ye Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted |
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6 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 20th day of ye 6th month 1733 |
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The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present |
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Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
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The visiters of Acoakset have given in an account to |
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this meeting that they have in a generall way visited the |
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families of friends under their care and that they had |
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Good Sattisfaction in their visits and that Truth prevales |
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with some to a good degree |
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and this meeting is adjourned until this day 2 weeks |
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This meeting being meet according to adjournment |
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this 3d day of the 7th month 1733 and no business presented |
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7 mo } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 7th month 1733: |
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The several meetings thereto belonging called upon |
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for Dartmouth Adam Mott and Joseph Russell jur present |
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There was Collected at this meeting 11 pounds two shillings |
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and 8 pence whereof 10 pounds to pay the doctor for |
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what he hath done for Thomas Cezer and the rest to |
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be disbu[r]sted to Supply the necesity of ye: sd Cezar the |
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mony being put into James Barkers Abraham Tuckers |
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hands who with James Barker are chose to se into his and |
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his families affairs and to Supply their necesity as need |
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Shall require and to bring their accounts to ye monthly meeting |
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Joseph Benson the son of Joseph Benson of Rochester |
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and Experience Barlow daughter of Shubal Barlow |
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of Rochester aforesd did lay their intentions of taking |
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each other in marriage before this meeting and were |
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desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for their |
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answer and Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing are appointed |
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to inspect into ye young mans Clearness respecting |
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marriage and Conversation and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And Josep[h] Lapham hath Signified to this meeting that |
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he desires a few lines by way of Certificate to the monthly |
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meeting in Smithfield and this and meeting appoints |
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John Russell and George Soul [Soule] to draw up one Relating to |
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his Clearness Respecting Marriage and Conversation |
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and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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And James Barker and Joseph Tucker are chose to |
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be assistants with John Tucker to have the oversight |
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of Testimonies |
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And John Tucker Joseph Russell jur and James Barker |
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are Chose to attend ye Quarterly meeting next |
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and to draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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and our Collection for to Supply ye Stock is refered |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting is adjourned until ye first 6 day in ye next ^month |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment |
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this 5th day of the 8 month 1733 |
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The visiters of Aponganset hath given in their account |
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that they have visited the most part of ye families |
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of friends under their care and that for as far as |
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they went they found things pretty well |
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and the visiters of Acuchnot have done nothing this |
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And from Rochester we have receiv,d no account |
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8 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 8th month 1733 |
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Dartmouth meeting called Adam Mott present |
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Rochester Meeting Called Savory Clifton present |
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Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing makes report to this |
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meeting that they have made inquiry into Joseph Bensons |
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Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation |
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And find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his inte[n]ded marriage |
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and Joseph Benson and Experience Barlow appeared at this |
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meeting desireing their answer in relation to their taking |
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each other in marriage and they had their answer that |
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they might proceed to take each other in marriage in the |
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good order of truth in Some convenient time between this |
|||
and ye next monthly meeting and Savory Clifton and |
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Stephen Wing are appointed to See their marriage |
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Sollemnized and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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There was a Certificate drawn up and presented to this |
|||
meeting for Joseph Lapham and John Tucker hath Signed |
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it by order and in the behalfe of this meeting |
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And John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur hath attended |
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the Quarterly meeting and drawn an Epistle to ye Same |
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And Whereas Henry Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker |
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Having been out of order in divers respects and much |
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Labour hath been bestowed upon him in love to Endeavour |
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to a Sight of his outgoings but he doth still seem to persist |
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and make no acknowledgment to friends Sattisfaction |
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This meetings Therefore thinks best to draw a Condemnation |
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against him and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are |
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appointed to draw it up and bring it to the next month- |
|||
ly meeting in order to be signed |
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There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1-14s-11d |
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And Whereas Mary Merihew [Merrihew] daughter of Josiah Merihew [Merrihew] |
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hath gone out of ye order established amongst friends and |
|||
married one that is not a friend Contrary to the abovesd |
|||
good order and to ye advice of friends that laboured with |
|||
her to perswade her to ye contrary this meeting |
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therefore thinks fit to draw up a Condemnation |
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against her and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are |
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ly meeting in order to be signed |
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9 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 19th of ye 9th month1733: |
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Dartmouth meeting called James Barker and John Howland |
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present: Rochester meeting called Stephen Wing present |
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Stephen Wing gives this meeting an account that Joseph |
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Benson and Experience Barlows marriage was performed |
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in good order. |
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The friends that were appointed to draw up Henry Tucker |
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jur his Condemnation have done it and this meeting doth |
|||
approve of it and John Tucker hath signed it by order and |
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in behalfe of this meeting |
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And Jabez Barker is appointed to read it on a first day at |
|||
the end of ye meeting for Worship between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting at Aponaganset meeting House |
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And Mary Merihew [Merrihew] ^now Kirbys Condemnation was presented to this |
|||
meeting and is approved by the meeting and Jabez Barker |
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hath read it in this meeting and is as followeth |
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Whereas Mary Merihew [Merrihew] Daughter of Josiah Merihew [Merrihew] |
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of Dartmouth in ye County of Bristol in the province of |
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the Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England hath had her Education |
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among friends the People called Quakers but for want of |
|||
keeping to ye Spirit of Truth and her Education hath joyned |
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her Selfe in marriage with one that is not under our |
|||
Care and is also under a Skandalus report of being |
|||
father to a Bastard Child: |
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Although She hath been Laboured with in order to per- |
|||
swade her to the Contrary by friends that wished her well |
|||
but She hath still Slighted their advice and Counsel |
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to the trouble of Honest friends we are therefore Concer |
|||
ned to give this forth as a Testimony against Such disorder |
|||
ly proceedings and do denie the sd Mary now wife ^of Richard |
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Kirby to be one in Unity with us ye people Called Quakers |
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Desireing that if it be ye will of God She may through |
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unfeigned Repentance Come to See her outgoings |
|||
and find Mercy. Given for[th] at our monthly Meeting |
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held at our meeting House in Dartmouth the 19th day |
|||
of the 9th month 1733 and Signed by order and in |
|||
behalfe of Sd meeting by – – John Tucker Clerk |
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Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation |
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and John Russell and Jabez Barker are appointed |
|||
to inquire into ye matter and draw up one if think |
|||
fit and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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10 m } 1733 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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meeting House in Dartmouth the 17th day of ye 10th m: 1733 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon |
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for Dartmouth Thomas Smith and Adam Mott present |
|||
For Rochester none appeared |
|||
There was Collecte[d] at this meeting for ye use of friends £2-00s-00d |
|||
and Jabez Barker hath read Henry Tucker Condenation |
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Which is as followeth |
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Whereas Henry Tucker ^Son of Henry Tucker and Phebe his wife of Dartmouth |
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in the County of Bristol in ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay |
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in New England hath had his Education among Friends but for |
|||
want of keeping to the Spirit of Truth and ye Good order |
|||
Established among friends hath gone from his Education and |
|||
let him selfe into a Liberty that is not agreable to our |
|||
Holy Profession in wearing divers sorts of Perriwiggs and |
|||
his hat set up on three sides like the vain Custom of ye World |
|||
and also Speaking of words not agreable to our profession |
|||
And for these his outgoings he hath been laboured with and |
|||
Advised to Condemn and forsake the Same but he hath not |
|||
done it to ye Sattisfaction of ye monthly meeting but Still |
|||
goes on in his vain Conversation to the grief of the |
|||
Sincere hearted among us Therefore for the Clearing of |
|||
Truth of Such Reproachful things we are Concerned to |
|||
give this forth as a publick Testimony Condemnation |
|||
against him ye sd Henry Tucker denying him to be one |
|||
in Unity with us the People called Quakers Sincerely |
|||
desiring that if it may be ye will of God that he may Come |
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to a Sence of his outgoings and by unfeigned Repentance |
|||
find mercy with the Lord |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting Held in Dartmouth |
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the 19th day of ye 9th month 1733 |
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And Signed in the behalfe of Said meeti[ng] by |
|||
John Tucker Clerk |
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Henry Hedly [Hedley] son of John Hedly [Hedley] deceasd and Rachel Shearman |
|||
daughte[r] of Daniel Shearman deceasd did lay their intentions |
|||
and were desired to wait until the next monthly meeting |
|||
for their answer and Thomas Smith and Joseph Russell jur |
|||
are appointed to make inquiry into his clearness |
|||
Respecting marriage and Conversation and make |
|||
return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And whereas ye Roof of the meeting House being grown Leaky |
|||
it is concluded by this meeting that John Howland |
|||
And John Shepherd should be the undertakers to procure the |
|||
Shingles and to Do ye Work so as to have it finished by the |
|||
Latter end of ye next summer |
|||
The friends that were appointed to draw up a Certificate |
|||
for Holder Slocum have done it and John Tucker hath |
|||
Signed it by order of this meeting |
|||
John Tucker Nicholas Davis and Thomas Smith are appointed |
|||
to attend ye Quarterly Meeting next and draw an Epistle |
|||
to the Same |
|||
And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed |
|||
to oversee ye meeting House for the year insuing |
|||
and Adam Mott hath paid three pounds to ye overseers |
|||
for keeping ye meeting house halfe a year. |
|||
|
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11 m } 1733/4 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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house in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 11 month 1733/4 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Jabez Barker and Adam |
|||
Mott present. Rochester meeting Called John Wing present |
|||
Thomas Smith and Joseph Russell jur makes report to |
|||
this meeting that they have mad[e] inquiry into Henry |
|||
Hedlys [Hedleys] Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation |
|||
and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended |
|||
marriage with Rachel Shearman. |
|||
And Henry Hedly [Hedley] and Rachel Shearman appeared at |
|||
this meeting desiring their answer in relation to their |
|||
taking each other in marriage and they had their answer |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in the Good order of Truth in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and ye next monthly meeting and Thomas Smith |
|||
and Joseph Russell Jur are appointed to See their marriage |
|||
Consumated and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Thomas Smith hath attended ye Quarterly meeting and |
|||
drawn an Epistle to the Same |
|||
and kindly accepted No business from Rochester |
|||
|
|||
12 m } 1733/4 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 12th month 1733/4 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting called Adam Mott and John Howland |
|||
Rochester meeting called Savory Clifton and John Wing present |
|||
Joseph Russell Jur and Thomas Smith gives this meeting an account |
|||
that the marriage of Henry Hedly [Hedley] and Rachel Shearman was |
|||
performed in ye Good order of truth as far the [they?] Saw |
|||
Benjamin Wing the Son of John Wing and Mary Hilliar [Hiller?] daughter |
|||
of Jabez Hilliar [Hiller?] both of Rochester have laid their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and |
|||
were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for their |
|||
answer and Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing are appointed |
|||
to Inquire into ye young mans Clearness respecting marriage |
|||
and Conversation and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Whereas Caleb Russell son of Joseph Russell jur hath |
|||
Signified that he intends marriage with Rebekah Borden |
|||
of Tiverton and desires a Certificate of his Clearness |
|||
Respecting marriage and Conversation and Nicholas Davis |
|||
and Benjamin Allen are appointed to make inquiry and |
|||
and to draw one if they find things clear and present it |
|||
to ye next monthly meeting in order to be Signed |
|||
And John Tucker and James Barker are appointed |
|||
by this meeting to take Care and do their endeaver as |
|||
far as may be Consistunt with Truth that no disorderly |
|||
person or any that may come with an evil eye do not |
|||
sit in our meetings of Discipline |
|||
And Whereas Peleg Slocum deceas’d hath as we understand |
|||
Given ten pounds to the use of our monthly meeting |
|||
this meeting appoints John Tucker to git the mony and |
|||
bring it to the monthly meeting and this meeting adjourns |
|||
the monthly meeting next to the fourth day of ye week |
|||
following the second day as it used to be on by Course |
|||
|
|||
1 m } 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 20th day of the first month 1734 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth Thomas Smith and James Barker present |
|||
For Rochester John Wing present |
|||
The friend that were to see into Benjamin Wings Clearness |
|||
hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage |
|||
And Benjamin Wing and Mary Hillier appeard at this |
|||
meeting desireing an answer in relation to their taking |
|||
each other in marriage and their answer was that |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting in the good order of truth and |
|||
Joseph Taber and Savory Clifton are appointed to see |
|||
their marriage Solemnized in ye above sd order and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
The friends that were appointed to draw up a Certificate |
|||
for Caleb Russell have done it and John Tucker hath |
|||
signed it in behalfe of ye meeting |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 2£-09s=06d |
|||
The friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott |
|||
The Visiters of Accoakset hath given in their account |
|||
to this meeting that they have visited the families of |
|||
friends belonging to their care and that their visits |
|||
was taken kindly and in Some families where things |
|||
was out of order they Laboured with them in Love |
|||
that they might do better |
|||
And the visiters of of Rochester have given in |
|||
their account to this meeting of their visiting friends |
|||
families belonging to their care |
|||
and this meeting is adjourned until the 4th day of |
|||
the week that the Quarterly meeting is on |
|||
The visitors of Cushnot vilage hav |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment |
|||
this 10th day of ye 2d month 1734 |
|||
The visiters of Acushnot village have given in their |
|||
account of their Service in that affair |
|||
And the visiters of Aponaganset gives no account |
|||
|
|||
2 m: 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 15:th day of ye 2d month 1734 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting called William Wood and Jabez Barker |
|||
present from Rochester none appeared |
|||
There was an account sent from Rochester that the |
|||
marriage between Benjamin Wing and Mary Hilliar was |
|||
John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended ye Quarterly |
|||
Meeting and drawn an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
and ye Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read at this |
|||
Meeting and kindly accepted |
|||
|
|||
3m: 1734 |
At a Monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
||
in Dartmouth the 20:th day of ye 3:d month 1734 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present |
|||
From Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
Our Friend Zachariah Nikson of North Carolina was at |
|||
this meeting and his Certificate was read to friends Satisfaction3 |
|||
And the next preparitive and monthly meeting are |
|||
adjourned one week longer than they are by Cource by |
|||
reason of ye yearly meeting |
|||
|
|||
4 m: 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends hed at our meeting House |
||
in Dartmouth the 24:th day of ye 4:th month 1734 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott preesent |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting £1-15s =06d |
|||
and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers |
|||
of ye meeting house 2 pounds out of ye Stock which with |
|||
twenty Shillings that was paid in by the wome makes |
|||
3 pounds that was owe for halfe a years keeping ye meeting |
|||
House Which is done |
|||
And whereas Ellen Taber Daughter of Joseph Taber |
|||
hath gone out of ye good order Established among friends |
|||
and married to one that is not a friend this meeting |
|||
having Considered the matter it is refered to ye next |
|||
monthly meeting for further Consideration |
|||
The visiters chosen for this year are for Aponaganset |
|||
John Tucker James Barker John Howlan and Adam Mott |
|||
and for Accushnot Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell Ju |
|||
and for Accoakset Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood |
|||
and ye choice of visiters for Rochester is refered to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
gone out of the good order of friends and married to |
|||
one that is her near kinsman which is refered to |
|||
the Consideration of the next monthly meeting |
|||
And John Tucker Adam Mott and Joseph Russell Jur |
|||
are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting next |
|||
and to Draw an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
And the matter Concerning Ellen Taber is refered |
|||
to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Whereas there was no Friends from Rochester |
|||
at this meeting this meeting orders John Tucker |
|||
and Adam Mott to write to Rochester preparitive |
|||
meeting that they attend the next monthly meeting4 |
|||
|
|||
5th mo: 1734 |
At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our |
||
meeting House in Dartmouth ye 15:th day of ye 5th m: 1734 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Joseph |
|||
Tucker present Rochester Meeting Called and none present |
|||
James Green the Son of Jabez Green of Warwick |
|||
in the Colony of Rhoad Island and Hannah Tucker |
|||
the Daughter of Abraham Tucker deceased did lay |
|||
their intentions of taking each other in Marriage |
|||
before this meeting and were desired to wait til the |
|||
next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
And William Lake and Joanna Butler Did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait til the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and John Howland |
|||
and Jabez Barker are appointed to make Enquiry into |
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the young mans Clearness respecting marriage and |
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Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
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Meeting |
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And the matter Concerning Ellen Taber is refered |
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to ye next monthly meeting and whereas there was |
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no friends from Rochester at this meeting this meeting |
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orders John Tucker and Adam Mott to write to |
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Rochester Preparitive meeting that they attend |
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the next monthly meeting |
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In order to give an account who it may be propper to Chuse |
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visiters for Rochester |
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the next monthly meeting |
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And John Tucker and Joseph Russell hath attended the |
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Quarterly Meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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And this meeting hath received of Holder Slocum the |
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Sum of 10 pounds Which Was Given to the meeting by his |
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father Peleg Slocum in his Last Will and Testament |
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Which Was paid by order of the meeting to Joseph Taber |
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for Shingles |
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6 mo 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 19th day of the 6th mouth 1734 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Tho: Smith and Joseph Tucker present |
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for Rochester Savory Clifton present |
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The friends that were appointed to Enquire into William |
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Lakes Clearness make report that they have inspect |
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=ed into the matter and find nothing to hinder his |
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intended marriage |
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and James Green and Hannah Tucker appeared |
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at this meeting Desiring an answer in relation to |
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their taking each other in marriage and nothing |
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appearing to hinder they had their answer that |
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they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
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in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
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Monthly meeting observing the good order of truth in |
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the performance thereof and John Russell and Adam |
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Mott are appointed to See their marriage Consummated |
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into Good order and make return to ye next Monthly meeting |
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And Wm Lake and Joanna Butler appeared at this |
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Meeting Desiring their answer in relation to their |
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taking each other in marriage and their answer |
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was that they might proced to take each other in |
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Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and |
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the next monthly meeting in the Good order of truth |
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and John Howland are appointed to to See their marriage |
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Solemnized in Sd order and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And William Ricketson was at this meeting and the |
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Meeting having agetated matters with him Concerning |
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his Sons wearing a periwig and the Disorderly marriage |
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of it and so it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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And there was a condemnation Signed at this meeting |
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by John Tucker in the behalfe of ye meeting against |
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Alice Smith for commiting fornication |
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and John Tucker is appointed to read it or git Some |
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body to read it on a first day at the end of ye meeting of |
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Worship between this and the next monthly meeting |
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and John Tucker is appointed to Draw up a Condem= |
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nation against Susanna Smith for her Disorderly |
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marriage and also another against Ellen Taber for |
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the like offence and bring them to ye monthly meeting |
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next in order to be Signed |
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And the Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read and |
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kindly accepted by this meeting |
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7 mo 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of ye 7th |
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Month 1734 Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland |
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and James Barker present Rochester Meeting Called |
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Elisha Wing present John Russell gives this meeting |
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an account that James Green and Hannah Tucker |
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marriage was Carried on and accomplished in good |
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order as far as he saw |
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and Jabez Barker and John Howland gives this |
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Meeting an account that they was at the marriage |
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of William Lake and Joanna Butler and Saw nothing |
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but that it was carried on Decently and in good order |
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And William Ricketson appeared at this meeting |
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and hath made the meeting Satisfaction as to his |
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Daughters disorderly marriage and as for his sons |
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wearing a perriwig he doth Signifie that he will do |
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his Endeaver to persuade him to Desist |
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And Alice Smiths condemnation hath been |
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read according to order and is as followeth |
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Whereas Alice Smith the Daughter of Deliverance Smith |
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late of Dartmouth deceased in the County of Bristol in the |
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Province of the Massachustes Bay in New England and Mary his |
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widow the afore metioned Alice Smith having been Educated |
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among Friends the people Called Quakers but for want |
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of keeping to Education and to the Spirit of Truth hath by |
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of fornication (being delivered of a bastard child) to the |
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Dishonour of God the reproach of the blessed Truth |
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and grief of all those amongst us that sincerely |
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desires the prosperity of Zion: we are therefore |
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Concerned to give this forth as a publick Testimony |
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against that wicked and detestable action and Do Denie |
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the Sd Alice Smith to be one of us the people of God called |
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Quakers Desiring that if it be ye will of God She may |
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through unfeigned repentance obtain pardon for |
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this her great wickedness and all other her outgoings |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
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the 19th day of ye 6th month 1734: and Signed by order and |
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in behalfe of sd meeting by |
John Tucker |
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Clerk of sd Meeting |
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And Susanna Smith and Ellen Tabers Condemnations |
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were not brought to this meeting therefore it is refered |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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John Tucker Elisha Wing and Nicholas Davis are |
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appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and |
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to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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And Whereas Benjamin Powers hath Signified that |
|||
hath a mind to travil westward ad Desires a few |
|||
lines of Recommendation Concerning how his life |
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and Conversation hath been Since he hath been |
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among us therefore Joseph Russell jur and Joseph Tucker |
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are appointed to inspect into the matter and if they |
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find things clear to Draw up Something and bring it |
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to the next monthly meeting in order to be signed |
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8 mo 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 8th month 1734 |
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Dartmouth meeting called James Barker and Adam Mott |
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present |
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Rochester Meeting Called Elisha Wing present |
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Beriah Goddard and Unice West laid their intentions |
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of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
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and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting |
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for their answer and Joseph Tripp and William Wood |
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are appointed to See into Beriah Goddards Clearness Concerning |
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Marriage and Conversation and to bring in their account |
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And James Cornell and Abigail Tripp appeared and |
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Laid their intentions of taking each other in marriage |
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before this meeting and were desired to wait until the |
|||
next monthly meeting for their answer and Robert |
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Tripp and Jonathan Wood are Chose to make inquiry into |
|||
James Cornells Clearness and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Merihoo and Edith Whitely did Lay their |
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Intentions of taking each other in marriage before this |
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Meeting and were Desired to wait till the Next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and |
|||
Adam Mott are appointed to mak inquiry into Joseph |
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Merrihoos Clearness relating to marriage and Conver- |
|||
sation and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed |
|||
to make inquiry into John Perrys Clearness concerning |
|||
Marriage and Conversation and to draw up how they |
|||
find things and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Jedidiah Wing of Rochester hath Signified to this meeting |
|||
that he desires a Certificate and this meeting hath |
|||
Chosen Savory Clifton and John Wing to make inquiry into |
|||
his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and to draw |
|||
up how they find things and bring it to the next monthly |
|||
meeting And there was Collected at this meeting for the |
|||
use of Friends one pound twelve Shillings and three pence |
|||
And Susanna Smith Condemnation was read in this |
|||
meeting and is as followeth |
|||
Whereas Susanna Smith daughter of Judah Smith Late |
|||
of Dartmouth deceasd in the County of Bristol in the Province |
|||
of the Massachusets Bay in New England having had her Education |
|||
among friends her parents being friends but for want |
|||
of keeping to the Spirit of truth and the good order Established |
|||
among friends hath of Late given way to her own |
|||
inclination and hath married out of the Good order of |
|||
Friends and married her mothers Sisters Son though |
|||
advised to the Contrary by Friends |
|||
We are therefore concerned to give this forth as a |
|||
Testimony against disorderly walkers and in particular |
|||
against the above Susanna nw wife of Stephen |
|||
Called Quakers yer Desiring that she may Come to a sight and ^her Sence of |
|||
her out goings and to a true and unfeigned repentance so |
|||
as to find mercy with the Lord |
|||
Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
|||
the 21 day of the 8th month 1734: and Signed by order and |
|||
in behalfe of Said meeting by John Tucker – Clerk |
|||
And Jabez Barker is appointed to read Ellen Tabers Condem- |
|||
nation at Cushnet meeting house on a first day after meeting. |
|||
|
|||
9 mo 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at out meeting House |
||
in Dartmouth on the 18th of the 9th month 1734 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present |
|||
for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
William Wood and Joseph Tripp gives this meeting an account |
|||
that they have have inquired into the Clearness and |
|||
Conversation of Beriah Goddard and find nothing to hinder |
|||
his intended marriage and the friends that were appointed |
|||
to See into the Clearness and Conversation of Joseph Merihoo |
|||
gives an account that they find nothing to hinder his |
|||
intended marriage also Robert Tripp and Jonathan Wood give |
|||
this meeting an account that they have made inquiry into |
|||
James Cornells Clearness and find nothing to hinder his |
|||
intended marriage |
|||
And Beriah Goddard and Unice West appeared at this meeting |
|||
Desiring an answer as to their taking each other in marriage |
|||
and their answer was that that they might proceed to |
|||
take each other in marriage in the good order of truth in |
|||
Some Convenient time between this and the next month |
|||
ly meeting and Joseph Russell jur and Joseph Taber are |
|||
appointed to See their marriage Consummated in the |
|||
above order and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And James Cornell and Abigail Tripp appeared at this |
|||
Meeting Desiring their answer as to their taking each |
|||
other in marriage and their answer was that they |
|||
might proceed to take each other in marriage in the |
|||
Good order of Truth in Some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting and Robert Tripp |
|||
and Jonathan Wood are appointed to See their marriage |
|||
Solemnized in the Good order and make return to the |
|||
And Joseph Merrihoo and Edith Whitely appeared at this |
|||
meeting Desiring their answer and their answer was |
|||
that that they might proceed to take each other in |
|||
Marriage observing of Good order of truth in the perfor- |
|||
mance thereof and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are |
|||
appointed to See Solemnizing thereof and make return |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Henry Chase Son of Abraham Chase of Tiverton |
|||
and Mary Tripp Daughter of Abiel Tripp of Dartmouth |
|||
Did lay their intentions of taking each other in marri- |
|||
age before this meeting and were Desired to wait for |
|||
their answer till the next monthly meeting |
|||
And ther was a Certificate Signed at this meeting |
|||
for Jedediah Wing and this meeting appoints Eliashib |
|||
Smith and Isaac Smith to make up accounts with the |
|||
Treasurer; and this meeting hath Cleared the accounts |
|||
with Joseph Taber Concerning the Shingles, |
|||
and Jabez Barker not having read Ellen Tabers |
|||
Condemnation he is still continued to do it between this |
|||
and the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Whereas Pave Russell and Rebekah Ricketson being |
|||
Friends Children and yet have gone out of the Good order |
|||
Established among friends in marriage therefore this |
|||
meeting appoints Jabez Barker ^and James Barker to Labour with him |
|||
to See if he is willing to Condemn his outgoings and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for |
|||
John Perry |
|||
|
|||
10 mo 1734 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 10 month 1734 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called uppon |
|||
for Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present |
|||
for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell jur Gives this meeting an |
|||
account that the marriage of Beriah Goddard and |
|||
Unice West was Carried on in good order as far as they saw |
|||
and the Friends that were appointed to See James Cornells |
|||
Marriage Consumated gives an account that is |
|||
perforformed in Gooder as far as they saw |
|||
Marriage Solemnized in Good order according to their judgment |
|||
And Henry Chase and Abigail Tripp appeared at this |
|||
meeting Desiring their answer in relation to their |
|||
taking each other in marriage and their answer saw |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting observing the Good order of Truth in the |
|||
performance thereof and Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood |
|||
are appointed to see the their marriage Solemnized and |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Rufus Greene and of Warwick son of Jabez Greene |
|||
and Martha Russell Daughter of Joseph Russell jur |
|||
Did Lay their Intentions of taking each other in marriage |
|||
before this meeting and were Desired to wait until the |
|||
next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
And there was Collected at this meeting for the use |
|||
of friends two pounds Eight Shillings and ten pence |
|||
And Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have made up the |
|||
accounts with the Treasurer and find there is due to |
|||
him |
£1-07-07– |
||
And Jabez Barker hath read Ellen Tabers Condem |
|||
nation which is as followeth |
|||
Whereas Ellen Taber Daughter of Joseph Taber of Dartmouth |
|||
in the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets |
|||
Bay in New England Having been Educated among Friends |
|||
the People Called Quakers but not regarding the Spirit |
|||
of Truth in her heart nor the advice of her Father nor |
|||
the advice of friends hath Stubbornly and Willfully kept |
|||
Company with one that is no soit a man that is of a |
|||
not of our Society and hath joined with him in marriage |
|||
Contrary to the practice and Good order of friends |
|||
as also Contrary to the advice of the Apostle Paul given |
|||
to the Corinthians 2 Corinth. 6 Chapter and 14th verse |
|||
where it is said be ye not unequally yoaked together |
|||
with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness |
|||
with unrighteousness and what communion hath |
|||
hath light with Darkness: We are therefore Concerned |
|||
to for the Clearing of the Truth and Friends to give this |
|||
forth as a Publick Testimony against all Disorderly walk- |
|||
ing and perticularly against the above s[ai]d Elen now |
|||
the people Called Quakers yet Sicerely Desiring that |
|||
if it be the will of God she may come to a sight and sence |
|||
of her outgoings and by unfeigned Repentance found |
|||
and amendment of Life to walk or to find mercy with |
|||
the Lord. |
|||
Given forth at our monthly meeting ^of friends held in Dartmouth |
|||
the 21st day of the 8th month 1734 |
|||
and Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting |
|||
by |
John Tucker: Clerk5 |
||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at out meeting House in Dart |
|||
mouth the 20th Day of the 11th month 1734/5 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott present |
|||
Rochester meeting Called and none appeared. Henry Chase |
|||
and Mary Tripps marriage hath been orderly accomplished |
|||
according to information |
|||
And Rufus Greene and Martha Russell appeared at this meeting |
|||
and had their answer in relation to their taking Each other |
|||
In marriage which was that they might proceed to take |
|||
Each other in marriage in some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting according to the Good |
|||
order of truth and John Lapham and Jabez Barker are |
|||
appointed to see their marriage Consummated in the |
|||
above sd order and mak return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same have done it |
|||
according to order. |
|||
Ther was a paper presented to this meeting by Peleg |
|||
Huddleston Signifying his desire of Coming under the Care |
|||
of Friends Which this meeting find freedom to accept |
|||
and he to be under our Care |
|||
Ther was aCondemnation Signed at this meeting |
|||
against Mary Hathhan [Hathaway] for her out goings and Joseph |
|||
Russell jur is appointed to read it or cause it to be read |
|||
at Cushnet meeting House on a first day after the meeting |
|||
of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting |
|||
There was also a Condemnation Signed at this meeting |
|||
against Paul Russell and Rebecca Ricketson now wife |
|||
of sd Paul Russell for their Disorderly marriage |
|||
Whereas Paul Russell son of James Russell of Dartmouth |
|||
in the County of Bristol in the Province of Massachusets |
|||
Bay in New England and Rebecca Ricketson daughter of |
|||
Jonathan Ricketson of the Town and County above sd the |
|||
sd Paul Russell and Rebecca Ricketson having been Educated |
|||
amongst the people of God called Quakers and now having |
|||
gone out of the good order Established amongst the sd people |
|||
in marriage then advised to the Contrary and now for |
|||
the Clearing of the Truth from such disorderly proceedings |
|||
We Do disown the sd Paul Russell and Rebecca now Wife |
|||
of sd Paul Russell to be in unity with us the people |
|||
Called Quakers |
|||
|
|||
At a Monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 12th moth |
|||
1734/5 The Severall meeting therein to belonging |
|||
Called upon for Dartmouth James Barker and |
|||
Adam Mott present for Rochester none Elisha Wing appeared |
|||
John Lapham and Jabez Barker hath Signified |
|||
to this meeting that they was at the marriage of |
|||
Rufus Green and Martha Russell and that it was |
|||
Sollemnized in the Good order of truth as far as they |
|||
Saw. And Mary Hathaways Condemnation hath |
|||
been read according to the order of the last monthly |
|||
meeting and is as followeth |
|||
Whereas Mary Hathaway Daughter of Thomas Hathaway |
|||
of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the province |
|||
of the Massachusets Bay in New England having had |
|||
her Education among friends the people Called |
|||
Quakers but for want of keeping to her Education |
|||
and to the Spirit of Truth in her own heart hath |
|||
given way to the Temptations of the Wicked one that |
|||
She hath kept Company with one that is an unbe |
|||
liever as to our principles to that Degree that she |
|||
hath Committed the sin of fornication and also |
|||
married to him all which is Contrary to the Scripture |
|||
of Truth and to our holy profession to the Dishonour |
|||
of God and grief of the Honest hearted amongst us |
|||
we are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a |
|||
publick Testimony against that wicked action and |
|||
to be one in unity with us the People Called Quakers |
|||
Desireing if it be the will of God she may through unfeigned |
|||
Repentance obtain Pardon for this her wickedness |
|||
and all her other outgoings Given forth at our monthly |
|||
meeting held in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 11th month 1734/5 |
|||
and Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting by |
|||
John Tucker – Clerk |
|||
|
|||
(1735) |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house in |
||
Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 1 month 1735 the Severall |
|||
meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
John Howland and James Barker present for Rochester |
|||
Elisha Wing present |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends £2 05s 3d |
|||
And Whereas William Lake and his wife hath sent in a |
|||
paper to this meeting Condemning their outgoings |
|||
Friends having considered the matter it is the mind of |
|||
this meeting that it may be accepted if he the Sd Lake |
|||
will read it or git Some body to do it publickly on a first |
|||
Day at the End of the meeting of Worship at Ponagansett |
|||
meeting House between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting. And this meeting is adjourned til the first Sixth |
|||
day in the 2d month |
|||
This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
|||
4 day of the 2d month 1735 There was Some Sufferings |
|||
of Friends of Coakset Vilage for their refusing to praize[?] |
|||
presented to this meeting which this meeting doth |
|||
accept in order that they may be sent to the next |
|||
Quarterly meeting The visiters belonging to our |
|||
monthly meeting have given in their accounts that |
|||
they have in a generall way visited the Families of |
|||
Friends and for the most part find things pretty well and |
|||
where they found things not well they Laboured for |
|||
a reformation that Friends appointed to attend the |
|||
Quarterly meeting are John Tucker Elisha Wing |
|||
John Howland and James Barker and to Draw an |
|||
Epistle to the Same |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2 month 1735 |
|||
the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
And William Lake hath read his paper of acknowledge |
|||
ment according to the order of the Last monthly meeting |
|||
which was followeth6 |
[the next page is blank]
The friends that were apponted to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered |
|||
The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this |
|||
meeting and kindly accepted |
|||
|
|||
At the monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 3 month 1735 |
|||
the meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
John Howland and James Barker present for Rochester |
|||
Elisha Wing present |
|||
And whereas there was a Complaint brought to this |
|||
meeting against Thomas Hathaway Concerning his |
|||
keeping Company at divers unseasonable times with |
|||
Woman of a Disgraceful Character this meeting having |
|||
Discoursed and Laboured with him Concerning the |
|||
matter and he not giving any resonable Satisfaction |
|||
it is the mind of this meeting for the Clearing of the |
|||
Truth that a Condemnation Should go forth against him |
|||
and John Tucker Elisa Wing and Isaac Smith are |
|||
appointed to draw one and present it to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
And Nicholas Davis hath preseted an account |
|||
of his Suffering upon the account of his sons not |
|||
training which is accepted in order to go to Quar |
|||
terly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 4 month |
|||
1735 the Severall meetings therto belonging Called |
|||
upon for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Jabez |
|||
Barker present for Rochester none appered |
|||
and it was Concluded this meeting being adjourned till |
|||
the 23 day of this instant |
|||
This meeting being met according to adjournment |
|||
were appointed to Draw up Thomas Hathaways |
|||
Condemnation have done and this meeting doth |
|||
approve it and have ordered Jacob Taber to read |
|||
or Cause it to be read at Cushnet meeting house |
|||
on a first day at the end of the meetin for worship |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1-16-09 |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker and |
|||
also to draw an Epistle to the Same |
|||
And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the over |
|||
seers of the meeting house 30 Shillings towards keeping |
|||
the meeting House the halfe year past which is done |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet |
|||
ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 5 month |
|||
1735 The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called |
|||
upon for Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker |
|||
present for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
And Thomas Hathaways Condemnation hath been |
|||
read and is as followeth |
|||
Whereas Thomas Hathaway of Dartmouth in the Coun |
|||
ty of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets Bay |
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in New England hath made profession with us the people |
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Called Quakers for some time past nevertheless for |
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want of a Watchful Care hath of Late fallen into |
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Severall Scandalous and reproachful things which |
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we have Carefully and Diligently inquired into |
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and maturely Considered the matter and his difence |
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therein and he not Clearing himselfe to our Satis |
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faction we therefor do Deniy him to be one of our |
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Communion Sincerely desireing that if it be the |
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Will of God he may Come to a Sight and Sence of his |
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out goings and to an unfeigned repentance |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in |
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Dartmouth the 23 of ye 4 month 1735 |
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and Signed by order and in behalfe of Sd meeting |
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by |
John Tucker Clerk |
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And John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended |
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the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to |
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the same. And the Epistle from the Quarterly |
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accepted There was Collected and brought into |
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this meeting by the women the Sum of 20 Shillings |
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Which was delivered to the Treasurer for the meetings use |
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it was Concluded at this meeting to come to a Subscription |
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to raise the Sum of 20 pounds to supply the yearly meeting stock |
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and other necesary Churges arising among ourselves |
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of which Subscription there is nine pounds 3 shilling & 6 pence |
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paid in and Delivered to Adam Mott |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers |
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of the meeting house £1 -10s-00d which which is done |
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and also this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to Jonathan |
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Wood the Sum of 40 shillings towards the support of Deborah |
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Landers and also to pay to John Shepherd 4 pounds for |
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Work done towards repairing the meeting House which he |
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hath done and there remains yet due to sd Shepherd the |
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Sum of 3 pounds 5 shillings and 6 pence |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on ye 18 day of the 6 month 1735 |
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the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present for |
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Rochester none appeared |
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The Visiters Chosen for Coakset village are William |
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Wood and Joseph Tripp and for Ponagansett John |
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Tucker Adam Mott Joseph Tucker and Barnabus |
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Howland and for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and Joseph |
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Russell jur. And whereas William Russell ye Son of Joseph |
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Russell jur hath Signifyed that he desires a Certificate of |
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his Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation this |
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meeting appoints Benjamin Allen and John Howland |
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to inquire into ye matter and if they find things Clear to |
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draw one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting |
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and whereas this meeting hath received a paper Signed |
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by Meribah Shearman Signifying her Sorrow for her |
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outgoings which this meeting having Considered it is |
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their mind that she shoul take the paper and read it |
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or cause it to be read at the end of the meeting of worship |
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on a first day between this and the next monthly meeting |
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and she to be present |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to pay John |
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Shepherd four pounds nineteen Shillings and Six pence |
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his own account and the glaziere which is done |
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and this meeting is adjourned till the next forth day |
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come week |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment the |
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27 day of the 6 month 1735 there was a certificate brought |
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to this meeting for Michael Smith of his Clearness respecting |
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marriage and Conversation directed to the monthly meeting |
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at Swansey and Signed by John Tucker in behalfe of ye meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 7th month 1735 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester John Wing present |
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Ther was a Certificate presented at this meeting for |
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William Russell and John Tucker hath Signed it in behalfe |
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of this meeting |
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Elisha Wing and John Wing are appointed visiters for |
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Rochester the visiters of Coaksett have given in an |
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account to this meeting of their Service in visiting friends |
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families and Signify that they find thing as well as Could be |
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Expected for the most part |
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Ther was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends £2-12s=9d |
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This meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to Jonathan Wood |
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3 pounds 13 Shillings and nine pence for ye Support of |
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Deborah Landers which is done |
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And this meeting is adjourned until the first fourth day |
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in the 8th month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 3d |
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day of the 8 month 1735: the visiters of Ponagansett village |
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have given in their account that they have visited the |
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families of friends under their care in a General Way |
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and also the visiters of Rochester have sent in their account |
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to this meeting of their service in that affair |
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The friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker William Wood Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker |
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and to draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 8 month 1735 the Severall |
|||
meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth non [none] |
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appeared Meribah Shearmans acknowledgment hath been |
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read as appointed |
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The friend appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have done |
|||
it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed |
|||
and the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this |
|||
meeting and well accepted |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our Meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 9th month 1735 the |
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Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
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John Howland and Isaac Howland present for Rochester |
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Elisha Wing present Adam Mott hath paid in the mony |
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that was raised to Supply the yearly meeting Stock which was |
|||
3 pounds and 10 Shillings according to the request of ye Quarterly |
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Meeting and Whereas thee hath been a report Concerning |
|||
David Akin that he hath acted that which is reproachful |
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in abusing John Whitely Which after having Discoused with |
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Sd Akin he doth acknowledge and Signifies that he Will |
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draw up something in order to make Sattisfaction against |
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the next monthly meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 15 day of ye 10th month 1735 |
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the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth James Baker and John Howland |
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present for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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There was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends |
|||
one pound eighteen shillings |
|||
Luke Hart and Mary Huddlestone Did lay their inten |
|||
tions of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait till ye next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and Adam |
|||
Mott are appointed to inquire into the young mans |
|||
Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation and |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
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David Akin hath given a paper of acknowledgment to |
|||
this meeting which at present are not free to take up |
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with for full Sattisfaction so ye matter is refered |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are |
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Adam Mott Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith and to Draw an |
|||
Epistle to the Same The Friends appointed to oversee the |
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and Abraham Tucker and there was 40 Shillings brought |
|||
in by the women toward the support of Deborah Landers |
|||
which was delivered to Joseph Tripp |
|||
and it was Conclud that the next monthly meeting |
|||
Should Come to a further Collection upon the same account |
|||
and this meeting hath ordered that Adam Mott should |
|||
pay three pounds to the overseers for halfe a year |
|||
keeping the meeting house which is Done |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
|||
Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 11 |
|||
month 1735/6 the Severall meetings thereto belonging |
|||
Called upon for Dartmouth James Barker and Adam |
|||
Mott present for Rochester Stephen Wing present |
|||
Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott makes report to |
|||
this meeting that they have mad [made] inquiry into Luke |
|||
Harts Clearness and find nothing to to hinder him |
|||
in his intended marriage |
|||
Luke Hart and Mary Huddlestone appeared at |
|||
this meeting for their answer relating to their |
|||
taking Each other in marriage and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take each other in |
|||
marriage in Some Convenient time between this |
|||
and the next monthly meeting observing the good |
|||
order of truth in the performance thereof |
|||
and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are appointed |
|||
to see their Marriage Consumated in the aforesd |
|||
order and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
Adam Mott hath attended the Quarterly Meeting |
|||
and there was an Epistle drawn and sent as ordered |
|||
Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith are appointed |
|||
to make up accompts with the Tresurer and bring |
|||
in their accounts to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
|||
meeting and kindly accepted |
|||
And it was desired in the Epistle that our monthly |
|||
meeting Should Collect the Sum of 17 pounds which is refered |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 10 day of the 12 month 1735/6 the Severall |
|||
Adam Mott and and Abraham Tucker present |
|||
for Rochester Eliashib Wing present |
|||
Nicholas Howland and Zerniah Russell did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait till the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and John Lapham and |
|||
Joseph Russell Jur: are appointed inquire into the |
|||
young mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conver |
|||
sation and make report to the next monthly meeting |
|||
Eliashib Smith makes report to this meeting that he |
|||
was at the marriage of Luke Hart and Mary Huddleston |
|||
and that it was Carried on in good order according to |
|||
his observation |
|||
and Whereas Isaac Chase hath been Disorderly in |
|||
his Conversation this meeting appoints James Barker |
|||
and George Soule to Labour with him in order to bring |
|||
him to a sight of his out goings and make return to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have reckoned |
|||
with the treasurer and find that after accts: ballanced |
|||
there remains in the Stock 11 Shillings |
|||
|
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(1736) |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth the 15th day of the first month 1736 |
|||
The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker |
|||
present for Rochester John Wing Present |
|||
The Friends that were to inquire into Nicholas Howland |
|||
Clearness makes report that they find nothing to |
|||
to hinder his intended marriage |
|||
and Nicholas Howland and Zeruiah Russell appeared |
|||
at this meeting for their answer as to taking each other |
|||
in marriage and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in some Conve |
|||
nient time between this and the next monthly meeting |
|||
Observing the good ord of Truth in the performance thereof |
|||
and John Lapham and Joseph Russell are apponted to see |
|||
their marriag Consummated in the aforesd order and |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
David Akin hath sent in a paper to this meeting |
|||
Whitely and it is the mind of this meeting that sd Akin |
|||
shall Read sd paper or Cause it to be read he being present |
|||
and at the end of the meeting of Worship one a first day |
|||
at Ponagansett meeting House between this and the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
The visiters of Rochester and Coaksett have given in |
|||
their accounts of their visiting the families of friends |
|||
in a generall way under their Care |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1-06-03 |
|||
There was 2 papers presented to this meeting one from |
|||
William Rand and another from Rest Randal his |
|||
Wife Signifying their desire of to Come into unity with |
|||
friends and it is the mind of this meeting that Friends |
|||
should wait some for further proof of their Sincerity |
|||
and this meeting is adjorned til the first 6 day in |
|||
the second month next |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjornment this |
|||
second day of ye 2d month 1736 |
|||
The visiters of Cushnot have given in their account |
|||
that they have visited friends families in under |
|||
their Care The visiters of Ponagansett have done |
|||
nothing this Qurter towards visiting friends families |
|||
The friends that were Chosen to speak with Isaac Chase |
|||
have done it and signify to this meeting that they Cannot |
|||
find that he hath any inclination to make Sattisfaction |
|||
Therefore this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and |
|||
Isaac Smith to draw up something against him and |
|||
bring it to the next monthly meeting and this meeting |
|||
and this meeting appoints John Tucker John Howland |
|||
And Joseph Tucker are appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 2d month 1736 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott John Howland present |
|||
for Rochester Savory Clifton present none appeared |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attended the Quarterly |
|||
meeting have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
|||
as ordered and David Akins paper was read as ordered |
|||
To the monthly monthly meeting of friends to be holden |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 15th of the first month 1736 |
|||
Friends I being of my Watch have abused John Whitley |
|||
for which I have been very sorry and Deeply bowed |
|||
in my spirit many times and have been since with |
|||
John Whitely and made him Sattisfaction for the |
|||
wrong done him and Desire that Friends would |
|||
pass it by and God to forgive me my trespass against |
|||
the truth |
David Akin |
||
Joseph Brownell and Leah Lawton did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait til the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and William Wood |
|||
and Joseph Tripp are appointed to inquire into their |
|||
Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and Isaac Chase his Condemnation was Drawn up |
|||
and brough to this meeting and accepted and John |
|||
Tucker hath Signed it in behalfe this meeting |
|||
And Joseph Tucker is appointed to read it on a first day at |
|||
the end of the meeting of Worship between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
|||
meeting and kindly accepted and Amos Taber hath sent |
|||
in a paper to this meeting Signifying his Sorrow for his |
|||
outgoings desiring that friends would receive him |
|||
under their Care Which this meeting accepts of |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 3d month 1736 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Calloneing Called |
|||
upon for Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott |
|||
present Rochester meeting Called Savory Clifton present |
|||
The Friends appointed to inquire into Joseph Brownels |
|||
Clearness makes report to this meeting that they have |
|||
made inquiry into the matter and find nothing to hinder |
|||
his proceedings in his intended marriage |
|||
and Joseph Tucker hath read Isaac Chases Condem |
|||
=nation which is as followeth |
And Joseph Brownel and Leah Lawton apeared at this |
|||
meeting for their answer and their answer was that |
|||
they might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some |
|||
Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting and William Wood and Joseph Tripp are appointed |
|||
to See their marriage Consummated and make return |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and John Lapham and Joseph Russell gives this meeting |
|||
an account that Nicholas Howland and Zruiah Russells |
|||
marriage was performed in the good order of Truth |
|||
and Joseph Brownel hath Desired leave of this meeting |
|||
that he may accomplish his marriage on a meeting |
|||
day which this meeting doth Consent to |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 21d: of the 4th month 1736 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth William Wood and James Barker present |
|||
for Rochester Savory Clifton present |
|||
William Wood and Joseph Tripp gives this meeting an account |
|||
that Joseph Brownel and Leah Lawtons marriage was Solemniz,d |
|||
in good order |
|||
and William Bowd the Son of William Bowdish and Mary Hart |
|||
the Daughter of William Hart hath laid their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and |
|||
were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their |
|||
answer and John Howland and Abraham Tucker are |
|||
appointed to See into the young mans Clearness respecting |
|||
marriage and Conversation and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
The visiters Chosen for this year are for Coaksett William |
|||
Wood Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood and for Cushnot |
|||
Joseph Russell jur and and Benjamin Allen and for |
|||
Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1-19=4 |
|||
and this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to the over |
|||
seers thirty shillings out of the Stock which with mony |
|||
that the women gave in was due for halfe a years keeping |
|||
the meeting House which mony was forthwith paid |
|||
and Samuel Howland hath sent in a paper to this meeting |
|||
Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoings in taking an Oath which is refered |
|||
to the Consideration of the next monthly meeting |
|||
An wheas Barnabas Chase hath gon out of the good |
|||
ord Established amongst us in marriage and Friends |
|||
have Laboured with him but he hath not regarded |
|||
it therefore this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and |
|||
Isaac Smith to Draw up a Condemnation against him |
|||
and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and whereas there was a Complaint brought to this |
|||
meeting against William Wood the son of William Wood |
|||
Concerning his mannagement abou a parcel of goats |
|||
that he sold to David Stafford which is refered |
|||
John Tucker James Barker Adam Mott Elisha Wing |
|||
and Isaac Smith are appointed to attend ye Quarterly |
|||
meeting next and to Draw an Epistle to the same |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 5th mo 1736 |
|||
The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker |
|||
present for Rochester none appeared |
|||
John Howland and Abraham Tucker makes report to |
|||
this meeting that they have made inquiry into William |
|||
Bowdishes Clearness respecting marriage and Conversa |
|||
tion and find nothing to hinder his intended marriage |
|||
William Bowdish and Mary Hart appeared at this |
|||
meeting for their answer in relation to their taking |
|||
each other in marriage and their answer was that |
|||
they might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
|||
Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth |
|||
in the accomplishment thereof and John Howland |
|||
and Abraham Tucker are appointed to see their |
|||
marriage Consummated and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
and the paper that Samuel Howland sent in to the |
|||
last monthly meeting hath been read in this meet= |
|||
ing and Friends find fredom to accept of it for |
|||
for sattisfaction |
|||
And Barnabas Chase his Condemnation was brought to |
|||
this meeting and it is refered to the Quarterly meeting |
|||
or only in the monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to ye same |
|||
and the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at |
|||
this meeting and well accepted |
|||
and it: [sic] |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our |
|||
Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of ye 6 month |
|||
1736 the Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker |
|||
present for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
John Howland and Abraham Tucker makes report to |
|||
this meeting that William Bowdish and Mary Harts |
|||
marriage was Consummated in the good order of truth |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 7th month 1736 |
|||
the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker present |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for the use Friends |
|||
2:00=06 The mony which Friends have subscribed toward |
|||
building of Tiverton meeting House was brought in to |
|||
this meeting in order to be sent by the represetitives |
|||
to ye Quarterly meeting |
|||
and this meeting agreas to take an hundred books |
|||
so [?] written originally by Moses West whither Quar |
|||
terly meeting are about to git reprinted7 |
|||
And John Tucker Adam Mott and James Barker and |
|||
John Howland are appointed to attend the Quarterly meet- |
|||
ing went and to draw an Epistle to the same |
|||
and this meeting is adjourned til the first sixth day in the |
|||
next month |
|||
first day of ye 8 month 1736 we received accounts |
|||
from the visiters of Ponagansett and Coakset] that they |
|||
have visited the families of friends in a pretty general way |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 8th month 1736 |
|||
The severall meetings therto belonging Called for |
|||
Dartmouth John Howland and Abraham Tucker |
|||
present for Rochester none appeared |
|||
The Friend that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
meeting have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to ye same |
|||
Recompense Kirby and Rebecca Cornell hath laid |
|||
their intention of taking each other in marriage |
|||
before this meeting and were desired to wait for |
|||
their answer til the next monthly meeting and |
|||
Jedidiah Allen and John Russell are appointed to |
|||
make inspection into the young mans Clearness |
|||
respecting marriage and Conversation and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
Barnabas Chase his Condemnation was read at this |
|||
meeting and and the meeting John Tucker hath signed it in the |
|||
behalfe of this meeting and John Tucker is ordered |
|||
to read it or cause it to be read at the end of ye meet |
|||
ing for worshsip on a first day between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read at |
|||
this meeting and kindly accepted |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1736 |
|||
The severall meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1736 |
|||
The severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
John Russell makes report to this meeting that he |
|||
hath mad inquiry into the Clearness and Conversation |
|||
of Recompence Kirby and finds nothing to hinder his |
|||
his intended marriage and Barnabas Chase his Con |
|||
demnation hath not been read according to the order |
|||
of the last monthly meeting John Tucker is still |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
Recompence Kirby and Rebecca Cornell appeared |
|||
at this meeting for their answer |
|||
And their answer was that they might proceed to take |
|||
each other in marriage in Some convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting Observing the Good |
|||
order of truth in the prosecution thereof and John Russell |
|||
and Holder Slocum are appointed to see their marriage |
|||
Consummated in the sd good order and make return to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 10th month 1736 the |
|||
severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present |
|||
for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
John Russell and Holder Slocum gives this meeting an account |
|||
That Recompence Kirby and Rebecca Cornells marriage |
|||
was sollemnized in the good order of Truth according to the |
|||
Good order of truth according to their judgment |
|||
Job Howland and Naomy Chase Did lay their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
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and were Desired to wait til the next monthly meeting |
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for their answer and Jabez Barker and Isaac |
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Smith are appointed to inspect into the young mans |
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Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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There was Collected at this meeting 1 pound 9 Shillings and 6d |
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And Barnabas Chse his Condemnation hath been read |
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according to order and is as followeth |
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Whereas Barnabas Chase the Son of Nathanael |
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Chase and Abigail his wife of Dartmouth in the |
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County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets |
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Bay in New England being one that hath been under |
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the Care of frinds yet hath for severall years past |
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gone Contrary to the good orders Established amongst |
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us the people Called Quakers both in habit and con |
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versation and hath been Laboured with in love in |
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order to bring him to Something of a Conformity |
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but instead of taking up with such Wholesom Counsel |
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hath rather grown more Obstinate and hath of |
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Late fallen into the reprochful sin of fornication |
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For which Scandalous action with the rest of his outgoings we |
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Can done less for the Clearing of the Blessed Truth and the |
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Tes[t]imony thereof buth give forth this as a publick Tesimomony |
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against Such things and them that are found in the practi[ce?] |
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thereof and Do deny him the Sd Barnabas Chase to be one in |
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unity with us yet truly desireing that he may come to |
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a Sight of this with all other his outgoing and find mercy |
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with the Lord. Given forth at our monthly meeting |
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held in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 8th month 1736 |
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and Signed by order of sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk |
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The business of Rochester is refered to the next monthly |
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meeting and this meeting orders the tresurer to pay one |
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pound eleven Shillings to Isaac Smith for recording |
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the monthly meeting munits |
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And also to pay to the overseers 3 pounds for keeping |
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the meeting House the halfe year past which be forth |
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with paid: And we received twenty Shillings of ye Women |
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which was delivered to the Tresurer |
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The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting |
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are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker Thomas |
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Smith and Joseph Tucker |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 11 |
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Month 1736/7 The Severall meetings therto belonging |
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Called upon for Dartmouth Abraham Tucker and |
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Peleg Smith present for Rochester none appeard |
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The Friends that were appointed to inquire into |
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Job Howlands Clearness respecting marriage and |
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Conversation gives an account to this meeting that |
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they find nothing to hind[er] his inte[n]ded marriage |
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and Job Howland and Naomy Chase appeared at |
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this meeting desireing an answer in relation to their |
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taking each other in marriage And their answer |
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was that they might proceed to take eac[h] other in mar |
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riage in Some Convenient time between this and the |
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next monthly meeting observing the good order |
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of Truth as in the accomplishment thereof |
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And John Howland and John Lupham [Lapham] are appointed to see |
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their marriage Sollemnized in the abovsd order and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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Joseph Tripp and Abigal [Abigail] Wait appeared at this meeting Signify |
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ing their Intentions of taking each other in marriage |
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and Were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for |
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their answer and William Wood and Robert Tripp are |
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appointed to inquire into Joseph Tripps clearness respecting |
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marriage and Conversation and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And Nicholas Davis is appointed to advise the Elders |
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of Rochester meeting that they render an account of mat |
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ters to the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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have all attended it but Thomas Smith and there was an |
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Epistle drawn and Sent and we received an Epistle from |
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the Quarterly meeting which was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted |
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And John Tucker Jabez Barker and James Barker |
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are appointed to assist the Women in their orderly |
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proceeding against Meribah Shearman now wife of |
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John Roan and Elisabeth Mosher daughter of Joseph |
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Mosher for their Disorderly marrying |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 12th month |
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1736/7 The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called |
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upon for Dartmouth John Howland and present |
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for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing present |
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John Lapham and John Howland gives this meeting |
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an account that Job Howland and Naomy Chase[es?] |
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marriage was Consummated in good order |
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The Friends appointed to inquire into Joseph Tripps |
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Clearness makes report to this meeting that they |
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find nothing to hinder his proceeding in his intended |
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marriage And Joseph Tripp and Abigail Wait appeared |
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at this meeting desireing their answer in relation |
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to their taking each other in marriage and their answer |
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was that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
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in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting |
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Observing the good order of Truth in the performance |
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to See their marriage Sollemnized and make repor[t] to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Tripp hath desired leave of this meeting to |
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accomplish his marriage week day meeting appointed |
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for worship which is granted |
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(1737) |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting ho[u]se |
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in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the first month 1737 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham |
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Tucker present Rochester mee[t]ing Called John |
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Wing present William Wood gives this meeting an |
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account that the marriage of Joseph Tripp and |
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Abigail Wait was Consummated in the good |
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order of truth |
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This meeting hath received an account from |
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Rochester which is refered to the next monthly |
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meeting and there Was Collected at this meeting 2=06=06 |
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There was Considerable of agetation at this meeting |
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Concerning Thomas Smiths asserting that Henry Tucker |
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was a false man and sd Tucker was at this meeting |
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doth assert that he is Clear of sd Charge therefor |
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it is the judgment of this meeting that sd Smith |
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Should make out his Charge or else to Condemn |
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his asserting of it |
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And this meeting is adjournd til the youths meeting. |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment |
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this first day of the 2 month 1737 |
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it was Concluded at this meeting in Consideration |
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of the papers that William Randall and his Wife sent |
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in to the monthly meeting in the 12 month 1735 |
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And of the good report that Concerning them Since |
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that they Should be received under our Care |
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according their request |
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The visitters of Ponagansett and Coaksett have |
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given in their accounts of their Service in that |
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affair John Tucker Elisha Wing and James Barker |
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are appointe to attend ye Quarterly meeting and |
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Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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And ther was an account brought this meeting by John |
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meeting by order of ye Overseers as much as Comes to two and |
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twenty Shillings and this meeting orders the Treasurer to |
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pay it out of the Stock |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 2d month 1737 the Several |
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meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
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Isaac Howland and Abraham Tucker present |
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for Rochester Nicholas Davis present, |
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and Meribah Shearman now wife of John Roan her |
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Condemnation was read at this meeting and is as followeth |
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Whereas the Widow Meribah Shearman having had |
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her Education among friends and formerly having |
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been married amongst them having of late Contrary |
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to the good advice of Friends gone and married out of |
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the Good order Established amongst the people Called Qua |
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kers for which with her other outgoings we the sd |
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people do deny the sd Meribah now the wife of John |
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Roan to be one in unity with us the people Called |
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Quakers Desiring that she may Come to a sence of |
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her outgoings and find mercy with the Lord |
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The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quar |
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terly meeting have attended it and drawn an Epistle |
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to the Same as appointed and the Quarterly meeting |
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Epistle was read at this meeting and well accepted |
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and the matter concerning Thomas Smith and Henry |
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Tucker is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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and Adam Mott hath paid one pound two shillings |
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to John Lapham as appointed |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
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meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the |
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3d month 1737 the severall meetings thereto belong |
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ing Called upon for Dartmouth Adam Mott and |
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John Howland present Rochester meeting Called |
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Elisha Wing present |
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David Stafford Son of Josiah Stafford of Tiverton ^ and Lydia Davel [Davol] did |
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lay their intentions taking each other in marriage |
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before this meeting and were desired to wait til |
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the next monthly meeting for their answer |
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There was two papers from Rochester presented to |
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One from Simon Hathaway and his wife acknowledg |
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ing their outgoings which are refered for further |
|||
Consideration. |
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And whereas there hath been Considrable of agita |
|||
=tion in this meeting Concerning William Wood the son |
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of William Wood his Cace and it was unanimously |
|||
Concluded at this meeting to Refer the Whole matter |
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to a Committe to Judge and Determine the matter |
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The Committe agreed upon are Samuel Aldrich |
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William Anthony and John Earle |
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And Barnabas Howland Peleg Smith and Isaac |
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Smith are appointed to represent the monthly meeting |
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to give the Comtee a right information how things |
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have been Carried on in the matter |
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And the friends appointed to See into the matter |
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relating to Thomas Smith and Henry Tucker have |
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brought in their Judgment which is as followeth |
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We the Subscribers have taken the matter Left to us |
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into Due Consideration and we do not find the Charge |
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that Thomas Smith Expressed against Henry Tucker |
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to be fully proved but it evidently appears that |
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Henry Tucker did greatly Equivocate in his answer |
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to John Akin at thee Town meeting |
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Benjamin Allen James Shearman George Soule |
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Peleg Huddlestone Robert Tripp |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our |
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Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of |
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the 4 month 1737 the Severall meetings thereto |
|||
belonging Called upon for Dartmouth John Howland |
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and and Abraham Tucker present for Rochester |
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David Stafford not coming for his answer at this |
|||
meeting it is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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and Joseph Tripp and Robert Tripp are appointed |
|||
to make inspection into his Clearness and make re |
|||
turn to the next monthly meeting |
|||
The Comtte appointed to Judge and Determine |
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the matter between the monthly meeting and William Wood |
|||
have sent in their Judgment which is as followeth |
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We the Committe in pursuance to Dartmouth monthly meetings |
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on both Sides Respecting a parcel of Goats that he William Wood |
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sold to David Stafford and Timothy Ricketson And Waitily Considered |
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the matter and pressing the Case very Close upon Sd Wood |
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that so he Seemed to be Smitten in his own Conscience |
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and therefore he has given a paper of Condemnation |
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which we here Inclose for your meeting And also we |
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appoint the Bearer hereof Isaac Smith to read Sd |
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paper at the next first day meeting after your monthly |
|||
meeting And this is what we thee Sd Comtte have Determined |
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for Friends Sattisfaction in that Case as Aforesd |
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Newport Rhode Island the 11th of ye 4 month 1737 |
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Samuel Aldrich |
William Anthony |
John Earll [Earle] |
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The visiters that Served the last year for aponagansett |
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are appointed to stand for that Service the Insuing year |
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and also the Same for Coaksett^Cushnot that Served the last year |
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And Joseph Tripp Jonathan Wood and Peleg Huddlestone |
|||
are appointed visitters for Coaksett and for Rochester |
|||
Elisha Wing and Joh[n] Wing |
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The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Elisha Wing and John Howland |
|||
The Epistle from the yearly meeting held in London in the |
|||
year 1736 was read at this meeting and it is the mind |
|||
of this meeting that Sd Epistle should be read on a first |
|||
day meeting between this and the next monthly |
|||
Meeting There was Collected at this meeting 2=09=05 |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 18th Day of the 5th month 1737 |
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the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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John Howland and Adam Mott present for Rochester none |
|||
appeared The Friends that wer appointed to inspect |
|||
into David Staffords Clearness have done it |
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And find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended |
|||
marriage and also Sd Stafford producing a Certificate |
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from Rode Island monthly meeting |
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And David Stafford and Lydia Davel [Davol] appeared at this |
|||
meeting desireing an answer in relation to their taking |
|||
Each other in marriage and their answer was that |
|||
they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
in the performance thereof and Joseph Tripp and |
|||
Robert Tripp ar appointed to See their marriage Sollem |
|||
nized and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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annd Isaac Smith hath read William Woods paper |
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according to order: which is as followeth |
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Whereas I William Wood of Dartmouth son of William |
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Wood for want of a watchful Care have brought |
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a Scandalous reproach upon my selfe the Holy Truth |
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and Friends that is in not keeping fully to my Words |
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and Contracts with David Stafford and Timothy |
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Ricketson in Looting of a parcel of Goats with the |
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Sd Stafford and Ricketson as aforesd which I am |
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Sorry for and Desire my well wishing friends may |
|||
find freedom to pass at ^this my offence to them by and that I may be more |
|||
Careful for the time to Come to give the like occation |
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pr me William Wood jur |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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Have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the same |
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And this meeting hath ordered that a Letter to be |
|||
Sent down to the Governor in order to let him |
|||
know the Diffecult Sircumstance that we ly |
|||
under by reason of our Justices not giving us our |
|||
ingagements according to the Indulgannce as in |
|||
times past and John Tucker is ordered to do it and |
|||
Sign it in behalfe of the monthly meeting |
|||
The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at |
|||
this meeting and well accepted |
|||
And Thomas Smith has Signified to this meeting that |
|||
he is Sorry that there has been So much discource |
|||
in the matter relating to Henry Tucker and him selfe |
|||
and hopes he shall be more Careful for the time to Come |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth the 15th day of the 6th month 1737 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
John Lapham and Isaac Howland present for Rochester |
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Elisha Wing present The friends appointed to see David |
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S[t]afford and Lydia Davels [Davol] marriage Consummated gives |
|||
this meeting an account that it was accomplished in |
|||
good order according to their judgments |
|||
and Signed by order of sd meeting by John Tucker against |
|||
Elisabeth Mosher Daughter of Joseph Mosher and John |
|||
Tucker is appointed to read it or Cause it to be read |
|||
on a first day at the end of the meeting of Worship at |
|||
Ponagansett meeting House between this and the next |
|||
Monthly meeting |
|||
And Henry Tucker hath Sent in a paper to this meeting |
|||
Condemning his unwarrantable Discource at a Town |
|||
Meeting Expressing his Sorrow for the Same and it is |
|||
the mind of this meeting that he Should read it or |
|||
git Some body to do it at the end of the meeting of wor |
|||
ship on a first day between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting. And Adam Mott is ordered to pay 3 pounds |
|||
and ten Shillings to the Overseers for halfe a years |
|||
keeping the meeting House which he forthwith paid |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 7th month 1737 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called uppon |
|||
for Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland |
|||
present for Rochester John Wing present |
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And Elisabeth Mosher now the wife of Josiah Allen |
|||
her Condemnation hath been read according to the |
|||
order of the Last monthly meeting and is as |
|||
followeth |
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And there was Collected at this meetin for the use of |
|||
Friends 1=19–00 |
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and the paper that Henry Tucker sent in hath been |
|||
read accord to order |
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The visiters of Ponagansett and Coaksett have given |
|||
in their accounts to this meeting of their proceed |
|||
ings on the account of visiting |
|||
And Benjamin Wing and Experience Benson of Rochester |
|||
have laid their intention of takinge each other in |
|||
marriage before this meeting and were desired to |
|||
Wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
And Elisha Wing and Stephen Wing are appointed to |
|||
inquire into their Clearness as to marriage and |
|||
Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
|||
ning the widows Child that it be not wronged by her |
|||
Second marriage |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet |
|||
ing are |
|||
John Tucker James Barker and John Howland and to draw |
|||
an Epistle to the Same |
|||
The visiters of Rochester and Cushnot have not done any |
|||
anything in referance to visiting Friends families and they |
|||
are advised to perform their Service upon that account |
|||
and bring in the account soon as may be with Conveniency |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 8th month 1737 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth Joseph Russell and James Barker present |
|||
for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing present |
|||
And Benjamin Wing and Experience Benson appered |
|||
at this meeting for their answer in relation to their |
|||
taking Each other in marriage and their answer was |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth in the |
|||
performance thereof and Elisha Wing and Savory Cliffton |
|||
And Are appointed to See their marriage Consumma |
|||
ted and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Davis layd their |
|||
intentions of taking Each other in marriag before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait till the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and Joseph Tucker |
|||
and John Howland are appointed to inquire into |
|||
the young mans Clearness respecting marriag and Conver |
|||
sation and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
John Tucker and John Howland hath attended the |
|||
Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read |
|||
and kindly accepted |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our |
|||
meeting House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 9 month |
|||
1737 The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon |
|||
For Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present |
|||
We have received an account from Rochester that |
|||
Benjamin Wing and Experience Bensons marriag was |
|||
Consummated in the good order of truth John Howland |
|||
and Joseph Tucker gives this meeting an account that |
|||
they have mad[e] inspection into Joseph Smiths Clearness |
|||
as to marriage and Conversation and find nothing to hin |
|||
der his proceedings in his intended marriage |
|||
And Joseph Smith and Elisabeth Davis appeared at this |
|||
meeting desireing their answer and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take each other in mar |
|||
riage in Some convenient time between this and the |
|||
next monthly meeting and Joseph Taber and Isaac Smith |
|||
Are appointed to see their marriage Consummated |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Barker and Rebecca Smith did lay their |
|||
Intentions of taking each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were desired to wait til the next month |
|||
ly meeting for their answer and James Barker and |
|||
Abraham Tucker are appointed to See into the young |
|||
mans Clearness and make return to the next monthly |
|||
meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 10 month 1737 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belong Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker present |
|||
Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present Joseph |
|||
Taber and Isaac Smith gives this meeting an account |
|||
that Joseph Smith and Elisabeth Davises marriag was |
|||
Orderly performed |
|||
And Joseph Barker and Rebecca Smith appeared |
|||
at this meeting for their answer and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take |
|||
each other in marriage in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and the next monthly meeting observing the |
|||
good order of truth in the performance thereof – |
|||
And James Barker and Abraham Tucker are |
|||
appointed to see their marriag Consummated in sd good order |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Seth Shearman and RebeccaRuth Lapham did lay their Inten |
|||
and were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting |
|||
for their answer and John Russell and Isaac Howland are |
|||
appointed to See into ye young mans Clearness respecting |
|||
marriage and Conversation and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketson did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
Meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly |
|||
Meeting for their Answer and John Russell and Robert |
|||
Tripp are appointed [to] see into the young mans |
|||
Clearness respecting marriag and Conversation and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And the visiters of Rochester and Cushnot have given in |
|||
their accounts of their visiting friends families to this |
|||
meeting. There was Collected at this meeting 3:00:09 |
|||
And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the over |
|||
seers five pounds and four shillings for halfe a years |
|||
keeping the meeting House and for Some worke done — |
|||
about the House |
|||
And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed |
|||
overseers to the meeting House for the year insuing |
|||
We received of the women twenty shillings which |
|||
went into the Stock and Adam Mott hath paid the £5=1s=00d |
|||
according to order |
|||
The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker John Howland |
|||
and Joseph Tucker and To Draw an Epistle to the Same |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 11th month 1737/8 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Lapham present for |
|||
Rochester none appeared |
|||
The Friend that were appointed to inquire into Seth Shearmans Clearness |
|||
They give this meeting an account that find nothing |
|||
to hinder his proceeding in his intended marriage |
|||
And also the friend appointed to inspect into Ruben |
|||
Davels [Davol] Clearness gives this meeting an account that |
|||
they find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intend |
|||
ed marriage And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketson |
|||
lation to their taking Each other in marriage and |
|||
their answer was that they might proceed to take each |
|||
other in marriage in Some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting observing the good order |
|||
of truth in the performance thereof and John Russell |
|||
and John Lapham are appointed to see their marriage |
|||
Sollemnized in the abovesd order and make return to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Seth Shearman and Ruth Lapham appeared at this |
|||
meeting Desireing their answer and their answer was |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting observing the Good order of Truth |
|||
in the accomplishing of it and Jabez Barker and Isaac |
|||
Smith are appointed to see their marriage Consumma |
|||
ted in the sd good order and make return to ye next month |
|||
ly meeting And Benjamin Russell the Son of Jonathan |
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Russell and Hannah Allen the Daughter of John Allen |
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did Lay their intention of taking each other in marriage |
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before this meeting and were desired to wait till the |
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next monthly meeting for their answer |
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And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to |
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See into the young mans Clearness as to marriag and |
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Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
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meeting And Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an |
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account that the marriage of Joseph Barker and |
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Rebecca Smith was performed in the good order |
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of truth as far as he Saw |
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The friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
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Meeting have attended it all except John Tucker and |
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Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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And wherea[s] James Russell hath signifyed to this meeting |
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that his Son James has set up his publishment against |
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his Consent and Contrary to the order Established amongst |
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Friends Therefor Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are |
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appointed to talk with his Son to know the reason of his |
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disorder and make report to the next monthly meeting |
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And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Seth Shearman hath desired |
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leave to Sollemnize their marriag on a weekday meeting |
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for worship which is granted |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 12th month 1737/8 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker present |
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for Rochester none appeared Adam Mott and Joseph |
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Tucker makes report to this meeting that they have |
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made inquiry into Benjamin Russells Clearness and |
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find nothing to hinder his intended marriage |
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The Quarterly meetings Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted And Benjamin Russell and Hannah |
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Allen appeared at this meeting for their answer |
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And their answer was that they might proceed to |
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take each other in marriage in Some Convenient |
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time between this and the next monthly meeting and |
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Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to See |
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their marriage Consummated in the good order of |
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truth and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith gives this |
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meeting an account that they wer at Seth Shearman |
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and Ruth Laphams marriage and Saw nothing but |
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that it was Sollemnized in the good order of Truth |
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And John Russell and John Lapham also Signifies |
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that Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketsons marriage |
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was accomplished in good order |
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And whereas there is a report that Abraham Tucker the |
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Son of Henry Tucker is guilty of being the father of Ruth |
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Slocums Child and he not Clearing him selfe to Friend Satis |
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faction it is the mind of this meeting that he [remain?] under |
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Dealing |
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(1738) |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house |
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in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the first month 1738 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Isaac Howland and Georg[e] Soule |
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present The Friends that were appointed to see Benjan |
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Russell and Hannah Allens marriag Sollemnized makes |
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report to this meeting that it was accomplished in good |
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order according to their Judgments |
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And Jacob Shearman and Margrate Prance [Prince] was |
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at this meeting and laid their intention of taking |
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Each other in marriage and were desired to wait till |
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the next monthly meeting for their answer And John |
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into the young mans Clearness and make return to |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting is adjourned till the first day in the next month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
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first day of the 2d month 1738 |
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An account of visiting Friends families both of Coaksett |
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and Ponaganset was presented to this meeting |
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John Tucker William Wood and James Barker are |
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appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw |
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an Epistle to the Same |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth the 17th day of the 2d month 1738 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Joseph Tucker present |
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Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present |
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The Friends that were appointed to enquire into |
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Jacob Shearmans Clearness makes repor to this |
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meeting that they find nothing to hinder his intended mar |
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riage And Jacob She[a]rman and Margrate Prance [Prince] |
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appeared at this meeting for their answer |
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And their answer was that they might proceed to take each |
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other in marriage in Some Convenient time between this |
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and the next monthly meeting observing the good order of |
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Truth in the performance thereof and John Lapham and |
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Isaac Howland are appointed to see their marriage Consummated |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
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meeting have attended it all except James Barker |
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and Drawn an Epistle to the Same according to order |
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And Jacob Shearman hath desired leave to Solemnize |
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his marriage on a week day meeting for worship |
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which is granted |
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And Whereas She that was the widow of Edward Wing hath |
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brought a Scandal upon her selfe and the blessed Truth |
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by having a Child So soon after her second marriage |
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Therfore Eliashib Smith and Joseph Tucker are appoin |
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ted to go with the women to See what She Can do towards |
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making Sattisfaction |
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And there was Collected at this meeting – – £2=02s=09d |
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and John Howland is appointed git the books written |
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And whereas there is a Scandalous report of Abraham |
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Thomas Concerning his being the Father of a bastard |
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Child therefore John Russell and George Soule are |
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appointed to inquire into sd report and they are Sen[s]ible |
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that it is true to give advice as they may think most |
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propper in that case and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 3d month 1738 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present |
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for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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John Allen the Son of Ebenezer Allen and Margrate |
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Soule did lay their intentions of taking each other in |
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marriag before this meeting and were desired to wait |
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till the next monthly meeting for their answer |
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and Robert Kerby [Kirby] and |
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John Russell are appointed to inquire into the young |
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mans Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Havens and Rebecca Russell did lay their |
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intentions of taking each other in marriage befor this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer and James Barker and |
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Abraham Tucker are appointed to make inspection into |
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the young mans Clearness and make return to the |
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next monthly meeting |
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John Lapham and Isaac Howland gives this meeting an account |
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that Jacob Shearmans marriage was Consummated in |
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the Good order of Truth according to their judgments |
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and Patience Wood formerly Widow of Edward Wing |
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hath Sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying her |
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Sorrow for her outgoings and it is the mind of this meet |
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ing that She should take it and git somebody to read it |
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She being present at the end of the meeting of worship on |
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a first day between this and the next monthly meeting |
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And the friends that were appointed to Speak with |
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Abraham Thomas are Still Continued to Speake with |
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him and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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|
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in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 4th month 1738 |
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the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon |
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for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and James Barker |
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present for Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis |
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present Robert Kirby gives this meeting an account |
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that he hath not herd any thing but that John Allen |
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is Clear in relation to marriag and Conversation |
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and James Barker and Abraham Tucker gives this |
|||
meeting an account that they have inquired into |
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Joseph Havens Clearness and find nothing to hinder |
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his intended marriage fo |
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And John Allen and Margrate Soule appeared at this meeting |
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for their answer in relation to their taking Each other in |
|||
marriage and their answer was that they might proceed to |
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take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and the next monthly meeting observing the |
|||
good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof and |
|||
John Russell and Robert Kirby are appointed to see their |
|||
marriage Consummated in the sd good order and make return |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Havens and Rebecca Russell appeared at this |
|||
meeting Desireing their answer in relation to their taking |
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Each other in marriag and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some |
|||
Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting observing the good order of Truth in the accomplish |
|||
ment thereof and James Barker and Abraham Tucker |
|||
are appointed to See their marriage Consummated in |
|||
the aforesd good order and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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the Epistle from the yearly meeting at London baring — |
|||
date 1737 Was read at this meeting to our good Sattisfaction |
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And the Widow Elisabeth Tripp being about to remove to |
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Rhod Island to live desire a few lines by way of Certificate |
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from our monthly meeting therefore this meeting appoints |
|||
Jabez Baker to draw one and bring it to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
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The visiters Chose for this year are for Coaksett William |
|||
Wood and Christopher Gifford and for Ponagansett Jedidiah |
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Allen Abraham Tucker Peleg Huddelstone [Huddlestone] and Peleg Smith |
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and for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing |
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The Friend appointed to atte[n]d the Quarterly Meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker and |
|||
Joseph Tucker And to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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There was Collected at this meeting for friends use 1-17-09 |
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And this meeting orders the tresurer to ^pay the Overseers |
|||
9 pounds, and 10 Shillings for the Last halfe years keeping the |
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Meeting House |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 5th month 1738 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereof Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
Eliashib Smith and John Lapham present |
|||
for Rochester John Wing present |
|||
And John Russell gives this meeting an account that |
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the marriag of John Allen and Margrate Soule was |
|||
Sollemnized in good order according to his judgment |
|||
And Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account |
|||
that Joseph Havens his marriage was Carried on and |
|||
accomplished in the good order of Truth according to |
|||
his Judgment |
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The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly |
|||
meeting have attened it all but Joseph Tucker and drawn |
|||
an Epistle to the Same as appointed |
|||
And Joseph Taber hath Signified to this meeting that he |
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Desires a Certificate of his Clearness relating to marriag |
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and Conversation And Joseph Russell jur and Benjamin |
|||
Allen are appointed to inquire into the matter and |
|||
if they find things Clear to draw one and present it |
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to ye next monthly meeting |
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And Patience Woods paper hath been read as ordered |
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There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for |
|||
Elisabeth Tripp And Jabez Barker is appointed to draw |
|||
a Certificate for William Lake |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet |
|||
ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 6 month |
|||
1738 The Severall meetings thereunto belonging Called |
|||
upon for Dartmouth John Howland and John Lapham |
|||
present for Rochester Nicholas Davis present |
|||
Meeting that they have inquired into Joseph Tabers |
|||
Clearness as appointed and Find nothing but that he |
|||
is Clear and there was a Certificate Signed at this |
|||
Meeting for him |
|||
And ther was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for William Lake |
|||
and his Wife And Jonathan Taber hath Signifyed to this meeting |
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that he is not free to Serve as a visiter therefore this meeting |
|||
appoints Nicholas Davis in his room |
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And Benjamin Wing hath Signified to this meeting that he desires |
|||
a certificate of his Clearness respecting marriage and Conver |
|||
Sation and this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and Jedidiah |
|||
Allen to make inquiry into the matter and if they find things |
|||
Clear to Draw one and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 7th month 1738 the Severall |
|||
Meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth James |
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Barker and Abraham Tucker present for Rochester |
|||
none appeared |
|||
William Ricketson the Son of William Ricketson and Hannah |
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Russell the Daughter of Benjamin Russell did lay their in |
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tentions of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting |
|||
and were desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for |
|||
their answer and Jedidiah Allend [Allen] and Isaac Smith are |
|||
appointed to make inquiry into the young mans Clearness |
|||
as to marriage and Conversation and make return to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for |
|||
Benjamin Wing And there was Collected at this meeting |
|||
for the use of Friends 2 pound one Shilling and 3 pence |
|||
And this meeting is adjourned till the first 6 day in the 8th mo: |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
|||
6 day of the 8th month 1738 the visitters belonging |
|||
to this meeting have in a generall way given in their |
|||
accounts of their Service in visiting Friends families |
|||
and Signify that they met with pretty good Sattisfaction |
|||
for the most part |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are John Tucker Eliashib Smith and James Barker |
|||
and to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
|||
|
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8At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 8 month 1738 |
|||
the Severall meetings therein to belonging Called upon |
|||
for Dartmouth James Barker and Joseph Tucker present |
|||
for Rochester Gideon Gifford present |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to enquire into William |
|||
Ricketsons Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation |
|||
gives this meeting an account that they find nothing to hinder |
|||
his Intend marriage |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are |
|||
have attended it and Drawn an Epistle of the Same |
|||
as ordered and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read |
|||
at this meeting and well accepted |
|||
William Ricketson and Hanna Russell appeared at |
|||
this meeting for their answer and their answer was |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth |
|||
In the performance thereof and Adam Mott and Jedidiah |
|||
Allen are appointed to see their marriage Consumated |
|||
in the above sd good order and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 20th of ye 9th month 1738 |
|||
the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Adam Mott and Jame[s] Barker present |
|||
for Rochester Elisha Wing present |
|||
And whereas Jacob Shearman and his wife are about to move to |
|||
the BeechWoods to live he desires a few lines by way of |
|||
Certificate to the monthly meeting where he is like to |
|||
belong and Abraham Barker the Son of James Barker |
|||
being a Seafaring man also desires a Certificate and |
|||
Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed to |
|||
Draw up Certificates for them both And bring them |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And the visiters have brought an account to this meeting |
|||
that John Slocum being about to marry out of the order |
|||
Established amongst us and that he doth Signify them that |
|||
to Come orderly And Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker |
|||
are appointed to Labour further with him and bring |
|||
in their account to the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 10th month 1738 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott present |
|||
for Rochester Stephen Wing present |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1:16:3 |
|||
the Friend that were appointed to Discourse with |
|||
John Slocum have done it and do not find that he |
|||
gives any incouragement to marry amongst us |
|||
And the matter is refered till the next monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are Elisha Wing Adam Mott John Howland and |
|||
Abraham Tucker and to draw an Epistle to ye Same |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 15th of ye 11th month 1738 |
|||
this meeting being Called John Howland and Isaac Howland |
|||
present Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present |
|||
There was 20 Shillings given by their women towards |
|||
keeping the meeting House |
|||
And Stephen Peckom [Peckham] and Keturah Arthur did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly meet |
|||
ing for their answer and Joseph Russell jur and Benjamin Allen |
|||
are appointed to mak[e] inspection into his Clearness as to |
|||
marriage and Conversation and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
At the request of James Barker the matter Concerning |
|||
John Slocum is refered to the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 12 month 1738/9 |
|||
the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for |
|||
Rochester none appeared and there hath been inquiry made |
|||
Concerning Stephen Peckoms [Peckham] Clearness and the report is |
|||
that they find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended |
|||
marriage |
|||
and well accepted and agreable to the Directions of the |
|||
Quarterly meeting we have Concluded to come to a Subscrip |
|||
tion of 7 pounds towards the building of Lecester [Leicester?] meeting |
|||
House: Stephen Peckom [Peckham] and Keturah Arthur appeared |
|||
at this meeting for their answer in relation to their taking |
|||
Each other in marriage And their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient |
|||
time between this and the next monthly meeting observing |
|||
the Good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof |
|||
And Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen are appointed to |
|||
See their marriage Consummated and make return to |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
and there was a paper presented to this meeting from John |
|||
Slocum but friends are of the mind that it doth not |
|||
reach the matter in full there^fore John Tucker and James |
|||
Barker are appointed to Discource further with him |
|||
The matter Concerning John Russells allowing his daughter |
|||
in his house out of the order of friends is refered to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
(1739) |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
||
in Dartmouth on the 19 day of the 1 month 1739 |
|||
The Severall meeting thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
Henry Tucker present for Rochester none appeard |
|||
Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends 1:16:09 |
|||
Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen gives this meeting |
|||
an account that that Stephen Peckom and Keturah |
|||
Arthurs Marriage was Consummated in good order according to their |
|||
Judgment John Cornell hath Signified to this meeting |
|||
that he desires that he and his Children maybe under |
|||
the care of Friends for the time to Come |
|||
There hath been some discourse at this meeting Conserning |
|||
his Suffering his Daughter to married out of the order |
|||
of Friends and he seems to Justify the matter |
|||
Therefore this meeting appoints John Howland and |
|||
John Tucker to discourse further with him |
|||
And whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker |
|||
Having been under dealing for some time and hath |
|||
done nothing to make Friends Sattisfaction it is the |
|||
mind of this meeting that John Howland Should acquaint |
|||
Sattisfaction that a Condemnation must go forth against |
|||
him and this meeting as adjourned till the 28th day of |
|||
this Instant |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
|||
28 day of the first month 1739 the visiter of Coaksett |
|||
and Ponagansett have given in their account that |
|||
they have visited friends Friends families under their |
|||
Care and find things pretty well for ye most part |
|||
and this meeting is adjourned till the 6 day of the 2 month |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment |
|||
this 6 day of the 2d month 1739 |
|||
The matter Concerning John Slocum and Abigail |
|||
Willbore is refered to the next monthly meeting |
|||
and whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry |
|||
Tucker hath for some time past been unde a scandalus |
|||
report of being the father of a Bastard Child and been |
|||
under dealing Some Considerable time; |
|||
and he no ways Clearing himselfe to Friends Sattisfaction it is |
|||
the mind of this meeting that John Tucker – should Draw up a |
|||
Condemnation against him and bring it to the next monthly |
|||
meeting; And Abraham Thomas not having made Sattisfaction |
|||
Concerning the Scandalus report that was about him this meet |
|||
ing appoints George Soule and Peleg Huddlestone to desire him |
|||
to appear at the next monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and |
|||
draw an Epistle to the Same are John Tucker William Wood |
|||
and John Howland |
|||
|
|||
Aat a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 2 month 1739 |
|||
the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
Joseph Russell and Isaac Howland present for Rochester |
|||
none appeared Robert Hall of North Kingston and Isabel |
|||
Shearman the Daughter of Daniel Shearman deceasd Did |
|||
lay their intentions of Taking Each other in marriage before |
|||
this meeting and were Desired to wait till the next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer and John Potter of Providence |
|||
and Hannah Barker did lay their intentions of taking each |
|||
other in marriage before this meeting and were desired to |
|||
wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
Abigail Willbore hath sent in a paper to this meeting |
|||
Condemning her outgoings which this meeting accepts and |
|||
orders that she should read it or get some body to read it |
|||
at the end of the meeting of Worship on a first day between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting she being present |
|||
And was a Condemnation presented to this meeting against |
|||
Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker which this meeting |
|||
hath Considered and John Tucker hath Signed it by order of this |
|||
meeting and John Tucker is ordered to read it or Cause it to |
|||
be read on first day after the meeting of worship between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Abraham Thomas was at this meeting and Desires |
|||
that Friends would wait a month longer and sinifies that |
|||
he hopes he shall Draw up something that may make Sattisfaction |
|||
And John Tucker and John Howland hath attended the Quarterly |
|||
Meeting and Drawn a Epistle to the Same |
|||
And we received an Epistle from the Quarterly meeting which |
|||
was read to the good Sattisfaction |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 3 month 1739 |
|||
The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present |
|||
for Rochester Stephen Wing present |
|||
Robert Hall and Isabel Shearman appeared at this meeting |
|||
Desireing their answer in relation to their taking each |
|||
other in marriage and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient |
|||
time between this and the next monthly meeting observing |
|||
the good order of truth in the in the performance thereof |
|||
and Joseph Russell and Adam Mott are appointed to See their |
|||
Marriage Sollemnized in Sd good order and make return |
|||
to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And John Potter and Hannah Barker appeared at this |
|||
meeting Desireing their answer and their answer was |
|||
that they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting observing the good order of truth in the accomplishment |
|||
thereof and Eliashib Smith and John Howland are appoin |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Abigail Willbors paper not having been read it |
|||
is Desired that it might be done between this and |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
And the matter Concerning John Slocum is refered till |
|||
the next monthly meeting |
|||
And the matter Concerning Abraham Thomas is refered |
|||
And whereas Benjamin Tucker hath desired a Certificate |
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of his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation this |
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meeting appoints Benjamin Allen and John Howland |
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to make inquiry into his Clearness and to Draw one |
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and bring to the next monthly meeting if they think |
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propper |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 4 month 1739 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
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John Howland and Joseph Tucker present for Rochester none appeared |
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by appointment Abraham Stafford the Son of Joseph Stafford |
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of Tiverton and Ruth Wood the Daughter of William Wood of Dartmouth |
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did lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and were desired to wait till ye next monthly |
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meeting for their answer |
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Joseph Russell and Adam Mott gives this meeting an account |
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that Robert Hall and Isabel Shearmans marriage was |
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Consummated in the good order of Truth as far as they Saw |
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Eliashib Smith and John Howland gives this meeting an |
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account that John Potter and Hannah Barkers marriage |
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was Consummated in the good order of Truth according to |
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their Judgment |
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And Abram Tuckers Condemnation hath been read |
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and is as Followeth |
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Whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker |
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of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the Province |
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of the Massachusets Bay in New England hath been brought |
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up among Friends the People Called Quakers out of late |
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hath been accused to be the Father of a bastard Child |
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and not Clearing himselfe of sd accusation to the Sattisfaction |
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of Friends Therefore this meeting is Concerned to give |
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this forth as a Testimony against him the sd Abraham |
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us the people called Quakers; yet Desiring that he |
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may Come to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings and to |
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a true and unfeigned Repentance |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
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the 16:th day of the 2 month 1739 |
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Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting by |
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John Tucker Clerk |
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The matter Concerning Abigail Willbor and John |
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Slocum is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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The Epistle from the yearly meeting in London bearing |
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date 1738 was read at his meeting to good Sattisfaction |
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The Visiters Chose for this year are for Ponagansett |
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Peleg Smith Abraham Tucker John Howland and James |
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Barker and for Coaksett Jonathan Wood and |
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Christopher Gifford jur: |
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For Rochester Elisha Wing and Savory Clifton and for |
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Cushnet Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen |
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and this meeting hath given Benjamin Tucker a Certificate |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 5 month 1739 |
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The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present |
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for Rochester Elish Wing present |
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And Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood not appearing |
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at this meeting for their answer it is refered till the |
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next monthly meeting |
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And the paper that Abigail Willbore Sent in not being |
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read it is Still refered |
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And Whereas John Wing the Son of John Wing and Hannah |
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Gifford the Daughter of Gideon Gifford of Rochester |
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being near in relation one to the other have proceeded |
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in marriage Contrary to the good order Established among |
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us and also to the wholesome advice of their parents |
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and Friends given them in that affair it is the Con |
|||
clusion of this meeting that a Condemnation should go |
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forth against them and Isaac Smith is ordered to draw |
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up one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting |
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and John Wing is aded to Elisha Wing and Savory Clifton |
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to Serve as a visiter for ye year Insuing |
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Mosher and Joseph Brownell being now under Con |
|||
finement upon Truth account this meeting appoints |
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Joseph Tripp and Nathanael Potter to See Concerning them |
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and their Families Sircumstance that they do not |
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Suffer too much and to be assisting in that affair and |
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bring in their accounts to the monthly meeting |
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and there was 1-04-0 overplus Concerning Some Subscrip |
|||
tion that hath been made which is ordered to into |
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the Stock |
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And this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay the overseers |
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the Sum of 3 pounds and 10 Shillings for halfe a year |
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keeping the meeting House |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20 day of the 6 month 1739 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for |
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Rochester Elisha Wing present |
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Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood appeared at this meeting |
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for their answer in relation to their taking each other |
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in marriage and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient |
|||
tim between this and the next monthly meeting observing |
|||
the good order of Truth in the performance thereof and Joseph |
|||
Tripp and Christopher Gifford are appointed to see their |
|||
marriage Consummated in the abovesd order and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
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The paper that Abigail Willbore Sent in hath been |
|||
read and is a followeth |
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To the monthly meeting of Dartmouth I am Sorry for |
|||
my outgoings in Breaking the good orders of Friends I hope |
|||
the Lord will pass it forgive me and that Friends would |
|||
pass it by and receive me under their Care it was not |
|||
the little Esteam that I had of friends that Caused me to to Leave |
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Them |
Abigail Willbore |
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and the matter Concerning Abraham Thomas is refered |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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The matter Concerning John Russells Suffering his daughter |
|||
to married out of the order of friends is refered to the |
|||
next monthly meeting^Consideration of ye Quarterly meeting |
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to the overseers as ordered |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 7th month 1739 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called uppon for |
|||
Dartmouth Benjamin Allen and Abraham Tucker |
|||
present For Rochester Stephen Wing present |
|||
Joseph Tripp and Christopher Gifford gives this meeting |
|||
an account that that they was at the Sollemnizing of |
|||
the marriag of Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood and |
|||
Saw nothing but that it was performed in good order |
|||
William Russell and Elisabeth Willbore did lay their |
|||
intentions of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly |
|||
meeting for their answer |
|||
And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed are |
|||
appointed to inquire into William Russells Clearness |
|||
Respecting marriage and Conversation and make |
|||
return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Taber the Son of Joseph Taber and Mary |
|||
Tinkham the Daughter of John Tinkham did lay |
|||
their intentions of taking each other in marriage |
|||
before this meeting and were desired to wait till the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and Benjamin |
|||
Allen and Joseph Russell are appointed to See into |
|||
the young mans Clearness respecting marriage and |
|||
Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
|||
meeting There was Collected at this meeting 1-15:03 |
|||
The visiters of of Rochester and Coaksett have given |
|||
in their accounts of their Service in visiting friends |
|||
families and this meeting is adjourned till the first |
|||
6 day in the next month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment |
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this 5th day of the 8th month 1739 the visiters of Cushnet |
|||
have given in their account that they have in a |
|||
generall way visited the families of friends under |
|||
their Care and find things in a generall way pretty well |
|||
And the visiters of Ponagansett have given in their |
|||
account that they have been in the Service of visit |
|||
ing friends families and find things for the most |
|||
There was a condemnation signed at this against |
|||
Abraham Thomas and John Tucker is appointed |
|||
to see that it be read at the End of the meeting |
|||
for worship on a first day between this and the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
Joseph Brownell Robert Mosher and John Mosher |
|||
have given in an account in writing of their discharge |
|||
from prison |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 8th month 1739 |
|||
the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth Benjamin Allen and Isaac Howland present |
|||
for Rochester John Wing present Isaac Howland and |
|||
Peleg Smith gives this meeting an account that they |
|||
find nothing to hind his proceedings in his intended marriage |
|||
And Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen makes report |
|||
to this meeting that they have made inquiry into the |
|||
Clearness of Joseph Taber jur: and find nothing to hinder |
|||
his intended marriage |
|||
And William Russell and Elisabeth Willbore appeared at |
|||
this meeting for their their answer and their answer |
|||
was that they might proceed to take each other in mar |
|||
riage in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting Observing the good order of Truth in the |
|||
accomplishment thereof and Jedidiah Allen and Holder |
|||
Slocum are appointed to See their marriage Consummated |
|||
and make Return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Taber and Mary Tinkham appeared at this |
|||
meeting for their answer and their answer was that |
|||
they might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
|||
Some convenient time between this and the next monthly |
|||
meeting and observing the good order of truth in the |
|||
performance thereof and Benjamin Allen and Joseph |
|||
Russell are appointed to See their marriage Sollemnized |
|||
in the good order of truth and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarter |
|||
ly meeting have attended it according to the order of |
|||
the last monthly meeting |
|||
read as ordered and is as followeth |
|||
Whereas Abraham Thomas of Dartmouth in the County |
|||
of Bristol in the province of the massachusets Bay in |
|||
New England being one that hath had his Education |
|||
Amongst us The People Called Quakers yet for want |
|||
of an upright and sircumspect walking hath gone from |
|||
his Education into many things which are not Consistant |
|||
with our holy profession and also hath been accused |
|||
with Comitting the Scandalus Sin of Fornication which |
|||
which he no ways Clearing him Selfe from and Friends |
|||
have long waited and laboured with him in order to |
|||
bring him to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings but as |
|||
yet nothing doth appear as Effectual in that respect |
|||
therefore it is thought best for the Clearing of the Truth |
|||
from Such Enormities and those that are found in |
|||
them to to give this forth as a publick testimony against |
|||
it Denying him the Sd Abraham Thomas to be one in |
|||
unity with us the aforeSd people yet truly desiring |
|||
that he may Come to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings |
|||
and to unfeigned Repentance |
|||
Given for that our monthly meeting Held in Dartmouth by adjournment |
|||
on the 5th day of the 8th month 1739 and Signed by order |
|||
And in behalfe of Sd meeting John Tucker: Clerk |
|||
And John Wing and his wives Condemnation hath |
|||
been read as appointed |
|||
Whereas John Wing the Son of John Wing and Hannah |
|||
Gifford Daughter of Gideon Gifford of both of Rochester |
|||
in the County of Plymouth ine Province of the Mas |
|||
sachusets Bay in New England being Educated in |
|||
the way of Truth their Parents professing to be of us |
|||
the people Called Quakers yet for want of keeping |
|||
to their Education and a true Sircumspect walking |
|||
have gone out of unity with us and taken each other in |
|||
marriage in the common way of other people they being |
|||
also nearer in relation to each other than is allowed |
|||
to marry amongst us For which disorderly proceeding |
|||
Contrary to the advice of their Parents and other friends |
|||
that were Concerned for their their good |
|||
We can do no less than give this forth as a Publick |
|||
and Hannah his wife to be now in unity with us |
|||
the people Called Quakers yet truly desiring that they may |
|||
Come to a Sight of all their outgoings and to unfeigned |
|||
Repentance Given forth at our monthly meeting held in |
|||
Dartmouth on the 20th: day of the 6 month 1739 - - - |
|||
and Signed by order Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk- |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
are have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
|||
as ordered and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read |
|||
at this meeting and well accepted |
|||
and the matter between this meeting and John Russell |
|||
was made up at the Quarterly meeting to this meetings |
|||
Sattisfaction |
|||
and whereas James Russell the Son of James Russell |
|||
hath gon out of the way of friends in his marriag Contrary |
|||
to his Fathers Consent this meeting appoints Isaac Howland |
|||
and Peleg Smith to discourse with him to see Whither |
|||
he hath any mind to make Sattisfation |
|||
and John Slocum not having done any thing to friends |
|||
Sattisfaction for the Disorders that he hath been in |
|||
Holder Slocum is ordered to let him know that if he |
|||
doth not do something further Judgment must go forth |
|||
against him |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 9th month 1739 |
|||
The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth none appeared by appointment |
|||
for Rochester Nicholas Davis present |
|||
Jedidiah Allen and and Holder Slocum gives this meeting |
|||
an account that William Russell and Elisabeth Willbores |
|||
marriage was Consummated in the good order of |
|||
Truth according to their Judgments |
|||
Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are Continued to |
|||
labour with James Russell jur: for his outgoings Holder |
|||
Slocum is Still Continued labour further with John |
|||
Slocum |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House in |
|||
Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 10 month 1739 the Severall |
|||
meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth |
|||
none appeared for Rochester |
|||
John Slocum hath given in a paper to this meeting Condemn |
|||
ing his outgoing which hath been read and this meeting |
|||
takes up with it for Sattisfaction and is as followeth |
|||
To the monthly meeting to be held in Dartmouth on the |
|||
on the 17th day of the 10th month 1739 |
|||
Dear I have gone out of the good order Established in marri |
|||
age and going to training which things I am Sorry for |
|||
and all the other my Conversation which the Testimony of truth is |
|||
against that I am Come to a Sight of and I do Desire |
|||
that you would pass it by as far as belongs to you and |
|||
that I might Still remain under your Care |
|||
John Slocum |
|||
And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are ordered to |
|||
Draw up James Russell jur, Condemnation if he doth |
|||
nothing him selfe and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And this meeting is adjourned till the first 6 day in the next month |
|||
This meeting bein mett according to adjournment |
|||
This 4th day of the 11th month 1739/40 Abraham Tucker and |
|||
Joseph Tucker are appointed to Oversee the meeting |
|||
House the year insuing |
|||
and Adam Mott hath paid 3 pound ten Shillings |
|||
as ordered to the overseers |
|||
Elisha Wing Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith are appoin |
|||
ted to at attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw |
|||
an Epistle to the Same |
|||
There hath bee considerable of Discourse at this |
|||
at this Concernin the differance between the |
|||
visiters of this meeting and Phebe Tucker which |
|||
is refered to the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet |
|||
ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of ye 11th m 1739/40 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called Thomas Smith and John |
|||
Shepherd present Rochester meeting Called and |
|||
none appeared Peleg Cornell the Son of Thomas |
|||
Cornell and Mary Russell daughter of Joseph |
|||
Russell did lay their intentions of taking each |
|||
other in marriage before this meeting |
|||
And were Desired to wait for their answer ill the next monthly |
|||
to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting marriage |
|||
and Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
|||
meeting Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith not having Drawn |
|||
up James Russells Condemnation are Still Continued to do it |
|||
against the next monthly meeting |
|||
The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered |
|||
The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read at this |
|||
Meeting And well accepted There was 20 Shillings given by |
|||
the Women towards keeping the meeting House |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
|||
House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 12th month 1739/40 |
|||
The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for |
|||
Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present |
|||
for Rochester none appeared |
|||
George Soule gives this meeting an account that he |
|||
hath mad Inquiry into Peleg Cornells Clearness and |
|||
finds nothing to hinder his intended marriage |
|||
Peleg Cornell and Mary Russell appeared at this meet |
|||
ing Desiring their Answer in relation to their taking |
|||
Each other in marriage and were answered that |
|||
the might proceed to take each other in marriage |
|||
in Some Convenient time between this and the next |
|||
monthly meeting Observing the good order of truth in the |
|||
accomplishment thereof and John Howland Benjamin |
|||
Allen are appointed to See their marriage Consummated |
|||
in the above Sd good order and make return to the next |
|||
and David Smith and Jane Brown appeared at this |
|||
meeting and did lay their intentions taking each other |
|||
in marriage before this meeting and were desired to |
|||
wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer |
|||
and James Barker and John Shepherd are appointed |
|||
to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting mar |
|||
riage and Conversation and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
|||
And James Russell Juner hath hath given in a |
|||
Paper Condemning his outgoings in respect to his mar |
|||
riage and going to Training which this meeting accepts of |
|||
and he to remain under our Care |
|||
Akin Condemning her outgoings Which this meeting orders |
|||
that She Should git Some body to read at the end of the meet |
|||
ing of Worship on a first day She being present |
|||
|
|||
(1740) |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
||
House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the first |
|||
Month 1740 The Severall meetings thereunto belonging |
|||
Called upon for Dartmouth John Howland and Abraham |
|||
Tucker present For Rochester Stephen Wing present |
|||
James Barker and John Shepherd makes report to this meeting |
|||
that that they have made inquiry into David Smiths Clearness |
|||
Respecting marriage and Conversation and find nothing to |
|||
hinder his proceeding in his intended marriage |
|||
And the Friends appointed to inquire into^see Peleg Cornells |
|||
marriage Consummated gives this meeting an account |
|||
that it was orderly Carried on |
|||
David Smith and Jane Brown appeared at this meeting for |
|||
their answer in relation to their taking each other in marriage |
|||
and their answer was that they might proceed to take each |
|||
other in marriage in Some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting Observing ye good order |
|||
of Truth in the performance thereof And John Howland and |
|||
Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriage Consumma |
|||
ted and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And George Allen and Rachel Smith did lay their Intentions |
|||
of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting and |
|||
were desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for their |
|||
Answer and Joseph Russell and Joseph Taber are appointed to |
|||
to See into the young mans Clearness respecting marriage |
|||
and Conversation and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends 2£:00s:07d |
|||
And whereas there hath been a differance between this |
|||
meeting and Phebe Tucker this meeting appoints Nicholas Davis |
|||
John Howland Jonathan Wood Barnabas Howland and Isaac Smith |
|||
a Comtee with the women to hear and and Determine the matter |
|||
and make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And this meeting is adjourned till the youths meeting |
|||
On the 4th day of ye 2d month 1740 Friends mett according to |
|||
adjournment Benjamin Tripp Son of Joseph Tripp hath Signified to |
|||
this meeting that he hath an intention of marriage with Martha |
|||
Luther of Swansy And desires a Certificate thefore this meeting |
|||
appoints Christopher Gifford and Peleg Huddelstone to enquire into |
|||
his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and ma |
|||
draw a Certificate if they find nothing to hinder |
|||
And this meeting appoints John Tucker John Howland John Lapham |
|||
And James Barker to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an |
|||
Epistle to the Same |
|||
The Visiters belonging to Coaksett and Ponagansett have |
|||
brought in their accounts of visiting to pretty good Satisfaction |
|||
for the most part |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2d month 1740 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Adam Mott |
|||
present for Rochester John Wing present |
|||
Friends Having enquired into George Allen Clearness find |
|||
nothing to hinder his intended marriag with Rachel Smith |
|||
and George Allen and Rachel Smith appeared at this meeting |
|||
for their Answer and their answer was that they might |
|||
proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some Convenient |
|||
time between this And the next monthly meeting and |
|||
Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to See their |
|||
marriage Consummated and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting. The Friends that were appointed to |
|||
attend ye Quarterly meeting and Draw the Epistle have |
|||
done it according to order |
|||
And and hereas Benjamin Tripp desired a Certificate and |
|||
Friends Having made Enquiry and find nothing to Hinder |
|||
have granted the Same |
|||
And William Hart and Mary Shepherd did lay their Intention |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
|||
and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting for |
|||
their answer and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are |
|||
appointed to Make Enquiry into his Clearness as to marriage |
|||
and Conversation and make return to the next monthly |
|||
Meeting And this meeting appoints John Tucker and |
|||
Isaac Howland to Labour with Eleazer Smith for his disorder |
|||
John Howland and Isaac Smith makes report to this meeting |
|||
that David Smith and Jane Browns marriag was orderly |
|||
Carried on |
|||
The Com:tte nominated to hear and Determine Phebe Tuckers |
|||
ment Signed by the Sd Phebe Tucker and hath appointed Joseph |
|||
Tucker to read it it publickly on a First day after the meeting |
|||
of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting |
|||
|
|||
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
|||
in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 3d month 1740 |
|||
Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Adam Mott |
|||
present, Rochester meeting Called and none appeared |
|||
Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker makes report to this |
|||
Meeting that George Allens Marriage was Carried on in |
|||
good order the Friends that were appointed to Enquire into |
|||
William Harts Clearness makes report to this meeting |
|||
that they find nothing to Hinder his intended marriage |
|||
William Hart and Mary Shepherd appeared at this meeting |
|||
for their answer relating to their taking each other in |
|||
marriage And they had their Answer that they might proceed |
|||
to take Each other in marriage in Some Convenient time |
|||
between this and the next monthly meeting Observing the |
|||
good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof |
|||
And Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are appointed to See |
|||
their marriage Sollemnized and make return to the next |
|||
Monthly meeting |
|||
And Joseph Tripp and Judeth Mosher did lay their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and |
|||
Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman are appointed |
|||
to enquire into the young mans Clearness respecting mar |
|||
riage and Conversation and make return to the next |
|||
monthly meeting. The matter Concerning Eleazer Smith |
|||
is refered to ye next monthly meeting |
|||
And Phebe Tuckers paper of acknowledgement hath been read |
|||
according to order and is a followeth |
|||
To the monthly meeting of Friends in Dartmouth |
|||
Well Esteamed Friends Whereas my mannagement in |
|||
that affair of Ruth Slocums as it hath been resented hath |
|||
Caused a great uneasiness amongst Friends too acknowledge |
|||
that it was not so propper as it ought to have been |
|||
and in particular that of offoring her forty pounds. |
|||
more than her Lagacy which hath proved of a bad Consequence |
|||
and I Do acknowledge that my Conduct in the affair hath |
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brought a dishonour to the Truth which I do hereby Condemn |
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the time to Come |
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Dated in Dartmouth the 4th day of 2 month 1740 |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held |
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at our meeting House in Dartmouth on the 23d Day of |
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the 4th month 1740 this meeting being Called Eliashib Smith |
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and Adam Mott appeared for Dartmouth for Rochester |
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none appeared |
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Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott gives this meeting an |
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account that William Harts marriag was accomplished |
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in good order And Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman |
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makes report to this meeting that they have made enquiry |
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into Joseph Tripps Clearness respecting marriage and Con |
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versation And find nothing to hinder his intended marriage |
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Joseph Tucker and Simeon Gifford are appointed to enquire |
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into Lot Tripps Clearness respecting marriage and |
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Conversation and if they find things Clear to Draw up |
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Some thing for him and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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Joseph Tripp and Judeth Mosher appeared at this meeting |
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Desiring an answer as to their taking Each other |
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in marriage and their Answer was that they might |
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proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some Con |
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venient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting observing the good order of Truth in the |
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performance thereof and James Shearman and |
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Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriage |
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Sollemnized and make return to the next month |
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ly meeting |
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The Epistle from the yearly meeting held in London |
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in the year 1739 was read at this meeting to good |
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Sattisfaction And Eleazer Smith and his wife have |
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given in a paper to this meeting Condemning their |
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outgoings which this meeting accepts and orders that |
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they read it or git some body to do it on a first day at the |
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end of the meeting of Worship between this and the next |
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monthly meeting |
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There was Collected at this meeting £1:10s=00d |
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The matter Concerning Chusing an Elder for Coakset |
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meeting to assist William Wood is refered to the |
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Consideration of ye next monthly meeting |
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the meetings accompts with Adam Mott |
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And John Tucker Eliashib Smith John Howland and |
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James Barker ar appointed to attend the Quarterly |
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meeting and Draw and Epistle to ye Same |
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The Choice of visiters is refered to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the over |
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seers five pounds one Shilling for keeping the meeting |
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House halfe a year and Some [otherges?] |
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5 mo: 1740 |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 5th month 1740 |
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The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for |
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Dartmouth Isaac Howland and Adam Mott present |
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for Rochester none appeared |
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The Friends appointed to Draw up Lot Tripps Certificate |
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have done it and John Tucker hath signed it by order |
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of this meeting the Friends that were appointed to See |
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Joseph Tripps marriage Consummated gives an account |
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that it was accomplished in good order according to their |
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Judgment |
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Daniel Russell and Edith Howland appeared at this meeting |
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and Lay,d their intentions of taking each other in marriage |
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and were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting |
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for their answer And Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott |
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are appointed to See into the young mans Clearness |
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and make report to the next monthly meeting |
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Eleazar Smith and his wives acknowledgement hath |
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been read according to order and is as followeth |
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To the monthly meeting of Friends in Dartmouth |
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Well Respected Friends Whereas we through the Subtile |
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Insinuations of the Evil Spirit Which Worketh in the |
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Children of Disobedience have given Way to a dishonest |
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conversation as is manifest – by our having a child in a |
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short time after marriag which we do acknowledge |
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to be a Skandal to the blessed Truth and a reproach to the pro |
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fessors thereof aknowledging our outgoings and Condemning |
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ourselves hoping that god will forgive us in this respect |
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and all others wherein we have been amiss |
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And we Desire that you our Friends would have a Watchful |
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Eleazar Smith |
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Meribah Smith |
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Isaac Smith is Still Continued to make up the accompts |
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With the Treasurer |
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The Friend that wer appointed to make up accom |
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attend the Quarterly meeting have most of them attended |
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it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle Was read out this meeting and |
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Well accepted the Choice of visiters is refered til ye |
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next monthly meeting |
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6 mo: 1740 |
At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 6th month 1740 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Thomas Smith |
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present Rochester meeting Called none appeared |
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the friend that were appointed to see into Daniel |
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Russells Clearness gives this meeting an account that |
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they find nothing to hinder his intended marriage |
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And Isaac Smith hath made up this meetings accompts |
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With Adam Mott and there remains in the Stock 3:09:06 |
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Daniel Russell and Edith Howland appeared at this |
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Meeting for the answer relating to their taking each |
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other in marriage and their answer was that they might |
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proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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Meeting observing the good order of truth in the perfor |
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mance thereof and Jedidiah Allen and George Soule |
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are appointed to see their marriage Consummated |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Daniel Russell desired leave of this meeting to |
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Sollemnize his marriage on a fourth day Which is |
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granted |
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The visiters Chose for this year ar for Coaksett are |
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Joseph Tripp and Nathanael Potter |
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And for Ponansett Joseph Tucker Jedidiah Allen Abraham |
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Tucker Eliashib Smith Adam Mott and Peleg Smith |
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And for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and Jacob Taber |
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7 mo: 1740 |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 7th month 1740 |
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present George Soule and Jedidiah Allen gives this meet |
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ing an account that Daniel Russells marriage was |
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mannaged in good order as far as they Saw |
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Nathanal Bowdish and Frances Lapham did Lay |
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their intention of marriage before this meeting and |
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were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting |
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for their Answer and John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker are appointed to enquire into Nathanael |
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Bowdishes Clearness respecting marriage and Conver |
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sation and make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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and this meeting is adjourned till the first sixeth day in |
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the eighth month next |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
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3d day of the 8th month 1740 |
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The visiters of our Severall Weekly meetings have |
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given in their accounts of their service in in that |
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affair and they find things for the most part pretty well |
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John Tucker James Barker Adam Mott and William |
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Wood are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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and to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 8th month 1740 |
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this meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker present |
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The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quar |
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terly meeting have attended it Some of them and |
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Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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The Friends that were to inspect into Nathanael |
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Bowdishes Clearness makes report to this meeting |
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that they find nothing to hind his proceedings in his |
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Intended Marriage. |
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Nathanael Bowdish and Frances Lapham appeared at this |
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meeting for their answer in relation to their taking each |
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other in marriage And their answer was that they they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting observing the good order Established amongst |
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friends in the accomplishing thereof |
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And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
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Meeting and well accepted |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 9th month 1740 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker present |
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Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith gives this meeting an |
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account that Nathanael Bowdish and Frances |
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Laphams marriage was Consummated in good |
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Order |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet |
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ing House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 10th month |
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1740 This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker |
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and Joseph Tucker present |
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There was Collected at this meeting for the use of |
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Friends with mony that the women gave in £2:11s=02d |
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This meeting appoints Adam Mott Thomas Smith |
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Joseph Tucker and James Barker to attend the |
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Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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Our ancient Friend John Tucker hath requested of |
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this meeting that Isaac Smith should be appointed in |
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his room to record the Deaths and births of Friends |
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which this meeting hath Consented to an Isaac Smith |
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is appointed for that purpos |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the glazier |
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for glazing done about the meeting House £2 – 12 – 00 |
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and also to pay the overseers ~~~~~~~~~~ 3 – 10 – 00 |
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for halfe a years keeping the meeting House |
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And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appoint |
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=ed overseers for ye meeting House the year insuing |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends Held at our meet |
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=ing House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 11th month |
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1740: this meeting being Called John Howland and |
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Adam Mott present |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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were none of them there by reason of the Difficulty |
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of the Season |
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Adam Mott hath paid to the glazier £2:12s as ordered |
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There was Collected at this meeting — £0:19s=06d |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 12th month 1740 |
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This meeting being Called Thomas Smith present |
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This meeting appoints Abraham Tucker Adam Mott |
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and Peleg Smith to Labour with Daniel Howland |
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to Endeavour that he may Conform so as to be married |
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among friends. |
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And this meeting is adjourned till the 25th day |
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of this Instant |
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This meeting being meet according to adjournment |
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this 25th day of the 12th month 1740 |
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Daniel Howland and Mary Slocum did lay their |
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Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and were desired to wait till the next |
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monthly meeting for their answer |
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And Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith are app |
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ointed to See into ye young mans Clearness respect |
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ing marriage and Conversation and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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(1741) |
At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the first month |
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1741 Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and |
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Abraham Tucker present |
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The Friend that were appointed to See into Daniel |
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Howlands Clearness |
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makes report to this meeting that they find nothing to |
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hinder his intended marriage |
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Daniel Howland and Mary Slocum appeared at this meet |
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ing for their answer in relation to their taking each |
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other in marriage and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting observing the good order of Truth in the |
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accomplishment thereof and Adam Mott and Jedediah |
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Allen are appointed to See thir marriage Consummated |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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There was Collected at this meeting £1:06s:00d |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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And James Tripp hath Sent in a paper to this meeting |
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Signifying his Sorrow for his Disorderly marriage |
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and Desires to Come under the Care of Friends which |
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this meeting takes up with |
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And this meeting is adjourned til the first day in |
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the next month |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment |
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this 3d day of the 2d month 1741 |
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The visiters of Coakset meeting have given in a Com |
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fortable account of their Service in that affair |
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Adam Mott John Howland and James Barker are |
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appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and |
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to Draw an Epistle to ye Same |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 2d month 1741 |
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Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker present |
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The Friends appointed to see Daniel Howlands marriage |
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Consummated makes report to this meeting that it |
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Was performed but not so well in all respects as they |
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Desired. William Gifford and Elisabeth Tripp did lay their |
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Intentions of takeing each other in marriage before |
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this meeting and were desired to wait til the next |
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monthly meeting for their answer |
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And Eliashib Smith and Jedidiah Allen are appointed |
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to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting |
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marriage and conversation and make return to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
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meeting and well accepted |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 3d month |
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1741 This meeting is adjourned til the 27d of this instant |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment |
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this 27 day of the 3d month 1741 this meeting being Called |
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John Howland and Abraham Tucker present |
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The friends appointed to See into William Giffords |
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made inquiry into William Giffords Clearness and find |
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nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage |
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William Gifford and Elisabeth Tripp appeared at |
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this meeting for their answer in relation to their taking |
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Each other in marriage and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Con |
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venient time between this and the next monthly meet |
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ing observing the good order of truth in the performance |
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thereof and Jonathan Wood and Nathanael Potter are |
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appointed to See their marriag Sollemnized and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 22d Day of the 4th month 1741 |
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This meeting being Called Jabez Barker and Peleg Smith |
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present The yearly meeting Epistle from London was read |
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at this meeting to good Sattisfaction |
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The Friends appointed to See William Giffords marriage |
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Consummated makes report to this meeting that it |
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was orderly accomplished |
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John Tucker John Howland and James Barker are |
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Appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting and draw |
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an Epistle to the Same |
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And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed |
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to draw a Certificate for William Russell and his wife |
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they being removed to Oblong9 to live and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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And Adam Mott is appointed to pay to the overseers £3: 10s: 00 |
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for halfe a years keeping the meeting House which he hath done |
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There was a paper presented this meeting Signed by Elisabeth |
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Howland wife of James Howland jur which this meeting |
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accepts and orders that she should read the Same or git |
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Some body to do it publickly on a first day at the end of the |
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Meeting for worship she being present |
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And whereas Thomas Akin hath as we understand taken |
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the oath in common form which being Contrary to our |
|||
principles This meeting therfore appoints John Tucker |
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and Adam Mott to Discource with sd Akin in order |
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to bring him to a Sight of his out goings |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 5th month 1741 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland and Adam Mott |
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present The Friends appointed have Drawn an Epistle |
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to the Quarterly meeting and John Howland hath |
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attended it The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read |
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at this meeting and kindly accepted |
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The visiters Chose for this year are for Ponagansett |
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ar Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker Jedidiah Allen |
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and Peleg Smith for Coaksett Jonathan Wood and |
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Nathanael Potter |
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And For Cushnot Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen |
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This meeting hath received a Certificate Signed by |
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Friends of Sandwich Concerning their unity with Eliphal Harper[?] her |
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and her good Conversation whilst she abode wth them |
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Recommending her to our care which was red to the |
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good Sattisfaction of this meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 17 day of ye 6 month 1741 |
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This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker and John Howland |
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present And it is referred to the Consideration of the Quarter |
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ly meeting whither if any of our young Friends should go out and |
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marry in the Common way of other people that the visiters |
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dealing with them Should be Sufficient or whither the monthly |
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meeting proceed further in dealing with them before Denial |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 7 month 1741 |
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This meeting being Called James Barker and Adam Mott |
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present Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith are appointed |
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to Inspect into the Circumstances of George Soules removal |
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and to Draw a certificate if they think propper |
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And John Russell and Thomas Smith is added to them for |
|||
that purpose And make report to the next monthly meeting |
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Eliashib Smith and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] is chosen to inspect into |
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the Circumstance of Richard Smiths removal and to |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this Second |
|||
day of the 8th month 1741 John Tucker Joseph Russell and |
|||
Adam Mott are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting |
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The visiters of Coaksett have given in their account |
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of what they have done as to visiting Friends families |
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and that they had Generally pretty good Sattisfaction |
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There was Collected at this meeting — — - 0:16=03 |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our |
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Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19 day of ye 8 month |
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1741 This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker present The Friends appointed to attend the |
|||
Quarterly meeting have done it and drawn an Epistle |
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to the Same as appointed |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted |
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There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for George |
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Soule and his wife and another for Richard Smith and |
|||
his wife in order to go to the monthly meeting at Mama |
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roneck in the Government of New york |
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|
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At a Monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 9 month 1741 |
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This meeting being called John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker present |
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John Gifford and Bathsheba Lapham did lay their intentions |
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of taking each other in marriage before this meeting |
|||
and were Desired to wait til the next monthly meeting for |
|||
their answer and John Russell and Jedidiah Allen are |
|||
appointed to Enquire into ye young mans Clearness respect |
|||
ing marriage and Conversation and make return to the |
|||
next monthly meeting |
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There was an Epistle read in this meeting from the year |
|||
ly meeting in Pensilvania baring 1723 and there was |
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one Paragraf recommended therein which Friends are |
|||
desired Duly to Consider for the future the thing was that |
|||
if any Friend or any under the Care of friends should apply |
|||
themselves to any that under Culler [color] of any art shal pre |
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tend to find things lost or stolen that they should be speedily |
|||
dealt with10 |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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This meeting being Called Eliashib Smith and John Howland |
|||
present The Friends appointed to Inspect into John Giffords |
|||
Clearness gives this meeting an account that they have |
|||
Mad Enquiry and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in |
|||
his Intended marriage |
|||
And John Gifford and Bathsheba Lapham appeared at this |
|||
meeting for their [answer] relating to their taking Each other in mar |
|||
riage And their Answer was that they might proceed to take |
|||
Each other in marriage in Some Convenient time between |
|||
this and the next monthly meeting observing the good |
|||
order of Truth in the accomplishing thereof |
|||
And John Russell and Abraham Tucker are appointed |
|||
to See their marriage Consummated and make return |
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to the next monthly meeting |
|||
There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends |
|||
The Sum of £4:11:02 with what ye women gave in |
|||
And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay £3:10s:00d for the |
|||
Last halfe years keeping the meeting |
|||
The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are |
|||
James Barker Joseph Tucker and Adam Mott and to |
|||
Draw an Epistle to the Same The visiters of Cushnot |
|||
have given in their account of their service |
|||
and this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting |
|||
This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
|||
first day of the 11th month 1741 |
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Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed to |
|||
oversee the meeting House the year Insuing |
|||
And Adam Mott hath paid the 3:10 as ordered |
|||
The visiters of Apongansett have given in their account |
|||
that they have done something relating to visiting friends |
|||
families |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 11th month 1741 |
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This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker and Adam |
|||
Mott present John Russell gives this meeting an account |
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that John Giffords marriage was Consummated in the |
|||
good order of Truth as far as [he?] Could understand |
|||
the Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
|||
have all attended it but Adam Mott And Drawn an |
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And Silas Kerby [Kirby] and Elisabeth Russell did lay their |
|||
Intentions of taking Each other in marriage befor |
|||
this meeting and wer desired to wait til the next |
|||
Monthly Meeting for their answer and John Russell |
|||
And Jedidiah Allen are appointed to Enquire into the |
|||
young mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conversa |
|||
tion and make return to the next Monthly Meeting |
|||
and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
|||
meeting and well accepted |
|||
|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 12th month 1741 |
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this meeting being Called James Barker present Francis |
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Allen and Rebeckah Tucker did lay their intentions |
|||
of taking each other in marriage before this |
|||
meeting and were desired to wait til the next |
|||
monthly meeting for their answer and James Barker |
|||
and John Howland are appointed to See into the young |
|||
mans Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and |
|||
make return to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And whereas Isaac Howlands Daughter Meribah |
|||
hath gone out of the good order Established amongst us in |
|||
Contracting marriage with one that is not under the Care |
|||
of friends and her first Cousin the[re]fore this meeting appoints |
|||
Peleg Smith and George Smith to assist the Women in Labor |
|||
ing with her to see if they bring her to a Sight of her out |
|||
goings. And this meeting is adjourned til the 24th of this instant |
|||
This meeting being met according to adjournment this 24th |
|||
of the first 12th month 1741 |
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We understand that Seth Allen hath gone out of the |
|||
good order Established amongst friends in marriage |
|||
therefore this meeting appoints John Russell and |
|||
Abraham Tucker to Speak with him to See if he doth |
|||
Any ways incline to make Sattisfaction and make return |
|||
to the next monthly meeting |
|||
And also Abraham Wing having Committed the like |
|||
offence Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott to Speak With |
|||
him and bring their account to the next monthly |
|||
Meeting |
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|
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 1st month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland and Thomas |
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Smith present The Friends appointed to see into Silas |
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Kerbys [Kirby] Clearness makes report to this meeting that |
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they find nothing to Hinder his proceedings in his intend |
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ed marriage |
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And James Barker gives this meeting an account |
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that he hath made Inquiry into Fra[n]cis Allens Clearness |
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and finds nothing to Hinder his intended marriage |
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Silas Kerby [Kirby] and Elisabeth Russell appeared at this |
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meeting for their Answer relating to their taking Each |
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other in marriage and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other in marriage in |
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Some Convenient time between this and the next |
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monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth in the |
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accomplishment thereof |
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And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed to |
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See their marriage Consummated in the abovesd order |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Francis Allen and Rebeckah Russell Tucker appeared |
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at this meeting for their Answer in Respect to their taking |
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Each other in marriage And their answer was that |
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they might proceed to take each other in marriage |
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In Some Convenient time betwe this and the next |
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monthly meeting observing the good order of truth |
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in the performance thereof And John Howland and |
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Joseph Tucker are appointed in the performance |
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thereof to see it accomplished orderly and make |
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return to the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly |
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Meeting are Eliashib Smith James Barker and Joseph |
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Tucker and to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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there was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends |
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one pound eight Shillings and nine pence |
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Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account |
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that they have ^not discoursed with Seth Allen therefore |
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they are Still Continued to do it and bring in their account |
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to the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting hath received a paper from |
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ly marriage which this meeting thinke best to Con |
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sider further of therefore the matter is refered |
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And whereas David Akin being about to remove |
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with his family to Oblong to live he Desires a Certi |
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ficate therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Howland |
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Peleg Smith and George Smith to make inquiry into |
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his Circumstances and Draw one accordingly if they |
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think propper |
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And whereas William Ricketson hath of Late Enter |
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tained Certain Eronious notions Contrary to our |
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principles this meeting appoints Benjamin Allen |
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Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith to Labour with |
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him in order to reclaim his Judgment in the premi |
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=ses And to let him know that if he will persist |
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in the Same Friends must proceed to Deny him |
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The Vis[i]ters of Coakset have give in an account that they have |
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in writing of their Service in visiting friends families |
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And this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting |
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This meeting being meet according to adjournment this 2d Day |
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of the 2d month 1742 |
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John Howland ^and Adam Mott are appointed with the rest that was |
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Chosen to attend the Quarterly Meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the Second month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland and Thomas Smith presin[t] |
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Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith gives this meeting an account |
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that Silas Kerbys [Kirby] marriage was Consummated in |
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the good order of truth according to their Judgment |
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And John Howland gives this meeting an account that |
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he was at Frances [Francis] Allens marriage and Saw nothing |
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but that it was carried on in good order |
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And Adam Mott hath attended the Quarterly meeting |
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and there was an Epistle Drawn and sent |
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the Friends appointed to Discource with Seth Allen |
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not having done it they ar Still Continued to do it and |
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bring in their account to the next monthly meeting |
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The Friends appointed to draw David Akins Certificate |
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not having done are Still continued to do it and bring |
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it to the next monthly meeting |
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the next monthly meeting |
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The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting |
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and well accepted |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet |
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ing House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 3d m[o] |
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1742 this meeting being Called John Howland present |
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There was a Condemnation drawn up and Signed at |
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this meeting against Seth Allen and Jabez Barker |
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is appointed to read it at the end of the meeting of |
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Worship on a first day between this and the next monthly |
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meeting: And there was a Certificate Signed at this |
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meeting for David Akin and Directed to Friends |
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Mamaronak |
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And Whereas there hath been a great deal of Labour bestow |
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ed upon William Ricketson in order to bring him to |
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a right Sence of his out goings but altogether |
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Seemingly to no Effect therefore this meeting appoints |
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John Tucker and Isaac Smith to Draw up a Condem |
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nation against him and bring it to the next monthly |
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Meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet |
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ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of ye 4 m 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Russell and Thomas Smith |
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present Jabez Barker hath read Seth Allens Con |
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demnation as appointed and is as followeth |
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Whereas, Seth Allen of Dartmouth in the County |
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of Bristol in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay |
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in New England hath of late married out of the |
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good order Established amongst us the people Called |
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Quakers and taken one that was not in unity |
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with us And also Seems to Justify fidling and Dancing |
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in his House which practice has always been Contrary |
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to our profession and Friends Have laboured with |
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him in love to reform him but he refused to hear them |
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therefore this meeting gives this forth as a Testimony |
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against Such practices Denying him the sd Seth Allen |
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to be one in unity with us the people Called Quakers |
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Sincerely desireing he may Come to a Sight of his out |
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goings and find mercy with the Lord |
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Signed by order and in the behalfe of sd meeting this 17th d |
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of the 4th month 1742 by John Tucker Clerk |
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And Thomas Akin was at this meeting And hath |
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made Something of acknowledgment as to his taking |
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the oath as mentioned Some time past and he desires |
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Still to remain under our Care which is granted |
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and William Ricketsons Condemnation was drawn |
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up and brought to this meeting and John Tucker |
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hath signed it by order and in the behalfe of this |
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meeting and is ordered to read it or git Some by [body?] to do it |
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on a first day after the meeting of Worship |
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between this and the next monthly meeting |
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And this meeting is adjourned til the first sixth day in the next |
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Month |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
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2d Day of the 5th month 1742 |
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This meeting received an Epistle from the yearly Meeting |
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at London and it was kindly accepted |
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And Joseph Russell and Jabez Barker was Chosen to |
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attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw an Epistle |
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to the Same |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 19th of the 5th month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland Adam Mott |
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present and William Ricketsons Condemnation hath |
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been read according to the order of the last monthly |
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meeting And is as followeth |
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Whereas William Ricketson of Dartmouth in |
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the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachuset[t]s |
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Bay in New England being one that hath for many |
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years made profession with us the People Called |
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Quakers yet for want of keeping to the Spirit of truth |
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hath let in and given Way to strange and wrong notions |
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Contrary to our profession two of which articles |
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are as followeth firstly that Adam was in a better |
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State after he had transgressed against the Command |
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of God than he was in before Secondly that from Adam |
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to the Coming of Christ in the flesh the wickedest of |
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Men brought as much honour to God as the Righteous |
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these with many more Such like notions he doth Stand |
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upon him from time to time in order to bring him of |
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from his errors but he still rejects our Counsel |
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for which for the Clearing of our Holy profession |
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We give this forth as a publick Testimony against it |
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denying him the Sd William Ricketson to be one in unity |
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With us the people called Quakers truly desireing that |
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sight wherin hath mist the Way and that Good may Shew him |
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Mercy Given forth at our monthly meeting held in dartmouth on the |
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21 day of the 4 month 1742 and Signed by order and read |
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in behalfe of Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk |
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This meeting hath Collected with forty Shillings that the women |
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gave in the Sum of £4:12:0 |
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Our friend Hannah Jenkinson was at this meetin and |
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her Certificate was read to good Sattisfaction |
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And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this |
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meeting to good Sattisfaction |
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And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the |
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Overseers of the meeting House the sum of £5:10s:00d |
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for keeping the meeting House and for gutters to ye windows |
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And whereas Hannah Wing Daughter of Edward Wing |
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deceased and Meribah Howland daughter of Isaac |
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Howland have both of them gone out of the good order |
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Established among Friends and married those |
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that were not under our Care therefor this meeting |
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appoints Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith to draw up |
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Something in order to Clear the truth of them and |
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bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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And Jabez Barker hath attended the Quarterly Meet |
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ing and drawn an Epistle to ye Same |
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and this meeting hath received the Quarterly meeting |
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Epistle which was read and well accepted |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends of Held at our |
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Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 6th |
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month 1742 This meeting being Called John Howland |
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and Adam Mott present |
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The visiters Chosen for this year are for Coakset |
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Joseph Tripp and John Mosher for Ponagansett |
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Adam Mott Abraham Tucker Jedidiah Allen and |
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Peleg Smith And for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and |
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There was a Condemnation Signed at this meeting |
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against Hannah Mosher |
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And whereas Meribah Briggs hath Sent in a paper |
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Signifying her sorrow for her outgoings this meeting |
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appoints Peleg Smith and George Smith to go once more |
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with the women that advised with her before to |
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Endevor to know her Sincerity |
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And whereas Eliphal Harper being about to remove |
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to Pensilvania to live She desires a Certificate |
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And Joseph Tucker and Isaac Smith are appointed to assist |
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the women in making inquiry whither things are clear and |
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Draw up a Certificate for her if nothing be found to hinder |
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And Benjamin Lapham being removed to a place Called |
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Situate to live in Rhoad Island Government he desires |
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a Certificate therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Howland |
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and Peleg Smith to make inspection into the matter and if |
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they find things Clear to Draw one and bring it to the next |
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monthly meeting |
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Adam Mott hath paid £5:10s:00d to ye overseers as ordered |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 7 month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called Adam Mott and John Howland |
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present |
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There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for |
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Benjamin Lapham |
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There was Collected at this meeting £1: 03s: 03d |
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And this meeting is adjorned til the first 6th day in ye next month |
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This meeting being met according to adjournment this |
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first day of the 8th month 1742 |
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The visiters of Ponaganset and Coakset have given in |
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their account of the Service |
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And whereas Francis Tripp hath through ignorance |
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as he Saith taken the oath in Some time past he hath |
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Sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying his sorrow |
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for the trouble of Friends in that affair and his own |
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unwatchfulness which this meeting accepts of |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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are John Howland Thomas Smith and Joseph Tucker |
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and to Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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Harper |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet |
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ing House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 8th month |
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1742 This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker present |
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Hannah Moshers Condemnation was read at this |
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and is as followeth |
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Whereas Hannah Mosher wife of George Mosher |
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and Daughter of Edward Wing and Sarah his wife |
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Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the Province |
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of the Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England deseaced [deceased] |
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being one that was Educated in the way of Truth her |
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Father and Mother both professing with us the peo |
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ple Called Quakers yet for want of keeping to |
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her Education hath gone and married one that |
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under our Care in the Common way of other people |
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although advised to the Contrary for which her |
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Disorderly proceedings we can do no less than give |
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this forth as a Testimony against her denying her |
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the Sd Hannah Mosher to be one in unity with us |
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the aforesd People yet Sincerely desiring that She |
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may Come to a Sight and Sence of her out goings |
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and find mercy with the Lord |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth |
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on the 18th day of the 8th month 1742 |
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And Signed by order of the Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly |
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Meeting have done it and Drawn an Epistle to |
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the Same The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read |
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at this meeting and kindly accepted |
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And whereas Timothy Russell the Son of John Russell |
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hath desired a Certificate of this meeting of his Clearness |
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relating to marriage and Conversation to the monthly |
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meeting at Greenwich he being about to marry a young |
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woman belonging to them parts and Isaac Smith and |
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Isaac Howland are appointed to inquire into the |
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Matter and Draw one if they find things Clear and bring |
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it to the next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1742 |
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Tucker present The Friends appointed to Draw up |
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a Certificate for Timothy Russell have done it |
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and it was Signed at this meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 10th month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland and Adam Mott |
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Present: There was Collected at this meeting 2:18=06 |
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and this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the overseers |
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the Sum of 3 pound ten Shillings for half a years keeping |
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the meeting House And this meeting hath received forty |
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Shillings of the Women towards keeping the meeting House |
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and Adam Mott hath paid the £3:10s as above ordered |
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The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting |
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are Benjamin Allen John Howland and Peleg Smith |
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and to draw an Epistle to ye same |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 11th month 1742 |
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this meeting being Called James Barker and Isaac Howland |
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present John Howland and Peleg Smith hath attended |
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the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting |
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House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 12th month 1742 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham |
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Tucker present the Quarterly meeting Epistle was |
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read at this meeting and well accepted |
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And Whereas Holder Slocums daughte Alice is gone |
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and Married out of the good order Established amongst |
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friends this meeting therefore appoints James Barker |
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Abraham Tucker and Jedidiah Allen to talk with |
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Sd Slocum to See how clear he hath kept him Selfe |
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and to give Suitable advice as they may think propper |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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and whereas John Allen hath Signifyed that he |
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hath a mind to move with his family into the |
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Western parts to live this meeting therefore |
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appoints John Russell and Isaac Smith with the |
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visiters to mak enquiry into his Circumstances |
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and if they think Suitable draw up a certificat for |
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him and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our |
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meeting House in Dartmouth on the 21st day of |
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the first month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called Adam Mott and Abraham |
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Tucker present : Peleg Gifford and Abigail Shepherd |
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Did lay their intentions of taking each other |
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in marriage before this meeting and were desired |
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to wait til the next monthly meeting for their |
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answer and |
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There was Collected att this meeting for the |
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use of Friends two pounds nine Shillings and two pence |
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The Friends appointed to discource with Holder Slocum |
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have done it but not being fully Sattisfied the |
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matter is refered til the next monthly meeting |
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The visiters have given in their account in |
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Writing to this meeting |
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This meeting hath Signed a Certificate for John Allen |
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There was a paper read at this meeting Signed |
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by Meribah Briggs Signifying her Sorrow for |
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her out goings which this meeting accepts of and |
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She to remain under our Care |
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And whereas the Widow Mary Davel [Davol] hath a mind |
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to remove into the Western parts to live with |
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her Son in Law and desires a Certificate this meeting |
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therefore this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood and |
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John Mosher to inquire into her Circumstances |
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And Draw one if they think fit and bring it to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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And James Barker Peleg Smith and Abraham Tucker |
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are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting |
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and to Draw an Epistle to the Same – – – – – |
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At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting in Dartmouth |
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on the 18 day of the 2d month 1743 This meeting being Called |
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James Barker and Peleg Smith present Peleg Gifford and |
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Abigail Shepherd appeared at this meeting Desiring their answer |
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in relation to their taking each other in marriage and their an= |
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swer was that they might proceed to take each other in mar- |
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riage observing the good order Established amongst friends |
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In the performance thereof and John Howland and Henry |
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Hedly are appointed to see their marriag Consummated in |
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And Peleg Smith hath attended the Quarterly meeting and |
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there was an Epistle drawn and Sent |
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And Thomas Smith being Lately come home from Pensilvania |
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hath brought a certificate with him from the monthly meeting |
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In New Garden which Was read to our Sattisfaction And there |
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Was a Certificate brought to this meeting and Signed for the |
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Widow Davel [Davol] & this meeting hath had a Consideration upon |
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the paper that Was sent to the Last monthly meeting by Thomas |
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Taber And It is ye Conclution of this meeting that It should be |
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accepted And he to remain under our Care |
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The Friends appointed to Speak with Nathaniel Kerby [Kirby] and his |
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Wife have done it but have not received full Sattisfaction |
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but are not without hopes therefore ye matter is refered |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth on ye 16th Day of the 3d month 1743 John Howland |
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present John Howland and Henry Hedly gives this meeting an |
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account that Peleg Gifford and Abigail Shepherds marriage |
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Was Consummated In good order as far as they Saw |
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Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are chose to draw up a paper of |
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Condemnation against Mary Wood Widow of Isaac Wood Late decesed |
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for marrying out of ye order Established amongst Friends |
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At a monthly meeting of [Friends] held at our meeting House In Dartmouth |
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on ye 20 day of the 4 month 1743 This meeting being Called John |
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Howland and Abraham Tucker present |
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And whereas the Friends appointed to draw up Mary Woods Condem |
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nation not having done it ar Still Continued to do it against ye |
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next monthly meeting: Collected at this meeting – – – 2 – 06 – 00 |
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And the Tresurer is ordered to pay to the overseers £5- 09s- 08d for |
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ye Last halfe years keeping ye meeting House And for Some other |
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business done about sd House |
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And the Tresurer hath paid the abovesd mony to ye overseers |
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The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly Meeting are James |
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Barker Thomas Smith & Joseph Tucker and Draw an Epistle to |
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the Same |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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In Dartmouth on ye 18th of ye 5th month 1743 Isaac Howland |
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And Peleg Smith present Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith have drawn |
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up Mary Woods Condemnation and it was read in this meeting |
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Whereas Mary Wood Late wife of Isaac Wood deceas’d of Dart |
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=mouth In the County of Bristol In ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay In |
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New England And now wife of Charles Brownell being One that |
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in her first Husbands days made profession with us the |
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People Called Quakers but for want of having a due regard there- |
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-unto hath of Late married to one that is not in profession with |
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us Contrary to ye good advice of Friends that hath from time to time |
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been Given for which disorderly proceeding we Can do no less but give |
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this forth as a Condemnation against her denying her ye sd Mary |
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Wood to Now the Wife of Charles Brownell aforesd to be one in |
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unity with us but truly desiring if it be the will of God She may |
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Come to a sence of her out goings And find mercy |
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Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth on |
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the 18th day of the 5th month And 1743 and Signed by order of sd |
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Meeting by – – – |
John Tucker Clerk. |
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And also Alice Slocums Condemnation for the lik[e] offence was |
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drawn up and brought this meeting and Is as followeth |
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Whereas Alice Slocum daughter of Holder Slocum of Dartmouth in |
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ye County of Bristol In ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay In New England |
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being one that hath had her Education among us the people Called |
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Quakers but for want of keeping to the Spirit of Truth In her Selfe |
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and taking the wholesom advice of Friends that hath been duely |
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given her hath let her mind out and married to one that is not in |
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Unity with us for which disorderly proceedings we Can do less but |
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give forth this as a Testimony against it denying her the sd Alice |
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now wife of Job Almy to be one in unity with us yet we do |
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Sincerely desire that she Come to unfeigned Repentance and |
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find mercy Given forth at our monthly meeting held in |
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Dartmouth on the 18 day of ye 5th month 1743 and Signed by order= |
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of sd meeting by |
John Tucker Clerk |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw |
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an Epistle to the Same have done it as appointed |
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This meeting hath received an Epistle from the yearly meeting |
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in London which was read to good Sattisfaction baring date 1742 |
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And the Quarterly meetings Epistle was read to good Sattisfaction |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house In |
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Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 6 ^month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker & Joseph Tucker present |
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The Visiters Chose for Coakset for this year are William Wood Jonathan |
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Served the Last year And the Same friend that Served the Last |
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year for Cushnot are Continued And Whereas Robert Tripp as we |
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understand hath been Guilty of Some Defraud toward the High Sheriff |
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of ye County of Bristol And hath been Cited Several times to this Meet |
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ing but Refuses or Neglects to Come therefore this meeting appoints |
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Christopher Gifford Nathll Potter & Joseph Tripp to talk wth him and |
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desire him to Come to ye Next monthly meeting in order to make |
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the Meeting Sattisfaction or else he may Expect Judgment to go |
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forth against him. And Robert mosher and Sarah Lawton did lay |
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their Intentions of taking each other In marriage before this |
|||
Meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting |
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for their answer & Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood are appointed |
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to make Enquiry Into ye young mans Clearness and |
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make return to ye next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth on the 22 day of ye 7th month 1743 This meeting being |
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Called Adam Mott & Abraham Lawton present |
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Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawton did Lay their Intentions of |
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taking Each other In marriage before this meeting and were |
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desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their |
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answer and Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood are appointed |
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to make Enquiry into the young mans Clearness and make return |
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to ye next monthly meeting11 |
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And ye visitters of Coakset have given In their account in |
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Writing. There was Collected at this meeting – – £1-09-00 |
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And Whereas Robert Tripp hath not appeared but hath Sent |
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Some Excuce to this meeting Joseph Tripp is appointed to |
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Let him know that We Expect Some Sattisfaction at the |
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Next monthly meeting or else Judgment must go forth against |
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him And this meeting is adjourned till ye first sixth day in next month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
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7th day of ye 8m 1743 the Coakset visiter signifies that they |
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have visited the families of Friends for the most part under their |
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Care and find things for the most part as Well as they Could Expect |
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And we received no account from Cushnot |
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John Tucker John Howland Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker |
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are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an |
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Epistle to the Same |
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House In Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 8th month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called Jedidiah Allen & Isaac Smith |
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present there was a Certificate read at this meeting Signed |
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by our friends at Nantucket Concerning their unity with |
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Jonathan Hussey & his wives removal from thence to |
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dwell amongst us which was well accepted |
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The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have |
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done all Except John Tucker and Drawn an Epistle |
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to the Same as appointed |
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and the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and |
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Well accepted |
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Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawton appeared at this meet |
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-ing for their answer and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other In marriage In some |
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Convenient time between this & the next monthly meet |
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ing observing the good ord established amongst us In the |
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accomplishing thereof and Jonathan Wood and Nathaniel |
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Potter are appointed to See their marriage Consummated |
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annd make return to the next monthly meeting |
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Robert Tripp hath appeared at this meeting and Some |
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Sattisfaction & Signifies that he hopes that he Shall do |
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Something further at the next monthly meeting |
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And Whereas we understand that the books that the month |
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ly meeting Subscribed for are printed and the mony is |
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Wanting to pay for it therefore John Howland is appoin |
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ted to git the mony and procure the books for the monthly |
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meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 9 month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called Thomas Smith and Abraham |
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Tucker present Nathll Potter makes report to this meet |
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ing that Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawtons marriage |
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Consummated In the good order of Truth |
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And Daniel Wood Jur. and Mary Wady laid their Intention |
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of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and were |
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desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer |
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John Howland and James Barker are appointed to See Into the |
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young mans Clearness Concerning marriage and Conversation |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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and Robert Tripp hath made Sattisfaction to this meeting Concer |
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ning the matter about the high sheriff |
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The matter about the book is refered till next monthly meeting |
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And Whereas Joseph Jennings & his wife hath desired that they |
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and their famly might be taken under the Care of this meeting |
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this meeting agree to take them under their Care |
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And there hath been Some Conference about reparing the |
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meeting House Which is refered to next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friend held at our meeting House in |
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Dartmouth on the 19 day of the 10th month 1743 |
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This meeting is adjourned till the first sixth day Ju the next month |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 6th day |
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Day of the 11 month 1743 Daniel Wood & Mary Wady appeared |
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at this meeting for their answer & their answer was that |
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they might proceed to take each other in marriage In Some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting observing the Good order Established among Friends |
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In the accomplishment thereof & James Barker and John |
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Howland are appointed to See their marriage Consummated |
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in the abovesd order and make return to the next monthly |
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meeting And the matter Concerning the books is refered till next |
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monthly meeting There was Collected at this meeting 2£-03-04 |
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also the Women gave forty Shillings – – – 2 -00-00 |
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The Tresurer is ordered to pay to the overseers 4£-05-00 |
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for halfe a years keeping the meeting house |
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And Adam Mott Stephen Willcock and James Barker |
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are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and |
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Draw an Epistle to the Same |
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And the Tresurer hath paid the 4£-5s as ordered |
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And this meeting appoints John Howland James Barker |
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Thomas Smith Isaac Howland and Joseph Tucker a Comtte |
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to Consider after what manner to repair or add to the meeting |
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house and to go forward with it as they think propper |
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Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed to |
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to oversee the meeting House the year Insuing |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House |
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on in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 11th month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called Thomas Smith and Isaac Howland |
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present John Howland and James Barker gives this |
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meeting an account that Daniel Wood and Mary Wadys |
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to their Judgment Adam Mott and Stephen Willcock hath |
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attended the Quarterly meeting & Drawn an Epistle to |
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the Same as appointed And the Quarterly meeting Epistle |
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Was read at this meeting & well accepted |
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And this meeting hath received the books Called George Foxes |
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primmers In number 150 and it is Concluded that they |
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may be Sold for 3 shilling a piece12 |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House In Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 12 month 1743 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland & Abraham Tucker |
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present Daniel Gifford son of Timothy Gifford and Ann How |
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land Daughther of Isaac Howland Did lay their Intentions of |
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taking Each other in marriage before this meeting and |
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Were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for |
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their answer and Jedidiah Allen & John Russell are ap |
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pointed to make Enquiry Into the young mans Clearness |
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as to marriag and Conversation and make return to |
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the next monthly meeting |
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And whereas Abigail Kirby doth proceed at times to |
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appear in publick Testimony Contrary to the advice of |
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of the monthly meeting Therefore John Howland and Adam |
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Mott are appointed to Labour further with her to |
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persuade to be silent |
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And Whereas Sarah Brownell daughter of Joseph Brownell |
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hath of late gone out of order and married with one that |
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is not under our care therefore this meeting orders |
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Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith to draw her Condemnation |
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And bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House In |
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Dartmouth on the 19 day of the first month 1743/44 this meeting being |
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Called John Howland & Adam Mott present |
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Thomas Smith and Experience Chase did Lay their Intentions of |
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taking each other in marriage before this meeting and were desired |
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to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer and |
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James Barker & John Shephard are appointed to Inspect into his |
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Clearness and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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and John Park of Grotton in the Colony of Connecticut and |
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Sarah Gifford Daughter did lay their intention of marriage |
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monthly meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and Stephen |
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Willcock are appointed to see that things are Clear and bring |
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in their account to the next monthly meeting |
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The visitters of Coakset and Cushnot have goven in their |
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accounts In writing to this meeting of their Service |
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The Friends apointed to See Into Daniel Giffords Clearness gives |
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this meeting an account that they find nothing to hinder |
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his proceedings |
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And Daniel Gifford and Ann Howland appeared at this meet |
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ing for their and their answer was that they might proceed |
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to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time |
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between this and the next monthly meeting observing the |
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good order Established amongst us In the accomplishing thereof |
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And Peleg Smith and George Smith are appointed to See their |
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Marriage Consummated and make return to the next monthly |
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meeting. And the matter Concerning Abigail Kerby is refered |
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till the next monthly meeting |
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There was a paper of Condemnation Signed at this meeting |
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against Sarah Brownell and is as followeth – – |
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Whereas Sarah Peckham now Brown Daughter of Joseph |
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Brownell and now the wife of Stephen Peckhan jur of Dartmouth |
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In the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachussets Bay |
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in New England being one that was Esteamed under the Care |
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of Friends yet for want of keeping to the principles of truth |
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as it is held and mainted amongst us the People Called Quaker |
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hath gone and married one that is not under our Care |
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out of the order Established amongst us although Duly advises |
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to the Contrary for which Disorderly Proceeding we find it |
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our Duty to give this forth as a Testimony against denying |
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The sd Sarah Peckham to be one in unity with us the aforesd |
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People Truly Desiring that she may Come to a Sence of her |
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Outgoing and find mercy Given forth at our monthly meet |
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ing held In Dartmouth on the 19 day of the first month 1743/4 |
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Signed by order of sd meeting by |
John Tucker Clerk |
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And this meeting Is adjournd till the months meeting |
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This meeting being mett according to adjournment this |
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this 6th day of the 2d month 1744 |
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The visiters the on In a Generall Way belonging to this |
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meeting have given in their accounts that they have |
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the mill River and Coakset River |
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John Tucker Joseph Tucker & John Howland are appoited |
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to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to the same |
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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting |
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House In Dartmouth on the 16 day of 2d month 1744 |
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This meeting being Called John Howland & Jedidiah Allen |
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present The Friend appointed to See into Thomas Smith Clearness |
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makes report to this meeting that they find nothing to hinder |
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his Intended marriage & we understand that things are clear |
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relating to John Park |
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And Thomas Smith and Experience Chase appeared at this |
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meeting for their answer and their answer was that they |
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might proceed to take each other In marriage In some |
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Convenient time between this and the next monthly |
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meeting observing the Good order Established amongst Friend |
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In the accomplishment thereof |
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And John Park and Sarah Gifford likewise appeared at |
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this meeting desiring their answer and their answer was |
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that they might proceed as abov/d |
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And Peleg & George Smith gives this meeting an account |
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that Daniel Gifford and Ann Howlands Marriage Was Consum |
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mated in good order |
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And Johnson Tucker hath attended the Quarterly meeting |
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and there was an Epistle drawn and Sent as ordered |
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This meeting hath received an Epistle from the Quarterly |
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meetin which was read and well accepted |
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And the was Collected at this meeting – – 1£ – 16s – 08d |
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And there a Complant brought to this meeting against Robert |
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Rebert Tripp that he is Indebted to William Davels blacksmith and |
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doth neglect to pay it Therefore this meeting doth appoint |
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Jedidiah Wood and Christopher Gifford to see into the matter |
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and make return to the next monthly meeting |
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And Whereas Meribah Slocum is about to remove to Newport |
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to Live and Desires a Certificate |
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Therefore this meeting appoints John Howland & Adam Mott |
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to prepare one and bring it to the next monthly meeting |
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And Joseph Russell and John Howland are appointed to see |
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Thomas Smith and Ex |