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Contains 7 Results:

Meeting house book, 1695-1785

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 3
Scope and Contents

This volume contains the records related to the construction, maintenance, and administration of the first meeting house. The volume includes financial records, meeting minutes, lists of contributors and benefactors, and pew seat assignments.

Dates: 1695-1785

Book of collections and expenses, 1717-1836

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 4
Scope and Contents

This volume contains financial records for the First Church in Marblehead. The records primarily list the expenses for bread and wine used in Communion, referred to as "Church Stock". Also indicated are the sum totals of daily collections. These daily collections would likely have been for the Sabbath School.

Dates: 1717-1836

Second Book of records, 1740-1837

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 1
Scope and Contents

This volume of church records contains lists of members, baptismal records, marriage records, records of admission. Also included are church meeting minutes and copies of some ministerial communications.

Dates: 1740-1837

Third Book of records, 1837-1857

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

This volume largely contains membership records, such as marriage records, baptismal records, and lists of admissions, as well as administrative records, such as church meeting minutes and committee reports. Also included are the final wills and testaments of William and Hannah Reed.

Dates: 1837-1857

Old Meeting House Book, 1755-1795

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 5
Scope and Contents

This volume contains the records of the Congregational Society and Proprietors of the Church. The volume contains administrative records, such as meeting minutes and committee reports, and financial records, largely related to the valuation and taxation of pews.

Dates: 1755-1795

Old Meeting House Book, 1795-1825, 1852, 1857

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 6
Scope and Contents

This volume contains the records of the Congregational Society and Proprietors of the Church. The volume contains a list of society members, administrative records, such as meeting minutes and committee reports, and financial records, largely related to the valuation and taxation of pews. Also included is a copy of the 1824 acts of incorporation for the church and a copy of a manuscript written by Josiah Cotton about the Cotton family and its relation to Marblehead.

Dates: 1795-1825, 1852, 1857

Society records, 1825-1866

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 7
Scope and Contents

This volume contains records concerning the parish society and building proprietors. The records include treasurer accounts, tax collections, committee meeting minutes, quarterly and annual reports, and records of votes.

Dates: 1825-1866