Box 1
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Meeting house book, 1695-1785
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.
Book of collections and expenses, 1717-1836
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.
Second Book of records, 1740-1837
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.
Third Book of records, 1837-1857
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.
Old Meeting House Book, 1755-1795
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.
Old Meeting House Book, 1795-1825, 1852, 1857
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.
Society records, 1825-1866
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.