At a town Meeting held in Deerfield Dec^r. y^e1_1760 M^r David Field was chose mod
voted to Give M^r Ashley for a Salery
the Currant year the Sum of Eighty pound
in consideration of y^e [ ]
voted that L. Field Sam Childs and David
Hoit be a Comtt^ee to provide M^r Ashley
his fire wood this year or to agree
with Some person or persons to do the
Same
voted y^e Select men be a comtt^ee to pass
accounts & to settle acctt With y^e Town
Treasurer this year.
voted to allow 2/8 of Day for Sumar work
& 2/ for fall work & a team Equal to
a man this year
voted that En^s Barnard L^en field & Williams Cap^t. Wells D hoit
be a comtt^ee to Get the old School house
Removed and with that & other material
y^e shall be necessary to Erect a ferry house on
y^e west Side of y^e Country Rhode at y^e foot of

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The December 1760 Deerfield town meeting considered five items of business. They annually deliberated the minister's salary and provision of his firewood; eighty pounds salary was agreed upon. Other business included the removal of the old school house and the decision to re-use the lumber to build a ferry house at the foot of Pine Hill near the Deerfield River.

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