Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-20
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1
mington, Vermont, contain the following
bit Of history showing how the town set
tied a. Enthusiastically odd years ago, at q
"salleryr Of thirty pounds paid in labor:
"WuAINaToN, April ye 26, 1881.
Public Notis is hereby given to Che in
habitants Of this Town 10 meet atthe meet
ing house on wednesday the Ninth Day Of
may next at three O'Clock afternoon TO act
ON the following articles viz first choose q
moderator 10 govern sd meeting -2ndly to
see if the town viii state mr. Packards sal
ary or anything for standard fer the regu-
lation of his salary or anything more the
town shall think Propperto act on Relative
to the settlement or support Of mr. Packard
in this Place. ce..s---.-.nrsa.-s-.- -s-.i-s.,vs,,,ll
'By order of the select men. NATHAN
FosTER, Town Clerk" &
"Record of the proceedings Of the meet
ing,
wilmington may ye 9th, 1TS1 then met
according to warming and chose mr. Jesse
cook moderator 81 81 meeting -then voted
that the salleIy voted 70 Iir winslow Pack
ard Last august hall be made as good as
money wos' in the year one thousaAd seven
hundred and seventy four-then voted that
mr. Packards sallery shall Begin when he
gives his answer to stay with us-then
voted to add five Pound a year for three
year to the Risepf IfiA Paek ekSrds salIery af-
ter the first years lsellsry is Paid i hs will
take his Paydin'work.of any man thathas
mind to Pay in work at the common
Price of work then voted 20 Dissolve this
n''%iii'Si "iir! SipsseaIdl n%sr. 1FEQ 4
"Wn1nhofoNs May ye q, ISL .
"Kind and Beloved Friends - 4 = -
"The invitation which you was pleased
to give me last August to settle with you
in the work IL the Gospel ministry and
the dscoufaging as well as encouraging
circumstances wfthawhich 10 has been bnd
is yet attended, has all Ehom time to tune
been weight upop my mind and sometimes
almost distracted my thoughts. Ny duty
for long time has hung in doubt and l
have been perplexed TO know what to do.
have, l trust, sincerely desired that my
duty in this important affair mightbe made
plain; and that might be cheerfully dis
posed to do the same; and for this have
endeavored sincerely to spread my case
before God and look to him Tor light and
direction. / have endeavored carefully to
observe all Providence that appeared
both in favor and against 1t. ! have
consulted both ministers and friends
in order to obtain their best advice; and
from all the light / can obtain, l cannot see
it to be my duty wholly to deny you; nei-
ther can see as it is my duty 80 accept OF
your invitation without any exceptions, |
have, therefore, concluded to accept Of
your call upon conditions; A ministerial
right shall be laid out by the proprietors at
their next meeting, and upon conditions
the right is as good as any impartial man
shall think it ought to be, and upon con-
ditions there shall (prsyious to my ordina-
tion) be prosured a settling lot which shall
be agreeable to my mind-and likewise
upon condition / fully understand your
proposals for my support among you;
whic are | understand them as follow, viz:
that you agree to give me for my salary
thirty pound lawful money for the first
year forty ye second fifty yethird- sixty
We fourth and sixty-fye for every year af-
ter that shall continue your Gospel min
lister and these sums for my salary
you agree to give Il suppose from
what / can learn from your votes
and from those who were by when these
they passed) upon conditions Will Tor the
first four years take labor at the common
price of labor in ye year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy-four- by which
| understand that you agree whenever you
pay aforementioned sums orany part OF them
that if the same nominald sum or sums
will not purchase as much of ths,necessa
ries of life as in We year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy-four then ye
said sum or sums shall be increased until
they will If you vote this as your mean
ing, then conclude to accept of your call
Wishing that the blessing Of God may
attend our engagements and that we may
all our Days be Blessing and Comfort to
each other. WINsLow PACKARD.
IN. b. 1t was voted in open town meet
ing when Mr.. Packard gave his answer
that the Conditions in his answer was
agreeable to the meaning Of the town in
their offer to him" ...- he at