The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-23
How SchOOlmaster was Paid on Long
Island over 200 Years Ago.

The following is a copy of the agree
ment made between the town of Hunt
ington, l.. l., and Jonas Houldsworth,
! it's first schoolmaster- This copy has
been made for the Journal of Education
by VIM. S. Pelletrau, editor of the
Southampton Town Records, recently
printed by order of the town:
GA covenant and Agreement made
the eleventh day of february 1861 at
corte or Towne meeting, Betwixt We
Inhabitants of We Towne of Huntsington
of the one partie, and Tomas Houldsworth
of the other partie, whereby the said
Tomas Houldsworth doth engage himself
to the said inhabitants during the term
of four years, to be expired from the
thirteenth day of April next ensuing
the day of the date hereof. For to
school such persons or children as
shall be put to him for that end by the
said inhabitants. And likewise the said
Inhabitants doth also engage themselves
to the said Ionas Houldsworth for to
build him a sufficient house, and to give
him with We said house PARCEL Of
grounde adjoining to it for accommoda.
ton thereunto. And furthermore the
said inhabitants doth likewise engage
themselves to pay unto ye said Iona:
Houldsworth and in consideration of hi;
said schooling Twenty-Five pounds or
accompt and his dat for the first year.
And also to allow him what more may
come in by ye schooling of any that may
come from other parts. The said TWEEN
ty-five pounds is to be paid We said To-
mas followeth. Three pounds twelve
shillings in butter, at six pence per
pound, and seven pounds two shillings
in good well-sized merchantable wan.
pun that is well strung, or strand, or in
such comodityes as may suit him
for clothing, these to be paid him
by We first of October, and three pounds
II shillings in corne, one-halfe
in wheat and We other in Indian, at three
& five shillings per bushel Crowded il
be good and merchantable), to be paid
by we first of march, and X-teen pounds
IA pounds shillings, in well thriving
young cattle, which shall then be be.
twixt two & four years old, the one-half
being in the steare kind, these to be de.
livered him We yeare is expired. And
also the two next ensuing yeares. To
pay the said Tomas Houldsworth f35 per
yeare with we aforesaid allowance of
what may come in by such as come from
other parts. The said E35 is to be paid
as followeth WIZ: Is in butter at
pence per pound, and G10 in such wam-
pun as is above mentioned, or in such
COMMODITIES as will suit him, these to
be paid We first of October. And five
pounds in corne by ye first March,
the halle in wheat, and the other in
Indian, at five and three shillings per
bushel, so that it be good and merchant
able. And fifteen pounds in well thriv-
ing young cattle betwixt two and four
years old, the half being in the stearo
kind. These are to be delivered when
the yeare is expired, (being valued by
indifferent men, And the fourth or
last yeare to pay to the said Tomas Houlds-
worth 40 pounds in such pay as is above
mentioned, according to the nature and
time proportionably, and at the afore-
said times of payment. Also, it is agreed
Of that firewood to be gotten and brought
for the schoole when We season shall re-
quire it by such as send their children
to schoole. And that the said Ionas
Houldsworth shall have liberty yearly
for to chuse foure men that shall be
bound to him for the true performance
Of tho foresaid engagement