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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., January 15, 1738. (search)
16 10s. for teaching a school in the north part of the town. August 28, 1749, the expenses of a funeral in old tenor were for Coffin £ 4 10s. Carrying to grave £ 3 10s. ringing Bell 18s. Paul £ 1, eight pairs of gloves £ 7 4s. In 1751 Mr. Matthew Bridge, being present at a town-meeting, gave the town £ 1 6s. 8d. as a gift in consideration of his congregating with them. At the town-meeting March 25, 1737-8, the town voted £ 111 as the salary of the Rev. Warham Williams for three-quartershe grants. May 3, 1751, £ 20 was voted to pay for preaching during Mr. Williams's illness. He died June 22d, aged 52 years. The town voted £ 300 old tenor for the funeral expenses, and afterwards added £ 2 for grave stones to 8s. 6d. given by Mr. Bridge. Mr. Williams was succeeded by his son-in-law, the Rev. Jacob Cushing of Shrewsbury, who was ordained November 22, 1752. In 1765 the Waltham meeting-house was re-seated by a committee who didn't leave the choir together. Thereupon thos