After choosing a moderator (Capt. Thomas Wells) and a committee to finish the meetinghouse, the other business had to do with the disposal of all wood and timber fallen down around the town. It was decided that if all was not hewn or cut for firewood within one month, it could be the property of anyone who would take it. The final item of business was to pay the minister’s salary to his heirs for the period from March 1 until the day of his death on June 12, 1729. The Reverend Williams had begun preaching in Deerfield in June of 1686.
Selectmen of Deerfield. Town Meeting. November 29, 1729. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-081/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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