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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 233
We give, below, the bill of David Blasdell, who assisted in pull-
ing down the old house and building the new one :
"What I have Dun towards the meeting house
by half a Days work going to Newbry, oo 10 o
to two Days work a bording, 02 oo o
to three Days work building the stages
and shing., 03 00 o
to Oliver Blasdells Days work, 01 02 6
to a thousand and a half of shingle, 06 00 o
to hundred and a half Duble tenes, 00 18 o
to one Days work of shingling, 01 00 o
to one Days work shingling, 01 00 o
to cash to git sum paint, 01 02 6
to two-thirds of Days work, 01 00 o
to half a Days work a making stages, 00 10 o
to a thousand clabords nales, 02 00 o
to five Days work of Oliver Blasdell, 05 12 6
to five hundred of Duble tens, 02 15 o
to cash to git som glas, 04 10 o
to Ribits for the outer Dour, 00 16 o
to forty springs for the windows, 07 00 o
to two Days work a puling Down the old
meeting house, 02 00 o
to half a Days work making the seats, 00 10 o
to a Days work a puting the gise in, 01 00 o
to mend a chane, 00 03 o
44 03 6
after I carried count in—to a bolt for the outer Dors, 1 10 o."
The above is as found on Mr. Blasdell's account book, the
ancient spelling being retained.
Last year a committee was chosen to consider what should
be done with poor, idle and lazy persons. The need of an
almshouse or some similar establishment had long been felt,
the custom of boarding at the cheapest place giving very poor
satisfaction to all parties. On the 19th day of February the
committee made the following report to the town :
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