Essex. To Joseph Story, one of the Constables of the Town of Ipswich - Greeting - You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the inhabitants of the 2d Parish of Ipswich qualified by law to vote in Parish affairs to assemble and meet at their meeting house on Wednesday the thirteenth day of August instant, at 4 o'clock P.M. - To act on the following articles, Viz.

1. To see if the Parish will concur with the church with the dismission of the Rev. Josiah Webster from his pastoral charge,
2. To see if the Parish will choose a committee to supply the Parish with a Gospel Preacher and other ministerial duties -
3. To see if the Parish will appropriate their money assessed and their monies voted for the support of the Rev. Josiah Webster, to the preaching of the Gospel, and other ministerial duties.

[Compare the similar wording of this warrant to that of April 17, 1909]

Ipswich December 1807 - 2 parish in Ipswich Dr to Moses Marshall
to splitting a rock at the bearing ground - $1.00
received payment for the above [signed] Moses Marshall

Ipswich April 2d 1808. 2d Parish in Ipswich Dr. to Jacob Story
to materials and making & hanging burying ground gate
Recd payment in full [signed] Jacob Story - $4.00

1808 Jan 28, Apr 10 Second Parish in Ipswich To William Andrews Dr.
To boarding Mr. Joseph W. Dow and horse 10 days [-] per D. - $81
Ipswich 10 April 1808 recd the contents [signed] Wm Andrews Jr

Ipswich April 26th 1808
Received eighty eight dollars for preaching eleven sabbaths in 2d Parish in Ipswich previous to the 12th of this month
[signed] Joseph Warren Dow

The second Parish in Ipswich, To the undersigned Dr.
For twenty-five sabbaths preaching for said parish from July 10th 1808 to Jany 25th 1809 at $8.00 per sabbath - $200.00
Ipswich, March 29th 1809} a true account
[signed] Thomas Holt

Received in two parish orders with the contents, the above amount in full Ipswich March 29th 1809 }
[signed] Thomas Holt

Mr. Samuel Burnham to Amos Burnham Jr.;
to setting 17 hoops[?] @ 3d $0.68; crt 0.42; .26 due

We certify that Thomas M. Burnham, Ebenr Haskel, Elias Andrews, William Burnham, John Butler, Jacob Andrews 2d, John Cogswell, John Cogswell 2d, John Harlow, Simeon Burnham, Thomas Burnham, Jonathan Andrews, Benjamin M. Burnham, Jonathan Andrews 3d, Sargent Burnham, Winthrop Burnham, Obed Burnham, Caleb Andrews, Solomon Andrews, Asa Andrews, Jacob Andrews, Winthrop Andrews, Jacob Butler, James Adams, Benjamin Andrews Junr, William Andrews, Josiah Poland, Abraham Channel, Abraham Perkins 2d, Charles Burnham, James Andrews, Aaron Burnham, Aaron Craft, Henry Rust, Phineas Story, John Burnham, Israel Andrews, Seth Burnham, Josiah Burnham 2d, William Burnham 4th, William Goodhue, William Burnham 3d, Moses Andrews, of the town of Ipswich are members of the Religious Society in the Town of Ipswich, called the Second Society of Christians in the parish of Chebacco of Ipswich.
Dated this 1st day of July A.D. 1811 - John Butler, Sargt Burnham, John Harlow, Committee Authorized.

True copy attest Nathl Wade Town Clerk of Ipswich

Certificates like unto the above for the following persons have been left at the clerks office, dated as against their names.

1811 July 1

Enoch Haskel, Joshua Burnham 1812 Feby 3

Daniel Andrews, Abel Burnham, John Dexter, Aaron Giddings, Ira Percival, Jacob Story

Ipswich Sept 22, 1812 attest Nathl Wade Town Clerk.
Levi Andrews [signed in different ink, handwriting]

[Reverse] Mr. George Choate. Baptism Certificate

Rec'd of the committee of Chebacco Parish by the hand of
Da[-]t Sewall for preaching two sabbaths twenty dollars in full
Beverly June 26th 1813 [signed] Hannah Dow

Ipswich Feby 7. 1814. Received of the Parish Committee the sum of thirty two dollars for a supply of the desk in Chebacco Parish for four sabbaths
[signed] Robert Crowell

1814. The second parish in Ipswich to Jonathan Cogswell Dr.
To keeping the Revd Mr. Crowell horse from - to the 10th August 1814
Received the contents of the above amount [signed] Jona Cogswell $ .

Ipswich, Feb 22nd 1815. The second parish in Ipswich to Miriam Choate Dr.
to horse and chaise to Salem by the parish committee. $2.00.
Received pay in full [signed] Miriam Choate

Ipswich October 10. 1815 Miss Amelia Choate to John Dexter Dr.
To 11½ yds red flannel @ 3/ per yd - $5.75
Recd payment for J. Dexter [signed] C. Dexter

Thereby certify that the Persons whose names are hereafter written have filed certificates in the Town Clerks Office of the Town of Ipswich certifying that [they] are members of the Religious Society in the Town of Ipswich called the second Society of Christians in [the] Parish of Chebacco of Ipswich. Viz.
Henry Nutter Certificate dated April 11th 1814. Lodged April 12th 1814
John Harlowe junr - Novr 25th 1816 - Decr 30th 1816
Daniel Low - Feby 20th 1817 - March 7th 1817
Charles Andrews - March 6th 1817 - March 7th 1817

Attest. Ebenr Burnham junr Town Clerk of Ipswich. Ipswich August 28th 1817.

Essex Sept 16th 1819 Mr Samuel Burnham to Noah Burnham Dr.
to 8 ft white rope @ 24 - $2.00
received pay [signed] Noah Burnham