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One notes the prices are for an eight hour day. However, the high cost of living began to make itself felt even then. How else account for the statement (1796) that Mr. Parris, the schoolmaster, has been allowed fifty shillings in addition to his salary "considering the increase in the price of provisions"? ONE NOTES THE PRICES ARE FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DAY HOWEVER THE HIGH COST OF LIVING BEGAN TO MAKE ITSELF FELT EVEN THEN HOW ELSE ACCOUNT FOR THE STATEMENT SEVENTEEN NINETY SIX THAT MISTER PARRIS THE SCHOOLMASTER HAS BEEN ALLOWED FIFTY SHILLINGS IN ADDITION TO HIS SALARY CONSIDERING THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF PROVISIONS
credible number of children--fill up pages and pages. The eye rests upon a resolution passed (1771) to "allow Benjamin Cook the sum of 8 shillings for a coffin, and liquor at the funeral of James Howland." They might not believe in prayers for the dead in those days, but there was evidently no reason why the living should not receive some cheer! How is this for the minister's salary? The Reverend Doctor Willis (1780) is to receive eighty pounds a year, to be paid partly in Indian corn, rye, pork, and beef. Ten cords of wood yearly are allowed him "until he have a family, then twenty cords, are to be allowed, the said wood to be delivered at his door." Mr. Levi Bradford agrees to make the whipping-post and stocks for nine shillings, if the town will find the iron (1790). The wage paid for a day's labor on the highway (1791) was as follows: For a day's labor by a man, 2 shillings, 8 pence; for a yoke of oxen, 2 shillings; for a horse, 1 shilling, 6 pence; for a cart, 1 shilling, 4 pence. PAGES AND PAGES THE EYE RESTS UPON A RESOLUTION PASSED SEVENTEEN SEVENTY ONE TO ALLOW BENJAMIN COOK THE SUM OF EIGHT SHILLINGS FOR A COFFIN AND LIQUOR AT THE FUNERAL OF JAMES HOWLAND THEY MIGHT NOT BELIEVE IN PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD IN THOSE DAYS BUT THERE WAS EVIDENTLY NO REASON WHY THE LIVING SHOULD NOT RECEIVE SOME CHEER HOW IS THIS FOR THE MINISTER'S SALARY THE REVEREND DOCTOR WILLIS SEVENTEEN EIGHTY IS TO RECEIVE EIGHTY POUNDS A YEAR TO BE PAID PARTLY IN INDIAN CORN RYE PORK AND BEEF TEN CORDS OF WOOD YEARLY ARE ALLOWED HIM UNTIL HE HAVE A FAMILY THEN TWENTY CORDS ARE TO BE ALLOWED THE SAID WOOD TO BE DELIVERED AT HIS DOOR MISTER LEVI BRADFORD AGREES TO MAKE THE WHIPPING POST AND STOCKS FOR NINE SHILLINGS IF THE TOWN WILL FIND THE IRON SEVENTEEN NINETY THE WAGE PAID FOR A DAY'S LABOR ON THE HIGHWAY SEVENTEEN NINETY ONE WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR A DAY'S LABOR BY A MAN TWO SHILLINGS EIGHTPENCE FOR A YOKE OF OXEN TWO SHILLINGS FOR A HORSE ONE SHILLING SIXPENCE FOR A CART ONE SHILLING FOURPENCE
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