EARLY QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS OF SALEM. 13 



Select men shall give order for the removal 1 of the 

 same." 



[Baker's Island is four or five miles from Salem.] 

 "Att a meeting of the Selectmen y e 16th of Aprell 1686. 



"Itt is Ordrd that by reson of the prevailing of the 

 small pox in the Hand of Barbados y 1 all cotten wooll 

 now imported into this harbor or shall bee here after dure- 

 ing the tyme of that siknes there shall bee landed att 

 Winter Hand in the warehous y* was Cap 1 Jn Corwins & 

 not to take it thence till order from the Selectmen." 



[Winter Island is just at the mouth of the Harbor, 

 and was the site of the Fort.] 



At a meeting of the Select men 18 th May 1691. 



" Ordered that noe pson whatsoever within the bounds 

 of this towne that hath lately had the small pox, presume 

 to come abroad into company or goe. to meeting without 

 pticular liberty & lycence first had & obtained from the 

 Selectmen for the tyme being on penalty of twenty shil- 

 lings for every such offence & that no pson whatsoever 

 shall air or hang abroad any lining, beding or cloathing 

 out of any house where the distemper is or hath been 

 lately, near any dwelling house or nigh the Mayn street 

 on the penalty aforesaid." 



" At a towne meeting held June 16, 1701. 



"Voted that a pest house be builded, not exceeding 

 50 lb in money & s d 50 lb be raised and pay d in to y e T. 

 Treas r at or before y e last day of Decemb r next come 

 twelve month, & y* y e Selectmen consider of a conven- 

 ient place, & make report thereof to y e next town meet- 

 ing & also y l y e Selectmen are impowred & desired to 

 agree w th some sutable persons for to performe y e same & 

 to indevour to procure some person to advance money on 

 y e credit of this town vote for y e performance thereof, as 

 soon as may be." 



