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in y e town of Boston, & in many parts abroad ; and if 

 they shall see meet, to order a House to be built at y e 

 charge of y e town in some suitable place & fit for y e re- 

 ception of all such as may be visited with any Infectious 

 sickness, & to do whatever else y e town shall judge 

 necessary or prudent for preserving y e said Inhabitants 

 from y e said Infection, at this juncture." 



" At a meeting of y e Freeholders & other Inhabitants 

 of y e Town of Salem, lawfully qualified to vote, March 

 30th, A. D. 1752. 



Voted, Col. Ichabod Plaisted, Moderator of this meeting. 



It being put to vote, whether it was y e mind of y e 

 Town that y e Selectmen should take all proper measures 

 to prevent y e spreading of y e small pox in case it should 

 come amongst them, it past in y e affirmative. 



It being put to vote whether they would order a House 

 to be built at y e charge of y e Town, in some suitable 

 place, & fit for y e reception of all such as may be visited 

 with any Infectious sickness, it past in y e negative. 



Voted & Order'd, that the Selectmen forthwith erect a 

 Fence across y e highway at y e Town Bridge, and y e 

 highway by y e South Mills & such other places as they 

 shall think proper; and that they appoint one or more 

 proper person or persons, as a watch & Guard at each of 

 those places, & direct them carefully to examine every 

 person who shall attempt to pass there, and if He, she, or 

 they come from Boston or any other place visited with the 

 small pox, and for that or any other reason the Guard shall 

 judge it probable y e inhabitants of this Town would be in 

 danger by such persons coming into Town, & having that 

 Infectious Distemper communicated to them, Then to stop 

 & hinder such person or persons, from passing y e s d way, 

 or coming into Town any other way, till they have y e 

 advice & permission of y e Selectmen. And that y e town 



