the Massachusetts Bay Colony Seal, featuring a male native american or indian holding a bow in one hand an arrow in the other, standing between two trees 
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COME OVER AND HELP us  AT A COUNCIL Held at Boston the 22d. of August 1678.  
WHereas Benjamin Wait and Stephen Jennings of Hadley on the 24th. of October last 1677. were appointed and ordered by the Honoured governor JOHN LEVERET Esq; to take their Journey to Cannada in order to their procuring the several English Captives that were taken by the Indians from Hatfield on the 19th. of September last, who freely undertook that tedious and hazardous Journey, and through the good Presence and Blessing of God on their Endeavours effected the same; they giving Information by their Letter to the Honoured governor of their being on their way with the Captives remaining as far as Albany: The governor and Magistrates Assembled together in Boston the 30th. of May 1678. and understand that great Charges would arise for their Redemption and Provisions amongst the French, judged it meet to commend their lamentable as the pious and charitable Benevolence of the good People of this Jurisdiction, in the several Congregations, for their support and relief; some time appointed Mr. An hony Stoddard, Mr. John Joyliffe and Captain John Richards to be Trustees to receive the Contributions ●●d to give a just and true account of what came to their hands; which they have done under their hands in Writing, with their dispose ●●cording to order for those good ends before mentioned:  
●overnour and Council judgeth it necessary for the full and clear satisfaction of al persons 〈…〉 their said account and Dispose be Printed 〈…〉 followeth;  
Suffolk li. s. d. ●●ston 109 01 06 Roxbury 008 06 00 Dorchester 008 05 01 Dedham 006 13 00 Hingham 006 11 00 Weymouth 005 00 03 Meadfield 004 03 00 Brantrey 003 11 06 Hull 002 08 07 Milton 002 03 00 Middlesex.       Charlstown 015 13 02 Cambridge 013 10 04 Watertown 009 01 00 Maulden 005 17 00 Cambridge Village 003 14 10 ●●dbury 003 05 02 ●●ncord 003 00 00 ●●msford 002 16 10 ●●●●●rough 002 15 01 ●●●●●ca 002 08 00 Wooborne 008 01 00 Portsmouth 020 09 09 Dover 011 02 08 ●sle of Shoals 004 14 09 Kittery 004 13 09 York 003 13 08 Wells 001 19 00   273 04 11. Essex. li. s. d. Salem 04 07 00 Salem Village 01 01 02 Ipswich 17 11 04 R●u●●y 05 04 ●0 newberry 05 02 ●● lin 04 13 04 Redding 04 12 11 M●ble Head 04 09 10 And●ver 02 15 02 Top field 02 08 00 gloucester 02 07 04 Haveril & Bradford 02 00 09 Wenham 01 17 02 Manchester 00 11 00 Beverly 03 05 05 Salisbury 02 11 06 Hampton 02 08 06 Amesbery 01 16 00 Exiter 01 16 00 More from Watertown in 3 yards & half of Kersey 00 17 06   71 16 03   345 01 04 June 14 To Mounseiur de la Signy Messenger from the Honourable Earl Frontenack per Order for the Captives Provisions 173 00 00 15 To Mounseiur Salvoy Servant to Mounseiur de Sorrel for the Captives Redemption, Money 123 02 00 17 To Benjamin Wait 010 06 09 17 To Stephen Jennings 005 09 06 July 23 To Mr. William Kent for the Diet of the French-Men 009 06 00 To Moses Pain for keeping their Horses 000 17 00 To Jacob Eliot for keeping their Horses 000 17 00 August 10 To Benjamin Wait by Order of the Council 005 00 00 To Stephen Jeninngs per Order 002 09 07 To Moneys Ordered to Mr. John Russel Minister of Hadley and Mr. Solomon Stoddard Minister of North-Hampton to be divided amongst the Captives 013 16 00 Also sent to Hadley to Mr. Russel and Mr. Stoddard to divide amongst the Captives as above, the three yards and half of Kersey on the other side 00 17 06   345 01 04  
Signed by Anthony Stoddard, John Joyliffe, John Richards.  

Other Contributions have been made and collected out of Springfield, Hadley, North Hampton, Hatfield, and Westfield, of which exact notice or account hath not been given, being Towns remote from us; which the Council hath ordered mayor John Pynchon, &c. on the place to take notice thereof, and to order the Distribution thereof accordingly.   
By Order of the COUNCIL, Edward Rawson Secr.