In 1886, the Town of Dedham published its first volume of printed records including births, deaths, and marriages (1635-1845). In 1888, they published the second volume, records from several churches, and inscriptions from cemeteries (1638-1845). Volume Three, Book One of the town records and a transcript of the Selectmen's Day Book (1636-1659), was published in 1892. This work, Volume Four of Dedham's records, was published in 1894. It contains a complete transcript of the Town Meeting and Selectmen's Records contained in Book Three of the General Records of the town, 1659-1673. "Manuscript...

This volume is a continuation of the general records of the town and the Selectmen's Day Book. Herein lies a complete transcript of Book Six for the years 1727-1743 and Book Seven for the years 1744-1766. Covers the recorded proceedings and actions taken at Town Meetings, the assemblings and acts of the Selectmen, the reports and returns of Committees, the laying-out of Town ways, annual tax assessments to individual tax payers for the years 1737-1750. Includes a list of taxpayers by precincts.