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Page 344 is blank Page 345 TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING. [ warrant for meeting April 1, 1816 to elect state officials] AT A LEGAL MEETING [according to foregoing warrant] VOTES for the following persons were given in, sorted & counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed, viz., […]
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Page 330 TO GEORGE C. BROWNELL, CONSTABLE, GREETING: [warrant, issued March 16,1815, to meet on April 3, 1815 to select state officials] AT A LEGAL MEETING [held April 3, 18151 votes for the following persons were given in, sorted, & counted, and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed… For Governor: Caleb Strong, […]
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Page 316 VOTED to adjourn this meeting until the last Saturday of August next at two of the clock in the afternoon. AT A LEGAL MEETING [held June 6,1814 to select jurors] Ebenezer Baker and Thomas Wordell was drawn as Traverse Jurymen at the Circuit Court of Common Pleas. AT A LEGAL MEETING [held September […]
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AT A MEETING [like above, a selection of jurors on March 1, 1813 at Gifford’s house] Abner B. Gifford was drawn as a Grand Juror, and Ezekiel Brownell was drawn a Traverse Juror for the Circuit Court of Common Pleas Page 303 AT A LEGAL MEETING [like above, a selection of jurors on April 26, […]
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AT A MEETING [at house of William White, Jr., held March 3,1812, to draw one man for Grand Jury at the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, the Court of Common Pleas, and Traverse jurors) Adam Gifford was drawn as Grand juror; Preserved Shearman and Edmond Mosher as Traverse jurors. Page 287 TO JOHN MILK, CONSTABLE, […]
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1811 1 Page 274 TO ADAM GIFFORD, CONSTABLE, GREETING You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to summon and notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town meetings, viz, such as pay to one single tax besides the poll or polls a […]
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AT A MEETING [held March 3, 1810 to select jurors] Justice Kirby was drawn as grand juror and Matthew Russel as a petit juror for Court of Common Pleas. Page 261 TO ADAM GIFFORD, CONSTABLE, GREETING [warrant for annual town meeting to be held April 2, AD 1810; usual articles; new article concerns making Drift […]
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Page 246 AT A MEETING [held March 4,1809 at home of William White 2 to select jurors] Ebenezer Allen 2 chosen Grand juror and David Sisson drawn as Petit juror of Court of Common Pleas. On the 13th day of March AD 1809 Roger White personally appeared and took the oath required by law to […]
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AT A TOWN MEETING legally warned and held at the house of William White 2 in Westport on Saturday the 20th day of February AD 1808 for the purpose of drawing two men to serve on the Petty Jury at the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Taunton within and for the county […]
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Page 216 TO ROGER WHITE, CONSTABLE, GREETING [warrant for town meeting to elect state and county officers on April 6, AD 18071 Page 217 AT A LEGAL MEETING [held April 6,1807 according to foregoing warrant) His Excellency Caleb Strong had 92 votes and The Honorable James Sullivan had 45 votes for governor; Edward Robbins had […]
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